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How To Fight Fat in the Fridge
1. Once a month, pull everything
out of your refrigerator and separate the good foods from the bad. Try
to have more low-fat, high-fiber and low sugar foods.
2. Hide desserts and other
indulgent foods in the crisper, so that they are out of immediate sight.
Healthy foods like fruits and vegetables spoil the quickest and should
be kept on the refrigerator shelf where you can see and eat them. (Americans
on average waste about $10 a week on produce that spoils.)
3. Divide your refrigerator
into different sections, keeping healthy foods up front and other foods
toward the back.
4. Make fat substitutes.
For example, use skim or 1% milk for whole milk; soft margarine for
butter, and use only lean cuts of meats; chicken and fish in the place
of ribs, ground meat and other fattier meats. One easy substitution
over a week’s time can save you an entire day’s worth of saturated fat!
5. You’ll be more likely
to eat a healthy snack if the good foods look appealing; keep nuts next
to the low-fat yogurt, or chocolate syrup with skim milk, ready to be
mixed together.
6. Rev up your leftovers!
Put an entree with vegetables and other side dishes in a covered container
for the next day’s lunch or dinner, either at home or on the go.
7. Save time in the kitchen!
Cut up vegetables and fruits and store them in ziplock bags, so they’ll
be ready for the next meal or when you come looking for a ready-to-eat
snack.
8. Freeze foods in portions
to make healthy eating easier. Did you know the recommended serving
of cooked meat is 3 ounces, similar in size to a deck of playing cards?
The standard serving size for pasta is one cup and half a cup for vegetables.
9. Freeze fruits such as
bananas, grapes and orange slices to make them more fun to eat for children.
Next time they want a sweet snack offer them frozen fruit rather than
ice cream.
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