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Low Calorie Recipes

Low Calorie Recipes
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Published: 03/07/2013 - Updated: 09/03/2016

Author: Miriam Reyes2 Comments

Sometimes while including carbohydrates in your diet, you can have trouble for fear of gaining weight, however, be aware that carbohydrates are not what make us gain weight, but excess does. Try to vary your carbohydrate source, choose pasta, legumes and varied cereals to have a better nutrition.

Then, I share a selection of recipes that can be useful to include healthy carbohydrates in your diet, and enjoy as a family.

Contents

  • Green Quinoa Risotto
  • Romana Gnocchi
  • Lentil Soup
  • Pasta with vegetables

Green Quinoa Risotto

Ingredients

  • 400 grams of quinoa
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 2 dashes of olive oil
  • ½ cup of cheese
  • ½ cup of Parmesan cheese
  • 1 bunch of spinach leaves
  • Parsley and basil, chopped
  • 100 grams of roasted almonds

Preparation

  1. Wash the quinoa several times passing through cold water.
  2. Then cook it in water with a pinch of salt for about 20 minutes, strain.
  3. Cut the onion and garlic into small cubes and sauté in olive oil until golden.
  4. Add the cooked quinoa and raw spinach.
  5. At the last minute, add the cheese, parsley and basil.
  6. If necessary, add more liquid, add 1 or 2 tablespoons of vegetable broth.
  7. Add the Parmesan and rectify the salt and pepper.
  8. Serve the risotto and sprinkle with toasted almonds and a bit of Parmesan cheese.

Romana Gnocchi

Ingredients

  • 300 grams of quick cooking corn flour
  • ½ liter of milk
  • 200 grams of fresh cheese into cubes
  • Ketchup
  • Parmesan

Preparation

  1. Place the milk in a saucepan and bring to heat until boiling. Pour the cornmeal as rain, stirring constantly. Mix for 2 minutes to take off the edges and then place cheese cubes.
  2. Pour the mixture into a clean pan.
  3. Spread smoothing the surface. Let cool to take firm form.
  4. Unmold on a kitchen table and cut with a round cutting, approximately 4 cm in diameter.
  5. Place the gnocchi in a pan greased with oil, put the tomato sauce and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and broil in the oven.

Lentil Soup

Ingredients

  • 500 grams of lentils
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 liter of vegetable stock
  • Parsley
  • Salt and pepper
  • 200 grams of white cheese with chopped herbs

Preparation

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  1. Cut the onion and garlic into slices.
  2. Place in a pan with a little olive oil. Add the lentils and brown a few minutes, always stirring.
  3. Finally, add the broth to cover and add salt and pepper.
  4. Cook until lentils are tender. Add parsley and blend, serve the soup with white cheese and chopped herbs.

Pasta with vegetables

Ingredients

  • 400 grams of spaghetti
  • ½ red pepper
  • ½ yellow pepper
  • ½ green pepper
  • 1 zucchini
  • 1 eggplant
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 10 basil leaves
  • 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper

Preparation

  1. Cut the eggplant, zucchini and peppers diced. Dip tomatoes in hot water for 30 seconds. Remove the skin, cut lengthwise, remove seeds and cut the flesh into small cubes.
  2. In a skillet, place 2 tablespoons of olive oil and the garlic mix them with half of basil. Add the zucchini and eggplant, cover, cook for 5 minutes. Then add the tomatoes and peppers and cook 2 minutes more. Remove the pan from the heat, add the remaining finely chopped basil. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, salt and pepper, reserve hot.
  3. Cook the pasta in salted water. Mix the vegetables and serve.

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About the author

By Miriam Reyes

Miriam Reyes is a professional expert in nutrition and dietetics. She has more than 12 years of experience in caring for patients with overweight and eating problems. She studied at the Universidad del Valle de Atemajac (UNIVA), where she obtained a degree in nutrition. Linkedin profile.

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Comments
  1. Hanna

    12 de March de 2013 at 03:23

    I think that most people believe that carbohydrates are absolutely bad for the body and that?s such a lie, you can get all the benefits without gaining more weight and actually gaining important substances for the functioning, so it?s important to include them daily, and these recipes seem like a good way to start doing this

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  2. Stacy

    21 de January de 2015 at 06:52

    These recipes sound great, and it’s so true that carbs aren’t the devil. So many diets like to cut them out completely, but the problem is the TYPE of carbs we’re all consuming, which are practically all refined. We need to stick to whole, natural sources, and even if it’s an “unrefined pasta”, that’s still not a natural grain state…

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