Get your recipe book or a nutrition journal and note down these recipes because these are the few recipes that will not only curb your cravings for some of your favorite food items but will also help you lose weight.
Obesity is sometimes genetic and still, people strive to get fit and get rid of the fat that has a lot of consequences, most of them related to health. But when you don’t have that excuse to hide behind and still won’t do anything to live a healthier life. That’s when you are in a strong need of a health intervention.
If you can’t compromise on your favorite foods then find a way to make them healthier. You’ll find plenty of weight loss recipes online just like the few that we are going to see here.
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Spaghetti and meatballs
Ingredients:
Water (2 tbsp), One Vegetable Spaghetti/Squash spaghetti (3 pounds), (Extra virgin olive oil (2 tbsp), salt and ground pepper (1/2 tsp each), onion powder (1/2 tsp) , Chopped parsley (1/2 cup), Finely shredded Parmesan (1/2 cup), Italian seasoning (1 ¼ tsp), Ground Turkey (1 pound), Mince garlic cloves (4 large), Crushed tomatoes (28 ounce), and crushed red pepper (½ tsp).
Recipe:
● Step 1: Spaghetti preparation.
Divide the vegetable spaghetti into two parts and remove the seeds. Put it in a microwave dish and add water to it now microwave it at high temp for 10-15 minutes.
Use a skillet to stir fry the spaghetti. Add just about 1 tbsp oil and fry the spaghetti on the skillet for about 5-10 minutes until it turns brown. Add one-quarter cup of parsley and stir fry it on even heat. After that turn off the heat and place it aside.
● Step 2: Meatballs preparation.
Get a medium bowl and add the following ingredients to it: salt and pepper (¼ tsp), Italian seasoning (½ cup), onion powder, parmesan and parsley (¼ cup each) now mist them all together. Next, add turkey to it and gently combine it. Shape the mixture into 12 meatballs using 2 tablespoons.
Again add 1 tbsp oil to the skillet and heat it on a medium-high heat. Now add the meatballs to the skillet and fry it on a low heat to medium heat. Keep turning them so that they are fried evenly. Cook it for 5 minutes.
Now push those meatballs to the corner of the skillet. Next, add garlic and then stir it for a minute, then add Italian seasoning, crushed pepper, tomatoes. Keep stirring it until this mixture coats the meatballs. Cover it and cook on a low heat and keep stirring for 10 minutes.
That’s it. You can now serve the meatballs with sauce and the vegetable spaghetti.
Composition:
Calories:408
Carbs: 32 g
Protein: 31 g
fat:18 g
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Mac and Cheese
Ingredients:
One Sweet potato (2 ounces), Extra Virgin Olive Oil (1 tsp), Whole wheat noodles (2 cups), Nonfat milk ( 2 cups), All-purpose flour ( 2 tbsp ), One minced garlic clove, Shredded Cheddar cheese ( 1 ¼ cups), Mustard (1 tbsp), salt and ground pepper (¼ tsp each), peas (½ cup), and Wheat breadcrumbs ( 3 tbsp).
Recipe:
Before you start anything, prepare a baking dish for this recipe. Place it in the preheated broiler.
Use a Large pot to cook noodles for 9 minutes. Drain them and then place them aside.
Microwave the sweet potato till it’s tender for about 10 minutes.
Use a saucepan to mix the flour, garlic, and milk. Whisk it over a medium heat till it’s steaming. Don’t let it boil, just heat it till it steams.
Once the sweet potato has cooled down. Make a puree with milk. Blend it until it’s smooth.
Add mustard, cheese, salt, and pepper to the pot and keep stirring till the cheese melts. Next step is to add the pasta as well as the peas to the pot and then stir it till it is coated with the mixture.
In the final step, you have to combine the breadcrumbs with oil and then sprinkle it over the pasta. Then broil it on the upper oven rack for 2 minutes.
So, now your mac and cheese are ready to be served.
Composition:
Calories: 481
Carbs: 68 g
Protein: 24 g
Fat: 14 g
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French Toast
Ingredients:
Eggs (3), All-purpose flour ( ¼ cup), Milk (1 cup), Vanilla extract (1 tsp), Ground cinnamon (½ tsp), White sugar (1 tsp), Bread (12 slices), and a pinch of salt.
Recipe:
Take the flour in the large bowl then slowly add the milk and whisk it. After that add eggs, salt, cinnamon, sugar and vanilla extract and whisk it till it becomes smooth.
Keep the Frying pan on a medium heat. Soak or dip the slices of bread in the prepared mixture. Fry the bread on each side until it becomes brown.
Your french toast is ready to be served.
Composition:
Calories: 123
Carbs: 9.4 g
Protein: 4.8 g
Fat: 2.7 g
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Waffles
Ingredients:
Eggs (2), Waffle mix (1 cup), White sugar (2 tsp), Ground cinnamon (1 tsp), Milk (½ cup), and Vanilla extract ( 1 tsp).
Recipe:
Heat up the waffle iron. Add the waffle mix, cinnamon and sugar to a mixing bowl. Mix them and then add vanilla extract, eggs, and milk while stirring the mixture.
Next step is to pour the mixture into the waffle iron. Cook till it becomes golden brown.
Composition:
Calories: 123
Carbs: 19.9 g
Protein: 4.7 g
Fat: 2.5 g
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Marinated Chicken.
Ingredients:
Boneless and skinless Chicken breasts (4), Minced garlic cloves (4), and Soy sauce (½ cup).
Recipe:
Get a mixing bowl. Add the minced garlic and soy sauce to it and mix them.
Now coat the chicken breast pieces in the mixture. When all of them are coated, cover them and store them in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
Heat up your grill over a medium-high heat. Oil the grate lightly. Grill the chicken pieces on a medium heat for 10-15 minutes on both sides till they are cooked properly.
Composition:
Calories: 152
Carbs: 3.4 g
Protein: 26.7 g
Fat: 2.8 g
You have to admit you are tempted to at least try one of these dishes. Most of them are common dishes that some of you might already consume and still not be aware of the effect it has on your body.
Because you have to admit these dishes are just plain delicious and no one can fault you for overeating but that’s what leads to your weight issue.
So, eat just what you need no matter how much you would want to eat till your stomach aches. This will makes these weight loss recipes more effective.