We now live in a modern world, a world in witch we are in a continuous change and movement and most of the times we don’t have enough time to stop and eat properly. Well, because of our full schedule we never have time to exercise and that is way today we all have so many health problems. But how can we be at work all day, exercise in the morning and still have time to cook a good dinner at home?  If we can not do all that every day, we certainly can cook a meal using a quick healthy low calorie recipe.



There are many debates about what is natural and healthy and what is not, and in most cases it depends on what the purpose of the diet is. For example, if you want to adopt this healthy eating as a type of lifestyle, you must reduce the sugar and salt from your daily diet. If you just want to eat healthy and to lose weight at the same time, you have to do more than that.

The most important thing when we are thinking of cooking something healthy is to use natural products and ingredients. We must avoid high fat ingredients and try to use as much as possible vegetables and fruits, rich in vitamins, carbohydrates and minerals.



One healthy low calorie recipe ready in about 25 minutes is the sautéed mushrooms salad. It has only 82 calories and contains 3 g protein, 1 g fiber, 133 mg sodium, 339 mg potassium and 6 g carbohydrates. There are not many ingredients and it is easy to cook. The most important ingredients are: one pound white mushrooms, one small onion, two cloves garlic, two tablespoons extra-virgin oil, dry sherry, lemon juice and grated Parmesan cheese. You should also add salt, chopped fresh thyme, pepper and eight cups bitter salad greens.

The preparation process is simple. You have to heat one tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Than add onion and cook until softened, for about tree minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook until they release their juices, for ten or twelve minutes and than add garlic and thyme until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add sherry and cook until mostly evaporated, for about tree minutes. Mix in the remaining one tablespoon oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper and continue cooking for about one more minute. Pour over greens in a large bowl and toss to coat. Than the meal you prepared is ready.



This is one of the many healthy low calorie recipes you can find, and it is also ready in a very short time. Most of the healthy food recipes contain, in a way or another, vegetables, like this salad, or different fruits.