National Nutrition Month: Tip #20

When it comes to fats, make some simple swap outs. Some items for every day use that can replace unhealthy fats are:

For butter or margarine:

1. Canola Harvest

2. Olivio

3. Land O Lakes olive oil or canola oil spreads

4. Smart Balance, Benecol or Promise

For mayonnaise:

1. Canola or olive oil based mayonnaise

2. Vegenaise

3. Nayonaise

For vegetable oil:

1. Canola oil

2. Olive oil

3. Enova oil

For shortening or lard

1. Butter

2. Smart Balance/Butter blend (what I use for baking - sticks found by the butter)

Emily Fonnesbeck RD,CD