Getting enough protein is essential for a good diet. Our bodies use it to build muscle, bone, blood cells, and even hair.
Protein is also great for weight loss. It helps to stabilize blood sugar and stave off hunger.
Eating good protein sources, such as chicken and turkey breast, and extra lean beef is essential. Most of these meats, however, come in large packs. Who wants to thaw a whole pound of ground turkey breast when you only need enough for one burger?
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Whole grains are packed with nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. You can easily add them to your diet by replacing “white” grains with whole grains in recipes, snacks, and meals.
This whole wheat spaghetti pie uses whole wheat pasta in place of white spaghetti. It offers lots of nutrition and great taste the whole family will enjoy. Add a salad or a side of steamed veggies for a complete meal.
Whole Wheat Spaghetti Pie
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Imagine having a dream and you are 50 years old. There are two doors in front of you. As you walk through each door, you will be accelerated through time. You must walk through and experience each door.
On one door a sign is posted:
Chips
Burgers
Soda
Donuts
Candy
Butter
TV
Smoke
Sit
Stress
Poor Sleep
Depression
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In the summer we grill almost every weekend. My hubby loves Angus beef burgers. My kids love hot dogs. I often make chicken for myself, but sometimes I want a “burger” that is healthy and tasty.
Here is a recipe I put together for a lean turkey burger (watch video). Adding veggies keeps the meat moist and gives it tons of great flavor. You can also make the patties ahead and freeze them raw. This works great for when you only need one at a time – like when you need one just for you!
Turkey Garden Burgers
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Are you celebrating the July 4th holiday with friends… and burgers on the grill? Well, you can have a great party and keep it healthy!
There are many options to make your menu tasty while keeping the fat and calories down. Here are some things to keep in mind.
- Meats: look for lean cuts of beef, extra lean hamburgers, skinless chicken or turkey breast, lean turkey burgers, turkey hotdogs, and soy burgers.
- Rolls: whole grain rolls offer more fiber and nutrition. If you have picky guests, you may have to offer whole grain and traditional white buns.
- Sides: instead of calorie-laden pasta salads serve fresh veggies with dip, a fruit tray, baked potatoes or baked fries, corn on the cob, and low sugar baked beans.
- Condiments: switch to low calorie, low sugar mayo, ketchup, and barbeque sauce. Try using dry spice rubs on your meats or marinating them in fat free Italian dressing. Mustard is always a good choice because it has no fat and very few calories. Use low fat cheese and nonfat sour cream.
- Dessert: let your guests choose any mix of fruits they like, put them in the blender with a scoop of nonfat vanilla frozen yogurt, and a little nonfat milk for a delicious milkshake. Or make a sundae assembly line with frozen yogurt, lite chocolate syrup, fat free Reddi Wip, and cherries.
- Drinks: you can add a ton of calories with drinks so try flavored water with lemon and lime wedges, or low cal drinks like Fuze Slenderize and Propel.
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Protein helps you shed pounds, stay fuller longer, and keep cravings away. You should aim to eat protein at every meal and a little for snacks, too.
Eating quality, lean protein is essential. High calorie, high fat protein sources cancel the benefits you get from good proteins.
Here are some of the best sources of lean protein for weight loss.
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The hardest time for me to motivate myself to exercise is Sunday. Yesterday was no exception. We got home from church and the house smelled delicious from the turkey meatloaf and potatoes baking in the oven.
While my family was getting ready to sit down to a nice meal, I was changing into my shorts and t-shirt, and tying on my running shoes. The house felt so cozy and I was more interested in having a date with the couch than running the hilly route I knew was ahead of me.
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