Chic-Shuk Secrets

Many of us travel and fly during a holiday season therefore finding yourself at the airport at that time of the year is very common. You must agree this might make it a bit hard watching your weight and eating your regular, everyday weight watcher diet food especially when there are fewer choices on board! However, on-the-go eating doesn’t have to result in extra ponds! I have checked around for the best meal options available to choose from while spending long layovers at the airport, and these were my favorite ones as far as taste, saving on calories and not ruin your diet!!! How said I can’t make a smart choice whenever I want too?!?

For Breakfast:

STARBUCKS Perfect OATMEAL- plenty of energy and only 140 Calories and 3 grams of fat!!!

For Lunch:

McDonald’s Hamburger. (Yes, I know… Hamburger!!!)- With 250 Calories and 9 grams of fat you can add a side of salad with low-fat balsamic vinaigrette which adds 60 calories and 3 grams of fat to your meal however makes it DELICIOUS!

For Dinner:

PIZZA HUT EXPRESS: !/2 Personal Pan Cheese Pizza will provide you with 295 Calories and 12 grams of fat. Again, it is not a lot of food, and not the healthiest or most nutritious one, however, since we`r trying to keep it low on-the-g0, that is not so bad of choice!

Combining delicious, nutritious and natural foods as oatmeal and dark chocolate, you might find that adding a fruit to the mixture can be more tasteful and healthy. Check out this wonderful craving savor healthy cookies recipe and be surprised how reducing the amount of sugar and butter per cookie, while adding mashed ripe Banana to these amazing oatmeal – chocolate chip delights can improve more then their flavor, but higher their nutrition value, especially when we are talking weight watchers lifestyle and smart food choices: 

Nutrition Facts: 2 small cookies contain 115 calories, 3.5 grams of fat, 2 grams of protein, 19 grams of carbs, 1.5 grams of fiber and 10 mg of calcium!

Ingrediants:

• 1 Medium Banana, rip and mashed.

• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar

• 1/4 cup Butter, softened

• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

• 1 large Egg

• 1 and 1/4 cup of all-purpose Flour

• 2 cups old-fashioned Oats

• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda

• 1/4 teaspoon Salt

• 1/2 cup Dark-Chocolate Chips

• Cooking Oil Spray

How to make?!

Preheat oven to 350* degrees.

• Combine banana, sugar, butter and vanilla in a large bowl and beat with mixer at a medium speed until smooth. Add the large Egg and keep beating well.

• In a separate medium bowl combine flour, oats, baking soda and salt, stirring with a whisk. Add flour mixture to banana mixture and beat again with mixer, on medium speed until well blended. Add chocolate chips and stir.

• Coat baking sheet with cooking spray and drop cookies mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart. Bake cookies for 17-20 minutes, cool down before remove from pan and- Enjoy!!! 

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Many of us have sleeping problems and new researches suggests a natural healthy way that can help us sleep throughout the night. Even though conventional wisdom says you’re not supposed to eat right before you go to bed since supposedly it is to be the time all food goes to your waistline.  However according to several new researches bedtime snacks can actually help you sleep better especially if you have insomnia. Exploring the subject, I found a great Web-MD article which explains why bedtime snacks can indeed help you sleep. According to this article it is mostly about our metabolic hormones. If you don’t have enough Leptin, which is the hormone that signals satiety, your body could wake you up. However, the article says that you can’t snack on just anything, and certainly should not eat heavy meals since the digestive system slows down while you sleep, so eating too much can make you uncomfortable.

Choose your snacks wisely- most recommended by experts are light dairy, carbohydrate-rich snacks because it most likely increase the level of sleep-inducing tryptophan in the blood. Good choices include a small bowl of cereal and milk, a few oatmeal cookies, peanut butter toast, or a small muffin. Beware of foods containing caffeine, including less obvious choices such as certain sodas and chocolate.

If you haven’t herd yet about the new number 1 rule / slim-down mantra for healthy weight loss and weight watchers, please continue to read: The answer people, is- EAT MORE to WEIGHT LESS! (That’s right, no joke!) The new secret to loose weight in a healthy way, meaning- eating right foods will help you drop pounds by revving your calorie burn and curbing cravings, has been proving its long lasting, healthy results! According to experts and leading chefs, if you add these eats to your plate today you will be able to control your hunger better, reduce your foods cravings and be slimmer and healthier in no time:

OATS:
Oatmeal or oats crackers have the highest satiety ranking of any food. Unlike many other carbohydrates, oats digest slowly, so they have little impact on your blood sugar, making them the most filling choice.

EGG WHITES:
Dig in to eggs whites. They won’t harm your heart, but they can help you trim inches. A recent study from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge reported egg protein is filling, so you eat less later in the day!

ORGANIC STEAK:
The protein in beef helps you retain muscle mass during weight loss, and since regular beef has reputation, the organic choice would be healthier! The best way to eat beef while dieting is grill or broil top round or sirloin kind, sliced thinly and combined with mix of veggies.

WHOLE GRAIN:
Read the full story about why whole grain is better for your diet: