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Calorie-Controlled Meals
for Daily menus
Here are more recipes with
controlled calories in each meal. These have been selected because they can
be great-tasting
dishes to add to any weight loss diet plans. They aid in controlling a lower intake of calories in order to lose
weight.
Please remember to check the ingredients list to make sure there's nothing
that you may have a food allergy to, or may
be intolerant to the ingredients, if you're unsure you should seek advise
from your doctor!
Banana & Cinnamon slices
ingredients:
Method:
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Mix the butter and brown sugar until fluffy, then beat
in the eggs gently with the flour.
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Add baking powder, bananas and cinnamon. Keep folding until thoroughly
mixed.
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Spread mixture into greased shallow tin and bake in oven 180C / 350F / gas
mark 4 for 20-25 minutes until golden.
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Leave in tin for a few minutes then cut into slices and leave to cool. Dust
with caster sugar.
This low calorie dessert has about 137 calories per
slice.
Honey
chicken Dish
This dish serves four people, but when
attempting to lose weight it would be best to consume smaller portions.
Maybe a good idea is to eat half the serving stated below, then leave the
other half for a meal later, or even for the following day.
This is a fast chicken dish so ideal if you
have a busy lifestyle, or if you want something healthy, but quick after a
long day at work.
ingredients:
Method:
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Preheat grill to high. Brush the chicken with
a little of the oil and season.
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In
a small bowl, mix the rest of the oil with the honey and lemon juice. brush
all over the chicken with half the honey mixture.
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Grill the chicken legs for 6-7 minutes. Brush
with the remaining honey mixture and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Grill for a
further 6-7 minutes, or until cooked through. Serve hot or cold.
This calorie-controlled chicken dish will
serveup to
4 people. It takes about 20 minutes in total to
create and has roughly 300 calorie per serving!
Healthy eating at its best!
Fillets with savoury filling
ingredients:
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2 teaspoons vegetable oil
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1 onion finely chopped
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150g (5oz) chestnut
mushrooms, sliced thin
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2 teaspoons tarragon,
chopped
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1 teaspoon soy sauce
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Salt & pepper
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900g (2 pounds) lean beef
fillets, trim the fat off!
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flat leaf parsley
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baby carrots
Method:
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Preheat oven to 230
degrees C / 450 F/ gas mark 8. For the filling, heat 1 teaspoon oil in a
non-stick frying pan. Add onion. fry for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally,
until softened. Add the mushrooms, tarragon and soy sauce. Cook for 3
minutes. Season. remove from the heat.
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Cut halfway through the
long side of the beef fillet. Open, and spoon in filling. Close opening
and tie gently with string at 2.5cm intervals. Season with pepper.
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Heat the remaining oil in
a frying pan over a high heat. Add the beef. Brown on both sides. Transfer
to a roasting tin. bake for 15 minutes for rare or 18 minutes for medium.
turn off oven, cover beef with foil, and leave to stand for 10 minutes.
remove the foil and string the carve. transfer to a serving plate and
garnish.
This savoury recipe will serve
6 people and takes about 30 minutes to make from scratch. Tastes great when
served with fresh potatoes and peas.
The calorie content per serving is around 240,
with less than 10 grams of saturated fats if using the leanest of beef
fillets.
Beef with a Black Bean Sauce
This is a great low calorie recipe using beef
for good protein. It is ideal if served with plain boiled rice to help keep
the calorie content down. This recipe usually takes about 40 minutes to
complete and will serve 4 adults. I prefer to make it last for several days
in the week. This way I can have smaller portions to control calories
ingested even more!
Calories in each serving for this recipe is
about 280.
ingredients:
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450g (1 pound) sirloin
steak
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1 tablespoon soy sauce
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1 tablespoon dry sherry
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2 garlic cloves - chopped
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1 teaspoon ground ginger
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1 tablespoon sunflower oil
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bunch of spring onions
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200g (7oz) jar black bean sauce
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100ml (3.5fl oz) beef or vegetable stock
Method:
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Put the beef in a large
glass bowl. Add soy sauce, sherry, garlic and ginger. Toss to coat.
Marinate for 15 minutes, or longer if time permits, stirring once or
twice.
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Heat a large frying pan
or wok. Add oil, stir in beef, and stir-fry over a high heat for 2-3
minutes, until browned. Reserving 2 spring onions for garnish, cut the
rest into short lengths and add to the pan.
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stir in black bean sauce
and stock and bring to the boil. reduce heat and simmer for 5-10 minutes
until the beef is tender.
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Cut the reserved spring
onions into thin slices diagonally. Scatter over the beef just before
serving. Serve piping hot.
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