You shouldn’t have to give up baking yummy treats just because you want to eat a little healthier. Cutting yourself off from sweets completely will likely just make you crave them even more. anyway. If you’d like to start eating healthier food but you enjoy baking, there are a wealth of substitution options for the heavier ingredients in your recipes. Even better: everything will still taste good! Baking substitutions are also useful to have on hand when you want to make treats for someone with food allergies (or maybe that “someone” is actually you).
The next time you’re ready to bake something delicious, try out one of these healthy substitution ideas from Greatist.
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