Weight Loss Recipe: Curried Chicken & Mango Salad

Losing weight doesn’t have to be boring when you focus on bright, colorful meals. What does this mean? Simply by making sure your plate reflects a range of colors, you’ll naturally create more balanced and healthful menus. Not everyone has the time or the patience to count calories but assessing the colors on your plate is something anyone can do – and it only takes an instant! Why is color important? Many fatty and caloric foods, such as dairy products and starchy carbs, are beige or brown. When there are too many of these drab colors on your plate, weight gain is almost certain. That’s because these beige foods often are high in calories and can leave you feeling hungry later. A cup of beige or brown beans can be over two hundred calories…. but a cup of red or green vegetables is under a hundred! Add fresh greens, deep purple-reds and bright yellow orange to a meal, and water the nutrient content goes up, while calories go down! Plus, you’ll get more enjoyment from eating when there’s a variety of colors and flavors on your plate. Ingredients: 3/4 cup plain yogurt one tablespoon lime juice one tablespoon honey one teaspoon curry powder 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper two cups cooked chicken, cut into small pieces one cup peeled and cubed mango Directions: Combine first six ingredients in a large bowl and stir well. Add chicken and mango and toss gently to coat. Arrange dark green lettuce leaves around a serving bowl and spoon mixture into bowl. For extra crunch, serve with a side dish of red and green bell pepper, romaine lettuce, chopped celery and cucumber. Makes 4 Servings Nutritional Analysis Per Serving of Curried Chicken: Calories: 218 Total fat: three grams Saturated fat: one gram Cholesterol: 73 mg Sodium: 170 mg Carbohydrate: seventeen grams Protein: thirty grams Dietary fiber: one gram