Dr. Oksana Aron brings you fun and important weight loss tips, exciting diet recipes, medical weight loss breakthroughs, and a steady source of weight loss motivation.
Her medical weight loss program provides real results for overweight and obese persons seeking non-surgical medical treatment, with lasting results.
Trying to cut back on bread is challenging, here is a fun a simple recipe you can try and adapt to suit your needs. Psyllium fiber is a soluble dietary fiber with clinically demonstrated health benefits.
Use of psyllium in the diet for three weeks or longer often lowers blood cholesterol levels in people with elevated cholesterol, and can lower blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes. Use of psyllium for a month or longer may produce a small reduction in systolic blood pressure.
Fiber is good for you because it is not absorbed, instead helps move food through your digestive system and other health benefits.
Keto Bread Recipe
Versatile low-carb, gluten-free, keto bread featuring psyllium fiber can also be used for BBQ sandwich buns or even for garlic bread.
Oksana Aron, M.D. provides nutritional guidance as part of her successful medical weight loss program.
Don’t let fast food super-size you
Is fast food your weight loss kryptonite? Do you let yourself splurge while on the go, telling yourself, “It‘s just this once,” and that you’ll eat healthier tomorrow to make up for it?
Well that doesn’t work because you’ll just do it again. And again. Before long, you’ve packed on a few extra pounds and you don’t even know why.
Why is fast food bad for you?
Sure, fast food is convenient and cheap, but its unnatural ingredients come with health risks. When consumed regularly, fast food fills you up on fat and empty calories, causes you to gain weight and puts you at risk for obesity. Even worse, you can increase your chance of heart attack, stroke and liver disease.
But that’s not all. New evidence shows that fast food lovers have a higher risk of depression. A Spanish study published in Public Health Nutrition found that people who ate fast food were 51 percent more likely to be depressed.
What’s more, the study authors discovered what’s called a “dose-response relationship,” which means that the more fast food subjects ate the higher their risk of developing depression. And in this case fast food was not limited to just hotdogs, hamburgers, and pizza, but also what the researchers refer to as “commercial baked goods,” meaning foods like doughnuts, croissants, and snack cakes.
The healthy alternative
Think twice before you grab a bite to eat. Instead of dining out, dine at home. Follow a delicious, healthy recipe and learn how to cook for yourself. Knowing what’s in your food and how it’s made will keep you on the road to a healthy weight. People who cook at home are said to live longer too, so it can benefit you in many ways!
Healthy Weight Loss
Get answers to your weight loss and dieting questions today: If you need real guidance from an expert bariatric physician on how to lose weight, book a consultation with Oksana Aron, M.D. You’ll receive clinically proven weight loss treatment that will make you a success story.
You don't have to be a vegan or vegetarian to love this dish. ~ Oksana Aron, M.D.
Satisfying Soy Protein
Tofu is a versatile vegetarian option for those seeking to supplement dietary protein without saturated fats. This baked recipe includes two different marinade types so try each as you wish. You can choose any tofu: firm, extra firm, fresh or frozen/thawed. Preparation time is about 30 minutes plus 30 minutes marination, plus 30 minutes baking time
This low fat, vegetarian dish yields about 2-3 cups.
Choose which marinade you wish to make and follow the cooking directions for the dish.
Ingredients
16 ounces block firm, extra firm, tofu, fresh or frozen/thawed
Asian Marinade
2 Tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
2 Tbsp rice vinegar (or balsamic or cider)
1 Tbsp honey or brown sugar
1 Tbsp vegetable or sesame oil
Lime Marinade
1/3 cup Reduced sodium soy sauce
1/3 cup lime juice
1 Tbsp vegetable or sesame oil
Steps
Prep
Press water out of the tofu (see below)
Cut tofu into desired shape: Triangles, cubes, slices or sticks.
Mix marinade of your choice into a bowl, and add the tofu shapes.
Marinate tofu for at least 30 minutes.
Prepare a baking sheet with foil for baking.
Cook
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Drain the marinated tofu and place onto the baking sheet.
Bake until tofu is firm and lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
Turn pieces once during baking.
Enjoy!
Nutrition facts:
100 calories per 3 oz, 6 g fat (0 saturated/trans)
How to Press Tofu
Pressing tofu removes excess water to make it more firm and helps marinades to absorb more easily. Soft or silken tofu is too fragile to press well, use those for creamy dishes like smoothies and dips. Frozen tofu will have an open texture with larger, visible holes.
To press fresh medium to super-firm tofu, apply gentle, steady pressure.
Place tofu between layers of folded paper towels or clean dish towels on a plate.
Cover with another flat plate to help distribute the weight.
Add enough weight to press out liquid without collapsing the tofu. A large can of food would work.
Let the tofu sit for 30 minutes or longer. Replace towels if needed.
Cut the tofu into desired pieces and use or freeze. Refrigerate any leftovers within 2 hours.
