Healthy Cooking
Cooking your own meals is very important in improving your health. By cooking you can control how many calories your food has, how fresh your food is and what ingredients it contains. This guide will help you get started with the basics of cooking.
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Articles
- How to Cook a Turkey
- The turkey is the centerpiece of a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner which is why properly cooking it is so important. Mess it up and not even the best side dishes will save you. Perfect your technique and you'll be everyone's favorite person, at least for this one day every year.
- How to Thaw a Turkey
- Making a healthy Thanksgiving Turkey is more involved than just using the right ingredients. During the holiday season, an increase in food poisoning is usually seen in part because most people don't know how to properly thaw a turkey. If done improperly, bacteria can multiply very quickly and cause your closest friends and family to get sick.
- Healthy Meats: Types and Preparation
- With an increased focus on healthy eating, picking the right kinds of meat can give a boost to the overall nutrition of your food.
- With an increased focus on healthy eating, picking the right kinds of meat can give a boost to the overall nutrition of your food.
- Make Your Own Menu
- Cooking shouldn't have to be a chore. To many, cooking is a job, career and even a way of life. To some it is an art and to you it should be fun.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I calibrate a meat thermometer?
- A meat thermometer should be used abundantly, especially during the holidays when turkey and ham are the centerpiece of every meal. Calibrating is a quick process that takes less than 10 minutes which can save you a lot of pain down the road.
- Is pizza healthy?
- Pizza has always been touted as some sort of secret health food that's also really tasty. It's so good that some may wonder if it's even healthy and the answer to that depends on how it is prepared.
- How can I make a cheesy dish healthy?
- Cheese is a healthy food because it's loaded with calcium and good quality protein. Unfortunately, it's also high in fat, and not just any fat, unhealthy saturated fat.
- Cheese is a healthy food because it's loaded with calcium and good quality protein. Unfortunately, it's also high in fat, and not just any fat, unhealthy saturated fat.
- What's the healthiest way to cook?
- Everyone has their own special way of cooking a meal. But are there some methods that are healthier than others?
Top 5 Lists
- Top 5 Ways to Make a Healthier Burrito
- Do you love making burritos or tacos? Here are some simple steps you can take to enjoy them while at them same time making them healthier.
- Do you love making burritos or tacos? Here are some simple steps you can take to enjoy them while at them same time making them healthier.
- Top 5 Ways to Make Mashed Potatoes Healthier
- Mashed potatoes go good with almost any food. Unfortunately, depending on the way that they're prepared, they can be unhealthy. There are some steps you can take to still enjoy your mashed potatoes, but in a healthier way.
- Mashed potatoes go good with almost any food. Unfortunately, depending on the way that they're prepared, they can be unhealthy. There are some steps you can take to still enjoy your mashed potatoes, but in a healthier way.
- Top 5 Ways to Add Flavor to Your Meals in a Healthy Way
- Adding flavor to your dishes in a healthy way can be a tough thing to do. There are however, a few tasty options you can choose from.
- Adding flavor to your dishes in a healthy way can be a tough thing to do. There are however, a few tasty options you can choose from.
- Top 5 Healthiest Cooking Methods
- The healthiest cooking methods are those that don't add any calories to your food or even take some of the calories away. Just because you aren't deep frying your food doesn't mean you need to compromise on flavor.
- The healthiest cooking methods are those that don't add any calories to your food or even take some of the calories away. Just because you aren't deep frying your food doesn't mean you need to compromise on flavor.
- Top 5 Ways to Make a Pizza Healthier
- Pizza has traditionally been seen as an unhealthy food. There are some steps you can take to make your pizza healthier.
Tools
- Free Diet Plans
- This tool will provide you with a daily meal program that is personalized for your own needs. Whether you're looking to gain, lose or maintain weight, the SH Trainer can help you reach your goals.
- Recipes
- This section contains recipes of foods that are both tasty and healthy.
- Turkey Thaw Time - Calculator
- This calculator will tell you how much time is needed to properly thaw a turkey in the refrigerator or in cold water.
- Turkey Cook Time - Calculator
- This calculator will tell you how much time is needed to properly cook a turkey.
Top 5 Quick and Easy Breakfast Ideas
- Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and there are quick and easy foods you can eat to jump start your day.
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