Smart seasonal cleaning: 3 steps to healthier foods in a tidier kitchen (BPT) — Perhaps this year more than any other, seasonal cleanups and clean-outs have become important to many of us. So, as you tidy-up closets, basements and garages and refresh your spaces, make sure you don’t overlook the heart of the home: the kitchen. Now is a great time to purge the back-of-the-pantry and rid your refrigerator of crusty-topped condiment jars with an eye toward restocking with nutritious choices. Not only will cleaning out your fridge and pantry keep your kitchen
sure you recycle containers where you can or, better yet, reuse glass jars to store new homemade sauces and blends. For those condiments Step 1: Swap in low- that you keep, make sure you check the nutrition fat condiments label for fat content. Your refrigerator It’s a great time to try shelves are probably lined with partially filled swapping out higher bottles of salad dressing, fat items - like bottled marinades - with betterlast summer’s ketchup and maybe even a jar of for-you alternatives. For instance, a simple specialty herb mayonbalsamic vinegar-based naise that you’ve long dressing whisked with forgotten about. Check expiration dates and toss olive oil and spices can add a lower-fat splash of out any past-due items, flavor to meals. or items that you don’t use anymore - they’re Step 2: Front of taking up space. Make more organized, but it also brings the added bonus of eating a bit healthier. Here are three steps to help guide you:
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Step 3: Organize your herbs and spices
potency over time and may be less flavorful. Keep in mind that while ready-made spice It’s easy to accumublends, rubs and mixes late two, or even three, are a short-cut to flavorbottles of the same ful food, they generally spice in our cabinets, contain a lot of salt. especially if they aren’t used often. Take time to Create your own custom blends and experiment organize your shelves with new flavors and and spices in a way that reflects your search less sodium. Better yet, plant an herb garden. intuition and culinary You can keep your dry impulses - you may herb mixtures stored in find separating spices an airtight jar for yearfor desserts and baking round use or stir your from those generally fresh blends right into used for main courses your weeknight dinners. makes it easier for your With these three prep. And, if you’re consolidating duplicates steps, you’ll find tidying up your pantry and of the same spice, remember that dried herbs refrigerator, and keeping them stocked with generally don’t go bad, healthy options, has but they do lose their
never been easier. Lastly, don’t forget to look for I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!® Original packages that carry the iconic American Heart Association Heart-Check mark on the front package label to help make a simple and healthy choice. * Supportive but not conclusive scientific evidence suggests that eating about 1 ½ tablespoons (20.5g) daily of soybean oil, which contains unsaturated fat, may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. To achieve this possible benefit, soybean oil is to replace saturated fat and not increase the total number of calories you eat in a day. One tablespoon serving of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!® contains 5g of soybean oil.
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