Exercise is always the best way to shed pounds and supplements such as pills are a good way to go as well. But there's no beating a healthy diet to compliment all of your weight loss techniques.
Here are the top 3 LA weight loss recipes that are sure to make your mouth water AND help you keep those pounds off.
1) - Chili with meat
Ingredients:
Lean ground sirloin that fits your diet plan or routine.
4 Green onions
1 Garlic clove
1 Cup of low sodium beef broth
1 Medium tomato, finely chopped or diced
1 Teaspoon of chili powder - medium spice is best
1/4 Teaspoon iodized Morton's lite salt
1/4 Teaspoon of red pepper sauce
1/4 Teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 Teaspoon ground cumin seeds finely crushed
Preparation:
Add a table spoon of canola oil to a frying pan and heat it up.
Add the onions and garlic and saute until soft and lightly browned.
Then add the beef stir fry lightly until beef becomes brown as well.
Drain the oil from the pan.
Add the remaining ingredients in and mix well.
Bring it to a boil and then reduce heat and let it simmer covered until you notice the tomatoes become tender.
That's it!
2) LA Philly Cheese steak
Ingredients:
1/2 Teaspoon black pepper
1/2 Teaspoon salt
1/2 Teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 Teaspoon onion powder
1/2 Teaspoon dried basil
1 lbs of lean beef sirloin
1 Onion finely sliced
1 Green pepper sliced
4 6-inch hoagie rolls split
4 oz light mozzarella cheese, sliced
Nonfat cooking spray
Preparation:
Add all the seasonings into a small bowl and mix them well.
Now apply the mixture onto the sirloin and make sure you coat it thoroughly.
Wrap the coated beef in plastic or wax paper and partially freeze beef sirloin for about 45-60 minutes.
Once partially frozen remove it from the freezer and slice the sirloin thinly.
Coat a large skillet with non fat cooking spray.
Heat the skillet over medium heat.
Add onions and green pepper into it and saute until soft and lightly browned.
Remove them from pan.
Coat skillet again with spray.
This time increase the heat to high and add the beef and cook for about 5-8 minutes or until you feel the beef is done..
Divide the meat and veggies evenly among 4 rolls and top them off with cheese.
You can also place them in a warm oven or under a broiler to melt cheese before serving.
That's it!
3) Veggie Burgers with a touch of herbs
Ingredients:
2 Cloves garlic, minced
2 Egg whites
3/4 Cup broccoli florets, finely chopped
3/4 Cup mushrooms, finely chopped
1/4 Cup onion, finely chopped
2/3 Cup cooked brown rice
1/3 Cup quick-cooking oats
1/3 Cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
1/2 Cup cottage cheese (1 percent)
1/2 Cup reduced fat cheddar
1/2 Teaspoon dried basil
1/2 Teaspoon dried marjoram
1/4 Teaspoon dried thyme
Preparation:
Spray medium skillet with PAM and heat it over medium heat.
Cook the broccoli, mushrooms, onion, and garlic until tender for about 8 to 10 minutes.
Add the herbs and cook 1 to 2 minutes longer.
Remove from heat.
Stir in rice, oats, walnuts, and cheese into vegetable mixture and season to taste with Lite Salt and pepper.
Stir in egg whites at the end.
Now form the mixture into 4 burgers.
Spray skillet with more PAM and heat over medium heat.
Add the burgers and cooked until you see them browned on the bottom which is about 3 to 4 minutes.
Spray top of the burgers with Pam and turn to cook until browned 3 to 4 minutes longer.
That's it!
The above 3 LA weight loss recipes are top 3 recipes to help you lose weight and keep fit. Add them to your weekly diet plan if you like to mix things up.
Remember that exercise, diet and other methods are only good if you manage them properly. Knowing how to manager your diet and exercises will help you keep focus and aid you in controlling what you eat and how hard you work out.
