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1. Bran Pancakes with Ricotta

We all love our traditional delectable pancakes, but a healthier version of the same can give us both – taste AND good nutrition. You can take this dish two times a day. This dish contains-

• ½ cup egg white
• ½ cup flakes of bran
• ½ cup sour nonfat cream
• 1 ¾ cups ricotta nonfat cheese
• 1-tablespoon substitute of sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch of salt, and
• Butter-flavored cooking oil

How to prepare:

Whisk egg whites, bran flakes, sour cream, salt and sugar substitute.

Spray lightly butter-flavored cooking oil on the cooking plate and let it heat up. Ladle thin layer of batter on the pan and cook till batter gets set. Turn the pancake to cook the other side until till it becomes golden colored.
Cover the prepared pancake with cinnamon before serving.

My experience: Serve this dish in breakfast with ham, bacon or sausages. Superb! It is a real treat.

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2. Chocolate-Mint Shakes

You can take this dish two times a day. This dish contains-

• 2 ¼ cups of nonfat milk
• 3 ½ cups of quartered strawberries
• 1 sprig of fresh mint
• ¾ scoop of protein powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons substitute of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa-powder, and
• some crushed ice

How to prepare:

Place cocoa powder, strawberries, milk, sugar substitute, protein powder and mint in blender and grind till the mixture becomes fine. Put the crushed ice in glasses and enjoy this healthy liquid diet.

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3. Seared Scallops with Orange Sauce and Broccoli-Cauliflower Sauté

You can take this dish two times a day. This dish contains-

• 1-pound cauliflower florets
• 10 ounces large scallops
• 1 pound broccoli florets
• Cooking oil
• Salt
• Fine black pepper
• 1 cup of fresh orange juice
• 1 teaspoon of curry powder

How to prepare:

Coat the nonstick pan with cooking oil spray and let it heat up. Spread the scallops and add salt, curry powder and pepper. Cook till scallops becomes golden brown. Add cauliflower, orange juice and broccoli. Cook till broccoli remains bright green and soft to fork. Enjoy the healthy dish with orange sauce.

My experience:

To all the dieters, it seems prison like when food of choice is forbidden due to excess weight. For such people seared scallops dishes may be good alternative as this can be prepared with various flavors.

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4. Cheesy Italian Eggplant

You can take this dish two times a day. This dish contains-

• 3 thinly sliced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons of dried basil
• 1 pound thinly sliced eggplant
• Salt and fine black pepper
• 1 cup of tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons of dried Italian seasoning
• 1 cup ricotta fat-free cheese
• ½ cup of part-skimmed mozzarella cheese in shredded form

How to prepare:

Preheat up to 400 degrees F. Season all the eggplant with salt and pepper. Roast the preparation for 15 minutes. Cover the bottom of spray coated cooking glass with slices. Spread tomato sauce and sprinkle 1tablespoon basil and Italian seasoning. After this, sprinkle salt and pepper as per your taste. Decorate the top with ricotta and mozzarella. Put other layers and bake for twenty minutes or till cheese becomes light golden colored. A healthy dish is ready for you.

My experience:

“This is a very easy to bake cheesy eggplant dish with Italian flair. A superb alternative to pasta dish. Caciocavallo dolce cheese can also be used on provolone to make some variation.