Thursday 11 July 2013

Healthy food cooking


Healthy food cooking, including lean meats, fresh fruits and vegetables, coupled with a great exercise regimen, should help you maintain a healthy body!


Today, with everyone's hectic lives, it's much easier to pick up fast food, or use the microwave to pop in a frozen entree, than to prepare fresh meat and vegetables. This, however, is not a healthy pattern of eating to follow, and may be detrimental and contribute to future health problems. There are however, ways to improve your food and cooking methods,to achieve healthy food cooking and maintain a balanced diet that enhances your health.

Here are some suggestions for healthy food cooking methods.

First of all, be health conscious when you are at the grocery store buying your food. Try and plan meals using fresh vegetables, fruits, and lean meats, such as chicken and turkey, as well as, incorporating fish in your diet.  Remember, whole foods tend to be the best choice for maintaining a healthy diet. Whole foods includes any, meat, vegetables, and fruit that have not been processed and packaged, by adding extra preservatives and additives, that your body doesn't need.

Next, plan meals that you can easily prepare the night before or put in a crock pot if you're pressed for time when you get home from work. For example, a chicken stew made with fresh carrots, celery, potatoes, and whatever other vegetables you desire, is easy to prepare in the morning since you just add all your ingredients together in the crock pot with some chicken broth.

Remember don't fry foods. Either bake or grill your food, as this is the better alternative for healthy cooking. You don't need the added oils and grease that frying usually calls for. Be creative adding a little extra spices or seasonings to enhance the flavor of your food. You'll be happier in the long run, when you avoid developing any conditions that may have been attributed to the negative effects fried foods can bring.

Another tip for healthy cooking is the color of your food. If your meal includes a variety of color such as green, red, and yellow, you are probably including the different vegetables and fruits that are necessary in your diet. Don't forget that all the food groups are essential in planning a healthy diet.

Try and avoid prepared and processed foods such as can, boxed, or prepackaged,in lieu of,all natural foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, and dairy products.

Try baking fresh products from scratch, such as bread, rolls, or healthy fruit desserts. The freshly, baked items have a better flavor than processed foods, and are free of the added trans fat many of them contain, to promote a longer shelf life at the grocery store.

To develop healthy food cooking habits, remember to think about nature and foods that are already obtainable without being processed, as well as, how you prepare your food and you'll soon be eating healthier and feeling better.

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