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Tip #7 Weight Loss without diet:Skip the bacon
Passing on those 2 strips of bacon at breakfast or in your lunch time sandwich can save about 100 calories. This all by itself can add up to a 10 pound weight loss over a year. You can replace them with other sandwich fixings for great flavors with much fewer calories. Think, tomato slices, banana peppers (or any chili peppers), roasted bell peppers, grainy mustard, and/or light spread of herbed goat cheese as examples. Ideas from emedicinehealth.
Cooking and eating lean meats, vegetables etc. in a greaseless low water technique like waterless steam control cooking in your stainless steel waterless cookware can help you always to eat healthy and lose weight the natural safe ways without fad extreme diets. (South Beach diets, Weight watchers diets are diets for long term health and can of course help guide you). Eat lean meats (including lean red meats, poultry, fish) lots of vegetables and salads and cook healthy the Waterless cookware way. Enjoy life!
My “Poached” Salmon Recipe for the Barbecue
I took a microwave recipe that I used for years and adapted it to my Barbecue Grill. All you need is a grill medium heat or with spread prepared charcoal and a long handled spatula or thong from your barbecue tool set. I took away the water and added some olive oil. It is delicious.
Ingredients:
2-3 lbs. Fresh Salmon cut in serving portions
Fresh squeezed lemon juice (2 TBS or so per portion)
whole pepper corns
Lawry’s Seasoned Salt
olive oil(1 tsp or so per portion)
dry white wine (enough to cover the fish in the “boat”)
aluminum foil formed in individual “boats) to place the fish and ingredients
I first form aluminum boats flattened in the bottom and crimped at the ends for placing the ingredients. Then I cut the salmon into individual portions with an appropriate knife from your kitchen cutlery set. I place them in each aluminum boat and then coat them with olive oil, Lawry’s salt and then lemon juice.I dredge the fish on both sides then pour the wine over the fish. I add a little Lawry’s salt and 3-4 pepper corns and close the boat by crimping the top. I cook them on direct heat for 20-25 minutes. At 15 minutes I usually open the top crimp with my Long handles thongs from the bbq tool set to allow some browning and to have the fish absorb more of the smoke flavor. Serve with a nice dry white wine or pinot noir along with a fresh salad with a vinaigrette or oil and vinegar dressing. French or Italian bread and maybe some fresh grilled zucchini. Enjoy!
Tip #6 for Weight Loss without Diet, Healthy Cooking and Eating
Hang an old dress or skirt of sexy pair of jeans where you can see them all of the time. Men a favorite pair of jeans or that dress suit that just doesn’t quite button anymore works. Pick one just too snug to start so that you can attain that goal. Then go to last years or the year before that stuff. It will be a good reminder to keep up that moderate, consistent exercise routine and to cook healthy and eat healthy. Cooking with waterless cookware is a great way to achieve this. Waterless stainless steel cookware allows you to cook with only the oils from your lean meats and the liquid from the meats and vegetables and thus keep calories down and preserve the nutrients, vitamins and minerals of your foods. Enjoy life!
Ideas partly derived from emedicinehealth.
Vegetable Beef Soup
Here’s a great one stainless steel pot recipe. Soups like vegetable beef soup are great on a cold winter day or as a great starter for a nice multi-course dinner. It fills you up but is relatively low in calories.
Ingredients:
1 package of beef short-ribs
2 quarts of water in a large pan(or beef stock or low salt beef broth, or combination of water and broth)
1 medium onion chopped
1 tsp salt(or 1/2 tsp if desired)
2 cups canned tomatoes
6 sprigs parsley
2 cups chopped cabbage
5-6 carrots sliced
2 cups cut green beans
1 cup diced potatoes
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 cups corn
Chop and slice vegetables with your french cutlery knife from your stainless steel cutlery set. Then cut the meat from the bones with the appropriate cutlery knife (french cutlery or medium carving knife) and brown in the appropriate 4-6 quart stainless steel pot in small amount of oil (olive or corn). If using multi-element stainless steel cookware, including waterless cookware, grease will not be necessary. Add the chopped onion and cook. Add cold water to the ingredients and cook with vegetables and other ingredients for 1-2 hours.Enjoy with a nice red wine and French or Italian bread. You could have smaller portion as the appetizer for a main meal as well.
Another Tip for Weight Loss without Diet, Cooking and Eating Healthy
Another great strategy for your weight loss is to include whole grains in your diet regimen. Cooking with your stainless steel waterless cookware helps to preserve the nutrients while cooking your brown rice, or your barley, oats, buckwheat, and whole wheat cereals. Whole grain breads also are great. The whole grains help to fill you up and can be a great aid in lowering your cholesterol. The whole grains are now in many products such as waffles, pizza crusts, English muffins, pasta, and whole wheat breads as well as of course multi grain breads.
Eat healthy and cook with waterless cookware, the waterless, greaseless way of cooking. Ideas derived from emedicinehealth.com.
Another tip for Weight Loss without Diet
Add a Broth based soup at the beginning of the meal for dinner or as the main part of lunch. You’ll fill up on much fewer calories. You can heat up a can of prepared low salt or even better make from scratch in your stainless steel cookware in minutes. The multiple element bottoms of quality stainless steel pots allow even heating and quicker cooking time. Think about minestrone, tortilla or Chinese won ton soup for some ideas.
Soup at the beginning of the meal slows your eating and curbs your appetite. You can start with a low sodium broth and add fresh or frozen vegetables along with maybe pepper and spices to your liking. Simmer them in a stainless steel pot 20-30 minutes. Avoid creamy soups which are high in fats and calories(except of course for an occassional splurge). Enjoy life!
ideas adapted from emedicinehealth.com
Tips to Help Prevent Back Pain
Back pain can be caused by many different things. But one thing is definite and that is that moderate exercise, proper sleep, anxiety control and weight control can certainly help to prevent most types of back pain.
Doing careful back stretches and properly done crunches help to tone the back and low impact aerobics like bicycling and swimming do a great deal to tone the back. Eating healthy lean meats, including lean red meat, poultry, and fish along with lots of fruits and vegetables help in giving you the nutrients for good health and great weight control. Cooking with waterless cookware sets with minimal to no additional grease or water allow you to retain the nutrients, minerals and taste of your foods.
Remember to get proper sufficient sleep, find ways to control day to day anxiety, moderate exercise and healthy eating with healthy cooking like waterless cooking will all help to maintain your back health.
Some Tips for Weight Loss without Really Dieting Part 1
Eating Healthy and cooking healthy can help you lose weight without really sticking to a strict diet. Cooking in a greaseless, waterless cooking technique helps you to preserve the natural liquids, flavor and nutrients of your food. Waterless cookware will make it easier. Here are a few tips to help you lose weight without really dieting. I found a great source at emedicine.com with nutritionists/MD info.
1)Take 20 minutes to eat your meal;even use a timer. Chewing slowly and thoroughly and taking your time to eat a meal has a huge effect on allowing the neurotransmitters of your stomach to signal the brain that is is satisfied, therefore helping to prevent overeating.
2) Sleep more: When sleep replaces idle activities and their concurrent snacking you will lose weight. Sleeping and additional hour more a day will actually help you to lose weight. One large study showed average 14 pounds in a year.
3) Eat more veggies: Serving 3 vegetables with dinner instead of one and you’ll eat more and lose weight. Moe fruits and vegetables are a great way to lose weight. Cook them the waterless cookware technique without additional water or grease and the high fiber and natural water content will fill you up. Season with lemon juice and herbs and don’t drown them in high fat sauces.
Enjoy life!
Common sources of Antioxidants for Good Health and to Fight Cancer
Cooking with waterless cookware helps you to preserve necessary vitamins, minerals and nutrients needed for good health and to fight cancer and disease. Never overcook the vegetables and fruits and use the natural liquid from them when cooking so the nutrients don’t get lost in the excess water. Waterless cookware really helps you to do this. Otherwise always use very little additional water or stir fry. Cook lightly as there is never a need to have mushy vegies.
Some examples of commonly known sources of Antioxidants:
Vitamin A/carotinoids: Carrots, squash, broccoli, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, kale, cantaloupe, peaches and apricots
Vitamin C: citrus fruits, green peppers, broccoli, green leafy vegetables, strawberries, and tomatoes
Vitamin E: Nuts & seeds, whole grains, vegetable oik and liver oil
Selenium(necessary in combination with Vitamin E): Fish & shellfish, red meats, eggs, chicken and garlic
Flavinoids: Red wine, Concord grapes, pomegranite, cranberries, tea, dark chocolate
Eat the vegetables and fruits raw or cook in the waterless cookware technique to retain the valuable nutrients or cook lightly in other nutrient preserving methods. Information from my research and from healthcastle.com.
Lemon Sesame Chicken
This is a great recipe for your waterless cookware frying pans.
Ingredients:
4 skinless chicken breasts
1 fresh lemon
1 TBS sesame seeds
1 tsp oregano
Preheat a large stainless steel frying pan from your waterless cookware set on medium-high heat. Then place the skinless chicken breasts on the pan and reduce heat to medium. Cover the pan and leave the vent open or leave the cover slightly ajar. Cook 10 minutes on one side until browned and turn the chicken over with your spatula from your kitchen utensils. Cover and cook for another 5-7 minutes or until done.
Put the chicken breasts on a serving dish. Then squeeze the lemon over the chicken and sprinkle if with the sesame seeds and oregano. Serve immediately. Great with lightly cooked vegetables and rice pilaf. Enjoy!