healthy food recipes

A central concern of the society in which we live is health. People are getting more and more conscious about living a healthy life. Eating healty food is of course a great way to improve your health and stay healthy. A common misconception among people is that healthy food refers to bland and boring food that is widely available as a natural food co-op. However, healthy food is actually what you eat every day, only it is prepared in a slightly different way.

Healthy food as well as healthy eating habbits is pleasant for the palate. Closer the food is to its natural state; the healthier it is for you. You can improve your eating habbits by cutting down on packaged food. This kind of food, although convenient, is filled with preservatives and artificial ingredients. Healthy food can be convenient too, once you get into the habit of preparing them.

Grilling lean meat, fish, or chicken does not take a long time. While the meat cooks, you can easily toss up a salad of greens and vegetables. You can also round out the meal by using frozen or fresh vegetables. You can bring in variety into your meals by using healthy foods that you have never tasted before. Be sure to check the produce section of the local grocer, which will be stocked with a whole range of exotic fruits and vegetables. Some produce sections also offer recipes on how to cook the vegetables with which you are not familiar. This is a great way to introduce your children to healthy foods. You can also experiment with fresh herbs that can add new flavors to your meal.

Preparing healthy food on a regular basis will help you to make fast health nutrition meals. If you get the time, try using healthy food in exotic recipes. Healthy food can be prepared before hand and frozen for later use. When you prepare your own frozen food, you can be absolutely sure that there are no artificial additives or preservatives.

Encourage your children to get involved in the preparation of healthy foods. This will create a time that you can share with them. Eating healthy food does not cost you much of your time or money and most certainly, it is a better option for you.

Ingredients

1 pound raw shrimp

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon thyme

3 teaspoon garlic, minced

2 teaspoons cilantro, minced

1 teaspoon oregano

4 tablespoons low fat/non fat Parmesan cheese

Method

Put all of the ingredients together in a large bowl and refrigerate for at least three hours. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to sauté pan and add shrimp to pan. Saute shrimp over medium hear for 5-10 minutes. Heat sauce in separate pan; add sauce to shrimp.

Healthy Shrimp Pasta

Ingredients

12 oz. pkg. whole wheat pasta

1 c. fresh grated Parmesan cheese

4 cloves pressed garlic

3/4 c. olive oil

1-2 c. shrimp (1/2 lb.)

2 tsp. dried parsley or 1/2 c. fresh parsley

Methods

Heat olive oil and garlic in pan over low heat. Remove from heat and add parsley. Boil pasta; drain. Toss pasta with oil, garlic, parsley sauce and then add shrimp. Finally add Parmesan cheese and toss. Serve immediately.

healthy food in japanese is also popular

Boiled Japanese Radish "Furofuki Daikon" with miso sauce

1/2 Japanese white radish peeled and cut into 2-3cm rounds

1/2 carrot peeled and cut into 2-3cmrounds

"konnyaku" devil's tongue jelly sliced into triangles and four taros pee

4 taros peeled and cut if too big.

konbu kelp

salt

Preboil the raddish using the water from rinsing

rice(if necessary, add water)

Put konbu kelp,carrots,taros and konnyaku into a diffeerent

pot and cover with water.

When the raddish has slightly tender, rince with cold water

and to 2.

boil until the raddish is tender.

Serve the raddish,carrots, taro and konnyaku on a dish and

add hot miso sauce.