Hit the Kitchen with Hungry Girl

Just because you’re watching your waistline doesn’t mean you need to go hungry. Recipes from Hungry Girl–like the Fiber-Fried Chicken Strips featured below–feed your every craving without piling on the calories. What’s more, Lisa Lillien’s lighthearted love for food and fun shines through in every recipe, making it easy to follow her healthy example and even come up with your own simple calorie-saving shortcuts.

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I found a great way to increase the fiber in my diet- a far easier to swallow alternative to those those horrid fiber drinks! I figure I’d share for those that might find this helpful.

So what was my solution? Baking. Baking bread. Yes, I know- sounds great, but who in the world has the time nowadays?!! Problem #2 solved as well, thanks to my mother-in-law. She had given me an old breadmaker a while ago, but lost the instructions for it. For weeks I stared at the contraption trying to figure out how in the world it worked since it seemed impossible to find the instruction manual anywhere! Finally, I found a few recipes online and got a general idea of how much of what to use in my breadmaker and just dove into a few trial and errors. I can safely tell you it was worth the effort! I was shocked at how this thing worked- just dump in the ingredients and it does everything else. Takes about 5 minutes of my time and best of all there was no sink-full of bowls and baking pans to wash after!

For anyone concerned about eating healthy or increasing fiber in your diet I highly recommend you try this and make a nice whole wheat bread! Absolutely nothing beats knowing exactly what’s in your food and the pride you feel because you made it. After doing a search around the net I found breadmakers typically range from $40-$100. Matter of fact, I think I’ll consider getting another one…

I spent a little while trying to perfect a recipe that was as healthy as I could possibly get it without tasting like I was chewing on sawdust batter, and I finally got one together I’m pretty happy with it. Actually I think it’s pretty darn tasty and I look forward to the mornings with a slice with a tad of cream cheese on it. (drool…) Anyway, here it is- enjoy!

• 1 and 1/4 cups milk
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon buttermilk powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon safflower oil or sunflower oil
• 1/2 cup ground milled flax seed
• 1/2 cup oatmeal
• 1 and 3/4 cups wheat flour
• one package of active dried yeast (.25 oz)

I just dump this all in on the wheat bread setting with a light crust on my breadmaker. After it mixes for a minutes or so I add about a tablespoon bread flour, only to help with the consistency. Then I walk away and let the breadmaker do it’s magic!

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