What's for Dinner?

We are all aware of the importance of a nutritious yet low-calorie diet, but it difficult to find interesting recipes that are both delicious and healthy. A high fat diet has been implicated in many diseases amongst them obesity, diabetes and cancer. But a fast-paced lifestyle also leaves many of us, working professionals, with little time to prepare wholesome home-cooked meals.

I know I get discouraged when I look at the multitude of recipes that call for hard-to-find ingredients and timely preparation methods. Ordering take-out on those nights when you return home from work dead tired can appear as an easy option - I have been guilty of it myself! Still, I know that ordering take-out each night is hardly the route to the healthy lifestyle I want. There is too much grease (you know they don't use that extra virgin olive oil), too much fat, too much salt out there.

Over the years, I took charge of my diet and began cooking almost every night (yes!) while continuing to lead the busy and full life that I have. It is not impossible to create delicious yet healthy meals on your own without having to slave over the stove.

In this blog, I will provide a list of easy-to-prepare, easy-to-follow instructions for delicious and healthy low-fat recipes as I prepare them for myself. The recipes I use will be inspired from around the world, with a stress on fresh ingredients you'd have readily available in your kitchen, flavor and color. If I do not attribute a source, then the recipe will be of my own creation.

Anyone who has more than a passing interest in improving his or her health through better nutrition will find this recipe blog useful.

Happy reading :)