Just because you are
trying to lose weight, it does not mean that you must deprive
your diet of your favorite carbohydrate: bread. Bread is the
most missed part of anyone’s diet.
The following recipes can be used for lunch (just under 200
calories) or for any other mindful caloric-conscious moment.
Use the following fix to keep you motivated on your diet:
Lo-Carb
Beer Bread
Servings: 16
3 cups self-rising flour
1 can of light (room temperature)
2 Tbsp sugar
1 egg, beaten combined with 1 Tbsp water
Turn
the oven at 375 degrees. In a medium sized bowl, mix the flower
and beer. Then coat a non-stick spray bread pan. Next pour
the mixture into the pan. Set aside for 15-minutes so that
it may rise. After the bread rises, brush the top with the
egg and water mixture. Bake the bread for an hour.
Serving Size: 1 slice
Calories: 99
Fat: .05 grams
Carbohydrate: 19 mg
Cholesterol: 109 mg
Balsamic
Tomato Salad
Serves: 2-4
4 cups
fresh tomatoes
2 bunches of green onions with tops
1 cup balsamic vinegar
1 cup fresh basil (chopped)
˝ tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
1/3 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. of pepper
1 yellow pepper
Cube
the tomatoes. Then chop the green onions into fine slices.
Next toss both with chopped basil. In a bowl, whisk the balsamic
vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper together. Drizzle the
salad dressing over the tomatoes, basil and onion. Pour over
the salad mixture and leaving standing (marinating) at room
temperature for a minimum of two hours.
Finally,
half the yellow pepper. (Remove any pulp and all seeds). Place
the salad mixture in each half.
Serving
Size
Calories: 54
Fat: 1.6 gram
Sodium 194 mgs
Cholesterol: 0 mgs
Carbohydrate 11 mg
