Keeping Healthy With the South Beach Diet

I have a slight problem with diets - no, I have some problems with the diet. Firstly, the lack of willpower. Secondly - Either everyone has to go on the diet or no one. I refuse to get into the trap of cooking separate kitchen for each member of the family. The South Beach Diet both these objections are easily overcome. The food is used easily available and fits so well into a normal, healthy way of life that no one must know, too. Whether you are fast food and gourmetFood & Drink - and lets face it, most of us can see both at some point - there is something to enjoy.

Roast Beef Wrap serves 4 as a light lunch or picnic meal

1 ¼ cups low-fat cream cheese

4 Wheat tortillas (9 "or 10"). You can substitute home made flat breads such as chappattis

½ red onion, sliced

4 leaf spinach or other salad greens

Roast beef, 8 thin slices

Spread a small amount of cream cheese on tortilla. Layer the spinach, onion and
Fold roast beef, roll-up. Serves 4
I want my beef coated with the smallest amount of mustard to bite it.

Lemon Couscous Chicken for 4

1 ¼ cups water

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

2 cups cauliflower or broccoli florets

2 cups couscous ½ teaspoon garlic powder 2 cups chopped cooked chicken

3 tablespoons lemon juice

¼ 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 stand until water is absorbed. You need enough boiling water to cover and then over a finger thickness higher than the couscous. Add the couscous, the cooked chicken, lemon juice, lemon peel and the broccoli mix. Simmer until heated through and then take off the stove. Cover and let sit for 5 minutes. With a fork, fluff lightly, then chill and serve cold.
I likeTo some chopped mint and coriander (cilantro) to me.

Chocolate dipped apricots

I find it hard to believe that they are in a list of diet recipes, but they are there. I guess it depends only eat as much as you. Some of the longest-lived people on earth live high in the Himalayas on a diet with large quantities of dried apricots in it.

2 oz, 50 g dark chocolate

24 dried apricots

1 tablespoon chopped pistachios

The melting chocolate. In a microwave itcan burn easily, so you might do better to melt it over a pan of hot water, stirring constantly until half full. Dip the apricots halfway into the chocolate. Let's drain the excess. Place the apricots on wax paper. Sprinkle the pistachios over the chocolate covered portions, and place it in the fridge until the chocolate is set.

Grilled Salmon with Rosemary serves 4

1 pound, 500 grams salmon

2 teaspoons olive oil

2 teaspoons freshLemon juice

1 / 4 teaspoon salt

Pinch freshly ground black pepper

1 clove garlic, minced

2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried, crushed

Fresh rosemary sprigs (optional)

Cut the fish into 4 portions. Combine to give the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic and rosemary in a bowl and use this to brush on the fish.

To arrange grill, place the fish on a grill or use a grill with olive oil cooking spray sprayed. Grillover medium-hot coals until the fish flakes easily (allow 4-6 minutes per 1 / 2 "of thickness). When the fish is more than 1 inch thick, turning them halfway through grilling. Not more than a cook or your fish will be dry as well the quality from the beginning.
To broil, spray the torture is a broiler pan with olive oil cooking spray and arrange the fish on it. Roast 4 "from heat for 4-6 minutes per 1 / 2" thick. When the fish is more than 1 cm thick, turning them halfway throughRoast.

To serve, garnish with rosemary sprigs, if available. Serve with a green salad. Those who could not on a diet of rice or couscous with this.

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