Low Fat Cooking Guide

Name	Fiona Haynes
	Low Fat Cooking Guide
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Articles

Good Fats, Bad Fats, Worst Fats
Conventional wisdom on dietary fats has changed. Once, all fats were deemed unhealthy, and responsible for all manner of diseases, from cardiovascular disease to diabetes. But years of research have changed our thinking.

Top 10 Low Fat Kitchen Staples
One of the criticisms of low fat foods is that they don't always taste good. In many cases, it's hard to argue. This needn't be the case. Here are 10 low fat products that help make great tasting low fat meals.

Stocking Low Fat Foods
Committing to a low-fat lifestyle means making some changes in our kitchens. But what do we mean by a low-fat kitchen? Basically we mean replacing high-fat foods with low-fat foods. So yes, those double-stuff sandwich cookies should be tossed, along with that extra-butter popcorn.

Low Fat Cooking
While Applebee's is the latest to join the list of U.S. restaurants phasing out trans fats from their menus, Burger King has been slapped with a lawsuit from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the same group that sued McDonald's and KFC over their use of trans fats.

Which is Better - Butter or Margarine?
If we are following a low fat diet, is it OK to use butter or margarine, and is one healthier than the other?

What are the Main Sources of Saturated Fat?
In general, the main sources of saturated fat are from animal products: red meat and whole-milk dairy products, including cheese, sour cream, ice cream and butter. But there are also plant-based sources of saturated fat, principally coconut oil and coconut milk, palm kernel oil, cocoa butter, and palm oil.

Enova Cooking Oil
Scanning the shelves of my local grocery store, I noticed a new kind of cooking oil, one that claims to be very different from the rest, yet it is not a fat substitute. The makers of Enova claim that less of its oil is stored in the body as fat. Let's take a closer look.

Foil Packets
Making individual foil packets is a great way to please everyone at dinner time. If you want fish but everyone else wants chicken, it's easy to do, without creating a big clean-up.

Low Fat Cooking with a Slow Cooker
I realized I wanted to simplify my life so that I could have meals ready for my family after long and busy days; meals that didn't require a mad 30-minute scramble, or that involved a box and a microwave. Enter the slow cooker, which has been my constant companion throughout fall and winter.

How to Make Low Fat Burgers
I happen to like veggie burgers and turkey burgers, but sometimes I yearn for a juicy, beefy hamburger. The trouble is, a burger made from 4 ounces of regular ground beef can contain as much as 34 grams of fat, which is more than half the daily value of fat and almost two-thirds the daily value of saturated fat.

Sweet Potato Fries
We all love fries, but have you tried sweet potato oven fries? Sweet potatoes are a great source of vitamins B6, C and beta-carotene, as well as a good source of fiber.

Low Fat Summer Grilling - From Memorial Day to Labor Day
It's so easy to overeat in the summer. We fire up the grill at every opportunity and cook countless steaks, hot dogs and burgers; we prepare mounds of potato salad and macaroni salad; and we offer big plates of decadent fudgy brownies and ice cream for dessert. Yet it is possible to have low fat cookouts and picnics without compromising on flavor.

Holiday and Seasonal Recipes
Is it possible to have a low fat Thanksgiving, Hanukkah or Christmas meal? What about low fat summer cookouts?

Is Nonstick Cookware Safe?
Cooks everywhere, especially low fat cooks, have come to rely on nonstick pans as a great way to cook or bake food, from omelets and sauces to perfectly shaped bundt cakes, without being left with a huge sticky clean-up afterwards.

Top 5 Low Fat Cookbooks
You've made a commitment to healthy, low fat eating, so which cookbooks should you have to help you on your way?

How to Lower the Fat in Children's Diets
While it's not appropriate to put our children on a strict low fat diet, it is prudent to monitor what and how much they are eating.

Top 10 Global Food Trends
Health and convenience were the buzzwords driving the global food industry in 2004.