I am looking for some good healthy summer recipes. :confused_smile:

Edited May 20, 200818 yr by slgandera

I bought a book of smoothie recipes and they are fabulous! Worth the investment. I carry it to the grocery store and buy the ingredients of the smoothies I wish to try.

Hi:

I have something that helps me get through the hot nights with no calories. I have an ice crusher. I crush ice and pour crystal light over it and eat it with a spoon. It's refreshing and it's no calories and it has to be chewed. If not for this and sugar free popsicles I wouldn't know what to have at night that is low calorie.

I look forward to seeing other people's responses.

Take care.

Sue

Pot Roast with Vegetables

Who said you can't eat pot roast and lose weight? Enjoy your roast beef with vegetables all for under 400 calories. Thrown in 1 cup of light ice cream for dessert and you have a delicious meal with dessert that's under 520 calories. You can also take leftovers to lunch or serve it the next day. Our roast with veggies is the perfect, healthy meal for the family. The oven cooking bag is the secret to a juicy and tender roast.

If you're cooking for yourself, buy a one pound roast instead of two pounds and cut below ingredients by 1/2. Use leftovers for lunch, snacks, and the next day's meal.

Your serving should be 4 ounces of roast. That's about 4 good slices which is plenty. Eat your portion and no more! Save the rest for lunch, next day dinner or other family members. That's the secret to losing weight.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Serving size

calories

fat

Roast Beef (4 0z) 250 11

Potatoes ( 1/2 cup peeled) 60 0

Other Veggies (1/2 cup) 30 0

Total

340

11

2 pound bottom round or rump roast (trim the fat!!!!)

1 Oven Cooking Bag

2 medium potatoes (peeled and quartered)

1 green bell pepper - chopped

2 onions - thinly sliced

10 baby carrots

4 celery stalk - sliced

1 garlic clove - chopped

1 teaspoon dry mustard

1 teaspoon dry thyme

2 cups tomato juice

1 lemon - squeeze juice from lemon

Step 1

Place roast in shallow roasting pan. Trim and remove all fat

Squeeze lemon over roast and pierce with a fork

Preheat oven at 350 F

Step 2

Place roast in oven cooking bag according to instructions on bag.

Cut and peel potatoes and arrange them around roast. Also arrange carrots and onions around roast inside cooking bag.

Put celery and bell pepper on top of roast.

Sprinkle dry mustard, thyme and garlic over roast

Step 3

Pour tomato juice around beef in bag.

Seal bag and cut slits in bag for venting

Roast 1 hour at 350 F

Step 4

Remove from bag and let stand 5 minutes

Cut into slices and enjoy. You will have natural gravy from the meat juices that will smother the vegetables for a delicious meal.