Low-Cal Classic Meals: Revamping the American Meal for Weight Loss and a Healthy Body How can I still enjoy the comfort foods I love without gaining weight? How can I substitute healthy ingredients into my normal recipes? Where can I find low-calorie recipes for classic american dishes? How can I add more healthy fats and vegetables to the dinner table?Remember how you feel each time you overeat? What about when you eat rich, fatty, unhealthy meals? Do you feel tired, sluggish, bloated? I know I do. Do you tell yourself never again and then do it all over again the next evening or the next weekend? Overindulging is ok sometimes, it's even celebrated during the holidays (mmm...Thanksgiving dinner!), but it isn't a reasonable way to go through everyday life. That overindulgence in food affects not only our mood but how quickly we think, work and get through our days. I know you can tell the difference when you eat light meals throughout the day. You feel light, right? You are fueling your body with energy, not just indulging for celebration or because your favorite meal tastes so good. Amazingly, most people think that in order to eat light they must sacrifice taste and the favourite meals they grew up with and their mother made so well. Well...you don't. These classic American meals can still be made healthy by exchanging a few key ingredients. Some simple changes cut calories, add critical protein, vitamins, minerals and Omega 3s that will automatically make you move lighter, think quicker and generally feel better. The recipes we have compiled here take dozens of American classics and show you how you can revamp them to cut calories and up the nutritional value. That's not only great for you and your quest to live healthy, but also an easy way to sneak healthy ingredients onto the family dinner table. Enjoy! Keep enjoying the foods you know and love such as Spaghetti and Meatballs, French Onion Soup and Banana Cream Pie without the added calories and weight gain. Making a few small changes to these classic American recipes will keep you satisfied while losing the weight and adding healthy ingredients. Also, you'll discover..> Dozens of revamped classic recipes-from soups and salads through desserts and drinks> New ingredients that add protein and healthy fats to all your old family favorites> Simple ways to sneak healthy ingredients onto your family's dinner table without them even knowing itAnd much more!Table of Contents Chapter 1 Soups Hearty not Heavy Tomato SoupLighter Chicken SoupCrimson Clam ChowderFall Pear and Parsnip SoupHigh-Protein French Onion SoupGolden Garden Vegetable Soup Chapter 2 Salads Slimming Cole SlawHealthier Egg SaladTomato Bowls with Light Spring DressingFresh 'n' Lite Crab LouieSpinach Salad with Nutty Mustard VinaigretteWeightless Waldorf SaladBreezy Tropical Salad Chapter 3 Side Dishes Granny's Collard Greens Thanksgiving "Green Bean" CasseroleSavory Sautéed Mushrooms"Mashed Taters"Golden Oven-Baked SquashSpring Harvest Snap Pea SautéFresh Garden and Zucchini BlendChapter 4: Main DishesCowboy Strip Steak with Mushrooms Lite 'n' Spicy Southern ChiliNot Your Mama's Spaghetti and MeatballsItalian Red SauceNutty Tuscan Tomato PieThe Lighter Side LasagnaSlimmer Scottish Shepherd's PieSimple Applesauce on Pork TenderloinProtein-Packed Chicken Pot PieSpicy Southern Baked ChickenSpiced Sausages with Apple KrautBaked Salmon with Lemony Asparagus"Pasta" with Red SauceNutty Tacos with "Sour Cream"Chapter 5: DessertsFantastic Fridge Fudge Black and Blue Berry SauceBaked Apples with Sweet Nut Stuffing Banana Cream DreamKey Lime Coconut WhipSlow Cooker Pears with Apple CiderChapter 6: DrinksFresh 'n' Breezy Cucumber WaterSweet Cherry ConcoctionHearty Holiday CiderGrandpa's "Hot Chocolate"Monkey Tea