Learn the Best Low Calorie Recipes for Weight Loss

When you want to lose weight, you'll need all the help you can get to make your weight loss quest a success. Losing weight means cutting down on your body's calorie-intake, hence you need to learn some of the best low calorie recipes so you can use them for yourself.

What is the importance of preparing low calorie meals? Having the right amount of calorie intake is crucial in relation to how your body will burn fat. Excessive calorie-intake will result to more fat storage than you actually need. When you cook your own foods you'll have more control on what you put in rather than when you eat out. The real essence of cooking healthy is to provide proper nourishment for the body.

Here are two of the best low calorie recipes you can cook on your own:

Zucchini Lasagna

Ingredients:

14oz whole tomatoes
2 cloves garlic
1 ½ tsp olive oil
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper flakes
2pcs Zucchini (cut lengthwise into two ½ inches thick)
1 cup sliced cremini mushrooms
Part-skim ricotta
Mozzarella cheese

Procedure:
1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Puree whole tomatoes, a clove of roasted garlic, a teaspoon of olive oil, a quarter of a teaspoon of salt, and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Set this aside. This will serve as your sauce.
3. Heat ½ of olive oil in a skillet.
4. Sauté zucchini slices with a clove of minced garlic for about 2 minutes or until tender. Remove from skillet.
5. On the same skillet, sauté your sliced mushrooms. Add a pinch of salt. Set aside.
6. You can start layering your sauce and ingredients in a small baking dish. Start with half a cup of sauce. Lay a slice of zucchini and top with a third of a cup of part skim ricotta and a tablespoon of mozzarella. Add a layer of mushrooms. Repeat the same process to continue layering the rest of your ingredients.
7. Bake for 15 minutes.

Now take a look at this easy chicken recipe.

Grilled Chicken with Roasted Tomatoes

Ingredients:

To prepare the chicken:
1tb grated lemon rind
2tb fresh lemon juice
1tsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2lbs chicken thighs (roughly about 8pcs, skin removed, deboned)
1/2tsp salt
¼tsp freshly ground black pepper
Cooking spray

To prepare the tomatoes:
2 cups grape tomatoes
2tsp olive oil
2tb chopped parsley
1tsp grated lemon rind
1tb fresh lemon juice
1tb capers
1/8tsp salt
1/8tsp freshly ground black pepper

Procedure:

1. Prepare your grill.
2. Combine the first four ingredients for the chicken marinade. Add chicken and then chill in the ref for about 15 minutes.
3. After 15 minutes, take the chicken out of the marinade and rub with salt and pepper. Line the chicken on the grill coated with cooking spray. Cook for 5 minutes on each side or until done.
4. Pre-heat 425 degrees oven.
5. Combine tomatoes and olive oil in a square baking dish. Bake for about 18 minutes or until tender. Mix in tomato mixture with parsley and all the remaining ingredients. Serve with chicken.

These are two of the best low calorie recipes you can easily prepare yourself. An effective weight-loss technique is in knowing how to eat right and being aware of you calorie-intake.

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