Weight Loss/Diet Recipies

[sheppeyescapee]

After the new year myself and Em are going to lose weight and for good this time. She wants to prepare for trying to get pregnant, and I want to lose weight/eat healthy to help my joints and my IBS. We've both got around 4.5 stone to lose

[Nickysamethy]

I joined slimming world for a while and the recipes on their are pretty good
I dont go any more as didnt like the group but the principles of slimming world was very good so try ans stick with the regime and weigh myself instead of getting weighed by slimming world.
I'll post some recipes when I have time to type them up

[leashy11]

I don't diet at all, I use portion control and that means I can eat whatever I like just not massive quantities of it! It also means I eat the right amount to burn off with my limited abilities so I never put weight on nowadays and haven't for the 10 years I've been using this method. It's a really simple and longterm method that requires minimal effort. Sounds good to me!!

[mummyslittleboy]

I have always had a weight problem and have been getting quite down about it so i joined rosemary conely online as years ago I went to one of her classes and lost a fair amount of weight I know she recommends exercise as they all do but regular eating instead of grabbing what i can will help and exercise I will just continue with the bits of housework i can do for now without falling asleep and exercise fingers on laptop!! Goodluck everyone

here are a couple of recipe low budget quick prep time

Baked cheesy sweet potatoes

4 large sweet potatoes
2 tbsps half-fat creme fraiche
2 tbsps grated low-fat Cheddar cheese
1 tbsp chopped fresh chives
coarse sea salt
method
Preheat the oven to 200C, 400F, Gas Mark 6.
Scrub the sweet potatoes and place in a non-stick roasting tin.
Sprinkle with sea salt and place in the oven for approximately 60 minutes until cooked.
When cooked, remove the potatoes from the oven and cut in half.
Combine the creme fraiche, cheese and chives in a small bowl. Spoon into the centre of each potato and return to the oven for a further 10 minutes until the cheese has melted.
Serve hot with unlimited mixed salad tossed in oil-free dressing, 100g (3½oz) low-fat coleslaw and 50g (2oz) baby beetroot per person.

Serves 4 Cooking Time 70 mins Preparation Time 5 mins Fat per serving 5g Calories per serving 267 KCal Suitable for vegetarians



Aubergine Pasta Bake

Ingredients
200g pasta shapes
1 vegetable stock cube
1 large aubergine, diced
1 red onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
100g mushrooms, finely chopped
1 red chilli, chopped
1 x 400g can tomatoes
200g tomato passata
1 tsp vegetable stock powder
1 tbsp chopped fresh chives
50g low-fat mature cheese
method
Preheat the oven to 200C, 400F, Gas Mark 6.
Cook the pasta in a pan of boiling water with the vegetable stock cube.
Meanwhile, heat a non-stick pan and dry-fry the aubergine until soft. Add the onion, garlic and mushrooms and cook until the mixture starts to colour. Add the chilli, tomatoes, passata and stock powder and simmer for 10 minutes.
Drain the pasta and transfer to a mixing bowl. Pour the sauce over, add the chives and mix well, then spoon into an ovenproof dish.
Sprinkle the grated cheese over and bake for about 10 minutes.

Serves 4 Cooking Time 25 mins Preparation Time 10 mins Fat per serving 2.7g Calories per serving 257 KCal Suitable for vegetarians Yes

Cheesy Baked Mushrooms
4 large mushrooms
250g Quark low-fat soft cheese
4 spring onions
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tbsp chopped fresh herbs
a little fresh lemon zest
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper
1 blue portion pot/20g grated low-fat Cheddar
method
Preheat the oven to 200C, 400F, Gas Mark 6.
Remove the stalks from the mushrooms. Finely chop the stalks and mix them with all the remaining ingredients, except for the grated cheese.
Spoon the mixture into the mushrooms and top with the grated cheese.
Bake the mushrooms in the oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with a tossed mixed salad and a granary baguette.

Serves 4 Cooking Time 15 mins Preparation Time 5 mins Fat per serving 0.5g Calories per serving 61 KCal Suitable for vegetarians Yes


Spaghetti Bolognese

500g extra lean minced beef
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 red onion, finely chopped
500g tomato passata
1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano
1 tsp vegetable stock powder
200g (dry weight) spaghetti
1 vegetable stock cube
fresh basil, to garnish
method
Heat a large non-stick frying pan. Add the mince to the hot pan and dry-fry until lightly browned.
Tip the mince into a sieve to drain off the fat, then wipe out the pan with kitchen paper.
Return the pan to the heat. Add the garlic and onion and lightly cook until soft, then return the mince to the pan and stir in the tomato passata, oregano and stock powder, mixing well.
Simmer gently for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in a pan of boiling water with the vegetable stock cube. Drain and serve with the bolognese sauce. Garnish with basil.

Serves 4 Cooking Time 40 mins Preparation Time 10 mins Fat per serving 13.7g Calories per serving 432 KCal


Baked Cheesecake

FOR THE BASE
50g brown breadcrumbs
1 tbsp muscovado sugar
40g Quark soft cheese
FOR THE FILLING
2 eggs
60g caster sugar
zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp vanilla essence
250g Quark soft cheese
TO SERVE
raspberries or a fruit coulis
method
Preheat the oven to 150C, 300F, Gas Mark 2. Place the breadcrumbs in a non-stick frying pan over a high heat and cook, tossing well to brown.
Remove the breadcrumbs from the heat and stir in the muscovado sugar and Quark. Spoon into the base of a lightly greased 20cm round cake tin, then press it into the base with dampened fingers.
Mix together the filling ingredients and whisk until smooth. Pour over the base and bake near the bottom of the oven for 30 minutes until set. Allow to cool, then refrigerate until ready to serve.
Serve topped with raspberries or a fruit coulis.

Serves 6 Cooking Time 30 mins Preparation Time 10 mins Fat per serving 1.9g Calories per serving 143 KCal Suitable for vegetarians Yes


Hope these help you for now

[Nickysamethy]

Yum I love cheesecake!
My boyfriend used to be a fitness trainer and he tells me off for calling it a diet. He says diet has the word 'DIE' in it and as we are not prepared to to that then I have to call it a healthy eating regime lol! He is a silly billy sometimes

[BendyBoff]

Hi Nicky, I like your boyfriend's idea - it makes it seem less daunting and the word diet just suggests that you can't eat the chocolate that has been calling from the cupboard for hours! I have been trying to be healthy as I have put on a bit of weight since my wedding last may and feel a bit yuk so its a healthy eating regime for me from now on!!!! (well until Saturday which is treat day)
I have some tasty but healthy and also filling recipes at home which I'll add later.

xxxx

[Nickysamethy]

Hi Beny Boff

Yeah my BF has some good ideas now and again and he really encourages me to lose weight but also assures me I dont have to do it if i'm happy with the way I am which is also nice. Sometimes when people encourage you to lose weight you think it may be because they think your fat or think you should lose weight if you know what i mean.

He's always suggesting new things to try which are healthy but tasty. He stuggles to keep weight on and i struggle to lose it so we both help eachother and often have to cook 2 different meals at dinner time.

But hard work seems to pay off as I have lost a stone so far without excercise as I cannot do too much activities and I feel good at the moment

[BendyBoff]

Hi Nicky
I'm glad you are making some progress! I've had tonsilitis so have just been eating whatever I fancy when I fancy it so I'm not sure there will have been much progress this week!

Being ill also means that I haven't had the chance to add the promised recipes. I'll try and add them tonight as my hubby is out at his work leaving do so I'll have a bit of peace and quiet!

I have also found that being organised and planning my dinners and lunches for the week tends to help (boring I know) because I can then go to the supermarket with a list and get everything I need for the week. This stops me from needing to go into Tesco on my way home to get something for dinner and so prevents me from buying crisps or biscuits to 'keep me going' while dinner is cooking. I think it also means that I have something to look forward to so don't think so much about snacking as I try and go through my cook books and chose a few recipes from there so I'm not eating the same thing week in week out - I haven't had spag bol for nearly two weeks! Not all the recipes are necessarly heathly but as I'm not snacking I think that helps! I have also given up chocolate for lent and am trying to snack on fruit if I get peckish during the day!

watch this space!

xxxx

[shen]

Hi Cameron.

Have you had a look at the recipes thread? There are loads of simple recipes there most of which are healthy. I have a food processor too and its really great. I make extra of whatever i am cooking and then freeze it in those little tin foil boxes so i have something for another day when i cant be bothered cooking. If you are having a good day and can manage to stand a bit longer than usual, Its useful at least once to spend that time cooking a few things up to freeze like soups and pies and stuff. Leave alone cooking is the best and easiest.
Also take a look at the weight loss support thread they have some really good tips there about loosing weight without having to sacrifice too much of the stuff you like.


Shen