Weight Loss Recipes
By: Iris TaylorTotal Views: 230, Word Count: 744,
The key behind the success of a dieter in achieving the goal of his weight loss program is perhaps his will power and enthusiasm in continuing with the long weight loss program. While undergoing a weight loss program, you may have to put on hold craving for your favorite food items because of their high calorie content. Seeing the severe dietary food restrictions, often people hesitate to take up weight loss programs. Hence, in order make your dietary plan more exciting you may try out with some weight loss recipes that would be delicious enough to savor your taste buds as well as healthy enough to make your body fit. But you must be sure of one thing that your weight loss recipes must not include more that 1400 calories per day.
You may checkout the following recipes for your weight loss program.
Appetizer Recipe (main ingredients – almond and apricot)
- Pre-heat the oven up to 350 F.
- Mix ¾ cup of flour, ¼ cup of brown sugar with 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
- Add chopped apricots and stir well with a wooden spoon until dough is well blended.
- Bake the dough for 25 to 30 minutes until it is slightly brown.
- Now shift the dough to a cooler place and allow it to cool down a bit.
- Then slice the dough into small pieces and then again re-bake it in the oven till it turns crispy.
- Store the appetizer in a container.
Total calories: 73
Main Course (main ingredients – acorn squash and apples)
- In a bowl mix peeled sliced apple with 2 table spoons of brown sugar.
- Pierce the acorn squash several times to let steam escape while cooking.
- Put the squash inside a microwave oven for 5 minutes
- Then take the squash on a wooden table and cut it into half and remove the seeds.
- Fill up the center hollow space of the squash with the apple mixture.
- Put the whole thing in the oven until the apples get softened.
- Just before serving top it with a teaspoon of margarine.
Total calories: 270
Salad (main ingredient – crab)
- In a small bowl combine ¼ cup of lime juice, ¼ cup of rice wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 seeded and sliced cucumber and 1/3 fresh chopped mint.
- Add the 12 ounces of crab meat and coat the whole crab with the mixture.
- Before serving garnish it with lime wedges.
Total calories: 119
Desserts (main ingredients – orange juice)
- In a blender mix 1 and ½ cup of chilled orange juice, 1 cup of light vanilla chilled soy milk, 1/3 rd cup of soft tofu, 1 table spoon of dark honey, 1 teaspoon of grated orange zest with ½ tea spoon of vanilla and ice cubes.
- Continue blending the mixture until it becomes frothy.
- Pour them in glasses and garnish them with peeled orange segments.
Total calories: 105
Include 5 to 6 servings of meal every day and try to eat slowly in order to control your hunger for food. You may explore the internet to jot down hundreds of weight loss recipes and enjoy savoring them by using the best of your culinary skills.
About the Author
In her two books dealing with obesity and ways to reduce weight, Iris Taylor has provided several sumptuous recipes that are tasty and are of low calorie. You would love to cook them and enjoy the dishes while having them. Along with a balanced diet, taking up of supplement pills are very effective in reducing weight. You may visit the following link to get information regarding a good appetite suppressant.
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