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IN PHOTOS: Follow these easy cooking tips to help you with your diet

Updated On: 31 May, 2026 12:58 PM IST | Nascimento Pinto

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Nutritionist Aditi Khurana shares easy cooking tips to help you plan your meals. Photo Courtesy: File pics

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Nutritionist Aditi Khurana shares easy cooking tips to help you plan your meals. Photo Courtesy: File pics
Focus on home-cooking: Opt for home-cooked meals with oil blends or less-absorbing oils over store-bought food, which often uses higher quantities of lower-quality oil for profit

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Focus on home-cooking: Opt for home-cooked meals with oil blends or less-absorbing oils over store-bought food, which often uses higher quantities of lower-quality oil for profit

Use cooking methods like roasting, stir-frying, and steaming use little or no oil. So modify cooking techniques by using steaming or sautéing instead of deep-frying

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Use cooking methods like roasting, stir-frying, and steaming use little or no oil. So modify cooking techniques by using steaming or sautéing instead of deep-frying

Pre-marination with added salt helps tenderise meat and vegetables that require more oil and longer cooking times.
Prioritise fresh ingredients: Use water-based vegetables that require less oil during cooking

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Pre-marination with added salt helps tenderise meat and vegetables that require more oil and longer cooking times.

Prioritise fresh ingredients: Use water-based vegetables that require less oil during cooking

Soaking lentils and pulses reduces phytic acid, increasing the bioavailability of micronutrients like zinc and helping manage anxiety

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Soaking lentils and pulses reduces phytic acid, increasing the bioavailability of micronutrients like zinc and helping manage anxiety

Select quality cookware: Utilising cast iron or high-quality ceramic cookware can reduce the need for oil while retaining or improving the nutritional value of the food

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Select quality cookware: Utilising cast iron or high-quality ceramic cookware can reduce the need for oil while retaining or improving the nutritional value of the food

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