GET HEALTHY HOLIDAY TIPS FROM THE FOOD DETECTIVE
"This holiday, get healthier by eating sensibly Keep snacks to a minimum and when you do choose to include them, try healthier snacks that are higher in protein, vitamins, minerals, and fiber," say The Food Detectives Shirleen and Angie. Shirleen Sando is author of Beyond Low Fat Baking, Cancer Fighting Foods for the Millennium. The Food Detectives encourage you to include lower fat choices when meal planning, and keep higher fiber, protein rich items on your list. For snacks include those that include more fiber, protein, vitamins, and minerals such as Get Healthy Krispets treats, one of the recipes from The Food Detectives 2004 release cookbook, Flax & Soy, Oh Boy.
(PRWEB) December 20, 2003
1. Eat more fiber rich snacks. According to the USDA National Nutrient Database, foods such as Triscuits®, Wheat Thins® are higher in fiber. For a quick holiday snack, top Triscuits® with cream cheese and almond silvers. Or, top with your favorite cheese.
2. When making pumpkin pies, substitute evaporated skimmed milk for the regular canned milk. You'll cut calories and fat. You can also make delicious pumpkin pies with lower fat, higher protein tofu. This delicious recipe is free if you visit Bestsoy. com and sign up for free recipes. You can also substitute some of the fat in cheesecake with blended tofu. Use recipes that have been tested for best results.
3. Use evaporated skimmed milk or canned chicken broth when preparing mashed potatoes. They are delicious, without butter.
4. Fill up on fiber-rich foods. You'll eat less because you will get full quicker. Dried figs, blackberries, prunes, apricots, apples (with skin) are fiber rich.
5. Eat more fiber rich vegetables such as broccoli, string beans, corn, turnips, lima beans, and carrots.
6. Avoid excessive use of refined sugar, including table sugar, brown sugar, honey, and molasses. Purchase fruits that are canned in their own juice. Eat more fresh fruit instead of holiday snacks.
7. Mix a portion of whole-wheat flour when making breads or muffins. Or, try adding tofu to breads and other baked items. See Beyond Low Fat Baking: Cancer Fighting Foods for the Millennium, a complete soyfoods baking book, for ways to lace baked items with tofu. They retain moistness and taste.
8. Add flax to your diet, even in treats. While sweet treats should not be at the top of your eating list, most of us will cave in once in a while. Make your holiday treats healthier with flax added in place of more refined products. Get Healthy Krispets, a recipe courtesy of Flax & Soy, Oh Boy (see Bestsoy. com) is an easy and absolutely delicious way to add flax to an all American favorite, Crispy Treats.
GET HEALTHY KRISPETS
These krispets are a take-off from the original Crispy Rice treats that American's have loved for years. To make them fiber and protein rich, we used flax cereal to replace the rice cereal found in more traditional bars. Not only will you get more fiber with these bars, but they are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids and lignans. Omega-3 fatty acids are "good" fats that are essential to good health. Since our bodies cannot manufacture Omega-3 fatty acids, we need to get them from food. Get Healthy Krispets are a way to sneak nutrition into your family's diets. Your family will love these new, healthier treats. They are delicious.
¼ cup trans fat free margarine
5 ½ cups miniature marshmallows
4 ½ cups of flax cereal flakes.
Stovetop Method
1. Melt margarine in a 3-quart saucepan over low heat.
2. Add marshmallows and cook, stirring constantly, until marshmallows melt and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat.
3. Stir in flax cereal flakes and stir to evenly coat.
4. Pres warm mixture evenly into bottom of a buttered 13 x 9 x 2 pan. Cool. Cut into squares.
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