• Meals that do not make you fat

If anyone knows about diets in Hollywood is Jennifer Aniston. For years the actress has undergone so many times the tyranny of the scale that has become, she says, almost a nutritionist. It is not for less, now he has made public that his agent asked him years ago to lose 13 kilos to opt for the role of Rachel in the series that launched her to fame, 'Friends' , which on Saturday has celebrated its 25th anniversary. According to the actress, she told him that she did not get many roles "because she was too fat", so there was no other option but to plan.

Jennifer Aniston played Rachel Green for 10 years, the same ones in which she wore an enviable type, like her other two friends in fiction, Monica (Courtney Cox) and Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow). And how did they do it? According to Courtney, eating together every day and always the same dish: a Cobb salad.

The three actresses were in top shape with this salad, a typical American dish that mixes bacon, chicken breast, cooked egg, avocado and cheese. But Jennifer Aniston had her own recipe to keep fats at bay: she changed the bacon for turkey and added cooked chickpeas, a legume to add protein and increase the satiating power of the ration.

Apart from being the ubiquitous dish in the diet of the leading actresses of the 'Friends' series for years, the Cobb salad is also one of the most popular among Hollywood celebrities, among other things because in its original recipe, the one that They claim to serve in American restaurants TGI Friday's, provides only 580 calories . A figure that can be easily reduced by reducing bacon and avocado.

Here are two recipes to prepare in just 10 minutes, the original and its vegan version . If you want to use them to lose weight you will have to eat one of these salads a day, as a main course or at dinner, and control the rest of calories you eat during the day, in addition to also practicing some exercise, for example a daily hour of walking Quick.

Cobb Salad

  • 1 bag of romaine lettuce
  • 4 hard boiled eggs, peeled and cut into quarters
  • 1 cup grilled chicken, diced
  • 1 cup bacon
  • 1 avocado, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup shredded blue cheese
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped chives
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Spread the lettuce in a large bowl and add rows of hard boiled eggs and the rest of the ingredients. In a jar, shake the vinegar, mustard and oil. Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with dressing and garnish with chives.

Vegan Cobb Salad

  • 1 bag of romaine lettuce or a package of endives.
  • 1 cup chopped coconut
  • 1 cup cooked chickpeas
  • 1 cup of corn
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup radishes
  • 1 small avocado
  • 1/2 cup chopped red onion
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Wash, dry and chop the lettuce. Add the rest of the ingredients and dress with an extra virgin olive oil vinaigrette (a tablespoon), salt, pepper and a touch of garlic and herbs.

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