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Monday, October 8, 2007
10 Tips For Healthy Eating
1. Invest nonstick cookware. This will enable you to prepare foods with little or no added fat. And always keep a can of cooking spray handy—it enhances the effectiveness of nonstick pans, and the butter and olive-oil varieties add flavor but not fat. 2. Use low-fat cooking methods. Prepare meat, poultry and fish using low-fat cooking techniques such as broiling, grilling and stir-frying. And remember that both fresh and frozen vegetables taste great either steamed or cooked in a microwave oven.
3. Make low-fat marinades. Marinating meat, poultry and fish in low-fat marinades such as salsa, teriyaki sauce, orange juice or Dijon mustard is an easy, healthy way to add tons of flavor.
4. Substitute herbs for oil. Fresh or dried herbs are excellent stand-ins for butter or oil; their addition only adds flavor to your recipes. Try adding dill to steamed carrots, saffron to brown rice, cilantro to baked fish and ginger to stir-fried chicken.
5. Remove the skin. Remove skin from chicken, turkey and Cornish hens before you eat it. This is a great way to ensure your choice of meat is lean and healthy.
6. Skim the fat. Skim and discard fat from hot soups, stews or chilies. To make it even easier, chill them first, then skim off the solid fat that forms on top.
7. Trim the fat. For most recipes, you can trim the amount of fat called for by 25 to 50 percent without affecting taste or quality. For example, substituting fat-free milk for whole milk in mashed potatoes still makes for creamy comfort food. You'd be surprised how delicious soups can be without cream, or how good your vegetable casserole tastes made with fat-free cheese.
8. Spice up fruit. Add a pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg instead of sugar to fruit cups or beverages to help increase the sweetness.
9. Add rice and beans. Replace one quarter to one half of the ground meat or poultry in a casserole with cooked brown rice, or cooked and chopped dried beans. You'll cut back on fat and boost fiber.
10. Use a 'thinner' thickener. Instead of flour, cornstarch or cream, try thickening sauces, gravy and stews with pureed potatoes.
Posted by HoodiaPharm HungerAway ::
8:20 AM ::
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