Learn To Eat Healthy & Eat Well With The Guy’s Guide To Eating Well by Holly Clegg

Chapters Included in the Guys Guide To Eating Well:

*Fatigue

*Heart Disease

*Food for the Mood

*Obesity & Diabetes

*Arthritis

*Heart Disease

*Cancer

*GERD

*Quick Fix Meals

*Crock Pot Cooking

* & Grilling & Hunting

Here are a few yummy recipes from Holly Clegg’s Trim & Terrific Guy’s Guide to Eating Well cookbook: 

Buffalo Chicken Dip  

   

What man doesn’t like Buffalo wings?  Forget the bars and make this simple-to-make, delicious dip with Buffalo wing-flavor for your men’s night out at home.  

  Makes 24 (2-tablespoon) servings  

Prep Time: 5 minutes  

Cook Time: 10 minutes  

INGREDIENTS:  

1 (8-ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese  

1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese  

1/2 cup hot sauce or Buffalo Wing sauce  

1 tablespoon dry Ranch Dressing mix  

1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt  

2 cups shredded cooked chicken breasts (rotisserie), skin removed  

  DIRECTIONS:

1) In medium nonstick pot, combine cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, hot sauce, and Ranch Dressing mix, stirring constantly, until mixture is creamy, about 5 minutes.    

2) Add yogurt and chicken. Do not boil  

Serving suggestions:  Serve with celery sticks, carrot sticks and assorted crudité.  

 
Nutritional Information:  

Calories 67, Calories from Fat 50%, Fat 3 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 18 m odium 256 mg, Carbohydrates 1 g, Dietary Fiber 0 g, Total Sugars 1 g, Protein 6 g, Dietary Exchanges: 1 1/2 lean meat   

Chocolate Raisin Peanut Bars  

  

Perk up your day with this delectable combination that tastes like chocolate covered raisins with peanut butter.   

Prep Time: 10 minutes  

Cooking Time:  25 minutes  

Makes 4 dozen bars  

  INGREDIENTS:

1 (18.25-ounce) package yellow cake mix  

1/2 cup butter  

1 egg  

1 tablespoon water  

2/3 cup raisins  

2/3 cup peanuts  

1/3 cup creamy peanut butter   

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips  

  DIRECTIONS:

1) Preheat oven 350°F.  Coat 13x9x2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. 

2) In mixing bowl, combine cake mix, butter, egg, and water until well mixed. Transfer batter to prepared pan.  Bake 20- 25 minutes or until golden brown.   

3) In medium pot or in microwave, combine raisins, peanuts, peanut butter, and chocolate chips over low heat stirring until melted.  Spread over baked crust.  Refrigerate 1 hour before cutting. 

Nutrition Nugget: Did you know one cup of chocolate chips has 34 mg of caffeine?  

Nutritional information per serving:  

Calories 111, Calories from Fat 43%, Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 9 mg, Sodium 106 mg,   

Carbohydrates 14 g, Dietary Fiber 1 g, Total Sugars 9 g, Protein 2 g, Diabetic Exchanges: 1 other carbohydrate, 1 fat 

Oven Fried Fish    

If fried fish is your preferred preparation for fish, you just won the lottery with this winning fantastic healthy-fried fish recipe.  

Choose fish over beef more often with this easy and tasty recipe – keep these ingredients on hand to whip up healthy fantastic fish for dinner.  

  Prep time:  20 minutes  

Cooking time:  20 minutes  

Makes 6 servings  

INGREDIENTS:  

2 tablespoons olive oil   

2/3 cup buttermilk  
Hot sauce to taste  

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard  

1 teaspoon minced garlic  

Salt and pepper to taste  

1 1/2 pounds fish fillets  
2/3 cup all-purpose flour 
2/3 cup yellow corn meal

DIRECTIONS:
  1) Preheat oven 475°F.  Coat baking pan with olive oil and put pan in oven to heat.   

2) In zip-top plastic bag, combine buttermilk, hot sauce, mustard and garlic.  Season fish to taste and add to buttermilk mixture.  Let sit 15 minutes.  

3)In shallow bowl or plate, mix flour and cornmeal together.  Remove fish from buttermilk, letting excess drip off, and dredge on both sides with cornmeal mixture. Transfer to hot baking pan.   

4) Bake 6 minutes, then carefully turn fish and continue cooking 5 minutes more, or until cooked through and golden.  

  Nutritional information per serving:  

Calories 173 kcal, Calories from Fat 24% Fat 4g, Saturated Fat 1g, Cholesterol 44mg, Sodium 93 mg, Carbohydrates 13g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Total Sugars 1g, Protein 20g, Dietary Exchanges: 1 starch, 3 lean meat  

  Terrific Tip:  The secret trick to crispy fish is to make sure to start with a hot pan. Don’t have buttermilk? Add 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup milk.  

   Nutrition Nugget: Fish like salmon, halibut and tuna is a good source of healthy unsaturated fat.