Down Home Cooking The Healthy Way When You're Over 50

The following article is another one of my many articles you will find already published at http://tmdassc.qondio.com.

For men and women over 50, down home cooking is referred to by some as southern cooking, and by others as soul food. No matter what you may call it, it's some darn good eating to a lot of folks. Many people who like down home cooking do not get to enjoy it as much as they would like to because of the unhealthy amounts of calories, saturated fats, and cholesterol it generally contains.

However, there's good news for men and women over 50 who enjoy eating down home cooking. You can still enjoy down home cooking or soul food as much as you like because it can now be prepared in a healthy manner. All you need are the right substitutes.

The key to healthy down home cooking is to use lean meats such as round, sirlion, chuck arm pot roast, loin, lean and extra lean ground beef, and poultry with skin removed instead of high fat meats. Fish, beans and grain dishes are also great substitutes.

Substitute skinless chicken thighs for neckbones, turkey thighs for ham hocks and fatback, and small amounts of vegetable oil for lard, butter, or other fats that are hard at room temperature.

Use turkey bacon, lean ham, Canadian bacon(omit if on a low sodium diet) instead of prok bacon. Also substitute ground skinless turkey breast for pork sausage, ground boneless turkey breast for ground beef and pork, lowfat(1% - 2%) or nonfat/skim milk for whole milk, and lowfat or part skim milk cheeses for whole milk cheeses.

Substitute evaporated skim milk for cream, mustard for regular mayonnaise in sandwiches, and nonfat or lowfat dressing, yogurt or mayonnaise for regular mayonnaise in salads and sandwiches.

Use fruits and vegetables without added fat instead of avocado, olives, etc., as salad garnishes, and low sodium bouillon and broths instead of regular bouillons and broths.

Put away the deep fryer and replace it with a steamer. Get into the habit of broiling, steaming roasting/baking, microwaving, grilling, braising/stewing, boiling simmering, and stir-frying with a little bit of oil instead of frying, basting with fat, and cooking in fatty sauces and gravies. When using oil, use no more than 1 - 2 tablespoons of oil per 4 servings.

Substitute a variety of seasonings of herbs and spices for salt. for instance, instead of using salt for your greens, add fresh green pepper and basil. When cooking black eyed peas, add Spanish onion and crushed black pepper. Add pepper first, then taste. You are going to discover a whole new intense flavor in all your main dishes.

These substitutes will make very little difference to the taste of the food, but they will make a world of difference to your heart and to your health when you're over 50.

Now that you have been armed with the knowledge, get ready for some good healthy down home southern cooking and soul food. You can get started right now by grabbing your free complimentary copy of "Healthy Cooking Down Home Recipes" from the Free Reports section of this blog.