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March 14, 2007
Paper Scraps Vol 9 : Little Steps, Big Difference
Despite hectic times and stressful lifestyles, we try to make a difference by taking little steps to achieve a bigger purpose. It is our way of bettering our family and our healths. Do these little changes in our diet or way of cooking make a difference? I would like to think so ... Here are some conscious choices you could make,
* When making sandwiches, give butter and high cholesterol spreads a miss. Instead use healthier spreads and dips [yep dips ... who says they have to be just for dipping?] like tahini, tatziki, mustards, pickles, fruit butters, hummus etc..
* I know it tastes perfect, but resist the urge to cook or eat the skin of a chicken.
* Wherever you can, substitute low-fat milk, yoghurt, cheese or cream in cooking. [this one is just for us grown ups but let the littlies enjoy their full-fat, full-cream stuff. With their extremely active routine, they need it more than we do!]
* Use very less oil in cooking. [A lot of famous eateries in India have their stuff swimming in oil. Their belief is that if it is not drenched in oil or ghee, it won't taste as nice, which is probably true to an extent, the more sinful, the better .. right?]. But lite cooking has a crispness and freshness that greasy, soddy dishes cannot compare to. So go lite!
* Don't fry your potato wedges or fries. Spray them lightly with cooking spray and pop them in the oven.
* Blend, boil, steam and grill!
Posted by Gel at March 14, 2007 10:56 PM
