1. Healthy recipes are crucial to a healthy family. The buck starts with making a diet plan and one can use an erase board, which might seem odd in a kitchen, but adds value and completes the look of an intelligent cook. Opt for boards that have weekly or monthly calenders if possible.
Plan ahead. Note down dates you could be late and put aside the fastest recipes for then. It is extremely imperative that you plan and use up all the vegetables/meat that are perishable within the right time. If you find that some vegetables are beginning to wilt, think about using them in casseroles and soups. Try and allocate one day of the week for all items you need for the week so you can pass up daily trips to the grocery shop.
2. When cooking healthy recipes, the main focus needs to be on vegetables. Avoid oils, cream sauces, or using a lot of dairy products or meat. Healthy proteins like beans or tofu can replace meat in several meals. In your preferred recipes, consider healthy substitutions where possible. Some examples are:
Swap half the oil or shortening in baked goods with sugar free applesauce. Canola and olive oils are generally healthier than other varieties of oil and one should use them as much as possible. Ideally throw away the yellow part of an egg and only use the egg white Utilize whole wheat pasta and flour. Use skim or 2% milk. If a recipe requires heavy cream, you can mix powdered no-fat milk with half the water to replace it. Utilize low sodium alternatives when available. Employ brown rice rather than white rice. Think meat as a side dish at best instead of a main dish and ideally try to avoid meat atleast 3 days a week..
3. Try and choose recipes that can be made faster using healthy cooking ingredients. A stir fry for example hardly takes much time to prepare. Stir frying meat and vegetables is easy, but remember to use fat-free meat and only fry them in canola or olive oil. This can then be used as a nice rice topping or can be spread on buckwheat noodles or wheat pasta. You can make quick and speedy steamed veggies that can be easily baked in a microwave oven. You could also consider grilling, broiling and braising.
Also consider uncooked meals for the quickest preparation. Salads, sandwiches and wraps can be nutritious and only take a few minutes.
4. Do as much preparation as possible ahead of time. When you purchase healthy meats, like chicken, cook it all at once using a healthy method, then freeze it in meal sized portions. If most of your preferred recipes call for chopped veggies, chop the entire onion at once then store. You only have to grab a handful or thaw out the container, then assemble when it is time to cook. By using your dry erase board to plan meals ahead of time, you should be able to check the night before to find out what needs to be pulled from your freezer to thaw for tomorrow’s dinner.
5. Keep track of food everyone in the family enjoy and note them in your private cookbook. You could gather recipes in a file and jot down experiments that worked and have them available when you’re feeling bland. If you are making substitutions, remember to note it on the recipe so you’ll remember next time. After you prepare a recipe in your binder, make a note of anything you wish to perform differently next time and the time it took you to prepare it. This will help you when you plan future meals.
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