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High-Fiber Recipes for a Slimmer, Healthier
Summer
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Rising temperatures call for quick and easy
recipes that keep you cool and refreshed, but making healthy
choices about what you eat is just as important—especially
during swimsuit season. Luckily, summer supplies plenty of garden-fresh
selections that can satisfy your taste buds without sacrificing
your waistline.
Foods that are high in fiber such as fruit
and vegetables are typically low in calories but add plenty of
bulk to the diet, in turn helping you feel full longer after
each meal. Plus, fiber-rich foods help slow digestion and keep
blood sugar levels in check, so you’re less likely to experience
those in-between cravings that can lead to overeating. And if
that’s not enough, research has also shown that fiber can
help eliminate calories from your diet by absorbing calories
from foods already consumed and “flushing” them out
of the body with each healthy bowel movement—talk about
a powerful weight loss tool!
So the next time you’re headed to a backyard
barbeque, bring along one of these cool summer salads or serve
up some mouthwatering mango sorbet. Rest assured—it’s
one indulgence that doesn’t come with a side of guilt.
| Jicama
and Mango Salad |
Salad:
1 head red leaf lettuce, chopped
1 head romaine,
chopped
1 mango (peeled, pitted and sliced)
 ½ jicama,
cut into thin strips
½ red onion, finely chopped
Dressing:
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp.
apple cider vinegar
1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
½ cup
fresh cilantro, chopped
1 clove fresh garlic, chopped
1 ounce shallots, diced
½ tbsp. honey
Sea salt
and fresh black pepper to taste
1 avocado (pitted,
peeled and sliced) |
Directions:
Combine red leaf lettuce and romaine in a large bowl. Add
mango, jicama and onion. To prepare the dressing, combine
the olive oil and vinegar in a blender. Add the parsley,
cilantro, garlic, shallots, honey, salt and pepper. Blend
until smooth. Pour dressing over salad mixture (just
enough dressing to moisten salad) and toss gently. Garnish
with avocado. Serves 6 :: 9g fiber per
serving |
| Garden
Harvest Salad |
 Ingredients:
½ tomato, diced
¼ cup
cucumbers, sliced into rounds
¼ cup endive, cut
into thin strips
¼ cup small white beans (canned),
rinsed and drained
¼ cup garbanzo beans (canned),
rinsed and drained
¼ cup raw almonds (soaked
overnight
in water)
1 tbsp. raw sunflower seeds
3 radishes, sliced
into thin rounds
¼ cup red onion, sliced
 3 cups
mixed baby greens
(arugula, romaine, radicchio,
spinach,
red and green leaf)
¼ cup carrots, julienned
2
ribs celery, chopped
¼ cup fennel, sliced
Optional:
3 tbsp. low-calorie dressing
Balsamic vinegar and
extra virgin olive oil |
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and toss well. Garnish
with your favorite dressing or balsamic vinegar and olive
oil. Serves 2 ::
10g fiber per serving |
| Mango
Sorbet |
Ingredients:
¼ cup natural sweetener
¾ cup water
2 ripe mangoes,
peeled with pits removed
Juice of 1 lime
1 serving sprinkle table fiber
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Directions:
Combine natural sweetener and water in a small saucepan and
place over low heat. Stir until sweetener dissolves and
clear syrup remains. Remove from heat and let cool to
room temperature. Combine mangoes, lime juice, table
fiber and syrup in a blender or food processor. Blend
until completely smooth (approximately 30 seconds). Cover
and place in freezer overnight. Serve and enjoy. (Note:
You may also use a commercial ice cream maker to prepare
sorbet.) Serves 8 :: 2g fiber per serving |
Recipes were taken from
The Fiber35 Diet: Nature's Weight Loss
Secret
by Brenda Watson.
Pick up a copy today for more delicious, high-fiber meal ideas,
or sign up for a FREE membership at Fiber35Diet.com.
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