Healthy Oven Cooking

It is perhaps one of the cruellest ironies in life that the best tasting foods are often the unhealthiest for us. Fried chicken, burgers, ice cream – all delicious favourites that have negative effects in terms of weight gain and overall health. The best thing about cooking for yourself is that you have a certain degree of control over which ingredients you use. So that means you can still enjoy your favourite foods as long as you make some adjustments to the recipes. Healthy cooking is all about moderation mixed with a good dose of ingenuity, so use your head and you’ll be able to eat smart.

Everyone loves flavour, but sometimes all that great taste comes at the expense of health. Just the amount of salt we eat in one day is alarming to most medical professionals. So when it comes to cooking, you should really take a look at all the extra things you put into a dish. Elements like salt, butter, and oil all make foods taste better, but they can have a tremendous impact on your health. Ask yourself if you can afford to eat your meals without fatty additives, and try to see what some of your favourite dishes taste like without them. In some cases, you might not even notice a difference. And even if you do, is that extra bit of salt worth losing several years of your life?

Your chosen cooking method will also have an impact on the health of your food. Things like pan or deep frying are obviously on the worse ends of the scale. Steaming or eating raw fruits and vegetables would be considered good alternatives. And somewhere in the middle lies things like roasting or broiling in an electric oven. Again, it comes down to your ingredients and the cut of meat you’ve chosen. Cooking in something like a halogen oven will make roasts healthier since they allow fat drippings to collect at the bottom. And when it comes to what type of meat you prefer, a big difference can be found in fat content and overall calorie count. In the end, healthy cooking doesn’t have to mean the end of good taste. But if you plan it properly and use a bit of creativity, it could mean a rediscovering of new recipes and great new flavours.

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