{"id":5807,"date":"2016-09-20T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/?p=5807"},"modified":"2016-09-16T09:34:35","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T13:34:35","slug":"healthier-ways-to-prepare-food-frying-substitutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/think-before-you-eat\/healthier-ways-to-prepare-food-frying-substitutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthier Ways to Prepare Food (frying substitutes)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5808 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/files\/2016\/09\/food-preparation.png\" alt=\"food preparation\" width=\"344\" height=\"237\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Instead of frying foods \u2013 which adds unnecessary fats and calories \u2013 use cooking methods that add little or no fat, like these:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Stir-frying.<\/b>\u00a0 Use a wok to cook vegetables, poultry or seafood in vegetable stock, wine or a small amount of oil.\u00a0 Avoid high-sodium (salt) seasonings like teriyaki and soy sauce.<\/li>\n<li><b>Roasting.<\/b>\u00a0 Use a rack in the pan so the meat or poultry doesn\u2019t sit in its own fat drippings.\u00a0 Instead of basting with pan drippings, use fat-free liquids like wine, tomato juice or lemon juice.\u00a0 When making gravy from the drippings, chill first then use a gravy strainer or skim ladle to remove the fat.<\/li>\n<li><b>Grilling and broiling.<\/b>\u00a0 Use a rack so the fat drips away from the food.<\/li>\n<li><b>Baking.<\/b>\u00a0 Bake foods in covered cookware with a little extra liquid.<\/li>\n<li><b>Poaching.<\/b>\u00a0 Cook chicken or fish by immersing it in simmering liquid.<\/li>\n<li><b>Saut\u00e9ing.<\/b>\u00a0 Use a pan made with nonstick metal or a coated, nonstick surface, so you will need to use little or no oil when cooking.\u00a0 Use a nonstick vegetable spray to brown or saut\u00e9 foods; or, as an alternative, use a small amount of broth or wine, or a tiny bit of vegetable oil rubbed onto the pan with a paper towel.<\/li>\n<li><b>Steaming.<\/b>\u00a0 Steam vegetables in a basket over simmering water.\u00a0 They\u2019ll retain more flavors and won\u2019t need any salt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heart.org\/HEARTORG\/HealthyLiving\/HealthyEating\/Nutrition\/Healthier-Preparation-Methods-for-Cooking_UCM_301484_Article.jsp#.V9hHRVsrKM9\" class=\"broken_link\">http:\/\/www.heart.org\/HEARTORG\/HealthyLiving\/HealthyEating\/Nutrition\/Healthier-Preparation-Methods-for-Cooking_UCM_301484_Article.jsp#.V9hHRVsrKM9<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Instead of frying foods \u2013 which adds unnecessary fats and calories \u2013 use cooking methods that add little or no fat, like these: &nbsp; &nbsp; Stir-frying.\u00a0 Use a wok to cook vegetables, poultry or seafood in vegetable stock, wine &hellip; 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