Be aware of cooking terms that signal high fat or high sodium foods. Remember to choose foods that are baked, boiled, broiled, grilled, poached, or steamed. These preparation methods tend to be lower in fat.Avoid buttered or buttery, sautéed,fried, pan fried, deep fried, French fried, crispy, breaded or battered, creamed, creamy, in cream sauce,with gravy, au gratin, in cheese sauce, and scalloped. All of these terms usually refer to high fat. Smoked, pickled, barbecued, in broth, in cocktail sauce, teriyaki, with soy sauce usually refer to high sodium foods.

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