Lower Fat Alternative Foods

A number of our customers are looking for natural ways to stay healthy and lose weight naturally. An excellent way to acheive both of these goals is the eat low fat foods. Here is a list comparing high fat and low-fat alternatives. It's a great way to eat almost the same foods but with lower fat intake. Feel free to print off this list and refer to it often. Higher Fat Foods

Evaporated whole milk
(Lower Fat Alternative) Evaporated fat-free (skim) or reduced-fat (2%) milk Whole milk
(Lower Fat Alternative) Low-fat (1%), reduced-fat (2%), or fat-free (skim) milk Ice cream
Sorbet
(Lower Fat Alternative) sherbet, low-fat or fat-free frozen yogurt, or ice cream
Whipping cream
(Lower Fat Alternative)
Imitation whipped cream (made with fat-free [skim] milk)
Sour cream
(Lower Fat Alternative) Plain low-fat yogurt
Cream cheese
(Lower Fat Alternative) Neufchatel or "light" cream cheese or fat-free cream cheese
Cheese (cheddar, Swiss, jack)
(Lower Fat Alternative) Reduced-calorie cheese, low-calorie processed cheeses
American cheese
(Lower Fat Alternative) Fat-free American cheese or other types of fat-free cheeses
Regular (4%) cottage cheese
(Lower Fat Alternative) Low-fat (1%) or reduced-fat (2%) cottage cheese
Whole milk mozzarella cheese
(Lower Fat Alternative) Part-skim milk, low-moisture mozzarella cheese
Whole milk ricotta cheese
(Lower Fat Alternative) Part-skim milk ricotta cheese
Coffee cream
(Lower Fat Alternative) (½ and ½) or nondairy creamer (liquid, powder) Low-fat (1%) or reduced-fat (2%) milk or fat-free dry milk powder

We'll also include some ideas for cherry juice, dried cherries and more in following posts