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Showing posts with label diet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diet. Show all posts

Sunday, February 22, 2009

This diet is making me hungry

A couple things I've learned from dieting:

1) I like food.

2) I don't like feeling hungry.

So I'm looking for some healthy recipes - either for meals or for desserts. If you have any you'd be willing to share, I would so appreciate it! I'm not trying to imply that you should be on a diet. You look great, really. I just thought that maybe you might have some healthy recipes.

Ahem...moving on....

To get the ball rolling, here is a healthy recipe I've been enjoying lately. It's from a weight watchers cook book:

Moo Shu Beef Lettuce Wraps
cooking spray
4 oz. uncooked lean ground beef (with 7% fat)
1/4 cup thinly sliced yellow onion
2 tsp minced fresh ginger root
2 tsp minced garlic
1/4 cup thinly sliced bok choy
1/2 cup thinly sliced red pepper
1/2 cup thinly sliced button mushrooms
2 tsp low-sodium soy sauce
2 leaves bibb lettuce

Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and set pan over medium-high heat. Add beef, ginger, and garlic; cook until beef is browned and onion is soft, breaking up meat as it cooks, about 5-7 minutes. Add bok choy, pepper, mushrooms, and soy sauce; cook, stirring occasionally, until bok choy is wilted and pepper is tender-crisp, about 3-5 minutes. Spoon about 1/2 of beef mixture into each lettuce leaf.

(Serves one)
To serve 4, increase quantities to 1 lb beef; 1 cup chopped onion; 2 Tbsp ginger; 2 Tbsp garlic; 1 cup bok choy; 1 bell pepper; 2 Tbsp soy sauce; 8 leaves lettuce.