iHealthyFitness » vegetables http://www.ihealthyfitness.com Clean, Understandable Health and Fitness Information Mon, 16 May 2011 06:42:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Cooking for Braces: Big Pot of Soft Foods http://www.ihealthyfitness.com/cooking-for-braces-big-pot-of-soft-foods.html http://www.ihealthyfitness.com/cooking-for-braces-big-pot-of-soft-foods.html#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:32:48 +0000 iHealthyFitness http://www.ihealthyfitness.com/?p=236 When you have braces, your are limited in the types of foods you can eat. However, you can still eat healthy by softening nutritious vegetables with a variety of ingredients in a large pot style meal.

This style of cooking can incorporate your favorite foods. Here, I will be using the follow ingredients:

  • Baby carrots (several large handfuls)
  • Skinless chicken drumsticks (3)
  • Whole kernel sweet corn (1 can, no salt added)
  • Russet potatoes (5)
  • Broccoli heads (few handfuls)
  • Yellow squash (1)
  • Rotini pasta
  • Liquid egg whites (16oz)

These ingredients were selected for their taste, consistency, and nutritional value.  Feel free to substitute the ingredients or add additional ones as you see fit.

Suggested possible varieties of nutritious foods to cook in a large pot style fashion:

  • Canned tuna
  • Rice
  • Spinach
  • Cabbage
  • Beans
  • Peas
  • Tofu
  • Other lean meats

As you can see, I did not add any additional seasoning or spices to this meal.  The combination of the ingredients should create delicious natural flavors.

The order that you put the ingredients into your pot should be dictated by how long it will take for it to soften and/or the flavors you want passed on into the broth to the other ingredients.  Experiment with different vegetables to find your favorite combination!

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