Just because you are watching your weight, doesn’t mean the whole family can’t enjoy your health enhancing meals! The kids will love “Spicy Chicken Cacciatore” and you will love it because it is so low in calories and fat!

Long term weight loss isn’t about hunger, misery and crash dieting. It’s a whole new way of learning to prepare nutritious food that your body needs and enjoys. “Spicy Chicken Cacciatore” is one of a range of hunger fighting, low fat recipes to assist you keep your weight under control. This irresistible, no-hassle meal will help you reach your weight-loss goals – while making mealtime a real treat.

Variety is an essential element of any successful health program. If you get bored with foods, you’re much more likely to abandon your program altogether. Each main meal should be accompanied by an exciting range of colorful vegetables.

Ingredients:
2 chicken breast halves, boneless and skinless
1/2 teaspoon salt
pepper to taste
1 red onion, chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon capers
2 tablespoons fresh basil or 2 tablespoons dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried red chilli flakes
400g (14 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
2 red bell peppers, chopped

Directions:

1. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
2. Spray a large skillet with pan spray and brown chicken over medium heat, 3 minutes on each side.
3. Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside.
4. Add remaining ingredients to skillet and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Return chicken and juices to skillet, spoon sauce over chicken.
6. Cover and simmer for an additional 7 minutes or until chicken is tender and cooked through.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving:
Calories: 242
Protein: 30 grams
Fat: 3.5 grams
Carbohydrates: 24 grams

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Many gastric bypass weight loss surgery patients include eggs as part of their regular diet. In fact, the egg may well be the perfect food. An egg contains the highest quality of food protein known, each Grade A large egg contains 6 grams of protein. It is so nearly perfect that egg protein is the standard by which other protein is measured. The egg is second, only to mother’s milk, for human nutrition.

Given those benefits having eggs are a healthy protein rich choice for the gastric bypass patient and their family. Perfect for this time of year, this Harvest Omlet can be served as a tasty and healthy brunch dish. The surprising addition of fresh pears and Swiss cheese make it taste satisfying and tummy filling. This recipe packages well and is very good reheated the following day.

Harvest Omelet

Ingredients:
1/4 cup diced fresh pears
1 tablespoon shredded Swiss cheese
1 teaspoon diced green onions with tops
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 eggs
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon butter or margarine

Directions:
Combine pears, cheese, onions and nutmeg. Set aside.

In small bowl, beat together eggs and water until blended. In 7-to 10-inch omelet pan over medium heat, heat butter until just hot enough to sizzle a drop of water.

Pour in egg mixture. Mixture should set immediately at edges. With an inverted pancake turner, carefully push cooked portions at edges toward center so uncooked portions can reach hot pan sur- face, tilting pan and moving cooked portions as necessary. When top is thickened and no visible liquid egg remains, fill with pear mixture. With pancake turner, fold omelet in half. Invert or slide onto plate.

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Lean protein is your diet is essential to weight loss and weight maintenance. Fish is an excellent source of lean protein as it is lower in fat that red meats.

Long term weight loss isn’t about hunger, misery and crash dieting. It’s a whole new way of learning to prepare nutritious food that your body needs and enjoys. “Fish in Orange Sauce” is one of a range of hunger fighting, low fat recipes to assist you keep your weight under control. This irresistible, no-hassle meal will help you reach your weight-loss goals – while making mealtime a real treat.

Variety is an essential element of any successful health program. If you get bored with foods, you’re much more likely to abandon your program altogether. Each main meal should be accompanied by an exciting range of colorful vegetables.

APPLE TUNA SANDWICH

Makes 3 servings.

Directions

Combine and mix the tuna, apple, yogurt, mustard and honey. Spread ½ cup of the mixture on three bread slices. Top each slice of bread with lettuce and remaining bread. Cut sandwiches in half or as desired.

Nutritional analysis per serving
Calories 302, Fat 5g, Carbohydrates 45g, Protein 21g.

Kim Beardsmore M.B.A. (H.R.M.), B.Sc. (Biochemistry) is an independent Herbalife distributor, weight loss coach and creator of the online fitness magazine Weight Loss Health. For a free weight loss consultation, newsletter and resources to help you lose weight and keep it off forever, visit http://www.weight-loss-health.com.au Your online Herbalife store at http://www.weightlosshealth.herbalcoach.com and for an introduction to the Herbalife home business opportunity visit: http://www.free2liv.com