loosing the baby weigth tips

* drink warm green tea. i drink 2 cups a day
*eat often,as moms we have a busy schedule and its hard to eat 3 meals at the same time everyday. eating small portions EVERY 3 HOURS, 6 TIMES A DAY.

*substitute sugar for splenda or any other brand. melassa or honey for baking or tea.

*lower sodium intake and drink lots of water

*lower caffeine intake
*eating soup its filling,have lots of water and there are many low calorie options.

* Fruit or jello  for desert.

* sleep more than 6 hours every night

* avoid drinking sweeten drinks (soda)

*drink diuretic juices (pineapple,orange,carrot,cantaloupe)

* snack on (plums,dried fruit,almonds,peanuts,100 calorie popcorn and cookies,fruit,smoothie,orang,)
*eat fat to burn it (olives,olive oil on salads, avocado)

*bake your own deserts or munchies (whole wheat muffins,banana bread)

*add veggies or salad to any entree

*grilled and baked food its better than fried.

whole wheat banana bread recipe:

INGREDIENTS

3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed

1/3 cup of margarine or butter

1 cup splenda (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)

1 egg, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

Pinch of salt

1 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour

No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the splenda, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the whole wheat flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.

molasses muffins with flax and dates

2 eggs white

1/3 cup (115 g) molasses

1 cup (240 ml) buttermilk (or 1 cup milk mixed with 1 teaspoon vinegar)

3/4 cup (120 g) ground flaxseed meal

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup (175 g) chopped dates

1 1/2 cups (210 g) whole wheat  or half and half (50 %whole wheat, 50 % flour)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C), and prepare 12 muffin cups with papers or cooking spray.

2. In a large bowl, mix together the egg, molasses, buttermilk, flax, and salt, and add the dates to the batter.

optional: vanilla

3. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour and baking soda 

4. Gently stir the flour mixture (vanilla optional) into the egg mixture.

5. Fill the muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.