Cooking tips for a Healthy Heart

If you eat well, you will not only be healthier and live longer, you can discover delicious new food. If you’re still adjusting your diet and trying to stay away from junk food, you may be surprised how good healthy meals can taste.

• Grill or roast meats and allow the fat to drip away.
• Replace up to one-third of the oil called for in salad dressing and marinades with an equal amount of broth, frozen fruit juice concentrate or vegetable puree.
• Replace saturated fat with unsaturated types such as soft, non-hydrogenated margarine or vegetable oil.
• Fat intensifies the flavor of food,s so when you lower the fat in your recipes be sure to compensate by using more herbs and spices.
• For a simple and healthy dessert, grill fruit such as peaches and apples.
• Use nonstick frying pans or woks so that you”ll need very little or no added fat.