Fat Free Cooking

Author: Rod Ferris CPT, CPAFLA
While a certain level of fat is required in the diet, at 9cal/g, fat calories can add up quickly and push us over our necessary daily intake if we aren't careful. Fortunately its easy to reduce the fat in our diets. Here are some fun tips to help you better manage the fat in your diet! While a certain level of fat is required in the diet, at 9cal/g, fat calories can add up quickly and push us over our necessary daily intake if we aren?t careful. Fortunately its easy to reduce the fat in our diets. Here are some fun tips to help you better manage the fat in your diet!

Ways to Cut Back on your Fat Intake

1. Sauteeing your meat or vegetables in water or chicken broth will save the whopping 240cals you?d be consuming if you used only 15mL of oil!
2. Useing applesauce in place of butter when baking your
favourite treats will leave your baked goods moist, tasty and can save you up to 90cals! 3. A snack food that fills you up and has only trace amounts of fat is POPCORN! You can wolf down a whole 2 air popped cups for only 60calories!!
4. A great easy way to cut back on 5g of fat when cooking is to remove the skin from chicken.
5. Eat fish instead of meat. Not only is it high in omega-3?s, but it can save you up to 92cals per serving!