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How to make desserts or breads that are healthy?

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I’ve been looking for recipes that require little butter, oils or fat.

Answers (2):

Answer 1:

I hate to break it to you, but there aren’t many out there. It’s nearly impossible to cook dessert and bread from scratch and have it turn out healthy. I’ve tried for a long time…
Angel food cake, some puddings, and jello are all options. Maybe some fruits with a light topping, like cool whip. But the issue with that is all that stuff (low fat puddings, boxed cakes, cool whip) are filled with processed fake ingredients that are made in a lab! So what’s the point of eating less fat, when you’re filling your body with what is basically poison?
I stopped eating diet and low-fat foods and just eat less of the yummy stuff. It’s hard to get yourself to just eat less, but it’s worth it

Edit: sorry, I guess I should clarify. There are no healthy recipes for foods that taste GOOD. If you like sawdust and clay, then sure, enjoy! 🙂 Just eat less of the yummy stuff…because you’re going to eat six carob-chip-rice-flour-apple-butter cookies and still be craving real chocolate.

Answer 2:
Any Whole grain yeasted breads have almost no fat in them. Look up the Tassajara Bread Book, it is full of great recipes and desserts.

From my cookbook:
Red River Soda Bread – makes 2 loaves
1 cup Red River Cereal ( cracked wheat, cracked rye and flax seeds)
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
4 cups of whole wheat flour
2 cups of all purpose flour
3 Teaspoons of baking soda
2 teaspoons of salt
1 quart or litre of buttermilk – at room temp. – leave out of the fridge for one hour.

Mix the dry ingredients really well in a large bowl. Add the buttermilk and stir well – it will resemble thick mud.
Scrape the mixture into 2 greased loaf pans and bake at 350ºF in a preheated oven for one hour or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the middle of the loaf.

When the loaf is done, unmold it onto a cookie or cake rack to cool before packaging in a paper bag and then into a plastic bag. This bread is wonderful as toast, for sandwiches and is okay for diabetics as it only has 1//4 cup of brown sugar in 12 slices.

If you don’t have Red River Cereal then you can buy cracked wheat and cracked rye and flax seeds from your health food store. Use 2/3 cup of cracked wheat, 1/3 cup of cracked rye and 2 Tablespoons of flax seeds.

Variations on the theme:

I also replace one cup of the flour with rolled oats and add 1/2 cup of dried cranberries or chopped dried apricots and 1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. OR add 1 cup grated cheese and 1 Tablespoon of mixed Italian herbs to the dry ingredients. If you divide the dough in half then you can make a savoury loaf and a sweet loaf. this is one of the nicest gifts to give someone. I am known as Red River Viv.

the other healthy dessert that I make is
Fruit Crumble for One
1 apple or 1 pear or 1 peach or 1 cup berries
1 portion yogurt – or 1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 portion pack instant oatmeal breakfast – or 1/3 cup rolled oats
1 egg
3 drops of vanilla extract
dash of cinnamon
1 Tablespoon of melted butter
In a microwaveable large cereal bowl mix the diced fruit, egg, yogurt and vanilla. I another bowl mix the instant oatmeal with the cinnamon and melted butter. Sprinkle the oatmeal mixture over the fruit and yogurt mix and bake in the microwave for 5 minutes in all in 2.5 minute increments – covered with a paper towel. Let it cool for a few minutes and eat – it is a great breakfast or afternoon snack or a meal replacement as it has all the food groups. If pressed it is enough for 2 as a snack or for 4 as a taster.

How do I lose about 20 pounds before school starts?

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Okay it’s the beginning of summer and by the end of August/beginning of September I want to be able to lose 20 pounds. I really want to start eating healthy but for me it’s hard to do. Is there any guideline I could follow to help me stay on track and is there any good exercises for targeted love handles and stomach?

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Answer 1:

Start your day right. Mothers always say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Have a healthy meal in the morning to jump-start your metabolism.Decide on how much weight you want to lose. Keep your goals realistic.Have a mindset that you want to eat healthy to stay healthy for the rest of your life.Leave your car if you are only going a few blocks from home, take the stairs instead of the elevator, jog, cycle or skate. Use these activites and other home chores if you are too lazy to go to the gym and take exercise classes. Make sure that you do this regularly and you will not even notice that you are already shedding pounds with these mundane activities.

Here’s some other quick tips for you:

* Do not skip meals. Skipping meals slicks the body into slowing down the metabolism, attempting to conserve calories during a period where limited fats and fuel are available. Remember that eating increases the metabolism.

* Good cooking and healthy eating begins with learning about nutrition and how to prepare healthy recipes.

* Buy non-toasted muesli instead of the toasted ones. A plate of toasted muesli contains more fat than a plate of bacon and eggs.

* Warm water with just a squeeze of lemon juice before breakfast get the metabolism going for the day, this also help preventing constipation and is excellent for the skin.

* Drinking hot water instead of cold water in the morning can increase the speed of your metabolism and burn more calories.

If you have started losing weight, just remember it’s a question of will. Keep doing what your’re doing, stay away from junk food and sodas, and you will feel more healthier and alive than never before.

Answer 2:

Experts recommend that you accumulate one hour of physical activity every day to stay healthy or improve our health. Obviously this is also good if you are trying to lose weight and keeping it off.

The rule is the more intensive the activity is, the shorter the duration of exercise. As you progress into activity with moderate intensity, you can cut down to 30 minutes a day for four days per week.

There are 3 types of exercise that your body needs to keep healthy – cardiovascular, flexibility and strength. Cardiovascular activities are those ranging from moderate to vigorous exercises.