What dishes would you prepare for an obese person?!
What dishes would you prepare for an obese person?
I want you guys to name 2 dishes, that are healthy and come with all the food values for an obese person. Just 2 dishes.
Good Luck!
Answers:
Green vegetable salads are always good, but you have to be really careful about the dressing. Use a lemon wedge or oil and vinegar, or a lite dressing. Also, avoid croutons and other high-fat "extras" on the salad like olives, ham, etc. Get your protein from broiled chicken, and don't use more than 3-4 ounces of protein. Skip the cheese, too.
Another good meal is broiled fish. Fish is lower in calories than meat and has protein and Omega-3 oils. You can serve it with steamed broccoli or other green veggies. Avoid peas, corn and other legumes. (They count as starch/bread) For dessert, some fruit or yogurt adds a sweet ending without adding a lot of calories.
Use pretty dishes, table settings, etc. It makes the meal more of an event and the person can focus on the entire experience, not on what he/she can't have. I hope this helps.
So YOU have a problem, and then you wish US good luck?
I'm no expert but this is what I would do:
1. Spicy stir-fried vegetables perhaps a small amount of rice/noodles to go with them
2. Tomato and vegetable pasta, with a side salad.
fish with lots of vegies
or grilled chicken no skin with salad
forget about the sauces use herbs instead
1) Chicken and rice with steamed veggies.
2) Fish and rice with steamed veggies.
and small portions
-low carb pasta with turkey sausage and tomatoe sauce
-burritos made with ground turkey or chicken, refried beans, low carb tortillas, low fat cheese, fat free sour cream and salsa
Marinate some calamari in ornage juice, ginger, soy, garlic, and grill. Serve with salad.
Or what about some garlic prawns and steamed chinese greens with a drizzle of oyster sauce?
For the garlic prawns just cook them on a skillet with garlic and garnish with coriander and finely grated lemon rind.
Hummus with parsley and olive oil on top with pita bread; and Japanese soup - the kind with lots of vegetables in it, I forgot the name.
I suggest you get hold the book:
"Ultra-metabolism" by Mark Hyman MD
I've just started reading it.
Its all about eating foods which actually help to increase your metabolic rate. It uses new research into the the way the body genetically functions to create its overall metabolism.
There are plenty of meal and food ideas in the book. What ever you do though AVOID all processed carbohydrates like WHITE: bread, pasta, rice and sugar. Go for natural whole foods, grains, legumes, vegetables and to a lesser extent fruits. Meats like fish and lean pork and beef.
You need to incorporate nuts and good fats into your diet and olives are a great source of natural unsaturated fats.
DO NOT have big servings but have 5-6 smaller meals per day. DO NOT calorie count because not all calories are equal, it totally depends in what form they come!
This book is brilliant and was recommended to me by a world renowned expert on metobolic diseases and hypo glycemia, here in Australia.