With over 20 years of experience as the nutritional gate-keeper for my husband and 4 children, I have mastered the science of health by stealth.  Here are my favorite ways to sneak better nutrition into my family’s lives with simple switcheroos:

• 100% spreadable fruit for regular jelly/jams
• Part-skim or 2% cheeses for full-fat varieties
• Omega-3 fortified eggs for standard eggs
• Romaine hearts for iceberg lettuce
• Ground turkey breast for ground beef
• Greek-style plain yogurt for sour cream
• Quaker Oatmeal pancake mix for regular varieties
• Coconut oil instead of shortening for fried chicken
• Pureed dates instead of sugar for baking
• Coconut milk for heavy whipping cream in recipes
• Pureed prunes (baby food) for oil in baking muffins