Here are some tips to make healthier versions of your favourite food
| Aug 17, 2018, 08:00 IST
We often tend to eat really unhealthy food, but these tips will now help you slash calories and fat without having to give up on taste. Try to opt for meals that are low in fat, have fewer calories, have moderate sugar and salt, have high fibre and protein and have the right mix of nutrients.
Rather than deep frying things: Bake it as it won't require any oil or butter, poach it as no frying or cooking additives are required, steam it, saute or stir fry, grill or boil it and roast it.
Swap your food: one whole egg with two egg whites, 1 oz cheese with 1 oz low-calorie or skim-milk cheese, sausage with chicken breast, whole milk plain yogurt with one cup low-fat yogurt, one cup whole milk with one cup skim milk, one cup sour cream with one cup low-fat or fat-free yogurt, butter with butter flavoured powders to flavour foods instead of butter or margarine, one cup light cream with one cup skim milk, one cup buttermilk with one cup low-fat buttermilk.
More tips: skim your soup, try cooking with less oil, use whole grains in baked goods, replace bad fats with good fats, steam your vegetables instead of sauteing them, bake your own bread.
Rather than deep frying things: Bake it as it won't require any oil or butter, poach it as no frying or cooking additives are required, steam it, saute or stir fry, grill or boil it and roast it.
Swap your food: one whole egg with two egg whites, 1 oz cheese with 1 oz low-calorie or skim-milk cheese, sausage with chicken breast, whole milk plain yogurt with one cup low-fat yogurt, one cup whole milk with one cup skim milk, one cup sour cream with one cup low-fat or fat-free yogurt, butter with butter flavoured powders to flavour foods instead of butter or margarine, one cup light cream with one cup skim milk, one cup buttermilk with one cup low-fat buttermilk.
More tips: skim your soup, try cooking with less oil, use whole grains in baked goods, replace bad fats with good fats, steam your vegetables instead of sauteing them, bake your own bread.