William Penn Life, 2006 (41. évfolyam, 2-12. szám)
2006-07-01 / 7. szám
The Hungarian Kitchen filling because anything in moderation is fine. As long as you watch what you eat and how much you eat you will be fine. Think about the eating habits of a child. A child only eats when he is hungry and only enough to sustain him till he is hungry again. As the child grows he is taught to have three meals a day because that is what everyone does. What if we all ate like a child does? We would only consume enough food to sustain us during our waking hours and we would not gain any weight. Some doctors believe this is the way to go and stress that you should control the portion size of what you eat. A baked potato should be no bigger than the size of your fist. A piece of chicken breast should be about the size of a deck of playing cards. One thing you can eat in great abundance is fresh vegetables, especially the green leafy ones. Most green leafy vegetables contain anti oxidants which fight cancer and keep you healthy. When you eat extra food your body does not need, it is stored by the body as fat and thus you start gaining weight. If you exercised you would lost fat and gain muscle and then the weight gain would be healthier because muscle tissue is healthier than fat mass on your body. Being a healthy person also includes ridding your lifestyle of stress. Stress can do you in just like bad eating habits and in many cases do just as much harm. Good eating habits, exercise, stress-free living will all contribute to a healthier lifestyle. Another tip I can give you about what you eat concerns labels on food products. If you start reading the labels, you can see how much salt or sugar or fat is in the food you eat. The best thing to do is eat less fat, less sugar and less salt. I read labels all the time and buy those products that are healthier to eat. Where we used to count calories for a healthier lifestyle, we now should be looking at the makeup of what we eat. Finally, two more fats and what they do to our body. Hydrogenated oils are chemically transformed from their normal liquid state at room temperature into solids. During the hydrogenation process extra hydrogen atoms are pumped into the unsaturated fat. This process creates TRANS FATTY ACIDS which converts the mixture into a saturated fat obliterating any benefits it had as a polyunsaturated. These are the worst kind of fats to eat. Buy food products that have a label reading NO TRANS FATS or ZERO TRANS FATS. OMEGA-3 oils are fatty acids found in some plants like flaxseed and in the tissues of sea creatures. These polyunsaturated oils have been found to be beneficial to coronary health and in lowering LDL cholesterol. Some of the fish that contain the oils are sardines, salmon, mackerel, tuna, herring and bluefish. Canned tuna is a good source of Omega-3 oils but use very little mayonnaise when making your tuna salad otherwise there is no positive gain. Congratulations on learning more about how we can eat healthier and feel better doing it. Your body will thank you for it. Have a great month trying all the recipes and staying active as well. See you at the golf tournament! Jó it**??*?. fósza/Uos Hungarian Lecsó 2 green peppers 2 red peppers 2 yellow peppers 1 large onion, thinly sliced 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoons olive oil Kosher salt and pepper to taste 2 tablespoons Hungarian paprika 4 tomatoes, skinned & quartered. Wash all the vegetables and pat dry with paper towels. To prepare tomatoes cut out the core and drop them in boiling water for a minute. Remove from water and let cool. Skin should easily peel away when scraped with a paring knife. Cut peppers into strips and onion into fine slices. In a skillet heat the olive oil and sweat the garlic and onions. Add paprika and stir well. Add the peppers and cook until they are limp. Add tomatoes and cook until they become soft. Adjust seasoning and serve hot. Hungarian Miracle Soup This is a great tasting soup you can enjoy anytime to feel healthy and lose a few pounds. The original recipe was developed at the Lahey Clinic for its patients. This soup burns more calories than it puts into your body. Soup can be refrigerated for a week. 2 bags instant onion soup 6 large onions, sliced thin 2 red peppers, diced small 2 cans whole, peeled tomatoes 1 large head of cabbage cored & sliced 2 stalks of celery, diced small I -pound bag of baby carrots I small bag of white boiling onions. In a soup pot, combine the instant onion soup mix and the amount of water called for on the package. Add the remaining ingredients and slowly simmer until the vegetables are cooked. Season to taste with salt, pepper and granulated garlic. For a stronger flavor cut back on the water in onion soup mix and replace with Sacramento Tomato Juice. For more great recipes from Chef Béla, turn to Page 14. William Penn Life, July 2006 13
