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One important strategy of successful slimmers use is to develop healthy cooking skills. This includes adapting long-standing family favourites rather than cook new dishes all the time.
- Trim meat of any fat, and remove the fatty skin from chicken. Keep servings to around 90g (3-4oz).
- Make meals healthy and satisfying with plenty of vegetables and salad - half fill your plate.
- Use low fat milks and fromage frais for sauces and toppings and to make mashed potato.
- Grill, bake, microwave, char-grill, stir-fry (using 1 teaspoon of oil per person), poach or steam rather than fry.
- If using oils or spreads choose olive or rapeseed oil and reduced fat spreads labelled ‘low in saturates’ and ‘virtually trans fat free’ – and use sparingly.
- Use a small amount of a very strong cheese – to make the taste stretch further.
- Add canned beans to stews, casseroles, soups and main course salads
- Go continental and serve a salad before, or with meals
- Use low calorie salad dressings
- Skip the cream on fruit or fruity puddings - try a dollop of fromage frais, fruit yogurt or a low fat custard
- Use low calorie sweeteners in hot drinks, on cereals or fruit, in low fat custard and rice pudding, in baking, and other desserts.
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