Fat content in recipes can be reduced in a variety of ways to help with weight loss.
When you’re buying ground beef, look for extra lean ground beef. This type has much less fat than the regular. You can also substitute ground turkey for ground beef. Turkey has a slightly different taste, but it is good and generally costs less than hamburger. Ground turkey is normally very low in fat.
For chicken, white meat has less fat than dark meat. Try to buy boneless, skinless, chicken breasts. These contain relatively little fat. Turkey can be substituted for chicken. Boneless turkey breast is cheaper than chicken breast, and it is a little lower in fat.
Trim as much fat as possible from pork before you cook it. Turkey ham can be a good replacement for real ham. Turkey ham, of course, is really turkey. It really does taste like ham, though, and can be used wherever a recipe calls for ham. Some people can’t tell the difference between the two. Turkey ham has very little fat compared to regular ham.
If you’ve never tried turkey bacon, you’re missing out! Regular bacon is made entirely of fat, with no nutritional value whatsoever. Turkey bacon is not a pork product; it is made from turkey meat. Turkey bacon has little fat (it is usually about 97 percent fats free). It still doesn’t have a lot of nutritional value, but it is relatively low in fat and will give you a little protein. It tastes different from regular bacon, but it is very good!
Tuna can be purchased packed in oil or water. Tuna packed in water contains almost no fat. Tuna packed in oil contains considerably more fat.
Lowfat cream of mushroom and chicken soups are now available at your grocery store. Check the labels to see which one is lowest in total fat grams per serving.
For the recipes that require milk, skim milk can be used without giving up flavor.
For recipes that call for cheddar cheese, there are low-fat and non-fat varieties of cheddar cheese. Most lowfat varieties work well in these types of recipes. The nonfat cheeses usually do not melt very well and aren’t so good for cooking.
Lowfat or nonfat sour cream, cottage cheese, cream cheese, and mayonnaise can be used without sacrificing any flavor.
When frying, you can spray your skillet with nonstick spray or use chicken or beef broth instead of butter to cook with. When baking, you can use reduced-calorie margarine instead of butter, but the texture will not always come out right. You’ve got to experiment a little. Nonfat margarines currently on the market do not bake well at all. Just remember…with baked goods, it’s not always the calorie content per cookie or piece of cake; it’s how many you eat that effects your weight loss!
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