Healthy Recipes : How to Avoid Fat?

What is a healthy recipe?

Healthy recipes are those that follow the guidelines of a healthy diet and involve healthy foods. The healthy recipes may be for specific purpose also.

1. The recipe should incorporate a variety of nutrient-rich healthy foods.

   Do you know that your eating habits can change your life. By eating proper food, you can avoid the risk of many forms of cancer and heart disease. Know the ingredients that can prolong your life.

   The healthy foods include almond, apricot, asparagus, banana, beans, beet root, black grams, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chickpeas, chili peppers (green, hot, red, bell, black etc.), corn, coriander), dates, eggplant, fenugreek, garlic, ginger, green beans, lemon, lime, lentils, kidney beans, oats, olive oil, canola oil, noodles, onions, orange, pasta, pears, potato, radish, scallions, sesame, spinach, soya beans, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, wheat, zucchini, etc.

   The above foods are good sources of dietary fiber which is essential for a healthy body.

   These healthy food items have been proved to be beneficial in preventing many diseases such as cardiovasculap disease, cancer, obesity, etc. Even they can help reduce blood pressure, reduce cholesterol and for weight loss.

2. A healthy recipe should not make you fat. You should be able to maintain a healthy weight. If you eat dishds prepared following healthy recipes, you need not worry about gaining weight or weight loss.

3. Healthy recipes do not use food ingradients that give you too much calories. These recipes do not use too much fat for cooking, specially oils rich in saturated fat.

   You must know how you can cut calories. Learn about calories in foods you eat. Read below about how to avoid fat in a diet.

Healthy Recipe Types

Healthy recipes may be for making a regular healthy diet or for any specific conditions. Following healthy recipe terms are in use.

Healthy recipes for specific conditions: heart healthy recipes, healthy diabetic recipe, healthy recipes for kids, children and toddlers, healthy recipes for seniors, healthy pregnancy recipe.

Healthy recipes for specific time: healthy breakfast recipe, healthy lunch recipes, healthy dinner recipes

Healthy recipes for specific nutrition: healthy low carb recipe, healthy low fat recipe, healthy low calories recipes, etc.

Healthy recipes for specific dishes: healthy recipes for snacks, smoothies, dessert, soup, pasta, bread, salad, pizza, cake, healthy smoothie recipe, healthy drink recipe

Healthy recipes of specific types: low caslorie recipes, healthy Mexican recipes, healthy stir fry recipes etc.

• Use skim or low fat varieties of all dairy products (milk, yogurt, cheese, butter, cream, ice cream)

• Avoid all oils. If a recipe needs some oil/butter/ghee, use olive or canola oil in small quantity. Make a habit of brushing or spraying the oil in the pan instead of pouring.

• Use non sticking utensils for cooking.

• First heat the utensil, then add (preferably spray) oil. A heated pan spreads the oil better.

• Substitute baking, barbecue or grill for frying, if possible.

• Look the labels on the food products carefully. Look for labels of low fat or reduced fat.

• Don't be carried away by the words 'No Cholesterol' on labels. Majority of vegetable products are cholesterol free. It is the fat content of the item which matters.

• Avoid conventional fast foods. Salads, sandwiches, fresh fruits are best fast foods.

• When you go to a hotel, give instructions to add only very small quantities of oils for cooking.

• Eat only when you feel hungry.

• Avoid eating while watching TV. You eat a lot and you don't know while watching TV.