Many people are under the impression that Italian cooking, in particular eating lots of Italian pasta will make you fat - this is not actually true. As the famous Italian, Sophie Loren, says in her book, it is not the pasta that makes you fat, it is what you pour over it. She was a prime example of how an Italian Food diet, based on Mediterranean food, is healthy. You do need to know which Italian foods you should eat, and probably most importantly how to prepare the food.
Sophia Loren, who was brought up on spaghetti, said in her book that it's not the pasta that makes you fat, it's what you put on top of it. The creamy sauces like Alfredo sauce, if eaten in very large quantities, are of course likely to cause weight gain. The Mediterranean way of preparing food does not rely on the creamy, rich sauces, but use olive oil in place of butter which makes the sauces much more healthy.
So that you can make healthy Italian food you will need some basic ingredients in your store cupboard, these will include good quality Italian pasta, onions, olive oil, fish, garlic, lean meat and of course seafood. You will also want to keep a good stock of various herbs like parsley, oregano and basil.
There are many Italian food recipes that you can prepare with the use of very few ingredients. A good example of one of these dishes follows;
Pasta with fresh Tomato Sauce - you can use any type of pasta for this dish. Boil the pasta in water with salt added. Make sure that you don't overcook the pasta - it must be firm and tender.
To make the sauce just chop up some garlic, an onion and some fresh tomatoes. Put 1 tablespoon of olive oil into a pan, saute the onions and garlic till they are soft. Next just add the tomatoes and then cook it all until well mixed together. Then add your favorite herbs - it's worth experimenting with these, but you could use parsley, oregano or basil. Last you just need to pour the sauce over your hot pasta. If you like cheese you could sprinkle over a little parmesan cheese.
I hope that you can see how easy it is to make a nice, tasty, yet healthy Italian food dish. You will not need any type of accompaniment, such as bread, with this. You can change the taste of the dish by varying the herbs that you use, and you can also try it with various types of pasta. Find the pasta and herbs that you like and you will have found a simple Italian Recipe that can be made very quickly and easily.
Sophia Loren, who was brought up on spaghetti, said in her book that it's not the pasta that makes you fat, it's what you put on top of it. The creamy sauces like Alfredo sauce, if eaten in very large quantities, are of course likely to cause weight gain. The Mediterranean way of preparing food does not rely on the creamy, rich sauces, but use olive oil in place of butter which makes the sauces much more healthy.
So that you can make healthy Italian food you will need some basic ingredients in your store cupboard, these will include good quality Italian pasta, onions, olive oil, fish, garlic, lean meat and of course seafood. You will also want to keep a good stock of various herbs like parsley, oregano and basil.
There are many Italian food recipes that you can prepare with the use of very few ingredients. A good example of one of these dishes follows;
Pasta with fresh Tomato Sauce - you can use any type of pasta for this dish. Boil the pasta in water with salt added. Make sure that you don't overcook the pasta - it must be firm and tender.
To make the sauce just chop up some garlic, an onion and some fresh tomatoes. Put 1 tablespoon of olive oil into a pan, saute the onions and garlic till they are soft. Next just add the tomatoes and then cook it all until well mixed together. Then add your favorite herbs - it's worth experimenting with these, but you could use parsley, oregano or basil. Last you just need to pour the sauce over your hot pasta. If you like cheese you could sprinkle over a little parmesan cheese.
I hope that you can see how easy it is to make a nice, tasty, yet healthy Italian food dish. You will not need any type of accompaniment, such as bread, with this. You can change the taste of the dish by varying the herbs that you use, and you can also try it with various types of pasta. Find the pasta and herbs that you like and you will have found a simple Italian Recipe that can be made very quickly and easily.
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