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If you have a sweet tooth then it is important that you satisfy your cravings otherwise you won’t last very long on any diet or healthy regime. When you deprive yourself you are setting yourself up for a binge, yo-yo dieting or highs and low moods which can weaken the most disciplined person.

To have a balanced eating regime high sugar foods do need to be monitored and eaten only occasionally as they are high in calories. Let’s face it most high sugar foods have very little nutritional value so if you want long term weightloss success make sure you include some of your favourite foods. By learning how to make cakes and biscuits my way you can enjoy them without the guilt. In all my cookbooks there is a baking section so you don’t have to miss out – yes you now can have your cake and eat it too. Here are some tips for baking the low fat way…

  1. Baking with low fat margarine is a great way to lower the fat count.
  2. It’s amazing how much fat you can save when you use skim milk in baking, at only 0.2g of fat a cup compared to nearly 10 grams for full cream milk.
  3. Egg yolks are full of saturated fats and of no real benefit to cakes. I use only the egg whites, which have all the nutrients and raising ability, so why add 6g of fat per yolk when you don’t need too.
  4. I use ½ cup of apple sauce (in jar) instead of oil or butter in many of my cakes or in muffins. Add some bicarb soda to the apple sauce (it will froth) which will keep the baking light. Apple sauce gives the moisture that butter or oil would normally give, but has no fat so this is another fantastic way to cut down the fats in baking.
  5. One of the tricks to making a low fat cake or muffin is in the folding. You really need to be careful when folding the flour through because if you overbeat they will come out tough or rubbery. Baking my way means there is no fat in the recipe. Butter or oil normally protects the gluten when folding, so when cooking my recipes remember to fold flour through as if making a delicate sponge.
  6. Cooking spray or baking paper is better than greasing cake pans with butter and flour.
  7. Watch what you add to baking as there are many hidden fats, such as adding nuts, yes they are good for you but they are also high in fat so use sparingly in baking. Same goes for coconut, cream and cream cheese.

Annette’s cookbooks SYMPLY TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE 1-7 are sold in all good newsagencies or visit www.symplytoogood.com.au for more tips and recipes. You can also join Annette’s page at Symply Too Good FACEBOOK.

  • I love baking so I will try to introduce some of these tips to lower the fat.

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  • Great tips here, I only use the egg whites also.

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  • Wonderful tips, thanks so much. I bake often & have had concerns over using full cream milk, butter & oil. I’m going to start utilizing these suggestions.

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  • Great tips

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  • I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about coconut oil and wonder is it good in baking?

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  • Using apple sauce instead of some of the butter is a good idea.

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  • cooking spray is so much easier than greasing pans too

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  • I’m a jugé fan of baking with Apple sauce

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  • some very interesting tips on baking lower in fat

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  • Never knew you could take the yolk out!

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  • Good ideas here. I use skim milk in my baking and we don’t notice the difference. Also although its still a fat, I do replace butter with oil in a lot of things. I love the idea of using apple sauce too.

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  • Some great suggestions here, I always use non stick pans, so much easier to clean.

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  • My non stick pans are great as I don’t need to grease

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  • Love the tip about saving yourself 6 grams of fat by eliminating the egg yolk and only using the egg white in cakes!! Thank you!

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  • Love this recipe, must give this a try – thanks for sharing

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