{"id":53341,"date":"2016-10-20T07:15:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T11:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=53341"},"modified":"2021-05-19T12:12:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T16:12:12","slug":"healthy-cooking-videos-poach-egg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/health\/healthy-cooking-videos-poach-egg\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Healthy Cooking Video Tutorials to Make Your Meals Exciting"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_53375\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53375\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53375 size-full\" title=\"5 Healthy Cooking Tutorials to Make Your Meals Exciting\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Healthy-Cooking-Techniques-Pin-2.jpg\" alt=\"5 Healthy Cooking Tutorials to Make Your Meals Exciting\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twenty20.com\/photos\/909343d9-afab-44ab-a9d0-8d0e0f9c6ba4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twenty20<\/a><\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Research has shown that <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/recipes\/healthy-freezer-meals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cooking at home<\/a> helps us eat healthier and consume <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jhsph.edu\/research\/centers-and-institutes\/johns-hopkins-center-for-a-livable-future\/news-room\/News-Releases\/2014\/Study-Suggests-Home-Cooking-Main-Ingredient-in-Healthier-Diet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fewer calories<\/a>, but that doesn&#8217;t mean we were all born with a spatula in hand. If your kitchen skills don&#8217;t yet resemble Gordon Ramsey&#8217;s, we&#8217;ve got the beginner-friendly tutorials you need to learn to cook healthy and delicious food every day. Poaching an egg \u2014 totally doable. And saut\u00e9ing sans oil \u2014 easy as cake (well, you know what we mean). These healthy cooking techniques are yours for the taking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/health\/food-lab-cooking-hacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 Science-Baked Cooking Hacks from The Food Lab<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>5 Healthy Cooking Videos to Make Over Your Meals<\/h2>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zquSq8TzUgg\" width=\"620\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zquSq8TzUgg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blanching<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What it is:<\/strong> Blanching is the process of quickly cooking food in water or steam. From there, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/health\/frozen-food-taste-better-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">freeze<\/a> \u2018em to have veggies on hand long-term.<br \/>\n<strong>Why it&#8217;s healthy: <\/strong>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nchfp.uga.edu\/how\/freeze\/blanching.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UGA&#8217;s National Center for Home Food Preservation<\/a>, blanching &#8220;is a must for almost all vegetables to be frozen. It stops enzyme actions which can cause loss of flavor, color and texture.&#8221; In other words, if you want to preserve your favorite produce all year long or have an easy-to-prep <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/recipes\/mason-jar-salads-recipes-healthy-lunch-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">veggie side dish<\/a> in the freezer for a busy weeknight, blanching is key.<br \/>\n<strong>How to do it:<\/strong> Start with a pot of boiling water and a bowl of ice water at the ready. Toss your vegetables into the boiling water, and then pull them out after the <a href=\"https:\/\/nchfp.uga.edu\/how\/freeze\/blanching.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recommended cook time<\/a> and place them in the ice water. Lay your cooked veggies in a single layer on a sheet pan to flash freeze before bagging them in individual freezer bags. <em>Video: The Kitchen Hour<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ShnyBIm2GOQ\" width=\"620\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ShnyBIm2GOQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Poaching Eggs<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What it is:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/recipes\/plantain-flatbread-recipe-nutrition-stripped\/\">Poaching<\/a> is one of the healthiest ways to enjoy eggs because it doesn\u2019t require any fat (whether it\u2019s oil or butter). Poaching involves submerging food in a liquid, but it\u2019s different from boiling because you\u2019re using \u201cmoist heat.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Why it&#8217;s healthy:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/health\/egg-whites-vs-eggs-healthy-choice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whole eggs<\/a> are a healthy choice on their own, and when combined with a cooking method that adds no extra fat, they&#8217;re far more sinless than that delicious, creamy yolk might suggest. (Worried about runny eggs being unsafe to eat? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ag.ndsu.edu\/news\/columns\/prairie-fare\/prairie-fare-are-runny-eggs-safe-to-eat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salmonella<\/a> is killed off at the same temperature that egg whites &#8220;set,&#8221; so if your whites are cooked, you should be fine. You can also opt for pasteurized eggs to avoid this issue entirely.)<br \/>\n<strong>How to do it:<\/strong> Create a &#8220;water tornado&#8221; in a pot of boiling water with a slotted spoon. Drop a cracked egg into the spinning vortex, so that it forms into a nicely rounded shape. Some people like to crack an egg into a separate bowl and then pour it into the water. Use your spoon to gently wrap any straggly bits onto the cooking egg. Remove it from the water with the slotted spoon after 3-6 minutes. You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/hilahcooking.com\/how-to-poach-an-egg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get a written version<\/a> of how to poach an egg at Hilah Cooking&#8217;s blog. <em>Video:<\/em> <em>Hilah Cooking<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/recipes\/breakfast-sandwich-recipes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8 Quick and Easy Egg Sandwich Recipes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QDp12PeimsU\" width=\"620\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QDp12PeimsU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Steaming<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What it is:<\/strong> Forget the stereotype that <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/health\/meal-prep-ideas-healthy-eating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">steamed veggies<\/a> are the uber-bland basis for all boring weight loss diets. You can steam just about anything \u2014 not just veggies \u2014 and have a delicious and healthy meal, to boot.<br \/>\n<strong>Why it&#8217;s healthy: <\/strong>Steaming is the best cooking method for retaining the vitamins and other good-for-you compounds in fresh vegetables, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2722699\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">research<\/a>. Since you flavor your food after cooking rather than before, you can more carefully control the amount of fat, sugar and salt you consume.<br \/>\n<strong>How to do it:<\/strong> Place a steamer basket over a pot of boiling water, add your items to be cooked and cover tightly. Remove after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healwithfood.org\/chart\/vegetable-steaming-times.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recommended cook time<\/a> and season to taste. <em>Video: Clean &amp; Delicious<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/health\/best-kitchen-tools-healthy-cooking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9 Kitchen Tools Every Home Cook Needs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dLuO_OQozI4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dLuO_OQozI4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Grilling Meat<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What it is:<\/strong> Grilling is a great <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/health\/how-to-cook-free-tutorials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cooking technique<\/a> to practice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicurious.com\/archive\/holidays\/grilling\/how-to-grill-without-a-grill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">year-round<\/a>. It yields beautiful caramelization on your <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/health\/best-healthiest-cooking-oil-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meats<\/a> (or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/lindsayhunt\/no-meat-grilling-vegetarian?utm_term=.jf533wmqb#.ylX441K8M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anything else<\/a><u>)<\/u>.<br \/>\n<strong>Why it&#8217;s healthy:<\/strong> Grilling draws out the excess fat and oil from meat and helps veggies retain their nutrients. It&#8217;s important to know that grilling meats (but not veggies), can release some cancer-causing chemicals. However, there are a lot of ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/greatist.com\/health\/grilling-bad-your-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reduce the carcinogens<\/a> and lower your <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/health\/healthy-bbq-grilling-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">risk of illness<\/a>, so you can have your steak and eat it, too.<br \/>\n<strong>How to do it:<\/strong> Prep your meat by trimming the fat, drying, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/health\/best-healthiest-cooking-oil-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oiling<\/a> and then salting. Prolonged, direct heat makes meat tough and dry, so flipping frequently is the key to juicy meat. Leave the cut just long enough on each side to develop grill marks. Once you&#8217;ve got your grill marks, lower the heat, move the cut away from the heat source, and finish cooking.&nbsp;<em>Video:<\/em> <em>Helen&#8217;s Kitchen<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yc5StLynwqo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yc5StLynwqo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saut\u00e9ing With and Without Oil<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What it is:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/recipes\/steak-cauliflower-potatoes-spinach-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saut\u00e9ing<\/a> is an essential cooking skill and simply means to cook for a short amount of time over high heat, usually in oil.<br \/>\n<strong>Why it&#8217;s healthy: <\/strong>Traditional saut\u00e9ing already uses significantly less fat than, say, frying. While fat can definitely be healthy, cooking in fat often makes it difficult to tell just how much fat you actually consume. Plus, with the help of the video above, you can even saut\u00e9 without any extra fat at all.<br \/>\n<strong>How to do it: <\/strong>Your pan and oil should already be hot before you add the food you&#8217;re cooking. This is key to getting a nice crispy brown on the outside. Also important: Don&#8217;t overcrowd your pan, which can leave food soggy instead of saut\u00e9ed. <em>Video: Kris Carr<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your kitchen skills are limited to boiling pasta and scrambling eggs, these healthy cooking techniques will make your meals more interesting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,7,11],"tags":[204,45,58,292,341,388],"class_list":["post-53341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-nutrition","category-health","category-health-hacks","tag-cooking","tag-eggs","tag-hacks","tag-meal-prep","tag-tax1living-well","tag-tax2nutrition"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53341\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}