Lifetime Fitness Cafe Recipes

Low calorie & low fat but still filling makes this a wonderful addition to any fitness plan.

Nov/Dec issue Fitness magazines

Zinc Cafe in Corona del Mar serves a similar salad: Delicioso!

"The Girls" love me when I bring this to get-togethers :-)

adapted from Fitness magazine. Serve over whole wheat pasta or brown rice.

From fitness magazine, I substituted brown sugar splenda instead of brown sugar. Delicious, lots of fibre and filling!

I got this from Monica Fitness. I plan topping these all crumbled up on my oatmeal and yogurt!

This low-cal pizza recipe gives you the ooey-gooey taste you love -- without the fat.

Low cal/low carb very veggie and meatie lasagna!

This is a sensational sandwich that I had at a trendy little cafe in Michigan, while I was there visiting my family. Now I make it at home for my hubby and our friends for a brunch or for a quick, & interestingly delicious snack!

Pronounced ma-zhe-dra, this is a vegan Middle Eastern bulgur wheat, lentil and onion pilaf that is incredibly yummy! I first had it at a now (unfortunately) defunct Middle Eastern cafe and the full-blooded Syrian owner told me what the ingredients were, so after they closed and I was craving this dish, I threw together the ingredients in amounts I felt were similar to hers and it turned out pretty authentic tasting! You can also use equal amounts of whole-grain brown rice instead of the bulgur, but I prefer the bulgur wheat. Nutritional info listed is using the bulgur.

My trainer gave me this recipe to eat for my mid-morning meal while I was training for a fitness competition. You can also add shredded cheese and microwave to make a great party dip for tortilla chips!

My Husband has made fer Dinner his Coffman's Family Hamburger with the Works. (Can anyone say.....No Diet Tonight.)

Unless you have enough Fitness Time or Want a Day Off from your Diet, Do Not Eat This!!!!!!!!!!!

He Added to his Burger Ham, on Top of this Recipe. I'm just not much of a Ham Person..I'll Wait fer Christmas ty. :-)

His Coffman Family Burger Pic is off to the Right.

This is (a) an improvement on Corner Bakery Cafe's Mom's Chicken Noodle Soup; (b) a large pot of vitamin-rich, naturally sweet, nutritious, chicken soup that (c) is very easy to make, (d) freezes well, (e) feeds about a dozen hungry people, and (f) I make throughout the year after having and making many different variations on a theme for many years

Although it can take a little time to get the chicken off the bones, it's SO worth it! Also, if you don't want to use a whole chicken or shredding it just isn't your thing, you can use chicken parts or whole breasts instead, cut off the big chunks, and dice or shred them. They'll take less cooking time, too.

There's nothing better for you, especially when ONLY chicken soup will do! It's not ambrosia (nectar of the gods), but it's as close as I can get! I appreciate your feedback and input. Enjoy! SparkPeople rocks my world! Nancy, a/k/a KEEPITMOVING

Our very own Station 2 won the 2003 Austin Fire Department’s Healthy Wagon Contest with this very healthful and tasty lunch/dinner wrap. The judges included three experts—the Fire Department’s in-house health specialist, a local representative from the American Heart Association, and a member of the Mayor’s Council for Physical Fitness.
The department also sponsored an awards presentation at which we received a little red wagon, a healthy low-fat cookbook, a salad spinner, and fifty dollars to use for a future healthy wagon.
This wrap also makes an excellent dinner.

From THE ENGINE 2 DIET by Rip Esselstyn. Copyright (c) 2009 by Rip Esselstyn. Used by permission of Grand Central Publishing. All rights reserved.