Healthy Recipes 360

Today I was browsing through the store hand-out publication from Whole Foods Market and I noticed several recipes. I did a quick survey of the recipes and 9 out of 13 of them called for the addition of various fats and oils (vegetable oil, extra virgin olive oil, safflower oil and canola oil). Please don’t misunderstand. This is not a criticism of their choice of recipes. They all appear to be very healthy recipes, but many recipes that call for the addition of fats and oils can be made into fat free recipes simply by making some simple substitutions.

For example, I will be posting some fat free recipes in the near future. All of the recipes that they were based on contained fats and oils, but I was able to change them into delicious fat free recipes. This can make a big difference in your efforts to lose weight. For example, most recipes on the Internet for refried beans contain amounts of fat (from ham hocks, bacon, pork lard, bacon fat, olive oil, canola oil, butter). I was able to make a recipe for fat free refried beans. It was very easy and they were very tasty. I will try to do most of my cooking without any fat. I will still get good quality fats in my diet in adequate amounts. The body only requires a small amount of fat.

This was just a tip. When you find good healthy recipes, quite often you can make a fat-free version with a little creativity.