Wellness Cooking Tips

In selecting greens, look for crisp leaves with a bright green colour. If the leaves are yellowing, these are old, will have fewer nutrients, and may also have an unpleasant taste. Spinach – Enjoy raw in salad, sauté, stir-fry, or chop…
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Say No to full fat dairy cheese. Choose yogurt, kefir and low-fat cottage cheese/Greek feta cheese. Occasionally, you could have some low-fat cheddar or mozzarella – you can sprinkle some grated low-fat cheese on casseroles, multigrain…
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Instead of cooking vegetables with oil you can sauté them using vegetable or chicken broth. Vegetables will tenderise nicely. This way you can avoid oil altogether, which will help you cut down on calories. This is better than steaming or…
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Like fruits, fresh vegetables are better than those that are canned. Try to eat your veggies raw. If you must cook them, try to roast, steam or blanch them to the point that there is still some crispness to them. Don't soak them in butter.…
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Steam or boil vegetables instead of cooking or frying them. This is the healthiest way to eat foods like cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli and carrots. Steaming cuts off the need to use the fat and oil that frying requires and your food is…
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For weight loss and blood sugar control, use stevia in place of sugar and artificial sweeteners in baking, and flavouring drinks and foods. It is a natural calorie-free sweetener, so you can use it as a sugar substitute without getting the…
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Romaine lettuce has an impressive array of nutrients for a tiny number of calories so it fits beautifully in your weight loss plan. Two cups of romaine lettuce, the minimal you’d need for a salad, has just 16 calories and you get vitamin K,…
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When you are cooking with oil, use good quality extra virgin olive oil. It is more expensive than vegetable oil, but the health benefits are significant so it’s worth the cost. Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), which…
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Spices help us reduce the amount of sugar and salt from our diet. To reduce the amount of salt in your cooking, use spices that have a slightly sharp taste - like ginger, onion, garlic and basil. To keep your palate happy, use spices that…
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Use your time and your freezer wisely. When you cook once, make it last longer by preparing enough for several other meals. Freeze it and have a ready-made healthy treat for the next time you are simply too tired or busy to cook.
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