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By Monica Resinger
In an effort to improve my family's nutrition, I have been making a
lot of healthy changes to our diet over the past few months. We, as
homemakers, are responsible for feeding our family and so are
responsible for their nutrition and teaching them nutrition.
Speaking from experience, I can say that fast food just doesn't fit
the bill.
There are so many choices available to us that it can be hard to keep
nutrition in mind. Try not to fall prey to this. A lot of what is
offered in grocery stores is not nutritious at all and is only
filling our bodies with unnecessary junk that either makes us fat or
gives us other health problems. It is up to us to learn about
nutrition and make choices according to this. To learn about
nutrition, there are a variety of books on the subject and resources
on the Internet. I would suggest doing a search on a search engine
for `nutrition'. This will most likely bring up all kinds of
websites that offer nutritional advice. Be wary of sites that are
selling supplements and stick to ones that offer information about
getting nutrition from food.
One of my goals for improving nutrition is to reduce the amount of
red meat in our diet. Red meat contains a lot of fat and by
substituting fish or chicken, you're cutting back on a lot of fat and
calories, therefore improving your nutrition. For us, this is hard
to accomplish because we love a big juicy steak or hamburger. But,
I'm discovering there are a lot of lighter, healthier options that my
family enjoys just as much. Here's a meal that has satisfied
my `meat and potatoes' family.
Baked Cod
1 pound cod filets
Preheat oven to 425*F. Spray a baking sheet with the nonstick spray,
then arrange cod filets on it. Sprinkle with lemon pepper seasoning
to taste, then bake for 10-15 minutes or until fish flakes easily
with a fork.
Broccoli, Crab Chowder
2 cups water
Combine the water and bouillon granules in a large saucepan. Add the
broccoli and cook until very tender, about 6 minutes. Put the
broccoli mixture into a food processor or blender and process until
smooth. Meanwhile, in the same saucepan you cooked the broccoli in,
melt the margarine over medium heat. Add the flour and cook until
bubbly. Add the milk and whisk until smooth. Cook until thickened
and bubbly. Add the imitation crab and the broccoli mixture to the
milk mixture and heat until heated through.
For the baked potatoes, you can microwave them or bake them,
whichever you prefer. When you dress your potato with condiments, be
sure to stay away from the fatty stuff. Use nonfat sour cream,
nonfat yogurt, low-fat cheese, chives or salsa instead of regular
sour cream and butter.
For you meat and potatoes lovers, I hope you'll try this, it is very
good and satisfying.
Copyright, 2000, Monica Resinger
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