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Lupercal:
I've found that lentils/beans tend to be really useful, especially if you're trying stay away from stuff like ground beef, which can be expensive if you're getting good-quality extra lean stuff. Makes all sorts - curries, italian dishes (lasagne, chilli, etc) and very cheap. I love a good bean chilli with brown rice and a side of washed raw spinach leaves (folic acid yeahhh)
I've found Gojeeto be really useful (was this from this thread? I can't remember). Simply type in an ingredient and get a load of cool recipies, not all are fat free but some are, and others you can substitute things out for low-cal alternatives.
doombilly:
Yeah another good lean protein fish I'm seeing around supermarkets a lot is Swai. I kind of like it. Once I stopped trying to grill in and started just baking it, it came out nice. It was good on the grill but stuck to it too much. Also cholesterol can be tricky. Don't starve yourself of all fats. Your body thinks it is starving and just hangs onto them. Get lots of whole grain stuff. Opt for brown (long cook) rice over instant. Meh, I cannot abide whole wheat pasta though. It's from hell. But I thik a lot of the "fat substitutes" are worse for you than the thing they are supposed to replace. e.g. Margarine. Tastes like butt not butter. Horrible for you. Don't want either, use a good quality of olive oil.
Barmymoo:
Do you have access to those cholesterol-lowering yoghurt drinks? My step dad had dangerously high cholesterol and combined a change of diet with drinking those daily and going for a walk every afternoon, and his levels have dropped to a totally safe level in about six months. He did things like changing butter for low-fat spread, not eating desserts every day etc. No radical changes, just a lot of cutting back on things he liked. You can do it! The golden rule is not to change your diet so much that you feel deprived, because then you'll never stick with it long-term.
lepetitfromage:
Thanks everyone!
I will definitely be stocking up on lots of veggies, beans and olive oil! Lean ground beef has definitely been on the pricey side lately, but there are a boatload of sales with Memorial Day and all the other barbequing holidays coming up. I'm going to try substituting half the beef in any recipes that call for it with beans (and hope that the fiance doesn't notice). I bought "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" a few weeks ago and after looking at the nutrition info, I Can't Believe People Think This Stuff Is Healthier Than Butter. :-P
I'm trying to figure out what good fats come from and also trying to distinguish Really Bad Fats from Not So Bad fats. I know that Saturated and Trans are "bad fats" and Polyunsaturated & Monounsaturated are "good fats", but it's tough to remember where they all come from!
May- I've never heard of those drinks, but I'm off to Google them now! Hopefully they're sold around here :-)
Barmymoo:
The best rule of thumb is that the closer to its natural state a food is, the more likely it is to be healthy. That doesn't mean just living on a diet of eggs, but it's not a bad way to distinguish between two things in a hurry.
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