Easy Diet Plan Lunch & Dinner Menus Beans & Cornbread

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Beans & Cornbread  - One of my favorites!! Way back when I was a tiny tot, I remember my mother cooking a pot of beans every week. She would always make a chocolate cake for dessert when she made beans. And we always had milk for dinner - no matter what was on the table. I must admit that tacos didn't go well with milk - but back to the beans.

On the weeks when money wasn't tight, my mom would purchase round steak and pound it out before she fried it into steak fingers to go along with the beans. Although fried foods are considered taboo for the dieter, when enjoyed in moderation they too can have a place in the diet. Just not every day and the steak fingers did compliment the beans very well.

As to the beans, they contain a lot of fiber and that means that the tummy will feel full for a long time. Simply purchase your favorite variety of beans and one packet of your favorite cornbread mix. In less than twenty minutes, you'll have a dynamite meal! Perhaps there will be a few fireworks later as well, but that's the trade-off when dealing with healthy foods.

Rinsing the beans will help rid some of the sodium content. Great sides include shredded cheese for the beans, peppers and sliced onion.

As to the brand - use your favorites. Many of the store brands are quite good, too - so if you haven't experimented with those, it could be fun.

And don't forget about canned black-eyed peas, or chick peas. Delicious any day of the week for lunch or dinner.

Beans contain about 110 calories per 1/2 cup serving for most varieties; check the packages for calories contained in your cornbread.

Need another bean recipe for your weight loss plan? This one is so easy and tasty.

Spring Garden Green Beans Recipe

Ingredients for this low calorie, low fat recipe are:

Cover fresh green beans with about one inch of water. Boil at medium heat with the strip of bacon until beans are tender. Salt and pepper to suit personal taste. Serve with corn sticks. Serves 1 for about 100 calories.

Natural Foods Plate

Become reacquainted with Mother Nature by filling a small plate with some of the following natural treasures: Sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, golden raisins, dark raisins, dried cranberries, frozen grapes, fresh strawberries, reduced-fat cheese and yogurt for dipping.