Healthy, Thrifty Meals


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TIPS FOR HEALTHY COOKING  
Go easy on fat, sugar, and salt in preparing foods.  
For example, make Oven Crispy Chicken (p. 37)  
instead of fried chicken or make Baked Cod with  
Cheese (p. 28) instead of fried fish. You don’t have  
to leave out all the fat, sugar, or salt—just limit the  
amount you use.  
Flavor foods with herbs, spices, and other lowfat  
seasonings instead of using rich sauces and gravy.  
Look for ideas about what seasonings to use in  
some of the recipes in this booklet, like Baked  
Meatballs (p. 20), Baked Spicy Fish (p. 29), and  
Turkey Chili (p. 39).  
Make homemade desserts sometimes to save  
money and serve additional healthy foods to  
the family. For example, try a fruit crisp, like  
Peach-Apple Crisp (p. 65), or a pudding like  
Rice Pudding (p. 67).  
• Remove skin from poultry before cooking to lower  
the fat content. For example, try Baked Chicken  
Nuggets (p. 34), Chicken and Vegetables (p. 36),  
or Oven Crispy Chicken (p. 37).  
• Always follow food safety rules in the kitchen  
to make sure that the food you prepare for your  
family is safe. See the next page.  
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