Replacing half the meat with bulgur substantially reduces fat while increasing complex carbohydrates. Try mushrooms in place of meat in a sandwich or in tomato sauce. Portobello and cremini mushrooms have a rich, meaty taste that can be just as satisfying. Substitute yogurt cheese for cream cheese and sour cream. Yogurt cheese is easily made by draining the whey from non-fat plain yogurt.
Final yield is about one-third of the original volume.
Replace one ounce of unsweetened chocolate with three tablespoons of cocoa . The cocoa has only 1.5 grams of fat compared to 16 grams in the chocolate. Dip chicken or turkey fingers in buttermilk batter, roll in seasoned flour or cornmeal, and faux-fry in a hot oven. How low-fat baking works Info from Sarah Phillips, author of The Healthy Oven Baking Book. Meal Makeovers Lots of delicious light and skinny ideas.