Diet types

The low-cal diet

In simple terms, the low calorie diet says that if you are going to lose weight, it is important to consume less calories than your body normally needs.

The calorie defined?
The calorie is the unit used for measuring the amount of energy in food. A food calorie is the the energy required to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at normal atmospheric pressure. If a food has higher calories, then it will will give you a larger amount of energy when consumed.

Low-cal food types include lettuce, watercress, water melon, meals containing beef, and low-fat cheese.













Baja Seafood Stew Recipe
Baja Seafood Stew Category Seafood Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

1/2 c Onion; Chopped, 1 Medium

1/2 c Green Chiles; Chopped

2 ea Cloves Garlic;Finely Chopped

1/4 c Olive Oil

2 c White Wine; Dry

1 T Orange Peel; Grated

1 1/2 c Orange Juice

1 T Sugar

1 T Cilantro; Fresh, Snipped

1 t Basil Leaves; Dried

1 t Salt

1/2 t Pepper

1/2 t Oregano Leaves; Dried

28 oz Italian Plum Tomatoes; *

24 ea Soft-shell Clams; Scrubbed

1 1/2 lb Shrimp; Raw, Shelled, Med.

1 lb Fish; **

6 oz Crabmeat; Frozen, ***

* Use 1 24oz can of Italian Plum Tomatoes that are undrained and cut in half. ** The following fish can be used: cod, sea bass, mahimahi or red snapper fillets that are cut into 1-inch pieces. *** Crabmeat should be thawed, drained and cartilage removed. ~------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cook and stir onion, chiles, and garlic in oil in 6-quart Dutch oven until onion is tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except seafood. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. Add clams; cover and simmer until clams open, 5 to 10 minutes. (Discard any clams that have not opened.) Carefully stir in shrimp, fish and crabmeat. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until shrimp are pink and fish flakes easily with fork, 4 to 5 minutes.

 
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