Monday, April 30, 2007

3 Tips for Cooking Chicken Healthy

Can you remember a time when you got sick of eating chicken? Most of us who have tried repeatedly to live healthy can. There are three healthy ways to cook chicken, and even better, they're surprisingly easy to do. Since part of living a healthy lifestyle and maintaining an attractive figure requires your primary source of protein to come from chicken, it is only fitting that you should know the healthiest and quickest ways for eating it.



Tips for Cooking Chicken #1 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Boneless chicken breasts are the absolute quickest way to go about preparing chicken. You can buy them at any grocery store and use them as you need them when you make meals. Just pull one from the freezer, thaw it and cook. Buying your chicken this way is much cheaper and much easier than buying a whole chicken and having to remove the skin and cut it up yourself. With the bones and skin already removed you can have your dinner ready in 30 minutes. All you have to do is flavor the chicken and bake it in the oven and wait for the timer to buzz.

Tips for Cooking Chicken #2 Whole, roasted chicken

This is a great option because it will leave you with leftovers, which can then be used to make healthy sandwiches or salads over the course of a few days. It takes about an hour to roast a whole chicken in the oven, but preparation requires you to only sprinkle some seasonings. Once this is done the chicken need only be placed in a pan and stuck in the oven at a high heat. Then while you're waiting for it to finish ,you can accomplish other chores you may have or go exercise.

Tips for Cooking Chicken #3 Rotisserie chicken

This is an excellent option for the person who hates cooking. You can buy a rotisserie chicken at any grocery store deli that is ready to eat as soon as you get home. You know that it is healthy for you because of the way it was cooked. In addition, you will enjoy having leftovers to use in meals over the next day or so, which will save you the time and trouble of having to decide what to eat. The sky is the limit when it comes to preparing chicken. The three different types above are healthy ways. In fact, a good rule of thumb is that if you bake it, broil it or boil it, it's healthy. Make sure and stay away from eating it fried or breaded. Both process use high fattening substances such as cooking oil butter and eggs. If you need ideas for how to prepare chicken so that you get a chance to experience different flavors, there are numerous recipes on the internet and in cookbooks you can reference. So many that there is truly no excuse for ever getting tired of eating chicken again.

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