Common and Unhealthy Cooking VS Healthy Cooking
Jun 04, 2022As far as diet goes, it's frequently not just about having healthy food choices but also about how you cook those foods that draw out the best health advantages and nutrients.
For example, boiling broccoli and then adding cheese and butter is common and unhealthy. A healthier alternative is steaming it and adding sea salt and olive oil.
Some of the most common healthier-alternative cooking methods are as follows.
Steaming:
One of the best and most advantageous techniques is steaming to prepare food. When food is cooked with heat and oil, it is highly likely that a large portion of the vitamins and nutrients—especially water soluble vitamins like B and C commonly found in vegetables—will be burned off once the dish makes it to your table. When you steam, however, more nutrients and around 90 percent of the antioxidants are kept intact. Aside from the healthy elements, more color and natural flavor can be retained this way. Steam also eliminates fat from proteins like chicken and fish, which in turn lowers the cholesterol you’ll consume for the dish. Steam also doesn’t need oil, so this immediately lessens the saturated fat or any additional fat in your food. Finally, steam softens the fiber in food, so they are easier to digest and process for your stomach. The softer the food, the easier to absorb all the awesome natural health benefits of your ingredients.
Grilling:
It‘s the best way to cook for weight loss without adding excess calories to your meal. When grilling, the fat melts and runs off the grill so there’s less chance of consuming it. Although grilling doesn’t get rid of all the fat, it dramatically reduces your fat intake. Vegetables used for grilling, that are fresh and in season, are healthier than frozen and canned ones. They cook faster, keeping in more nutrients. Fish and fruit also tastes great when grilled, placed straight on the grill, or loosely wrapped in foil.
Air-Frying:
The main reason people love air-frying is that, compared with deep-frying, it significantly reduces overall calorie intake. Air fryers are also time-efficient. If you have picky vegetable eaters at home, air-frying is a great way to crisp up veggies and make them tastier.
Baking:
Baked foods are considered healthy because of their low-fat content. The food only requires a little amount of oil to jump start the baking process. Since baking occurs in a closed environment, no heat is lost. This heat helps to burn the natural fat inside the food, releasing most of it by the time the food is cooked. Sometimes, no oil is required in baking at all. Baking also preserves the fat-soluble vitamins like vitamins A, D, E and K which would otherwise leech into the cooking oil when frying.
Healthy-cooking techniques capture the flavor and nutrients of food without compromising their benefits or hampering your weight loss goals.
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