The Sugarless Candy Weight Management Secret

Most of us have been on a calorie-reduced diet before. For a few days everything is Jim Dandy, until you start dreaming of a trip to the candy store to buy lollypops, peanut brittle, Snicker's bars, peanut butter cups and chocolate truffles.

You don't have to give up sweets to stay on a weight loss program. Your weight management plan just has to include a little sanity in the form of sugarless candies, natural chocolates and healthy alternatives.

Chocolate lover's diet
Several years ago, the major diet guru Jenny Craig had a special weight loss menu option called the Chocolate Lover's plan. It meant dieters could choose a small chocolate cake for dessert, chocolate peanut butter bars for snacks and a few other chocolate treats. Even this weight loss giant knew eating a few small treats throughout the day could not stand in the way of weight loss.

However, therein lays the problem. How to have just one chocolate or candy anything and still lose weight?

Enter the sugarless candy. Note, I did not say "sugarfree." Candy made the proper sugarless way promotes better health and can actually enhance your weight loss! Sugarless candy and chocolate, properly made, means you never know the difference, but your bathroom scale will.

Think about how much more effective and healthy your diet will be when you incorporate sugarless candies and chocolate.

The key to weight management is usually moderation. Choose natural, organic foods along with sugarless treats. Traditional sweetners have that traditional sweetner aftertaste. Sugarless candy need not.

Sample diet plan
Your weight management plan should include five to six mini-meals or maxi-snacks a day.

Start off your day with a balanced breakfast of eggs, sprouted grain bread and fruit. Then, a few hours later, have a morning snack containing protein such as yogurt. At that time, feel free to indulge in a piece of sugarless candy.

After a lunch such as soup and salad with a small amount of lean protein such as chicken, indulge again in a piece of sugarless chocolate.

After a healthful dinner of fish and steamed vegetables, you will stay happy and content on your diet by eating yet another piece of natural chocolate or sugarless candy for dessert.

Dieting need not be painful. Sweets' lovers the world is yours!

About The Author
Fred Goldman is the Founder of D-lectables. His company imports and manufactures high-quality, sugarless candy and chocolate and other great tasting sugarless products without the awful aftertaste only at http://www.d-lectable.com.

Healthy Snacks

Recipe-Healthy Snacks

In today's hectic life style it probably feels like there is no time for healthy eating, or you simply can not find recipes that are both healthy and quick to make. As a result it is tempting to reach for the quick and easy snacks such as potato chips or candy.

Do you ever run out of healthy recipes for snacks, or find them to time consuming?

Snacking is a major part of our lives, especially when it comes to kids. This article looks at why healthy snacks are important for all the family and will provide you with some straightforward and interesting recipes.

Foods with natural colours are on the whole good for you, like red apples, yellow bananas or orange carrots. Possibly the most important thing to remember is variety, a balanced diet will keep you healthy and fit as well as feeling good.

First of all I am going to give you some snacking tips.

Always make your snacks interesting

A rice cake is better than a packet of potato chips but is probably considered boring, so why not spread peanut butter and raisins on the top, or find some quick recipes for a salsa.

Prepare snacks in advance When you have some time chop up carrots, celery sticks, cucumber portions and other vegetables, place them in a sealed container in the fridge so as soon as you feel like snacking you can reach for the healthier option

Keep snacks with you To save yourself getting caught out needing a snack when you are out keep snacks with you in your bag. Again the easiest and quickest are fruit and vegetables.

Swap food When shopping always think of a healthier alternative to what you pick up. Instead of potato chips go for low fat crackers or rice cakes. If you want biscuits chose one that contains fruit alternatively make your own (see recipes to follow)

Buying packed or ready made food and snacks usually means it will be less healthy than making your own. I will now provide a few easy recipes to make that are both tasty and good for you

OAT BISCUITS Melt in Microwave - 1 dessert spoon golden syrup1 dessert spoon cold water4oz margarine Stir in 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda(It will become frothy)Now add - 1 cup oats1cup SR flour 3/4 cup sugar

Mix together dried and melted ingredients.Roll into balls the size of a teaspoon.Put onto a greased tray and squash balls. Cook 125 degrees 10 - 15 minutes, until light golden brown.

QUICK SMOOTHY RECIPE You will need

2 x bananas
1 tablespoon of honey
2 cups of milk
1 x tablespoon of yoghurt

Method Peel the bananas, break them up into pieces and place them in a large bowl

Take a fork and mash the banana so that it changes from lumpy to soft squidgy and creamy.

Add the honey and yoghurt, mix well with a fork until it's all creamy

Place the milk into the bowl and whisk the mixture with your fork until everything is mixed and pour into glasses.

MUSTARD AND LEMON CHICKEN 4 skinless chicken breasts halved

1.5 tablespoons of Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons of margarine
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
½ teaspoon of tarragon

Method

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place chicken in a shallow oven proof dish

In a saucepan, melt the margarine, add the mustard, lemon juice, and tarragon. Stir well and pour over chicken.

Bake in the oven for 30-45 minutes or until cooked

There are simply heaps of quick, easy, fun and surprisingly nutritious recipes for all the family to enjoy.

About The Author
Vicki Churchill is the owner of http://www.simplecookery.com, a site that specializes in Recipes and cooking tips to save you time in the kitchen.