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Successful weight loss is achieved through a combination of good habits and lifestyle changes. Exercise and a healthy, balanced and nutritional diet will help you to achieve your weight loss goals and feel great along the way. Eating well and healthily needn't be the painful and miserable activity that many people think it is, in fact there are many options open to you and you may be surprised at just what you can eat.
The reality TV show "The Biggest Loser" has done a great job at showing just how effective a sensible and balanced diet plan can be, and the recipes below which featured on the show and used by the contestants, will show you how creative you can be, and will help you to create your own biggest loser recipes at home. The recipes are a starter, a main course and a srumptious dessert (with plenty of fruit).
Give these recipes a try and see if you too can become a big loser!;)
Biggest Loser Recipe No. 1
Blue Team's Appetizer - Fried Scallops with Melted Onions
Serves 4
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 pound sweet onions, peeled and sliced thin
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 egg whites
1 cup fine cornmeal
1 ½ pounds large sea scallops (U-10 count, preferably)
¼ cup cooking oil
1 cup canned diced tomato
Juice of half a lemon
4 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
1. Heat a medium saucepan over low heat. Add 3 tablespoons of butter and onions to pan and season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook for about 15 minutes - until onions have softened, stirring occasionally. Uncover and allow water to evaporate. Onions should have the texture of marmalade.
2. Meanwhile, in a shallow bowl, whisk the egg whites. Spread the cornmeal over a plate. Toss scallops in egg whites until fully coated. Remove one scallop at a time, allowing the excess egg white to drip off, and roll in the cornmeal. Shake off excess and season.
3. Heat a large sauté pan over high heat. Add oil and let it get hot. Carefully place scallops in pan one at a time and fry until first side is deep brown and crisped, about 2 minutes. Turn and cook on second side until interior is completely opaque and outside is brown, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain and cover lightly with aluminum foil to keep warm.
4. Drain oil from the sauté pan and dab clean with a paper towel. Set the pan over medium heat and add remaining butter. When the butter has browned, add the tomato and sauté 1 minute. Stir in lemon juice and chives. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
5. Serve the fried scallops over the melted onions with tomato-lemon sauce spooned over all.
Biggest Loser Recipe No. 2
Roger Clemens - Pepper Steak
Serves 4
3 ½ cups Free-Range Chicken Broth, low sodium
Fresh ground pepper and NuSalt
1 cup short-grain brown rice
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
12 Anaheim peppers
Pam spray
4 5-ounce portions lean beef tenderloin
1 vidalia onion, slice thinly
5 cloves chopped garlic
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
½ cup Trader Joes Fat Free Salt-Free Marinara
½ cup Evaporated Fat Free Milk
½ cup chopped fines herbs (parsley, chives, tarragon and chervil)
Pinch of cayenne
1. Bring 2 cups chicken broth to boil in medium saucepot. Season with NuSalt and add rice. Cover, turn down heat to very low simmer and cook for 1 hour or until rice is tender and liquid absorbed. Fluff rice with fork and toss with olive oil. Keep warm.
2. Char Anaheim peppers over an open flame, turning to cook evenly, until skins are mostly burnt. Place peppers in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap for 7 mins to steam off skin. Remove as much charred skin as possible with paper towel. Seed peppers and cut into rings about ½ inch thick.
3. Heat large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Season and spray pan with Pam. Saute until golden brown, about 4 mins per side. Remove steaks from pan and keep warm.
4. Spray pan with Pam again and add onions. Saute until onions are starting to become tender, about 5 mins. Add garlic and sauté for another minute. Deglaze with balsamic vinegar. Add 1 cup chicken stock to pan and bring to a simmer. Mix remaining ½ cup chicken stock with cornstarch to make a slurry and whisk into pan. Stir in marinara and evaporated milk and bring to a simmer. Add peppers, cayenne and simmer until vegetables are tender. Return beef to pan to reheat, for about 2 mins. Stir in fines herbs. Serve with rice.
Biggest Loser Recipe No. 3
Strawberry Mousse Cups
3/4 cup boiling water
1 pkg. JELL-O brand strawberry flavor sugar free low calorie gelatin
2 cups thawed cool whip-free whipped topping, divided
1 cup ice cubes
2 cups sliced strawberries
1. First, divide strawberries among 6 dessert dishes.
2. Stir boiling water into gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved.
3. Add ice cubes and stir until completely melted.
4. Gently stir in 1-1/2 cups of the whipped topping until well blended.
5. Spoon over strawberries. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
6. Garnish with remaining 1/2 cup whipped topping.
I hope you try these delicious biggest loser recipes for yourself, and have fun by eating a healthier and more balanced diet - the biggest loser diet.
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