Healthy Recipes and Tips to Keep You Fit

Consuming healthy foods doesn't mean only eating salads and giving up all your favorite foods. Healthy cooking is simple. In the majority of cases, you can transform your favorite recipes into a healthier recipe by using alternative ingredients and changing the way of cooking.

One of the healthy recipes you can try is:

Food Techniques

Low Fat Turkey Lasagna Ingredients

Ground turkey - 1 lb
Fat free cottage cheese - 16 oz
Parmesan cheese - 1/4 cup
Spinach (chopped) - 10 oz
Part skim mozzarella cheese (shredded) - 8 oz
Low fat marinara sauce - 26 oz
Egg substitute - 1/4 cup
Parsley flakes - 1 tbsp
Lasagna noodles (cooked) - 8
Onion (chopped) - 1.5 cup
Garlic (chopped) - 2 cloves
Black pepper - 1/4 tsp
Olive oil - 1 tbsp

Cooking Instructions

1) Preheat oven to 350
2) Mix egg substitute, Parmesan cheese, cottage cheese parsley, spinach and black pepper
3) Heat oil in pan, and cook the turkey, add onion, and garlic until it is cooked.
4) Add 5 cups of marinara sauce and cook turkey for an additional 5 minutes
5) Spread remaining marinara sauce in a baking dish, and arrange 4 lasagna noodles over top
6) Spread mozzarella cheese on the tray, spread turkey mixture on the cheese and add remaining cottage cheese mixture and mozzarella cheese over the top of the turkey
7) Place the 4 lasagna noodles over the turkey mixture then put mozzarella cheese over the turkey mixture
8) Bake at 350 for 50 minutes to 1 hour

Healthy Cooking Tips:

1) You can use non-stick cookware to reduce the oil used for cooking. You can consider using a microwave or steaming vegetables to keep valuable nutrients intact.

2) Keep fat to a minimum. You should choose lean meats and dairy foods with reduced fat content. Avoid processed foods as they contain high amount of fats. Including unrefined natural fats such as fish, seeds, olives, avocado and soy is a good option for healthy meals.

3) If recipes require you to add oil, you can use oil sprays or apply oil with a spray brush. Cook foods in liquids such as water, lemon juice, stock, wine, fruit juice instead of oil.

4) If recipes suggest usage of a thickener, use soy milk, cornstarch, low fat yogurt or evaporated skim milk.

5) For browning vegetables, keep vegetables in a hot pan and spray oil over them instead of adding oil to the pan first

Healthy Cooking Methods:

Some of the healthy cooking methods you can follow are steam, grill, bake, boil, braise or microwave your foods.

Suggestion for Shopping:

While shopping for groceries, opt for the low fat version of foods when purchasing items such as milk, yogurt, cheese, gravies, or salad dressings. Choose lean meat cuts and skinless chicken breasts.

Healthy Recipes and Tips to Keep You Fit