Man-approved Spicy Oven Fries

Football season is in full-swing, but don't let unhealthy tailgate food spoil your diet. Try these oven-baked, spicy French fries from Men's Health magazine instead of your standard oil-fried spuds.

Ingredients

 

• 4 russet potatoes, cut lengthwise into 12 wedges
• 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

 

Time estimates

 

Prep time: 10 min  

Cook time: 35 min  

Total time: 45 min  

 

Directions

 

1. Preheat the oven to 450°F.
2. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
3. Dip the cut potatoes in egg to coat and place in a bowl.
4. Mix the remaining ingredients and sprinkle over the potatoes, toss well to coat.
5. Place the wedges on the baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes. 
6. Turn the potatoes over and bake for 15 minutes or until crisp.
   
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6 Simple Tricks To Eat More Mindfully

Whenever anyone tells me they eat healthy but still can’t lose weight, I ask them if they practice mindful eating. Most people just stare back at me blankly, wondering what on earth I’m talking about!

The fact is there is an "art" to eating healthy!  Here are 9 simple tricks!

1. Chew 25 times

Chewing is probably the simplest and most effective way develop the habit of eating mindfully.
I recommend 25 chews per bite here, but likely anything over 20 chews will provide a benefit. The most important part is that you choose a number and count your chews until you reach it. The number itself is less consequential.

2. Eat every thing with chopsticks for a week
Even if you grew up with chopsticks as your primary utensil, you’ve probably never used them to eat a sandwich or a bag of chips.

3. Try to identify every ingredient in your meal
Trying to taste and identify all the different ingredients in your meal is another great way to focus on the present moment and eat more mindfully. This is particularly fun at restaurants, when you didn’t make the food yourself. An added bonus of this technique is it may also help you become more creative in the kitchen.

4. Put your food on a plate
It may sound obvious, but eating out of a bag is not a very mindful practice. Get in the habit of placing even small snacks and desserts on a plate before you eat them. This will force you to acknowledge exactly what and how much you will be eating.

5. Sit at a table
Once your food is on a plate, you may as well go the extra mile to sit at a table. Formalizing your dining experience can help draw your attention to your food and your eating habits.

6. Eat in Silence
Put away your phone, turn off the TV! ny sensation that you experience outside of taste and smell while you’re eating can distract you and make mindful eating more difficult.

Tricks for using Skewers

Soak wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes before using them so they won't burn during cooking. If you prefer metal skewers, which have a long life, use square or twisted types, which will hold the food better than round ones. 

To keep food from slipping off during cooking and turning, use two parallel skewers rather than a single skewer.  If you're using a wooden skewer, as you thread the food move the pieces close together, with no space showing. If the skewer is metal, you can leave small spaces between the pieces. 

When using foods with different cooking times (such as shrimp and beef), don't combine them on the same skewer. Instead, make skewers of just shrimp or just beef, start cooking the beef first, and then combine them on a serving platter.