Photo by: Johannes Pribyl
It can be an extremely challenging lifestyle choice as well. The one thing that has been hard to accept is that you will eventually find yourself making most things from scratch to insure there are no "hidden" ingredients.
One place where hidden ingredients tend to lurk quite often is in the seasonings you use. One example being Lowry's Season Salt which list "natural flavorings"as one of the ingredients. One of the natural flavorings is chicken bouillon. Most bouillon products have MSG in them. Since we don't know for certain if theirs does, it is much safer to make our own.
Truth in labeling
I have a simple recipe for Lemon pepper seasoning that you make as you need.
1-2 TBSP oil
juice of 1 lemon
Pepper to your liking
In a bowl combine ingredients and brush onto fish or chicken and then bake or pan fry as desired.
Notes: I usually use grapeseed oil as it is nearly flavorless and is a healthier oil than olive oil. You could also use coconut oil, but since it is a solid at room temperatures, it will form more of a rub than a glaze.
I have a simple recipe for Lemon pepper seasoning that you make as you need.
1-2 TBSP oil
juice of 1 lemon
Pepper to your liking
In a bowl combine ingredients and brush onto fish or chicken and then bake or pan fry as desired.
Notes: I usually use grapeseed oil as it is nearly flavorless and is a healthier oil than olive oil. You could also use coconut oil, but since it is a solid at room temperatures, it will form more of a rub than a glaze.
2 comments:
Winkyboy said...
You know - I would really recommend switching to olive oil for this. Probably not an extra virgin press because of the flavor, but grapeseed oil, being polyunsaturated and heavily processed, isn't really that much of a step up from soybean or canola.
Olive oil of course is going to set up a bit in the refridgerator, but you can always just set the jar in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes before eating.
And as you mentioned coconut oil - why not just heat it up enough to melt before using?
Winkyboy said...
Er, change "Probably not an extra virgin press because of the flavor, but grapeseed oil..." to "Probably not an extra virgin press because of the flavor. Grapeseed oil..."