Healthy Recipe Number One

The healthy eating begins with dinner tonight.

The previous post, I mentioned that I would personalize a diet plan. This is the start. I plan to do a lot more. But, like I said, this is the start.

Any dieting site would tell you about the many benefits of protein and fibre. Both keep you full and increases your metabolism. Fibre also aids in digestion. Protein helps to build your muscles and helps recover muscle fatigue.

Introducing a simple recipe I just created on the spot: a chicken breast tuna salad.

Photo taken by my lovely sister

Ingredients (Servings for 2):

• 1 chicken breast fillet (approx. 150 kcal)
• 1 serving of canned tuna (approx. 50 kcal)
• 1/2 slice of low fat cheese (approx.25 kcal)
• 1 cup of shredded lettuce (approx. 25 kcal)
• 4 small tomatoes (approx. 25 kcal)
• 2 spoonfuls of mixed vegetables (approx. 35 kcal)
• Various condiments (approx. 45 kcal)

TOTAL CALORIC AMOUNT (FOR TWO): APPROX. 355 KCAL

Recipe:

1. Marinate the chicken breast fillet with salt, soy sauce, sesame oil and pepper. Leave it for at least an hour in the fridge after cling wrapping it. 
2. Meanwhile, wash the lettuce and tomatoes. Slice the lettuce and soak it in water to get rid of any chemicals of insecticides. Do the same for the tomatoes. Soak for at least 1 hour.
3. Preheat the over 10 minutes prior to grilling the chicken. 
4. Put the chicken in the oven to grill. Meanwhile, boil the mixed vegetables and drain. Cut the tomatoes into bite sizes.
5. Put the lettuce, mixed vegetables and cut tomatoes into a bowl and mix.
6. Cut the slice of cheese and add it in the bowl along with the tuna.
7. Add a tea spoon of soy sauce and sesame oil and stir well.
8. After the chicken breast fillet is done, cut it into bite sizes and add it to the bowl and mix well.
9. Your salad for two is ready to be served. Bon Appetit!

This dish is great for those who would love to lose weight. It is low in fat, due to the ingredients chosen. The chicken and tuna provides for the high amount of protein, while the various vegetables provides for the fibre. I purposely did not boil the lettuce and tomatoes to keep its original nutritional value. Due to it being high in protein and fibre, this dish is guaranteed to keep you full. Also, it has a low caloric count, so it's great for friends who are dieting!

For the info of friends and family who wish to know my successful weight loss techniques, I give this site a lot of credit:

http://www.healthycalculators.com/calories-intake-requirement.php

This site tells you how much you need to eat if you need to lose weight, down to the rate of losing. However, don't be too obsessed with calorie counting. Eating the correct composition of things is important too.

Happy dieting, people! :)