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Healthy recipes can taste good Stop by the nutrition booth on Wellness Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 14 for information  regarding cutting fat and calories from favorite dessert recipes. The winning recipe of the Heart Smart Dessert Recipe Contest will also be featured in the MUSC calendar Feb. 14. by Greer Gowen Registered dietitian Desserts can be  enjoyed without  all the calories and fat. Following is a list of substitutions that can be made to make a healthy recipe. Eggs (one whole) two egg substitutes or one-fourth cup Egg Beaters or one egg white plus one teaspoon canola oil or one tablespoon ground flaxseed plus three tablespoons water Baking chocolate (one square): three tablespoons cocoa plus one tablespoon margarine Cream (whipping or half and half): one cup evaporated skim milk or three tablespoons canola or olive oil plus skim milk to equal one cup Shortening or lard (one stick): one-half cup tub margarine or one-third cup oil Tub margarine (one cup): one-third cup oil Coconut: Coconut extract (product texture may be different) Butter/shortening (one-half cup): one-half cup margarine or five to six tablespoons canola oil Vegetable oil (one cup): one-half  cup applesauce or purred prunes or nonfat yogurt plus one-half cup canola oil Whole milk (one cup): one cup skim, 1% or soy milk Pastry pie crust: Graham cracker crust Weekly tips from the Healthy S.C. Challenge Healthy S.C. Challenge is a results-oriented initiative created by Gov. Mark Sanford and first lady Jenny Sanford to motivate people to start making choices that can improve health and well-being. Visit http://www.healthysc.gov. Nutrition Top your morning eggs with a helping of fresh, naturally low-calorie salsa for an extra shot of vitamin C, potassium, and fiber. The tomatoes contribute cancer-fighting lycopene, fresh garlic helps keeps arteries healthy and boosts immunity, and onions provide quercitin, a health-boosting phytochemical. Editor's note: The preceding column was brought to you on behalf of Health 1st. Striving to bring various topics and representing numerous employee wellness organizations and committees on campus, this weekly column seeks to provide MUSC, MUHA and UMA employees with current and helpful information concerning all aspects of health.     Friday, Feb. 9, 2007 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Publications at 849-1778, ext. 201.