Tips for Preparing Protein Foods

Tips for Preparing Protein Foods

1. Use care when charbroiling meats  because this process can damage their proteins and produce cancer –causing chemicals.

2. Slow-cooked roasts prepared with vegetables and potatoes are a healthy and delicious way to prepare less expensive, tougher cuts of meat. Set a crock pot  on low in the morning, and come home to a delicious dinner.

3. Pan sauté fish filets in a small amount of olive oil with herbs and spices for a quick and delicious way to prepare fish.

4. Roast a whole chicken once per week for delicious leftovers.

5. Ground turkey meat makes delicious burgers. Season them with herbs, and add onions, garlic, and arugula to make a great burger that you can pan sauté or broil.

Healthy proteins are found in these foods

A. Wild fish: salmon, sardines, mackerel, herring, cod, snapper, escolar, ahi tuna, mahi mahi and many others. Canned fish provides an inexpensive and healthy protein source for a meal. Some fish are extremely low in fat content. Cold water fish like salmon, mackerel, sardines, and tuna provide Omegs-3 fats that are beneficial to your health. Poultry, including chicken, turkey, quail, Cornish hens. Healthy proteins are found in these foods: 

B.  Wild game, such as deer, moose, and elk 

C.  Grass-fed beef and lamb 

D.  Dairy products, including cottage cheese, plain yogurts, milk, and other cheeses.   

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E.  Plant proteins, such as legumes (beans, lentils) and tempeh, miso, and tofu. 

F.  Other excellent protein sources that make great snacks are raw (not roasted or salted) nuts and seeds, such as almonds, walnuts, pecans, cashews, sunflower and pumpkin seeds.