Salads for Weight loss diet

Salads are one of the best foods that you can prepare especially if you are on a weight loss routine. There are several varieties of salads that you can choose from. They can be vegetable salad; legumes; green salad, pasta salad and a combination of greens and meats. While many would prefer to have plain greens, there are also those who are conscious in their protein needs so they would prefer greens and meats. An example of this is chicken salad. But do you know that chicken salad is also great with fruits and mint? Try this delicious and adventurous recipe of minted chicken salad.



Since we are aiming for a recipe that fits your weight loss routine, here are the ingredients that you need to create a luxurious minted chicken salad:

1-1/2 cups vanilla yogurt
2 Tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint OR 2 drops mint extract
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup honey
2 Tablespoon raspberry vinegar
1 pound box farfalle pasta
2 cups asparagus, cut into 2" pieces
1 pound cooked chicken, cubed
4 cups strawberries, halved
baby spinach leaves
fresh raspberries

To create the dressing for the minted chicken salad, find a medium-sized bowl and mix the yogurt, mint, mayonnaise, honey, and vinegar until evenly blended. Set the dressing aside. On the other hand, get a large stock pot and bring water to boil. When the water starts boiling, add farfalle pasta and cook as instructed in the label. During the last five minutes the pasta cooks, add asparagus. Remove from fire and drain the pasta when it is tender and the asparagus, crispy. Stir in dressing gently.



Add chicken and strawberries and toss gently. Place salad in refrigerator for a minimum of two hours to a maximum of one day. Once ready to serve, place salad atop spinach and garnish with fresh raspberries.

Get refreshed after your weight loss exercise in the gym with this zesty and refreshing minted chicken salad recipe. Not only you will feel great as it is delicious but also it helps you lose weight too.

Salads are great for a healthy diet. Help detoxify your body by eating foods rich in fibers like salad!

Weight loss benefits of salmon

One of the key essentials in weight loss is to eat the right food at the right time. This means that you need to eat food with calories just needed by the body for the specified period. A low-calorie and yet nutritious food that you can eat is the salmon. Not only it is a low calorie meal, it also aids your body in detoxification. The secret? The omega-3 fatty acids that it contains help very well in losing weight!

Aside from the weight loss benefits of salmon, it also lowers your risks of hypertension, heart disease and memory loss. With the anti-aging character of salmon, it is not surprising that several health experts and other authorities in the field of health and weight loss recommend salmon very much.

But aside from grilled salmon, what else can you experiment on cooking salmon? Here is a very delicious and aromatic salmon recipe- the dilled salmon steaks.

Ingredients:

4 salmon steaks (about 1/2 lb. each)
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 Tablespoons fresh chopped dill, or 2 teaspoons dried dill weed
1/8 teaspoon white pepper

Here is how to do dilled salmon steaks.



Find a 9"X 13" glass baking dish and place the salmon steaks in it. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir the lemon juice, oil, dill, salt and pepper together. After blending them well, pour the sauce on both sides of the salmon and make sure that they are coated well. Find an aluminum foil or plastic wrap and chill for up to four hours. When ready to cook, place salmon on a greased, foil lined grill and cook for 30 minutes or until done on medium-low heat. To add a twist, serve with a side salad and boiled new potatoes. Dilled salmon steaks are very aromatic because of the dill weed you included with the recipe.

After learning the weight loss benefits or rather the health benefits of eating salmon, get satisfied with this recipe and shape up at the same time!