Gena’s Seven Easy Ways to Cook for a Healthy Sweet Sexy Body
published by thuanynguyen on Dec 30, 2009
The easy way to get the body you want for summer? Remember to always Embrace the one you have. Knowing your body type is key to finding the best diet and exercise plan for you. Here are just some healthy simple and easy to make food for the sexy summer body you want.
1 Bake it…
- To make Sweet potato fries, done by cutting it up into slices and seasoning with olive oil, pepper and a dash of salt.
- To make a sweet snack. Use Peaches and slice it in half, then drizzle on some honey and sprinkle with nuts and ginger (optional).
- For Lunch bake a potato, and top it up with diced broccoli and then sprinkle it with some cheese.
- For Desert bake and an apple. Get an Apple and fill the core with dried fruit and nuts and bake it.
2 Boil …
- To boil and crush/dice tomatoes in vegetable soup or chicken broth for the making of the base of a great homemade tomato soup! Add fresh herbs and spices to make your own unique recipe, try to limit your cream (as I love cream)
- To boil apples and add lemon juice and cinnamon then mash it all up and serve warm or chilled. (optional to serve with low fat frozen yogurt)
- Boil Turnips, Carrots and potatoes. Then mash them all together and season with salt and pepper. (optional Chicken salt)
- Boil up farmer’s cabbage (Kale), and add in about ½ cup of nuts and a handful of chopped currants, salt and pepper to flavour
- Boil up some Butternut squash/pumpkin and season with salt, mixed herbs, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil.
3 Steam …
- Steam some Artichokes for about an hour to get the full flavours of the leaves, as they are perfect for dipping! You can use anything to dip it in, like an almond pate.
- Steam any of your favourite vegetables with lemon or lime juice and keep the zest and add it to the water to create a new bold flavour. Try lemon juice with spinach or bok choy, or oranges with broccoli or cauliflower or grapefruit with carrots! (healthy yet yummy)
- Steam up a mixture of vegetables and season with some herbs. Serve over couscous or some crunchy crotons
- Steam up some Cabbage and then season it with caraway seed, salt and pepper.
- Steam up Green beans or Long Beans with chopped up onions and spring onions. Add a smashed clove of garlic to the cooking water for a sensational smell.
4 Stir-Fry …
- Stir fry up some Pineapple, oranges and mango in a honey and ginger sauce for a perfect topping to low fat or fat-free ice cream.
- Stir fry some Zucchini, squash, diced tomatoes and mushrooms with mixed herbs and some olive oil then add some diced jalapeno (or chillies) for an extra kick and serve over brown rice. (optional if you don’t like chillies or Jalapeno, then add heaps of pepper)
- Stir fry some Broccoli in olive oil and about 2 chopped garlic (Add some capers for extra flavour).
- Stir fry some Frozen mixed veggies and then add a dash of low sodium soy sauce and add in some herbs.
5 Sauté …
- Sauté some peeled pear and apple slices in a skillet with very little butter until just tender. Add in some marmalade and orange slices, then remove from heat and serve for a fruity dessert, you can serve it with some low fat yoghurt as well
- Sauté some Bok Choy with some garlic and add light soy sauce..
- Sauté some Spinach with garlic and olive oil.
- Sauté a variety of different colour of peppers, capsicums, heaps of onion and mushrooms, and then serve as a side dish.
6 Roast …
- Toss a couple of potatoes in a mixture of olive oil, garlic and rosemary and then Roast them in the ove, till just tender as its a mouth-watering side to any meal!
- Get some winter vegetables and cut cut in large pieces and lightly coat it with olive oil, and sprinkle it with some of your favourite herbs, and roast it in the oven on medium heat until tender and browned.(I prefer – parsnips, turnips, rutabaga, beets, sweet potato are some good choices.)
- Roast some Brussels Sprouts drizzled lightly with olive oil, and sprinkled with salt. Yummy!
- Roast some really Thin slices of sweet potato to make chips.
7 Grill …
- Grill some Mushrooms, bell peppers, onions and tenderloin for the perfect summer kebabs.
- Grill some Corn on the cob. You can peel and coat the corn in a mixture of seasonings such as oregano, pepper, onions and salt with a touch of butter to help it stick. Wrap in aluminium foil and grill until tender. Yummy!!
- Grill some Pineapple, peaches, strawberries or mango. Top with a dollop of low-fat ice cream, frozen yogurt or sherbet ice cream.
- Grill some eggplant, zucchini and portabella mushrooms to use in a wrap.
# 1 by alc
December 30th, 2009 at 5:55 pm #
A terrific write! Thanks for the share!
# 2 by ceegirl
December 30th, 2009 at 6:11 pm #
yummy, yummy
# 3 by AlmaG
December 30th, 2009 at 6:31 pm #
When you said healthy and sexy body I’m in. This is a wonderful recipe.
# 4 by ken bultman
December 30th, 2009 at 6:58 pm #
Some I’m in…a couple I’m out. Can’t please everyone. lol
# 5 by wonder
December 30th, 2009 at 9:03 pm #
Nice and simple tips.
# 6 by Eunice Tan
December 30th, 2009 at 10:36 pm #
Nice recipe & presentation. Yummy
# 7 by Inna Tysoe
December 30th, 2009 at 10:37 pm #
Thanks for the tips.
Inna
# 8 by William J Felchner
December 30th, 2009 at 11:37 pm #
There are some excellent suggestions here.
# 9 by SharifaMcFarlane
December 31st, 2009 at 12:23 am #
How can anyone make healthy cooking so absoloutely delicious?
Let’s have a New Year’s Eve party and ask Gena to cook. lol
# 10 by earthones
December 31st, 2009 at 12:25 am #
I love the healthy food ideas.
# 11 by standingproud
December 31st, 2009 at 1:26 am #
now im very hungry
# 12 by Christine Ramsay
December 31st, 2009 at 3:35 am #
A great set of dishes for getting over the Christmas indulgences.
Christine
# 13 by 8Shei8
December 31st, 2009 at 4:17 am #
Delicious and healthy!
# 14 by albert1jemi
December 31st, 2009 at 9:31 am #
delicious wooooooooow
# 15 by martie
December 31st, 2009 at 10:28 am #
some really great ideas here. Thank Gena for me.
# 16 by upeshdaa
December 31st, 2009 at 12:00 pm #
My sexy food is something different. very nice.
# 17 by Michael Eboh
December 31st, 2009 at 12:42 pm #
Well put. Thanks for the lovely share. Happy New year 2010!
# 18 by diamondpoet
December 31st, 2009 at 2:13 pm #
This recipe is the perfect way to start off the New Years, thanks for sharing.
# 19 by Frances Lawrence
December 31st, 2009 at 5:54 pm #
Very nice ideas, thank you.
# 20 by xtine
January 1st, 2010 at 1:39 am #
Very informative. And appropriate for the holiday season! Thanks for sharing this.
# 21 by qasimdharamsy
January 1st, 2010 at 2:31 am #
Very Nice…thanks….
# 22 by palak2008
January 1st, 2010 at 5:08 am #
Looking great..
# 23 by lillyrose
January 1st, 2010 at 5:24 am #
Mmmmm…. all this soundsD-lish! I haven’t had baked apple for years!
# 24 by cutedrishti8
January 1st, 2010 at 7:01 am #
It is very helpful for me…
# 25 by Jane Jane
January 2nd, 2010 at 7:57 am #
sound good and healthy and that’s what all we’re looking for.
# 26 by PhoenixRox
January 2nd, 2010 at 9:01 am #
Very healthy suggestions. I always look for these. Thank u
# 27 by princess serenity
January 2nd, 2010 at 10:10 am #
What a nice way to cook vegetables. Thanks.
# 28 by clay hurtubise
January 2nd, 2010 at 6:52 pm #
Good job, now you have a place to stay in Maine!
Thanks,
Clay
# 29 by wcmonro
January 3rd, 2010 at 10:49 am #
Great article. You are making me hungry.
# 30 by T. S. Lewis
January 3rd, 2010 at 12:29 pm #
Thanks for the info
# 31 by deep blue
January 3rd, 2010 at 5:03 pm #
A really nice menu if you are compelled to get trimmed. Well presented and thanks for sharing.
# 32 by aaronxnow
January 3rd, 2010 at 5:58 pm #
A nice guide. Compliments to Gena for teaching me that you could actually end a sauté being quite healthy, without the chunks of steak spread about
# 33 by pearl2010
January 3rd, 2010 at 6:31 pm #
wow, interesting recipes.Thanks for sharing.:-)
# 34 by Starpisces
January 4th, 2010 at 10:45 am #
that plate with veg. and mushroom (stir fry) one, though looks simple, but looks appealing to me, i suddenly feel like eating something healthy like this.
# 35 by mkd1788
January 4th, 2010 at 12:49 pm #
nice work..very useful suggestions..
# 36 by virtualredheart
January 5th, 2010 at 3:47 pm #
i want to have a healthy and sexy body too… i should lose some weight this year… thanks for the sharing…
# 37 by Joe Dorish
January 5th, 2010 at 6:17 pm #
Great ideas and they all sound really healthy!
# 38 by Yovita Siswati
January 6th, 2010 at 1:40 am #
Thanks for the ideas!
# 39 by lillyrose
January 6th, 2010 at 6:58 am #
came back for another look to see what I can cook for dinner! Roast brussels!
# 40 by Intuitive
January 6th, 2010 at 3:02 pm #
Awesome write. I can use so many of these ideas, thanks a ton! I am going to bookmark this article.
# 41 by Intuitive
January 6th, 2010 at 3:03 pm #
Awesome write. I can use so many of these ideas, thanks a ton! I am bookmarking this article.
# 42 by Liz Sapphire
January 6th, 2010 at 5:16 pm #
Wow, so helpful! And everything you mentioned sounds absolutely de-LISH! Thanks for the share. =)
# 43 by Themax
January 6th, 2010 at 5:26 pm #
I liked it Thanks bro
# 44 by hasanmehdi2786
January 7th, 2010 at 12:44 am #
very nice…
# 45 by Lord Banks
January 7th, 2010 at 5:25 am #
I,m hungry now lovely looking dishes, LB
# 46 by Anupam Kachroo
January 7th, 2010 at 5:41 am #
liked it
# 47 by devsir
January 7th, 2010 at 8:27 am #
Wow such a nice info
# 48 by Avaxier
January 7th, 2010 at 9:59 am #
Very nice recipe. It’s so easy to make it!
# 49 by shikhamj
January 7th, 2010 at 10:13 am #
Being a vegetarian , we find very less options , here you provided with real good recipes which i can try.. thank you for sharing
# 50 by Atanacio
January 7th, 2010 at 12:15 pm #
It looks too good to be true only kidding great post
# 51 by Geri OHara
January 7th, 2010 at 4:27 pm #
mouth watering suggestions gr8 post
# 52 by A.Mo
January 8th, 2010 at 11:27 am #
I’m really hungry after reading this
# 53 by Night Story
January 8th, 2010 at 7:18 pm #
Very good suggestions, nice article.
# 54 by PR Mace
January 11th, 2010 at 5:45 am #
Excellent ideas.
# 55 by Love Doctor
January 11th, 2010 at 9:47 pm #
Awesome suggestions. love the baked potato loaded with cheese and chives. the green beans look delicious. I kept scrolling down and it got better.
# 56 by CutestPrincess
January 15th, 2010 at 1:47 am #
wow… worth trying… thanks!
# 57 by Emerald13
January 17th, 2010 at 11:38 pm #
an excellent article … lots of yummy ideas … nicely done ! >> Gina
# 58 by Darla Cooke
January 18th, 2010 at 10:01 am #
Great tips! Thanks for sharing.
# 59 by Paul Roberts
January 18th, 2010 at 4:02 pm #
Thanks for the invite. Now lets eat! Friend, fan, smile
# 60 by asd668768
July 28th, 2011 at 8:10 pm #
If you have the will to change, then you’ll be able to change, by eating healthy and exercising regularly, you’ll improve the way you feel, this will result in you being more productive with your time. You won’t want to sit around as much, and eventually exercise will become your friend.
When you are down in life, some of the times you may rely on people to bring you back up. I have come to reply on exercise, it’s my best friend, it never lets you down, and it’s always there for you.