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Tips For Shopping, Snacking And Cooking On The Perfect Diet

submitted: Dec 27th 2007 | by: EarnieBenson
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Here are some handy cooking tips to help you with perfect diet planning Always keep plenty of low fat items available. Use butter-flavored low-fat vegetable cooking sprays. Try apple sauce instead of some oil in recipes. Also keep lemons, limes, evaporated skim milk and your favorite fresh herbs and spices on hand. Cornstarch, plain non-fat yogurt, flavored vinegar, and onions are great to use in many dishes.

Substitute - Check recipes and ingredients and where applicable, cut fat and calories by using -Fat-free or reduced-calorie versions, Skim milk, 1 percent or 2 percent milk for whole milk.

Cooking Techniques - Learn how to - Saut, vegetables in water or broths instead of butter or oil, Use cooking sprays or nonstick cookware in place of oils, Instead of baking, cook in foil or parchment paper to seal in juicy flavors, Meats should have excess fats trimmed, Try microwaving, steaming, or broiling, Try new seasonings (herbs, spices).

What About Fast Food, Snacks, and Prepared Dishes?

Making all our own snacks and meals would be nice, but mostof us don't have time to do that. Thus we must use convenience foods to meet our needs. Working the right convenience foods into our diet can easily be done.

Be a Smart Shopper - Don't shop on an empty stomach. Making choices that fit your dietary plan will be much harder for you to do. Have a complete shopping list and do not vary from it. Walk right by an aisle of tempting goodies that has nothing on your list. If you see something healthy, but it's not on your list, add it to the list for the next time. This will give you something to look forward to.

Always select the smaller bags and boxes of an item whenever possible. Having less food leftover in your kitchen means less temptation.

Check Labels - Many convenience foods are quite different. Some will fit your diet much better than others. Be an informed shopper and never place anything in your shopping cart without reading the label and deciding if it's in your best interests to use it.

Most snack foods come in different versions-low fat, reduced fat, low calorie, low carbohydrate, low salt, etc. Choose the type that best fits your dieting needs.

About the Author

Before you start any weight loss plan, review Earnie Banzhof's outstanding no cost series of articles on how to find your perfect diet, and how to lose weight fast This article is available as a unique content article with free reprint rights.

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