Don't want to deny yourself your favorite dishes, just want to consume a little less calories? Read how to make your favorite dishes less nutritious and bad for your figure. Some diets require avoiding fatty ingredients. That's why dishes that require yolks or cream are better prepared using substitutions for such products. Here's how the experts of the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) recommend substituting products.

Replace 1 egg in the original recipe with 2 egg whites;

Instead of frying in oil, saute in meat broth;

1 cup of mayonnaise replace with a mixture of 1/2 cup mayonnaise (homemade is best) and 1/2 cup nonfat yogurt;

1 cup of sour cream "equals" a cup of nonfat yogurt with a tablespoon of lemon juice and a tablespoon of whole wheat flour;

1 cup of heavy cream - 1 cup of condensed milk without sugar (you can prepare it yourself by boiling it for a long time on low heat, until the desired thickness is reached).

Following these instructions, you will prepare less caloric dishes, not inferior to the originals in flavor.