Weekends are Dieters Worst Enemy!

This is an interesting article on how weekend eating tends to mess up dieter's mission, to lose weight:

http://www.lef.org/news/LefDailyNews.htm?NewsID=7041&Section=Nutrition&source=DHB_080712&key=Body+ContinueReading
With all of the entertaining people do on weekends, it is no wonder the caloric intake is higher. Some healthy foods can be low fat. Have you ever had a salad that was so good in the summer?
Here is two of my recipes for supper salads, you can serve it with a wine spritzer (white wine, soda water and lemon) and it is low cal, yet still a great treat! You can add a fancy splash to your drinks, by having a sparkling wine or spritzer with diced fruit in the bottom of the glass, raspberries, strawberries, pineapple or kiwi.
Spinach Salad:
3 cups of spinach greens
Toppings: 1/4 of a vidalia onion, sliced
1/2 cup of sliced mushrooms
1/4 cup of soft goat cheese (regular or light will do) break into chunks
2 boiled eggs, sliced
1/8 cup of dried cranberries
Light Lemon and poppy seed dressing
Mixed Greens and Berries
3 cups of mixed baby greens
Toppings: 10 strawberries, sliced or 15 raspberries
1 can of water packed mandarin oranges drained
4 pieces of sliced smoked salmon
1/4 cup of goat cheese (regular or light will do) break into chunks
1/4 of a vidalia onion, sliced
1/8 cup of dried cranberries
Salad dressing- 1 part balsamic vinegar, 2 part olive oil, 1 tbsp of chopped garlic, 1/2 tsp of coarse black pepper (this can be used again and again, store in the fridge until ready to use).

You can also serve small healthy bruschetta, using whole wheat baguettes, cut into thin slices, rubbed with olive oil and garlic, and toasted in the oven. Remove them, spread on a basil and olive pesto, soft goat cheese or feta and then top it with a veggie (like a red pepper, mushroom, tomato). Bake them until the cheese is melted.

Great ready for the compliments!