Collard Green Wrap Recipe | Meal Ideas & Healthy Food

Here's a quick recipe I posted in our Weight Loss Support Online group last week. I am posting it in case you missed it and want to Bookmark or Favorite this page to save the idea. Before we get into the details, I want to share some of the health benefits of collard greens, as well as why you should consider using the leaves for wraps in addition to whichever other types of greens you like to use (lettuce wraps, kale wraps, cabbage wraps, etc).

Health Benefits of Collard Greens & How To Eat

Collard Greens are good sources of vitamin C, vitamin K and soluble fiber. They contain nutrients with potent anticancer properties, such as diindolylmethane and sulforaphane. Collard greens are low in calories; they have about 46 calories per 1/2 pound cooked collards and about 11 to 30 calories per raw leaf. Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley confirm that vegetables like collard greens help regulate immune system with potent antiviral, antibacterial and anticancer activity.

NOTE: Eat in moderation if you take blood thinner medicine. *

They are also an awesome source of Vitamin A and are very filling / satisfying food.

Different ways to eat collard greens ...

It used to be that we thought it was best to eat collard greens boiled for a couple of hours with smoked meat bone (ham hocks, smoked turkey, etc) with onions, garlic, a little vinegar (to soften) and spices. They are absolutely delicious this way and especially when mixed with other greens like kale, mustard greens dandelion greens and / or even swiss chard or beet greens. We now know that it is just as delicious and can be even healthier to saute collard greens in a little bit of healthy oil w/ or without onions and garlic. You can also eat the green vegetable as part of salads or wraps if you like the taste of raw collard greens. * The key is in making cure to clean the leaves well (for any leaf veggie) regardless of eating them cooked or raw.

Collard Green Wrap Sandwich Recipe

The collard green wrap in this picture is around 224 calories (I may have calculated more calories than needed for the one collard leaf).

Ingredients:

1 serving whipped Cream Cheese = 60 calories
3 oz Rotisserie Turkey Breast = 110 calories (23g protein like emoticon )
1 raw collard green leaf (medium) = 30 calories
1/2 cup romaine lettuce (shredded) = 4 calories
1/2 tomato chopped = 20 calories
Salt / Pepper (optional - I did not use)

Instructions:

Clean your collard wrap and let it dry.

Break off the tail ofthe stem (where no leaf is on it).

Lay it flat (dark green side upwards) with the middle stem facing you vertically.

Spread one serving of cream cheese evenly in the middle of the collard wrap.

Break up the rotisserie turkey breast on top of the cream cheese.

Add the romaine lettuce next and the tomato on top.

Turn your plate so the middle collard green stem and food on it is now horizontal.

Start at the very end (towards you) and roll it up like you see in the picture above.

Cut it in half and serve.

As you can see,I took a bite before taking the picture. It was so good that I had to share :)

A little after my wrap, I had 4 large Brazil Nuts (112 calories) as a "dessert" (such a treat - YUM).

Other Collard Green Wrap Meal Ideas

Of course this is just a wrap idea, but you can use whatever is part of your meal plan and you like to eat. Some examples include:

1) Tuna Salad
2) Egg Salad
3) Raw or Grilled Veggies
4) Chicken Breast
5) Steak'Ems

Collard Green Wraps work well for fajitas or burritos, too, because their so sturdy (load it up and the filling won't fall out).

(© Lea Hunt 2015)

Give Collard Greens A Try ...

I hope this Collard Green Recipe / Meal Idea sounds delicious to you or at least interesting enough to give collard greens a try if you don't already eat them. If you do not care for them raw, please try the saute method or the boiling methods explained above. The taste is softened with prolonged cooking, so you can get some of the health benefits of this beneficial green veggie. Of course, keep in mind that nutrition is decreased a bit the longer it is cooked. Eating them raw will give you full vitamins and benefits; especially for your digestion as a healthy food.

Let me know what you think by commenting below!!! Please make sure to add me as a friend / follow me on Facebook, too -> http://www.facebook.com/flwahm

Blessings to your family and you!


Your friend,

Lea

* Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collard_greens

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2 Ways To Stop Overeating At Restaurants | Eat Out & Lose Weight

Eating at restaurants can sabotage your weight loss goals. This is because most restaurants serve larger portions of GMO addictive foods that are heavy in calories, carbs, sugar and fats. It is their job to cook delicious foods that keep us wanting to come back for more! Which makes it hard to not overeat at restaurants. Yet, way too easy to get completely off track with weight loss goals and this yo yo pattern can last for weeks, months or years.

So, why am I sending you tips on how to eat out at restaurants?

I am NOT encouraging you to eat out! It is just that sometimes we have to eat at restaurants for special occasions, convenience, travel or business. Yes, I could go through a bunch of suggestions like "don't eat out at all", "only eat at the health food restaurant", "just order a salad", "only drink water", etc., but the reality is that learning how to make healthy choices is better in the long run. This is why I am sharing these 2 tips with you. Hopefully, they will ease the stress of making better food choices and help you to stop overeating at restaurants while trying to lose weight!

So, please read on:

The 6 Ps of Life (and Weight Loss) - Tip #1

My Grandfather was a career serviceman, mentor and business professional. People from all over the United States respected the person that he was as well as his accomplishments. If you asked him what was his "secret to success", he would attribute everything to God, his parents, the 6 Ps of Life and my Grandmother :) My Grandfather was notorious for preaching these 6 Ps to all of us:

6 Ps = Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance

PRIOR PLANNING being point here. It's so much better to be prepared when trying to lose weight, then to accidentally go to a restaurant and eat too much food or the wrong kinds of foods for your diet plan. The same is true when meal planning at home and work, too.

Eating at restaurants is a major cause for weight gain and obesity throughout the world. 

This is because the calories add up to be far more than we could ever anticipate they would be when "blindly" making food choices. Most restaurants don't hold back on the amount of sugar, salt, fats and chemicals. So, planning ahead will help make dining out less damaging to your weight loss goals and health.

Try doing the following instead of just "winging it" all of the time:

• Discuss ahead of time where you're going to eat!

• Check the restaurant's website to look up nutrition facts before you dine out.

• Determine what you will eat and drink while you are out, and STICK TO IT!!!

It's as simple as that!!! 

Additionally, this process will eventually work EVEN if you do not know which restaurant you're going to because you will start recognizing the nutritional information for standard types of foods, salad dressings, drinks, side dishes and foods cooked at restaurants.

How To Find Nutritional Information On The Websites

1) Type in the restaurant's website address or Google for it.

2) Go to the menu page and click on the picture for the food you are interested in.

Usually, when you click on the picture of the food, there is a NUTRITION link for that food item, but sometimes it's in their menu list on the side of the page. 

Click on it and look at how many calories as well as how much sugar, fat, carbohydrates are in the food you want to eat. Base your choices on the parameters of your diet plan. 

Of course, keep in mind that taking Skinny Fiber at least 30 minutes before your meal will help with overeating (time it to take in the car before arriving if need be!), but you still want to check out the nutritional guides to make sure you're making healthy choices.

3) If you don't see a Nutrition link on the menu pages, look at the bottom of the Home page.

Restaurants often have one Nutritional Information guide with everything they service on one massive list. It is usually at the bottom of the home page of their website. If not, look around and you might find it.

4) If you cannot find a Nutritional Information guide then you can Google THE RESTAURANT'S NAME + NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION and find it in the Google search results.

FOR EXAMPLE (Restaurants Picked At Random):

Applebee's has a link at the bottom of their webpage:
http://www.applebees.com/

Bob Evans does not have a nutritional information link, but when you click on the food on their menu, each listing has a NUTRITION link:
https://www.bobevans.com/our-restaurants/menu

Romano's Macaroni Grill has theirs on their menu:
http://www.macaronigrill.com/menus

Some restaurants don't have this info at all

Some Restaurants Do Not List Nutritional Information

If you can not find any nutritional information for where you want to eat, you can choose to go to another restaurant . If you cannot change plans, then you can Google basic nutritional information about popular menu items and try to determine which would be best to eat.

For example,

It is not easy to find any nutritional information on the Cody's Original Roadhouse website - http://codysoriginalroadhouse.com, so when I Google the phrase:

CODY'S ORIGINAL ROADHOUSE NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION



I can see other 3rd party websites where people have shared the nutritional information for that restaurant and refer to these for some guidance. The more popular the restaurant, the more 3rd party reviews and websites to refer to, so keep this in mind when choosing a restaurant.

Another solution is to simply look at the menu on their website, call ahead and ask - OR - deal with asking certain questions about what ingredients are in their food (i.e. sugar, oils, gluten, etc.) while you are at the restaurant or take the safe route by choosing basics that you know are ok for your body.

For example, salad without croutons (or cheese if you're non dairy) w/ olive oil & vinegar,  veggies and meat. That is one of my basic meal choices if I can't find nutritional information before going or we happen to choose a restaurant out of the blue (which is not often for our family).

Skinny Fiber Helps Stop Overeating, Cravings & More

Skinny Fiber is an all natural supplement that helps you not overeat and has all of the benefits of the fibers and enzymes in the product. Both are very important in aiding proper digestion which contributes to healthy weight and weight loss. Skinny Fiber also helps with metabolism, fat blocking if taken at least 30 minutes before meals and energy without the jitters.

You can learn more about how Skinny Fiber can help stop overeating on this Ingredients page.

Hope these tips have been helpful to some of you.

Even if you don't eat out much, when someone has a birthday party or if you are traveling, visiting family over the holidays or have a business meeting planned, these tips can help you be more prepared to stop overeating at restaurants. If you are going to family functions, just call ahead to see what their serving or bring a "safe dish" so that you can stay on track with your weight loss goals.


Here's to YOUR health and happiness!!!!


Your friend,

Lea

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Free Skinny Fiber & Free Ageless Anti Aging - October 2015 Specials

Happy October Skinny Friends!!! It's Oktoberfest at SBC ... Check it out!!!

Hope your summer ended with a splash and that you're well settled into the new school season :) Hasn't this been such a quick year? Now, we have to get ready for the holidays ... Only 90 days until January 1, 2016. Are you ready? Lost the weight you planned last New Year?

Don't get down on yourself. You have plenty of time to get the ball rolling again. NOW is the best time to get serious about your weight loss goals. If you've gotten off track over the past few months there is no need to put your weight loss plans off for January 1st. October is the best time to start as any for your weight loss challenge ...

Ditch the BAD HABIT of a New Year's Resolution to lose weight this year!!! Most of us fail at that New Years Resolution anyways ... It's time to trick the mind and body by getting into a weight loss and fitness routine this month and spend the last quarter of the year getting in the best shape of our lives. Aren't you tired of not losing the weight year after year?

Wouldn't it be incredible to start 2016 off as a slimmer more confident you?

The Skinny Fiber company (SBC) thinks that would be an incredible experience for you, too, So, this is what their doing this month ...

Free Bottle of Skinny Fiber or Ageless Serum

OFFER EXTENDED UNTIL OCTOBER 15, 2015 

SBC is running a special promotion to help motivate your 90 Day Challenge.

All customers that Order Skinny Fiber from This Website between October 1st to October 8, 2015 will get a FREE GIFT ($60 Value) directly from the company.

You can choose to have a FREE BOTTLE OF SKINNY FIBER (another month of this weight loss product) or you can choose a FREE BOTTLE OF AGELESS (highly effective anti aging serum ) at the time of your order.

If you've always wanted to try the Ageless Anti-Aging Serum, here is your opportunity to get it for free. This is a limited time offer, so don't drag your feet.

What Is Ageless Anti-Aging Serum?

Ageless Anti-Aging Serum is a skin health product that helps to hydrate, firm and tighten your skin with quality ingredients. It helps to "fill in" wrinkles, lines and creases to help make you look younger. Ageless also helps with blemishes and some have experienced lightening of stretch marks. If you don't have crows feet, blemishes or wrinkles yet, you can start using Ageless Anti Aging Serum to help control signs of skin damage from the sun and weather, as well as to prevent signs of aging. The company's generous gift give you the chance 1st hand to see how it works for your skin.

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This offer is only available from the SPECIAL WEBSITE and ends on October 15, 2015, so jump on it today!

2 New Products Coming Your Way!!!

Lastly, I want to give you a "heads up" before next month hits. We are expecting 2 new products sometime in November 2015 (hopefully by Thanksgiving so we have them for Christmas gifts). One is a highly effective weight loss product that works while you sleep --- WOO HOO!!! Research has shown that weight loss has a direct correlation with sleep: People who get 5 hours or less of QUALITY SLEEP are 73% more likely to be Clinically OBESE than those who get 7+ hours of QUALITY SLEEP! This new product will help battle this issue. I will leave the second product a surprise EXCEPT to say that it will have instant results for problems we experience as we start to age!!! I'll let you know when the products launch!!!

Please feel free to send me a message if you have questions!


Here's To YOUR Success,

Lea

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