Healthy Eating Recipes: How To Make Your Recipes Healthier

e probably got hundreds of recipes in your collectionmay contain salt, sugar or fat. Read the labels and
but maybe not all of them are as healthy as you'dsubstitute as necessary. But don't just blindly add a
like them to be. Which is likely a shame as there's alow fat option without checking that the
good chance that some of those recipes aremanufacturer hasn't simply substituted sugar for fat.
amongst your favorites.2. Make Healthy Substitutions
How do you go about changing your favorite recipesAs well as examining labels, look for ways to increase
into ones that are healthy for you? Even those oldthe nutrition in the food you eat. Whole wheat pasta,
family favorites that have been passed downbrown rice, whole grain cereals. All of these are easy
through the generations.substitutes and will likely enhance the taste of the
1. Reduce the amount of fat, sugar and salt in yourdish you are cooking - they have less of the original
recipes.product removed in the manufacturing process, which
You'll be pleasantly surprised just how much you canleaves more taste available for you.
reduce the level of fat, sugar and salt in your recipes3. If possible, delete an unhealthy ingredient
without affecting the taste. If you've cut back tooMany recipes react well to variations (you may even
much, it's always possible to add a little bit more saltfind alternatives listed at the end of the recipe).
at the table. You can reduce the amount of fat bySubstitute frosted ingredients for un-frosted ones to
using a non stick pan and an oil spray rather thancut down on sugar, for instance. Be careful with
slurping oil into the pan. You can also use a slottedadding nuts to a dish as they are high in fat (although
spoon to skim off any excess fat as the recipethe fat is usually considered "good" fat, so don't cut
cooks. Cutting down on sugar will depend on whatthem out entirely). Let your family and guests add
you're cooking, but it's generally safe to try initiallytheir own toppings such a mayonnaise and sauces.
cutting sugar down by a quarter - I doubt you'llConsider substituting lower salt, fat and sugar
notice the difference.versions of these sauces. And don't squeeze that
Salt is necessary in recipes for bread as otherwisemaple syrup quite as hard the next time you eat a
the yeast won't be able to do it's job. In otherstack of pancakes!
recipes, such as crock pots and stews, you shouldOnce you start converting your recipes, you'll
easily be able to reduce the salt you use by half withbecome more imaginative and will have a good idea
very little effect on the final taste. You may evenon what is working and what isn't Keep a notebook
find that with an imaginative use of sauces, you canhandy so that you can remember the successes and
eliminate salt from some of your recipes entirely.adjust the times when the changes you made
Remember that some of the ingredients you useweren't as successful as you'd have liked.