Nowadays, people's requirings for "eating" are increasing following with the improving of people's standards of living. This increasing leads to two results. On one hand, the foods on people's tables are richer [1] and richer; on the other hand, the amount of fatties is larger and larger.
Fatness not only brings many inconveniences to people’s daily life, but also affects people’s health, so "weight loss" become a big hotspot [2]. The following is some steps to reduce the fat intake.
1. Choose low-fat dairy products like skim or 1% milk, low-fat cheese and yogurts, and reduced-fat ice cream.
2. Prepare foods by roasting [3], boiling, steaming, and light stir-frying.
3. Remove the skin from poultry and trim the visible fat from meats before eating.
4. Try to avoid or limit high-fat luncheon meats like bologna, salami, sausage, bacon, and hot-dogs.
5. Buy reduced-fat of butter, mayonnaise, cream cheese, and salad dressings.
6.Try to flavour [4] your foods with herbs, spices, lemon juice, mustard or vinegar.
7. Try to snack on low-fat alternatives such as pretzel, fresh fruit, and frozen yogurt to chips and cookies.
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