Zucchini Soup Recipe

Zucchini Soup - 8 servings

•2 small leeks, whites only, diced
• Olive oil
• 4 zucchini, quartered and diced
• 2 tablespoons curry powder
• 32 ounces chicken broth
• 15-20 fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Salt, to taste
• Pepper, to taste

In a large soup pot over medium-low heat, sauté the leeks in olive oil for about 2-3 minutes. Add in the zucchini and curry powder and toss to coat.

Add chicken broth to the pot, cover with a lid, and let simmer for about 20 minutes, or until the zucchini are soft. Once the zucchini are fully cooked remove the pot from the heat. Add in the mint and blend using an immersion blender or transfer to a blender until smooth and thick. Add lemon juice and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Place in the refrigerator to chill (although it's perfectly delicious eaten hot) and when ready, serve.

One serving = 1 green vegetable, 1/4 fat, and 3 condiments

Oatmeal Muffin Recipe

Have you tried the muffin recipe on the Medifast Blueberry Oatmeal box?  Works with all versions of oatmeal. I love this for an "on the go" breakfast.  In the winter I put the muffins on the seat heater in my car to warm them up.

Yield:  Three muffins = one Medifast meal

1 packet Medifast Oatmeal
1/8 t cinnamon
1 packet Splenda sweetener
1/3 - 1/2 C water
1/8 t baking powder
1/2 t vanilla extract
Pam cooking spray

Pre-heat oven to 350 F. Mix together dry ingredients, add extract and water.  Stir just until moistened.

Spray Pam into muffin cups.  Spoon mixture evenly into three muffin cups.  Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

Muffins will not rise much, they'll be 1/3 - 1/2 the height of the muffin cup.

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...that diets haven't worked for you or for most other Americans.  Studies have shown that DIETS FAIL 85% of the time, with most people gaining more weight than they lost!

But there is a program that actually works!  Nearly 2 million men and women over the past 30 years have used it, and almost all of them have kept the weight off.

Can it be safe?

Too many diets force you into foods that reduce your intake of important nutrients, or require you to weigh and measure everything you eat. The ideal program provides highly nutritious, quick and easy meal substitutes that cost less than the unhealthy food you eat now!

But the Best News...

...is that it doesn’t cause feelings of deprivation, hunger pangs, or loss of energy! It is a fast way to get healthy and stay healthy.

Come and See!

More than 60% of adults in America are overweight or obese. Never in history have so many people weighed so much more than they should! Many health-related problems of chronic pain and long-term disease are traced to obesity and the resulting stress on joints and organs.

What has caused this sudden increase in bad health? What can individuals do to overcome the situation? We need to lose unnecessary weight and keep it off

The Take Shape for Life approach addresses these needs.

Come and Hear

Join us for a brief, 45-minute discussion of this simple program and the new Habits of Health that can lead to a much better Quality of Health for you!

Friday, February 3rd 4 pm

Offices of Dr. Susie Chung
Seating is limited
Call Tom Cox to reserve your space: (410) 963-1715

“It was easy to find a plan that was right for me, and affordable.”

Beef & Zucchini Skillet Dinner

Put 5oz lean ground beef in a skillet to start browning it. While it starts to cook, chop 2T onion, dice half a stalk of celery, and mince a clove of fresh garlic and throw it in. Season with black pepper, thyme, parsley, and a bit of oregano. Quarter 2 small zucchinis and slice into bite size pieces; this should be about 1 generous cup. Add to skillet and stir to break up meat. Chop some fresh spinach (a third of a cup packed) and measure out a quarter cup of canned diced tomatoes. Drain the tomatoes. Add the spinach and tomatoes to the skillet and stir. Cover and cook until zucchini is soft. Season with pepper & sea salt to taste. Makes 1 Lean & Green  serving, which is really large!

Changing Perceptions of What is "Fat"

Which of these boys do you consider "fat"?

Which of these girls do you consider "chubby"?

Remember when Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason's character on "The Honeymooners") was called "The Fat Man"? 

Today, no one would call him "fat".

Sadly, obesity has become the norm. 

Read more from Michael Eades here: Changing Perceptions of Obesity

Invitation to Come & Hear About a Program That Really Works!

Check out Shannon's before and after photos:

It’s not your fault!

...that diets haven't worked for you or for most other Americans. Studies have shown that DIETS FAIL 85% of the time, with most people gaining more weight than they lost!

But there is a program that actually works! Nearly 2 million men and women over the past 30 years have used it, and almost all of them have kept the weight off.

Can it be safe?
Too many diets force you into foods that reduce your intake of important nutrients, or require you to weigh and measure everything you eat. The ideal program provides highly nutritious, quick and easy meal substitutes that cost less than the unhealthy food you eat now!

But the Best News...
...is that it doesn’t cause feelings of deprivation, hunger pangs, or loss of energy! It is a fast way to get healthy and stay healthy.

Come and See!
More than 60% of adults in America are overweight or obese. Never in history have so many people weighed so much more than they should! Many health-related problems of chronic pain and long-term disease are traced to obesity and the resulting stress on joints and organs.

What has caused this sudden increase in bad health? What can individuals do to overcome the situation? We need to lose unnecessary weight and keep it off.
The Take Shape for Life approach addresses these needs.

Come and Hear
Join us for a brief, 45-minute discussion of this simple program and the new Habits of Health that can lead to a much better Quality of Health for you!

Friday, December 2nd at 4 pm

Offices of Dr. Susie Chung
Seating is limited
Call Tom Cox to reserve your space: (410) 963-1715

Tom's Story

Two years ago, I weighed 212 lbs and stood 5' 11" tall. When I left the Navy, I was 175 lbs and considered myself to be in the best shape of my life. But one job led to another, one city to another, and I started fighting middle-age "spread".

Then, I received an invitation to my High School Reunion! I decided that I did not want to waddle into that affair looking like the Pillsbury Doughboy.

My wife, Sheila, suggested that I look at the 5+1 Program if I was really committed. I could not believe how quick and easy it was! I lost 37 lbs in less than 60 days. And I've never looked back; I'm still at my goal weight more than a year later. BTW, I was voted "most improved" at the reunion!