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Healthy cooking
Healthy cooking is cooking that is focused on making healthy food, including food that is low in saturated fat, sodium, sugar, and cholesterol.
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A 31-year old female asked:
What you know about healthy cooking ?
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What is a good choice for a healthy cooking oil?
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Best healthy cooking oil out of the main commercial brands?
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What is a good healthy cooking oil that you can buy anywhere?
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A 38-year old asked:
Healthy cooking - loose weight and still eat? Is that really possible?
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A 48-year old asked:
What is a healthy cooking oil? Is it still healthy at high heat / temp?
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A 39-year old asked:
What are other healthy cooking oils except olive oil?
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A 31-year old female asked:
What is glycemic index? Is coconut oil healthy for cooking?
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A 38-year old asked:
What do you suggest if i would like to start eating healthy and what do you suggest if i would like my entire family to get used to cooking healthy, starting point?
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A 41-year old male asked:
What is the healthier oil for cooking? Canola, olive, etc.
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A 22-year old female asked:
Is it healthy to use cooking spray to cook..I sprayed it in my hand it does not look all good for us at all is it healthy or harmful to the body?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I'm 31 yrs old , I have a fatty liver & a enlarged spleen I weight 196 I'm currently trying to loose weight my ? is canola oil cooking spray healthy?
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A 44-year old asked:
What kind of oil is healthiest for cooking?
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A 34-year old female asked:
What is the healthy and best salt to use in cooking?
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A 37-year old female asked:
How is shortening different than butter or margarine, regarding nutrition and healthiness? Why the name "shortening"? Does it make cooking time short?
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A 40-year old female asked:
What's the best cooking oil for good health .
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A 20-year old male asked:
Is it healthy to consume vegetable fat based cooking cream or dairy cream is better?
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A 38-year old male asked:
What TV dinners are healthy and low in acid bec I can find some low in sodium well under 1500? Me and wife don't feel like cooking working lot .
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A 31-year old male asked:
Is their a long term health issue with the steamable bags of veggies that you cook in the microwave? the cooking in plastic is what im referring to
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A 24-year old male asked:
I am 22 and 307 pounds if I lose weight am I able to be considered healthy or is it too late and what is some good things to eat at drive thrus or something that involves almost no cooking for losing weight?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Is mustard oil and sesame oil good for cooking? Are they healthy?
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A 44-year old asked:
If I can keep one in my cooking with hypertension, which is healthier--butter or salt?
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A 39-year old female asked:
What impact will it have on health if one eats food without sufficient enzymes in it?[ ie;them being destroyed due to microwave cooking]
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A 33-year old male asked:
I am from India and here we mostly use mustard oil for cooking. which is the healthiest cooking oil or i should continue with the same oil.
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A 32-year old asked:
What's the healthiest way to eat onions? Do they lose much in cooking?
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A 38-year old male asked:
What is a healthy sandwich to make at home when you don't feel like cooking ?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is the healthier type of olive oil to use for cooking?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Apart from olive oil, what is the best healthy oil to use for cooking?
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A 23-year old male asked:
How to use saffron daily for general health without including it in meals cooking...is it safe?
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A 45-year old asked:
What do you suggest if i eat cabbage without cooking it, is it healthy?
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