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Alternatives to Cooking with Butter

If you are like me and your best friends are fat, most notably butter and oil, you may need to make a few changes in your diet. So, can we say goodbye to our fat unhealthy friends without saying goodbye to flavor? Yes, there are healthier options that are low in fat, do not contribute to cholesterol and do not require us to live without flavor. Best of all, most of these alternatives are easy, inexpensive and products you may already have on hand. 1. “Honey, pass the honey.” Many of us start our mornings with a slice of toast … Continue reading →

Healthy Casseroles

I love the convenience of casseroles, but I can do without the calories that come from the dairy products used to make the one-dish meals so rich and creamy. My fellow blogger, Angela agrees and challenged me to find some casserole recipes that were light on fattening dairy products. I found two recipes that I tried over the weekend. One is a Light Tuna Casserole created by the folks at Bon Appetit magazine. The other is a Dairy-Free Chicken and Rice Casserole from a church cookbook. Both were easy to make and surprisingly tasty, despite being light on dairy products. … Continue reading →

How to Pick (and Use) the Healthiest Oils

Good fats. Bad fats. How do you know the difference? How do you know which oils are the best for you? Here are some tips to help you pick out the best oils for your health (and for flavorful cooking)! First, the basics: you want to get around twenty percent of your daily calories from fats and oils. Yes, that sounds like a lot. But a deficit of good fats can lower your vitamin E intake, keep your good cholesterol from rising, and send your triglycerides through the roof. And some studies have shown that your body absorbs antioxidants and … Continue reading →

A Healthy Diet Helps Teen Lungs

Common sense says that a healthy diet helps children and teenagers develop into healthy adults. A recent study from the Harvard School of Public Health focused on lung performance and diet in teenagers and found that certain nutritional deficiencies can lead to asthma, coughing, and wheezing. More than two thousand teens from the United States and Canada were surveyed. Many of the teenagers surveyed did not get the USDA recommended amount of fruits and vegetables in their diets. Only eleven percent of teens surveyed took a daily vitamin supplement. The teens with the worst diets — those who didn’t get … Continue reading →

3 More Healthy Cooking Oils You Should Use

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Yesterday we talked about the soybean/canola hybrid Enova, extra virgin olive oil and canola oil. It is a little bit more expensive to buy these oils, however, your heart and body will thank you for it. Many of these oils are packed with omega fatty acids as well aiding in boosting good for you cholesterol and even weight loss. (Well, everything in moderation–right?) Here are 3 more healthy cooking oils that you need to consider adding to your diet. Grapeseed Oil It is described as having a clean and almost nutty taste. Grapseed oil definitely has more sizzle for your … Continue reading →

3 Healthy Cooking Oils

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Did you know that using healthy cooking oil as opposed to corn oil will cut the fat in your dish almost by half, not to mention the fact that it will provide other health boosts to your meal? Substituting a healthy cooking oil for regular vegetable oil is very easy to do. Here’s the skinny on 6 of the most healthy cooking oils. Enova Oil Already marketed in Japan, this is essentially a hybrid oil of soybean and canola oils. Not only claiming to be healthier, it claims to actually help you lose weight when eaten with other parts of … Continue reading →

Trans Fat, Fast Foods, Truth in Advertising and Responsibility

I have been avoiding this topic like the plague. However, I love food and I love to write about it. The ban on trans fat in New York City as well as other proposed legislation is hot button issue in food right now. Frankly, I long for a simpler time when food was just there for eating but such is the case no longer. You may have heard that New York City banned trans fat in all its restaurants. Eateries have until July of 2008 to get rid of the artery clogging substance. My opinion? This is a good move. … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking Breakfast Recipes

We’ve been doing a lot of freezer cooking around our house lately. I’ve always been heavy into freezing extras for additional meals, but I’ve never done much with breakfast and I am having a blast with it. It’s a great way to make a hot, healthy breakfast for those fast-paced, often rushed school mornings. Here are several completely tried and tested recipes that freeze easily, and will keep your family happy each morning with a wonderful breakfast. Best Blueberry Brunch 24 Slices of bread, cubed 1 lb. Cream cheese, cubed 2 C. Blueberries 1/4 C. Orange zest 24 Large eggs … Continue reading →

Entertaining with a Diet Friendly Menu

Dinner parties often mean you have to compromise on your diet. It would appear that the menus used for most dinner parties are not diet friendly. Since we associate healthy foods with cardboard tasting diet foods we hardly want to serve that to our guests. Instead, we opt for rich creamy foods or foods with high carbs that make us have to loosen our belts by the end of dinner. However, it does not have to be that way. We can entertain while providing good food that will not compromise health or diet. Tips for Serving a Healthy Menu 1. … Continue reading →

Cabbage Makeover for St. Patrick’s Day

Cabbage often makes an appearance on the St. Patrick’s Day holiday table. Outside of St. Patrick’s Day, you may not see it much since it has a reputation of being unpalatable. I remember my mom making cabbage as a child and the smell alone kept me from trying it. In fact, I had a bad taste in my mouth for cabbage for years. It wasn’t until my husband mentioned making it that I finally decided to give it another try. He boils the cabbage with bacon, peppers and onions. It tasted great and even the kids enjoyed it. Since, I … Continue reading →