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Cooking Low-Fat Crock Pot Recipes Is Amazingly Simple

And with the wide variety of recipes, you'll never know it's good for you!

Many people don't realize that cooking with a crock pot can beincredibly healthy.  Because of the "one-dish meal"stereotype, they envision calorie-laden stews, high fat casseroles, orlarge chunks of fatty roast.  Not any more though!  There areplenty of low-fat crock pot recipes out there that are tasty ANDhealthy.
 Keeping these tips in mind can keep you on the road to healthyeating using your slowcooker, and aid your weight loss attempts bygiving you some variety in your diet.  You can also purchase acrock pot recipe book to give you some dinner ideas.

• Stayaway from recipes that call for canned vegetables or sauces. These are usually either high in fat or high in sodium. Substitute fresh for canned whenever possible.  Not only will yourdinner be more nutrient rich, but it will taste better too!

• Ifyou really want to make a recipe that calls for a canned broth,refrigerate it before dumping it in.  The cold will make the fatcongeal at the top, and you can skim it off before adding it to yourrecipe.

• Usefresh vegetables instead of canned when cooking.  If you wait andadd them closer to the end of the cooking cycle they'll retainmore nutrients.  Having them a little "less" done willalso add some nice texture to the dish!

Having dinner waiting for you when you walk in the door will also saveyou calories in a different way.  How many times have you"tasted" and "snacked" while you'recooking?  You almost can't help it when you'resmelling all those wonderful smells.  Using a crock put willcompletely eliminate this type of grazing, since dinner is ready to eatthe moment you walk in the door!

About the Author

Char Gietz is a freelance writer and a crock pot fanatic. She loves cooking with herRival Crock PotRival Crock Pot and writing about creative ways to use slow cookers. Her numerous articles offer tips and valuable insight for any busy family.