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Barbecue Chicken with Veggie Brown Rice Pilaf

1 skinless chicken breast
2 Tbsp. barbecue sauce
1 tsp. olive oil
1 cup fresh mixed vegetables (option: frozen or canned)
3/4 cup 90-second microwavable brown rice (option - cook brown rice ahead and take 1 portion out of freezer, warm in microwave)
1 Tbsp. sliced almonds

Grill chicken breast until chicken is 170 degrees in thickest part, about 8 minutes.

Brush with barbecue sauce. Saute vegetables in olive oil until tender, about 8 minutes.

Add rice until warm. Top with almonds.

Today's Healthy Recipe "Pasta w/ Ricotta" - From www.21DaysToFitness.com

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Pasta with Ricotta
Vegetarian option

2 oz. whole-wheat noodles, uncooked
3/4 cup low-fat or fat-free ricotta cheese
1 cup zucchini, chopped
1 cup mushrooms chopped
1/2 cup fresh herbs: chives, basil and parsley

Option: add sliced baked chicken breast

Cook noodles, drain and return to pot.

Add other ingredients and cook for 5-7 minutes until warmed

Peanut Chicken Stir Fry - From www.21DaysToFitness.com

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Peanut and Chicken Stir Fry

1 garlic clove, minced
1 tsp. fresh ginger, grated
2 tsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. low-sodium soy sauce
2 cups frozen stir fry vegetables
3/4 cup 90-second microwavable brown rice (option: cook brown rice ahead and freeze in 1-serving portions, take 2 portions out of freezer and warm in microwave)
1/4 cup chopped rotisserie chicken breast (no skin)
2 Tbsp. chopped peanuts

Saute garlic and ginger in oil and soy sauce for 1 minute.

Add vegetables, rice and chicken and saute until vegetables are thawed, about 8 minutes.

Top with peanuts.

Maple-Lime Salmon with Couscous - From www.21daystofitness.com

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Maple Lime Salmon with Couscous

1/4 cup whole-wheat couscous
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
Dash salt and pepper
1 Tbsp. maple syrup
1 lime, juiced
4 oz. salmon
1 cup frozen broccoli, microwaved/heated (or fresh!)
1 tsp. olive oil

Put salmon on foil-lined cookie sheet.

Mix maple syrup with lime juice, pour on salmon and broil for 8-12 minutes, until flakes with fork.

Bring water and couscous to boil, remove from heat and cover for 12 minutes.

Stir cilantro in couscous and serve with salmon and broccoli drizzled with olive oil.

Healthy Lemon-Butter Pasta with Broccoli - From www.21daystofitness.com

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Lemon Butter Pasta with Broccoli
Vegetarian Option

2 oz. uncooked whole grain penne pasta
1 tsp. olive oil
2 cups chopped broccoli
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup white beans, rinsed and drained
1 lemon, juice and zest
1 1/2 Tbsp. light butter-flavor margarine spread (trans-fat free)
1 Tbsp. pine nuts

Boil pasta according to directions. Saute broccoli and garlic in olive oil until tender, about 6 minutes.

Stir in lemon juice, zest and butter spread.

Toss pasta in pan until coated in sauce.

Top with pine nuts.

Chocolate Shakeology Pie - From www.21daystofitness.com

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No one knows where this original recipe came from, but it tastes delicious and gives you a protein punch from the tofu--in addition to the more than 70 healthy ingredients in Shakeology.

Chocolate Shakeology^� Pie

1/4 cup peanut butter

1/4 cup fat free sour cream

1 container silken tofu (12 oz.)

1 1/2 scoops Chocolate Shakeology

2 Tbsp. skim milk or soy milk

2 Tbsp. agave nectar (or maple syrup)

1 whole-grain graham cracker pie crust, low fat if possible

Blend or food-process peanut butter, sour cream, tofu, Shakeology, soy milk, and agave nectar until smooth and creamy, adding more soy milk if necessary. Pour into pie crust, and refrigerate until firm (about 1 hour). Serves 6.

Preparation time: 10 minutes, plus 60 minutes in fridge

HEALTHY APPLE CRISP - From www.21DaysToFitness.com

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Apple Crisp

What's as American as apple pie? Well, the obesity rate for starters.

Apples are certainly healthy, and apple pie flavorings like cinnamon are also healthy. In fact, some studies have shown that cinnamon may help stabilize blood sugar levels and even lower blood cholesterol.

However, once you mix it all up in a shortening-laden crust with a cup or two of sugar, most of the health benefits go right out the window.

Try this easy-to-make recipe for an apple crisp, and you'll get apple pie flavor without getting fat. For extra fiber, don't peel the apples.

You can also experiment with other favorite fruits, like peaches or blueberries, instead of or in addition to the apples.

• 4 cups apples, peeled and sliced
• 2 Tbsp. maple syrup (option: Agave Nectar)
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp. flour, whole wheat (or soy flour)
• 2 Tbsp. butter, organic, from grass-fed dairy cow

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium baking dish, combine apples, maple syrup, and 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon. In a separate mixing bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Top mixture in baking dish with mixture from bowl.

Bake for about 30 minutes or until apples are soft. Serves 4.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Giant Fruit Salad

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Giant Fruit Salad

Sunday is a great day to make giant bowls of stuff you can eat all week. I like to make big pots of soup or other big entr�es for healthy leftovers throughout the week. Fruit salad is super-easy to make; it's just a hassle to chop everything. I find it can be a nice Zen-like activity while I'm watching the Sunday news programs or sports. The best fruit salads use fruits that are in season and contain a variety of colors. It's not just that the colors make for a lovely presentation, but the more colors you have, the bigger range of antioxidants you have. By tossing the fruit in lemon juice, you can prevent the fruit from turning brown, so it will still be appetizing the next day.

You can layer the fruit with yogurt for a delicious parfait, or add some granola or nuts for a little crunch, too.

• 1 red apple, unpeeled, cored, and diced
• 1 Granny Smith apple, unpeeled, cored, and diced
• 1 cup green grapes, seedless
• 1 cup red grapes, seedless
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 cup raspberries
• 1 cup cantaloupe, balled
• 1 cup honeydew, balled
• 1 cup pineapple tidbits
• 1 banana, sliced
• Lemon juice

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Toss with lemon juice to lightly coat all fruit.

MEXICAN BEAN TOSTADAS - From www.21DaystoFitness.com

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MEXICAN BEAN TOSTADAS

These tostadas can be individualized to your family's preferences, topping them with the condiments of your choice. Serve with mexican rice for a delicious supper, or use smaller corn tortillas and serve as an appetizer.

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes

Ingredients:

• 4 6-inch corn tortillas
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 16 oz. can fat-free refried beans
• 1 cup shredded lettuce
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh tomatoes
• 2 oz. shredded fat free or part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup sliced black olives (about 20)
• 1/2 cup salsa
• 1/4 cup fat free sour cream

Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 375�F.

2. Place the corn tortillas on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Spray the surface of the tortillas with cooking spray, and sprinkle evenly with the salt. Bake for 7-8 minutes, or until crisp. Check on the tortillas periodically to avoid burning.

3. Heat the refried beans in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through.

4. Top each tortilla with about 1/3 cup of beans, 1/4 cup of lettuce, 2 tablespoons chopped tomatoes, 1/2 oz. cheese, 2 tablespoons olives, 2 tablespoons of salsa, and 1 tablespoon of sour cream.

Serves 4

SALMON WITH CITRUS SALSA

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SALMON WITH CITRUS SALSA

Ingredients:

• 4 5-ounce salmon fillets
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground red pepper
• 1/4 tsp ground paprika
• 1 cup mandarin orange segments
• 3 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 green onions, chopped (about 1/4 cup)
• 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp canola oil
• 1/8 tsp salt

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350�.

2. Place salmon, skin side down, on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Combine salt, ground red pepper, and paprika in a small dish. Sprinkle mixture evenly over salmon fillets.

3. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

4. While fish is baking, slice orange segments into 1-inch pieces. Combine orange segments, and the next 5 ingredients in a small bowl.

5. To serve, spoon about 1/3 cup of the salsa onto each salmon fillet.

Serves 4

Per Serving Calories 221, Calories from Fat 81, Total Fat 9g, (sat 0.5 grams), Cholesterol 80mg, Sodium 203mg, Pro 30g, CHO 5g

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READER QUESTION FOR JULY 22 - BINGE EATING AND BULIMIA

QUESTION============================================================

Hi, I'm 18 years old, 5"7 and 140 pounds. I am determined to get to 112lbs.

I restrict my calories to around 1500 a day, I excersise about 4 times a week, and I make sure I eat healthy, wholesome food. I've been doing this for about a year, and I've remained the same weight (about 140lbs) despite my efforts.

However, I know the reason for this. It's pretty embarassing. I binge...alot! It happens about once a week (sometimes 2/3 times) and I don't just have a normal binge, I seriously go insane and eat an unimagineable amount of food! I'm guessing about 20,000 calories in a few hours, and I'm not overestimating I promise.

I don't know why I do this, I mainly do it when I feel worthless or when I'm left alone or when I've had one calorific food (I have a taste...then I want more!). This binging is making me miserable, plus I'm sure it can't be good for my health.

I just don't know how to stop. I do so well and then I sabotage all my hard work. I'm suprised I'm not the size of a house by now. I mean, I do put on weight but after a week/a few days of healthy eating I go back to normal again. I usually put on about 7lbs (once, a stone) then within a week I lose it again.

I'm never going to get to my goal this way, and I've decided today is the day I quit this habit for good. Can anyone please help me, I don't know how to stop this binging... I suppose it's just will power isn't it?

I had a binge about an hour ago, and I feel bloody miserable now. My tummy feels bloated, I know it's my fault, and now I just feel like something needs t change. I've had the worst week ever for food, I binged about 4 times this week! I never usually do that much, so now I'm scared I'm going to get so fat. Oh god.

Sorry if I sound pathetic, I actually feel pretty optimistic at this moment, now I come to think of it. Tomorrow I start a new healthy life!

So if anyone can give me a few tips on how to start my binge-free life, that would be great :)

Oh, and until about a month ago I used to make myself throw up onccasionally, and I did get addicted to....er...chewing and spitting out. I've stopped that now thank god, but I do realise I have an unhealthy relationship with food. I used to be much heavier as a kid so I'm guessing that's probably to do with it.

ok that's enough garble from me...

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HI CHICKIE!

I am a sports nutrition consultant and trainer, and I recommend 130 grams of protein a day for you.

I am 5'5'' and I eat that much. I am 130 pounds and a size 6, which is perfect for me. If I get too thin, I lose all shape (and look like a 10-year-old boy) so I keep a little shape this way. I think 112 pounds is too low for you (that's my my 5th grader weighs) but everyone has a different body type. Some people are bulky and some are not. I suggest you lose a little, maybe 10 pounds, then stop there for awhile and see what you think. I imagine that would be plenty thin, especially if you have any muscle at all.

I think 1500 cals is a little low, but you have to go low to lose weight. Or exercise more. Have you tried that? We tell our clients 5 times a week for weight loss. That means you PLAN TO GO every day, and then with work/school/kids/family, you'll end up going 5 times. Do more cardio than weights, but make sure you do weights at least 1 hour a week.

That weight will come off if you quit binging. What I recommend is BINGE on something that you have cooked yourself, such as fat-free sugar-free banana pudding with sliced bananas and vanilla wafer cookies on top. Or, fat-free reduced sugar ice cream covered with sliced strawberries, blueberries, and frozen cherries. YUM! Eat all you want of those and you won't take in very many calories at all....and even if you do, you'll be full for awhile and probably won't eat as much for your next meal.

One of my favorites is frozen black cherries, pour them in a bowl, then pour skim milk over the top with 1 packet of artificial sweetener if you like, then let the bowl sit for about 3-5 minutes. The cherries make the milk "frost" and it is DELICIOSO!

The vanilla ice cream we buy that's fat free and reduced sugar has hardly any more calories than milk. And you need the CALCIUM.

START EVERY DAY with a 60-gram protein shake. I buy Whey Protein (generic brands or EAS brand), and put it in the blender every morning with water/ice, maybe a little skim milk, and fruit if I have it handy.

PROMISE YOURSELF that before you binge, you'll make yourself drink an ENORMOUS protein shake with lots of fruit and ice in it. Why binge when you can have a CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE?? And if you want to have a couple of chocolate chip cookies with it, go ahead! But don't binge until you drink ALL OF YOUR SHAKE! My guess is that you won't want anything else.

You also may be seriously nutrient deficient. Get some vitamins! Take a multi-vitamin with minerals, a calcium, a vitamin D 2000, a B-complex, a vitamin C 1000, and a fish or flax oil. That's the minimum. FEED YOUR BODY good stuff.

We drink a wonderful greens drink called Shakeology: http://www.shakeology.com/fitnessusa. My friends are on medicine for high blood pressure and diabetes, I drink my greens drink every day!

GOOD LUCK SWEETIE, YOU ARE SPECIAL. YOU CAN HAVE A GREAT LIFE. Write back if you have any questions.

ANITA STONE

Certified Fitness Trainer and Sports Nutrition Consultant http://www.videofitnesscoach.com

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6 WORST "JUICES" ON THE PLANET (From "Drink This, Not That") May 12, '10 4:46 PM for everyone Manufacturers have found that mixing a lot of water and sugar with a tiny bit of fruit flavoring and calling it juice� is a great way to get health-conscious consumers to pony up the bucks for the liquid equivalent of Skittles. To put together our new book, Drink This, Not That!, we scoured restaurant menus and supermarket aisles to uncover the best and worst drinks in America. Below, we reveal the six worst juices at the supermarket, and for each one w've provide a healthier alternative. Or, as the Beatles might say, we took a bad juice, and made it better. Just call it Hey Juice!� #6: WORST CRANBERRY COCKTAIL Ocean Spray Cran-Apple (8 fl oz) 130 calories 0 g fat 32 g sugars Ocean Spray makes a whole line of cranberry juice blends, but there's only one thing you need to know: They're all polluted with unruly loads of added sugar. The first two ingredients here are water and sugar, the hallmark of an inferior bottle. In fact, the best juices in this line have only 27 percent juice. This one? A paltry 15 percent. Go with Ocean Spray's Cranenergy line instead. Compared to Cran-Apple it delivers slightly more real juice, a far weightier package of vitamins, and just over a fourth as many calories.  You're far better off eating your vitamins than drinking them.   Drink This, Instead! Ocean Spray Cranergy Raspberry Cranberry (8 fl oz) 35 calories 0 g fat 9 g sugars #5: WORST MIXED-BERRY BLEND Welch’s Mountain Berry (8 fl oz) 140 calories 0 g fat 33 g sugars The flowering bouquet of fruit on the outside of this carton makes it appear to be just one step down from a smoothie, but in truth, it's just one step up from Sunny Delight. Regardless of what Welch's wants you to think, this juice is made with only 25 percent real fruit, and with this many calories in each cup, you should expect nothing less than 100 percent. Go with Bolthouse Farms 50/50 Berry blend and you'll trade out the sucrose for an antioxidant- and flavor-rich blend of purple carrots, blackberries, pomegranates, and blueberries. Drink This, Instead! Bolthouse Farms 50/50 Berry (8 fl oz) 120 calories 0 g fat 28 g sugars #4: WORST LEMONADE Minute Maid Lemonade (20 fl oz bottle) 250 calories 0 g fat 67.5 g sugars In 99 percent cases, lemonade contains between 10 and 15 percent lemon juice, meaning that 85 to 90 percent of the calories are added as table sugar or high fructose corn syrup. The reason we pinned Minute Maid as the worst lemonade is that with this bottle, they've dropped the lemon juice concentration down to 3 percent, and at the same time, jacked the sugar level up to soda-like proportions. In fact, this bottle has more sugar than a same-sized bottle of Coca-Cola, not to mention a bevy of preservatives, fillers, and artificial colors. The only lemonade we've found that can legitimately call itself juice� is the one below by R.W. Knudson. It replaces the added sugars with a blend of apple and grape juices. (Of course, if you're looking to lose weight, diet is only half the equation. For the other half, visit http://www.beachbodycoach.com/fitnessusa.     Drink This, Instead! R.W. Knudsen Lemonade (8 fl oz box) 130 calories 0 g fat 30 g sugars #3: WORST JUICE IMPOSTER SoBe Elixir Cranberry Grapefruit (20 fl oz bottle) 250 calories 0 g fat 63 g sugars With a name that references two fruits, you might expect this bottle to provide a respectable dose of real juice. Unfortunately that's not the case. The only juice this bottle carries is used as a coloring agent, which means every gram of sugar here is added during processing. That puts it right alongside soda as one of the worst beverages at the supermarket. Cut calories by looking for water-based beverages that use juice as a sweetener and flavoring, like the one from Olade below. The few calories it has come from a blend of lemon, pinapple, mango, and passion fruit. Drink This Instead! Olade Tropical Juice Beverage (16 fl oz) 20 calories 0 g fat 4 g sugars #2: WORST GRAPE JUICE Tropicana Grape Juice Beverage (15.2 fl oz) 290 calories 0 g fat 72 g sugars It's hard to say which is worse, the fact that this bottle has as much sugar as six scoops of Edys Slow Churned Rocky Road Ice Cream, or the fact that it looks legit but contains only 30 percent real juice. The thing is, even if this bottle weren't teeming with high fructose corn syrup, it would still be loaded with sugar. Grapes produce the most sugar-loaded juice at the supermarket"even a 10-ounce bottle of 100 percent grape juice carries more than 200 calories. If you like rich, dark juices, try the one below from Bossa Nova. The acai fruit from which it's made is one of the most antioxidant-rich fruits on the planet.  Drink This, Instead! Bossa Nova Acai (10 fl oz bottle) 114 calories 0 g fat 22.5 g sugars #1: WORST CANNED JUICE Arizona Kiwi Strawberry (23.5 oz can) 360 calories 0 g fat 84 g sugars These hulking calorie cannons have 5 percent juice, 95 percent sugar water, the equivalent of 20 teaspoons of sugar!  They're sold at gas stations and convenience stores across America for the low, low price of 99 cents, making this quite possibly the cheapest source of empty calories in the country. Earn more flavor in fewer calories by switching to V8-Fusion instead. The company makes a reasonable line of regular blends and an even better line of light juices. Drink This, Instead! 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WEAPONS OF MASS RECONSTRUCTION: LESSON 4 OF 10

"EAT SOUP = LOSE 2 POUNDS!"

READER QUESTION:

Anita, what type of soup are you talking about? Broth or cream? Homemade?
Paula

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Hi Paula,
Good question! I just ate two bowls of the best soup for dinner tonight, yes I make my own, I tell my students there is no reason to eat canned soup when it only takes 5-10 mins more to make your own.

So, after you eat your soup, if you are still hungry, have another bowl! It's OK!

Eat soup (or soup and salad) for dinner every night for a week. You WILL lose 2 pounds! Note: don't eat at a restaurant, make sure you are eating both the soup and salad at home.

Buy:

* Barley quick cook (in the rice aisle)
* Success brand brown rice, cooks in 10 mins.
* Tone's chicken broth paste (buy at Sam's, can't find it at Wal-Mart, but Wal-Mart has another brand that is almost as good)
* Cans of chicken breast
* Beans: all types
* Vegs: canned tomatoes, squash, zucchini, matchstick carrots, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, onion, basically anything that will cook with chicken broth well.
* Low Fat garlic or cheese croutons (top your soup with a few of these, they are good and will dress up your dinner)


Some of my favorites:

What I ate tonight -- CHICKEN/BARLEY: barley, broth, a few diced canned tomatoes (drain), chicken, spinach, squash, little celery and onion.

CHICKEN/RICE: broth, chicken, brown rice, carrots (just a few), little onion and celery

BROCCOLI: cook broccoli first, drain half of water out, then add 1 can low-fat cream of chicken soup, about 1/2 packet of white gravy mix (mix it first in cold water in a cup then pour it in and bring to light boil), a little skim milk or fat-free cream at the end. I always have fat-free cream in my refrigerator that I use for coffee, and I put it in at the end in lots of my soups -- good in split pea too.

CHICKEN/NOODLE: broth, chicken, matchstick carrots, a few diced tomatoes, celery, onion, small amount of egg noodles, add 1 can low-fat cream of chicken soup if you want

VEGETABLE: Put these in first -- broth, cabbage, onion, celery, can of diced tomatoes with juice, then after they are mostly cooked, add squash, zucchini, a little cauliflower, some chicken if you want, a little brown rice if you want.

CHICKEN CHILI: Crock pot -- can of diced tomatoes, 1/2 onion, packet of chili powder, cans of chili beans, pork and beans, small kidney beans, 1/2 can drained black beans, 1/2 can cream corn, chicken breast (boiled or canned).

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP: broth, some diced tomatoes or salsa, some onion, chicken, >> then at the end, cut up corn tortillas into strips and put in right before eating. Top with fat free Kraft cheddar cheese and fat free sour cream.

SPLIT PEA (OR ANY BEAN) SOUP: Crock pot -- chicken broth, peas (rinse first), 1/2 onion, 1/2 package low fat ham cubes.

BLACK BEAN SOUP: Crock pot -- water (no broth), beans (rinse first), 1/2 onion, salsa. YUM! Serve over brown rice and top with fat free Kraft cheddar cheese and fat free sour cream.

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The only thing to make note of is that the celery and onion take longer to cook, especially onion, so if you can't wait 30 mins for onions to cook, then just leave it out and use onion flakes instead. If you cut celery really small it cooks faster. ALWAYS put longer cooking items in first, then they can cook while you are cutting the the shorter cooking items (such as squash).

Go to several stores in your city and find the brand of low-fat cream of chicken soup that has the least fat. They have a wide range of choices. I buy a brand from Family Dollar, it's the best one around. When I go in there, I buy 20 cans and then I don't have to go back for a long time. You can put that in almost all of these different soups, and it gives it a creaminess and great flavor.

p.s. WATER, OF COURSE, in all those soups..... I didn't put measurements of ingredients because you need to make it the way you like it. My kids love the broccoli so I always make a huge pot of it (I buy a large size bag of cut up broccoli at Sam's and it barely fits in the pan but it cooks down), so of course I use a whole packet of gravy and about 3 cans of chicken soup. Just guess until you get it the way you want it.

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