Low-Cal Classic Meals: Revamping the American Meal for Weight Loss and a Healthy Body

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 Grandpa’s “Hot Chocolate” Monkey Tea