Healthy cooking

Try cooking sprays or use a pastry brush to add a small amount of oil if you must use it.

Instead of using oil when cooking, use liquids (such as stock, wine, lemon juice, fruit juice, vinegar, or water).

In place of cream in sauces and soups, try low-fat yoghurt, low-fat milk, evaporated skim milk, or cornstarch.

Instead of adding oil to the pan first when browning veggies, place them in a hot pan and then spritz with oil. By doing this, the amount of oil that vegetables absorb while cooking is decreased.

Cooking veggies first in the microwave and then crisping them under the grill for a minute or two is an alternative to browning them by pan-frying.

Use pesto, salsas, chutneys and vinegars in place of sour creams, buttert.