When you open up your meal plan booklet and shuffle through the cards, you will notice that the foods listed are foods that you eat on a daily basis. The difference is that you need to make the food work FOR you, not AGAINST you. This article will show you how to tweak your favorite weight loss meals in order to add flavor while skimping on fat.
The important factor in reducing calorie intake while cooking is learning how to cook without oil and fat. Most people use large amounts of oil to make food not stick the frying pan when cooking meats and vegetables. Cooking oil is a waste of calories and should be avoided when on the meal plan.
Make sure you buy a quality nonstick pan. This way you don’t have to add globs of oil to your meals. Make sure you own at least one high quality pan. You will save money by not purchasing high calorie oils. Also you will be amazed how easily foods release from the pan, which means less mess for you and additional fat on your food.
Do not use nonstick spray when cooking eggs. Preheat the frying pan before putting the eggs in the pan. The eggs will cook faster and will not stick to the pan. Remember, a non-stick frying pan is the key to cooking eggs. Use some water when cooking vegetables. Water is a great substitute when sauting veggies in a frying pan. When the water level gets low, just add some more!
Use a vegetable stock or no sodium chicken broth when cooking chicken or fish. Also you can use white wine as a good nonstick agent for meats. Don’t worry about the calories in the alcohol, they will burn away when cooking your meat.
