Are your Meals Nutritionally Balanced?

The U Weight Loss® program features clinically designed meals that are nutritionally balanced to promote weight loss and to improve your health. We work with you to plan your meals for the week and to create an individual meal plan that suits your lifestyle as well as your individual palette. We also compile and print a grocery list for you to make your meal planning that much easier!

Our program has over 25,000 recipes! We ensure you have variety in your daily meals and will never be eating the same foods every day. The U Weight Loss® meals are extremely easy and very quick to prepare.

One of our most popular dinner recipes is Better Butter Chicken which is only 400 calories per serving! The recipe for Better Butter Chicken is below.

Better Butter Chicken

Ingredients:

1/2 tsp butter

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 tsp minced garlic

1/2 tsp ginger root

1/8 tsp chili powder

1/8 tsp ground turmeric

1/8 tsp coriander seed

1/8 tsp ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp ground cumin

1/4 cup canned diced tomatoes

1/8 cup light sour cream

5 oz raw boneless chicken breast

2 tbsp almond butter

1/4 cup organic broth, free range chicken, low sodium

1/4 cup cooked brown basmati rice

Directions:

Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onions and garlic. Cook slowly, stirring often, until onions are tender, for about 5 minutes. Add ginger root, chili powder, turmeric, ground coriander, cinnamon and cumin. Cook 1 more minute. Add drained tomatoes, and chicken broth. Reduce heat to low. Add diced chicken breast pieces. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove from heat. Remove the chicken breast pieces with a slotted spoon. Transfer half the sauce to a blender and purée until smooth. Return puréed sauce to pot with remaining sauce and chicken. Mix well and return to heat. Stir in sour cream and almond butter. Cook just until chicken is hot. Serve over hot basmati rice.

Let us know how you like Better Butter Chicken! For more recipes and to learn how to prepare quick and easy meals that are nutritious but also delicious, contact us at any U Weight Loss® Clinic location in Edmonton and St. Albert and make an appointment for a healthy weight analysis!