Dieting Recipes That Work Wonders

The success of a diet lies in the food you eat. But how can you enjoy dieting if all that you put in your mouth everyday are tasteless canned diet meals that you bought from the local grocer? Dieting doesn't have to be this harsh. If you'd only give it time, you can even prepare meals right at your own home. This gives you the benefit of knowing what ingredients you put in your meals and also saves you a lot of money than buying meals in restaurants offering low-fat meals. Try these simple recipes and begin a life of healthy cooking and living without leaving your house.

Dieting recipes are often characterized by white meat and vegetables. That is the usual diet. But nobody ever said that you are forbidden to eat red meat while on diet. Cut in half the serving you have when eating white meat and use that for red meat. So, for example, you have half a cup of chicken breast for lunch, then ¼ cup of beef would be a good substitute. If you'd rather use pork then choose not to eat the pork fat because this is rather full of cholesterol. Also, be sure that you cook it using healthier ways such as grilling of steaming. Deep fried may not sound so good even if you're using corn oil. Since you're already eating fatty meat, try at least to cook it in a healthier way. Try this simple recipe for a great addition in your diet meals:

Tuna and Vegetable Casserole

Cook rice using salted water. When the rice is done, mix in the pre-cooked tuna (or any in-season fish) with mushroom soup (homemade mushroom soup is preferred but using low-fat canned mushroom soup might be a substitute). Place diced carrots, corn, more mushrooms, and celery. Put spices according to taste. Afterwards, add ¼ cup of low fat milk. Make sure that you blend all the ingredients well enough. If you feel a little generous on yourself, place grated cheese on top. But make sure that the cheese is also low fat or you'll end up with more calories than you intend to eat. Bake this mixture at 350 degrees for 3-4 minutes. Serve warm.

And if you also want to pair it up with a great beverage, make your own healthy iced tea at home. Here's how to do it.

Lemongrass tea

Purchase fresh lemon grass from the supermarket. Boil this for 2 minutes and remove the lemongrass from the boiled water. Let it stand in room temperature. Do not put it inside the fridge to make it cool faster. Afterwards, add the juice of 1 lemon to every 3 cups of the lemongrass tea. Serve with ice and enjoy with the warm tuna casserole.

Simple and healthy recipes need not be expensive. In fact, this casserole will last for a couple of meals since it serves 3-4 people. Given the small servings of meals for people on diet, this is good for six servings.

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Cooking Grilled Shrimp and Peanut Skewers That Can Help You In Dieting

Cooking grilled seafood and adding some other ingredients may sound difficult but once you have read this recipe, it won't be hard cooking the food at all. Grilling is one of the best choices if you want to eat something tasty and doesn't ruin your diet. Grilling is different than frying; there are reasons that the two are different. Grilling is mostly used for people who are conscious of their weight and for those people who have heart problems. Frying is easy to prepare compared to grilling but grilling is very much healthier compared to frying. In this recipe you will know how to cook grilled shrimp and peanut skewers. This food can be very attractive to children and is quite a nice party preparation. You won't have any problems because this food won't ruin your diet.

Let us know why this recipe helps you in your diet. It is a quick snack for consuming your free time and getting pretty bored. This recipe has low fat, calories and sodium. Shrimp is a good source of calcium, Iodine and protein. As we all know any food has calories and so do shrimp but the reason why shrimp is different because it has good calories and lowers the bad calories in the body. Shrimp also help reducing triglyceride levels because triglyceride can block arteries. We will use peanut butter and not real peanuts. Peanut butter reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases and it has Vitamin E and niacin.

Ingredients:

• 10 medium uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 clove garlic, peeled
• 1 tablespoon canned light coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter, unsalted
• 1 teaspoon honey,
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
• 1/4 teaspoon reduced sodium soy sauce
• Pinch of Cayenne pepper

Cooking the Food:

1. Have a blender ready and put the following ingredients: coconut milk, peanut butter, honey, lime juice, reduced sodium soy sauce, cayenne pepper, garlic and water. Blend till the ingredients become a puree.

2. Place the shrimp in a shallow dish. Pour the finished puree on the shrimp, make sure that the shrimp is fully coated and let it stand for 15 minutes.

3. When you are waiting for the shrimp you can prepare the grill with coal and burn until the coal red hot.

4. After the shrimp has fully absorbed the mixture and other nutrients from the puree, you can now thread the shrimps on barbeque sticks or skewers. Discard the left over puree; you won't need it in the next step.

5. Put the shrimp on the grill and cook it for about 2 to 3 minutes on each side or when the shrimp becomes opaque or solid and not too soft.

6. You can now serve the shrimp and add some sauces and dips of your choice.

It is simple isn't it? You can try it yourself and try to find different dips that you like when you are done cooking your grilled food. The grilled food will be perfect for parties or a beach vacation. You won't have any more problems of ruining your diet because you have found the answer to what you are going to eat that even helps you in dieting.

Elizabeth Beauchamp is a writer who is a health and fitness enthusiast. In fact, he likes to write about food, diet and topics about how to grill vegetables and grilling steaks, and other interesting stuff.