Hello Friends,

The biggest challenge when you're trying to lose weight is eating healthy while having something that you enjoy as well.

Blue cheese? Steak? Fries? Doesn't sound much like diet food, now does it? But by baking the fries, you can slash the calories and still enjoy the flavor.

Sirloin Salad w/Blue Cheese Dressing and Sweet Potato Fries

1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, cut into ¼-inch-thick matchsticks

1 pound sirloin steak

Cooking spray

1/2 teaspoon salt, divided

1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided

1/2 cup plain Greek-style low-fat yogurt

4 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese

8 cups chopped romaine lettuce

2 tomatoes, diced

2 carrots, peeled and grated

1. Preheat broiler. Spray sweet potato fries and steak with cooking spray. Place on separate baking sheets, and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Broil vegetables 20 minutes, turning once. Cook steak simultaneously for 20 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 160� (medium) and fries until tender and crisp.
2. Combine yogurt, blue cheese, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Toss with lettuce, tomato, and carrot.
3. Cut steak into strips. Top salad with steak and serve with sweet potato fries and ketchup. Serves 4.

Have A Wonderful Weekend,

Phil