I just came from shopping at the store. I met a neighbor who was crying the woes about their light food. She said, “I get so tired of chicken and fish.” I wanted to say STOP! that is not the only meat that you can eat. You can also have lean beef, pork, and lamb. The truth is a key to losing weight and keeping it off it to have a wider variety of foods that are not boring.
I am always amazed that most countries have the same basic foods but they are fixed so many different ways. I am always looking for new healthy recipes from other cuisines. For example I went to the Chinese grocery store to see what I could find to cook on a cooking segment for TV. I talked to a lady who was from China. Before I knew it she said, “just come to my house and I will prepare some wonderful dishes for you.” The food was so good that I took her to the TV show to demonstrate her delicious recipes.
Green Ginger Beans
Here is one of her recipes that I have cooked over and over. All you have to do is to take green beans and cut them in to bite size pieces. Place a little oil in a hot pan and stir the beans for a few minutes making sure not to let them scorch. Then add about 2 tablespoons of fresh finally chopped ginger. Add about 1 to 1 cup of chicken stock. I stir it occasional while it simmers to cook the beans. If the beans are not cooked and the stock goes dry in the pan add some more. When the beans are tender add a little Tamari sauce or lite soy sauce and I like to add just a little sesame oil for flavor. This is one of my favorite vegetable dishes. Not only are they delicious they only have about 50 calories for one cup and I am never bored when I eat them.
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