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Easily Substitute Fats In Your Everyday Diet

by: Gary Matthews

Lets face it there are a lot of non-fat and low fat food substitutions on the market today, and also lots of substitutions that are not hard to figure out such as the cheeses, low fat cottage cheese compared to full cream cheese and tuna packed in brine instead of oil.

Below is a list of tips for lower-fat substitutions that will please you and also help you in your entertaining. You can apply these substitutions in your everyday diet whether it is at work, home, or dining out.

Current Food -- Change to

Cheese ? High fat types?Cheddar and other hard cheeses. -- Lower fat varieties e.g. Edam, Cottage, Mozzarella, Ricotta, Gouda.

Chips/French fries -- Thick cut ?wedges? or oven baked chips

Chocolate -- Eat in moderation and buy the best quality. Substitute jelly babies or other sugar treat.

Cream -- Reduced fat cream, use low-fat yoghurt or evaporated skim milk.

Creamed Soups -- Check label for fat, use clear soups.

Croissants, pastries -- Bagels, bread rolls, finger buns.

Custard -- Low fat custard

Doughnuts -- Crumpets, plain scones, raisin loaf.

Ice Cream -- Reduced fat Varieties.

Meat (beef, lamb, pork) -- Lean beef, trim lamb, new pork or other 90%.
Fat free cuts/mince.

Muesli Bars -- Check label for fat, buy breakfast bars, Power bars.

Pies -- Reduced fat pies, use filo pastry

Potato Crisps -- Pretzels

Salad dressings ? Mayonnaise, French -- Use vinegar or lemon juice

Savoury biscuits -- Wheat crisp bread

Sweet biscuits -- Plain biscuits wheat meal.

TV meals -- Lower fat varieties (check label for fat).

There are many ways to achieving a reduced fat diet. Here are some examples:

Breakfast

If you like butter or margarine on toast, only
have it on the last slice you eat.
If you don?t feel like a solid breakfast, have a fruit smoothie.
Mix up your own cereal from two or three types and give your creation a name.

Lunch

If you eat lunch away from home, plan it the night before. Make sandwiches before you go to bed.
Try some thick vegetable soup with a fresh bread roll to dip.
Invest in a cool bag to keep your lunch fresh.

Dinner

Try oven-baked potato wedges with a salsa topping.
Go for fresh pasta with a quick tomato and basil sauce.
for dessert, have a piece of fresh fruit with a yoghurt topping.

Snacks

Salsa dip with pretzels
Plain fruit loaf
Yoghurt
Vanilla dairy custard.

Before a workout

Small glass of fruit juice
Banana and Custard
Half a slice of toast with jam.

After a workout

Fruit/canned fruit
Wheat Bites
Rice cakes with honey.

At Work

On your desk ? bottle of water or glass to use at the water dispenser.
In your desk ? piece of fruit, small pull-top can of baked beans/creamed corn/stewed fruit.
Bring a few ingredients from home to be combined at work.
Keep some cutlery where you work.

On a Plane

Order a special meal when you book your ticket. You?ll usually get served first.
Ask for an extra roll or two.

At the Hotel

Take your own favourite cereal and reduced fat milk.
Ask that the foods be removed from the snack bar. Eat your own low fat nibbles.

Take-Aways

Burger Bar ? Plain grilled burger, skim milk milkshake.

Pizza Parlour ? Gourmet pizza with lots of veggies, go easy on the cheese.

Kebab House ? A little meat with a lot of salad.

Sandwich Bar ? Salad sandwiches/Rolls.

Club ? A little meat, heaps of mashed/jacked potato and veggies, pasta/rice.

Indian ? Lots of boiled rice, tikka, plain naan, dahl soup, raita.

Chinese ? Lots of boiled rice, chop suey, steamed dishes, plain noodles.

Italian ? Tomato-based dishes, plain bread.

Suggestions in General

Record your food intake to identify problem areas. E.g. emotional eating, unwanted hunger cravings, over-eating.
Pay specific attention to the times when you over eat.
Try to avoid severe food restriction (like fasting, low calorie dieting).
When measuring your progress, monitor

body fat levels, not weight, and throw the scale out.
Aim for slow fat loss (one pound / week)

In conclusion, for the majority of us entertaining can be difficult owing to the food being too rich and loaded with calories but there can be a way by lowering the fat and maintaining the taste and this can be easier than you think.

About The Author

Gary Matthews is the author of the popular fitness eBooks Maximum Weight Loss and Maximum Weight Gain. Please visit http://www.maximumfitness.com right now for your 'free' weight loss or muscle building e-courses.

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by: Amy Tylor

Pudding Recipes given here are easy to cook and absolutely delicious.
Properly made Christmas puddings will be extremely tasty and make your Christmas celebrations a memorable experience.
Enjoy these Puddings with your loved ones during this Christmas.

Christmas Pudding (1).

Ingredients of Christmas Pudding:-

1 lb. raisins (stoned), 1 lb. chopped apples, 1 lb. currants, 1 lb. breadcrumbs, 1/2 lb. mixed peel, chopped fine, 1 lb. shelled and ground Brazil nuts, 1/2 lb. chopped sweet almonds, 1 oz. bitter almonds (ground), 1 lb. sugar, 1/2 lb. butter, 1/2 oz. mixed spice and 6 eggs.

Instructions:-

Wash, pick, and dry the fruit, rub the butter into the breadcrumbs, beat up the eggs, and mix all the ingredients together; if the mixture is too dry, add a little milk. Fill some greased basins with the mixture, and boil the puddings from 3 to 4 hours.

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by: Hans Dekker

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This healthy fruit smoothie recipe is chopped full of wholesome fruit pieces and the sweet taste of honey. Blend one up today.

Ingredients:

1 cup plain flavored fat free yogurt

? cup crushed ice

1 cup unsweetened apple juice

? cup watermelon, cut into small cubes

? cup strawberries cut into halves

? cup mango, cut into small cubes

? cup peaches, cut into small cubes

1 tsp. vanilla extract

? cup honey

? cup almonds, crushed

Toppings:

Fat free cool whip

Couple sprigs fresh mint

To Make:

Frozen fruit may be substituted for this recipe, however fresh fruit will provide the best taste for these smoothies.

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