Weight Loss Recipe: Curried Chicken and Mango Salad

Losing weight does not have to be boring when you focus on bright, colorful meals. What does this mean? Just make sure your plate reflects a range of colors, which will create naturally more balanced and healthful menus. The world does not have the time or patience to count calories, but assessing the colors on your plate is something anyone can do - and it only takes a moment!

Why is color important? Many foods high in fat and calories, such as dairy products and carbohydrates startchy, are beige or brown. If too many of these drab colors on your plate, weight gain is almost certain.

This is because these beige foods are high in calories and can make you feel hungry later. A cup of beans or brown beige can be over 200 calories .... but one cup raw red or green is less than a hundred! Add the vegetables bright yellow-orange and deep red-purple for food, water and nutrient content go up, while calories go down! In addition, you will have more fun to eat when there are a variety of colors and flavors in the dish.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup plain yogurt

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon honey

1 teaspoon curry powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

2 cups cooked chicken, cut into small pieces

1 cup mango, peeled and diced

Itinerary:

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Add chicken and mango and toss gently to coat. It leaves dark green lettuce around a serving platter and pour the mixture into a bowl.

For crisp, served with a bowl of red and green peppers, romaine lettuce, celery and cucumber.

Makes 4 servings
Nutritional analysis per serving of chicken curry:

Calories: 218

Fat: 3 grams

Saturated Fat: 1 g

Cholesterol 73 mg

Sodium: 170 mg

Carbohydrates: 17 g

Protein: 30 grams

Dietary Fiber: 1 g