Lighter side dishes
When you're grilling outside, it's time to celebrate and enjoy delicious food. There's no reason that tasty food has to be unhealthy, though.
Try these substitutions in your summer side dishes, but make plenty! Everyone will be coming back for seconds!
Dish:
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Remove this:
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Add this:
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Potato Salad
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Mayonnaise | Light mayo or a vinaigrette |
Mac-n-cheese cheese
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whole milk, cheese, Cream cheese, butter | skim milk, low-fat, half the butter |
7-layer Mexican Dip
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refried beans, cheese, Sour cream | canned black beans, low-fat cheese, sour cream and yogurt |
Coleslaw
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mayonnaise | light mayo and plain yogurt |
Baked beans
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ground beef, pork or Bacon | Canadian |
Published 04/25/08
