Onion and Pepper Soup Recipe For Health

Pepper has been used for ages to maintain and speed up the metabolism of the body. The spice also naturally purifies. On the other hand, onions have anti-chemical and anti-ultraviolet properties, which help in modulating body immunity. This delicious soup is fast to make and also low in calories.

Ingredients

2 large onions

1-2 cloves garlic (optional)

2 tsp olive or sunflower oil

1 large green or red pepper

3 cups white stock or water

2 large tomatoes

1/2 cup mushrooms

Salt to taste

Preparation

Peel and slice the onions.

Peel and crush the garlic cloves.

Heat the oil and saute onions and garlic till they are transparent. Do not brown the onion.

Cut the pepper into strips and throwaway the seeds.

Mix along with the onion.

Add the stock/water to the mixture and bring to boil.

Add the skinned chopped tomatoes and the sliced mushrooms.

Cook till vegetables are tender.

Season and garnish with fresh herbs. (Fresh basil or coriander is good seasoning for this soup.)

Potato Salad

This salad combines the goodness of potato (although we have been fed with information that potatoes are fattening, in reality they are fattening only when cooked in the wrong manner) with those of coriander and olive oil to give you a refreshing start-up.

Ingredients

750 gm potatoes

3 tbsp vinegar

Black pepper (according to taste

2 tbsp coriander (dhania), finely chopped

1 tbsp olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

Preparation

Boil the potatoes, drain the water and cut them into tiny cube-size pieces.

Mix other ingredients in a small bowl and stir.

Add the mixture to the potatoes and stir well Serve.

Coriander Rice

A diet low in fat and high in fibres and vitamins.

Ingredients

150 gm rice, preferably brown rice 60 gm coriander leaves

3-4 garlics cloves

50 gm carrots

50 gm French beans

2 green chillies

1 tsp oil

Salt to taste

Preparation

Make a paste of the coriander leaves, garlic and green chillies.

Chop the carrots and beans.

Heat oil in a small pan, add chopped vegetables and saute for 2-3 minutes, then add the ground paste. Fry for another 2-3 minutes.

Add washed rice, sufficient water and salt.

Saute for 3 minutes and cook till done. Information packed E-Book and Bonus Recipe Books, offers the latest developments on alternative health, practical nutrition tips, and useful information on weight loss, health problems and how to use Tahitian Noni Juice in preparing your meals.


by : Francis Adam

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Weight Loss with Weight Watchers

Weight Watchers believes that dieting is just part of long-term weight management. A healthy life style will result in a healthy body. Weight watchers has achieved lasting success with their weight loss program, and the program now has more flexibility than in past years. We are going to look at a few reasons their program works.

Part of their secret to success is the community involvement. The community in this case is a group of like minded people meeting on a regular bases to share their weight loss wins and failures. It is that feeling your not in this alone or I see what you did and I think I can do the same thing. Their pep rallies ( meeting) are encouraging and motivational.

The weight Watchers point system is probably he best known of their programs. A large number of foods have been evaluated and given a point value. If one stays within there daily point recommendation the chances are good that weight loss will result. Although they have booklets giving the point values of various food,this formula will be of help when the book is not available. Points= calories/50 +fat grams/12 - fiber grams/5'

So how many points are recommended? Weight Watchers provides these guidelines:

Less than 150 pounds = 18-25 Points
150 to 174 pounds = 20-27 Points
175 to 199 pounds = 22-29 Points
200 to 224 pounds = 24-31 Points
225 to 250 pounds = 26-33 Points
Over 250 pounds = 28-35 Points

Plus there some flex points involved. Flex points allow a person to pig out on a special occasion and and not feel that they have abandoned their comment.

Another program is the Core Plan. Basically this plan gives a wide scope on the variety of food recommended and relies on the discipline of the individual to limit the quantity. Most beginning dieters find that the community aspect, discipline and motivation supplied with the Points Plan is an excellent way to begin. When weight loss happens and they feel comfortable with the system, then the Core Plan may be advisable.

For people to busy to take time for a meeting or if a meeting is not available in you local they also have an online application of their plan.

Although Weight Watchers may not be for everybody the program can be very beneficial as it address the mental, emotional and physical health aspects of dieting. Weight loss is each individuals responsibility. See you at the meeting.


By Pete Morrison

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Lose Weight While Eating the Foods You Love

am often asked how I lost forty pounds in less than a year. People often seem surprised when I tell them that I started eating and the weight dropped off almost effortlessly.

Yes, the secret to my forty pound weight loss was that I started eating. I had tried every weight loss program under the sun and could not stick to it because it changed the way I ate or made me think too much about the way I ate. My weight issue was caused by poor eating habits but it was not what I was eating; the problem was I was not eating enough.

Like many people I would skip breakfast or call some caffeinated beverage breakfast, lunch was a sandwich that I seldom finished if I had lunch at all and supper was the big meal of the day that very seldom could I manage finish even small portions. I had put my body in famine or starvation mode and it was doing everything it could to survive and part of the survival since I was starving it, was to store every bit of fat it could latch on to and never let go. In response to my not feeding my body it was refusing to let go of any weight in order to survive, making weight loss pretty close to impossible for me.

If you are struggling with weight loss and counting every calorie as well as limiting your intake of food and still not losing weight, try my program, tweak it to your liking, give it two weeks and see what happens.

Begin by feeding your body! If you start your day with little more than a cup of coffee then it's time to change that habit. If you are like me, solid food first thing in the morning does not sit well with me; I get my breakfast in a smoothie as it seems to sit easier. My favorite recipe is simple and yummy!

1 banana

8 or more ounces of juice (my favorite is pineapple)

1 scoop of slimfast French vanilla powder

A few ice cubes

Blend it all together and enjoy!

I use Slimfast because of the vitamins it contains not because it's a diet supplement. I live in an extremely rural area, many of the vitamin shakes are not easily available, use anything that contains a good amount of vitamins with any flavor you like. Create your own smoothie with the things you like best.

Just because you didn't eat breakfast does not mean you can live off of smoothies all day and eat one big meal at the end of the day. Instead what you are going to do is snack all day.

If you ask a nutrition expert they will recommend fruits and vegetables for these snacks and while that is good for at least 2 of your four snacks I also suggest somewhere in there you do include your favorite treats as well. Depriving yourself of all the things you love is a sure fire way to sabotage any weight loss program. Usually for at least one of my snacks I will have a couple of ounce of my favorite cheese flavored crackers or even a candy bar. I also normally have at least one good chunk of cheese throughout the day. You can buy individual cheese bars at most gas stations and grocery stores now, so even if you are on the run you have no excuse to skip putting some kind of food into your body. Eating is essential to weight loss, if you aren't eating your metabolism is not working and your body is storing fat and it will continue to hold onto fat until you begin to feed it.

Adjust the plan to a way that works for you but the main points of weight loss through actually feeding your body is to start your day out with some kind of substance; if you choose a full breakfast and your body can handle it that is perfect, if not then make a smoothie and kick start your metabolism. Snack throughout the day, choose foods that you enjoy, you can include some junk food snacks but do make a point of putting something that has some kind of nutritional value as well such as yogurt, fruit, vegetables or cheese as well. Keep the snack light but have at least four per day. Eat something every two to three hours and have at least one full meal every day to ensure any kind of real weight loss, your body must have something to burn, starving it will only cause the body to store fat. Do not skip a meal such as lunch, you can keep it on the lighter side but do not walk away from the table hungry. Do not deprive yourself of your favorite treats, anything in moderation is fine. Apply a little common sense and make sure you feed your body. Try this for two weeks and see what happens. Weight loss is not a fad or a passing fancy; it is a way of life when done in a healthy and viable way.

By Bel

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