What can be substituted for solid shortening, butter or margarine in cooking recipes?

I am wanting to convert my recipes to low fat recipes. I need suggestions on what can be substituted for solid shortenings in recipes. I need the proportions also.What can be substituted for solid shortening, butter or margarine in cooking recipes?
for baking you can use apple sauceWhat can be substituted for solid shortening, butter or margarine in cooking recipes?
Experiment using Applesauce as part of your shortening
Granny: well according todays ';Cooking Ideas'; we'd can


show you the basic ways to get better taste with foods


such as ';Baccon Grease '; or ';Peanut Oil '; just by seperating


fats ! see http://www.dckitchens.cookingoils.com
Equal amounts of canola oil can be substituted in most recipes.
try the low fat butter or plain yogurt
Go here. Substitutions for not only what you are looking for but for different spices, etc. too. It is the Crisco website.





www.crisco.com/basics/sub_table.asp