Sweet Treats To Blast Away Fat and Eliminate Hunger by Medical Weight Loss Philadelphia
medical weight loss philadelphia diet doctors
Today I am going to share with you 3 great low calorie recipes that are under 200 calories per serving. If you have never been to our weight loss center call us and schedule your free weight loss consultation. Call us at 215-821-7336.
The recipes are for Apple Raisin Muffins, Pumpkin Muffins and Banana Pecan Waffles.
Our son Noah will soon be home from College for the holiday break and my wife is already buying the ingredients for these recipes because they are his favorites. Your family will not believe that these recipes are for diet food so let me know how you and your family enjoyed them.
Here are the recipes:
*Apple-Raisin Muffins
- Ingredients:
- All-purpose flour- 2 cups
- Packed dark-brown sugar- ½ cup
- Baking powder- 1 tsp
- Baking soda- ½ tsp
- Ground cinnamon- ½ tsp
- Salt- ½ tsp
- Buttermilk- ¾ cup
- Unsweetened applesauce- ½ cup
- Large egg whites- 2
- Canola oil- 2 tbs
- Chopped peeled apple- 1 cup
- Dark seedless raisins- ⅓ cup
First set oven to 400 degrees. Spray 12 standard-size muffin-pan cups with cooking spray. In a large bowl mix together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Form a well in the center. In a small bowl mix together buttermilk, applesauce, egg whites and canola oil. Add buttermilk mixture into well of flour mixture. Mix until moistened (do not overmix). Fold in apple and raisins. Add even amounts to each muffin cup. Bake for 25 minutes. Let cool on rack. Enjoy!
Nutrient value per muffin: 161 calories, 3 g protein, 1 g fiber, 3 g fat, 32 g carbohydrate, 221 mg sodium, 1 mg cholesterol
*Pumpkin Lovers Muffins
- Ingredients:
- Almond flour- 2 cup
- Packed light-brown sugar- ¾ cup
- Baking powder- 1 tbs
- Ground cinnamon- 1 tsp
- Ground ginger- 1 tsp
- Salt- ¾ tsp
- Ground allspice- ¼ tsp
- Unsalted butter (cut into pieces,chilled)- 3 tbs
- Liquid egg substitute- ¼ cup
- Canned solid-pack pumpkin puree (not pie filling)- ¾ cup & 2 tbs
- Nonfat milk- ⅔ cup
- Vanilla- 1 tsp
- Chopped pecans- 2 tbs
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Use cooking spray on 12 standard-size muffin-pan cups and muffin-pan top. In a large bowl, mix together the brown sugar, allspice, ginger, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and flour. With 2 knives, if used as scissors you can cut butter until it appears as fine crumbs. Now in a small bowl, beat together egg substitute, pumpkin, milk, and vanilla until mixed. Add batter to muffin cups equally. Sprinkle pecans on top and bake for 25 minutes. Place muffins on rack to let cool slightly then enjoy!
Nutrient value per muffin: 179 calories, 4 g fat, 2 g saturated, 4 g protein, 32 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 291 mg sodium, 8 mg cholesterol
*Banana-Pecan Waffles
- Ingredients:
- All-purpose flour- 1 ¾ cup
- Sugar- 1 tbs
- Baking powder- ½ tsp
- Baking soda- ½ tsp
- Ground cinnamon- ½ tsp
- Salt- ¼ tsp
- Mashed banana (2 small)- ¾ cup
- Large egg whites- 2
- Large whole egg- 1
- Vegetable oil- 1 tbs
- Buttermilk- 1 cup
- Vanilla extract- 1 tsp
- Pecans (toasted,finely chopped)- ¼ cup
Toppings (optional): Butter, sugar free maple syrup, sliced bananas, chopped pecans.
Start by heating a nonstick standard waffle iron. Now in a large bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. In a medium-sized bowl mix together banana, egg whites, whole eggs, oil, buttermilk, vanilla, and pecans. Create well in center of flour mixture, placing banana mixture inside. Quickly stir until flour mixture is moistened. Spray waffle iron with cooking spray, then add ⅓ cup of batter. Cook as instructions tell you. Add toppings you desire and enjoy!
Nutrient value per waffle: 193 calories, 6 g fat, 6 g protein, 30 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 230 mg sodium, 28 mg cholesterol
Please come back to this blog section next week because every week we add more great recipes that are keys to losing weight and improving overall health and wellness.
*Source These recipes were taken from Eat what you love and lose by Peggy Katalinich. It’s a great cookbook and has lots of great low calorie recipes.
- Published in Diet Doctors in Philadelphia, Medical Weight Loss, Medical Weight Loss in Philadelphia PA, Medical Weight Loss Philadelphia, Weight Loss, weight loss philadelphia
Doctor Loses Over 30 lbs With Medical Weight Loss Philadelphia
Results of Our Medical Weight Loss Program
In our medical weight loss program most of our patients lose 2 – 5 pounds per week. They lose all this weight by eating delicious tasty food. And on our weight-loss program you eat real food that you would normally buy at the supermarket. You do not have to spend hundreds of dollars on pre-packaged meals like many other weight-loss programs.
In fact using our own medical weight loss program I have lost quite a bit of weight myself. You see I suffered a significant back injury a while back from a car accident. And these injuries caused me to suffer pain all day long and severely limited my physical activity.
Suffice to say I just got fatter and fatter.
Finally after being diagnosed with Diabetes, I realized that I had to make lots of changes and get myself together. So in the beginning of this year, 2015, I made the promise to myself and my wife that I would follow our medical weight loss program exactly as I teach all of our wonderful patients.
And I am happy to say that I have lost quite a bit of weight following our medical weight loss program. It makes me even happier to fit into clothing that has been in the back of my closet for years.
Because of my Diabetes I decided to follow a program that really controlled the sugar in my diet. This is the same program that I give all of our Diabetic patients to do.
Not only did I lose weight, but now at 3 months into the program my blood sugar levels are normal.
I definitely appreciated all of the recipes and menus that we provide our weight loss patients because they made my losing weight easy – I just had to follow the plan – and the food and recipes we give our weight loss patients are delicious. So losing weight was simple, delicious and easy. All I had to do was follow the plan.
The Phentermine works really well at controlling hunger and cravings so it’s easy to follow the plan when you are never really hungry.
One thing I did make sure was that my first meal of the day consisted of delicious protein. This pushed my body into fat burning mode and not fat storing mode.
It’s funny that in our weight loss program we make you eat to lose weight… While other weight loss programs have you starve yourself to lose weight.
So here are 8 yummy recipes that I enjoyed on my weight loss journey. I have them labeled as breakfast but you can eat them anytime of the day for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
These recipes are taken from the book The 100: Count Only Sugar Calories Diet Book by Jorge Cruise. It’s a great book and has lots of low sugar recipes. I definitely recommend you read it.
So here are the recipes:
Breakfast Recipes:
Skinny Muffin Recipe:
- Quarter cup ground flax
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 TSP cinnamon powder
- 1 TSP coconut oil
- ½ TBSP of butter
- 1 egg
- 1 packet of stevia
- Mix all ingredients together in a coffee mug microwave for 50 seconds
Breakfast 1:
- 1 skinny muffin with butter, served with coffee with half-and-half.
- 0 sugar calories
Breakfast 2:
- 2 eggs scrambled with a quarter cup of red bell peppers, a half cup of spinach, a half cup of grated cheddar cheese, served with a side of 2 strips of bacon and coffee with half-and-half.
- 0 Total Carbohydrates and 0 Sugar Calories
Breakfast 3:
- 2 eggs sunny side up, served over 8 asparagus spears topped with 1 tablespoon of Parmesan cheese served with coffee with half-and-half.
- 0 Total Carbohydrates and 0 Sugar Calories
Breakfast 4:
- 2 eggs beaten with 2 tablespoons of half-and-half,, 1/8 teaspoon of salt, 1/8 teaspoon of pepper, 1/4 cup of shredded cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup of chopped zucchini, 1/4 cup of chopped red bell pepper and 1 tablespoon of chopped red onions divided into 2 muffin tin cups and bake at 350° for about 20 minutes served with coffee with half-and-half.
- 0 Total Carbohydrates and 0 Sugar Calories
Breakfast 5:
- Omelette made of two eggs, a quarter cup of shredded Mexican cheese blend and 2 tablespoons of chunky salsa served with coffee with half-and-half.
- 0 Total Carbohydrates and 0 Sugar Calories
Breakfast 6:
- 1 skinny muffin with 2 tablespoons of walnuts, added to the mix, with butter served with coffee and half-and-half.
- 0 Total Carbohydrates and 0 Sugar Calories
Breakfast 7:
- 2 fried eggs served with 2 breakfast sausage links and with coffee with half-and-half.
- 0 Total Carbohydrates and 0 Sugar Calories
Breakfast 8:
- 1 cup of cottage cheese mixed with one-quarter cup of chopped walnuts, served with coffee with half-and-half.
- 0 Total Carbohydrates and 0 Sugar Calories
So there you have it. Some of the quick and easy recipes that helped me lose weight.
If you would like help with your weight loss call us at 215-821-7336 for a free consultation.