Types | How To Use |
Hard or semisoft cheese |
- Melt on:
- Sandwiches
- Bread
- Muffins
- Tortillas
- Hamburgers
- Hot dogs
- Meats and fish
- Vegetables
- Eggs
- Desserts
- Stewed fruit
- Pies
- Grate and add to:
- Soups
- Sauces
- Casseroles
- Vegetable dishes
- Mashed potatoes
- Rice
- Noodles
- Meatloaf
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Cottage cheese/ricotta cheese |
- Mix with or use to stuff fruits and vegetables
- Add to:
- Casseroles
- Spaghetti
- Noodles
- Egg dishes (such as omelets, scrambled eggs, and soufflés)
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Milk |
- Use milk instead of water in drinks and in cooking
- Use in hot cereal, soups, cocoa, and pudding
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Nonfat instant dry milk |
- Add to milk and milk drinks (such as pasteurized eggnog and milkshakes)
- Use in:
- Casseroles
- Meatloaf
- Breads
- Muffins
- Sauces
- Cream soups
- Mashed potatoes
- Macaroni and cheese
- Pudding
- Custard
- Other milk-based desserts
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Meal replacements, supplements, and protein powder |
- Use "instant breakfast powder" in milk drinks and desserts
- Mix with ice cream, milk, and fruit flavoring for a high-protein milkshake
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Ice cream, yogurt, and frozen yogurt |
- Add to:
- Carbonated drinks
- Milk drinks (such as milkshakes)
- Cereal
- Fruit
- Gelatin
- Pies
- Mix with soft or cooked fruits
- Make a sandwich of ice cream or frozen yogurt between cake slices, cookies, or graham crackers
- Mix with breakfast drinks and fruit, such as bananas
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Eggs |
- Add chopped hard-boiled eggs to salads, salad dressings, vegetables, casseroles, and creamed meats
- Make a rich custard with eggs, milk, and sugar
- Add extra hard-boiled yolks to deviled egg filling and sandwich spread
- Beat eggs into mashed potatoes, pureed vegetables, and sauces. (Make sure to keep cooking these dishes after adding the eggs because raw eggs may contain harmful bacteria.)
- Add extra eggs or egg whites to:
- Custard
- Puddings
- Quiches
- Scrambled eggs
- Omelets
- Pancake or French toast batter
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Nuts, seeds, and wheat germ |
- Add to:
- Casseroles
- Breads
- Muffins
- Pancakes
- Cookies
- Waffles
- Sprinkle to:
- Fruit
- Cereal
- Ice cream
- Yogurt
- Vegetables
- Salads
- Toast
- Use in place of breadcrumbs in recipes
- Blend with parsley, spinach, or herbs and cream to make a sauce for noodle, pasta, or vegetable dishes
- Roll bananas in chopped nuts
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Peanut butter and other nut butters |
- Spread on:
- Sandwiches
- Toast
- Muffins
- Crackers
- Waffles
- Pancakes
- Fruit slices
- Use as a dip for raw vegetables
- Blend with milk and other drinks
- Swirl through soft ice cream and yogurt
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Meat, poultry, and fish |
- Add chopped, cooked meat or fish to:
- Vegetables
- Salads
- Casseroles
- Soups
- Sauces
- Biscuit dough
- Omelets
- Soufflés
- Quiches
- Sandwich fillings
- Chicken and turkey stuffings
- Wrap in pie crust or biscuit dough as turnovers
- Add to stuffed baked potatoes
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Beans, legumes, and tofu |
- Add to casseroles, pasta, soup, salad, and grain dishes
- Mash cooked beans with cheese and milk
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