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Eggplant Parmesan (Low Cholesterol) Recipe
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Cheeses of Italy: Parmesan to Trugole
Parmesan
Parmesan is a well-known semi-hard to hard Italian cheese made from partially skimmed cow's milk. Parmesan cheese can be purchased as a young cheese or as an aged cheese.
Eggplant can be cooked using several methods, such as frying, stir-frying, grilling, broiling, baking, and roasting. When cooking eggplant be sure to cook it thoroughly. When cooked properly it will have a flavor of its own and will have a creamy smooth texture.
Learning how to cut an eggplant is easy to do. Besides peeling, slicing or cutting the eggplant into chunks to prepare for cooking, some varieties should have some of the moisture removed by salting or purging.
By making a few adjustments to your favorite recipes,you can minimize the fat content in your daily diet. Use thesuggested low-fat substitutions for the ingredients shown.
Bacon
Low-fat Substitutions
Turkey Bacon
Tofu Bacon
Comments
Turkey bacon is made entirely from turkey meat and contains very little fat.
Although dietary fiber is a carbohydrate, it cannot be fully digested and does not convert into glucose; therefore, it does not raise the blood sugar level when consumed. Dietary fiber slows the entry of glucose into the blood stream, reducing spikes in blood sugar levels.
Food products containing less than 20 milligrams of cholesterol per serving. The saturated fat content must also be 2 grams or less per serving.
A specially designed tool for removing strips of Parmesan cheese easily and quickly as it is grated over salads and pasta.
A low carbohydrate pasta that is the same thickness and size as regular spaghetti. It has about 25% of the carbohydrates contained in regular pasta.
A slightly sweet, tender fruit covered with a shiny skin that ranges in color from purple, which is the most familiar, to red, yellow, green, or white, depending on the variety.
A slightly sweet, tender fruit covered with a shiny skin that ranges in color from purple, which is the most familiar, to red, yellow, green, or white, depending on the variety.
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