Want to Ditch the Dairy? Try These 11 Smart Swaps

Instead of butter, use olive oil

When cooking, replace this dairy-based animal fat with plant-based olive oil, suggests Rebecca Lewis, in-house dietician with HelloFresh, a meal-delivery service. “If you are feeling adventurous, you can also try cooking with coconut oil—but know that it does lend a particular flavor to the food,” she says. If you are baking consider other options instead of butter. “When baking, swap out butter for sweet bananas, creamy ripe avocado, or silken tofu,” Lewis says.