Preparing Low Fat Dinners: Step by Step

If you want to develop healthier eating habits, you need to know what to eat. I will be direct. Learning to select the right foods is the easy part. There are some tips you can use to prepare simple but delicious low-fat dinners. Because in the end, if what you cook has no flavor, you won’t be able to keep your new eating goals.

I don’t know what ingredients to use in my low-fat cooking

If you’re like many others, you may be totally lost with all the nutritional information you’re bombarded with these days. People talk about organic foods, raw foods, foods with special enzymes, supplements, etc. This can be quite confusing. I wanted to simplify all these complicated notions for you. Let’s quickly see what ingredient you can include in your healthy low-fat recipes.

vegetables

All vegetables were not created equal. Broccoli is by far one of the most nutritious vegetables you can find. It is also a good option to start learning to cook with bean sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, radish. lettuce, mushrooms, onions, peas, pumpkin, etc. Vegetables should always take up half of your plate.

fruit

Eat fruit, eat some more, and then some more. Fruits are excellent for desserts and breakfasts. Add some yogurt and oatmeal on top and enjoy. Consider adding more to your healthy low-fat recipes. Think apple, blueberry, grapefruit, orange, peach, pear, raspberry, strawberry, etc.

meat and poultry

Always try to look for lean cuts of meat. Your best options will always be turkey and chicken.

Dairy products

Egg white, skimmed milk, margarine, etc. That’s simple.

Fish and Seafood

Fish and shellfish are low in fat. Most provide good fats with omega 3. You can enjoy lobster, salmon, prawns, tuna, crab, etc.

What should I aim for when preparing low-fat dinners?

The answer to this question is quite simple: prepare healthy and tasty low-fat recipes. Who wants to eat boring salads for the rest of their life? I do not. You want to be able to enjoy eating your healthy recipes. To do so, you will need to obtain some “secret kitchen weapons”.

Salt

You may think this one is obvious. But some people (perhaps you are one of them) have repeatedly heard that salt is bad for health. And this is quite true. However, studies show that the most important source of salt we consume comes from processed foods. Frozen dinners, pizzas, commercial dressings, etc. This means that you can (and should) add a bit of salt to recipes that you cook yourself. Otherwise, you won’t know anything.

chilli Peppers

You don’t have to be a big fan of spicy food to add chili peppers to your low-fat dinners. You may just want to add a few at first to get used to it and learn when to use it. Test it. It can work miracles. If you want an easy recipe, cook some onion and garlic with margarine for a few minutes and then add a tablespoon of honey, a tablespoon of soy sauce, a little lemon juice and chilies.

Balsamic vinegar

I mentioned in a previous article how you could make a delicious salad dressing using balsamic vinegar and olive oil. This is a ridiculously simple salad dressing that you can use with baby spinach or plain lettuce. It also works great with a tomato salad with cheese and parsley.