Want to lose 5 pounds AND be healthy about it? Well, do we have a solution for you! Pick up these
5 ingredients and incorporate them into your daily meals and you'll be seeing results in no time.
1. Whole Chicken
With iron rich dark meat and low fat white meat, chicken provides a lot of options for hunger fighting meals packed with lean protein.
2. Endive
This crunchy vegetable contains next to no calories making them perfect for dipping.
3. Red Grapes
Not only are they sweet and yummy, they contain a compound that blocks fat cells from forming. How helpful is that?
4. Snow Peas
Perfect in a stir fry, snow peas can turbocharge fat burning by up to 30 percent.
5. Farro
A diet heavy in whole grains can help blast belly. Farro has a nice chewy texture and is low in fat!
While you are stocking up on these ingredients, make sure you have a supply of the following staples as well:
Soy, rice, or cow's milk
Chopped raw almonds, cashews, or hazelnuts
Lemon
Low-fat Greek yogurt
Italian seasoning
Red onion
8-inch whole-wheat tortilla
Gruyère cheese
Cinnamon
Now that you have everything you need, you can get super creative with your meals. If you are having trying deciding where to start, check out these recipes for inspiration.
Breakfast
Farro Bowl
Place 1/2 cup cooked farro in a small, microwavable bowl. Add 1/2 cup milk and microwave for 20 seconds. Stir in 1/2 cup grape halves and sprinkle with 1 tsp chopped nuts and 1/2 tsp lemon zest.
Lunch
Chicken Salad Boats
Mix 1/2 cup shredded dark-meat chicken (skin removed) with 1/4 cup grape halves, 1 Tbsp chopped nuts, 1 Tbsp chopped red onion, and 1 Tbsp olive oil. Season with salt, pepper, and lemon juice to taste. Spread on four large endive leaves to serve.
Snack
Veggie Dippers
Mix together 1/2 cup Greek yogurt and 1 tsp Italian seasoning. Serve with 1/3 head endive and 1/2 cup snow peas for dipping.
Dinner
Chicken Endive Flatbread
Add 1/2 tsp olive oil to a pan on medium-high heat. Add 1/4 cup sliced red onion and cook, stirring frequently, until caramelized, about 20 minutes. Top a tortilla with 1/4 cup shredded Gruyère cheese, 1/2 cup shredded endive, and the onion. Bake in a 425°F oven until the tortilla is lightly browned and cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Halfway through, top with 1/2 cup fully cooked diced white-meat chicken.
Dessert
Roasted Grapes with Yogurt
Arrange 15 grapes on a cookie tray and drizzle with 1 tsp olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon sea salt. Bake at 450°F until skins become firm, approximately 15 minutes. Top with 1 Tbsp Greek yogurt to serve.
Delicious and easy! How would you use these ingredients? Share your meal ideas with us in a comment.
