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Quick & Healthy Recipes: Pineapple-Coconut Frappe 0

Posted on May 18, 2009 by admin

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups chopped pineapple
1 cup low-fat milk
1/3 cup “lite” coconut milk
10 ice cubes

Preparation Time:

Five Minutes

Preparation:

Blend pineapple, milk, coconut milk and ice cubes in a blender until frothy. It’ll make 2 servings of about 1 cup each

Nutritional Information:

Per serving: 143 calories; 4 g fat (3 g sat, 1 g mono); 8 mg cholesterol; 23 g carbohydrate; 6 g protein; 2 g fiber; 78 mg sodium; 134 mg potassium.

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Healthy Recipies: Almond Banana Smoothie 0

Posted on April 11, 2009 by admin

Banana is a great food in all cases, whether or not you’re on a weight loss program, it serves best in all cases. You might not find eating banana in routine, so here’s a quick recipe for Banana Almond smoothie. It’s healthy as well as easy to make. Here it goes:

banana_smoothieIngredients:

2 large ripe bananas, peeled, sliced
2 cups almond milk or whole milk
2 cups ice cubes
2 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Ground nutmeg

Preparation:

Blend sliced Bananas, almond milk, ice cubes, sugar and vanilla extract together in blender until smooth. This will be enough for serving four people, so divide smoothies among 4 small glasses, and then sprinkle lightly with nutmeg.

Green Tea & Weight Loss 1

Posted on April 07, 2009 by admin

Researches and studies have shown that intake of green tea, or green tea extracts burns extra calories and green tea with caffeine can increase fat burning by up to 40%. So, if you’re on a weight loss plan, including green tea is a must.

According to some further specific case studies, people who took green tea were found to lose 2 to 3 times more weight than those who did not drink green tea. So, it’s a proven natural weight loss technique.

This also reveals that green tea is a natural product for the treatment of obesity.And thus, it also makes a healthier dietary option,as compared to tea. A cup of green tea will give you an immediate energy lift without the side effects of caffeine. Have it for a healthy life!

Better Health With A Quickly Made Mango Shake 0

Posted on March 15, 2009 by admin

Ingredients

  • 1 mango
  • 200 ml milk
  • ice cubes
  • sugar to taste

How To Make:
Blend together all the ingredients and serve chilled. You can omit sugar if there’s any health concern associated with it.

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Best Served As:

  • It can be a best deal for breakfast during season.
  • A good meal for children.
  • A quick serving for un expected guests.
  • A good drink after a supper.

Note: It takes a minute only and serves one person



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