Low-Cal Classic Meals: Revamping the American Meal for Weight Loss and a Healthy Body
How can I still enjoy the comfort foods I love without gaining weight? How can I substitute healthy ingredients into my normal recipes? Where can I find low-calorie recipes for classic american dishes? How can I add more healthy fats and vegetables to the dinner table?
Remember how you feel each time you overeat? What about when you eat rich, fatty, unhealthy meals? Do you feel tired, sluggish, bloated? I know I do. Do you tell yourself never again and then do it all over again the next evening or the next weekend? Overindulging is ok sometimes, it’s even celebrated during the holidays (mmm…Thanksgiving dinner!), but it isn’t a reasonable way to go through everyday life. That overindulgence in food affects not only our mood but how quickly we think, work and get through our days.
I know you can tell the difference when you eat light meals throughout the day. You feel light, right? You are fueling your body with energy, not just indulging for celebration or because your favorite meal tastes so good. Amazingly, most people think that in order to eat light they must sacrifice taste and the favourite meals they grew up with and their mother made so well. Well…you don’t. These classic American meals can still be made healthy by exchanging a few key ingredients. Some simple changes cut calories, add critical protein, vitamins, minerals and Omega 3s that will automatically make you move lighter, think quicker and generally feel better. The recipes we have compiled here take dozens of American classics and show you how you can revamp them to cut calories and up the nutritional value. That’s not only great for you and your quest to live healthy, but also an easy way to sneak healthy ingredients onto the family dinner table. Enjoy!
Keep enjoying the foods you know and love such as Spaghetti and Meatballs, French Onion Soup and Banana Cream Pie without the added calories and weight gain. Making a few small changes to these classic American recipes will keep you satisfied while losing the weight and adding healthy ingredients.
Also, you'll discover..
>>> Dozens of revamped classic recipes-from soups and salads through desserts and drinks
>>> New ingredients that add protein and healthy fats to all your old family favorites
>>> Simple ways to sneak healthy ingredients onto your family’s dinner table without them even knowing it
And much more!
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Soups
Hearty not Heavy Tomato Soup
Lighter Chicken Soup
Crimson Clam Chowder
Fall Pear and Parsnip Soup
High-Protein French Onion Soup
Golden Garden Vegetable Soup
Chapter 2 Salads
Slimming Cole Slaw
Healthier Egg Salad
Tomato Bowls with Light Spring Dressing
Fresh ‘n’ Lite Crab Louie
Spinach Salad with Nutty Mustard Vinaigrette
Weightless Waldorf Salad
Breezy Tropical Salad
Chapter 3 Side Dishes
Granny’s Collard Greens
Thanksgiving “Green Bean” Casserole
Savory Sautéed Mushrooms
“Mashed Taters”
Golden Oven-Baked Squash
Spring Harvest Snap Pea Sauté
Fresh Garden and Zucchini Blend
Chapter 4: Main Dishes
Cowboy Strip Steak with Mushrooms
Lite ‘n’ Spicy Southern Chili
Not Your Mama’s Spaghetti and Meatballs
Italian Red Sauce
Nutty Tuscan Tomato Pie
The Lighter Side Lasagna
Slimmer Scottish Shepherd’s Pie
Simple Applesauce on Pork Tenderloin
Protein-Packed Chicken Pot Pie
Spicy Southern Baked Chicken
Spiced Sausages with Apple Kraut
Baked Salmon with Lemony Asparagus
“Pasta” with Red Sauce
Nutty Tacos with “Sour Cream”
Chapter 5: Desserts
Fantastic Fridge Fudge
Black and Blue Berry Sauce
Baked Apples with Sweet Nut Stuffing
Banana Cream Dream
Key Lime Coconut Whip
Slow Cooker Pears with Apple Cider
Chapter 6: Drinks
Fresh ‘n’ Breezy Cucumber Water
Sweet Cherry Concoction
Hearty Holiday Cider
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