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According
to the American Heart Association, healthy
cooking is not only what you prepare, but
how you prepare it. Follow these simple
tips, and you can make dishes that are not
only flavorful, but good for you
and your heart!
Trim all fat from meat before
cooking.
For roasting meats, place a rack in
the bottom of the roasting pan so the meat
doesn't sit in it's own drippings. Also,
roast at a lower temperature, about 350
degrees to avoid searing the meat and
sealing in the fat.
Fish or poultry can be baked in
covered cookware with a little bit of
liquid to keep the meat moist.
To poach chicken or fish, immerse
it in a pan of simmering liquid. If you
are braising stew meat or poultry,
refrigerate the meat overnight, and remove
the chilled fat before reheating.
Placing food on a rack and grilling
or broiling allows the fat to drip away
from the meat. For extra flavor, try
marinating the meat before cooking.
To make
gravywithout
fat, blend a tablespoon of cornstarch with
a cup of room-temperature broth by shaking
together in a covered jar. Then heat the
rest of the broth in a saucepan and add
the rest of the liquid and simmer till
thickened.
Remember, meat loses about 25% of
its weight when cooking. (For example, 4
ounces of raw meat will be about 3 ounces
cooked.)
While there are many reasons for teaching kids to cook -- less expensive than eating out, preserves family heritage, etc, the most important
reason is that by teaching your child to cook, you're giving him a better chance to be a healthy grown-up. Enabling your child with the ability
to appreciate freshness and to transform ingredients into tasty foods opens their eyes to making wiser choices about what to eat...
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