Healthy Meals for Quick Weight Loss
Quick weight loss has a lot to do with how much you eat verse how much you exercise. If you eat too much and exercise too little, you can quickly gain a lot of weight. However, the inverse is true as well. If you eat little but exercise a decent amount, not necessarily a lot, but a decent amount, you can lose a lot of weight.
Healthy Meals for Quick Weight Loss
The hard part is feeling full while trying to lose weight. Many times people mistake low calorie diets with starvation diets and next to nothing as being low calorie. There are some recipes that can help you lose weight and feel full at the same time.
Chicken Salad Sandwich
4 medium chicken breast halves
1 large apple cored and chopped
2 sticks celery, chopped
2 Tablespoons pecans
2 Tablespoons fat free sour cream
1 Tablespoon pickle relish
2 cups lettuce
2 medium tomatoes, sliced
8 slices whole wheat bread
Cook the chicken breast completely and allow it to cool to room temperature. Mix the chicken, apple, celery, pecans, sour cream and relish together. Spread on the bread, top with lettuce and tomato.
Easy Parmesan Garlic Chicken
1 cup parmesan cheese
1 package Italian salad-dressing mix
6 chicken breast halves
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix the parmesan cheese and salad dressing. Moisten the chicken with water and coat with the mixture. Place in a glass baking dish and bake for 20- 25 minutes.
Chicken Tenders
2 ounces baked tortilla chips
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 pound chicken tenders
1 cup corn
1 jar salsa
1/2 cup cilantro leaves
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. On a piece of wax paper, crush the tortilla chips with the chili powder. Moisten the chicken and cover with the tortilla chip and chili powder mixture. Bake the chicken for 10 minutes until it is no longer pink. Combine the corn, salsa and cilantro leaves.
Crispy Fish Sandwich and Pineapple Slaw
2 Tablespoons reduced fat mayonnaise
2 Tablespoons non-fat plain yogurt
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
8 ounce pineapple chunks, drained and chopped
2 cups coleslaw mix
2 pounds haddock
1/2 teaspoon Cajun spice
4 teaspoons canola oil, divided
8 pieces of whole wheat toast
Whisk together mayonnaise, yogurt, vinegar and red pepper. Add pineapple chunks and coleslaw mixture. Place the cornmeal in a shallow dish, and then sprinkle the fish with Cajun spice. Dredge the fish in the cornmeal. Heat the 2 ounces of oil over medium heat, and then cook half the fish until golden. Repeat with the other half of the fish and oil. Top the bread with the fish and the slaw to create a sandwich.
Enjoy these tasty sandwiches and meals. They will keep you feeling full and satisfied as you continue to lose weight and be healthy. These foods are full of healthy ingredients, they are low fat, low carbohydrate and high in protein, so enjoy, within moderation.
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