Chicken is one of the best foods you can eat, but you do have to think about the calories in chicken before you serve it up.
Imize FatChicken is lean meat, but it is loaded with fat. Just two ounces of chicken will give you almost all of your daily loose fiber. The difference comes into play when you cook the chicken. If you get creative, you can make chicken a low-calorie lean meat, but it is important to watch the amount of oil you use. Less is better. Oil adds the most fat.
Did You Know…..Chicken without the skin is low in calories, but each ounce of chicken Skin less than the size of a deck of cards contains 58 calories.Also,luoride, the compound in toothpaste, increases your risk of having kidney stones. Chicken without skin is low in sodium, but because sodium is so high in many of the foods we eat, we tend to add more to it.
Sodium is essential, but so is potassium. You can get the required potassium from fruits and vegetables.
Chicken without skin or chicken stock is low in calories and very low in fat.
Casseroles are high in sodium, low in potassium and nearly always have chicken stock.
Soups, appetizers and snacks should beSnacks:
Baked potato chips are loaded with calories, salt and fat.
Hors d’oeuvres have a lot of salt and fat.
Pickled foods are high in sodium.
There are so many fruits and vegetables that it is easy to make delicious meals that everyone in your family will love. And, they will all be low in calories, which makes them a great addition to any diet.
Chicken is lean meat and it is often cooked without the skin.
The skin adds flavor but a lot of unnecessary fat.
Chicken is very easy for the body to digest and low in fat.
The body processes the chicken much easier than beef, which means that it will get used more quickly by the body and will be burned more quickly.
The body burns calories getting the nutrients from meat like it does from carbohydrates and fats.
The body processes the meat the same way, burning calories.
Grill the chicken instead of frying it.
Make your own chicken nuggets.
Eat grilled or baked fish.
Chicken fajitas are a Mexican favorite, with tomatoes, onions and beans. Build your fajita recipe with corn, up to two tomatoes, one half cup of beans, two slices of cheese, avocado and sour cream. Put the fajita mix on a whole-wheat flour tortilla and you have a high-fiber, low-fat meal.
Appetizers
An easy and delicious appetizer is to cut up a chicken or turkey breast, coat it completely with olive oil, and then grill it. The breast doesn’t dry out that easily, so it is great for barbecues. Grilled chicken acts as a buffet of sorts at a summer picnic.
Everyone loves potato salad. Cut up potatoes into sticks and then roll them in olive oil and salt. The trick to making them healthier is to use the low-sodium, high-flavor olive oil. Feel free to add mayo, fat-free sour cream or low-fat cream cheese for extra flavor.
Umbella pasta. First grate about two cups of whole milk and then grate or grate two pounds of cremini mushrooms. Fill a small bowl with about two ounces of cremini mushrooms and a tablespoon of crushed flat-fast garlic. Add some chopped basil and pulse until chopped. Put it in a small dish and marinate in the refrigerator for several hours. Serve it with rosemary or drizzle with olive oil. It makes a great accompaniment to any low-fat seafood or chicken dish.
Blueberry Greek salad. Grate half a cup of fresh blueberries and then toss them in a blender with a half-cup of fat-free sour cream, one teaspoon of honey, and two tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil. Whirl until smooth and wow.
Lean hamburger. Instead of using lean beef to make burgers, continue to cook regular patties but replace the beef with extra-virgin olive oil. It will be amazing (and flavorful) and help your heart, weight and health.
Quiche. Rich in calories (amicous and filling), the quiche comes to the table ready to be devoured. Start by preparing a spinach/broccoli lightly sauteed and then add to the cooked burger. Add half a cup of kidney beans once cooked. Next whip in half a cup of capers, mix and finely chop. Pile the spinach/rope into the burger and then top it with the cheese.
