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A few South Beach Diet
Recipes
Mashed potato taste-alike
Here's a terrific substitute
for mashed potatoes, which everyone loves and, of course, are absolute
diet-busters. Instead of potatoes, steam some cauliflower, either fresh
or frozen-it makes no difference. Once it's soft, mash it with a little
liquid butter substitute. (I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! tastes terrific
and has no bad trans-fatty acids.) Mix in a little Land O'Lake nonfat half-and-half
substitute, which also tastes good and is healthy. Salt and pepper to taste,
and you've got something that quite honestly can compete any day with the
real thing.
Lemon Zest Ricotta Crème
Serves 1
Ingredients
1/2 cup part-skim ricotta
cheese
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon
zest
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
extract
1 package sugar substitute
Instructions
Mix together the ricotta,
lemon zest, vanilla extract, and sugar substitute in a dessert bowl. Serve
chilled.
Nutritional Information:
178 calories
10 total fat (6 g sat)
38 mg cholesterol
7 g carbohydrate
14 g protein
0 g fiber
155 mg sodium
Vegetable Quiche Cups
To Go
Serves 6
Ingredients
1 package (10 ounces)
frozen chopped spinach
3/4 cup liquid egg substitute
3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat
cheese
1/4 cup diced green bell
peppers
1/4 cup diced onions
3 drops hot-pepper sauce
(optional)
Instructions
Microwave the spinach
for 2 1/2 minutes on high. Drain the excess liquid.
Line a 12-cup muffin
pan with foil baking cups. Spray the cups with cooking spray.
Combine the egg substitute,
cheese, peppers, onions, and spinach in a bowl. Mix well. Divide evenly
among the muffin cups. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes, until a knife
inserted in the center comes out clean.
Quiche cups can be frozen
and reheated in the microwave. Any combination of appropriate vegetables
and reduced-fat cheeses may be used.
Nutritional Information:
77 calories
3 total fat (2 g sat)
10 mg cholesterol
3 g carbohydrate
9 g protein
2 g fiber
160 mg sodium