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We’ve always been known for our love of food, but for most people, that hearty appetite comes at a price. With our increasingly hectic lifestyles, there’s hardly any time to exercise or get fit. Add to that the fact that Filipino cuisine tends to be high in fat and calories. Yes, it’s great food, but you have to admit it’s not exactly healthy.

But before ditching that adobo or taking out those South Beach cookbooks, here’s some good news: there is such a thing as low-fat Filipino food. In fact, you can make any dish diet-friendly with just a few simple tweaks-without giving up any of the flavor. If all that eating is taking a toll on your waist, start eating healthier with these tips and 1. Make substitutions

One of the secrets to low-fat cooking is replacing common ingredients with low-fat alternatives. Start with your oil: most people use regular cooking oil, which is made from animal fat and very high in cholesterol. Use vegetable-based oils such as corn, canola, sunflower, or if you can afford it, olive oil. When making salads, replace mayonnaise with mustard or vinaigrette, and use fresh instead of canned ingredients.

A common problem with substitution is that they don’t always work. You can’t expect them to taste the same as the original, but they don’t have to taste bad. It takes some practice and experience to know which ingredients will work together and which ones will not. Feel free to experiment-you’ll learn from your mistakes and get the hang of it in no time.

Fish is a favorite replacement for meat dishes. Try this low-fat recipe in place of steak and meat chops.

Grilled Tuna Steak

Ingredients:

4-6 fresh tuna steaks

1 bottle of Italian dressing

If you have committed yourself to the Scarsdale Diet programs, you have found then that the protein bread is an important part of the diet regimen. Many who are following the Scarsdale Diet program’s method of weight loss either cannot find the protein bread in their local grocery, or are paying high prices at gourmet grocers for the bread. Here is a simple (but exceptionally good tasting) recipe for the bread.

Scarsdale Diet Program’s Protein Bread

Ingredients:

One-cup warm water

One tablespoon dry yeast

Any Mediterranean diet cookbook or recipes are usually tasty, exotic and scrumptious in flavor but more often it is renowned for its excellent health benefits. Whether you are simply trying to lose weight or improve your nutrition and health, these few recipes from my Mediterranean cookbook will suit your needs.

In the Mediterranean diet:

- Butter is most often replaced by the use of extra virgin olive oil,

- There are no synthetically produced fats.

- Processed foods are not an option

- Red meat and dairy products are consumed in moderation.

- Cheese is most often feta, parmesan, goat’s cheese etc.

Here are some of the popular Mediterranean diet recipes:-

1. GRILLED SHRIMP SALAD

Basic Ingredients:-

- 10 – 12 large shrimp.

Shrimp is a Mediterranean shellfish that can be identified with prawns. Shrimps are mainly found in sea water.

- Two to three zucchini as per your requirements.

Zucchini is an Italian summer vegetable – available almost everywhere.

- One cluster of asparagus.
Asparagus is a type of vegetable, good for most meals particularly the little shoots.

- Two cups of salad assortments including endive, radicchio and butter lettuce
Endive is one of the variants of the winter folio type of vegetable chicory that is brought into use while cooking or can also be eaten as a salad. Radicchio is a leafy vegetable that has white-streaked crimson foliage or leaves.

Butter Lettuce is a mild yearly plant usually developed as a leafy vegetable. However, any dark leafed lettuce will do

- One Avocado

Avocado is a tree and also the crop of the tree that is categorized in the blossoming plant species of Lauraceous and it can be identified with berry.

- Two cups of newly sliced basil leave (a kind of herbal leaf).

- Beaker full of extra virgin olive oil.

- One cup of lime juice without any additions.

- One spoon of mustard that is a thick yellow paste having a spiky flavor.

- Two teaspoons of powdered garlic.

- A mug full of red mauve tart that has a sour taste.

GUIDELINES TO MAKE GRILLED SHRIMP SALAD

Make a mixture of olive oil, lime juice, pesto, chopped fresh garlic and red vinegar. Then preserve the shrimp in 1

The HCG diet is known for its strict dieting habits. When I started the diet I thought “Hey, this isn’t so bad.” But then of course several days into the program you realize that you are eating the same thing every day and you are getting sick of it. Luckily I found some ways to mix up the foods.

1. Get a schedule set on what you eat on certain days.

This is the first method I tried. It helped a bit knowing that I was not going to have chicken for lunch and dinner for 3 days straight. I started with chicken for lunch and fish for dinner. I would then do sirloin for lunch and chicken for dinner. I continued a pattern much similar to this one for about a week and found it somewhat effective but not as much as I wanted.

2. Experiment with different foods.

Of course this is HCG diet foods. Don’t rush out and get a pizza and throw some chicken on it and call it experimenting. What I mean by this is find a list of ingredients you can eat and start mixing and matching. One of the ideas I came up with was using the miracle noodles and shrimp. I used approved salsa for the sauce instead of anything like spaghetti sauce or alfredo.

3. Find a recipe guide online.

There are several guides on the internet that are for people like you and me that take all the guess work and structured eating plans out of the picture. I am a pretty busy person between work and home life that I don’t have time to sit down and write out a schedule or experiment too much with what I’m eating. I found an HCG diet recipes guide online that gave me ideas that I had never even thought of. The recipes were delicious and I never got tired of what I was eating.

Are you looking for gourmet food recipes for your next dinner party? Maybe you just started a low carb diet and you are trying to find some food recipes to add some pizzazz to your meals. No matter what kind of recipes you are looking for you can find them on the internet. The internet is a great resource for cooks of every level and for every type of cuisine-from simple salads to a complete seven course gourmet meal. Not only can you find food recipes on the internet, you can find other tools to make your cooking experience better.

If you don’t want to go out and buy a brand-new gourmet cookbook for your next dinner party, you can always look online to see if there are food recipes that will tempt the palates of your guests. You can find a single recipe or you can find entire menus as well as “shopping lists” and timetables for your dinner preparation. Hard to find ingredients can also be found through online suppliers.

Dieters often struggle with finding food recipes that will fit their nutritional needs. You may not want to eat the frozen diet meals every day-so look for recipes online. You can find diet recipes on diet websites and many other places online. Some sites require a subscription fee, but others are free. You can also get extensive nutritional information and menu planners, calorie calculators and diet tips as well as diet food recipes on these sites. No matter what type of diet you are on, you can find recipes online.

Do you want to experiment with some exotic international dishes? You can find dishes from all over the world on the internet. The ingredients that you may not be able to get locally can also be purchased online. Use a metric conversion calculator if necessary to adjust the recipes to the U.S. measuring system.

Some of the other tools and information you can find online includes restaurant recipes, videos of cooking demonstrations and definitions of cooking terms. The internet is a helpful tool for both experienced and inexperienced cooks.

There is really no questioning the health benefits of a raw food diet. We know that the heat tends to damage many of the nutritional properties of the foods we are eating. So, the goal is to not have to cook anything. There might be some debate about this ingredient in a raw food diet recipe, but I am going with it: Smoked Salmon.

Salmon has many health benefits to eating it. And, I am talking about fresh ocean salmon, not the farm raised kind. Fresh salmon live in colder water, so they must develop more body fat for them. It is this fat, or fish oil, that is extremely beneficial for us.

So, with that in mind, I have a very good recipe for you, which includes smoked salmon. Also, you should try to use organic ingredients whenever possible. Even with the staples you normally buy and the spices you may purchase. Always go organic.

Ingredients:
Smoked salmon
Raw Coconut oil or extra-virgin olive oil
Sprouted grain bagel
Couple of tomatoes (organic)
Small onion (organic)
Lettuce (organic)

Take the sprouted grain bagel. You can toast the bagel if you want, but it might go against your views of not having anything over 118F. Either way is actually pretty good. Then use one of the oils, and spread a small amount onto each side of the bagel. Cut up the salmon, and stack the layers onto one side of the bagel. The smoked salmon can be bought in 4oz packages. I normally only eat 1/2 of this, or 2 oz, per sandwich. Next, slice the tomatoes and onions and add these to the top of the salmon. Lastly, add the lettuce. Then eat!

This recipe is so simple, fast, and healthy, you will be amazed. Try it out and see. Going raw, as best as you can, will yield a very big health benefit for you and your family.