A Simple Way to Go From Fat to Low Fat Dinners

By Kelly R. Damato

Dinners are often the main culprits who sabotage our journey to a healthy diet. Our day usually start well. We wake up full of determination and replace our usual bacon-and-egg breakfast with all-bran cereals with fruits and cheese. We then manage to stick to our plan during lunch time and eat some low fat snacks.

But when the day is over, we often fail to find the will and the energy to prepare what would end the day perfectly: low fat dinners. We get the pizza and the fries out of the freezer and finish with a big bowl of ice cream. We then go to bed knowing too well that we just destroyed a whole day of efforts.

You're back to square 1.

The Secret Trick to End Your Day with a Healthy Meal

Let's be honest. The trick is not so secret: eating more vegetables. You probably know that you should eat more vegetables. However, you're probably thinking that you don't because vegetables are just plain boring. I agree... to a certain extent.

The trick is to find a way to prepare them so that they taste something. You have to dress your salad in a sexy way!

To make sure that you don't destroy a whole day of efforts when you get back home after a long day at work, I suggest that you use lettuce or baby spinach to quickly and easily prepare your low fat dinners.

Replace the rice, bread, potatoes or fries that you usually have to accompany your meal and replace them with a simple and tasteful salad. If you are really hungry, prepare a big one.

The Secret Weapon

Some of you may be skeptical when you hear someone putting the words tasteful and salad together. This is because you haven't tried the following salad dressing recipes. There are easy and can be prepared in advance. Just keep them in the fridge. These simple dressings that become your secret weapon when preparing low fat cookbooks.

1. Honey and orange

1 cup of canola oil

1 tablespoon of honey

1/3 cup of orange juice

1/4 cup of white wine vinegar

2 garlic cloves

1/4 cup of tamari sauce

Pepper

This recipe will be enough for four people. If you're on your own, keep the rest in the fridge. You'll have you dressing done for the week!

2. Balsamic Vinegar

1/2 cup of olive oil

1/4 (or 1/2 depending on how much you like sour) balsamic vinegar

salt & pepper

Your Low Fat Dinners Made Simple

The reason why I recommend that you add lettuce or baby spinach to your dinners is that it makes your life easier. Lettuce does not require significant amount of time to prepare. Baby spinach is even easier. You wash it and eat it. We hope that these tips will help you achieve your healthy eating objectives.