Five Foods To Include in Weight Loss Diet

The end of January is approaching, how are your weight loss goals going? Are you breaking those 2010 goals into weekly bite-sized pieces so you can monitor your progress for reaching long-term goals? This week on Fox 2 in the morning we discussed 5 foods that will work FOR you and help you reach those weight loss goals. Here is are simple recipes for each of our 5 fabulous fat-fighting foods!

EGGS

Frittata with Mushrooms, Linguine, and Basil


Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 wedges) Ingredients

• Cooking spray

• 3 cups sliced cremini mushrooms

• 1 1/4 cups thinly sliced leek (about 2 large)

• 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk

• 2 teaspoons butter, melted

• 3/4 teaspoon salt

• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

• 4 large egg whites

• 3 large eggs

• 2 cups hot cooked linguine (about 4 ounces uncooked pasta)

• 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil

• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Preparation Preheat oven to 450°. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add mushrooms and leek; cook 6 minutes or until leek is tender, stirring frequently. Combine milk and next 5 ingredients (milk through eggs) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add leek mixture, pasta, and basil; toss gently to combine. Heat pan over medium-low heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add egg mixture; cook until edges begin to set (about 4 minutes). Gently lift edge of egg mixture, tilting pan to allow some uncooked egg mixture to come in contact with pan. Cook 5 minutes or until almost set. Sprinkle evenly with cheese; wrap handle of pan with foil. Bake 7 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into 8 wedges. Nutritional Information Calories: 269 (29% from fat); Fat: 8.8g (sat 4.1g,mono 2.8g,poly 0.9g) Protein: 18.4g; Carbohydrate: 28g; Fiber: 2.8g; Cholesterol:174mg; Iron: 2.6mg; Sodium: 661mg; Calcium: 177mg

SOURCE: Jean Kressy, Cooking Light, JUNE 2004

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