Healthy cooking does not necessarily mean less flavorful dishes. If you take time out to be more aware of how you can cut the fat and make healthy dishes palatable, you will be looking forward to yummier meals day in and day out.
Reducing your intake of saturated fat-filled foods will work. Choose meat that has very little visible fat, such as sirloin, chuck, or round. When you are about to cook, strive to remove the extra fat that you can see as this will significantly reduce the fats left in the prepared dish. When cooking, it is much better to boil than to fry meat. You can also broil, roast or bake these – make sure you have a container to catch the extra fat and oils that will seep out of the meat once it has been heated.
If you cook soupy or broth-filled dishes, it is best that you refrigerate it afterward because once it chills you can scoop out the extra fat that will be floating on top.
Chicken or turkey meat is healthier than pork or beef, but you can make it even healthier by removing the skin before you cook. To prevent the meat from drying out you can add olive oil as baste to keep it moist. Staying away from processed meats like hotdogs and salami will cut off significant fats from your diet.
If you want to progress to healthy eating, make sure you eat seafood twice a week. Fish is fatty, but it is the good kind of fat. You can boil, grill or bake it rather than breading and frying for a healthier preparation. Avoid shrimp as well as crawfish because they have the most amount of cholesterol. Your efforts will be doubled if you totally reduce the amount of meat that is found in your daily meals.
Introduce more vegetables and beans to conventional meat-type dishes such as lasagna or burger patties. For example, you can serve eggplant lasagna or make mushroom burgers which taste good and are healthy. If you must use meat, do so sparingly as flavorings for spaghetti sauces or casseroles. You are just after the taste and not the actual texture of the meat in order to satisfy your cravings.
Little by little you can easily transition to healthier meals that are delicious and hit the spot – all without upping your cholesterol level and making you susceptible to more dangerous heart diseases.
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