Low Fat Rice and Pineapple Salad... Yum!

Greetings!

Last night Serrina and I cooked a delicious low fat rice and pineapple salad for dinner.

Normally, we have a list of meals we prepare (so that we don't have to think about it, and just do it), but this can get a bit boring... especially for the kids.

So, in the interest of averting a rebellion at our household, we depart from the "standard" meals, and surprice the kids (and ourselves) with new dishes.

Sometimes we just take them from a Weight Watchers book, but sometimes we modify the recipes to make our meals tastier and more interesting.

That's what we did with our rice and pineapple salad recipe... and let me tell you... it was delicious, and it was worth 4.5 Weight Watchers points per serve. Nice and tasty.

This is what you need:

• 4 cooked cups of steamed rice
• 1 cup of corn kernels (or 1 can of corn kernels)
• 1 cup of red kidney beans (or 1 can of red kidney beans)
• 1 can of sliced pineapples (no syrup, but natural juice)
• 3 or 4 spring onions
• 400 g of lean chicken tenderloins
• 1 Tbsp ground cummin

This is what you do:

• Spray a cooking pot with cannola oil, dice the chicken and fry till evenly cooked;
• Chop and add the spring onions (or Shallots);
• Add the cummin (for flavour), beans, and corn kernels;
• Add the rice and mix;
• Dice the pineapple slices and mix them with the rice.
• Turn off the stove and continue mixing the ingredients till evenly distributed.

Voila! You've got your low fat rice and pineapple salad for dinner.

A while ago, we used to cook enough steam rice for each dinner. But we smarted up recently, and decided to cook enough rice for 2 dinners. We store half in the fridge for the next meal. This cuts off cooking time.

Cooking can be fun, but sometimes, when both of us are tired after work, it's nice to know that at least part of our dinner is already cooked.



Yours in Health,


Skinny Jeff

Losing Weight: Letting Life Happen to you?

Greetings!

Sometimes, even if you're determined to lose weight and keep the shape: life happens.

Have you ever experienced that?

There is a difference between letting life happen... and making life happen.

But sometimes we go on auto-pilot... and let it be.

The ride is nice, but sometimes - if you're lucky - you stop and think... "hey, I've gained 5 kg!".

Skinny Jeff has not been living up to his name lately! But, hey! I'm only human!

Nevermind the indulgences... I've started my low fat regime this week again.

The wheather in Perth is great lately. Apart from a few (but very needed and welcomed) showers, it's officially spring here downunder... and that allows me to walk as I listen to my favourite audiobooks.

As I need to focus on my weight loss goal (80 kg by the end of the year), I will be posting a few low fat recipes and other comments.

I've been active in my painting site lately, as it became 1 year old last 7th September. There is a lot of upgrading to do. I started changing the look and feel for that site during the last days of August.

I'm also posting a few entries in my Texas Holdem site.

I'm very busy, but I'm enjoying the journey. After all, isn't that what life is all about?

Catch you later!


Yours in Health,


Skinny Jeff