Comments on: Techniques of Healthy Cooking http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/30/techniques-of-healthy-cooking/ Culinary Rants & Raves from Bay Area Foodies and Professionals Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:04:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Amy http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/30/techniques-of-healthy-cooking/#comment-2395 Amy Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:24:20 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/30/techniques-of-healthy-cooking/#comment-2395 It sounds like you are doing a great job! For more variety when it comes to cooking vegetables, I think Mark Bittman's latest book "How to Cook Everything Vegetarian" would be a good one for you to check out. It sounds like you are doing a great job! For more variety when it comes to cooking vegetables, I think Mark Bittman’s latest book “How to Cook Everything Vegetarian” would be a good one for you to check out.

]]> By: Julie From Lifeskills 411 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/30/techniques-of-healthy-cooking/#comment-2393 Julie From Lifeskills 411 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:13:32 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/30/techniques-of-healthy-cooking/#comment-2393 Hi Amy, I am concerned about healthy cooking and weight loss. I am eating 2 servings of 6 oz of cooked veggies per day. One for lunch and one for dinner. Do you have any suggestions? I am on a "Food Addicts Anonymous" program and try to keep it simple as in just eating one veggie per meal (i.e. asparagus, brocklie, green beans, eggplant, spinach, collard greens, kale, mustard greens, bean sprouts and such. I don't really like how the pam sprays make my food taste and prefer to use olive oil but I am worried I am getting to much oil and practically frying my veggies. For the green beans I cook them in "Green Enchalada Sauce" and I throw in a smoked turkey neck for flavor and a little bit of meat. The kale I use canned chicken broth and a turkey italian sausage. The brocklie and asparagus I steam in a little bit of water but sometimes I over cook it and it gets soggie. In a pinch I grab Eastern Indian canned spinach which seems flavored really well or the bag of Eggplant. Are these really bad? I would really appreciate any tips you can suggest. I've lost 45 lbs and have another big chunk to go but I don't know how much longer I can take the veggies with out using mayo or so dip for flavor. Thanks Julie Hi Amy,

I am concerned about healthy cooking and weight loss. I am eating 2 servings of 6 oz of cooked veggies per day. One for lunch and one for dinner. Do you have any suggestions?

I am on a “Food Addicts Anonymous” program and try to keep it simple as in just eating one veggie per meal (i.e. asparagus, brocklie, green beans, eggplant, spinach, collard greens, kale, mustard greens, bean sprouts and such.

I don’t really like how the pam sprays make my food taste and prefer to use olive oil but I am worried I am getting to much oil and practically frying my veggies.

For the green beans I cook them in “Green Enchalada Sauce” and I throw in a smoked turkey neck for flavor and a little bit of meat.

The kale I use canned chicken broth and a turkey italian sausage. The brocklie and asparagus I steam in a little bit of water but sometimes I over cook it and it gets soggie.

In a pinch I grab Eastern Indian canned spinach which seems flavored really well or the bag of Eggplant. Are these really bad?

I would really appreciate any tips you can suggest. I’ve lost 45 lbs and have another big chunk to go but I don’t know how much longer I can take the veggies with out using mayo or so dip for flavor.

Thanks
Julie

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