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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Easy Ways to Cut Calories
Before heading to the kitchen, remind yourself that you can lighten' up (and lose weight without trying) by merely cutting calories you won't even miss. Instead of full-fat mayonnaise, reach for fat-free. Instead of whole milk, get acquainted with some very tasty nonfat substitutes. For most full-fat dairies, dressings and dips in the marketplace, there are acceptable alternatives. You name it, they make it with a lower fat and calorie profile, and it tastes good.
Review your recipe file with a fresh eye. Rethink your kitchen experience, from the way you cook it to the type of pans you use, and apply these slimming solutions.
1. Nonstick: Stock up on nonstick pans for baking and grilling, breads and cookies, sautéing and even for soup. Nonstick is one of life’s little pleasures because you don't need oil. Instead use a little cooking spray, wine, water or juice.
2. Change Your Method: Bake, broil, grill, poach or sauté foods instead of deep-frying.
3. Reduce: Simply reduce the amount of fat and/or sugar in your recipes. For example, replace half the oil with applesauce or fruit puree for an equally moist muffin or cake; use one-third less sugar in cakes or cookies and use dried fruit, not sugar, to add sweetness to cereal. Experiment with sucralose (Splenda) for baking.
4. Baste: Instead of basting the turkey with butter or margarine, cut the saturated, and especially trans fat, by basting with flavorful vegetable broth, white wine or orange juice.
5. Lean: Buy the leanest cuts of meat and trim all visible fat before cooking. Pam Ofstein, eDiets Registered Dietitian and Director of Nutrition Services recommends ground round, at least 91-percent lean. Lighten it up even more by replacing a third of the beef with ground turkey breast. Just be sure to buy turkey breast - "ground turkey" could also contain skin and dark meat, nutritionally no better than ground beef.
Posted by HoodiaPharm HungerAway ::
6:30 AM ::
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