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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
2 tsp instant chicken bouillon
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
2 cup shredded zucchini *
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp dried oregano, crushed
4 oz lo-cal cream cheese (soft)
2/3 cup long grain rice
2 beaten eggs
1 cup skim milk
1/2 tsp dried basil, crushed
3/4 cup shredded lo-fat cheddar chee
2 tbsp diced pimento
Directions
* or chopped broccoli
In a saucepan combine bouillon granules and 1 1/2 cups water. Bring
to boiling; add rice. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes
or till tender.
Meanwhile, in a med saucepan combine green pepper and 1/2 cup water.
Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 2 minutes. Add
shredded zucchini or chopped broccoli. Cover and simmer for 3-5
minutes or till crisp-tender; drain well. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl combine eggs, milk, onion powder, basil,
oregano, and 1/8 t pepper.
Stir cheddar cheese and cream cheese into hot rice. Stir rice
mixture into egg mixture. Stir in cooked vegetables and pimento.
Spoon into a 10x6x2" baking dish.
Bake, uncovered, in a 350 deg F. oven for 30-35 minutes or till
center is set. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
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serving: 315 calories, 17 g protein, 33 g carbohydrates, 12 g fat,
169 mg cholesterol, 574 mg sodium, 407 mg potassium.
Servings: 4
Diet Vegetable Rice Bake Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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Low calorie diet
In short, the low-cal diet states that if you plan to become thinner, then you have to consume less calories than you use. What is a calorie? The calorie is a unit for measuring food's ability to produce heat and energy. The 'calorie' is the the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure. If a meal contains more calories, then it will gives you more energy when your body burns it. Low-cal food types include cabbage, cabbage, apricot, canadian bacon, and low-fat cheese. The Glycaemic Index Diet The glycaemic index weight loss program is based on the gi index, a list of food types and an indicator of the ease that the carbohydrates of the food type gets transformed to sugar in the dieters blood stream. The theory is that long-acting food types (ie those foods with a low Glycaemic index score), keep you satiated for longer and help you to consume less food without craving snacks all the time. It is also beneficial for diabetics, as the low GI foods are beneficial in minimizing increases in blood glucose amount. The brassica family, Healthy superfoods that also help with your Your diet (examples: Kohlrabi, Green beans, Mizuna and Radishes) These cruciferous vegetables are packed with vitamins (folate and vitamin c, for example), minerals (including potassium and selenium), isothiocyanates, antioxidents and indole-3-carbinol. Over and above their many other beneficial effects, the vitamins and nutrients in these are believed by experts to reduce the risk of cancer. |