| We all know we should be eating healthier. | | | | people have with lean meats is that they will |
| But it's not just changing our eating habits | | | | dry out easily when cooking. To avoid this, |
| in restaurants that needs to be done. We can | | | | try a marinade. Marinades aren't just for |
| also change how we cook our food at home. | | | | flavor (although that is a great benefit!). |
| Healthy cooking at home doesn't need to be | | | | Using acidic liquids will actually help break |
| bland or boring! In fact, you may find some | | | | down the tougher connective tissue in the |
| of these tips will add more flavor to your | | | | meat. Try one of the many low fat marinades |
| dishes!The first thing to do is choose leaner | | | | available in your grocery store, or make up |
| cuts of meat. The obvious choices for low | | | | your own with ingredients such as balsamic or |
| fat cooking are chicken and fish, but other | | | | red wine vinegar, herbs and spices. |
| meats can be lower in fat as well. When | | | | Depending on the size of the meat portion, |
| shopping for red meat, the words 'sirloin' | | | | you can marinade from 20 minutes to several |
| and 'round' are cuts which are naturally | | | | hours. A great marinade for chicken is |
| lower in fat. Check the meat and choose the | | | | yogurt. Mix fat free yogurt with some lemon |
| one with the least amount of marbling and | | | | juice, salt, pepper and any other spices you |
| trim off any excess fat before cooking. Look | | | | like and coat your chicken breasts. Yogurt |
| for ground beef that is 95% lean. Pork is | | | | marinades are best after 8 hours or |
| also another great lean meat.The problem most | | | | overnight.Tired of bland vegetables? |