10 tips for healthy entertaining

Cooking for friends and family is an ideal opportunity to experiment with new recipes. But if you don’t want to forget about healthy eating in the process, follow these tips from Blue Band.

Here are some suggestions

• When you're making dips and salad dressings, use yogurt instead of sour cream or mayonnaise as the base.
• For a low-fat dip, try salsa. Most salsas have just five to ten calories per tablespoonful.
• Use mustard to thicken dressings and sauces.
• When cooking remember that garlic, ginger, onions, lemon juice, vinegar, chillies, and fresh herbs are excellent natural flavour enhancers.
• Raw vegetables make a colourful platter that offers crunch as well as good nutrition.
• Substitute two egg whites for each egg in cooking. 
• Choose products that are low in saturated fat.
• Offer unsalted pretzels instead of calorie-laden crisps.
• Use skimmed or 1% milk. It contains much less saturated fat, cholesterol and calories than whole milk.