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Healthy Cooking – Healthy Fats and Substitutes
Many times when people decide to eat healthy foods, they try to eliminate fats from their diet. However, your body needs healthy fats and substitutes in order to function properly. The fat soluble vitamins A,D,E,K, and F are absorbed by the body with the fat that we eat, and are also necessary for the metabolism of certain minerals. To understand how dietary fat is important, you’ll need to know the difference between saturated fats and unsaturated fats. Saturated Fats Saturated fats are solid at room temperature and are animal based. You find these fats in meats and dairy products such as bacon, butter, and lard. These are the fats that…
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Healthy Cooking – Frying
When you think about healthy cooking frying is not usually the first method that comes to mind. Frying involves cooking your food in some kind of fat or oil. When you fry foods, it usually adds a large amount of fat or oil to your food as the fat is absorbed by the food as it cooks. While fat is something that your body needs, it doesn’t need it in such high amounts. If you are trying to lose weight, you need to be especially careful about your fat consumption. Fat is very high in calories and reducing your fat intake is an easy way to reduce your overall calorie…
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Techniques for Healthy Cooking
If you’re trying to improve your health, one of the best things you can do is to incorporate healthy cooking techniques into your meal preparation. Sometimes when people talk about healthy cooking, it can sound intimidating and even unappetizing. We get used to doing things a certain way, and having things a certain way, so we are leery of making changes. But healthy cooking doesn’t have to be difficult or bland. Quite the contrary! Benefits for You Fresh natural foods, simply prepared, can be the most flavourful and delicious of all. And with just a few small changes, you can make a big difference in your health and the health…
