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News - Avera Sacred Heart, Yankton South Dakota USA |
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| Bennett Cnty Healthcare Center |
| Visiting Hours: Chili – A Little Bit Of Something For Everyone |
| Date : - 30/09/2008 |
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Lindsay Ourada, Dietetic Intern, Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
As the weather begins to turn chilly, many of us look forward to having familiar comfort foods like a nice warm bowl of, well, chili. At our house, cooking is typically my department. When it comes to chili, however, my husband Alex likes to get creative and makes his own special chili “recipe.”
His recipe is never quite the same – that is what I think is so great about chili, you can really be creative, don’t have to be exact with ingredients, and it can be a good way to use some extra ingredients you already have.
Chili is a fantastically diverse in that you can make it spicy, mild, hearty or even vegetarian. If you want a vegetarian option, use firm tofu and add beans along with your favorite vegetables. Beans are very healthy and satisfying and are great sources of protein and cholesterol-lowering fiber. Beans also help with weight-reducing diets because they keep you feeling fuller, longer.
Over the colder months when you may not be as active, it’s nice to have meals like chili that are low in calories and fat. Here are a few ideas for flavorful and healthy chili:
Use ground turkey, lean beef, buffalo, or chicken and cook or sauté it with onion or your favorite pepper to add some flavor. If you like it spicy and want to add a kick to your chili try a jalapeno pepper.
* Use up some vegetables you grew in your garden or bought and add them to your chili. There really is no limitation to the kind or quantity of vegetables you can use. Red, green, yellow, or orange peppers add good flavor and can make your chili very attractive.
* To lower sodium use fresh herbs from your garden or from the produce section at your local grocery store to make your own spice mixture. There is no right or wrong way to make a batch of chili, so add whatever flavors you prefer.
* In place of meat you can add firm tofu and any kind of bean that you like.
* Use shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese, low fat or reduced fat sour cream, and multi-grain or low sodium crackers.
Chili also possesses the “convenience factor” in that you can make a huge batch when you have some free time and freeze it for later. It also cooks well in a crockpot throughout the day while at work and is ready for you when you get home from a long day. Just add a dish of fresh fruit and a cold glass of milk and you have a complete meal to warm up with on a cold winter’s day.
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| Reference : - www.averasacredheart.com |
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