Parties While Dieting

How often do you get the chance to entertain while you're on a diet? Is it because you don't want to cook foods that are bad for you and your diet and you don't think your guests want to eat your low calorie snacks? What if I told you there was a way to incorporate those same low fat snack foods into your cooking that would please your friends and not make you stray from your diet?

You're searching your rolodex now for people to invite over, aren't you? I don't blame you. There are so many recipes out there that can use healthy snack foods as their staple ingredient. In this article I'll name and go over just a few.

Get yourself some frozen veggies and a can of water chestnuts. Mix those together with a little bit (about half a cup) of low fat mayonnaise or Miracle Whip and a half cup of cheddar cheese. Crumble your favorite wheat cracker on top and bake for 35 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

See? It's that simple. You can absolutely entertain with low fat snacks. Try crusting your favorite type of fish in a mixture of crushed up crackers and a little bit of low fat margarine. It's a surefire way to please everyone.

If you feel like your culinary experience precludes you from cooking at all, never fear, you can still entertain and never turn on the oven.

Have yourself an hors d'oeuvre party! You can put basically anything on top of wheat crackers and other low calorie snacks. Anything from creamy types cheeses and fresh vegetables to gorgeous cuts of beef and fresh fish can top crackers. You can also make a dessert version with chocolate and marshmallow fluff.

If you still don't feel like entertaining, don't feel that you need to become a hermit and stay home all the time. You should go out to parties and have fun. You can make good, healthy eating choices at parties. Don't eat meat that's got lots of visible fat. When applicable choose the vegetarian option, and most of all, treat yourself. If you are only ever eating healthy snack foods, you're going to want to binge on the other stuff every once in awhile. If you give yourself a treat every now and then, you'll be less likely to overeat on sugary, fatty snacks.

What a Juicing Diet Can Do?

eing overweight can lead to a number of medical conditions and illnesses. If you want to reduce your health problems, you have to find a way to stay fit. Do this by learning vegetable and fruit juice recipes. A juicing diet can make you feel more energized and motivated.

It is important to consult a nutritionist or a health professional before attempting to undergo major changes in your diet. While it is true that vegetables and fruits are good for the health, not all of them would suit your health condition. For example, if you have diabetes, you want to lessen your intake of bananas, mango, watermelon, strawberries as well as sapodilla and pineapple. These fruits are still beneficial for the health but you should minimize eating or drinking them if you have high blood sugar.

In your juicing diet, it is best to incorporate fruits and vegetables that are low in sugar and carbohydrates like celery, carrots, spinach, beets as well as apple and coconut. You can also try tomato juice but avoid it if you are acidic or if you are on fasting. Remember to drink lots of water to help you through the juicing diet. In order to make the juices more flavorful, you can try adding ginger, garlic, bits of salt, honey and other spices in order to make it taste better.

When on a diet, it would be best to replace carbonated drinks including coffee or tea and turn to fruit juices and vegetable juices instead. This will help you lose weight because they can rid the body of toxins and wastes.

You can try this vegetable broth recipe as a part of your juicing diet:

Ingredients: 

2 to 3 liters of water 

3 potatoes 

2 onions 

4 carrots 

4 garlic cloves

Chop all of the ingredients and then add them to water. Make sure to cover and let it simmer for 30 minutes and then drain the vegetables. You can also add cayenne pepper or Worcestershire sauce to taste.

This recipe is good to eat before or after a work out because it provides energy and can help brain function better.

You can also try these super juicing diet recipes:

Ingredients: 1 lime, peeled 

3 apples 

1/2 pineapples 

1 cucumber 

1 ripe avocado 

1 oz. of fresh wheatgrass or wheatgrass powder 

Add 1 level of tablespoon of spirulina

Another great recipe that you can share with family and friends:

Ingredients: 

1/2 pineapples 

1 stick of celery 

1 cucumber 

Some spinach leaves 

1 peeled lime 

3 apples 

1/4 avocado