If your trying to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight this is what Dr. Oz says should be in your cart!
Avocado and Grilled Corn Salad with Cilantro Vinaigrette
5 Ears Corn, husk removed, brush with olive oil and grilled, remove corn with sharp knife
2 Avocado’s, diced and sprinkled with lemon juice to prevent browning
2 C. Tomatoes, red and yellow cherry variety or equivalent
1 Small red onion, finely diced
¾ C. Feta, crumbled
1 ½ C. English cucumber, skin on and chopped small dice
2 T. Sherry vinegar
1 t. Garlic powder
2 T. Fresh cilantro, minced
½ t. Salt
10 Grinds of fresh ground pepper
Pumpkin & Cream Bread (low calorie)
Skinny Chocolate Chip Buttermilk Scones
Buttermilk scones sweetened just to perfection studded with chocolate chips. Kind of like eating a giant chocolate chip cookie for breakfast… without the guilt.
Yes, I just found my new favorite scone!
I tested them out on some friends, and they agree! In fact, we ate them all before I got to take pictures, so I had to make them again.
No worries…
Chocolate makes everything better!
Chocolate Chip Buttermilk Scones
Skinnytaste.com
Servings: 12 • Serving Size: 1 scone • Old Points: 4 pts • Points+: 5 pts
Calories: 199.6 • Fat: 8.1 g • Protein: 3.7 g • Carb: 29.8 g • Fiber: 2.3 g • Sugar: 12.8 g
Sodium: 257.4 mg
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup cold buttermilk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup all purpose flour (Bob’s Red Mill)
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour (Bob’s Red Mill)
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp chilled butter (must be cold) cut into small pieces
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
- cooking spray
- 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375°. Combine the first four ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Spray baking sheet with cooking spray.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Cut in chilled butter with a pastry blender, or you could use 2 knives, until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Gently fold in chocolate chips. Add milk mixture, stirring just until moist.
Place dough onto a floured surface and knead lightly four times with floured hands. Form dough into an 9-inch circle onto baking sheet, about 3/4” thick. Using a knife, cut dough into 12 wedges all the way through.
Brush egg white over dough and sprinkle evenly with sugar. Bake until golden, about 18-20 minutes, depending on your oven. Serve warm.
Source: skinnytaste.com
Don’t let the green fool you! This tastes great!
Just starting out trying to include green smoothies in you daily diet plan? This is one of the mildest recipes I have tried. So yummy that even little kids cant help but enjoy it!
Ingredients
- 1 banana, cut in chunks
- 1 cup grapes
- 1 (6 ounce) tub vanilla yogurt
- 1/2 apple, cored and chopped
- 1 1/2 cups fresh spinach leaves
Directions
- Place the banana, grapes, yogurt, apple and spinach into a blender (I recommend a vitamix blender they work the best). Cover, and blend until smooth, stopping frequently to push down anything stuck to the sides. Pour into glasses and serve.
These are amazingly powerful foods to add to your diet. Each of the foods listed actually burn more calories to eat and digest then the amount of calories contained in them.
Say Goodbye To Stubborn Belly Fat!
Tired of trying to lose that stubborn belly fat? Try these super foods that target that hard to lose belly fat! Start including these foods as much as possible to see your tummy start to shrink.
1. Protein powder- Helps to keep blood sugar levels stable, keeps you feeling full longer, plus it contains amino acids which burns fat and builds muscle. Add this to a healthy smoothie to knock out belly fat!
2. Berries- packed full of fiber to help regulate your digestion and leave you felling full.
3. Lean meats and fish- Fish is the best especially tuna and salmon which have the most omega3’s which among the other benefits helps control the stress chemical that causes fat to be stored in the belly.
4. Oatmeal- packed full of fiber to help you feel full longer.
5. Cannelloni Beans- These are full of a unique fiber that is resistant to digestion which means your body works harder and longer to digest it thus burning more calories.
6. Nuts- Keep you feeling full longer. Use to quiet cravings by snacking on them through out the day.
7. Olive oil- We all have to have some fat in our diet and it helps control hunger
8. Dairy- calcium helps break down fat and helps to prevent it from forming.
9. Eggs- Contains vitamin B12 which helps metabolize fat
10. Avocados- in addition to all the other good stuff in them they contain a hefty dose of fiber which will keep you feeling full longer.
11. Parmigiano Reggiano cheese- Activates the bodies fat burning hormones
12. Beans and legumes- Will help you tone up and lose weight full of protein and fiber
13. Whole grains- These are the carbohydrates that are actually good for you. The fiber in them will help keep you feeling full longer.
14. Green leafy Vegetables- fat busting super food
15. Peanut butter- contains niacin which will help keep your digestive system on track and prevent bloating.
16. Ice tea- Will help to speed your metabolism
The greatest salad solution ever
I am always looking for great ideas to help me be healthier and lose weight. I love salads but really dont have enough time in the mornings to make them and salad from the night before is just not right. So, I started looking for solutions and this is what I came up with.
This idea was inspired by the McDonalds salad shakers……what a great idea that was! Now I make the entire weeks worth of lunch Sunday night and am set for the week. Heres how to do it….
Use mason Jars….or another similar jar
Add your salad dressing first…..This is very important you dont want to let your dressing touch your greens at all!
Add all the veggies you want
Then add your greens to the top…..I prefer spinach but it works the same with all greens.
Then at lunchtime shake and enjoy!
