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Negative Calorie Foods
Posted On 2010-07-13 , 5:59 PM
Negative Calorie Foods
Negative calorie foods are foods that require your body to burn more calories through the digestion process, than the amount of calories for which the food actually contains. The calories from these foods are complex and difficult for your body to breakdown, process and put to use. Therefore your body has to work very hard to extract the essential nutrients from these foods, which provides these negative calorie foods with a tremendous natural fat-burning element or what many refer to as the "negative calorie effect" or "thermic effect".
Examples of Negative Calorie Foods:
Vegetables - Asparagus, Broccoli, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Cucumber, Green Beans, Lettuce, Spinach
Fruits - Apple's, Berries, Cantaloupe, Grapefruit, Orange's, Pineapple, Peach, Tomato's, Watermelon
Consuming negative calorie foods are great way to get your body metabolizing and on your way to losing that unwanted body fat. These foods make for excellent snack substitutes or even add them on as a proper side dish to any meal. So stock up on plenty of negative calorie foods today to capture that "thermic effect"!
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Get Fit Healthy Recipes - Jambalaya
Posted On 2010-06-28 , 8:30 AM
Healthy Recipes - Jambalaya
Directions:
1. Start by bringing a large pot of water to boil. Add in salt, then add in the whole grain pasta, cook until al dente and drain.
2. As the pasta boils, bring a large-deep skillet to a medium-high heat. Add in the extra-virgin olive oil coating the pan, then and in the low-fat turkey sausage and brown for about 4 minutes to crisp the sausage. Move the turkey sausage to a plate with a large slotted spoon. Now add the low-fat butter, chile, bell pepper, garlic, onion and celery to the large skillet and cook for about 5 minutes. Season it up with salt and pepper, add the flour and cook for about 2 more minutes. Now whisk in the beer and cook it down until it evaporates, probably about 2 more minutes. Okay your ready to add in the broth, thyme, tomatoes and hot sauce. Now bring the liquid to a bubble and begin to stir in the shrimp and chicken. After the shrimp and chicken are added and mixed cover the skillet and cook for around 7 more minutes, until the chicken and shrimp are cooked. The shrimp should be opaque orange and firm. Stir in the cream, drain and add in the whole grain pasta. Ladle up on the jambalaya, top it off with the scallions and the crispy andouille turkey sausage.
Ingredients:
* Salt
* 1 pound whole grain penne rigate
* 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
* 1/2 pound low-fat andouille turkey sausage, remove casings and dice
* 2 tablespoons low-fat butter
* 4 garlic cloves, chop finely
* 1 poblano chile, chopped
* 1 small red bell pepper, chopped
* 1 medium onion, chopped
* 2 celery ribs from the heart with greens, chopped
* Fresh ground black pepper
* 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
* 1 cup beer
* 1 cup chicken broth
* 1 14.5oz can of crushed tomatoes
* 2 tablespoons of hot sauce, Frank's RedHot is a flavorful choice
* 2 tablespoons of fresh thyme, chopped
* 1/2 pound skinless-boneless chicken breast, diced
* 1/2 pound medium shrimp, peeled, deveined and tails removed
* 1/4 cup of heavy cream
* 2 scallions, slice thinly
*Makes about 4 servings
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