Foods such as meatloaf are delicious, but can be greasy. Using ground turkey or lean ground beef can reduce the greasiness of this savory main course. Rather than cooking meatloaf in a baking dish where it's able to stew in its own oils, cook it in a roasting pan on a rack to allow the grease to drip off and be discarded. A quick and easy way to make ground turkey taste like ground beef is to include two tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce per pound of meat.
A Smashing Substitute
Mashed potatoes are delicious, but are often unhealthy due to the inclusion of milk and butter. Consider using low or non-fat milk, rather than whole or buttermilk. Leave the skins on the potatoes as they are an excellent source of nutrients while giving mashed potatoes a beautiful, full consistency. Use pepper or Mrs. Dash, but never salt, to season mashed potatoes. Finally, use margarine in mashed potatoes, rather than butter.
It's OK To Chicken Out
Fried chicken is one of the most commonly recognized comfort foods. When frying chicken, use low or non-fat milk rather than buttermilk and bread chicken with ground cornflakes rather than flour. Consider oven frying chicken as a healthy alternative to pan frying and when pan frying always use oils low in saturated fats such as canola, soybean or sunflower oils.
