Low Calories Breakfast

#1 Mixed grain bread with a little almond butter, sliced banana, raisins on top, and a sprinkling of cinnamon; serve with a glass of low fat milk.
#2 High fiber cereal, topped with mixed nuts, dried fruit, and a small glass of calcium fortified soy milk.

#3 Natural yoghurt mixed with a chopped apple, berries, and whole grain cereal; served with 100% whole orange juice.
#4 Healthy granola bar, one orange, and a glass of low fat milk.
#5 Whole wheat English muffin, toasted and thinly spread with reduced fat cottage cheese, topped with sliced pineapple; serve with a glass of 100% whole fruit juice.
#6 Natural yoghurt, topped with mixed berries, a teaspoon of ground flaxseeds, a slice of whole grain toast; and a cup of green tea.
#7 Swiss muesli - combine 2 cups of rolled oats, and 1 cup low fat milk or fruit juice, cover and refrigerate overnight. In the morning add 2 grated apples, 1/4 chopped hazelnuts, and 200g of low fat honey yoghurt, mix well (serves 4).
#8 Whole wheat English muffin topped with melted reduced fat cheese, a sliced tomato, and a sliced hard-boiled egg; served with a small glass of 100% pure fruit juice.
#9 Scrambled egg, sprinkled with a teaspoon of ground flaxseeds; served with mixed grain bread, fresh fruit salad, and a small glass of low fat milk.
#10 Cooked oats topped with raisins, dried cranberries, sliced bananas, and calcium fortified soy milk.
#11 Brown rice or barley - cook the night before, then in the morning top with some raisins, sliced apple, a sprinkling of cinnamon, and a little reduced fat milk.

#12 Whole wheat pita half topped with grilled Canadian bacon, a little reduced fat cottage cheese, tomatoes, and mushrooms; serve with 100% pure fruit juice.
#13 Fruit smoothie – add strawberries, kiwi, and a banana to the blender, a cup of natural yoghurt, one teaspoon of ground flaxseeds, and a cup of crushed ice.
#14 Mini wheat cereal, dried fruit, mixed nuts, place in a plastic bag and eat on the way to work with a thermos cup of low fat milk.
#15 Breakfast burrito – scrambled eggs, chopped tomatoes, and a little grated reduced fat cheese, wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla, served with green tea and a slice of fresh ginger.
#16 Whole grain bread topped with kippers, or smoked salmon, and sliced tomatoes; serve with two small apricots, and a cup of low fat milk.
#17 Homemade granola – mix 2 cups rolled oats, 1 cup of wheat cereal, 1 cup dried fruits and seeds, 1/4 cup of flaked coconut.
#18 Multi grain English muffin, toasted and spread with peanut butter, topped with sliced apples, and served with a small glass of calcium fortified soy milk.
#19 Multi grain cereal, topped with raisins, a sliced banana, and low fat milk.
#20 Healthy “blobs” – mix 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk, 3 cups crushed flake cereal, and 2 tablespoons honey. Form into “blobs” (should make 10). Wrap each blob in plastic wrap and refrigerate. Grab a couple with a travel cup of skim milk and go! (From Nutritionist Alana Unger)

#21 Whole wheat bagel
topped with reduced fat cottage cheese, sprinkled with flaxseed; serve with a small bowl of mixed berries, and a cup of herbal tea.
#22 Scrambled tofu, with onions, and peppers, a dash of light soy sauce, and stir-fry with a little olive oil. Serve with whole grain toast, and a glass of calcium fortified soy milk.
#23 Sandwich made with lean ham or turkey, in whole grain bread, topped with sliced tomatoes, and a small glass of reduced fat milk.
#24 Mini whole grain bagel, topped with almond butter, sliced apples, and a glass of 100% whole orange juice.
#25 Sliced melon tossed in a bowl with the pulp of one passion fruit, topped with natural yoghurt, and a handful of muesli.
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Quick Healthy Snacks for Work

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Finding healthy snacks for work isnt easy.


Youre running from meeting to meeting, conducting task after task, and answering question after question. You dont even have time for lunch, so forget about healthy snacking. On the job, your version of quick and healthy snacks are greasy chips and sugary candies from a vending machine--and neither fit the clean eating diet youre trying to continue.

May I recommend to you a few healthy snacks for work? 


The choices below are nutritious, portable and virtually mess-free. Theyre perfect for work, as well as play. Most of all, they taste good.

1. Veggie Corn Chips

Whoever first added vegetables to corn chips is a genius! Our favorite chips are now filled with super foods like kale, chia and beets, but remain flavorful and crunchy. Because they come in snack-able sized bags, theyre great as quick healthy snacks for work.

My recommendations are SuperEats Kale and Chia Chips...

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Find them at SuperEats Kale and Chia Chips.

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Find them at SuperEats Kale and Chia Chips.


...and The Better Chip Beets and Sea Salt Corn Chips.
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Find them at The Better Chip Beets and Sea Salt

Find them at The Better Chip Beets and Sea Salt.

Find them at The Better Chip Beets and Sea Salt.

2. Fruit Chips

If veggie chips are good healthy snacks for work, so are fruit chips. For those of you with a sweet tooth, fruit chips offer the same sweet flavor but with natural sugar.

I fell in love with Seneca Apple Chips. Theyre sweet, crunchy, all-natural, gluten-free and quite frankly, EXTREMELY addictive.

Get them at Seneca Apple Chips.

Get them at Seneca Apple Chips.

My new addiction, though, are Samai plantain chips. Like apple chips, theyre naturally sweet, flavorful and crunchy.

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Get them at healthy snacks for work plantain chips.

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Healthy snacks for work: Samai plantain chips.

3. All Natural Cookies

Cookie-lovers can enjoy healthy snacks for work too. Nowadays, there are many natural, low-calorie desserts at super markets. Try stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joes, or find "healthy foods" or "natural foods" sections at your local grocery store.

My choice are Hannah Max All Natural Cookies. They are sweet, crispy and wont leave you feeling bloated. If you need a treat during work hours, the Hannah Max All natural Cookies are fantastic healthy snacks for work!

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Healthy snacks for work: Hannah Max All Natural Crunchy Cookies

4. Apples Slices (with Cheese or All-Natural Peanut Butter)

Fruits are good snacks for work, because theyre easy to carry. The work desk-friendly ones (a.k.a mess-free) are probably bananas and apples.

Apple slices are my favorite because they are sweet, crunchy and easy to dress up. 

By dressing up I meant pairing them with with natural cheese slices like Beechers Handmade Cheese or all natural peanut butter.

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healthy snacks for work

healthy snacks for work

If you havent tried Beechers Handmade Cheese, you must! Theyre hand-crafted fresh daily, using only the purest local ingredients. You can add them to just about anything. Theyre delightful!

Get them at Beechers Handmade Cheese

5. Cucumber Slices

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6. Organic Corn Chips

If veggie corn chips arent your cup of tea, try organic corn chips like Late July Multigrain Tortilla Chips that are gluten-free, certified organic, non-GMO and filled with wholesome grains.

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Get Late July All Natural Organic Blue Corn Chips at Late July Corn Chips.

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The lightly salted version taste scrumptious too. Find them at Late July Lightly Salted Corn Chips.

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Find these at Late July Lightly Salted Corn Chips.

7. Baby Carrots

Crunchy and slightly sweet, baby carrots make awesome healthy snack ideas.
 
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8. Pop Chips

In addition to tasting great and fun to eat, pop chips contain zero artificial ingredients and arent fried or baked. Best part? They have half the fat of regular potato chips, and wont leave your fingers greasy.

I like them, and so do my kids.

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Get them at pop chips.

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Get them at Pop Chips.

9. Pirate Bootys Pop Corn

My kids love these baked rice and corn puffs. Theyre flavorful with aged white cheddar, and are healthier than Cheetos, due to being free of artificial ingredients and having no trans fat. 

Quite honestly, I love them too. Theyre perfect healthy snacks for work, as well as play.

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Find them at Pirate Booty Popcorn.

10. Snap Pea Crisps

Made with baby snap peas and baked to crispy perfection, these lightly salted snacks are crunchy and tasty. Compared to potato chips, they have 50% less fat, and are loaded with fiber and protein. Theyre also light weight and easy to pack and store, making them perfect healthy snacks for work.

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Find them at Snapea Crisps.

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Find them at Snapea Crisps.  

Thank you again for your time!

Hope you found good ideas for quick and healthy snacks for work.

If you have other recommendations, please leave them in a comment below.

Have a nice day!

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Quick Healthy Recipes Part 5

Broccoli Stir Fry






2 medium size Fresh Broccoli
McCormick Grill Mates Roasted Garlic & Herb Seasoning(2.75 oz)

3tsp Oil
1 tsp Salt
Cut Broccoli into medium-size pieces. You can even slice the hard stem from out side and use the soft part of stem.  Take microwaveable bowl Add Cut Broccoli and soak in water with 1 tsp salt.
Microwave 4 min on high. Drain all the water with help of Colander.
Heat nonstick pan, put 3 tsp oil and put Broccoli. Use wooden flat spoon to stir Broccoli time to time for 5min. Once Broccoli is slightly pan roasted from all sides sprinkle McCormick Ready Seasoning. Sprinkle generously till all the broccoli is covered with Seasoning. Keep stirring till for another 3min.
Note: Don’t add salt as McCormick Ready Seasoning already has salt and all spices. Don’t cover while cooking as we want Broccoli to be crispy.



Chilli Stuffed


10 Long Green Fresh Chillis with Stem(jalapenos)
2 Tsp Jeera Powder(Cumin Pwd)
1 Tsp Salt
½ tsp Hing(Asafetida)
Pam(Spray oil)
Wash Green Chillis and wipe it dry. Don’t take out the stem of chillis. Slit chillis with help of Knife from one side and let other side remain intact.  Scrape out seeds very gently with help of tip of the knife.

Now mix the Cumin Powder, Salt and Hing and keep this mix on flat plate. Lift that mix on knife  tip and gently spread it evenly inside the slit green Chillis. You can even use the spoon end to spread the mix inside chillis. Once done stuffing all the chillis with the mix, heat the nonstick pan.

Keep chillis on hot pan and spray oil or sprinkle little oil evenly on all the chillies, after a minute turn the chillies with help of fork. Make sure to cook very little on both sides of chilies and remove from pan.

Serve as side dish for pulao or Roti Subjior Curd Rice or with Sambar Rice. It goes well with all Indian meal.

Note: Keep exhaust fan on as sometime chilli smoke can really make you cough hard. Don’t overcook chilli as semi crispy chillis taste great.


Red Spinach/Chaulai/Rajgiri  ki Subji


Ingredients:
1 bunch
Red Spinach(Clean it by separating leaves from hard stem)
1 big onion chopped
3 red dry whole chili
1-2 whole garlic pods(Optional)
1 tsp cumin seeds(jeera)
Salt to taste

Method to cook:
Wash the cleaned
Red Spinach leaves properly under running water and chop them.
Heat oil in a kadai/pan. Add cumin seeds, Red Whole Chilli, chopped Onions. You can add sliced Whole Garlic pod(it’s optional). Cook till onion turns soft and slightly golden.
Add chopped
Red Spinach and salt. Cook for 4-5 minutes. The leaves will release water. Lower the flame at this point. Don’t cover the pan it should be cooked in open pan.
Bhaji needs to be cooked in that water only. If water dries out, add splash of water and cook again.
Your Subji(Veggie) is ready to eat with rice or roti.

By: Reena Sharma
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Quick Healthy Recipes Part 3

Dahi Kadi/ Majige Huli
Ingredients:
·         3 cups yogurt (slightly sour)
·         2 green chilies (optional)
·         2 tsps. cumin seeds(jeera)
·        1 tsp. Olive/ canola/ sunflower/Veg cooking oil
·         1 tsp. mustard seeds
·         2 dry red chilies broken into smaller pieces
·         10 curry leaves
·         Salt to taste
·         Fresh chopped coriander to garnish
·         ½ Tsp Turmeric
·         1 Tbsps. Gram Flour(Besan)
·         Pinch of Asafoetida(Heeng)

Preparation:
·         Mix the green chilies, cumin seeds & Salt and grind in a food processor. Add little water to make smooth paste.
·         Add Gram Flour to ½ Cup water and make smooth paste
·         Whisk the yogurt separately till smooth and add a cup of water to it. Blend well.  Then add Gram Flour smooth paste and Mix it well.
·         Heat the oil in a heavy base vessel on a medium flame.
·         Add Mustard and let it splutter, and then add the dry red chilies, curry leaves, turmeric and Asafoetida to it.
·         Add 2 Cup water and Add Green Chilie & Cumin seed mix to it. Let it boil for 1 min.
·         At this point you can even add some already boiled vegetables like white pumpkin
·         Put the Yogurt mixture in pan, mix slowly and heat slowly on a medium flame. Stir occasionally.
·         Just before the mixture comes to a boil turn off the fire.
·         Garnish with fresh chopped coriander and serve with plain boiled rice.
Tips:
Make it more delicious and nutritious by adding Boiled vegetable. You can add ladies finger (Okra/Bhendi)/ white pumpkin / cucumber to the kadi. Boil vegetable separately with lots of water and little salt for 7 min on high heat and add it to Kadi after the seasoning.
Please note this recipe is without Pakodis (gram flour fritters north Indian style) and Coconut(South Indian Style) to make it more healthy food.

Pan Grilled Eggplant/ Baigan Bhaja
Ingredients:
1 medium sized eggplant OR 4 Small Egg Plant
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp Cumin(Jeera) Powder
1tsp Turmeric(Haldi) Powder
3/4 tsp salt
Cooking spray oil (PAM 100% Olive oil spray).
Note: Eggplant will soak up as much oil as you put in the pan. So I use cooking spray.

Preparation:
Wash and pat dry the eggplant. Cut into 1" thick discs. Fill a large bowl with cold water and soak the eggplant discs in it for about 15 minutes. (This will remove the bitter juices). Drain water and place eggplant pieces in a flat Plate.
Sprinkle the salt, red chili powder, Turmeric powder and Cumin powder over eggplant cut pieces.
Spread properly with your pam over eggplant pieces so it’s kind of dry marinated/covered with masala.

 Heat a nonstick Tawa (Griddle) or a flat bottomed pan on medium heat. Spray some cooking oil all over Tawa. Place each piece flat on Tawa. Spray a little cooking oil and  Cook till eggplant is slightly brown from the side touching tawa.  Use fork or spoon to lift and monitor the color of eggplant piece.
Spray a little cooking spray Change sides and cook till the side is brown.
Serve hot with boiled Rice or Roti and enjoy !
Tips:
Sometimes we’ve to sprinkle extra salt while grilling on pan.
By: Reena Sharma
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Calories in a banana

The calories in a raw banana according to the banana’s size are roughly as follows:

Banana SizeCaloriesFat Carbohydrate Protein
Extra Small (less than 6“ long) 81g 72 0.27g 18.5g 0.88g
Small (6” to 6-7/8” long) 101g 90 0.33g 23.1g 1.1g
Medium (7” to 7-7/8” long) 118g 105 0.39g 27g 1.29g
Large (8” to 8-7/8” long) 136g 121 0.45g 31.1g 1.48g
Extra Large (9” or longer) 152g 135 0.5g 34.7g 1.66g



Dieting Points About Bananas
The calories in a banana are not excessive given typical daily calorie requirements and the satisfying nature of the fruit. As can be seen in the above chart however, bananas are high in carbohydrates which may lead some people on low-carb diets to avoid the fruit.

Nutritional Benefits of Bananas
Bananas are often considered to be good sources of potassium, manganese, vitamin C and vitamin B6 and are high in dietary fibre.

A Few Notes About Calorie Counting
The heart of calorie counting comes down to understanding how many calories you consume and how many calories you burn. If you consume 3500 calories less than you burn, this should result in approximately 1lb of weight loss. In order to lose weight, you should aim for a basic calorie deficit so as to achieve 1 to 2 lbs of weight loss a week, rather than introducing too severe a calorie deficit. A severe calorie deficit may result in the loss of lean body mass, causing your system to lower the number of calories it burns to maintain itself.
Understanding and monitoring the calories you are consuming and burning is essential for a calorie counting process.

From: www.caloriesinabanana.net
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This is a very powerful message by Nike. Truth is there is no tomorrow, its a recipe of failure. If you want to start something positive start today.

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Quick Healthy Recipes Part 1

Mango Salsa Recipe
1 ripe/raw mango, peeled, pitted(without skin and seed)), and diced (about 1 1/2 cup)
1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped
1 Green Chilies/ Jalapeño, minced (include ribs and seeds for a hotter taste if desired)
1 small cucumber, peeled and diced (about 1 cup)
3 Tbsp. fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
3 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
 
Salt as per taste
(I even add little Carrot/Beetroot/Tomatoes. More the merrier)
Mix all and serve with lunch or dinner. You eat as salad or topping for Papad or topping for any chat items.

Stuffed Pita:Get Whole Wheat Pita Bread 1 Packet
Pressure Cook 1 & 1/2 cup Black beans with 4 Cup water, 2tsp salt and 2 Garlic cloves.
Drain water and keep Boiled Black beans aside. Add little salt again.
1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped
Raisin Grapes finely chopped
1 Tomatoes finely chopped
3 Tbsp. fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
Cut Pita into Half, pan grill till it turns golden throughout.
Open half cut pita like a pocket Fill it with Boiled Black beans, little cut onions, Grapes, tomatoes and Cilantro. Its ready to eat.
Vegetarian Lettuce wraps recipe is quick and easy to make. Serve the filling on a platter with whole lettuce leaves on the side, and let your friends and family wrap their own. Theyll love the combination of crisp, cold lettuce with the warm, flavorful filling.
head fresh iceberg lettuce (this type works best for this recipe)
1. Cooking oil: 3tsp
2. Finely chopped onions: 1½ Cup
3. Minced Garlic: 2 Tablespoons Cup
4. Finely chopped ginger: 1"x1"
5. Soy Chunks: 1½ Cup (Put Soy Chunks in Boiled water for 4min and drain the hot water by putting in colander and squeezing out all the water)
6. Mutton Masala/Garam Masala 1 teaspoon
7. Cumin Powder: 1 teaspoon
8. Coriander powder: 1 teaspoon
9. Red Chili powder/Lal Mirch powder (Cayenne): ½ teaspoon or to taste
10. Salt: ½ teaspoon or to taste
11. Tomato Paste/Mango powder(amchur): 2 tsp.
12. Defrosted green peas: 1 Cup (Optional)
13. Chopped fresh Cilantro: 2 Tablespoons

Method1. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan/nonstick pan. Add onions and sauté onions till clear about 5 minutes. Add Garlic, Ginger. Continue Sautéing about 90 seconds.
2. Add Boiled & Drained Soy Chunks. On medium heat continue cooking and till all water is dried and the Soy has turned light brown.
3. Add ingredients Mutton Masala, Cumin Powder, Coriander powder, Red chili powder, Salt. Sauté about one minute.
4. Add Tomato Paste Continue sautéing till it forms a mixture (shiny).
5.  Turn down heat to medium. Cover. Simmer covered for 7 minutes or till done.
7. Add Green peas. Shut off heat. Do NOT cook peas for long time, they lose color and become mushy.
Garnish with fresh chopped Cilantro.
Now take 1 leaf of iceberg lettuce and put 1tbs of Soy Stuffing in the center, wrap it up and eat.
You can use some tamarind chutney or any ketchup to make it more interesting.

By: Reena Sharma
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