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Five Tips for a Healthier Bake Sale

In cakes and cheesecakes: Instead of frosting, icing, or whipped cream, top generously with seasonal fresh fruit.
In cookies: Add 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats and subtract 1/4 cup all-purpose flour.

In cakes: Replace half of the fat (butter, margarine, or oil) with unsweetened applesauce.

In cakes: Replace half of the butter or margarine with healthier canola oil.
In cookies, brownies, and muffins: Replace up to half of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat or buckwheat flour.

Originally published in FITNESS magazine, February 2007.