Importance Of Eating Healthy Foods

Choosing healthy foods in order to eat right is important; however it is just as important to know how to prepare these foods in a healthy way. If you choose to change the way that you eat, you may need to learn some new cooking techniques or about what ingredients you need to cut out or reduce, as well as which ingredients you can use as substitutes. If you buy healthy ingredients in order to eat healthy, but you don’t choose healthy cooking methods, it may really make the difference to the healthy foods that you have. You can go to the effort of buying the freshest vegetables and sautéing them in olive oil to create a quick and healthy side to a meal, however if you take those same vegetables and batter and deep fry them, you will not have …show more content…
Having a low fat diet comes with many benefits, with the main one being weight loss. There are many ways in which we can cut back on fat when cooking, without losing the flavour of the food. Some simple ways to cut back on fat are choosing meats that are extra lean and trimming all off the visible fat from the meat you are going to cook. Another way to reduce fat in the cooking process is to consider which cooking method you will use. Frying food in oil can be very fatty, especially if you are using oil that is saturated or trans-fat, so you may want to consider other methods, such as baking, grilling, boiling, braising, poaching or steaming. By choosing one of these methods, you more than likely don’t require using oil. If you are cooking a recipe that does suggest using oil, you could substitute this for another ingredient such as stock, white wine, juice or water, all of which are low in fat or have no fat at all. Other ways to reduce fat when cooking include choosing low-fat dairy products and limiting the amount of meals that use creamy …show more content…
Both of these types of fats are healthy for you, and are actually good for your heart and brain. Choosing the right oil can be difficult, as there are so many on the market. One of the healthiest and versatile oils is extra virgin olive oil, which is oil that is free of chemicals and solvents. Being the highest quality of oil, extra virgin olive oil should be free from defects and full of fresh, olive flavours. Extra virgin olive oil has many health benefits, including increased circulation, prevention or delay of diabetes, prevention of cognitive decline and strengthened immune