I taught high school nutrition classes for a few years before I had my kids. I have decided to start sharing some of these tips that I learned in school & from teaching. I'll start today with reducing fat in your diet.
16 TIPS TO AVOID TOO MUCH FAT
1. Steam, boil, or bake vegetables; or for a change, stirfry in a small amount of vegetable or olive oil.
2. Season vegetables with herbs and spices rather than with sauces, butter, or margarine.
3. Try lemon or lime juice on salads or use limited amounts of oil-based dressing.
4. To reduce saturated fat, reduce the butter in baked products and, when possible, use oil instead of shortening.
5. Try whole-grain flours to enhance flavors of baked goods made with less fat and cholesterol- containing ingredients.
6. Replace whole milk with skim or lowfat milk in puddings, soups, and baked products.
7. Substitute plain lowfat yogurt, low-fat, or fat-free versions in recipes that call for sour cream or mayonnaise.
8. Choose lean cuts of meat.
9. Trim fat from meat before and/or after cooling.
10. Roast, bake, broil, or simmer meat, poultry, or fish- don't fry.
11. Remove skin from poultry before cooking.
12. Cook meat or poultry on a rack so the fat will drain off. Use a nonstick pan for cooking so added fat will be unnecessary.
13. Chill meat or poultry broth until the fat becomes solid. Spoon off the fat before using the broth.
14. Limit egg yolks to one per serving when making scrambled eggs. Use additional egg whites for larger servings. Use "egg substitutes" for baking or for scrambled eggs.
15. Try substituting egg whites in recipes calling for whole eggs. For example, use two egg whites in place of each whole egg in muffins, cookies, and puddings.
16. In most recipes, you can reduce the amount of fat called for.
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