This month’s Secret Recipe Club comes from The Pretend Chef. In her post about her Chicken Piccata recipe, she shares a sweet story about when her son, “Itty Bitty” was little and she and her husband, “Mr. Sideline Chef” were living at a motel in Washington where he worked. After discovering the recipe in the [...]
Posted on July 18, 2011 in Featured,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as chicken, Flat Belly Diet, healthy recipes, Secret Recipe Club
You may know Cynthia Sass, MPh, RD, as the nutritionist behind and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Flat Belly Diet. She’s just come out with a new book, Cinch!: Conquer Cravings, Drop Pounds, and Lose Inches. After going through her book a few times, I find that it reminds me a little of [...]
Posted on January 8, 2011 in Books,Cookbooks,Health and tagged as Flat Belly Diet
This recipe from the Flat Belly Diet Family Cookbook is perfect for grilling season. While you’re marinating the fish, chicken or pork chops, you can prepare and get these fries in the oven. When they’re just about done, put your protein on the grill. For an extra antioxidant boost, try this recipe with sweet potatoes [...]
Posted on June 11, 2010 in Cookbooks,Recipes,Veggies,Weight Watchers and tagged as Flat Belly Diet, healthy recipes
If you have a box of panko bread crumbs in the cupboard, this healthy mac and cheese dish from the Flat Belly Diet Family Cookbook is one way to use them up. To make this dish even healthier, stir in some steamed or sautéed vegetables like broccoli, asparagus, or diced red and yellow peppers to [...]
Posted on June 10, 2010 in Cookbooks,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as Flat Belly Diet, healthy recipes
The Flat Belly Diet Family Cookbook is the latest from Liz Vaccariello. Her diet is based on weight-loss science findings that promote incorporating monounsaturdated fatty acids (MUFAs) into every meal to reduce the extra weight around your middle. You can learn more about the diet from her books, Flat Belly Diet!, Flat Belly Diet! Pocket [...]
Posted on June 9, 2010 in Breakfast,Cookbooks,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as Flat Belly Diet, healthy recipes
At 9 Weight Watchers POINTS per serving, I was a little put off by this Flat Belly Diet recipe. Blame the peanut butter adding 21 grams to it. (Nut butters are great MUFA sources.) Then again it has a whopping 17 grams of protein and 11 grams of fiber. One serving should keeping you feeling [...]
Posted on October 8, 2009 in Breakfast,Cookbooks,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as Flat Belly Diet, healthy recipes
I’m off to San Diego this week to visit with the folks at Kashi. I grew up in the area and one thing I miss about not living there is good Mexican food. Still, we manage to make decent versions of fish tacos, fatijas, carne asada, and ceviche at home. Of course, there’s nothing like [...]
Posted on October 6, 2009 in Breakfast,Cookbooks,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as egg recipes, Flat Belly Diet, healthy recipes
First, how to poach an egg. If you’ve seen the movie Julie and Julia, you know how hard it is to poach an egg in boiling water. Here’s a video from Oakland Tribune Food Editor Jenny Slafkosky showing you how: My mom always used stove top egg poachers. But since I don’t have one, [...]
Posted on October 2, 2009 in Breakfast,Cookbooks,Weight Watchers and tagged as Flat Belly Diet, healthy recipes
Who says all sweets are unhealthy? The MUFA (monounsaturated fatty acid) for this Flat Belly Diet dessert recipe is safflower oil. Lemon Cupcakes with Citrus Icing 55 minutes 12 servings 316 calories MUFA : Safflower Oil Cupcakes Ingredients: 1 2/3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda [...]
Posted on September 30, 2009 in Baking,Cookbooks,Desserts,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as Flat Belly Diet, healthy recipes, healthy snacking
Flat Belly Diet by Liz Vaccariello is a New York Times bestselling book and eating plan based incorporating monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) into every meal to target belly fat. First she has you follow a four-day plan of prescribed foods and drinks to banish belly bloat. Then for four weeks you eat meals packed with [...]
Posted on September 28, 2009 in Breakfast,Cookbooks,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as Flat Belly Diet, healthy recipes
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