I love French fries, they taste great. Children, Adults, and Elderly loves fried foods, don’t you?
But, the problem with fried foods, they are not healthy.
there is no secret, to produce tasty fried foods, it will need a good amount of oil in the process.
Why are fried foods not healthy?
Livestrong.com summarized from various medical studies and News reports, in their post; fried foods are high in fat and calorie; hence, it increased the risks of medical problems like obesity, stroke, diabetes and cancer.
no wonder, a phrase comes to existence: “there is no healthy fried food.” well, if it were 50 years ago, I would agree with that phrase. but, we live at the now and I can say there Is,
the answer is the Air Fryer.
What is an Air Fryer?
Instead of using oil as the main medium for the frying process, it uses Air instead ( that’s why it is called Air Fryer )
will there be no oil at all during the frying process?
some recipes still need oil, however, instead of 100 mL, you will only need to add 20 mL (it is 80% less oil)
logically speaking less oil means less fat and less calorie, therefore reducing the risk factors for the numerous medical problems that we mentioned above.
to make it even better for health, u should use the olive oil (known as liquid gold), as a recent study by British Medical
Journal “Consumption of fried foods and risk of coronary heart disease: Spanish cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study.”
Conclude that:
“In Spain, a Mediterranean country where olive or sunflower oil is used for frying, the consumption of fried foods was not associated with coronary heart disease or with all cause mortality.”
That study last for 11 years.
We can say that using olive oil or Sunflower Oil in the process of frying food will decrease the cardiovascular event compare to using your ordinary oil.
and Cynthia Sass from Shape.com; as a French fries fan, she recommend the use of olive oil, and she included some rule about consuming fried foods.
using an Air Fryer combined with Olive Oil, you can still taste the delicious fried foods with the very low risks for the health, and the most importantly
you have a better chance to maintain the good body shape.
isn’t that amazing? (for me, it feels like cheating, and one of my colleagues said that it is like a dream come true for her)
However, choosing a right air fryer is a challenge in itself, many factors need to be considered, like the size, the functionality, the brand you can trust, the budget…(yes you will need a little research before finding the right one)
some Air Fryer comes with bonuses, like recipes book or guide book, some with another extra part that the rest don’t have
let us save your time, in kitchendecide.com we found this particular guide about choosing the Air Fryer the right way in 2017; they cover every aspect you need to find the right one.