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Hidemi Walsh who won both the early bird draw and grand prize draw for a total of $200! Congratulations Hidemi!
I am Japanese and moved to the US from Japan to marry to my American husband 4 years ago.   I was overweight when I was in my mid 20s which was so embarrassing because most girls in Japan are skinny. I tried lots of different things to lose weight. The most effective and the best way was to change my meal habits, not how much I eat but WHAT I eat.  I also stopped dining out and cooked at home every day. I was living alone at the time so it was easier for me to change my diet and eliminate any temptations. I didn’t skip any meals. I just stayed away from deep-fry, creamy dressing, too much sugary sweets. Also I exercised every day at home (just 15 minutes). I lost about 25 lb in 3-4 months and since then I haven’t gained weight so easily even if I eat more than usual. Sometimes I treat myself with ice cream or chips but I always try to be active and positive for my physical health and mental health too.

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Announcing Our Recipe Contest Winners for November 2022!

Margo Plachetka who won $100 for our Random Recipe Draw!
“I started Medi-fast the end of August. I wanted to lose about 50 pounds. To date I have lost 30 pounds! I have various health issues and wanted a healthier lifestyle. Medi-fast is doing that for me. I love to cook, so thinking up ways to make my usual recipes more healthy was exciting! Thanks for the prize!! Love your site!”

Maggie Durkin who won $150 for Best Recipe! (Asian Stir Fry)
“I started on my weight loss journey 2 months ago, with my parents. They’re using the medifast food, I’m broke, so I’m just using the basic principles. My love of cooking and the lean and green guidelines have made it more enjoyable. The stir fry recipe is one I came up with early on, and it’s a family favorite; even family members who aren’t on the diet like it. Over the last two months, I’ve lost 15 lbs, and that’s without any additional exercising beyond the 20 minutes a week I put in on the elliptical machine. My mom has lost the same amount of weight, and my dad has lost more. We’ve all got a long way to go, but now that we’re all adjusted to the diet and the eating pattern, we’re starting to add more exercise.”

Congratulations to all our winners!

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 0 mins
Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 1 packet of vanilla Medifast shake mix
• 1 tbsp butter nut extract
• 1 tbsp amaretto extract or sf syrup
• 1/2 cup ice
• 1/2-3/4 cup water (depending on how thick you like it)
• 1 packet Medifast chocolate chip cookie dough/or brownie mix

Directions

Mix the cookie dough or brownie mix in provided container with only enough water to form into a dough. Roll into small balls ( usually 6 total) and freeze  (3 servings)  ***no need to bake in microwave first! ***

Mix all other ingredients together to make shake, add 2 frozen balls of chocolate chip cookie dough/brownies into the blender after all other ingredients are blended. Pulse the blender 4 or 5 times enough to get the balls into pieces you can sip through a straw.

You can also experiment using other flavors: Strawberry shake with brownie is amazing and Chocolate shake with brownie/cookie dough.

Nutrition Info per serving:
Calories 150 | Fat 1 g | Cholesterol 5mg | Carbs 16g | Protein 16g

Medifast Info per serving:
1-2 medifast meals | 2 condiments

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 40 mins
Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 10 oz cooked 93% ground beef (2 Leans)
• 1 cup canned Italian diced tomatoes – less than 5 g of carbs per 1/2 cup – (2 Greens)
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder (1 Condiment)
• 1/8 tsp salt – optional (1/2 Condiment)
• 1/8 tsp pepper (1/4 Condiment)

Cheese Filling

• 4 oz or 1/2 cup part skim ricotta cheese (2 to 3 g fat per oz) (1/2 Lean)
• 6 oz or 1 1/2 cups reduced fat mozzarella cheese, divided (1 1/2 Leans)
• 3 tbsp reduced fat parmesan cheese (3 Condiments)
• 2 tbsp egg beaters
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder (1 Condiment)
• 1 tsp Italian Seasoning (2 Condiments)
• 1/8 tsp pepper (.25 Condiments)
• 1 large zucchini sliced into thin circles ( or 2 small)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add tomatoes, garlic powder, salt and pepper to already cooked and weighed ground beef. Simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.  Mix the ingredients for the cheese filling using only 3/4 cup of mozzarella. Fill the bottom of a baking dish with the meat filling and top with the cheese filling. layer sliced zucchini over top, and sprinkle with remaining cheese, and Italian seasoning. Bake for 40 minutes until the top because bubbly. Let cool 10 minutes before slicing (the casserole will hold together better). Divide into 4 equal portions. These freeze great in those Ziploc containers.

Serve with revolution rolls toasted and topped with garlic powder to feel like you are having an amazing Italian dinner.

Nutrition Info per serving:
Calories 275 | Fat 4g | Carbs 5g | Protein 13g

Medifast Info per serving:
1 lean | 1/2 green | 2 condiments

Prep Time: 2 mins
Cooking Time: 5 mins
Servings: 2

Ingredients

• 5 oz Fresh Baby Spinach, chopped coarsely
• 1 Carrot, julienne cut
• 1 Large Egg
• 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
• 1.5 tablespoons Sesame Seeds
• 1.5 teaspoons Sugar
• 1.5 tablespoons Soy Sauce

Directions

1. Place spinach and carrots in a microwave safe bowl and heat in a microwave on high for 1 minute.
2. Beat egg in a bowl. Heat 1 teaspoon sesame oil in a skillet and cook finely scrambled egg.
3. Add scrambled egg to the spinach and carrots bowl. Then add sugar, soy sauce and sesame seeds. Toss to coat.

An easy, fast, healthy and delicious hot salad!

Medifast Info per serving:
1 green | 1/4 lean | 2 condiments

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 0 mins
Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 1 Medifast Vanilla Shake
• 1 Magic Bullet Cup Ice
• 1 Cup Cold Coffee
• 1/2 tsp Decaf Instant Coffee
• 1 tsp Chocolate Stevita Delight
• Stevia to taste

Directions

Add ice to Magic Bullet Cup, fill 3/4 full with coffee (I use decaf) add 1 Medifast Vanilla Pudding, 1/2 tsp of Decaf Instant Coffee (for extra java taste), 1 tsp Chocolate Stevia Delight, and Stevia to taste.  Add mixing blade, blend well and enjoy!!! I eat mine with a spoon…Yummy Good!

Nutritional Info per serving:
Calories: 100 | Fat: 0g | Carbs: 15g | Protein: 13g

Medifast Info per serving:
1 Medifast Meal

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 1 Medifast Dark Chocolate Shake
• 1 egg white
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp vanilla
• Stevia to taste
• 3 tbsp water

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In small bowl mix 1 Medifast Dark Chocolate Shake, 1 egg white, 1/4 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp vanilla, 3 TBSP water, dash Stevia to sweeten. Pour contents into sprayed ramekin and bake for 30 minutes. Let cool to touch. Remove from ramekin and serve.

Nutritional Info per serving:
Calories 107 | Fat 0g | Carbs 13g | Protein 16g

Medifast Info per serving:
1 Medifast Meal | 1/4 lean

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Hey GetSkinnyBeHappy members, our latest recipe contest is now on! If you’d like to participate but not yet a member, what you are waiting for? Sign up already!! (it’s free)

All recipes submitted will be posted to our site and made available to everyone.  The idea is to get people sharing their recipes with everyone and have fun doing it!

Here are the contest details followed by a link to the recipe submission form.

Contest Closing Date: May 30th, 2013

Rules & Requirements for Entry:

• You must be a GetSkinnyBeHappy member (Membership is free).
• Your recipe must be your own unique creation / adaptation.
• You must be at least 18 years old.
• You agree to us announcing your name on our site if you’re a winner!
• We reserve the right to refuse any recipe submission at our discretion (mainly for quality and relevance).
• You must have a Paypal account to accept the cash prize if you’re a winner (it’s free and easy to sign up for an account if you don’t already have one).

Prizes!

Early Bird Random Draw Prize of $50 – Submit a recipe by April 15th to qualify.  You get one entry in the draw per recipe so the more recipes you submit the better your odds of winning!  Best of all even if you win the early bird with one of your recipe entries, you can still win the grand prize  if one of your other entries is randomly selected!

Random Draw Grand Prize of $150 – You get one entry in the draw per recipe so the more recipes you submit the better your odds of winning!

Note: Prizes will be paid after the contest closes and via Paypal so you must have a paypal account to receive the cash prize (It’s free to sign up for one).

• Submit your recipe – Win prizes!
• View current recipe entries – Get Inspired!

Prep Time: 25 mins
Cooking Time: 35 mins
Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 5 oz shredded chicken breast (I boil & shred ahead) or you can use 99% fat free White Chicken in a can.
• 1- can tomato paste
• 1 – can fat free low sodium chicken broth
• 1/4 cup – low fat mozzarella cheese
• 1 tsp -olive oil
• 1-tsp salt
• ground cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder and oregano (all to taste).
• 1 to 2 Zucchini cut long ways in thin strips (similar to lasagna noodles).
• Sliced olives (optional).

Directions

1) Prepare Enchilada Sauce: in sauce pan on med/high heat add olive oil, stir in tomato paste and seasonings, heat for 2-3 min stir in chicken broth. Bring to boil stirring often, turn heat to low for 15 min. Set aside & Cool to room temperature.

2) In a small baking pan (8×8) spray with Pam, pull each strip of Zucchini thru enchilada sauce then lay flat on bottom of the pan. Next I add a bit less then 1/4 cup of enchilada sauce to chicken and mix it. Add chicken to the baking pan covering end to end. . Sprinkle a little cheese over chicken. Add another layer of zucchini pulled thru enchilada sauce (similar to making lasagna). cover the top with the remaining cheese and olives if desired.

Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 min. Keep an eye on it. If the cheese starts to burn cover with foil.

Other Info

I got the idea from a Lean & Green Lasagna. I love Mexican food so I looked up ways to make this that worked on the Medifast program. This is what I came up with. I hope you all enjoy as much as I have!  The above picture is 1/2 serving. The recipe & calories are the full serving.

Nutritional Info per serving:
Calories 390

Medifast Info per serving:
1 lean | 1 green | 1 healthy fat | 2 condiments