How this Fast Diet Lifestyle works: Eat these meals tomorrow, for a calorie total of less than 600. Later this week, eat the meals from a different post, another day of eating 600 calories or less. Eat sensibly the other days of the week. That’s it. Simple way to lose weight and be healthier. Welcome to weightlosscal and beatmybellyfatnow who are now Following.

Easter has been associated with eggs since forever. The chick hatching from the seemingly lifeless egg is the classic simile for the resurrection at Easter. Eggs speak of Springtime and the very name ‘Easter’ comes from ‘Eostre’, a goddess of Spring to the ancient people of England. But why hard-boiled eggs, you ask. During Lent, when people refrained from eating eggs, the hens continued to lay. The solution to all those surplus eggs was to boil them — this helps them to keep longer and results in heaps of eggs by Easter. Thus the tradition of decorating eggs and giving them to friends and family. How did rabbits become the deliverers of eggs? The German tradition of the March Hare [as in “mad as a March hare” cf. Alice in Wonderland], being a fertility symbol, is linked to eggs, another fertility symbol. Among the Germans, the hare brought treats to children at Easter. In the US, the hare became a tame domestic rabbit and the Easter Bunny was born. These days, an ‘Easter Egg’ is a hidden reference in a TV show or movie, put there by the director as an inside joke.

So what do you do with all those hard-boiled eggs**???? Today’s recipes show you some ways to use them for breakfast or for dinner. There are many more recipes for Fast Days that use hard-boiled eggs. Have fun hunting through the Archives for them!

**Best way to prepare ‘hard-boiled’ eggs: For easiest peeling, use eggs that are a bit old. Test eggs in a cup of water: if one end floats upward, that’s a good egg for boiling. In a pan large enough to contain your eggs in one layer, add one inch of water. Cover and bring the water to a boil. When it boils, gently place the eggs in the water and cover the pan again. Set the timer for 12 minutes, then remove the eggs to a plate to cool. Ta-da! Once in a while, one breaks. Oh, well.

Egg-Salad Toast: 167 calories 8 g fat 4.5 g fiber 12 g protein 22 g carbs 101 mg Calcium  PB  Toast ‘n’ Egg for breakfast takes a new twist. If you must grab-and-go, this is a good choice. 

1 slice whole-grain bread [70 calories, 3 g fiber] 1 hardboiled 2-oz egg yellow Siracha, ad lib 1 Tbsp reduced-fat ricotta 1 oz sliced tomato OR halved cherry tomatoes 2 oz strawberries  Optional: blackish coffee [53 calories] or blackish tea or mocha cafe au lait [65 calories] or lemon in hot water  Optional: 5-6 oz fruit smoothie or berry-yogurt smoothie  [88 calories]

Slice the tomato and salt it to develop flavor. Shell the egg and mash it with a fork on a plate. Squirt some Srarcha on it, add the ricotta, and continue to mash and squirt until you get the consistancy you like. Add salt and pepper and herbs to taste. Lightly toast the bread and spread with the egg salad. Top with the tomato and plate with the fruit. Wholesome and hearty.

Egg Curry: 299 calories 12.6 g fat 2 g fiber 18.4 g protein 27 g carbs 205.6 mg Calcium  PG GF  This Indian curry is delicious and so simple to prepare. Need I say more? The recipe is from Jacquline Herault’s Oriental Cooking the Fast Wok Way. HINT: This recipe serves two [2].

1 tsp oil ½ c onion, chopped [2.25 oz] 1 ½ coins of fresh ginger, minced	Heat wok over medium heat. Add oil and count to 30.Add vegetables and stir-fry 3 minutes until onions are golden. Turn heat to low.
1 Tbsp minced parsley ½ tsp turmeric 1 tsp curry ¼ tsp garam masala	Add ingredients off heat, then simmer uncovered 2 minutes. Stir occasionally.
1½ Roma/plum tomatoes, quartered	Add tomatoes and some water, and simmer 8 minutes.
4 fl oz / ½ c plain yogurt 1 oz weight = ¼ c mushrooms, chopped	Add, mix well, and simmer 10 minutes or less as sauce thickens.
2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and sliced	Add, simmer 3 minutes
1 Tbsp lemon juice ¼ cup cooked brown rice, per person	Add and stir to combine. Plate.
2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and halved	Nestle on top of the curry mixture.