Dieting 101

The Atkins’ Diet
First invented by doctor atkins in the sixities, the atkins diet achieved most of its fame during the last decade. Having many well known film stars amongst its supporters, it allows weight loss whilst allowing you to eat many foods that would not be part of a normal diet, eg pork and butter.
With this diet you are supposed to eat fat and protein, it is the carbs that must be avoided. It is referred to as a low carb/high protein, diet system.
With this diet, the foods you should avoid are processed and refined sugar, milk, white bread, starchy vegetables, white rice and white flour, amongst them, cereals and pasta made from white flour.
With this diet the foods you are encouraged to eat are still nutrient-rich unprocessed foods like meat, fish and poultry. You also can eat shellfish, regular full fat cheese, butter & olive oil.















Red Bell Pepper and Cheddar Cheese Spread Recipe

Red Bell Pepper and Cheddar Cheese Spread Category Appetizer Recipes 
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1/2 sm Onion, Quartered

3 lg Cloves Garlic, Peeled

2 ts Olive Oil

2 Red Bell Peppers

1 1/2 c Tillamook Cheddar Cheese, Or

Other Sharp Cheddar, Grated And Packed To Measure ds Cayenne Pepper 2 tb Chives, Fresh, Chopped

Preheat oven to 375?F. Place onion and garlic in small baking dish. Drizzle with oil. Bake until soft, stirring occasionally, about 50 minutes. Cool. Meanwhile, char peppers over gas flame or under broiler until blackened on all sides. Cool 10 minutes. Peel and seed peppers; pat dry. Place all ingredients except chives in processor. Puree until almost smooth. Transfer to bowl. Stir in chives. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.) Makes about 1-1/2 cups. Excellent with crackers, on crusty country bread or served with a dip with crudites. Recipe from Bon Appetit, March, 1993. Source: Bon Appetit - March, 1993

 
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