I get this all the time………………………….
What is the best exercise for the midsection?
What exercise can I do to get rid of my love handles?
What pill or supplement can I take to get leaner?
And my answer is always the same………………..You get your biggest bang for your buck with your nutrition! There isn’t one exercise that is best for getting rid of the mid section!! But where you are going to see the most result from is from eating right, so I have some nutritious recipes to help you!
I know……you think it’s so hard!
It’s not, at least not if you plan ahead and make your healthy food taste good so that you don’t feel deprived!
I can just hear you already……………but I get so tired of eating the same old grilled chicken and broccoli.
Well…..don’t be, here are a few nutritious recipes that will help you make your healthy food taste good. Before I give you thesse nutritious recipes, let’s review. In order to speed metabolism so that you burn calories all day long, you have to eat a lean protein, a starchy carbohydrate, and a fibrous vegetable every 3-4 hours in small portions. If you want to go even more hard core, do a few days of the week in which you cut back on some of the starchy carbohydrates.
Ok, here are the recipes! Enjoy!
Nutritious Recipe #1: Chicken with Pesto and Spinach (2 servings)
Ingredients:
Low sodium chicken stock for grilling
Low sodium dried herbs
2 boneless chicken breasts
2 cups lightly packed baby spinach leaves (about 2 ounces)
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 to 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan
Instructions:
Heat a grill pan on medium high heat. Put a little low sodium chicken stock on the grill pan. Sprinkle the chicken with any sodium free dried herb. Grill the chicken until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Combine the spinach, pine nuts, lemon juice, and lemon peel in a processor. Lightly pulse. With the machine running, gradually add 1/3 cup of the oil, blending until the mixture is creamy. Put half of the pesto into ice cube trays and store in the freezer for future use. Transfer the rest of the spinach mixture to a medium bowl. Stir in the Parmesan. Spread the pesto over each piece of chicken and serve.
Nutritious Recipe #2: Green Bean and Shitake Mushroom Sauté (6 servings)
Ingredients:
½ lb shitake mushrooms, stem removed 1 garlic clove
2/3 cup sliced red onion wedges 2 Tbsp low sodium chicken stock
1 lb green beans, trimmed 1 tsp minced thyme
¼ cup low sodium chicken broth 2 tsp sherry vinegar
Splenda or Stevia and salt to taste
Instructions:
Fill pot with drop of salt and water and bring to boil. In a skillet with 2 tbsp of stock cook mushrooms and onions. Add beans to boiling water until tender, drain. Add garlic and thyme to mushrooms. Stir in broth, vinegar, salt, sweetner, and pepper. Pour over green beans and toss.
These nutritious recipes are super easy and super yummy! I hope this gets your creativity going with your meal options! You can make the veggie sauté with any vegetables you like. You can also do the pesto with shrimp, scallops, and any fish!
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