Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup sliced carrots
1/2 cup diced celery
1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced
6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 cup canned no-salt-added tomatoes
1 cup cooked macaroni (no salt added)
1 cup cooked white beans (no salt added)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/4 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
Procedure:
Heat olive [...]
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked macaroni
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons plain nonfat yogurt
1 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup chopped cucumber
1/4 cup chopped celery
2 radishes, sliced
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
Procedure:
Cook macaroni according to package directions, omitting salt.
Drain and allow to cool.
Mix mayonnaise, yogurt, sugar, vinegar, and pepper together to make a [...]
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup sliced carrots
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon thyme
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups low-sodium beef broth
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/2 cup cut fresh green beans
1/2 cup chopped fresh tomatoes
Procedure:
Place oil in a medium stockpot over medium heat.
Add onions, celery, carrots, oregano, and thyme and [...]
Yield: 4 servings
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes to boil the eggs
Egg whites are dressed up with mustard, celery, onion, and green pepper in this sandwich. You’ll never miss the yolks!.
Ingredients:
8 large eggs
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/3 cup scallion
1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 tablespoon nonfat mayonnaise
3 tablespoons nonfat yogurt
1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
8 slices nonfat [...]
Yield: 5 servings
Exchanges: 2 medium-fat meat
Ingredients:
8 eggs
1/2 cup skim milk
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
1 tablespoon reduced-calorie margarine
1 medium tomato, chopped
1/3 cup finely chopped lean cooked ham
Procedure:
Beat the first 6 ingredients with a fork until blended (do not overbeat).
Melt margarine in a medium nonstick skillet or omelet pan; add egg [...]
Meredith reaches for the last potato chips in the bag and she wonders not only how she could have finished the whole bag but also why she started to eat the chips when she wasn’t even hungry. Does this happen to you? Do you find yourself munching your way through a whole heap of snacks [...]
Most of us are familiar with the very famous talk show host by Oprah Winfrey’s lifelong personal battle against obesity. After years of dieting, Oprah was finally been able to not only overcome her weight problems but also maintain her new lighter weight for few years now.
The one responsible for her transformation was her personal [...]
Yield: 7 cups (211 calories and 31% fat per 1-cup serving).
Ingredients:
2 1/4 pound lean boneless round steak
Vegetable cooking spray
2 cups chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans no-salt-added whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped.
2 1/2 cups water
1 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried whole oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 bay leaf
Procedure:
Trim fat from [...]
Yield: 4 servings
Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 1/2 Medium-Fat Meat
Ingredients:
1 large baking potato, peeled and diced
Vegetable cooking spray
1/2 cup sliced green onions
4 eggs
4 egg whites
1/2 skim milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup (2ounces) shredded low-fat processed cheese
Procedure:
Place diced potato in a small saucepan; add boiling water to cover. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Drain well.
Coat [...]
Why do our bodies resist diets? By defining the word “diet”, it is noun meaning “food and drink regularly provided or consumed,” so why dieters fail at something as easy as that?. The problem is that we have given the word “diet” with a negative meaning which is restriction, can’t eat, bland food, and no [...]