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I lost 100 lbs and have many low calorie recipes.Here are some of my favorites:
Negative Calorie Soup
1 cup chopped onion or 6 large green onions
1 cup fresh green beans
2 cups fresh spinach
5 medium carrots
1 large can cooked or stewed tomatoes
1 medium head cabbage
1/2 bunch celery
1 clove garlic
1 green or red bellpepper(I used 1/2 of each)\
1 stalk broccoli
1 cup brown rice(uncooked) (Not Instant)
1 package onion soup mix
Free:salt,pepper,herbs,spices
Clean all,don’t peel carrots,simply rub outside with hands under water until dirt is gone.Cut all
vegetables into small and medium pieces.Chop garlic fine.Throw all into a pot,except rice and fill with clean filtered water.Fill it up to about 2 inches below the top.Put on stove on high.When it boils,throw in rice.Boil very fast for 5 minutes.Turn down to simmer and continue to cook uncovered until vegatables
are tender.This usually takes 4 to 6 hours.(I cooked mine for 4 hours and had to add some more water
in between and stir occasionally to keep it from sticking)Don’t add salt,pepper,herbs or spices without tasting as you add them,too much ruins the batch.
This makes a large pot of soup.I don’t know how many servings it is,but when I analyzed the recipe at 12
servings
Here is the nutritional Information:
Calories 125
Calories From Fat 7
Total Fat 1
Sodium 456
Carbohydrates 28
Fiber 5
Protein 4
Vit. A 107
Vit. C 92
Iron 11
Calcium 9
Helps you lose,all are negative calorie foods.You burn more calories than you are eating.
Turkey Muffins/Loaves
Make a double batch of these and put them in the freezer for later for a quick meal
1 pound lean ground turkey
1 egg, beaten
1 cup tomato sauce
1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus additional for topping
1/2 red pepper, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 packet of Good Seasons Italian dressing mix
1 (heaping) teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 400. Generously spray muffin pan with cooking spray.
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix using hands until well blended. Using a large spoon, generously fill each muffin slot and sprinkle each muffin with additional Parmesan cheese.
Bake for 25 minutes or until a light crust has formed on each muffin.
(Makes 12 muffins)
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 91.6
Total Fat: 3.9 g
Cholesterol: 19.4 mg
Sodium: 293.7 mg
Total Carbs: 4.8 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
Protein: 9.5 g
Homemade Turkey Sausage
2 lbs. Extra Lean Ground Turkey Breast(99% fat free)
3/4 cup Applesauce
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
3/4 tsp. ground Rosemary
3/4 tsp. ground Sage
1 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. Cayenne
1/4 tsp. Red Pepper
10 Grinds Pepper
3/4 tsp. salt
Mix together,divide into 4 sections.Make 4 patties out of each section.Can be frozen
between parchment paper.To cook spray pan with cooking spray,cook3-4 minutes
per side(do not overcook,will make them dry)Frozen pattioes take a little longer to cook
per side.
Per Patty
Calories 35
less than 2 gms fat
sat fat 1 gm
cholesterol 9
sodium 110
Hash Brown Bake
9 servings
3 c frozen hash browns, thawed
1/2 c egg whites, slightly beaten
4 ozs turkey light meat, skinless, cooked and cubed
1/2 c fat-free milk
1 c low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
2 tsps salt
1/2 c bell peppers, chopped
1/4 tsp black pepper
Preheat oven to 425. Press potatoes into bottom of a eight inch square dish. Bake for 25 minutes, or until heated through. Cool ten minutes. In a mixing bowl, combine turkey, cheese, and bell peppers. Mix well. Spoon into potato crust. In another mixing bowl, combine egg whites, milk, salt, and black pepper. Mix well. Pour over turkey mixture. Reduce oven temperature to 350 and bake for 25 minutes, or until set.
Calories 75 Total Fat 1 g Saturated Fat 0.7 mg Protein 10 g Cholesterol 12 g Carbohydrates 6 g Sugars 1 g Fiber 0.5 g
100 Calorie (normal sized) Blueberry Muffins
High Fiber!
DRY
1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
2.5 tsp Baking Powder
0.5 cup Wheat bran, crude
2 tbsp Wheat germ, crude
2 tbsp Flax Seed Meal (ground flax)
1/4 C Granulated Sugar
WET
1/2 Block Tofu, soft
1/2 C Milk, nonfat (or skim)
1/4 C Yogurt, plain, low fat
1 Egg slightly beaten
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
AFTER
1 1/2 C Blueberries,fresh or frozen (unsweetened)
Mix DRY ingredients in one bowl and WET in another. Whisk WET ingredients till slightly frothy and tofu is blended in. Add WET to DRY all at once and stir until just blended. Add Blueberries and mix in. Spoon into slightly sprayed muffin cups (recipe makes 12 -100 Calorie Muffins).
Bake in preheated oven at 400 18-20 mins till slightly brown on top. Let cool a couple minutes in pan and transfer to cooling rack. Store in air tight container in fridge or freezer.
Number of Servings: 12
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 97.1
Total Fat: 2.0 g
Cholesterol: 15.5 mg
Sodium: 117.3 mg
Total Carbs: 17.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.2 g
Protein: 4.5 g
Baked Mexican Egg Rolls
1 pound lean ground chicken
1 package egg roll wrappers (20 in the type I purchase)
1.25 cup 2% shredded cheese
1.25 cup rinsed black beans
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp cilantro
1 small onion
2 cloves garlic diced
1 can rotel tomatoes with chilis
Preheat oven to 425 degrees
Spray baking sheet with olive oil spray
Spray skillet with olive oil spray
Begin to brown garlic and onion
Add chicken and spices. Cook until browned.
Drain tomatoes and add once chicken is cooked.
Add rinsed black beans to mixture and warm through.
Assemble as follows
2 tbsp of meat mixture and 1 tbsp cheese per egg roll.
Spray top of egg rolls with olive oil spray.
Bake for 15-20 minutes. Flip as needed to prevent burning of wrapper.
Number of Servings: 20
Servings Per Recipe: 20
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 128.2
Total Fat: 3.7 g
Cholesterol: 7.5 mg
Sodium: 246.6 mg
Total Carbs: 16.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
Protein: 8.7 g
Sugar Free Fudge
1/4 cup reduced-calorie margarine
2 ounces unsweetened Chocolate
8 ounces light Cream Cheese — 1 package
24 packets Equal sweetener (or 1/2 c splenda-per Anneke )
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Melt Margarine over low heat. Add Chocolate and stir just until melted. Remove from heat stir in sweetener and vanilla. Combine chocolate mixture with cream cheese and beat until smooth. Stir in nuts and spread mixture into a lightly greased 8 inch square pan. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into 1 inch squares. Store in Refrigerator.
Makes 64 squares of fudge.
Per piece: 18.9 calories, 1.6g fat, 0.2g fiber, 19mg sodium
If you search Diabetic recipes, and weight watchers recipes they are all low calorie. I did weight watchers for 2 years now, 1 year in meetings and 1 year on my own and am 10 lbs from my goal weight. Also Core weight watchers recipes are very good for you and relatively low cal since they are mostly no carb.