As I am one of those that require a low fat diet. I have found instead of looking for low fat recipes, just use the same recipes you always have. Use as lean a meats as you can find. Us low fat or no fat oils for cooking. If your a fish eater, instead of fried fish try baked or broiled. Like salads, use no fat dressing, it's good. Do you like buttered popcorn, use a air popper of very low fat oil for popping, then use Pam butter flavor spray (no fats). Sweet corn, use the butter spray. There's just a ton of ways to eat nearly all the same foods and recipes you always have, just make a few changes using low fat items in those old recipes. It's much easier to just make these little changes than to change your eating life style.
Be careful on low fat diets. Low fat does not mean no fat. Your body does need fat to function properly. The use of canola or olive oils has been found to be very BENEFICIAL to our health. Just use in moderation and use those that add "good fat" to your diet. One of our favorite things to try: Chop and brown one pound of Turkey sausage, drain and set aside. Chop one onion and one green pepper, saute in one tablespoon on olive oil and chopped garlic (one to two cloves). Add a zucchini, continue to saute until clear and tender. Add two to three cups canned spaghetti sauce, or make your own (I make a large batch and freeze in usable portions in freezer bags). Bring to a low simmer. Add one chopped tomatoe, a large handful of chopped mushrooms. Re-add meat, heat. Serve over pasta or eat as a side dish. (Meat can be eliminated for a veggie side dish) YUMMY!!
Several years ago much to my enjoyment, pleasure & satisfaction I ran across an author of extreamly healty cookbooks. Her name is Joanna M. Lund. Try any of her books & I'm sure you will find what you are looking for. They are great for weight loss as well. I check them out of the library & then if I like them I'll buy it over Amazon.com where they are cheaper.
My step-kids love the way I fix chicken. (We freeze most of our meats first to store in the cooler. We are tent campers.) Frozen or thawed, place chicken breasts in a frying pan (a little olive oil or Pam in it) But the trick is: soy sauce or tamari in the pan also. Just let it cook. My husband likes to add a little water to the pan if the chicken is still frozen. My daughter likes to cut up the cooked chicken into bite-sized pieces for her salad. You can put left over chicken into baggies, and they make a great snack or lunch later.
Your more expensive hamburger meats have less fat. We also like the imitation crab for @ $2.00 per pound. I usually steam it in one of those round fold out steamers (about $5 to $10.) that you set inside a pan and it will fit small or large pans. Just steam the crab a little, just so it is plump and moist. Be careful not to overcook it, as it will fall apart. Use it in any recipe, or use the diet spray butter on it.(We don't usually cook crab camping, but I make it ahead of time, and stick it in tupperware, so we can use it camping.) If you like seafood, it's pretty good. If you don't like seafood, skip it! We've also cooked shrimp on skewers. Shrimp is low-fat, I believe. There's also low fat kielbasa on the shelves, and of course, the fat free hot dogs, but they're kind of expensive. I also make potato salad and tuna salad with hard boiled eggs in them, but I leave out the hard boiled yoke. I usually take boxes of pancake mixes camping, and leave out the eggs, if the recipe calls for them. They come out okay, minus the eggs, or just use the egg whites.
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This an easy low fat, tasty recipe to fix in a crock pot!
4-6 boneless chicken breasts
1 24ounce jar of your favorite salsa
Thats it! Spray crock pot with cooking spray, place (thawed) chicken in the pot, pour salsa on top. Turn on low and cook for 6-8 hours. Time depends on how much chicken you need. The chicken will be so tender and moist it will fall apart so I like to serve it over steamed rice or noodles. Hope you like it.
PS. You can do the same thing with Your favorite cut of beef.
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Thanks for all the suggestions and recipes. I have been reading the Am. Heart Assoc. website and the hospital has given me some suggestions as to what to use and stay away from. I've been ready labels ... it seems just about everything has hydrogenated oil in it. I just got a George Foreman Grill and can't wait to try it.
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