The Healthy Crock Pot Cookbook
800EasyCrockPotRecipeswith21-DayMealPlanforSmartPeopleonaBudget.
Jade Mault
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CONTENTS
Introduction
The idea of eating healthy foods, maintaining a fit physique, or losing excess weight, is often perceived as a myth by many. True, there are many advice and dietary regimens out there, many of which you have sampled and disappointedly discovered is not suited for you. Quite frankly, the amount of dietary information were bombarded with today can be misleading, especially for a novice who wants nothing but a healthy eating lifestyle. But, what if you discover that shedding that weight and achieving better health isnt nearly a rocket science as you thought it was? What if starting a healthy eating habit is much easier than you thought it was? The good news is that it very much is - you can achieve better health, without going to the moon or even seeing a dietician.
The content of this book is rich with unique, easy-to-make recipes that can be made at home. All that is required of you is the discipline and simple commitment it takes to implement these recipes. This book elaborates on crockpot dieting, listing out different recipes and methods of preparing them. A crock pot, also known as a slow cooker, is a countertop electrical cooking appliance that is used to simmer foods at much lower temperatures and for several hours than regular cooking methods such as baking, steaming, boiling, and frying. What this means is that crock pot cooking extends for many hours, even for dishes that could be made quicker and in less time. Interestingly, as illustrated in the recipes included in this book, crockpot or slow cooking can be used for a wide variety of dishes, including pot roast, soups, and stews.
If you`re planning or thinking about starting out on healthy eating or just in need of healthy meal cooking ideas to add to your fitness program, you probably would want to consider crock pot meals. Crock pots were initially designed to save time and have your meal ready after long hours at work, without necessarily spending long hours in the kitchen cooking. They became popular in the US in the 1940s when many women began to work outside the home. A typical benefit here is that you could start dinner in the morning and finish preparing it in the evening when you return from work.
While saving time spent on making meals is obviously one of the benefits of using slow cooking, there are many other excellent benefits, which will be highlighted in the following paragraphs. You most likely have enjoyed the benefits of instant cooking and several other healthy cooking methods, but hey, who wants to spend so much time prepping meals when I could actually prep up the meal, set it on, and face other important business I have for the day. If you work a regular day job and have kids at home, you obviously do not have too much time to go around for all your activities. Some of the recipes discussed here do require some preparation before going in, but they are still a great way to get your dinner on the table, especially on days when squeezing out time to make a meal is such a hard job.
What`s The Fuss About Crock Pot Meals
Have you thought about leaving the house while your food cooks? Well, now you have it, and theres more. How exactly? You may ask. Thats why we have prepared these recipes. But beyond having your meals cooked in your absence, here are some other ways slow cooking can simplify your life. I bet this part will stimulate your interest further.
- Having a meal in the crock pot eliminates the never-ending temptation to go for take-out orders. And as we all know, we simply spend more when we eat out. Worse still, the meals arent always excellent compared to when you make your meals at home.
- Crock pot recipes can turn out super delicious dinners. Often, they offer great-tasting meals that you can stash away in the fridge and quickly reheat when needed. Chilled lasagna, for instance, can be gently reheated to a warm temperature and neatly sliced into little squares. Chilled stews and soups are known to have improved tastes when reheated, which is the case here.
- Crock pot recipes are great for any weather situation - cold or hot. The aroma of hot soup would most likely be dearly inviting when you come in from a cold winter day. On the other hand, they work just as fine during the summer. Besides, they do not heat the kitchen as would be expected of an oven.
- Are you worried about electricity? Well, unlike an oven, a crock pot consumes less electricity. Hence, they are generally economical.
- Crock pot meals generally involve a one-step meal preparation, which can be done and placed in the pot all at once. This is another way you can cut back on time spent in the kitchen.
- Crock pots are just great for getting tender fall-off-the-bone meat. A lot of the foods that are ideal for crock pot meals seem a bit more expensive too. To get the best out of these meals, slow cooking is almost inevitable. Beef chunks, rump roast, and pork butt are all budget-friendly, but they come out better-tasting when cooked in crock pots. The prolonged cooking softens the connective tissues of the meat without toughening the muscle, thereby making them tender meat.
- Are you worried about doing dishes all the time? Yes, we all do. Crock pot, however, uses fewer dishes. Its an effective way to do away with dishes.
- Cooking your meal is an effective way to cut back on water usage -for cooking and for cleaning after cooking. The low cooking temperature contributes to the ease of cleaning. If my guess is right, Im sure you`re wondering about seeing your precious pot get burnt when you get back. Worry not. The inside of the pot is designed to withstand heating for a long time. Besides, the low temperature of crock pot cooking makes it almost impossible to burn. However, you want to tone down on the length of cooking time for vegetables and some kinds of meat.
- Other health benefits of crock pot meals include: getting more nutritious foods, making home-made healthier meals, controlling what you eat, and keeps you on track with your fitness program.
Slow Cooking On High Heat And Low Heat
For the best results, it is advisable to cook your meals at the best temperature. To someone whos new to slow cooking, the concept may seem pretty much the same, but there is quite some difference between cooking at low temperature and high temperature. The truth is that even though it is called slow cooking, simmering your recipes over long periods tends to drain the ingredients of all the nutrients and flavor, leaving your meal bland and tasteless.