What to Eat Instead of Greasy French Fries
by Shereen Jegtvig
French fried potatoes are popular because so many of us love the combination of starch, fat and salt. Unfortunately the fat adds extra calories you don’t need (and worse if they’re fried in oil high in trans-fats). But if you love French fries, there are a couple of ways to get that flavor without the fat.
You can make your own healthier version of baked fries by slicing a couple of potatoes into long thin strips, sprinkle with some olive oil or canola oil and top with a bit of seasonings, herbs or salt and bake in a 375 degree oven for about an hour. They taste great, but they’re a bit time consuming, so if you’re looking for French fry flavor with a bit more convenience, choose frozen potatoes that you can bake in the oven. Be sure to read the label to find potatoes that aren’t fried – look for zero or low-fat fries, wedges, or shreds. Read more
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Top 10 Good Reads – June Week 2
Hi Everyone,
I trust you are all having a good week so far. This weeks edition includes some of the best – a mix of interesting, and strangely engaging articles and studies from the past week. One that caught my eye this week was in relation to Pringle’s chips. It documented the courts findings classifying Pringle’s chips as “potato chips”, and therefore liable to the 15% Value Added Tax. Funnily enough (and not suprisingly) Pringle’s have appealed the ruling stating that their products don’t resemble the natural shape of potatoes! If anyone failed to notice – the first ingredient on the back of a pringles container is….Potato! You can follow the rest of the argument and fill yourself in on the details by following the link below.
In addition to the Pringle’s saga we’ve found articles linking political preferences to quesy stomachs, an article highlighting the best superfoods for allergy sufferers, and we’ve also investigated the science behind the dreaded but very prevelant “Beer Belly”. All this, plus a whole heap more – ENJOY! Read more
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Food Tip: Saturated Fats in Chips and Snacks
by Sherren Jegtvig
There are several types of fats in many of the foods you eat. Some of the fats are good like omega-3 fatty acids (a type of polyunsaturated fat), and monounsaturated fats. But some fats are bad like saturated fats and their evil cousins the trans-fats.
Saturated fats are bad for your health because when you eat too much of them you’ll raise your bad cholesterol and increase inflammation in your arteries. You don’t have to completely avoid all saturated fats, but keep your intake to less than 10% of your daily caloric intake (about 20 grams for 2000 calories). Read more
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Searching For The Best Chip Dip
by Shereen Jegtvig
While a plain potato chip is good, a potato chip slathered in chip dip is even better. But maybe not so good for you. Of course, if you read my post on how to choose better potato chips and healthier dips and salsas, you have a good idea how to find the healthier dips. Or you can make it easy, and do a search on our FoodEssentials database.
There are so many brands and varieties of dips and we have 43 of them to scrutinize. So let’s figure out which dip is the best. We’ll look for total fat, saturated fat, and ingredients like monosodium glutamate and artificial colorings. Read more
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