Jennifer Hudson Veggie Lasagna Recipe, Pancakes, Sweet Potato Fries

Jennifer Hudson Recipes Shared on Dr Oz

Jennifer Hudson's life was forever changed the moment that she appeared on American Idol.  She is a pop music diva, won an Oscar award for her role in Dreamgirls, and soon after she won a Grammy Award!  If you haven't turned on a television in the past year or so you may not even recognize Jennifer Hudson anymore!  She joined Weight Watchers and went from a size 16 to a size 6.  What were the secret's behind Jennifer's weight loss success?  Today, Dr Oz recapped an episode that featured Jennifer Hudson share her diet secrets and her favorite recipes.  Jennifer attributes her Pasta Free Lasagna recipe as well as her sweet potato fries as a key ingredient to her diet plan.  She said that you have to enjoy the food that your eating if you have realistic hopes of staying on the diet long term.

Jennifer Hudson's Vegetable Lasagna Recipe.

Jennifer said that you have to want to lose the weight to be successful.  You have to do it for yourself.  Trying to reach somebody else's goals won't work for you.

One of Jennifer's diet secret's that helped her lose all of her weight was her Pasta Free Lasagna recipe.  What is so special about her lasagne?  Instead of using high carbohydrate noodles as the base ingredient, Jennifer swaps in zucchini and eggplant.  She layers the lasagna as you normally would with noodles, but uses layers of eggplant and zucchini.  She said that this recipe is every bit as tasty as regular lasagna but has less than half the fat and calories.  So, when you take out the "guilt factor" it's even better!

Does Jennifer Hudson Snack?

Jennifer told Dr Oz that she has her "cheat days" occasionally.  She allows herself to enjoy her favorite ice cream occasionally, but she doesn't let that ruin her new healthy lifestyle.  She doesn't let the Occasional "cheat day" lead her down the wrong path.  She just jumps back on to her healthy eating style and doesn't look back.

Jennifer Hudson's Pancake Recipe

Jennifer admitted to Dr Oz that she loves to eat pancakes for breakfast. Who doesn't right?  However, nowadays it's all about portion control for her.  She just eats smaller sized pancakes.

Jennifer Hudson's Sweet Potato Fries Recipe

A delicious treat that Jennifer enjoys is sweet potato fries.  Instead of french fries, substitute in sweet potato fries instead.  Make sure that you bake the sweet potato fries instead of frying them!