Tonight we're cooking turkey lasagna using a lean ground turkey meat, and whole wheat pasta. To make up for those two healthy items, we added a part-skim Ricotta cheese as well as a Mozzarella cheese. I love lasagna, but only eat it a few times a year because of all of the cheese. I try to eat healthy, but there are times when taste is good too.
Sounds like a pretty good trade off of taste vs healthy eating to me. Everything in moderation is my view. I avoid most fats in foods but would enjoy a nice small piece of lasagna. One has to enjoy tastes ya know. Italian food is notorius for being laden with fat. To me it looks like your choice of turkey and low fat cheese cut that back to an acceptable level.
I agree, everything in moderation.
And really, Italian food isn't as laden with fat as one might think. Not real Italian food, anyway. Italians eat a lot of grilled lean meats, and the pasta servings are reasonable compared to what we get here at Macaroni Grill and such places.
And really, Italian food isn't as laden with fat as one might think. Not real Italian food, anyway. Italians eat a lot of grilled lean meats, and the pasta servings are reasonable compared to what we get here at Macaroni Grill and such places.
Hey Texasrose. I agree with you. It's the "American" Italian foods that are are fatty.
Lasagna sounds yummy to me. I had a neighbor that made it with cottage cheese instead of Ricotta cheese. I've always used Ricotta, and wonder how it tastes with cottage. They seem like similar cheeses.
Lasagna sounds yummy to me. I had a neighbor that made it with cottage cheese instead of Ricotta cheese. I've always used Ricotta, and wonder how it tastes with cottage. They seem like similar cheeses.