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SKEWERED SHRIMP WITH HOMEMADE MANGO MARINADE

This recipe for mango shrimp skewers was shared by FitSugar reader lauren in FitSugar's Healthy Recipe community group.

Recipe
1 pound of shrimp, deveined and shelled
1 flesh of a mango
1 teaspoon of cumin powder
1 jalapeno, seeded depending on your tastes
Salt to taste

Directions

1. Puree all the mango, cumin powder, and jalapeno in small blender or food processor.
2. Skewer the shrimp and cover with the half of the marinade. Allow the shrimp to marinade in the fridge for a half hour.
3. Cook until shrimp are pink in color and top with the rest of the marinade

Serves 4-6.

This will definitely be on our Superbowl table!  

COOLING SNACK: CUCUMBERS WITH RANCH GREEK YOGURT DIP

Get your healthier Superbowl on!  


from fitsugar.com

This dip will complement any raw vegetable, so be sure to try it on bell peppers, carrots, and broccoli florets.

Ingredients

1-2 cucumbers, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
1 clove garlic, mashed into paste
1/2 bunch chives, thinly sliced
1/4 bunch flat-leaf Italian parsley, chopped
1 6-ounce container of strained Greek yogurt
Lemon juice to taste
Salt to taste

Directions

1. To make garlic paste: chop garlic then add a generous pinch of coarse salt. Mash the garlic and salt mixture with the flat side of your knife.
2. Stir garlic paste, chives, parsley, and lemon juice to Greek yogurt until well combined. Salt to taste.

Weekend Challenge

7 squats, 7 burpees, seven rounds, for time.  Now do it!

When Fatty Feasts Are Driven by Automatic Pilot

By TARA PARKER-POPE

“Bet you can’t eat just one” (as the old potato-chip commercials had it) is, of course, a bet most of us end up losing. But why? Is it simple lack of willpower that makes fatty snacks irresistible, or are deeper biological forces at work?

Some intriguing new research suggests the latter. Scientists in California and Italy reported last week that in rats given fatty foods, the body immediately began to release natural marijuanalike chemicals in the gut that kept them craving more.

The findings are among several recent studies that add new complexity to theobesity debate, suggesting that certain  foods set off powerful chemical reactions in the body and the brain. Yes, it’s still true that people gain weight because they eat more calories than they burn. But those compulsions may stem from biological systems over which the individual has no control.

“I do think some people come into the world, and they are more responsive to food,” said Susan Carnell, a research associate at the Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition. “I think there are many different routes to obesity.”

In the recent rat studies, by a team from the University of California, Irvine, and the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa, the goal was to measure how taste alone affects the body’s response to food. Among rats given liquid diets high in fat, sugar or protein, the ones who got the fatty liquid had a striking reaction: As soon as it hit their taste buds, their digestive systems began producing endocannabinoids, chemicals similar to those produced bymarijuana use.  

Complete the article at NYTimes.com  

photo by Stuart Bradford

Light Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients

For the Crust:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
• 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons 2% milk

For the Filling:

• 2 small russet potatoes
• 4 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 5 medium carrots, cut into large chunks
• 1 to 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme                                                                Photo: Light Chicken Potpie Recipe
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup 2% milk
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken, skin removed
• 1/2 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
• Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Get the how to and complete recipe from FoodNetwork.com  

Weekend Challenge

Run 1/2 mile 50 air squats - 3 rounds.