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Foxnuts or Makhana contain low sodium Zucchini, spinach pasta are delicious
and cholesterol. Roast some in ghee along nutritious alternatives to heavy laden
with some nuts, herbs and seasoning and carbohydrate pasta. For those who want
you won’t stop eating them! to incorporate gluten-free items into their
diet this is a ‘grate’ alternative!
14. Hummus or cottage cheese dips
instead of cheese or sour cream dips 17. Toss the unhealthy ketchup bottle
away and make your own salsa
The chickpeas and olive oil in hummus
are great for you and cottage cheese with
finely chopped spring onions and carrots You can tweak it according to your
make for perfect party dips. taste. Simply chop up tomatoes and add
seasonings and herbs. Garlic peps it up,
15. Replace canned and packaged fruit and with a dash of apple cider vinegar the
drinks with freshly squeezed juices zing seals the flavour. Add ingredients to
suit your taste. Delicious!
18. Shout out to all you home chefs
– use applesauce instead of oil when
baking
Packaged juices are packed with sugar,
artificial colouring and preservatives
to increase their shelf lives. Freshly
squeezed juices give you super nutrition
and hydration.
16. Vegetable pasta instead of flour
pasta
Try substituting applesauce for half the
oil in baking. You’ll cut down on calories
without losing flavour or texture.
Besides being a nutritious and filling
snack, applesauce is a great fat-replacer
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