Eating Healthy Tip 21

Tips to reduce fat in food

It is true that type of fat that we eat is more important than the amount of fat that we eat. But many times, changing the type of fat might not suit a particular preparation. Using different flavoured oil for cooking might also face stiff resistance from family members.

It is always a safe bet to reduce the fat content in the recipe. Here are few friendly tips to reduce the fat consumption.

• Always measure oil. Try using half the quantity of you used before. In most cases this will not sacrifice the taste.
• Use non stick pan. Doing this will help in spreading the fat better. You may even sauté food in fruit juice instead of fat.
• Try using buttermilk as a base of salad dressing, instead of salad oil.
• Chill soups after preparation & skim off the fat that is floating on top. This trick can be done on many other preparations too.
• While making sandwiches, substitute butter or mayonnaise spicy mustard or mint chutney.

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Protect Yourself from Pesticides

In their greed to produce more, many farmers use much more than the prescribed levels of pesticides. The effect of these pesticides can vary among individuals. Some Individuals can tolerate much higher levels of carcinogens than others. It is the Children that are most susceptible to this.

Even the meat that we consume is no longer safe. In earlier days, antibiotics were given to animals to keep them free from illness. Later it was found that these antibiotics can increase the size & weight of animals too. Today, many farm grown animals & birds are given antibiotics just to increase weight & thus to increase profits. Some of us might be eating these steady doses of antibiotics.

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