Weight Loss Diets: Better Ingredients for your Favorite Food
Aug 14th, 2008 by Joel Riley
Eating healthy isn’t an easy switch to make for some people. Most people want to eat healthier foods, but think they will lose the flavor and joy in their favorite dishes.
It is possible to have both and be happy. You can still enjoy some of those favorite melt-in-your-mouth dishes. All you need to do is to replace some of the more fattening ingredients with healthier alternatives and you have yourself a healthy dish! The dishes will still taste good. Here are some examples of ways you can make your favorite dishes healthier by substituting certain ingredients:
Bacon - A lot of our favorite recipes have bacon in them. You can still use bacon, but try a healthier version of it. Turkey bacon is healthier for you and most people like the taste of it. Another option is to use fake bacon since it has fewer fat grams and calories.
Eggs aren’t as good for a person as was previously believed. You can try to cut back on egg consumption, or you can use an egg substitute or just the egg whites. Either is a good way to cut back on to many eggs.
Try using whole wheat flours and pasta in place of bleached white flour. Using wheat flour in baking is another healthy alternative.
Olive Oil - Olive oil is a healthier option you can use to cook your food than the normal oil and lard we use or that our food is cooked in at a restaurant. Use it as a substitute in your dishes in place of the corn oils. A few less calories add up to increased weight loss!
Chicken - Use chicken in your dishes, but makes sure to take the skin off. This is the unhealthiest part of the chicken. Chicken can be a great protein for you, but only when it’s without the skin.
Chocolate is laden with fats that aren’t good for us, so in place of chocolate try using cocoa. It allows you to have more control of the amount of fat and sugar used in your favorite dessert recipes
You can try using honey to replace sugar in some of your recipes. Honey has many advantages and is a natural source of sweetener. Some people prefer the taste of honey over artificial sweeteners
Eat healthier, but don’t give up all of your favorite dishes before you find out if there are healthier alternative ingredients you can use instead of some of the unhealthier ones that you normally put in your recipes.
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