18 Healthy & Easy Low-Cal Entrees For Weight Loss!

Healthy & Easy Low-Cal Entrees:

What is Calorie?

A calorie is a way to measure the energy coming from food.  The body uses energy from food to provide energy to all the cells of the body.

Losing weight can cause a person a lot of aggravation. People often hit plateaus in their weight loss journeys. Fortunately, you can continue your progress from a plateau by trying something else. If you feel you need to try something new, the following ideas may help you resume losing weight.

Modify your favorite foods so they contain fewer calories. A lot of individuals abandon their diet plan due to hunger and craving certain foods. You can find reduced calorie kinds of foods that you enjoy, and this will help you to lose weight while still leaving you satisfied. Low-Cal Low-Calhakes shakes

Here’re 18 Healthy & Easy Low-Cal Entrees for Weight Loss:

1. Tasty-Healthy-Chili:

Serving: 4 people

Ingredients: 

• 2 packets Savory Tomato Magi Soup.
•  3 1/4 cup water.
•  2 bell peppers, diced (yellow, red).
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes.
•  3 tsp black pepper.
•  1 tsp garlic powder.
•  1 lb ground turkey.
•  1 can organic black beans

Directions:

• Put water and peppers in a pot and bring to a boil.
• Coat pan with olive oil cooking spray. Low-Cal Low-Cal 
• Season turkey to your liking and fry until completely cooked (you can even add onions).
• Add 2 Magi packets, turkey, seasonings and beans to water.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Let simmer for roughly 10-15 minutes, stirring often, until done.

2. Carrot Apple Crunch Roll-Ups:

Serving: 1 people.

One serving:

• 420 calories.
• 14.4g protein.
• 14.4g fat.
• 58.6g carbs.
• 5.0g fiber.

Ingredients:

• 1 sprouted-wheat tortilla.
• 1⁄4 cup low-fat hummus.
• 2 tsp MagiCrunch (hulled hemp seeds).
• 1⁄4 cup julienned carrots.
•  1⁄2 red apple, sliced.
•  1⁄2 cup arugula leaves.

Directions:

• Warm the tortilla, so it’s pliable.
• Spread the hummus over the tortilla.
• Sprinkle IsaCrunch on the hummus.
• Layer with carrots, apples, and arugula.
• Roll tightly together and refrigerate. Low-Cal Low-Cal
• Nutrition info may change based on actual tortilla and hummus used.

3. Chicken Soup With Brown Rice:

Serving: 1 people.

One Serving:

• 445 calories.
• 24.5g protein.
• 7.1g fat.
• 69.0g carbs.
• 6.5g fiber.

Ingredients:

• 1 serving (or 1 packet).
• Soup Classic Creamy Chicken.
• 8 oz water.
•  1 tbsp pine nuts.
•  1 cup cooked (1⁄4 cup uncooked) brown rice.
•  1⁄2 medium tomato, diced.
•  2 tsp fresh basil, finely chopped.
•  2 tsp fresh parsley, finely chopped.
•  1⁄4 tsp salt.
•  Dash of pepper.

Direction:

• Make one serving  Soup Classic Creamy Chicken.
• In a separate pot, make brown rice.
• Ten minutes before brown rice finishes cooking.
• stir in pine nuts, tomato, basil, parsley, salt, and pepper.
• Before serving, add rice medley to the soup.

4. Encrusted Salmon Crunch:

Serving: 2 people.

• Brush fillets with olive oil.
• Mix IsaCrunch, cinnamon.
• salt and pepper in a small bowl.
• Sprinkle or press mixture onto salmon filets.
• Bake or broil (mixture side up) to the desired temperature or when fish begins to flake.

Serving Suggestion:

• Enjoy with a side of your favorite vegetable.

5. Cucumber Cashew Roll:

Ingredients:

• 1 tortilla.
  3 teaspoons IsaCrunch premium hulled hemp seeds.
• 1⁄2 cup chopped cucumber.
• 1 cup chopped romaine lettuce.
• 1⁄2 medium-size tomato – chopped.
• 6rawcashews—chopped.

Olivella Dressing (for Cucumber Cashew Roll)

• 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar.
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh parsley finely chopped.
• 1 medium clove garlic minced.
• Salt/pepper to taste.

Preparation:

• Warm the tortilla, then brush with a very light coat of the Olivella Dressing.
• Sprinkle IsaCrunch atop the tortilla.
• Mix together your lettuce, cucumber, cashews, and tomato.
• Drizzle with remaining dressing and toss lightly.
• Place mixture evenly atop the tortilla.
• Roll tightly and enjoy.

6. Protein Pancakes:

Makes 6 pancakes.

Per 2 pancakes:

• Calories: 275.
• Fat 14 g.
• Carbs 25 g.
• Protein 25 g.

Ingredients:

• 6 egg whites beaten until fluffy.
•  1/2 cup uncooked old fashioned oats.
•  1/2 cup of fat-free cottage cheese.
• 1/2 scoop IsaLean Vanilla.
•  1/2 scoop IsaPro.
•  1⁄4 cup IsaCrunch.
•  1⁄4 cup wheat germ.
•  1 teaspoon baking powder.
•  1 tablespoon canola oil.
• 1⁄2 tsp cinnamon.

Optional ingredients:

• 4 IsaDelight Plus chopped.
• 1⁄2 cup blueberries or 1 scoop IsaFruits.

Directions:

• Place all ingredients in the blender except egg whites.
• Pulse until mixture is uniform.
• Pour into a bowl and fold in egg whites.
• Heat griddle, cook and serve.

7. Spinach & Strawberry Salad:

Servings: 8 people.

Per Serving:

• Calories 235.
• Total Fat: 15 g.

Ingredients:

• 2 bunches spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces.
•  4 cups sliced strawberries.
•  1/2 cup IsaCrunch.
•  1/2 cup vegetable oil.
•  1/4 cup white wine vinegar.
•  1/4 cup sugar.
•  1/4 teaspoon paprika.
•  2 tablespoons sesame seeds.
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds.

Directions:

• In a large bowl, toss together the spinach and strawberries.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, sugar, paprika, sesame seeds, and poppy seeds.
• Pour over the spinach and strawberries along with the IsaCrunch and toss to coat.

8. Baked Chicken Nuggets:

Number of Servings: 6 – 4 nuggets per serving.

Ingredients:

• 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts weighing about 6 oz. each.
• 1/4 cup of oat bran.
•  1/4 cup of IsaCrunch.
•  1/4 cup coarsely ground almonds.
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt.
•  1/2 teaspoon white pepper.
•  Pinch garlic powder.
• 1/2 cup water or low-sodium chicken broth.
• 1 large egg white, lightly beaten.

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Prepare a baking sheet by lining with parchment paper or coating lightly with best-quality olive oil.
• Cut chicken breasts into nugget-sized pieces, about 1.5 inches square.
• Set aside. Next, combine all dry ingredients in a large container with a tightly fitting lid.
• Shake well. This is your coating mixture.
• Combine water and egg in a medium bowl.
• Dip each piece in the water/egg-white mixture.
• Then dip each piece in the coating mixture.
• Make sure each piece is well coated.
• Place on the baking sheet.
• When all of your chicken has been coated and your baking sheet is full, place in the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden.

9. Cold Poached Salmon With Ginger:

Yields: 4 people.

Servings Calories:

• 375 per serving.

Ingredients:

• 4 salmon steaks.
• 1/2 cup dry white wine.
• 1 bay leaf.
• 4-5 peppercorns.
• 1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt.
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar.
• 2 tablespoons nonfat mayo.
• 2 tablespoons green onions finely chopped.
• 2 teaspoons ginger.

Directions: