Chicken breast makes for a tasty, healthy dinner.
If you are trying to lose weight, choosing meals that burn fat are essential to your success. Foods low in fat and high in nutrition are typically the kind you should go for. When choosing a meal plan, you don't want to skip meals or starve yourself, as your body needs fuel to feed your metabolism. Simply choose meal plans that are full of foods you like and are easy to stick with over the long term.
Breakfast
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day---it's true. Eating breakfast gets your metabolism revved up and ready to burn fat. Without breakfast, you are likely to overeat when you hungry and may make unhealthy choices. Therefore, choosing breakfast that is not only delicious but will help you burn fat is key. One great option for breakfast is high-fiber, multi-grain cereal, combined with strawberries and low-fat milk, suggests Reader's Digest. You could also eat one scrambled egg with a whole-wheat roll, fruit salad and a cup of low-fat milk. A bowl of sweetened brown rice can serve as a fat-burning breakfast, as can a granola bar, apple and low-fat milk. Choose meals that will fill you up and not cause you to reach for a sugary doughnut mid-morning.
Lunch
Lunch is a meal that many dieters look forward to, as it is often serves as a midday reward for being good on your diet. Fortunately, a variety of healthy lunch options are available that are pretty tasty, as well. A pita stuffed with ricotta and spinach salad is a decadent lunch that is sure to feel indulgent. Make a ricotta spread by combining 15 1/2 oz. of low-fat ricotta with 3 tbsp. peanut butter and 2 tbsp. honey. Stuff it into a pita along with 2 cups baby spinach, 1/2 a cucumber, 1 tbsp. sliced almonds and 2 tbsp. fat-free ranch dressing.
Another easy but tasty lunch option is a veggie burger with spinach. Veggie burgers and spinach provide you with protein and can also keep you full for quite some time. Top your burger with 2 tsp. of ketchup, and tomato and romaine lettuce, if desired. Eat with a cup of spinach and cantaloupe, suggests Good Housekeeping.
Dinner
Choose options that are light but filling. Chicken breast is a low-fat, high-protein choice for dinner. Marinate your chicken in fat-free Italian dressing or purchase ones that are already marinated. Eat a chicken breast alongside broccoli and couscous for a healthy, satisfying meal. Chicken is also good pared with a black beans and rice. Combine 2 cups of cooked brown rice with 1 can each of black beans, diced tomatoes and green chiles, along with 1 cooked, chopped onion. Cook until heated through and enjoy with cooked chicken.
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