Right about the time we began living a low-fat lifestyle, my husband bought me a cookbook “Chipotle Chile Cookbook” by Jacqueline Higuera McMahan (see cookbook recommendations) as a gift. This was my introduction to the chipotle chile and it has been an on-going love affair ever since. A chipotle chile is simply…

When we started living a low-fat lifestyle, we were sure that we would have to give up desserts. So we purchased a great ice cream machine. It is an electric Krups (the kind where you put the container in the freezer and keep it there until you need it). During…

Some cuts of beef are fairly low in fat. But, if you eat beef, keep in mind that it is almost 100% saturated fat. A healthy low-fat lifestyle can allow for an occasional meal featuring beef, but they should be limited to no more than once a week. And, keep…

Breads are the ultimate comfort food. Who doesn’t remember a slice of hot bread, right out of the oven, slathered in butter? Well, hot bread is just as good without the butter! Bread recipes are not too difficult to convert to a low-fat lifestyle. Yeast breads are inherently low in…

Most pasta is low-fat and is full of fiber, therefore very good for you. But, many people get into trouble by loading pasta up with rich cream sauces or butter sauces. It is quite easy to make low-fat sauce for pasta. I make double all my sauces and freeze them…

We eat poultry at least three nights a week. Poultry is naturally low in fat as long as you don’t eat the skin. I mostly cook with boneless, skinless chicken breasts and occasionally I will use chicken thighs. We also eat ground turkey (ground breast meat only). Chicken and turkey…

Chocolate…. What can I say. My husband is a serious chocoholic and always has been. He is also the baker in the family. So, when I changed our eating lifestyle to low-fat, he all but abandoned his baking. But, then I started running across low-fat chocolate recipes. When you substitute cocoa for…

This forum is for people who are interested in adopting a low-fat lifestyle or for those who are already living a low-fat lifestyle. My husband and I currently consume 20-40 grams of fat each day. I count grams of fat rather than calculate the percentage of fat/calories because I find…