Delicious and Easy Low Fat Meals

Butter- most people love it. Without butter sliced bread is just dry old toast. Giving up the taste of butter is what makes many diets drab and boring. But, there is a solution. If you haven't heard of or been introduced to I Can't Believe It's Not Butter the Spray, then you need to rush out to your nearest grocery store and pick up a bottle. It's absolutely a Godsend to dieters and healthy food eaters everywhere. I don't mean to sound cheeky, but really, you won't believe that it's not butter. Be sure to get the spray and not the spread. The spread has fat and calories while the spray tastes just as great and has no calories or fat. I'll say it again- the spray tastes just like butter but contains zero calories and zero fat.

Now, why would I begin this post with a rant about spray butter? Well, because the I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray is the key to many great tasting low fat meals. You might say that it's going to be a staple food in your diet. Another thing you want to pick up is Crisco Butter Flavored Cooking Spray. The key here people is that we don't want to fry our foods in fatty vegetable oil unnecessarily. Lets save our fat allotment for something better. Below are some of my own personal low fat recipes. You can tweak them as you like, but just be sure to stay within your calorie and fat allotment. If you like to eat six times a day, you can't have more than 200 calories a meal. If you like to eat 3 meals and 2 snacks, make the meals about 300 calories each and the snacks 125. You can manage your calories and disperse them however you choose so long as you don't go over!!!

1. Honey Fried Tilapia: Two 4 oz pieces of Tilapia 100 calories a piece 2.5 fat grams, three tablespoons of Zatarain's Fish-Fri Batter, 1 tablespoon of honey, 1/2 cup I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray (ICBINB). Take the pieces of Tilapia and cover them in the Fish-fri; if pieces are not wet enough, spray them a bit with ICBINB. Pour the 1/2 cup of ICBINB in a pan and heat on medium high flame. After the ICBINB starts to sizzle a little, put in the fish. Cook the fish for 2 minutes on each side. Then, drizzle the honey over the fried fish until all of the honey is gone. Cover the pan, and allow the fish to fry for another minute; flip the fish again, cover the pan, and cook for one more minute. This meal is 335 calories total and only 5 grams of fat. You get the great taste of fried fish without using oil.

2. Scrambled eggs with corn tortillas, fat free sour cream, and fat free cheese - If you choose, you can use 1 large egg or 1/2 cup of egg beaters. Obviously the egg beaters will have less fat, so if you want to save your fat allotment, you should go with the beaters. In a pan, pour about 2 tablespoons of ICBINB, and then, fry 2 corn tortillas, 1 at a time. Cook the corn tortillas to your desired amount of crispiness. I enjoy mine pretty crispy. In a separate pan, pour 1 tablespoon of ICBINB, and either scramble 1 large egg or scramble 1/2 cup of egg beaters. When the eggs are done put them on top of the corn tortilla and add fat free sour cream and fat free cheddar cheese for a great low fat breakfast. If you use 1 large egg and 2 corn tortillas 1 tbsp of fat free cream cheese and 1/4 cup fat free cheese, your meal will will be 222 calories and 4.5 grams of fat; if you choose the egg beaters, your meal will be 212, and 0 grams of fat!!! This meal is also good if you have some Del Taco Mild sauce to add to it.

3. Garden Veggie Burger with Swiss Cheese - Hmmm, I love this one, and it's quick and easy. Don't be put off by the veggie burger. I have tried my share of veggie burgers, and this one is one of the best out there. It's not gross; I promise. Here's what you need, 1 Morning Star Garden Veggie Patty, 1 slice of Kraft 2% Swiss Slice, 2 slices of bread, 1 tablespoon of Miracle Whip, 1 slice of tomato, 1 slice of onion. Microwave the Garden Veggie Patty and then fry in a pan of ICBINB for one minute. Add the slice of cheese onto the patty as it sits in the pan. Spread the Miracle Whip on a slice of toasted bread, add the tomato and onion, and put it all together in a sandwich. It's dee-lish. Total calories 250 calories and 11.5 grams of fat.

More Meals Coming Soon!!!