Fat Busting Brownie Recipe on Dr Oz Show

Today I was watching the Dr Oz show and it was about how to shrink your "derriere" using his butt diet plan.  Well, I love to watch the Dr Oz and he often shares recipes from various nutritionists, chefs, celebrities and more.  He only shares recipes that are nutritious as well as helpful in weight control or weight loss.  When they did a segment featuring a recipe called "fat busting brownies" I quickly had to hit the record button on my DVR to capture the recipe so I could try these brownies as well as share it with everyone!

Brownies are one of my biggest weaknesses that I lay partial blame on my mother!  I think I'm not alone on this, who can forget the aroma of freshly baked brownies filling the entire household.  I remember coming inside after a long day outdoors to the wonderful smell of brownies enticing my senses!  Usually she would save the brownie batter for me to lick clean! However, I am an adult now and just the smell of brownies seem to make my pants suddenly tighter!  I wish I could enjoy brownies like I could when I was younger but I'm coming to terms with the fact that I can't.  Or can it?  Dr Oz's Fat Busting Brownie Recipe may be the answer that I was looking for and a dream come true!  Here is the recipe that he shared on today's show.  Enjoy, and let me know what you think!

Fat Busting Brownie Recipe :

Ingredients :

• 1 cup of raw cacao powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne (cayenne boosts your metabolism!)
• 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
• 1/2 cup of low fat milk
• 1 cup of organic raisins
• 1 cup of oats

Directions :

Mix all the ingredients above while setting the oats aside.  Add in the oats to the mixture last and blend.  Shape into brownie squares. Place the brownie mixture in the fridge.  No baking is needed to make these fat busting brownies!  Dr Oz said to take these brownies like you would medication twice a day! I think I can do that!!!!!  Have one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

Related :

On today's Dr Oz Show, Dr Oz talks about his Dr Oz Butt Diet Plan to help you shrink your derriere!

Be sure to check out all the other delicious nutritious dessert recipes shared on this site.

Dr Oz Coconut Palm Sugar Recipe - Great alternative to sugar!

Dr Oz Gluten Free Veggie Pad Thai, Elizabeth Hasselbeck Recipe

Gluten Free Veggie Pad Thai Recipe

Do you love Chinese food but know that you can't eat it because you are gluten intolerant? Well, it doesn't have to be that way.  Dr Oz invited Elizabeth Hasslebeck on to the show to share her Gluten Free Veggie Pad Thai Recipe.   Elizabeth Hasselbeck is the author the cookbook "Deliciously G Free" and one of her favorite recipes is the Vegetable Pad Thai Recipe.  You may also know Elizabeth from the popular daytime television show "The View".

I'm not gluten intolerant (to my knowledge) but this recipe looks really good regardless!  Please leave a comment below if you know of other gluten free recipes to share and if I get enough responses I'll make a whole section on this site sole for gluten free recipes!  Dr Oz has talked about gluten intolerance (and celiac's disease) many times on the show and the % of people who are actually gluten intolerant (and not even know it) is staggering!  If you aren't sure if you are gluten intolerant or not try some gluten free recipes for a week or two and see if some of the nagging symptoms associated with gluten intolerance disappears!

Veggie Pad Thai Recipe by Elisabeth Hasselbeck

Ingredients :

• 1/2 lb gluten free wide rice noodles
• 3 tablespoons gluten free fish sauce
• 1/3 cup lime juice (fresh lime juice if possible)
• 1 tablespoon gluten free rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2 lightly beaten eggs
• 1/4 cups of roasted and coarsely chopped peanuts (unsalted)
• 2 cups of bean sprouts
• 4 thinly sliced scallions (use both the white and green parts)
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro leaves.  Fresh cilantro preferably 
• Optional : try adding chicken, shrimp, or low fat beef

Directions :

• Cook noodles and drain
• Sauce : Whisk the fish sauce, lime juice, rice vinegar, sugar, and olive oil
• Mix noodles and sauce
• Top the Veggie Pad Thai with peanuts, sprouts, and scallions
• Whisk the eggs
• Add oil to pan and cook eggs into omelet
• Slice the omelet into strips.
• Add omelet to noodles
• Garnish with cilantro
• Enjoy

Gluten free doesn't mean less fat or calories, but this recipe has nearly half the calories and more than half the fat!  A traditional take out Veggie Pad Thai recipe has 750 calories.  Elizabeth Hasselbeck's recipe has 11 grams of fat!


Dr Oz had three women sample this recipe and they all loved it!

Dr Oz, Booster Pizza Recipe, Cut Your Cravings, Mike Dow

Craving Cutting Booster Pizza Recipe by Mike Dow on Dr Oz Show

Cravings are the prime suspect behind any diet that fails and are the usual culprit behind binging episodes which entirely blow your weight loss goals.  On today's Dr Oz Show, Dr Mike Dow came on stage to share his "Booster Pizza Recipe" that will help to cut your cravings.  Just the thought of eating pizza to cut my cravings perked my interest right from the beginning!

The Booster Pizza recipe contains ingredients that when used together will help to raise your serotonin and dopamine levels.  If you are feeling happy and satisfied you will be much less likely to binge on unhealthy foods.  It contains ingredients that will help to retrain your brain and instead of craving unhealthy foods and snacks you will crave healthy foods.  This recipe is also much lower in fat and calories than traditional pizzas.

Dr Dow's Booster Pizza Recipe

Ingredients needed :

• Diced tomatoes (use diced tomatoes rather than pizza or tomato sauce)
• Whole wheat tortilla
• Low fat goat cheese crumbles
• Caramelized onions
• Chopped artichoke
• Oregano
• Garlic
• Basil
• Onion

Easy Directions To Make Booster Pizza Recipe

• Chop and mix all the ingredients noted above. Carmelize onions in a pan. Bake the pizza for 15 minutes or until the cheese has melted as desired. That's all there is to it!  Dr Oz tried a piece and he said that this pizza was one of the best pizza's he's ever tasted!  He also passed around samples to audience members and they seemed to enjoy the boosters pizza as well.

This recipe was shared on the Dr Oz June 14 2012 Show.

Please leave a comment if you have any healthy pizza recipes, or healthy recipes in general.  We are always wanting to find new recipes of delicious meals with healthier alternatives than original versions.

Dr Oz, Manicotti Makeover Recipe, Low Calorie

Dr Oz Manicotti Makover - Less Than Half The Calories As Traditional Versions!

Oh, Italian food is my weakness, and Manicotti just may be my favorite Italian dish!  My problem with Italian food is that my pants always become too tight a day or two after eating Italian.   Too many carbs?  Do I get bloated?  Probably a little bit of both I reckon.  Listed below is the Manicotti Makeover recipe that was shared on Dr Oz.

Check this out...  A TRADITIONAL Manicotti recipe contains 904 calories!  No wonder, why my pants always felt tighter a day or two after Manicotti (or Italian food in general).  Heck, I probably always had two servings worth too, so would that up that number to around 1,800? Whoa!  Well, this recipe shared by Lynette on today's Dr Oz only has 404 calories!  Huge difference.  Lynette said that one of her secrets to this recipe is swapping in traditional pasta for whole grain pasta.  Also check out the calorie cutting lean bean enchilada recipe, and the calorie cutting chicken fried steak recipe shared on the same Dr Oz episode.

Manicotti Makeover Recipe Share by Lynette on the Dr Oz Show

Ingredients :

15 oz part-skim ricotta
4 oz part-skim mozzarella
1 egg
3 Tbsp parmesan
6 oz low-fat Greek yogurt (gives creamy texture for less calories and fat)
½ tsp black pepper
½ teaspoon garlic powder ( I may up this ratio a bit because I love garlic!!)
½ C Italian parsley
2 red peppers
2 zucchini
1 large eggplant
1 C chopped spinach

Manicotti Preparation and Directions

Combine Greek yogurt and part skim Mozzarella cheese.
Combine rest of the ingredients
Roll and fill the noodles
Use whole wheat lasagna noodles rather than traditional pasta noodles
Put filling into a plastic bag and squeeze the cheese mixture into the whole wheat lasagna noodles
Roll up the whole wheat lasagna noodles and place into a baking dish
Add jar sauce to top

I am really looking forward to trying this recipe.  To think that I can enjoy Manicotti with less than half the calories of traditional recipes really has me excited.  Here I was beginning to think that I was going to have to ban all Italian food out of my life before I blew up like a blimp and floated away!  Not to mention I can't afford to by a whole new wardrobe of clothes.  I have plenty of clothes in my wardrobe that I can fit into if I lose weight!  It would be like a getting brand new clothes actually since it has been so long since I have fit into them!

Dr Oz, Lean Bean Enchilada Supreme, Calorie Cutting Challenge

Dr Oz, Ultimate Calorie Cutting Challenge - Lean Bean Enchilada Recipe

Dr Oz challenged his audience to come up with delicious calorie cutting recipes, and you can bet that the viewers were up to the challenge.  Check out this Lean Bean Enchilada Supreme recipe that was shared by Trish from California on Today's June 5, 2012 Dr Oz Ultimate Calorie Cutting Challenge.  Also be sure to check out the Manicotti Recipe shared with half the calories!

Lean Bean Enchilada Supreme Ingredients

• 12 large cabbage leaves
• 3 chopped garlic cloves (yum, love garlic and it's so good for you!)
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon of chili powder
• 1 teaspoon of cumin
• 2 cups of black beans (you should rinse and drain the black beans)
• 1 cup of cooked quinoa
• 1/3 cup reduced fat cottage cheese
• 1 cup fire roasted diced toatoes
• 3/4 cup enchilada sauce
• 3/4 reduced fat Mexican blend cheese.  You can also use Monteray jack instead .  It's up to you.

Lean Bean Enchilada Recipe Directions

•  Heat oven to 350 degrees
• Spray baking pan (lightly) with nonstick spray
• Add 4 cups of water to large saucepan
• Bring the water in pan to boil
• Remove core from cabbage and separate 12 leaves
• Remove from heat
• Add cabbage leaves into water for approx. 7 mins.
• Remove cabbage leaves (with tongs) and place on paper towel to dry
• Spray skillet with nonstick cooking spray
• Saute onions for 5 mins
• Add garlic, chili powder, cumin, quinoa, and black beans
• Cook additional 5 minutes while stirring often
• Remove from heat
• Add cottage cheese and diced tomatoes
• Mix thoroughly
• Add 1/4 cups of enchilada sauce to bottom of cooking pan
• Fill each of the 12 cabbage leaves with equal amounts of filling (approx 1/4 cup - 1/3 cup each)
• Fold enchilada and place seam side down onto the enchilada sauce you had previously placed in a pan.
• Repeat with remaining cabbage leaves
• Add remaining enchilada sauce evenly over enchiladas
• Top with shredded cheese
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake approx 20 mins

 How Many Calories Did You Save?

Traditional Enchilada Contain a whopping 609 calories
Trish’s Enchiladas Recipe Shared on Today's Dr Oz Show : 345 calories  Almost half!!


So, what do you think? I love Mexican food dishes, but haven't had a lot of success with calorie cutting alternative recipes.  Hopefully the recipe that was shared on today's Ultimate Calorie Cutting Challenge will be exactly what I'm looking for.  I'm looking forward to trying this recipe and reporting back to let everyone know what I think of this recipe!

Dr Oz Chickpea Popcorn Recipe, Snack and Chick Peas To Curb Cravings

Dr Oz Chickpea Popcorn Recipe

Today Dr. Oz did an episode called "Dr Oz Approved Crash Diet" and talked about how you can lose 10 pounds in a week.  During one particular segment of the show Dr Oz invited a woman to the stage who lost 220 pounds on this diet and she looked absolutely amazing.  Truly looked like two different women.  Dr Oz asked her how she lost her weight.  She said that she always used to get cravings for salty foods which triggered her bad food choices.  This Chickpea Popcorn recipe is what she snacks on that helps to curb her cravings and was a key recipe in helping her lose her weight.  Also check out the bean brownie and banana recipes that were on today's Dr Oz show.

I have listed the Chickpea Popcorn recipe below.  It looks so simple and easy to make, I think I'm going to go to the grocery store after making this post just to get some chickpeas!  I'm being serious.  Not changing close, not getting ready, I'm heading straight to the store to get all the ingredients.  I especially like it because of it's simplicity.  Simply mix the ingredients together and bake!  Simple as that..

Chickpea Popcorn Recipe


Ingredients :

• 15 Oz chick peas
• 1 tablespoon of garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon of oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon of olive oil
• Pinch of pepper

Directions :

Okay, you ready for these long drawn out directions? Mix the ingredients and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Easy enough?  I can really imagine how this would be a great healthy snack for when you are craving salty foods.  She mentioned that she rinses her chickpeas.  I love chick peas but I've used to choose "salted" chickpeas, so make sure you get them without salt or rinse them if your trying to curb salt cravings and lose weight.  Salt just retains water and will make you look and feel bloated anyway ;)  Let me know if you try this recipe and let us know what you think.  If you like to snack while watching tv, this looks like a healthy alternative to salted (and buttered) popcorn and snacks of that sort.

Dr Oz, 7 Day Crash Diet Recipes, Skinny Shake, Brownie & Banana

Skinny Shake, Banana Treat and Brownie Recipes

Today, Dr Oz did an episode on how to lose 10 pounds in one week while on his 7 Day Crash Diet plan.  Here is the "Skinny Shake Recipe" that he shared on his show to help curb your sweet tooth cravings while on the crash diet.

Dr Oz Skinny Shake Recipe Ingredients :

Ingredients :

• 1 Cup of ice
• 4 ounces of pomegranate juice
• 1 cup of frozen strawberries
• Squeeze of leon
• Combine and mix in blender
• Enjoy

 Brownie and Banana Treat Recipe

Dr Oz invited a guest from the audience to the stage talk about how she lost 102 pounds using his 7 Day Crash Diet plan.  She said to curb her cravings for sweets she regularly ate this Brownie and Banana Treat Recipe.

Brownie and Banana Recipe Ingredients and Directions :

Brownie Ingredients

• 2 Cups of cooked black beans (black beans have become one of my favorite "swap in foods" since I've been eating healthier)
• 10 Medjool dates
• 2 Tablespoons of raw almond butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 Tablespoon of ground chia seeds
• 1/2 cups of natural cocoa powder
• Raspberries

Banana Treat Ingredients

•  2 frozen bananas
• Blueberries
• 10-15 walnuts

Directions :

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.  Mix the alond butter, vanilla, dates, and black beans in a blender. Food processors can be used as well for this.
• Add the remaining ingredients
• Blend
• Pour into baking dish (lightly oil the dish to prevent sticking)
• Bake for 1  to 1 1/2 hours
• Allow to cool
• Cut into squares
• Top with raspberries
• In a blender, ix bananas, blueberries, and walnuts on high speed
• Serve the banana treat and warm brownies together
• Enjoy

 Tip : Use parchment paper while baking.

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!