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Category: Healthy Recipes and Cooking Methods
They say you are what you eat, and nothing guarantees better health than making your own meals to ensure you’re consuming a balanced diet. It’s not just about the ingredients you pick when it comes to eating healthy. It’s also important to consider how you cook your meals. Using healthy cooking methods instead than deep-frying or blackening helps food retain more nutrients and introduces fewer pollutants. The importance of Clean Eating Do’s and Don’ts cannot be overstated. Whether you’re grilling or stir-frying on the stove, the way you prepare your food has a big influence on its nutritional content. So, before you put on your apron, think about the do’s and don’ts of food preparation and cooking methods. Fruits and vegetables contain crucial vitamins, minerals, and cancer-fighting compounds regardless of how you prepare — or don’t cook — your meals. The greatest nutrients are retained when food is prepared in a light manner. As a result, steaming or microwaving with little water can aid to maintain nutrients. Oils aren’t all made equal. All hydrogenated oils, as well as coconut oil, should be avoided since they are rich in saturated or trans fats. Then, according on the smoke point, choose your oil: Cooking oils with higher smoke points, such as avocado and canola, are recommended. Salad dressings, low-temperature cooking, and sprinkling over meals before serving are best done using lower smoke point oils like olive and nut oils. Heterocyclic amines are cancer-causing compounds that are produced when food is cooked at high temperatures, especially over an open flame (HCAs). Briquettes should be placed on the sides of the grill rather than in the center if at all feasible. Overcooked food, regardless of how it is prepared, has less nutrients. This section will include healthy recipes from the simple to the elaborate, so you can take better care of yourself. We’ll also show you healthy cooking methods that you can incorporate into your existing recipes to help modify them to suit a healthier lifestyle.