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December 14, 2005
Tips for Healthy, Tasty Holiday Food
Follow these tips to enjoy tasty but healthy holiday meals:
1. Leave the stuffing out of the chicken or turkey. Also, make sure you remove the skin and bake your main dish on a baker's rack so fatty juices drip off.
2. Instead of butter or oil, try fat-free vegetable or chicken broth to sauté your veggies. You can use broth to cream mashed potatoes, too. "Broth gives the potatoes tons of flavor. You could even throw in some garlic," said Tejal Parekh, a registered dietician from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando.
3. Use a fat separator to skim off the fat from roasting pan juices. To thicken gravy, use dry turkey-gravy mix for added flavor.
4. Instead of high-fat creams in staples like pumpkin pie and eggnog, use low-fat or fat-free versions of evaporated or condensed milk.
5. You can substitute brown sugar for white sugar and halve the amount you use in recipes.
6. You can substitute applesauce (the natural or low-sugar variety) for oil when baking. Use the same amount of applesauce as you would oil. (1 cup oil = 1 cup applesauce)
7. Instead of thick, fatty frosting on cakes, use confectioner's sugar instead.
8. Making that famous green-bean casserole? Either use low-fat or fat-free cream of mushroom soup or skip it altogether. Try green beans dunked in balsamic vinegar with some garlic for a new twist.
9. Toss and bake hearty veggies like carrots and parsnips in sweet (light) vinaigrette. Try Ken's Steak House Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette for extra sweetness.
10. Forget baking fat-filled pies. Try something totally different like fat-free angel-food cake with chocolate sauce and raspberries to top it off.
Posted by Lisa at December 14, 2005 10:16 AM
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Comments
Thank you for your suggestions. I'm trying to kick the sugar and try an organic way of life.
I've eaten the same things my whole life... so this is difficult.
Your suggestions are very helpful.
Blessings,
Jenny
Posted by: Jenny at December 15, 2005 07:59 AM