Body for Life Recipe: Chicken Salad

Having a vegetable salad or just a green salad for lunch can leave you hungry and cranky before your lunch hour is even over. It is our good-intentioned salad crunching mid day that kills many of our weight loss efforts. We try to go through the day on a bran muffin for breakfast and a salad for lunch but we know that no active adult can do anything of the sort. Eating a salad is very much like eating Chinese food. You will be hungry a half hour later. Knowing this is half the battle. The biggest problem with trying … Continue reading →

Body for Life Proteins (and how to mix them up!)

Chicken Breast Try my marinated chicken breast recipe. This is a really versatile recipe that you can make in bulk and grill at the beginning of the week for easy meals throughout even the busiest of weeks. Turkey Breast You can purchase just a turkey breast at your local grocery store, roast it and enjoy it throughout the week. I prefer to cook mine on a rotisserie after rubbing it with a combination of poultry seasoning, Mrs Dash Garlic and Herb, garlic powder and sage. Lean Ground Turkey Mix lean ground turkey with spices (like the ones I use for … Continue reading →

Body for Life Recipe: Southwestern Egg Rolls

This is a really tasty recipe that I use all the time at home. It is similar to the southwestern egg rolls you’ll get at Chili’s Grill & Bar. Not only are these southwestern egg rolls tasty but there isn’t anything bad for you in them! The ingredients provide a variety of flavors, plenty of fiber and lots of healthy, muscle building protein. The beauty of this recipe is that you can make it in bulk and freeze the extra egg rolls for quick reheating later. Southwestern Eggrolls 6 Grilled Chicken Breasts, diced 1 Red Bell Pepper, diced 1 Onion, … Continue reading →

Dymatize Elite Whey Protein Isolate, Gourmet Vanilla Flavor

Dymatize Elite Whey Protein Isolate, Gourmet Vanilla Flavor One of the key tenets of the Eating-for-Life part of the Body-for-Life program is the fact that you must eat six meals per day. Now, I’m not talking about crazy amounts of meat and potatoes every meal. Most people on Body-for-Life, myself included, have three whole food meals per day and three snacks of meal replacement drinks or bars. Because of that, whey protein is a staple in my home. It is quick to prepare and consume and has all the right ingredients so there is absolutely no thought necessary in the … Continue reading →

Body for Life Recipe: Taco Salad

Body-for-Life authorized foods aren’t the bland, basic foods that you are allowed on your average diet. The beauty of the Body-for-Life program is that you can eat a variety of regular everyday foods that can be made in your own kitchen and you will never have to skimp on flavor. This taco salad is a great example of that and takes just a few minutes to prepare. It is a complete and balanced meal that has plenty of flavor and lots of color. This recipe feeds two and you can be sure that your significant other will never know they’re … Continue reading →

Body-for-Life Food Review: South Beach Diet Pizza

Who knew you could make sausage and pepperoni from chicken and have it be just as tasty as the pork versions? OK, technically speaking, the personal sized South Beach Diet Pizza that can be found in your grocer’s freezer isn’t a completely authorized food simply because of the cheese that is on it. It is, however, a great free-day food and is much better for you than your favorite take-out pizza. The deluxe pizza has a whole wheat crust, sausage, pepperoni, green and red peppers and onion. As a Pizza Hut pizza lover, I was skeptical about this pizza at … Continue reading →

Body-for-Life Recipe: Grilled Chicken Breasts

I’ve found that the best way to stick to the Body-for-Life challenge is to make sure that I have plenty of Body-for-Life authorized foods prepared ahead of time. I usually spend a few hours on Sunday (the free day) shopping and cooking for the week ahead. I find that the time I spend preparing on the weekend really makes a difference during the week when I can just pull something quick out of the refrigerator and microwave it rather than preparing things from scratch every time I need a meal. The best food to prepare ahead of time is boneless, … Continue reading →