A Balanced Diet Should Include Some Low Fat Chicken Recipes.
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With each passing day, more and more Americans enter the world of obesity. Bingeing, fast food, soda pops, chocolates, cakes and ice creams are all to blame, right? Well, no not entirely. It is the unbalanced diet of such victims which has put them in this situation. Fast food and other packaged food stuffs are generally very high in their unsaturated as well as saturated fat content.
Anything which is deep fried like fries and burgers etc. are a large source of fat. It is not that the victims do not know about this, it is the fact that these fat rich products taste wonderful. Thinking of any other alternative to these fat poisons, is impossible. Well, there are thousands of books on cooking which provide many alternatives to fat foods. All these books agree that seafood, chicken breasts, vegetables, cereals, milk products etc. are the best food stuffs to include in your diet. Other such products to have along are legumes and pulses.
Beef and pork products are a large reservoir of fat. If you are suffering from weight problems then, change over from beef and pork to seafood and chicken. There, are many low fat chicken recipes for appetizers as well as main course, which give a great taste and are quite low on fat.
Try having Macaroni with chicken breast pieces. It not only tastes awesome, but also gives a high quantity of fiber and proteins with almost zero fat. However, make sure that the preparation is done using only olive oil or canola oil. You can have this low fat chicken recipe as the main course in lunch or dinner and can even have it as breakfast. The great thing about chicken is that you do not have to always fry it to get a great taste, unlike pork and beef. Chicken baked also tastes great. Try baking chicken breasts with a mix of soy sauce, barbecue sauce and crushed ginger. It will give a taste similar to barbecued chicken, but with out the extra fat.
Chicken Parmesan is a dish which is enjoyed all over America, but unfortunately it is very high in its fat content. This is because of the breadcrumbs, oil used and the method of cooking. Here is a low fat alternate cooking method to enjoy the same dish without the hassles of excess fat. First, flatten the chicken breasts to half inch thickness by wrapping it in two foils and using a roller. Then dip these pieces in egg whites followed by parmesan cheese and fat free bread crumbs. Bake this preparation in a pre-heated oven of 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Chicken parmesan is ready to serve. Chicken meat loafs are quite similar to chicken parmesan in the cooking process and since here you do not use beef, so you cut down on a lot of fat.
As you can see from the above recipes, almost any chicken dish can be made into a low fat dish simply by cutting down on fat products as ingredients and preferring baking or light frying. If you are overweight and want to tone down, then start using low fat chicken recipes and eat healthy.
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