Cooking for People Who Are Dieting
If you love to cook, then chances are you have had someone refuse to eat something you’ve made because they are on a diet. It can be so frustrating, and even hurt your feelings to have someone refuse food that you have cooked. Well the best technique to combat this is to learn to cook for people who are dieting.
The first step is to learn who in your life is on a diet and exactly what type of diet they are on. Different diets call for different modifications. While we can’t discuss every modification here, we suggest that if you have a family member or a friend that eats your food regularly you get a copy of their diet book and read it to understand the basics of their diet. This will best help you know exactly what you need to cut out.
The two most important things to cut from your foods will typically be fat and sugar. Quite frankly, it can do everyone a world of good for you to learn to cut these down from your own cooking as well! We truly don’t need to consume as much fat and sugar that we do. Things can taste delicious when you use substitutes.
Look for lower fat ingredients to cook with to begin with to cut calories and fat. Blot dry foods to also cut fat. Grilling meats instead of frying them or cooking them other ways means that there will be less fat.
You can often bake a recipe with about half the sugar you are used to, or even eliminate it entirely. The trick is using applesauce instead. Some cooks also like to use vanilla or cinnamon to sweeten their recipes. Sweeten to taste what you are cooking. When the batter tastes sweet, you know you are successful. Another benefit of using applesauce is this means you are adding fiber to this recipe.
Check out this brownie recipe to see just how healthy you can get:
