I use a lot of oil in my food

This topic was created in the Miscellaneous forum by DeletebyFeb14 on Monday, December 18, 2017 and has 10 replies.

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@DeletebyFeb14
8 Years

Hi everyone . I m quite limited in my cooking abilities and i fry a lot of dishes that i make. How do i go into making more of healthy style cooking? I mean how do you make healthy food without oil ... i use it to taste good .. i don't want to eat boiled potatoes though . Any tips ?

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@pisceswoman123
9 Years10,000+ Posts

Try to use unrefined oil as much as possible, like a good virgin olive oil and butter for the extra flavor. Coconut oil is good too because it has a high cooking point.... the most unhealthy it’s all this really refined oils high in omega 6.

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8 Years

Posted by GeminiGirl052388
Use olive oil as an alternative if you need to fry. You can also steam food instead. For example when I make chicken, I use chicken breast, and marinade it in pepper, garlic, rosemary, thyme and turmeric. I simply fry it in olive oil and eat it with steamed veggies only. I lost around 4kg and now starting to develop muscles.

Which veggies like ?

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@rockyroadicecream
14 Years10,000+ Posts

It's a huge misconception that cooking with oil makes it unhealthy.

Frying is different than using oil to keep something from sticking. It's all on HOW much oil you're using.

Simple solution- cut back on the amount used.

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@rockyroadicecream
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Posted by GeminiGirl052388
Use olive oil as an alternative if you need to fry. You can also steam food instead. For example when I make chicken, I use chicken breast, and marinade it in pepper, garlic, rosemary, thyme and turmeric. I simply fry it in olive oil and eat it with steamed veggies only. I lost around 4kg and now starting to develop muscles.

Cooking with oil doesn't mean you're frying it, dear.

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@coldwateryvirgo
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Oil is not bad . You just don’t need to be frying in them . Season some chicken , put a little oil to sear it

Sweet potato fries , season and add some evoo, bake in oven .

You don’t have to ban oil just use less . Plus , a lot of vitamin need some oil to be processed