Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts

Sunday, March 27, 2011

5 steps and 20 minutes to Italian inspired low fat, low calorie pizza

If you know anything about Queen, you know that I love love love Italian food! All to often that means fattening sauces, gravies, pasta, meat etc...
This dish goes to show you that you can have great food and stay within your eating plan! Feel free to leave comments below!

Ingredients:

Thin Crust Pizza Dough (in the refrigerated section)
1 medium Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast (cage free and vegetarian fed)
1/4 cup Tomato trinity (tomato, onion and bell pepper)
Spinach and/or Arugula to taste
1/4 cup Bottled Pizza Sauce (should be no more than 40 cal per serving)
1/4 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
1/4 cup of Broccoli Florets
1/4 cup Mushrooms

Use as much or as little of the veggies as you desire! They are low calories and super filling!

(No canned or frozen veggies!)





1. Cut chicken into small pieces. Saute until brown, but do not over cook. Set aside.



2. Unroll pizza dough onto greased pan. Bake on 400 degrees for exactly 5 minutes. Remove from oven.
3. Spread 1/4 cup sauce over the crust and add your cooked chicken.



4. Began building your pizza as desired with veggies and cheese.
Personally I build as follows: sauce, chicken, broccoli, mushrooms, tomato trinity, cheese, and top with spinach and arugula.



5. Bake for 10 minutes or until crust is brown on edges and cheese is bubbly!





Caution: Pizza is very very hot!

Be careful, you may fall in love with this healthy dish! 2 small squares the size of a deck of cards is a serving. 320 cal per serving




Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Juice/Smoothie Feast

You all may know that Monday kicked off the 2 month Biggest Loser Competition. You could choose whichever diet plan you wish. For me, Im going to spend the next 7 days on a juice/smoothie feast. Smoothies are healthy and keep hunger at bay. And feasting, you will lose weight...fast and feel healthier while doing it. If you would like to feast with me, I will put my favorite smoothie recipe below. You have lots of options though, from green smoothies made with fresh vegetables and fruit to fruit only smoothies. I will periodically post smoothie recipes during the week that you can choose from and alter to your personal taste!

I use only fresh or flash frozen fruit

1 handful of pineapples, diced
1 handful of strawberries
1 cup of ice (only if fruit is fresh, if frozen, omit)
4 oz of Mango puree (I prefer fresh, but I also use Belgium Imported Looza juice, made from Mango puree)

Blend all the ingredients and enjoy

You can alter any ingredients you choose but be sure to not add any additional sugars to the recipe. During this process, we are attempting to detox additional sugars out of the body.

Do you have any smoothie recipes to share? If so, place them in the comment section below or email them to customerservice@queennaturalbeauty.com