Food for Thought*
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Healthy eating means eating a wide variety of foods you enjoy, especially
grains, vegetables and fruit. It also means choosing lower-fat foods more
often and cutting down on the amount of fat you use to prepare foods.
Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating has lots of tips and suggestions
to help you make healthy eating a part of your everyday life.
Add less fat, and lots of flavour and eye appeal to the foods you eat.
Here are a few suggestions:
- Treat your taste buds, try Italian, Chinese, Middle Eastern or any
of the other delicious ethnic food Canada has to offer.
- Serve smaller portions. Offer seconds to those who want more.
- Make soups or stews a day ahead and refrigerate. Skim off any fat
that hardens on top.
 Use
only a little of high-fat salad ingredients such as: salad dressings,
avocado, bacon bits, olives, high-fat cheeses, nuts and croutons.- Traditional dippers like potato chips and taco chips are high in fat.
Try raw vegetables for a change, they're tasty and easy to prepare.
- Instead of frying, try a lower-fat cooking method, such as broiling,
baking or grilling. Basting with wine, lemon juice or broth will keep
food moist and add flavour. Poaching and braising are also good cooking
methods.
- For a stir-fry, try steaming food in a little tomato juice, bouillon
or chicken stock rather than using oil.
- Serve vegetables plain or sprinkle them with chives or parsley or
a little lemon juice.
- Angel food cake contains only a trace of fat. Serve it with fresh
fruit or a sauce made with plain yogurt and frozen berries.
What about adding some of your own ideas for healthy eating?
The choices are endless! Stay positive and remember:
- Healthy eating and great taste go hand in hand.
- There are no "good" or "bad" foods.
- Everything tastes better when you enjoy it with family and friends.
* Adapted from "Tips for Low-Fat Cooking," Halton Regional
Health Department, in The Healthy Weight Program, Nutrition Services,
Halton Regional Health Department, 1994.
Enjoy eating well, being active and feeling
good about yourself.
That's VITALITY
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