Heart Health : What’s in your dinner ?
Your cooking method will help make your dish healthier.
Your preferred cooking method should focus on low-fat techniques. Broiling, baking, grilling, steaming, poaching without added fat, trimming fat from meat, draining fat after cooking, skimming off the fat from meat broth and even removing skin from poultry can give you a healthier dish.
Pay special attention to your cooking oil as well.
Liquid vegetable oils that are high in unsaturated fats—such as canola, corn, olive, rice bran, safflower, soybean, and sunflower oils—are recommended for heart health when used in moderation.
In contrast, vegetable oils rich in saturated fats—like coconut oil, palm kernel oil, and palm oil—are commonly used in commercial food products and may raise LDL cholesterol levels, increasing the risk of heart disease. 1
To make heart-healthy choices, select products labeled ‘low in saturated fat’ (e.g., containing 1 gram or less per serving) and choose meats labeled as ‘lean’ to help reduce overall saturated fat intake.
Dinner is served, “Eats” Healthy
