Simple Substitutes!

Health is all about the choices we make everyday, at every meal, for what we choose to put in our mouths. Natural foods are more beneficial for your body (the way nature intended) than processed foods filled with preservatives.

Here are few healthy, simple, natural substitutes to help keep you on the right track:

Ingredient: Chips & Dip
Natural Subsitution: Hummus & whole grain crackers
Benefit: Provides protein, instead of empty calories

Ingredient: 1 cup white sugar
Natural Substitution: 1 cup evaporated cane juice crystals
Benefit: Less refined, richer, and more natural flavor

Ingredient: Croutons
Natural Substitution: Toasted pumpkin seeds
Benefit: Adds iron

Ingredient: 2 Tbsp butter for sauteing veggies
Natural Substitution: 2 Tbsp vegetable broth
Benefit: Reduces total fat content

Ingredient: 1 cup vegetable oil for baking
Natural substitution: 1 cup applesauce
Benefit: Lowers fat content & provides vitamins and minerals

Ingredient: Peanut butter & jelly
Natural substitution: Natural almond butter & fresh organic berries
Benefit: Reduces sugar and adds fiber and vitamins

You once had to shop at a health food store, in addition to your local grocery, to find the natural options listed above, but grocery stores are slowly getting in on the trend and giving us what we want - healthy, organic, natural options. You may have never seen the natural almond butter next to the peanut butter, but it's probably right there in the aisle, and it's fantastic. Give it a try!

~ Live Well ~
Trinity Fitness