Fast Weight Loss Smoothie Recipes by Medical Weight Loss Philadelphia
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Smoothies are one of the easiest ways to lose weight and improve your overall health. They are especially god for breakfast when you are short on time. Here are several of my favorite weight loss smoothie recipes.
Slender Sauce
A combination of a low glycemic load, high fiber, and a large quantity of antioxidants and blood sugar stabilizers make this the near-perfect diabetic smoothie. Better still, it’s low calorie. It even tastes like a decadent Bloody Mary. The citrus helps prevent oxidation, so feel free to take this one with you for lunch.
- 2 stalks celery
- 1 tomato
- 1 teaspoon horseradish
- 1 lemon wedge, peeled
- 1/4 lime, peeled
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Combine all of the ingredients into a blender , blend and enjoy.
Skinny Margarita Smoothie
For those margarita nights with the girls, don’t feel left out! You’ll find this is a pretty good substitution. If you prefer, feel free to juice it instead of blending.
- 4 celery stalks
- 2 apples, cored and quartered
- 2 limes, peeled
- 1 cup water
- Combine all of the ingredients into a blender , blend and enjoy.
Super Veggie Smoothie
This smoothie is packed with antioxidants, detoxifiers, and low-glycemic foods that help reverse insulin resistance. Plus the fiber will slow sugar absorption down even further. 2 cups spinach
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 1 artichoke heart
- 1 carrot
- 1 cucumber, quartered
- Combine all of the ingredients into a blender , blend and enjoy.
Italian Veggie Blast
A bit reminiscent of spaghetti sauce, this tastes great and has amazing benefits for your health as well. You’re gonna love it!
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 green bell pepper, de-stemmed
- 4 basil leaves
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 green onions
- 3 oregano leaves
- Combine all of the ingredients into a blender , blend and enjoy.
Antioxidants Max
This delicious vegetable-flavored drink tastes like that veggie blend that you buy in the store, only better. It’s packed with age-defying, disease-fighting antioxidants, too.
- 1/2 clove garlic, peeled
- 1/8 head cabbage
- 1 celery stalk
- 6 kale leaves
- 1 green bell pepper, de-stemmed
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 carrot
- 1 tomato
- Combine all of the ingredients into a blender , blend and enjoy.
Healthy Veggie Treat
Even the pretty color of this one will make your liver smile. This smoothie is packed with as much flavor as nutritional value, and will keep you coming back for more.
- 1 beet with greens
- 1 inch slice ginger
- 1 carrot with greens
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 apple, cored and quartered
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- Combine all of the ingredients into a blender , blend and enjoy.
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Chicken with Artichokes Low Carb Recipe by Medical Weight Loss Philadelphia
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Hello everyone. This is another awesome delicious recipe that is low carb low sugar and not only tastes good but is conducive to your losing weight and achieving your weight loss goals.
In our medical weight loss program we believe that our weight loss patients should be able to eat delicious food and still be able to lose weight. So with that being said here is another one of our delicious recipes I hope you enjoy it.
- Chicken with Artichokes
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast
- 3 tablespoons of butter
- 1 can quartered artichoke hearts drained
- one half red bell pepper cut into strips
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 1 clove of garlic crushed
- quarter cup of dry white wine
- 1 teaspoon of dried thyme
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat and sauté the chicken breast until their golden dish should be approximately 5 to 7 minutes per side. Then remove them from the skillet. Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter and toss the artichoke hearts, pepper, onion and garlic into the skillet. Sauté this about 3 minutes or so stirring frequently. Pour the wine into the skillet and sprinkle the thyme over the vegetables. Place the chicken breast over the vegetables, turn the heat to medium low cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.
This makes approximately 4 servings each with 8 g of carbohydrates and 4 g of fiber for a total of 4 g of usable carbs and 26 g of protein.
If you need help with losing weight or have hit a plateau in your weight loss progress give us a call at 215-821-7336.
This recipe is taken from the 1001 low-carb recipes book by Dana Carpender
Low Carb Weight Loss Chicken Recipes
Hello everyone this is Dr. Kenny. In our weight loss program we like our weight loss patients to eat delicious food that will make you lose weight. So in this article I am going to give you several of my favorite chicken recipes. Throughout our website I have many recipes for weight-loss shakes, smoothies, desserts, appetizers and entrées and when it comes to entrées it seems that chicken is the favorite of most of my patients.
Here are a few of my favorite chicken recipes:
Balsamic Vinegar Roasted Chicken:
- 1 cut up boiler – fryer
- bay leaves
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- 3 – 4 tablespoons of olive oil
- 3 – 4 tablespoons of butter
- 1/2 cup of dry white wine
- 3 tablespoons of Bell sonic vinegar
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Tuck a bay leaf or 2 under the skin of each piece of chicken. Sprinkle each piece with salt and pepper and arrange them in a roasting pan. Drizzle the chicken with olive oil and dot them with the same amount of butter. Roast in the oven for ones and a half hours, turning each piece every 20 – 30 minutes. When the chicken is done, put it on a platter and pour off the fat from the pan. Put the pan over medium heat and pour in the white wine and Bell sonic vinegar. Stir this around, dissolving the tasty brown stuff stuck to the pan to make a sauce. Boiled this for just a minute or two, pour into a sauce boat or a pitcher, and serve with the chicken Discard the Bay before serving. This makes 4 servings. Each with 2 g of carbohydrates, a tracer fiber and 44 g of protein.
Roasted Chicken Greek Style:
- 3 to 4 pounds of chicken – whole, split in half, cut up or any type of chicken that you like.
- 1/4 cup of lemon juice
- 1/2 cup of olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
- Wash the chicken and patted dry with paper towels. Combine the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper and stir them together well. If you’re using a whole chicken, rub it all over with some of this mixture, making sure to rub planning inside the body cavity as well. If you’re using cut up chicken, put it in a large resealable plastic bag, pour the marinade over it and seal the bag. Let the chicken marinate for at least an hour or as long as a day. At least one hour before you want to serve the chicken, pull it out of the bag. You can either grill your chicken or you can roasted in a 375°F oven for about one hour, which ever way you choose to cook your chicken, cook it until the juices run clear when it’s pierced to the bone. This makes about 5 servings. Each with less than 1 g of carbohydrates, a bear trace of fiber and 52 g of protein.
Tarragon Chicken:
- one cut up chicken
- 2 tablespoons of butter1 teaspoon of salt
- pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons of dried tarragon leaves
- 1 clove of garlic crushed
- a half cup of dry white wine
- If your chicken is in quarters, cut the legs from the size and the wings from the breast. Melt the butter in a heavy skillet over medium – high heat and brown the chicken, turning once or twice until it’s golden all over. Pour off most of the fat and sprinkle the chicken with the salt and just a dash of pepper. Scatter the tarragon over the chicken, crushing a little between your fingers to release the flavor, and then add the garlic and the wine. Cover the skillet, turn the heat to low and simmer for about 30 minutes, turning the chicken at least once. Spoon a little of the pan liquid over each piece of chicken one serving. This makes approximately 4 servings each with 2 g of carbohydrates, a trace of fiber and 44 g of protein.
Curried Chicken:
- 4 – 5 chicken quarters cut up and skinned
- 1 medium onion
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 1 rounded tablespoon of curry powder
- 1 cup of heavy cream
- 3 – 4 cloves of garlic crushed
- a half cup of water
- Pre-to oven to 370°F. Arrange the chicken in a shallow baking pan, chop the onion and scatter it all over the chicken. Melt the butter in a small heavy skillet and sauté the curry powder in it for a couple of minutes, just until it starts to smell good. Mix together the cream, garlic, water and sautéed curry powder and pour the server the chicken. Bake it uncovered for one hour – 1 hour 20 minutes turning the chicken over every 20 – 30 minutes so that the sauce flavors both sides. To serve, arrange the chicken on a platter. Take the sauce in the pan and scrape it all into your blender. Blend it with a little more water or cream, if necessary, to get a nice rich golden sauce. Pour it over the chicken and serve. This makes about 4 big servings. Each with 6 g of carbohydrates and 1 g of fiber for a total of 5 g of usable carbs and 42 g of protein.
Lorenzo’s Chicken:
- 3 chicken quarters
- 1 – 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 8 ounces of plain tomato sauce
- 4 ounces of mushrooms
- 1/2 cup of dry red wine
- 1 green pepper
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 – 2 cloves of garlic crushed or 1 – 2 teaspoons of chopped garlic and oil.
- 1 – 1 1/2 teaspoons of dried oregano
- 3 ounces of shredded mozzarella cheese
- You can also sprinkle some Parmesan cheese over everything if you would like.
- Strip the skin off the chicken and cut the leg inside quarters into at the leg joint. Warm the olive oil in a big heavy skillet and brown the chicken and it over medium heat. Pour in the tomato sauce, mushrooms and wine. Add the green pepper, onion, garlic and oregano. Cover the whole thing, turn the heat to its lowest setting and forget about it for about 45 minutes – 60 minutes. When the chicken is cooked through, remove the pieces from the skillet and put them on the serving plates. If the sauce is in good and sick by now turn up the heat to medium – hi and let the sauce boil down for a few minutes. While the sauce is thickening sprinkle the shredded mozzarella over the chicken and warm each plate in the microwave for 20 to 30 seconds on 50% power to melt the cheese. Spoon the sauce over each piece of chicken and serve. You can sprinkle a little bit of Parmesan cheese over your chicken if you would like. This makes about 3 servings each with 16 g of carbohydrates and 4 g of fiber for a total of 12 g of usable carbs and 49 g of protein.
I hope all of you enjoy this recipe please come back soon for more delicious weight loss recipes, health wellness and weight loss tips.
If you would like help with your weight loss or if you have any questions just call us at 215-821-7336.
Confessions of a Medical Weight Loss Diet Doctor
Good morning everyone, this is Dr. Kenny. Usually most of my post on our website are happy, upbeat and are usually about healthy and delicious recipes, how to lose 2-5 lbs a week, weight loss exercise routines and information on some of the newest research on the weight loss, health and wellness.
But today this post is going to be more personal. If you are one of our patients you know that Dr. Duffield, myself and our staff are very friendly and personable. And in fact many of you know just as much about us as we know about you. And this is the way we like it.
Everyone knows that Dr. Duffield’s son is doing research at Drexel medical school, his daughter is in college and wants to be a teacher and that his younger son is a hockey superstar.
And that my older son and daughter are both in law school and my youngest son is a senior in high school and is trying to decide between attending Penn State University, Maryland University or Boston University.
In our weight loss practice we think of everyone as part of our family and this creates a warm and nurturing environment. This type of environment is not only beneficial to you our patients but it’s also beneficial to us. Each and every day we have the opportunity to assist people to not only lose weight but to help them improve their overall health.
It is extremely gratifying to help a person lose 30 pounds and have them tell us that they have never felt better in their life, that they are taking less medications and conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure and hyperthyroid are improving.
Now with all of this being said I am going to tell you that at the young age of almost 51 years young I have been diagnosed with type II diabetes. It seems that genetically the cards were stacked against me. My Mother has diabetes.
As good as my diet has been it has not been perfect. And because of slacking in my diet and my genetic predisposition, I am now diabetic.
But there is a silver lining in this cloud. With following the proper diet and taking one tablet of metformin a day my blood sugar level has decreased over 150 points in just 1 week. And I have lost 7 pounds. Surprisingly even my complexion has improved and people are telling me that I look younger.
So being diagnosed with type II diabetes was probably a blessing in disguise. It was a wake-up call that I had to start making the time to take care of myself.
To exercise a little bit almost every day even if it is just a quick walk and to start following the proper nutrition and diet program.
You see for the most part I was following a pretty good diet although I confess that I probably did over indulge in my breads, pastas, rice, beans and of course pizza.
I knew that I was a good 15 pounds overweight but I figured that I am almost 51 years young so I convinced myself to be comfortable with the way I looked and the way I was feeling.
Even though I was not feeling my best. I just convinced myself that this is the way 51-year-olds should feel, and that I was getting older. Sadly I just accepted all of this and really did not put forth any extra effort to eat 100% right and get more exercise.
So being diagnosed with diabetes was indeed a blessing. It was a punch right on the chin that knocked me out. But to quote a phrase from the last Rocky Balboa movie “It’s how many times you get up after you have been knocked down that makes you a champion, that makes you a winner.”
I have decided to get up from the diabetic knockout punch. I have decided to follow the proper diet to reduce the sugar levels in my blood, the proper diet that will decrease insulin spikes in my blood and the proper diet that will help me lose weight and be not only more thin but more importantly, healthier.
It’s surprising that this diagnosis came a week before I was a guest on a local radio show, “Did You Know” with Bryant Greene on 900 AM, and one of Mr. Greene’s questions was, “Does diabetes decrease your life span?”
Shockingly diabetes does decrease your lifespan by as much as 8.5 years. This is because diabetes can cause other health issues like high blood pressure, stroke, neuropathies, heart attacks and even blindness.
So many people called into the radio show with questions on diabetes. Questions like, “What is the best type of diet for a diabetic and what is the best type of exercise program if you are diabetic? “
It totally amazes me that there is so much bad information out there on diabetes. Even information that is on some of the websites of supposed authority organizations is wrong.
This is why diabetes is killing people. This is why people are having to take increasing dosages of medications and insulin injections for their entire life.
Now, please do not misunderstand me, medication is needed especially when you are first diagnosed with diabetes. Medication is not a bad thing.
But you are doing a disservice to yourself if you are not going to make an effort to follow the proper nutritional plan to help decrease your sugar levels and get your diabetes under control.
When I was first diagnosed, my doctor told me that I would probably need to be on 2 or 3 medications and eventually insulin injections. But now he is not so sure about that. He’s totally amazed how quickly my sugar levels have decreased with taking just one medication and following my anti-diabetic nutrition plan.
My anti-diabetic nutrition plan is strict, but it is effective, for not only myself, but also for other patients that have consulted with us.
I know that this has been a very long article and I do apologize for its length. I have written this in the hopes of helping others who suffer from diabetes and just don’t know what to do about it.
It’s very surprising that following the proper nutrition plan can help with health conditions and diseases like diabetes, hypothyroidism, high blood pressure etc.
If a friend, family member and/or loved one suffer from any of these conditions please have them read this article and I do hope it inspires them to take their health into their own hands.
And if they need help have them call us at 215-821-7336
Low Carb No Bake Cheesecake Recipe by Medical Weight Loss Philadelphia
Great Recipe for a No Bake Cheesecake
Ingredients:
- 1 sm. pkg SF Jello, any flavor
- 1 c boiling water
12 oz soft cream cheese
1 cup ricotta cheese
12 pkgs Splenda
1/2 cup heavy creamDissolve gelatin in boiling water and stir well. Blend cream cheese & ricotta in separate bowl with electric mixer. Whip in the Equal. Add gelatin mixture and blend until smooth. Whip the cream to heavy peak stage. Fold in jello mixture. Pour into paper-lined muffin cups and refrigerate until set. Total: 29 carb. Makes 10 @ 3 carbs
I hope you enjoy this recipe. It is really easy to make and tastes so good.
Pumpkin Bread Gluten & Sugar Free by Medical Weight Loss Philadelphia
Yes you can lose weight in our medical weight loss program and enjoy delicious desserts and yummy food. This is a great yummy recipe for pumpkin bread that is sugar free and gluten free.
If you have children it’s especially good for children who are following a gluten free diet.
Here are the Ingredients:
- 5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 5 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 5 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 cup vegetable oil
- 5 cup agave nectar or fruit sweetener
- 5 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 eggs
- 6 cup canned organic pumpkin
- 5 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 cup currants or raisins or chopped dates
Preheat the oven to 350°F
In a medium-size bowl, combine all the dry ingredients and mix well. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the oil and agave nectar, and beat until well blended. Add the applesauce and eggs, alternating between the two ingredients. When they are well blended, add the pumpkin. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix on low speed until they are blended, but do not over-beat. Add the nuts and currants, and pour into a greased and floured bread pan.
Bake at 350°F for about 1 hour.
To check the bread for doneness, insert a toothpick in the center—if it comes out clean, the bread is done. Cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and let it cool a bit more.
On our medical weight loss program you can eat tasty food and still lose weight. But more importantly these recipes are healthy dishes that will improve your health and make you more slender.
By the way; my wife has made this pumpkin bread for the past few Thanksgiving Dinners and everyone loves it. Shhh but our children do not know that it’s gluten and sugar free so let’s keep this a secret. LOL
I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as my family does.
Have a great day!
Dr. Kenny
How To Jump Start Your Weight Loss If You’ve Hit A Plateau
I had a wonderful conversation with one of our superstar patients Kelly. Kelly has lost 31 pounds on our medical weight loss program. She is totally ecstatic because she has lost pounds and inches.
But she has recently hit a bit of a road block and her weight loss has slowed down a little bit. So we had a nice discussion about fixing this.
Her problem was is one that I see people do all of the time. So I decided to write this article in hopes of helping every one that may be hittig a plateu in their weight loss.
The problem is what she is eating. She stopped following my food recommendations and she started doing things that she saw on the television.
Now the problem with following some of the advice that you see on these TV shows is that they might suggest that you eat Greek yogurt but they do not tell you what type or what kind of Greek yogurt. So most people run to the super market and buy Greek yogurt that is filled with sugar.
Now I totally love Greek yogurt and I do recommend that people eat organic Greek yogurt. But what most people do is they see Greek yogurt mentioned on TV and hear that it is good for them. Then they go to the supermarket and they buy the Greek yogurt that is filled with sugar and excessive calories. And when they eat this yogurt that is filled with sugar they usually gain weight.
And this is exactly what Kelly did. She also started eating whole wheat bread instead of white bread. I agree that whole wheat and rye bread is much better than just plain old white bread. But this does not mean that you can have 6 slices of whole wheat or rye bread a day.
Even though something is considered to be good for you; you still have to follow are diet recommendations if you want to continue losing weight. So my point is even though something is stated to be good for you it doesn’t mean that you eat an unlimited amount of that particular food.
If you are one of my medical weight loss patients and are reading this article you know that I believe in eating a little bit of everything.
And on our medical weight loss program you can eat almost anything that you want just as long as you follow our guidelines.
To quote my mother “Too much of a good thing is not good”. ( I am 50 years young and quoting my mother lol.)
If you continue to follow my recommendations for portions, qantity size, etc… You should be fine and should be continuing to lose weight.
If you our having any problems with losing weight or have hit a plateau please call me and we can chat. And the two of us together and determine what you need to do to get your weight loss back on track.
Please call me at 215- 821-7336.
Thank you and I hope you have a fantastic day.
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