Tips to help keep your body fit and healthy:

Always avoid foods that contain trans-fats, these are especially bad for you and have serious negative impact on your blood cholesterol levels. Particular culprits are fried foods, baked goods, margarine and vegetable based shortenings.

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Ingredients

6 Low fat cheese triangles
1 cup diced pineapple
1 cup diced apple
1 cup seedless grapes, red or white

Method


  • Cut cheese triangle in half to give 12 pieces

  • Skewer alternate fruit pieces with cheese on 4 skewers of 8-10 inches in length



These kebabs have a Points value of 3 per serving and make 4 servings.


Chicken Pieces sautйed with ginger and plums

2 servings of cooking spray
4 2.5 oz chicken thighs, de-boned and skinless
ј teaspoon table salt
ј teaspoon black pepper
6 small plums, sliced, not peeled
1 tablespoon freshly grated root ginger
1 medium garlic glove, minced
ј cup canned chicken broth
ј cup frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed


  • Coat a large non-stick frying pan with the cooking spray and heat to a medium high temperature. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and place in the pan and cook for 4 minutes each side, until brown and then remove from the pan.

  • Recoat the pan with cooking spray and re-heat the pan. Add plums, ginger and garlic to the pan, sautй for two minutes and then add chicken broth to de-glaze the pan. Add the apple juice concentrate and stir.

  • Return the chicken to the pan, cover and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, which should take about 5 minutes.



1 serving is one chicken thigh and Ѕ cup of sauce. One serving has a points value of 3 and takes about 35 minutes to prepare.

Weight-WatchersWeight-Watchers

Weight Watchers is probably the most famous and widespread dieting or weight loss program in the world, having helped tens of thousands to shed those excess pounds.

Above all, Weight Watchers is about establishing healthy eating habits.

The Weight Watchers weight loss program works on points system, whereby each food is allotted a points value, the more nutritious and healthy the food the lower its points value. For every day the dieter has a budget of points and the dieter can eat anything they want as long as they stay within their budget. The program focuses on wholesome foods which leave you feeling full without an excess of empty calories and less likely in indulge in overeating.

What is involved

 Weight Watchers' success lies primarily in creating a supportive community of people all working toward the same aim, weight loss. As well as using a points system and budget to regulate the dieter's calorie intake, Weight Watchers is organized into cells which meet once a week to check on progress and to offer support and encouragement for what is for many a difficult task. By overcoming the sense of loneliness and powerlessness that often afflicts overweight people, a vital psychological barrier to weight loss is overcome.

Success Stories
  • As a working father, this man wanted to spend quality time with his children yet would find himself exhausted after playing with them. When he started to the Weight Watchers program he weighed over 225lbs. Having lost close to 50lbs her can now play with his children for longer without becoming breathless.
  • This woman weighed over 200lbs, and stood just over 5 foot tall. As a result of using the Weight Watchers points program she managed to lose over 60lbs and had to buy an entirely new wardrobe to complement the new her.
  • Being the mother of two children is hard enough, without the excess weight that pregnancy piles on. This young mother, for whom weight had never been an issue due her active lifestyle, came to Weight Watchers with over 50lbs of excess weight. Today it is all gone, and the quality time she spends with her family is now better than ever because of the extra energy and vitality she has, as a result of being 50lbs lighter.