| We all know we should be eating healthier. But it's | | | | most people have with lean meats is that they will |
| not just changing our eating habits in restaurants | | | | dry out easily when cooking. To avoid this, try a |
| that needs to be done. We can also change how | | | | marinade. Marinades aren't just for flavor |
| we cook our food at home. Healthy cooking at | | | | (although that is a great benefit!). Using acidic |
| home doesn't need to be bland or boring! In fact, | | | | liquids will actually help break down the tougher |
| you may find some of these tips will add more | | | | connective tissue in the meat. Try one of the |
| flavor to your dishes!The first thing to do is | | | | many low fat marinades available in your grocery |
| choose leaner cuts of meat. The obvious choices | | | | store, or make up your own with ingredients such |
| for low fat cooking are chicken and fish, but other | | | | as balsamic or red wine vinegar, herbs and spices. |
| meats can be lower in fat as well. When shopping | | | | Depending on the size of the meat portion, you |
| for red meat, the words 'sirloin' and 'round' are | | | | can marinade from 20 minutes to several hours. |
| cuts which are naturally lower in fat. Check the | | | | A great marinade for chicken is yogurt. Mix fat |
| meat and choose the one with the least amount | | | | free yogurt with some lemon juice, salt, pepper |
| of marbling and trim off any excess fat before | | | | and any other spices you like and coat your |
| cooking. Look for ground beef that is 95% lean. | | | | chicken breasts. Yogurt marinades are best after |
| Pork is also another great lean meat.The problem | | | | 8 hours or overnight.Tired of bland vegetables? |