Cooking Light Cookware Some Practical Tips
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Cooking light is simple, affordable and delicious. The cookware you use is crucial for cooking light. Cooking light refers to making food that’s healthier for you, lower in fat, salt and calories. It does not refer to the electrical needs of your kitchen lighting.
Use Nonstick Cookware for Cooking Light
Nonstick cookware, first made available in the 1960s, has become ubiquitous due to its easy light cooking and cleaning properties. Nonstick cookware is especially good for those watching their waistline, since less oil is needed for cooking.
Silicone Cookware For Cooking Light
The nonstick qualities of silicone combined with its flexibility and versatility make silicone cookware ware a must have for any person cooking light. Silicone bake-ware can be used in the freezer, the microwave or the oven, and are generally dishwasher-safe plus it’s non-porous so it doesn’t retain odors or flavors.
Metal Cookware For Cooking Light
Nonstick coatings on cookware and bake-ware provide for healthier cooking using less oils, and also reduce cleaning time. To oil the surface, wipe the nonstick surface with a small amount of cooking oil on a paper towel and wipe off the excess oil. Don’t use metal utensils when using nonstick pots and pans. The best utensils to use are wood, plastic, or silicone.
Less Is More
You could study a lot of cooking books and websites, but it’s not necessary. Cooking light is mostly based on common sense. Does a recipe call for four tablespoons of butter? That’s a lot of fat, try two tablespoons and see if that makes any difference. You can also try substituting with low cholesterol spreads instead. If a recipe calls for lard or shortening, try butter. All of these substitutions reduce fat, calories and cholesterol. They usually do not change the taste at all.
And that’s the basic principle of cooking light – less is more. Substitute lower fat ingredients for high fat ones, serve less meat and more fruit and vegetables. Trim the fat off of the meat and avoid deep frying. Instead of drowning your salads with creamy dressings, just use extra virgin olive oil. You will really taste the great flavor combinations of the salad this way and cut back on calories and fat.
Only Eat Until Full
We were all trained as kids to clean our plates. However, this is not the healthiest thing to do as adults, because we have a tendency to overfill our plates and thus overeat. Even if your meal is low fat and low calorie, you won’t be doing yourself any good by eating twice as much of it as you should. Part of cooking light is only eating sensible food portions.
It takes a while to retrain yourself to only eat until you are full – even if there is food left on the plate. Be patient with yourself. At first, use smaller plates and bowls in order to try and trick your mind into thinking you are having the same sized meal. Overeating meat has the worst health consequences. A serving of meat should never be larger than a deck of playing cards.
Most important with cooking light, use non-stick cookware because you choose how much additional fat or oil you’ll add to your recipe.
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March 26th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
[…] This wonderful set of pots and pans looks nice (also available in red) and are the healthy choice when it comes to cookware. We wrote some articles about cooking light cookware here and here, so we do understand the importance of cooking light and with this cookware you can do just that. […]