How often does hunger come and you reach for chips, ice cream, cookies, anythng you can get your hands on? Well I'm going to share some healthy snacks for 50 calories or less and add in a recipe that you can make.
50 calories or less:
1/2 cup sliced zucchini with 2 tbs salsa- Whopping 19 calories
1/2 cup sliced fresh strawberries- Holy Cow 27 calories
1.3 cup unsweetened applesause sprinkled with cinnamon- 35 calories
1/2 cup cheese popcorn- 40 calories
1/2 mini bagel with 2 tsp fat-free cream cheese- 42 calroies
2 chocolate kisses- if you craving the chocolate- 49 calories
This is a little more than 50 calories, but if you want something little heartier, here it is:
Mexican Salsa Pizza: From Taste Of Home Comfort Diet
24 ServingsPrep/Total Time: 25 min.
Ingredients
1 prebaked 12-inch pizza crust
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
3/4 cup salsa
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
Directions
Place crust on an ungreased baking sheet or pizza pan. In a small
bowl, combine 1/2 cup cheese, salsa and cilantro. Spread over crust
to within 1/2 in. of edges. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut
into wedges. Yield: 2 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.
Wine: Sweet Red Wine: Enjoy this recipe with a sweet red wine.
* This can be used as a lunch or dinner meal also.
How is day 2 going for you? I tell you it's tough. Tip #2: Do not keep junk food on the house, not even for the children. If you shop healthy and have healthy foods in your home you will have no excuse but to eat right. Temptations is our downfall. So keep it out!
Workout for Tuesdays is the lower body and abs. This is what it looks like:
Barbell squat
Stiff leg deadlift
Leg extensions
Lying leg curls
Calf raises
Scissors
Crunches with weighted ball
Did you get your 30 mins of cardio in, whether it's the walk/run challenge or whatever you choose to do? Make sure you aim for least 5 days a week of cardio to burn that fat layer off.
Recipe of the day:
Snack: Cheese Puffs
1 cup water
2 tbs butter
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1 cup all purpose flour
4 eggs
1 1/4 cup shredded Gruyere or Swiss cheese
1 tbs Dijon mustard
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
In a large saucepan, bring the water, butter, salt and cayenne to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from heat; let stand for 5 mins. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny. Stir in Gruyere and mustard.
Drop by rounded teaspoonful 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 425 for 15-20 mins or until golden brown. Serve warm or cold.
Yields 4 dozen.
Nutritional facts: 2 appetizers equals
68 calories
4g fat (2 g saturated fat)
120 sodium
4g carbs
4g protein
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September 09, 2013 was Bodiworxx first official launch of the Biggest Loser Challenge. If you haven't had a chance, check out my YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/bodiworxx and check out the video about the challenge.
As I have posted on my YouTube channel, that I will post daily on how my challenge is going and keep you updated on my progress.
Day one workout, which was Monday, is upper body. I am doing 2 weeks of one set, weeks 3&4 is 2 sets and weeks 5&6 is 3 sets. You are lifting as much weights as you can but still able to do 8-12 reps. For the second set, you are increasing weights but only where you can lift for 6 sets and so on. I will post more about that program later.
Here is the workout for upper-body:
Bench press
Cable Rows
Shoulder press
Triceps push-down
Barbell curl
I am also following a walk/run program:
This week consist of walking 4 mins and running for 1, repeating a total of 5 times. Cardio is 30 mins.
Tip of the day: Do not, I repeat DO NOT skip out on breakfast. Not only is this to get your body out of starvation mode but it stabilizes your sugar level. If I don't eat breakfast, by 10:00 am I am exhausted. So make sure you are eating within an hour of getting up.
Are you ever confused about when to eat and what to eat? I know I am. It seems if I go longer without eating I'm not as hungry but when I eat multiple little meals a day I'm never satisfied. So what's a guy or girl to do?
Maybe we aren't eating the right contents in our mini meals. Look at your plate: is there a protein, a carb, a fiber on there? Those are the things that we need to keep us filling fuller longer.
Lets take a look at some meal plans and see what is recommended for multiple mini meals:
Meal plan 1:
Breakfast: oatmeal with apples and pecans and a pinch of cinnamon
Snack 1: hummus and veggies
Lunch: turkey and avocado wrap
Snack 2: mozzarella cheese stick and pear
Dinner: mediterranean pizza
Snack 3: hard boiled egg and apple
Meal 2:
Breakfast: banana spice smoothie
Snack 1: whole wheat bread with ricotta cheese fig and honey
Lunch: salad with hard boiled egg, raisins and almonds
Snack 2: apple , 22 pistachios
Dinner: quinoa bowl with stir fry
Here is a couple options to try to see how it curbs that hunger.
Stay tuned for release of my healthy cookbook. If you are interested in recipes I post or interested in seeing certain recipes for certain meals, subscribe and comment and I will hook you up.
