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Apr 01 2009

Weightloss Wednesday

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I am such an emotional eater! I eat if I’m bored, sad, mad, stressed, and heck I even eat when I’m happy! I also am the type of person that instead of taking the time out of my busy day to fix something to eat I will grab whatever is quickest which just happens to be cans of soda and snacks. I mean they are just sitting there already as a single and waiting to be picked up, I don’t have to do anything but open and insert it into my mouth. If I don’t change my eating habits I’m never going to lose weight or be healthy.

I’m thinking if I cook enough the night before to have leftovers not only to send to work with my fiance but to put into ready to microwave containers then I would grab that instead of the easy to grab cookie.

I should probably get some yogurt for a quick snack. Grab some fruits, and veggies but have them already cut up nicely and placed in a little baggie for a quick grab and go deal.

I love those little already made salads so it couldn’t really hurt to have some of those on hand or just make a salad myself and place it in little containers.

It’s funny how when you sit and think about how easy and quick healthy eating can actually be those “it’s quicker to grab a snack” excuse seem pretty lame!

Here are a few healthy recipe ideas:

No Guilt Banana Pudding

Banana pudding is a great quick dessert. Now with this recipe you can enjoy it without the guilt. All ingredients were substituted with lower fat items.

Ingredients:

1 (8 ounce) package fat free cream cheese
1 (14 ounce) can fat free sweetened condensed milk
1 (5 ounce) package instant sugar free vanilla pudding mix
3 cups cold skim milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (8 ounce) container frozen light whipped topping, thawed
4 bananas, sliced
1/2 (12 ounce) package reduced fat vanilla wafers

Directions:

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in condensed milk, pudding mix, cold milk and vanilla until smooth. Fold in 1/2 of the whipped topping.
Line the bottom of a 9×13 inch dish with vanilla wafers. Arrange sliced bananas evenly over wafers. Spread with pudding mixture. Top with remaining whipped topping. Allow to chill for at least 3 hours.

Chocolate Crunchy Bars

6 cups cocoa crisp rice cereal
1 1/2 tablespoons margarine
1 1/2 tablespoons reduced-fat peanut butter
1/2 (16 ounce) package large marshmallows
1/3 cup reduced-fat semisweet chocolate morsels
Place rice cereal in a large bowl; set aside. Combine margarine, peanut butter, and marshmallows in a medium pan, cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth. Pour marshmallow mixture over cereal, stirring until cereal is well coated. Stir in chocolate morsels. Press mixture into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray using a spatula coated with cooking spray. Let cool completely.Cut into 24 bars. 96 calories per bar; 2.2 grams fat; 0 fiber

Stir-Fried Spicy Chicken Tenders

1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast tenders, cut into 2-inch pieces (see Variation)
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 16-ounce package frozen bell pepper and onion mix

1. Combine sugar, paprika, salt, pepper and cayenne in a medium bowl. Add chicken and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes or overnight.
2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add pepper-and-onion mix and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the spice-rubbed chicken and cook, stirring, until no longer pink in the center, 3 to 5 minutes. Serve hot.
Variation: Make Stir-Fried Spicy Beef by using 1 pound of stir-fry beef or thinly sliced top round steak instead of chicken in this dish.

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