RECIPES FOR DIET HAMBURGERS
OUR TASTY, LOW CALORIE, QUICK RECIPE FOR DIET HAMBURGERS
Diet Hamburger Recipe Hamburger Bun Tip #1: Opting for smaller hamburger buns can assist in keeping calories in check. Smaller buns contain about 90 to 130 calories each with big-boy buns typically ranging from 160 to more than 200 calories each, depending upon brand used. The size of the bun you choose for your hamburger will impact the final calorie content, but a bigger bun containing a few more calories can also allow room for more vegetables.
Diet Hamburger Recipe Hamburger Bun Tip #2: Opting for a whole grain hamburger bun will take your hamburger to a higher nutritional level. In addition, the extra fiber content of the bun can assist in keeping your feeling fuller for a longer period of time while assisting in digestive health.
Diet Hamburger Recipe Hamburger Bun Tip #3: To keep calories and fat grams to a minimum, we recommend toasting the bun in a very warm non-stick skillet without added fat (margarine, oil, cooking spray). However, if the bun tries to stick, add some cooking spray - preferably, butter flavored.
Diet Hamburger Recipe Hamburger Meat Tip #1: Start by using the leanest cut of ground beef available for your hamburger keeping in mind that as noted above, the fattier cuts of ground beef contain more than twice the calories of extra lean ground beef.
Diet Hamburger Recipe Hamburger Meat Tip #2: Three ounces is typically the standard size of ground beef for hamburgers, but you may prefer a little less, particularly if you prefer your hamburger meat on the thin size. Using two small sheets of wax paper, mash the meat as flat as possible. Cook on the stove top or grill. If cooked on the stove top, opt for a non-stick skillet using NO oil. If meat attempts to stick to pan, a bit of cooking spray can save the day.
Diet Hamburger Recipe Hamburger Vegetable Tips: The possibilities are endless when it comes to adding vegetables to your diet hamburger recipe. Almost all lettuce contains about 5-10 calories per cup - so use freely. Tomatoes are also very low in calories. One large tomato about 3" in diameter contains 33 calories; one medium tomato about 2-3/5" in diameter contains about 22 calories; one small tomato that is about 2-2/5th" in diameter contains 16 calories and one slice of tomato that is about 1/4" thick contains 4 calories. Another tasty option includes sun-dried tomatoes which will lend a sweet bite to the diet hamburger recipe.
Pickles are a popular hamburger recipe additive that are also low in calories, but pay particular attention to the sodium content which can result in water retention within the body. Water retention results in 'false weight gain' and can take 3 or more days to exit. One dill pickle that is about 4" long contains 16 calories and 1,181 mg of sodium. The current sodium consumption recommendation is 2,400 mg - so one innocent pickle will equal almost 1/2 of your daily recommended sodium intake.
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Onions are yet another tasty vegetable to add to your Diet Hamburger Recipe and are very low in calories. One slice that is about 1/4" thick from a large onion contains 15 calories. It's not until onion rings are dipped in egg wash and batter, then deep fried that they become Deadly Diet Objects.
Other tasty foods that add flavor without adding a lot of calories to your Diet Hamburger Recipe include sliced mushrooms of all varieties and a slice of avocado, actually a member of the fruit food group as mentioned above. One large, basic button-type mushroom contains 5 calories. One whole Florida avocado contains 365 calories - and contains several slices. About 1/8th of the avocado should suffice for your Diet Hamburger Recipe. One California avocado contains 227 calories.
Diet Hamburger Recipe Hamburger Dairy Food Group Tip: Adding cheese to your burger can add nutritional values from the all-important Dairy Food Group. Opt for low fat cheese which also adds a perk of more calcium benefits than its full-blown cheese counterpart.
Diet Hamburger Recipe - The Spread Factor
The spreads that we choose to add to our Diet Hamburger Recipe should be low in fat and calories because spreads containing a lot of fat and calories also generate spreads throughout the body. If you're a fan of Mayo, opt for light or reduced fat. A great choice is Light Miracle Whip which is very low in calories and offers a delicious flavor to the hamburger. Opting for ketchup and mustard (both or simply one) is also a very wise nutritional and low calorie choice.
Diet Hamburger Recipe Calorie Content
Time to calculate the calories in our Diet Hamburger Recipe. We opted for a 160-calorie hamburger bun to allow plenty of room for healthy vegetables. We also opted for 3 ounces of extra lean hamburger meat for a skinny 115 calories. We used zero fat to toast our hamburger bun and we added the following vegetables: lettuce, tomato and onion. We added a little sunshine to our hamburger rather than using Mayo. Total Calories for our Diet Hamburger Recipe equal 305 calories. Our Diet Hamburger Recipe is very filling and very low in calories and fat grams.
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