<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> My dad had extremely high cholesterol and I just simply have trouble digesting fat so here are a couple of things that I do to cut fat in my cooking: 1) Use a non-stick skillet. I do add about a scant tsp. of olive oil for flavor (which I wipe around the pan) when sauteeing. I also use broth instead of additional oil. I understand that there are some cooking sprays that are GF but I read the ingredients and am not so sure I want the other stuff that is in them. 2) Substitute applesauce for some of the fat in baked goods (such as cakes). I found that it only works for about 1/2 of the fat in a recipe or the texture is too crumbly and even at a substitution of 1/2, the products go stale much quicker. 3) Use egg white instead of whole eggs. If you can't bear the thought of an egg white omelet, try making it with only one yolk and the rest just whites. 4) Save the vegetables from when you make stock. They make a very tasty and thickening addition when you want to make a gravy. If you aren't making anything with gravy in the immediate future, freeze the soup veg. and defrost and puree later. 5) Use home-made stocks and skim all of the fat off when they are cool. Since the fat rises and hardens when the stock is cool, this is a very easy thing to do. This also gives you control over sodium as well as ensuring that it is GF. Fortunately my cholesterol level is pretty low so I don't have to be excessive about watching out for that particular no-no (like gluten doesn't give us enough to worry about!) so I use 1/2% fat free milk rather than skim, still eat cheese but use the reduced fat rather than the fat-free stuff. I am, by the way, lactose intolerant but find that the Lact-Aid drops and caplets work. Basically I find that doing a lot of the stuff that "they" tell you to (eat less red meat, eggs, etc./eat more whole grains -- in our case, brown rice, corn meal rather than flour) can work on a GF diet very easily. More so because as a group, we tend to steer clear of processed foods. Good luck to you and your mother. I hope she has a speedy recovery. Jane [log in to unmask]