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!

Gorgeous Megan Fox has such a sweet tooth so then she has to guzzle vinegar to regularly cleanse her system. The 22 years old actress, says it helps her flushes out everything that’s bad for her body, plus stay in shape. She explains: “It’s just water and raw apple cider vinegar, and it just cleans out your system entirely.” Fox Admitted she is not one for dieting or exercising ‘”cause I’m lazy and have a really big sweet tooth, therefore I have to do cleanses every once a while cause of the amount of sugar I take in.”

Fresh figs are well known for their high fiber, calcium, potassium and iron more then most other common fruits. Unfortunately they only have a short window of availability, during mid- to late summer and are incredibly delicate as well, with a shelf life of three days or less. Figs are not only healthy and contain disease-fighting antioxidants, but versatile in recipes. Even though they are nearly perfect eaten out of hand, fresh figs make delightful addition to salads, pan sauces, meat and desserts.

My Endless-Summer Fresh Figs Salad :

This Mediterranean style, contrasting tastes and texture salad, creates an amazingly main course for all of you weight watchers out there, or for anyone who can enjoy a fun, fresh taste of summer salad, all year round. The secret is simple: if you cant find fresh figs: use dried ones!

 Salad ingredients:

5 fresh figs- washed, and cut into quarters.

½ cantaloupe melon, peeled, seeded and diced.

300g washed salad mixed green

200g low fat feta cheese, cut into small pieces.

For the dressing, separately mix:

 ½ red onion, diced

1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon of honey

1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar

4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil

Preparation:   Place all salad ingredients in a large salad bowl and add dressing mix just before serving.  Toss all delicately and serve!

Dill is one of the greatest herbs, and is sadly under-appreciated and underused in the U.S.  Native of the Mediterranean region and Southern Russia, Dill grows wild among the corn in Spain and Portugal and upon the coast of Italy, however rarely occurs in Northern Europe.  

This herb is a considerable medicinal value as stimulant and carminative stomachic properties.  Is herbal benefits are great treatments to ailments and problems such as colitis and gas, healing of the skin and controlling of infections.

 The freshly cut leaves can be chopped up and used to enhance the flavour of salads and fish dishes, since its tangy spice blends with all of these healthy values!  

Here are some of my favorite supper easy- making, low-calories weight watcher`s salad recipes with Fresh Dill:

Corn & Mushrooms Mediterranean Salad:

Ingredients:     (4-6 servings)

2 cups sweet corn kernels

1 small red pepper, seeded and chopped

1 large chopped pickle

1 small canned sliced mushrooms, drained

2 table spoons chopped Dill`s leaves

2 table spoons low-fat mayonnaise

 Salt and Pepper as desired    

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and- ENJOY!  Only 120 calories and 3 grams of fat per servings!

Delicious Albacore Tuna Salad:

 Ingredients:     (4-6 servings)

1 large canned Albacore Tuna in water, drained and squashed.

 1 large chopped pickle

2 Celery sticks, chopped

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 table spoons chopped Dill`s leaves

2 table spoons low-fat Mayonnaise

1/2 Iceberg lettuce- chopped large

 Salt and Pepper as desired    

Preparation:

In a medium bowl, Mix all ingredients except lettuce. Place lettuce in a larger bowl and  top with the tuna mix.      

ENJOY!    Only 115 calories and 3.5 grams of fat per servings!

Light Cucumber Salad:

  Ingredients:     (4-6 servings)

2 large House Cucumbers or 6 medium Persian Cucumbers (recommended), sliced thin.

1 medium red onion, peeled, halved and sliced very thin

1/2 cup red wine vinegar

2 Tablespoons chopped fresh dill

2 table spoons capers

1 single pack Splenda sweetener  

Salt, Paper as desired    

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and- ENJOY!  Only 45 calories and 1 grams of fat per servings!