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5 Yummy Low Calorie Chicken Recipes
Low Calorie Chicken Recipes that are Easy and Delicious.

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Chicken is a great food for those who want to watch their diet by reducing fat and increasing protein. It’s a versatile food as well. When it’s on sale, stock up in the freezer! There are a great deal of yummy low calorie chicken recipes.

Here are five easy low calorie chicken recipes for you to try out..

Low Calorie Roasted Chicken

Roast a chicken on a metal cage. These cages are available for, typically, under $10 and let you stand the chicken up in the oven. Because fat drips off. Cook according to package directions based on the size of chicken (typically 325F for a few hours). Just sprinkle with some BBQ chicken spice. Avoid eating the skin. In addition, serve with vegetables and/or salad.

Tip: Save the leftover roasted chicken and make some hearty and low calorie chicken vegetable soup (see next recipe!)

Chicken Vegetable Soup or Stew

Soup is a hearty meal with low calorie count. It’s also very budget and schedule friendly as you can make a batch easily and freeze some for later. Boil some leftover chicken to make a broth and strain out the chicken and bones. Re-deposit the meat and add some vegetables and spice to the mixture and cook until tender.

If you want to make it into stew, add a can of low fat cream of chicken soup and some thickened chicken broth to it.

Low Calorie Chicken Recipe – Mexican Chicken

Place boneless, skinless chicken breasts in a roasting pan and add a jar of salsa and half a jar of vegetable cocktail. Cook in roasting pan at (180 degrees or 325 – 350 Fahrenheit) until done. Serve with brown rice and your choice of vegetables. The sauce is low calorie and delicious!

Homemade Chicken Tenders

Chicken tenders are often heavily breaded and fried. They’re delicious but they’re off the charts on the caloric value scale. To cut the calorie count, consider baking them instead of frying them. Slice your chicken into strips and dip in flour, then an egg and milk mixture, and then breadcrumbs mixed with your favourite spices.

Also consider using whole wheat bread crumbs for better nutrition or for extra crunch, crush some cornflakes cereal. Bake these, flipping half way through. For extra crunch without loads of extra calories, spray them lightly with cooking spray half way through cooking. This is a pretty good alternative to deep frying.

Chicken Pasta Alfredo

Chicken in pasta Alfredo sounds decadent, doesn’t it? It probably doesn’t sound like one of the more figure friendly low calorie chicken recipes. But here’s a way you can get the decadence without eating a day’s worth of calories in one meal:
- Whole wheat pasta (and only serve yourself a cup of it).
- Saute or grill some boneless and skinless chicken breast with some vegetables (chicken and broccoli and a bit of spinach works great). Lots of veggies will fill you up, add flavour, and won’t leave you feeling robbed due to the smaller pasta portion.
- Add a teaspoon of butter and a teaspoon of flower into a skillet. Make a roux and slowly add some chicken broth, skim milk, and low fat cream cheese and parmesan cheese until desired consistency. Add some salt, pepper, parsley and any other spice you like. Toss together and serve over hot whole wheat pasta.
*** Always be sure to cook chicken until it’s no longer pink in the middle!

Finally, these Low Calorie Chicken Recipes are easy and fast to prepare, Try Them Now!
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December 6, 2011
Low Calorie Desserts For Weight Loss

Low Calorie Desserts Help Maintain Weight Loss Routines

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Low calorie desserts can help you stay on track with your diet. By eating low calorie desserts, you’ll feed your urge for a treat without sabotaging your dieting by overeating. Eating plenty of variety in your diet can help keep you interested. Be sure that you look forward to your meals at least somewhat.

While you’re probably trying to think of food as fuel rather than eating for pleasure, having food that you enjoy will help keep you on track. Dessert is something we are programmed to enjoy. It’s a treat. It’s something that signifies family, fun, joy, celebrations. The wrong dessert after dinner can undo your hard work all day long. Don’t skip it, though; just choose something that’s a bit more figure friendly. Here are some simple low calorie desserts ideas..

Fruit

Fruit is known as nature’s candy. A bowl of fruit, as in a fruit salad or fruit cocktail, can be very satisfying as options for low calorie desserts with variety. A fruit smoothie can be filling and remind you of a milkshake. Fruit and yogurt dip can feel decadent.

You can even melt just a little bit of dark chocolate and dip a few strawberries for a great treat that delivers a heavenly experience for the taste buds. You could also bake some apples with a bit of brown sugar and cinnamon on them (go easy on the sugar). It’s like apple pie without the crust.

Tweaked Baking Recipes

When you bake a boxed cake mix you can often see cholesterol or calorie lowering tips that could include: reducing eggs, using water instead of milk, using apple sauce or some other liquid instead of butter, and reducing specific ingredients such as sugar, butter, and oil. You could, conceivably, trim a big chunk off a baking recipe if you get the right advice (Tip: don’t dabble without advice unless you’re willing to experience the occasional recipe flop!). Keep portions to a minimum with baked goods and you can enjoy them once in a while.

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Yogurt

Frozen yogurt, low fat yogurt with fruit, a yogurt parfait with fruit and a bit of granola are all great low fat, healthy snacks for weight loss. Do watch sugar content, though.

Jell-O

Gelatin desserts aren’t too calorie laden and can be a low calorie dessert idea. You can buy light whipped topping if you want it to feel extra decadent.

Pudding

Pudding can also be low calorie desserts. Making pudding with skim milk instead of full fat milk, for example, can help you trim calories. Again, portion control is important. You might also opt for a low fat pudding pop for a sweet treat that takes a while to eat (resulting in keeping you satisfied longer).

Consequently, keep a variety of Low Calorie Desserts in stock, hence you will keep your diet on track.

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November 28, 2011
3 Low Fat Soup Recipes That Taste Great
Low Fat Soup Recipes That Taste Great

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Soup is good for nutritional and dietary needs. It’s also a very budget-friendly food as you can make a large pot for a low cost and freeze a batch for another day. When cooking, don’t settle for commercial soups all the time, because they’re often high in sodium,preservatives and low on flavor.

By making your own low fat soups you will fill up with a low amount of calories and that is very nutritious.

Here are a few low fat soup recipes for you to try:

Vegetarian Chili Soup

This recipe serves about 4-5 people.

This is a combo of a soup and a stew. It’s low cal and high in flavour and fibre so will help you stay full longer.

Use 1 can each of:
- diced tomatoes
- tomato soup
- baked beans
- kidney beans
- 1 small diced onion
- 1 diced bell pepper (any colour or use several varieties)
- Sliced mushrooms
1. Brown all vegetables and then mix all ingredients.
2. Then add salt, pepper, garlic, and chili powder to taste.
3. Cook over medium heat until peppers are tender.

Low Fat Macaroni Vegetable Soup Recipe

This recipe will make about 4 bowls of yummy low fat soup.

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Low fat soup recipes include just about any veggie you like, because most vegetables are low calorie and high in nutrition.

Here’s a pasta vegetable soup you will love:
- 1 envelope of Lipton chicken noodle soup
- 4 cups of water
- 1 can of diced tomatoes
- 7 or 8 sliced baby carrots
- 2 stalks of celery
- 1 handful of macaroni (whole wheat if possible)
Method: Place all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer soup for about 30 minutes or until macaroni and carrots are tender.

Lower Fat Cream Soup Recipes

Creamy soups are delicious but aren’t exactly figure friendly, are they? You can substitute skim milk for the cream to begin with. Then trim the butter, and add chicken broth for extra flavour in just about any cream soup recipe. Finally how about some low fat soup recipes for Cream of Broccoli? Here’s one:

Low Fat Cheesy Cream of Broccoli Soup

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This recipe will give you about 2-3 bowls.

1. To start boil or steam a head’s worth of broccoli flowerets (or broccolini) until it’s tender. Reserve a cup of the steaming or boiling broccoli water.

2. Follow by mixing a tablespoon of flour into a tablespoon of melted butter in a saucepan. Make a roux by slowly adding about 1 cup of skim milk.

3. Then add some soup stock (chicken bouillon. The condensed jelly type if possible – about 1 tablespoon).

4. Add broccoli and a tablespoon of light cream cheese and then about 1-2 tablespoons of light Parmesan cheese.

5. Add reserved broccoli water, and slowly add another cup of milk.

6. Finally simmer 20-30 minutes to melt all the cheese and blend flavours. Add salt, pepper, and other spices to taste.

Overall, soup is a low fat food. When you make it homemade, you control the salt and fat content. It’s budget friendly, figure friendly, crockpot friendly, and freezer friendly, too. Why not experiment with some low fat soup recipes today!
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November 23, 2011

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