Calorie Killers S 13 ways to turn your no-fuss man food into healthier meals without sacrificing the flavour ome blokes love to cook. Others, not so much. But no matter where you fall on that particular spectrum, the fact remains that you have to eat. Takeaway or home-delivered food is always an option, but there are times when even that seems like too much trouble – and all you want to do is throw something together in a couple of minutes and be on the sofa before the football kicks off.
Most guys will have a couple of quick and easy recepies up their sleeve – you know, the kind of thing you lived on when you were at university. Sadly those easy solutions are pretty grim in terms of nutrition. But they don’t need to be. With a few simple tweaks and substitutions, you can turn a colonstopping bowl of macaroni and cheese into a much healthier meal. It’s food you can enjoy without sacrificing your abs.
1Burger
Make it better: A good burger consists of one main ingredient: beef mince. And typically, the more fat the meat has, the tastier and juicer it seems. Does that mean you can’t make a tasty burger without a lot of fat? Absolutely not. Go ahead and buy the leanest beef available, then add a finely-chopped onion, a tiny dribble of olive oil and half a handful of low-fat cheddar cheese to give the meat that lovely greasy feel — without the huge amounts of fat that you’d usually be eating. What you’ll save: Low-fat Beef
Calories -96
Fat
11.1g
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March 2009 Men’s Fitness