Slash fat and calories by using low-fat yogurt in place of sour cream, cream, and mayonnaise in savory dishes. You can use low-fat yogurt in and on desserts, and in all kinds of other recipes, too. Fat-free yogurt, especially nonfat Greek yogurt, which is naturally thick and creamy, can also be used in many recipes, even cooked dishes.

More About Low-Fat Yogurt

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• Review: Oikos 0% Fat Greek Yogurt
• Make Yogurt Cheese

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Warm banana bread out of the oven is hard to beat. Warm blueberry banana bread is even more so. This sweet treat is made healthier by using low fat buttermilk and heart-healthy canola oil instead of butter, and replacing a little more than half of the flour with whole wheat pastry flour. Why whole wheat pastry flour? It has less gluten, which makes for more tender quick breads, cakes and muffins, yet it still provides a nice boost of fiber.

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If you love cheesecake but hate the fat and calories, then these perfectly portion-controlled lower-fat raspberry cheesecakes are for you. They're also quick and easy to make. I use tub cream cheese rather than blocks because the cream cheese is nice and soft, but also because the tub of light cream cheese is slightly lower in fat than the brick version.

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In my world, there are two Mother's Days: the U.K. one, known as Mothering Sunday, which falls in March, where I remember my mom (actually, "mum"), and the U.S. one, which is on May 13th this year, when my two girls will scurry about semi-furtively, planning some culinary masterpiece. It's been a few years since they proudly served brightly colored cereal drowned in chocolate milk, and burned toast. These days, they've become quite accomplished at making eggs and pancakes from scratch.

If it's your turn to treat mom this year, I have 10 low-fat Mother's Day recipes that should fit the bill, ranging from delicious breakfast or brunch options to dinner and dessert.

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