Eating Healthy With Ethnic Food
Food Fitness
The new National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Obesity Guidelines recommend trying different ethnic cuisines to give yourself a taste treat while counting calories and fat.
In addition to introducing new tastes to your diet meals, many ethnic cuisines offer lots of low fat, low calorie choices.
So if you want to eat healthy and still have lots of different choices, take a taste adventure with ethnic foods.
Following is a sample of healthy food choices (lower in calories and fat) and terms to look for when making your selection:
Chinese
- Steamed
- Jum (poached)
- Kow (roasted)
- Shu (barbecued)
- Steamed rice
- Dishes without MSG added
Italian
- Red sauces
- Primavera (no cream)
- Piccata (lemon)
- Sun-dried tomatoes
- Crushed tomatoes
- Lightly sauteed
- Grilled
- Tomato sauce
- Tomato based spaghetti sauces (no meat)
Mexican
- Spicy chicken
- Rice and black beans
- Salsa or Picante
- Soft corn tortillas
Grab a PDF with sample menus for reduced calorie Traditional American Cuisine, Asian American Cuisine, Southern Cuisine and Mexican American Cuisine.
