Beef Stroganoff by Whole Foods Market

This recipe is published by Whole Foods Market on their web site.

This original recipe resembles the typical American diet statistics. With total Fat = 26 grams or 36% of total calories, its fat content is too high to conform to the nutrition guidelines recommended by our Nutrition and Medical Experts. But, it can be modified, bringing it much closer to the healthy end of Dr. Ornish’s nutrition Spectrum. The modifications tested in our nutrition analysis are listed after the jump.

A comparison of the fat content in this recipe to 4 other “creamy” stroganoff recipes is here. A more detailed nutrition analysis for this recipe is after the jump.

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Unmodified Recipe Analysis







Modified Recipe Analysis

This recipe was modified by replacing the steak with a soy protein meat substitute – in this case Boca Burger. The canola oil and butter was replaced with vegetable broth for sauteeing. The flour was eliminated. And the beef broth was replaced with vegetable broth.

These modifications reduced the fat content from 26 grams to 5.9 grams, a very substantial reduction, which brings this recipe into the healthy diet nutrition diet guidelines recommended by our Nutrition and Medical Experts.

You can find suggestions for modifying recipes here: Adapting Recipes - Dean Ornish MD, and Tips, Techniques and Tutorials.