I have a slight problem with diets ? no, I have several problems with diets. Firstly, lack of will power. Secondly ? Either everyone has to go on the diet or no one. I refuse to get into the trap of cooking separate meals for each member of the family. With the South Beach Diet both these objections are easily overcome. The food used is easily available and fits so well into a normal, healthy lifestyle that no one need even know. Whether you enjoy fast food or gourmet dining ? and lets face facts most of us do both at some time ? there is something to enjoy.
Roast Beef Wrap serves 4 as a light lunch or picnic meal
1 ? cups low fat cream cheese
4 flour tortillas (9? or 10?). You could substitute home made flat breads such as chappattis
? red onion, sliced
4 spinach leaves or other salad greens
Roast beef, 8 thin slices
Spread a small amount of cream cheese over the tortilla. Layer the spinach, onion, and roast beef, roll up, and fold. Serves 4 I would spread my beef with the smallest amount of mustard to give it a bite.
Lemon Couscous Chicken for 4
1 ? cups water
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 cups broccoli or cauliflower florets
2 cups couscous
? teaspoon of garlic powder
2 cups chopped cooked chicken
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
? teaspoon lemon zest
In a large pan, bring water, oil, broccoli and garlic powder to a boil. Meanwhile cover the couscous with boiling water and let it stand until all the water is absorbed. You will need enough boiling water to cover it and then be about a finger thickness higher than the couscous. Add the couscous, the cooked chicken, lemon juice, and lemon peel to the broccoli mix. Simmer until heated through and then remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Using a fork, fluff lightly, then chill and serve cold. I like to add some chopped mint or coriander (cilantro) to mine.
Chocolate Dipped Apricots
I find it hard to believe that these are in a list of diet recipes, but they are there. I suppose it just depends upon how many you eat. Some of the longest lived people on earth live high in the Himalayas on a diet with huge amounts of dried apricots in it.
2 oz, 50 grams dark chocolate
24 dried apricots
1 Tbsp chopped pistachios
Melt the chocolate. In a microwave it can be easy to burn it , so you are perhaps better off doing it over a pan of hot water, stirring halfway through until completely melted. Dip the apricots halfway into the chocolate. Let the excess drip off. Place the apricots onto wax paper. Sprinkle the pistachios over the chocolate-covered portions, and place them in the refrigerator until the chocolate is set.
Cut the fish into 4 portions. Combine the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic, and rosemary in a bowl and use this to brush onto the fish.
To grill, arrange the fish on a grill rack or use a grill basket sprayed with olive oil cooking spray. Grill over medium-hot coals until the fish flakes easily (allow 4-6 minutes per 1/2" of thickness). If the fish is more than 1" thick, gently turn it halfway through grilling. Don't over cook or your fish will be dry however good its quality to begin with. To broil, spray the rack of a broiler pan with olive oil cooking spray and arrange the fish on it. Broil 4" from the heat for 4-6 minutes per 1/2" of thickness. If the fish is more than 1" thick, gently turn it halfway through broiling.
To serve garnish with rosemary sprigs if available. Serve with a green salad. Those not on a diet could have rice or couscous with this.
When it comes to the South Beach Diet, one of the most common questions is, "How safe is the South Beach Diet?" You may be skeptical of the South Beach Diet because you have tried fad diets in the past where a bunch of weight is lost only to be regained with gusto as soon as the diet ends. That type of diet is not safe. But the South Beach Diet is not that type of diet. Simply put, the South Beach Diet teaches you new and healthier eating habits. When you follow these healthy diet habits, you lose weight.
No matter what diet program you are considering, it is important for you to determine which plan suits you best. The South Beach Diet is not just a weight-loss program. It is an education program that teaches you about good and bad foods, and shows you how to eat the proper way both for losing weight and for maintaining the weight loss once you reach your goal.
Expert nutritionists will tell you that you should only have in limited doses those products which your body has a problem breaking down. We all know that foodstuffs such as chips and candy, both high in sugar content and saturated fats are not good for us. When you are following the South Beach Diet, Phase 1 will show you that you need to limit your sweet eating to just 75 calories each day.
Phase 1 of the South Beach Diet is very restrictive, because you eliminate fruits and grain from your diet. But Phase 1 is over in 14 days, and during that time your body has the chance to completely recover from the negative effects of eating too many carbs on a regular basis.
Phase 1 is generally thought of as the most difficult part of the South Beach Diet, but it only lasts two weeks. This time is used to break your body's addiction to sugars and carbs, and you emerge with a nice start on your weight loss. Best of all, you no longer crave those foods. As you enter Phase 2, you begin eating them again on different terms.
The effects of the diet on pregnant women have also been an issue of concern. It is a well known fact that women who are pregnant require a specific kind of nutrition and for this reason it s recommended that they start the diet at Phase 2 level which is less restrictive on the items they require during pregnancy.
Teenagers using the South Beach Diet have also come into question. Young people need balanced nutrition, so they are usually discouraged from practicing the South Beach Diet.
If you are thinking about trying the South Beach Diet, talk to your doctor or nutritionist first. When subjecting your body to any major change in lifestyle, it is always a good idea to consult a professional. They can work with you and the diet plan to make sure you are not endangering your health in any way.
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