Half the battle is making the decision to lose weight. Now you have done that, you are already well on the way to achieving your goal. We will give you some Healty Recipes For Weight Loss.
Here are several fantastic recipes that abound with tips and are exceptionally nutritious. Your whole family can benefit from a new, healthier way of eating. You're going to love shedding pounds while still enjoying your favorite foods. That's because great recipes that are easy to make is actually one of the secrets to losing weight and keeping it off.
Along with great tips like, Plain, low-fat yogurt makes a great, heart healthy base; choose plain low-fat yogurt for the fewest calories, and Soluble fiber found highly in dried beans, oat bran, barley, apples, citrus fruits, and potatoes may help achieve healthy cholesterol levels and possibly reduce blood pressure as well.
We hope you enjoy each and every one of these fabulous recipes and gain all the health benefits from eating good tasting and good for you foods!
1. Delicious Tropical Muesli
| Category | Servings | Preparation Time | Cooking Time | Experience |
| Breakfast | 2 Servings | 10 minutes | 5 minutes (topping) | * |
Ingredients
v Muesli =100gm
v Wheat flakes=50gm
v Apple = peeled and grated = 1no
v Low Fat or Skim Fruit Yogurt=500gm
v Mango =peeled and cut into strips = 1no
v Passion fruit = pulp of 2
v Flaked almonds, toasted = 11/2 tsp
Preparation
Mix together muesli, wheat, apple and half the yogurt in a bowl and refrigerate covered overnight. Divide it into four serving bowls. Top evenly with remaining yogurt, mango, passion fruit pulp and flaked almonds and serve.
Note: Plain, low-fat yogurt makes a great, heart healthy base. Fruits make you energetic. They provide natural sweetness too which means that you do not have to go for artificial sweetening which increases your body weight.
Tips for yogurt selection. Three main types of yogurt are made today:
1. Flavored yogurt containing fruit juices or flavorings, but no fruit.
2. Flavored yogurt with fruit:
3. Plain yogurt with no flavoring or fruit.
Choose plain low-fat yogurt for the fewest calories. Fruit and flavored products have extra calories. Nonfat yogurt sweetened with artificial sweetener is an option for dieters. Plain yogurt is the best choice for cooking.
2. Summer Special Salad
| Category | Servings | Preparation Time | Cooking Time | Experience |
| Breakfast | 4 Servings | 20 minutes | 0 minutes | ** |
Ingredients
v Water melon = 1 no (medium size)
v Tomato = 1/2 kg
v Celery = 20 gm
v Orange =4 no
v Grapes =100 gm
v Pineapple (chopped) = 1 cup
v Raisins = 12 no
v Salt and pepper = to taste
Salad Dressing
v Salad oil = 6 tsp
v Mustard =2tsp
v Chopped onion = 2 no
v Pepper = 2tsp
v Sugar =1 tsp
Blend all the above ingredients in a mixer.
Preparation
Take the pulp out of the watermelon and put all the chopped fruits and tomatoes into the outer covering of the watermelon. Pour the salad dressing on top. Garnish with raisins.
Serve chilled.
Note: Fruits and vegetables are at their best when eaten in raw and ripe state. They are most beneficial when taken as a separate meal by themselves. So this special salad can be highly beneficial as it gives you all that your body needs without adding extra pounds. Watermelon is really great on a hot summer day. This delicious thirst-quencher is considered to help quench the inflammation that contributes to conditions like asthma, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, colon cancer, and arthritis. Watermelon has lot of vitamin C and is also an excellent source of vitamin A. Watermelon is also a very concentrated source of the carotenoid, lycopene. Being abundant in tomatoes and particularly well absorbed from cooked tomato products containing a little fat such as olive oil, lycopene is also present in large quantities in watermelon and mangoes. Lycopene has been extensively studied for its antioxidant and cancer-preventing properties.
3. Terrific Mango
| Category | Servings | Preparation Time | Cooking Time | Experience |
| Breakfast | 2 Servings | 10 minutes | 2 minutes (Mixing) | * |
Ingredients
v Mango = peeled and chopped =125 gm
v Chopped pineapple =1 no
v Papaya = peeled and chopped= 125 gm
v Kiwi fruits = chopped- 2 no
v Tropical fruit juice =150 ml
v Honey = 2 tablespoon
Preparation
Mix all the fruit pieces together and pour the fruit juice and honey on top. This is an excellent dish to start your day.
Note: Honey gives you instant energy and also takes care not to gain those extra pounds. Easy to prepare too!!!!!
4) Unique Health Salad
| Category | Servings | Preparation Time | Cooking Time | Experience |
| Salad | 2 Servings | 10 minutes | 0 minutes | * |
Ingredients
v Cucumber finely chopped = 1 no
v Tomato finely chopped = 1 no
v Onion finely chopped = 1 no
v Carrot finely grated = 1 no
v Coriander leaves finely chopped = 1 tbsp
v Pepper to taste
v Sugar powdered = 1/2 tsp
v Lemon juice = 1/2 tbsp
v Cumin seeds powdered = 1/2 tsp
v Salt to taste
Preparation
Blend all ingredients and chill it for about half an hour. Serve immediately to keep the crunch intact.
Note: Vegetables should be consumed fresh as far as possible. They are best when consumed in their natural raw state in the form of salads. So this is one of the best salads, which can be recommended for persons on a weight loss diet. Adding a cucumber to your salads is an excellent way to increase your fiber intake as cucumber comes naturally prepackaged with the extra fluid you need when consuming more fiber. Other than this, you get the added bonus of vitamin C, silica, potassium and magnesium.
5) Beans totat
| Category | Servings | Preparation Time | Cooking Time | Experience |
| Main meals | 6 Servings | 10 minutes | 15 minutes | * |
Ingredients
v Fresh green beans =3/4 pound
v Water = 1/2 cup
v Butter = 1tbsp
v Soy sauce = 1tbsp
v Sesame seeds, toasted = 2tsp
Preparation
In a saucepan, bring beans and water to a boil; reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until the beans are crisp-tender; drain. Add butter, soy sauce and sesame seeds; toss to coat.
Each 1/2 cup serving= 4 gm carbohydrate
Note: Almost all vegetables are low in fat; and do not have cholesterol. Beans and peas can be used as meat alternatives since they are a source of protein. Vitamin K provided by green beans (spectacular 122.0% of the daily value in one cup) is important for maintaining strong bones. Vitamin K1 activates osteocalcin, the major non-collagen protein in bone. Green beans are an excellent source of vitamin C, vitamin K and manganese. Also, green beans are very good source of vitamin A.
6) Charming Cabbage
| Category | Servings | Preparation Time | Cooking Time | Experience |
| Side dish | 6 Servings | 10 minutes | 10 minutes | ** |
Ingredients
v Chopped red cabbage= 4 cups
v Salt = 2tsp
v Bacon= 6 slices
v Unsweetened apple sauce =1/2 cup
v Splenda =2 tbsp
v Brown Sugar Twin = 2 tbsp
v Vinegar =1/4 cup
v Water = 1/4 cup
v Caraway seed = 1/2 tsp
Preparation
Place chopped cabbage in pan and cover with water. Add salt and simmer for about 5 - 10 minutes. Meanwhile, fry bacon in large skillet until crisp but not burnt. Drain bacon on paper towel, reserving drippings in the skillet. When cabbage is almost cooked, drain thoroughly and add to bacon drippings in skillet. Saute briefly, and then add all of the remaining ingredients. Crumble the reserved crisp bacon strips and stir into mixture. Cook until most of the liquid has evaporated.
Total recipe = 448 calories, XX .39 grams of carbohydrate
Per serving = 78 calories, 6.5 grams of carbohydrate
Note: Cabbage is the main ingredient and this protects you from degenerative diseases. Hence it is advisable to consume this dish 2-3 times a week.
7) Curried Cabbage
| Category | Servings | Preparation Time | Cooking Time | Experience |
| Main meals | 2 Servings | 10 minutes | 10 minutes | * |
Ingredients
v Cabbage shredded = 2 cups
v Chopped capsicum = 1 tbsp
v Green chilly = 2
v Curry leaves = a handful
v Coriander leaves finely chopped = 1 tsp
v Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
v Asafetida powder = 2 pinches
v Salt = to taste
v Cumin & mustard seeds 1/2 tsp each
v Oil =1 tbsp
Preparation
Heat oil in a non-stick pan and add cumin and mustard .Let it splutter. Then add asafetida, green chilies, curry leaves, turmeric powder. After 2two minutes add cabbage and salt. Toss lightly with spoon. Stir continuously for 4-5 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with bread.
Note: The predominance of moisture in cabbage is highly helpful for weight loss. Besides this, cabbage is also a moderate source of folic acid.
8) Splendid Tomato Mushroom
| Category | Servings | Preparation Time | Cooking Time | Experience |
| Side dish | 6 Servings | 10 minutes | 10 minutes | ** |
Ingredients
v Mushrooms (chopped) = 2 cups
v Tomato = 3 no
v Cloves garlic (finely chopped)=4 no
v Green chilly (finely chopped) = 1no
v Soy sauce = 21/2 tbsp
v Corn flour 1 tsp
v Spring onion greens (finely chopped) = 1 cup
v Pepper powder = 1/4 tsp
v Oil =1tsp
v Salt to taste
Preparation
Mix the corn flour in 2 tablespoons of water and the soy sauce and keep it aside. Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add the garlic, green chilly, tomatoes and saute for 3 minutes. Then add mushrooms and salt and saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the corn flour mixture and saute for 2 to 3 minutes till the sauce covers the mushrooms. Sprinkle Pepper powder and garnish with spring onion greens and mix well. It is great with both rice and bread!!!!!!!!
Tip: Fiber is an important component of many complex carbohydrates. It is almost always found only in plants. Fiber cannot be digested but passes through the intestines, drawing water with it and is eliminated as part of feces content. High-fiber diets up to 55 grams a day can be very helpful. Insoluble fiber, which is abundantly found in wheat bran, whole grains, seeds, nuts, legumes, and fruit and vegetable peels may help achieve weight loss. Soluble fiber found highly in dried beans, oat bran, barley, apples, citrus fruits, and potatoes may help achieve healthy cholesterol levels and possibly reduce blood pressure as well.
