Fiona's Low Fat Cooking Blog

Big juicy burgers, sauce-smothered ribs, mounds of potato salad and big fudgy brownies—all classic summer cookout fare, and all incredibly fattening. Instead, try some lower fat options, and watch those ... Read More

Smoothies are a great way to entice your kids to get their daily intake of fruit, as well as sneaking in some extra calcium. One of my children loves fruit ... Read More

There are no real rules when making a fruit salad. Simply make the most of the rainbow of ripe, colorful fruits that are available at this time of year. This ... Read More

Strawberry shortcake is a classic summer dessert, and often a high fat one. As much as I enjoy it using either pound cake (not exactly low fat) or angel food ... Read More

We read a lot about the stuff we shouldn’t eat—fatty foods, refined carbohydrates, high sodium foods, and so on—the kinds of foods that increase our risk of chronic disease. But ... Read More

Here’s a delicious oven-cooked meal that involves very little clean up. Wrap asparagus spears in fresh sole fillets and bake them on top of sliced potatoes. Add just a little ... Read More

No, I don’t mean kitchen disasters. With the hurricane season upon us and the possibility of summer outages or other emergencies, Linda Larsen, About’s Guide to Busy Cooks, advises us ... Read More

Boost your intake of iron and fiber with a three bean salad. I use green beans, red kidney beans and cannellini beans, which are actually white kidney beans. Toss them ... Read More

Keep cool this summer by eating soup—cold soup, of course. Gazpacho combines the fresh flavors of juicy vine-ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, red onions and cilantro. Round out the flavor ... Read More

Pizza doesn’t have to be loaded with fat. With the right ingredients it can be perfectly nutritious and healthy. For speed, start with a ready-made whole wheat crust, which you ... Read More

Chicken pot pie may not strike you as a low fat food. In most cases, it isn’t. One brand of frozen chicken pot pie packs in 31g of fat, 13g ... Read More

There are so many important things to discuss with our kids these days—tobacco, drugs and sex come to mind. But what about healthy eating? Two-thirds of America’s adults are either ... Read More