Recipes

Lower fat easy recipes.  Most people these days do not want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen.  Everyone is different and some people like to cook.  This page will give you some suggestions for a lower fat, healthy balanced breakfast, lunch and dinner.

It will basically be avoiding meats that have excessive fats, butters and oils as they all have 9 calories per gram. You must be conscientious of what you are eating to avoid consuming more calories than you will be burning for any particular day. Do not say to yourself 'It's OK' if I eat these fudge brownies or that double cheese burger because I will work it off tomorrow'.  That type of thinking does not work as you know that you will not get around to exercising extra the next day.

Breakfast

 Oatmeal with banana or seasonal fruit

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 Cereal + Banana + Low fat milk or Soy milk




Lunch

Turkey Sandwich on whole wheat, lettuce, tomato, honey dijon mustard, light mayonnaise, salt, pepper.

Easy Chicken Pasta





INGREDIENTS:
1 pound penne pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons minced garlic
2 large boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 cup dry white wine
1 can chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream
Salt and pepper, to taste
3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, according to package instructions. Drain.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the garlic and chicken and sauté until chicken is just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Add wine, broth and cream to skillet and boil until sauce thickens slightly, about 8 minutes. Taste and add salt and pepper to your liking. Add the cheese, basil, pasta and chicken and toss together until coated evenly and serve.

Dinner