Tuesday, April 30, 2013
5 Weight Loss Smoothies
Here are a couple of surprising Detox smoothies you may not have imagined, that can help you on your way to weight loss!
Peanut butter and banana
Believe it or not, this delicious, energy boosting smoothie, but the secret is in the amount of protein it provides, that will make you feel full and energized, so it is perfect before you go to the gym or in early in the morning to start the day! Take it instead of one meal per day. Do not over-eat it.
• Half of one banana
• 1/2 cup smooth or crunchy low-fat peanut butter
• 1/2 cup of almond milk
Mocha Smoothie
Oh, chocolate! This is the perfect smoothie to feed those sweet cravings, and is still completely healthy. Take it in the afternoon or in the morning, all things in moderation!
• 1/2 cup of low-fat vanilla frozen yogurt
• 1 shot of espresso
• 2 teaspoons of raw cocoa
Watermelon Smoothie
Now, here is a smoothie you can’t go wrong with! Watermelon is approx. 90% water, and it is so low in calories and fat, you will want to drink this all day long.
• 6 cups of chopped seedless watermelon
• 1 cup of lemon sherbet, almond milk, or low-fat vanilla yogurt
Perfect Detox Blueberries Smoothie
Detox Blueberries are very high in antioxidants, so, trust me, you want to eat them all day long, and here is a perfect way to boost your metabolism early in the morning. It might be a little complicated, but definitely worth it.
• 1/2 banana
• 1/2 tablespoon of flaxseed oil
• 1/4 cup of frozen or fresh blueberries
• Honey
• 1 teaspoon of psyllium seed husks (optional)
• 8 ounces of water
Mango-Avocado Smoothie
Ok, don’t freak out, this is actually one of the best sources of good fat and it also gives the smoothie an amazing texture.
This is a tropical treat that will embrace your mood and energy to the maximum level, this is a must try, that will eventually become a daily treat!
• 1/4 cup cubed mangoes
• 1/4 cup of ripe mashed avocado
• 1/2 cup of natural mango juice
• 1/4 cup of fat-free vanilla yogurt or almond milk
• 1 tablespoon of lime juice
Monday, April 29, 2013
Butterfinger Dessert Weight Watchers 4 Ww Pts
Ingredients
1 prepared angel food cake
1 (1 ounce) package fat-free sugar-free vanilla pudding mix (larger size)
2 (8 ounce) containers fat-free cool whip
4 (2 1/8 ounce) size butterfinger candy bars
1 1/2 cups skim milk
Directions:
1
Spray a 9 x 13" pan with cooking spray.
2
Tear angel food cake into bite size pieces.
3
Prepare pudding with 1-1/2 cups of skim milk and mix with 2 containers of Cool Whip Free.
4
Crush candy bars.
5
Layer 1/2 cake, 1/2 of pudding mixture and 1/2 of crushed Butterfingers. Repeat layer.
Serving Size: 1 (82 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 15
Amount Per Serving% Daily ValueCalories 185.0 Calories from Fat 2815%Total Fat 3.1 g4%Saturated Fat 1.5 g7%Cholesterol 0.4 mg0%Sodium 254.0 mg10%Total Carbohydrate 36.2 g12%Dietary Fiber 0.4 g1%Sugars 19.4 g77%Protein 4.2 g8
Read more at: http://www.food.com/recipe/butterfinger-dessert-weight-watchers-4-ww-pts-295092?oc=linkback
METABOLISM BOOSTING DRINK
A rule of the 21-Day Summer Slimdown Plan is to have this drink after every meal. Not only will the recipe reduce bloating, it will stop cravings from ever coming on. The secret is cayenne pepper, which speeds up your metabolism. Have a glass of this drink after every meal to rev your body’s fat-burning engines.
Ingredients
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 cup watermelon
8 oz water
Directions
Throw the watermelon into a juicer or blender until it’s liquidized. Add the water and pepper to taste. Enjoy!
Chocolate Chex® Caramel Crunch
Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:15 min
Makes:16 servings (1/2 cup each)
| 8 | cups Chocolate Chex® cereal |
| 3/4 | cup packed brown sugar |
| 6 | tablespoons butter or margarine |
| 3 | tablespoons light corn syrup |
| 1/4 | teaspoon baking soda |
| 1/4 | cup white vanilla baking chips |
| 1. | Into large microwavable bowl, measure cereal; set aside. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. |
| 2. | In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, butter and corn syrup uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until melted and smooth. Stir in baking soda until dissolved. Pour over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Microwave on High 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Spread on cookie sheet. Cool 10 minutes. Break into bite-size pieces. |
| 3. | In small microwavable bowl, microwave vanilla baking chips uncovered on High about 1 minute 30 seconds or until chips can be stirred smooth (bowl will be hot). Drizzle over snack. Refrigerate until set. Store in tightly covered container.
1 Serving: Calories 170 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 3 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g);Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 170mg; Total Carbohydrate 27g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 18g); Protein 1g % Daily Value*: Vitamin A 8%; Vitamin C 2%; Calcium 6%; Iron 25% Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 MyPyramid Servings: 1 tsp Fats & Oils
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. |
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Mexican Egg Salad Wraps
Egg salad had undergone a zesty transformation that will make these wraps a lunch time favorite!
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 12
- hard-cooked eggs, peeled, coarsely chopped
- 1/2
- cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
- 1/4
- cup finely chopped celery
- 1/4
- to 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1
- can (4.5 oz) Old El Paso® chopped green chiles
- 2
- medium avocados, pitted, peeled and coarsely chopped (2 cups)
- 2
- teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 1
- tablespoon finely chopped onion
- 1
- package (11 oz) Old El Paso® flour tortillas for burritos, 8 inch (8 tortillas)
- 1/3
- cup small fresh cilantro leaves, stems removed
- Fresh cilantro sprigs
- Fresh medium strawberries
- In large bowl, mix chopped eggs, mayonnaise, celery, salt and chiles. Place avocado in medium bowl; sprinkle with lime juice. Add onion; mash with spoon.
- 2Spread 1/4 cup avocado mixture on each tortilla to within 1/2 inch of edge. Spread each with about 1/3 cup egg salad mixture. Sprinkle cilantro leaves over each. Fold in sides of each tortilla; roll up. Arrange wraps on large serving platter; garnish with cilantro sprigs and strawberries.
Nutrition Information
Serving Size: 1 Wrap
- Calories
- 430 (
- Calories from Fat
- 260),
% Daily Value
- Total Fat
- 29g
- 29%
- (Saturated Fat
- 6g,
- 6%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- 0% ),
- Cholesterol
- 325mg
- 325%;
- Sodium
- 620mg
- 620%;
- Total Carbohydrate
- 28g
- 28%
- (Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 3%
- Sugars
- 2g
- 2% ),
- Protein
- 14g
- 14% ;
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%;
- Vitamin C
- 25%;
- Calcium
- 10%;
- Iron
- 15%;
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choices:
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new stroke indicator
During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) ...she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.
They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.
Jane's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 PM Jane passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.
It only takes a minute to read this.
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
>>RECOGNIZING A STROKE<<
Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR. Read and Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. Chicken Soup)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue
NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue. If the tongue is
'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.
Friday, April 26, 2013
5 Cheat Meal Tips For Keeping the Fat Gain in Check
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Who doesn’t love a good cheat meal? Having that occasional indulgence can help satisfy some of our psychological desires and keep us from feeling deprived. You do need to be careful though, as one wrong move can completely throw your fitness program off track. Here are 5 cheat meal tips for keeping the fat gain in check.
Eat All Your Healthy Meals First
When we know our cheat meal is right around the corner, we can have a tendency to push up the schedule a bit. Many times that leads to people jumping the gun and gorging themselves all day long. When this happens, you completely miss out on all your nutrients. Remember, your cheat meal is supposed to work with you – not against you. Make a deal with yourself that you won’t have your cheat meal until you’ve eaten all your healthy food first. You’ll be much happier in the end that you had a productive day.
Work Around Your Food Addiction
Cheat meals and food addiction don’t go very well together – trust me, I know. However, I’ve learned to work with my binge eating disorder. At first, I told myself that I could never have any processed food again because it would throw me off track. I told myself it was like giving drugs to a drug addict just once a week. I didn’t think it could be done.
All that did was make me want the food more. Instead of depriving myself, I turned it into an opportunity to work on self control. I sat down and thought about what caused me to fall of track, and I set a plan in place to make sure that wouldn’t happen. The biggest thing for me? Going to the food instead of bringing it home.
Eat What You Can in a Single Sitting
Let’s not make a cheat meal into a whole cheat day. Yes, some people can get away with a cheat day, but they are far and few between. Eating processed food from breakfast to nighttime can easily rack up over 5000 calories or more – completely wiping out your hard week’s work. Instead of going one step forward and two steps back, eat what you can in a single sitting and keep your calories under control. Remind yourself that this isn’t your last meal ever and that if you stick to the rules, you’ll be able to do this again soon.
Think Before You Act
Today’s cheat day! Let’s go to the store and “window” shop for food! Bad idea. Don’t get me wrong, unplanned cheat meals can be a good thing. Not having such a rigid schedule can make you feel more free and keeps you from developing disordered eating habits. That’s not what I’m talking about here. What I’m talking about is mapping out a plan for what you’re going to do before, during, and after your cheat meal once you’ve made the decision to have one.
Think about what you’re going to eat and if it’s going to be worth it to you. Promise yourself that it’s only going to be one meal and that you’re going to make the next meal after your cheat meal a healthy one. Doing so will keep your cheat meal from turning into a weekend-long free-for-all. Be careful not to start rationalizing with yourself. Remember, one and done.
Forget About the Scale For a Few Days
The absolute worse thing you can do is weigh yourself the day after a cheat meal. Ouch! The scale could jump 5 pounds or more in just that one day. Have no fear though – that extra weight is not all fat. It is very common to add a lot of extra water weight after a processed cheat meal. Both intracellular water from glycogen storage in your muscles, and extracellular water retention from bloating are going to happen, and will take a couple of days to return back to normal levels.
Stepping on the scale and seeing that higher weight number is enough to throw many people into a tailspin and give up on their fitness program altogether. They wonder why they should work so hard all week for nothing. Don’t let this happen to you. In fact, just go ahead and put the scale away until it’s time to take body fat measurements. It’s the only thing it’s good for, and it will help keep your cheat meal a productive and beneficial action instead of a negative and discouraging decision.
"Superpower" Overnight Oatmeal
- Servings 1
Ingredients
Overnight Oatmeal
- 1
- container (5.3 oz) Yoplait® Greek 100 yogurt, any flavor
- 1/4
- cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
- 1
- teaspoon chia seed
- 1In container with tight-fitting cover, mix yogurt, oats and chia seed. Add desired stir-ins.
- 2Cover; refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 3 days before eating.
Expert Tips
Stir-ins Pomegranate Power Oatmeal: Stir in 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds. Calories 230 (Calories from Fat 25); Total Fat 2.5g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 60mg; Potassium 180mg; Total Carbohydrate 34g (Dietary Fiber 4g); Protein 16gHoney Power Oatmeal: Stir in 1 tablespoon honey or 2 tablespoons comb honey.* Calories 260 (Calories from Fat 20); Total Fat 2g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 60mg; Potassium 90mg; Total Carbohydrate 43g (Dietary Fiber 3g); Protein 16gBanana Power Oatmeal: Stir in 1/4 cup banana slices. Calories 220 (Calories from Fat 20); Total Fat 2g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 55mg; Potassium 210mg; Total Carbohydrate 34g (Dietary Fiber 4g); Protein 16gAlmond Power Oatmeal: Stir in 1/4 cup toasted almonds. Calories 330 (Calories from Fat 120); Total Fat 13g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 55mg; Potassium 240mg; Total Carbohydrate 31g (Dietary Fiber 6g); Protein 21gBlueberry Power Oatmeal: Stir in 1/4 cup blueberries. Calories 210 (Calories from Fat 20); Total Fat 2g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 55mg; Potassium 105mg; Total Carbohydrate 31g (Dietary Fiber 4g); Protein 16gBlackberry Power Oatmeal: Stir in 1/4 cup blackberries. Calories 200 (Calories from Fat 20); Total Fat 2.5g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 55mg; Potassium 135mg; Total Carbohydrate 29g (Dietary Fiber 5g); Protein 16g*Those with bee sting allergies should consult their physician before consuming comb honey.To toast almonds, sprinkle in ungreased heavy skillet. Cook over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently until almonds begin to brown, then stirring constantly until almonds are light brown.
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