5 dinner menu - light, healthy and delicious

Posted on August 19, 2013 by john in Health Food

You can dine without the menu light is at odds with a good taste for food. The dinners usually are lighter than noon meals. But sometimes, out of laziness, tiredness or lack of foresight, we resort to sandwiches, pizzas and ready meals as a way to solve this last meal of the day.

In some cases, it may interest you break down the dinner menu and concentrate protein foods without carbohydrates. This formula is suggested to promote weight loss, although it is not effective for all people, since each has needs and constraints specific food. Therefore, to be well planned, you may need the advice of a dietitian.

The following are five proposed light dinners, simple and very rich:

Snacks in “light” version. The Mexican burritos or kebap are equivalent to traditional sandwich, only the mass, being thinner, is lighter than the loaf. Yes, because of the ingredients, what purports to be a light dinner can become an unexpected contribution of calories if exceeded in sauces, condiments or fatty foods. This new version can be filled snacks lean beef mince, strips of grilled chicken, shredded bonito or tuna with tofu tacos. Any of these options can be mixed with abundant raw-sautéed vegetables with minimal oil, pistons type or roasted vegetables, and in the aubergine.

Salad of rice or pasta. An input of energy as carbohydrate at dinner may be necessary, well digested and well metabolized energy to compensate for wear of the day. Opting for whole grains has dual basis:
They have greater nutrient density, making them more interesting food for health.
They provide fiber, which helps to accelerate the feeling of satiety.

The combination with a handful of well-digested vegetables and dinner is more complete in nutrition, as pointed recipes rice salad with peas or chickpeas. Very refreshing are the proposed rice salad with pineapple (ignoring the pink sauce) and pasta with vinaigrette. More compelling are the rice with avocado salad and pasta with shrimp or chicken.

Fresh fish, three times a week. A light meal of fish at dinner guarantees a supply of high quality protein and fat if cooked just smooth, allowing proper digestion and promises a good sleep. Accompanying with small salads, sautéed vegetables, braised or roasted gives the expected result: rich and light dinner. You can take advantage of the good temperature performance evening summer to get grilled fresh seasonal fish such as sardines, anchovies or nice. A culinary trick to accentuate the taste of the fish is cooked so embadurnarlos with a marinade of garlic, olive oil, a touch of acidity (white wine, vinegar, lemon juice, grapefruit juice or orange), parsley, salt and a pinch of paprika or pepper or other spices and herbs to taste.

Light and amazing dishes with seafood. The seafood is a highly perishable food type, which requires extremely careful handling and hygiene both in conservation and in advance preparation and cooking. The summer dinners based on a good portion of fresh mussels steamed clams in green sauce, shrimp with fried garlic and lemon or shrimp are proposals that tune with a healthy and balanced diet. The octopus in vinaigrette or traditional Galician complete a small list of seafood recipes light.

Creams or cold soups. They are a light and refreshing starter that also fills your stomach and helps more appeases eat after. The possibilities of culinary imagination brand who cooks and tastes and preferences. The vegetables are usually the basis for preparing creams or healthy soups with different properties: diuretic, such as celery and apple or cucumber, or antioxidants such as beet or tomato soup. In these recipes adds traditional gazpacho and its many variants: lettuce, melon, watermelon, cherry …

Light dinners diet

The dinner is a good time to book daily protein ration. In particular, for those who are struggling to lose weight, even if calorie diets are balanced. In these cases, works well concentrate on dinner and vegetable protein without the addition of carbohydrates, which have been consumed in perspective throughout the day.

This adjustment can result in food greater metabolic performance and promote weight loss, provided that the rest of the daily diet in a balanced supply of nutrients. Animal protein is represented by fish of all kinds, chicken and eggs in an omelette, scrambled or grilled, ie dishes prepared in a simple, but tasty, and accompanied by assorted vegetables, vegetables and vegetable sauces.