Lowfat Dairy Product Substitutions
You can still enjoy dairy products while cooking the lowfat way. All kinds of lowfat dairy substitutions exist, and even if those lowfat substitutions don’t taste quite like the fatty versions, they work perfectly well in all kinds of recipes. This table provides some substitution suggestions.
| Instead of This | Try This |
|---|---|
| Butter | Fat-free butter substitute, such as I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! |
| Canned cream soups | Lowfat canned cream soups |
| Cheese | Fat-free or lowfat cheese |
| Cheese dishes | Fat-free or lowfat cheese dishes, such as Healthy Choice or Lean Cuisine macaroni and cheese |
| Cottage cheese | Fat-free or lowfat cottage cheese |
| Cream | Fat-free or lowfat non-dairy creamer |
| Cream cheese | Fat-free or reduced-fat cream cheese |
| Custard made with whole eggs and whole milk | Custard made with fat-free creamer, substitute eggs, and skim milk |
| Evaporated milk | Evaporated skimmed milk |
| Feta cheese | Fat-free or lowfat farmer’s cheese |
| Frozen yogurt | Fat-free or lowfat frozen yogurt |
| Half-and-half | Fat-free or lowfat non-dairy creamer |
| Homemade cream soups made with cream | Homemade cream soups made with fat-free non-dairy creamer |
| Ice cream | Fat-free or lowfat ice cream |
| Margarine | Fat-free or reduced-fat (diet) margarine |
| Parmesan cheese | Fat-free Parmesan topping (or mix half fat-free with half regular Parmesan) |
| Part-skim mozzarella (this isn’t lowfat) | Fat-free or lowfat mozzarella |
| Part-skim ricotta (this isn’t lowfat) | Fat-free or lowfat ricotta |
| Sour cream | Fat-free or lowfat sour cream |
| Sweetened condensed milk | Fat-free sweetened condensed milk |
| Whipped cream | Fat-free or lowfat whipped topping |
| Whole milk | Skim milk or dry nonfat milk |
| Yogurt | Fat-free or lowfat yogurt |
