Easy Low Fat Recipes That Are Also Delicious

Eating low fat foods have to be as treacherous as one thinks. With the thousands of healthy and easy low fat recipes out there, making the choice to eat healthy is easier than ever. Whether you are looking to make this change for medical reasons, or by choice, there are hundreds of meals you can make that are not only good for you, but taste great as well! All you need to know is the right recipe, and a few simple tips, and you will forget this meal is a "diet" or low fat food!

Benefits of a Low Fat Diet

There are many great benefits of eating a diet low in fats. You will reduce both your daily calories, as well as your daily fat intake. You will also be eating more nutrient rich foods to help nourish your body and keep it strong! Another benefit of eating low fat foods, is it leads to lower cholesterol, which can lead to a decrease in the risk of heart disease, some cancers, and diabetes.

A Few Quick Substitutes:

Replace 1/3 cup of butter or oil with unsweetened apple sauce
Replace oil needed to saute vegetables with chicken or vegetable broth
Replace crumbled bacon with equal proportions of sun-dried tomatoes
Replace sour cream or mayo with plain low fat yogurt.
Replace heavy cream with evaporated skim milk or low fat milk.

Here is a sample recipe that you can make that is both low fat and delicious.

Salmon Teriyaki Stir-Fry

3 small fresh salmon fillets (or 2 large)
one bunch of chopped green onions
2 cups of white rice
1 cup of low fat teriyaki sauce.
Salt and Pepper to Season

In pan saute chopped green onions. Cut Salmon into one inch cubes, and sprinkle with salt and pepper to flavor. Add salmon cubes into pan with green onions, and cook until salmon is no longer pink in the middle. In pot, cook 2 cups of white rice. Combine cooked rice, salmon and onions mixture, and teriyaki sauce and mix until evenly coated with teriyaki sauce.

Blueberry Bread Pudding

8 bread slices
1 cup blueberries
2 cups of skim milk
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup Egg Whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup Splenda

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cut bread into cubes and place into bottom of baking dish. Sprinkle blueberries on top of bread cubes.

In bowl, combine remaining ingredients. (egg whites, sugar, milk, vanilla extract and cinnamon). Pour mixture into pan with bread and blueberries.

Set this pan, in a larger pan filled filled with about 1.5 inches of water.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Allison has in recent years made a lifestyle change, and changed her eating habits for the better. By combining her love of cooking, and her motivation for a better diet, so discovered that eating healthy, doesn't mean she has to eat blandly. Check out some of the recipes she has discovered here:

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