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The Zone diet is a weight loss program primarily devised by Barry Sears in a number of books, publications and an accompanying website. The Zone diet is not specifically a fat reduction diet, nevertheless many 'zone dieters' discover that they really lose weight when following it.
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Sears states that when in the 'zone', your body is perfectly balanced and, because of this, doesn't convert energy to unsightly fat.
The most interesting technique of the diet is to keep tight control over the precise ratio of carbs to proteins, and to ensure your diet has increased levels of Omega 3 and omega 6.

Creamy Spinach Soup (Lf) Recipe

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Ingredients And Procedures

1 lg Onion; coarsely chopped

6 c -Water

3 Potatoes; peeled & chopped

3 Zucchini; thickly sliced

1 tb Low-sodium soy sauce;

2 c Fresh spinach leaves;

-tightly packed Pepper; black to taste 1/3 c Enoki mushrooms; trimmed

-optional --------------------------------PER SERVING-------------------------------- 123 x *cals

3 x *gm protein

1/8 x *gm fat

27 x *gm carbo

181 x *mg sodium

5 x *gm fiber

Place onion in a large pot with 1/2 cup water. Cook and stir until onion softens slightly, about 3 minutes. Add remaining 5 cups of water, potatoes, zucchini, and soy saue. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 35 minutes. Add spinach and pepper. Cook for another 2 minutes. Remove

from heat. Puree soup in batches in blender. Return to pan. Add mushrooms if desired. Heat gently for 5 minutes. Serve hot. Serves 4 to 6. Author's Note: Pureed potatoes give this soup a rich taste and texture with barely a trace of fat. Source: Vegetarian Times, May 1993 Low Fat, Fabulous and Fit by Mary McDougall Formatted MM:de A.ENGLISH [Al & Diane] at 21:49 EDT

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<h1>Creamy Spinach Soup (Lf)</h1>
    <b>Ingredients And Procedures</b><p>
        <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=3 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><P>1 lg Onion; coarsely chopped <P>6 c -Water <P>3 Potatoes; peeled & chopped <P>3 Zucchini; thickly sliced <P>1 tb Low-sodium soy sauce; <P>2 c Fresh spinach leaves; <P>-tightly packed Pepper; black to taste 1/3 c Enoki mushrooms; trimmed <P>-optional --------------------------------PER SERVING-------------------------------- 123 x *cals <P>3 x *gm protein <P>1/8 x *gm fat <P>27 x *gm carbo <P>181 x *mg sodium <P>5 x *gm fiber <P>Place onion in a large pot with 1/2 cup water. Cook and stir until onion softens slightly, about 3 minutes. Add remaining 5 cups of water, potatoes, zucchini, and soy saue. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 35 minutes. Add spinach and pepper. Cook for another 2 minutes. Remove <P>from heat. Puree soup in batches in blender. Return to pan. Add mushrooms if desired. Heat gently for 5 minutes. Serve hot. Serves 4 to 6. Author's Note: Pureed potatoes give this soup a rich taste and texture with barely a trace of fat. Source: Vegetarian Times, May 1993 Low Fat, Fabulous and Fit by Mary McDougall Formatted MM:de A.ENGLISH [Al & Diane] at 21:49 EDT <BR><BR></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <p>
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