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"Last night, I made a wild mushroom soup with a drizzle of truffle oil over the top. And it won a post-holiday party cooking contest, marking the very first time in my life I have ever won a cooking contest (and, well, the very first time I was actually in one). The recipe for the soup was easy--this is it, with a few minor adjustments--and super delicious. You know why? Because it&amp;#x27;s filled with ingredients like butter, milk, and buttermilk--high-fat things that tongues enjoy (and pant waistbands may not, ha). I made zero substitutions because... well, I wanted to win, and sometimes you gotta play dirty. (I&amp;#x27;m kidding! Mostly, anyway.) But next time, when I&amp;#x27;m making this soup for regular day-to-day consumption, I&amp;#x27;m going to make some key ingredient swaps that will bring down the fat and calorie contents: Buttermilk: You can sub this out with a lot of different things--a cup of yogurt is a great stand-in for a cup of buttermilk. But for soup, the best bet might be low- or nonfat milk with a bit of lemon juice or vinegar added in. (The lack of fat in the milk might mean a less creamy soup.) Butter: I made the original soup recipe for 20 people, so there was a lot of butter in the batch. I mean, I&amp;#x27;m not sure I&amp;#x27;ve seen that much butter in one place before--ever! Another option: light margarine. Olive oil might work, too--while not significantly lower in fat or calories, it does contain monounsaturated fatty acids, which could offer protective benefits for your heart. (Has anyone tried olive oil in soup?) Chicken stock: Replace with vegetable stock, which can have a slightly different taste--but could be more appealing to vegetarians. Milk: Nonflavored almond milk--lower in calories (40 as opposed to about 145) and fat (3 grams to 8). What do you think--would these work? Do you substitute ingredients in recipes? Which are your favorites? PS: there are lots and lots of healthy, yummy, and overall amazing recipes on Vitamin G--go look! Photo: Gourmet/Yanes,Romulo A"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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