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Posted on Jan 11th 2007 5:00PM by Bethany SandersFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements
If you're trying to lose weight or are just interested in improving your eating habits, making a few changes in your favorite recipes is a good place to start. Many people don't want to completely give up the foods they love, and with a little tweaking, you shouldn't have to.
Here's a great article outlining 20 tips for making any meal lighter and healthier. There's a lot of helpful information here ranging from simple -- using a smaller plate to reduce portion sizes -- to the more complicated idea of comparing your recipe to similar versions in a low-calorie cook book. My favorite ideas fall in the substitution category -- using less of a more flavorful cheese and putting chocolate chips on top of cookies instead of mixing them into the batter.
Though this article recommends canola oil for sauteing, I've found success sauteing onions, garlic, and ginger in vegetable broth as well. What kinds of cooking tricks do you use in your kitchen to lighten up your favorite meals?
Here's a great article outlining 20 tips for making any meal lighter and healthier. There's a lot of helpful information here ranging from simple -- using a smaller plate to reduce portion sizes -- to the more complicated idea of comparing your recipe to similar versions in a low-calorie cook book. My favorite ideas fall in the substitution category -- using less of a more flavorful cheese and putting chocolate chips on top of cookies instead of mixing them into the batter.
Though this article recommends canola oil for sauteing, I've found success sauteing onions, garlic, and ginger in vegetable broth as well. What kinds of cooking tricks do you use in your kitchen to lighten up your favorite meals?
