The 4-Week All-Over Makeover Diet
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- Create Your Own Diet
- Your Breakfast Choices
- Your Lunch Choices
- Your Dinner Choices
- Your Snack Choices
Your Dinner Choices
500 Calories (approximately) Black Bean & Zucchini Quesadilla1 cup chopped zucchini
1/2 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 teaspoon cumin
2 whole wheat tortillas
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons salsa
Make it: Saute first 4 ingredients for 5 minutes. Place mixture on tortillas; sprinkle with cheese. Fold in half and cook in pan until cheese melts and tortilla is toasted. Top with salsa.
Tortilla & Cheese Chili1 1/2 cups vegetarian chili
2 tablespoons chopped scallions
8 tortilla chips, broken
2 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups mixed greens
1 tablespoon low-fat Italian salad dressing
Make it: Warm chili. Top with scallions, tortilla pieces, and cheese. Eat with salad.
Bean Margherita Penne3/4 up whole wheat penne
1/4 cup canned white beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Make it: Cook noodles, drain, return to pot. Toss with next 5 ingredients; warm for 5 minutes. Top with Parmesan.
Florentine Chicken & Goat Cheese Flatbread3 cups baby spinach
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1 whole-grain flatbread
4 ounces rotisserie chicken, chopped (no skin)
1 ounce goat cheese, crumbled
Make it: Saute spinach, oil and garlic until spinach wilts. Bake flatbread at 350 degrees F. for 7 minutes. Top with spinach mixture, chicken, and cheese. Bake for 12 minutes more.
Shrimp Fried Brown Rice1 cup cooked brown rice
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon grated ginger
3 ounces precooked shrimp
2 cups chopped bok choy
Make it: Saute first 5 ingredients for 3 minutes. Add shrimp and bok choy and cook for 5 minutes more.
Eat Out!At Macaroni Grill: 1/2 BBQ chicken pizza
Side of grilled asparagus
OR...
At Lone Star Steakhouse: 1/2 Delmonico steak
Side of steamed vegetables
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