Tuesday, July 31, 2007

South Beach Diet is Easy to Live With!

Like most people who've reached their 50s I have been on many diets in my life! My first thought when South Beach Diet was all I heard or read on television and online was that this is just another gimmick - sending me in search of impossible-to-find ingredients which combine with 23 other ingredients produce 1/8 of a cup portion size! That's what I thought at first and BOY WAS I WRONG.


Much to my surprise South Beach Diet is completely based on easy-to-follow concepts with ingredients even I can find in my village market. No extremes. The best news of all? South Beach diet really works.


FROM PHASE ONE -


Turkey Roll-Ups with Cilantro Mayonnaise


4 slices turkey breast

4 medium Boston lettuce leaves (even iceberg works)

4 scallions

4 red bell pepper strips

Cilantro Mayonnaise (see below)


Place 1 slice of turkey on a lettuce leaf spread with Cilantro Mayonnaise. Add 1 scallion and 1 pepper strip. Fold into a tight, cigarlike roll.


Substitute hame for the turkey if you'd prefer.


Serves 2

54 calories per serving.


Cilantro Mayonnaise


3/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise

3/4 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

1 teaspoon light soy sauce

1 small clove garlic


Place the mayonnaise, cilantro, lime juice, soy sauce, and garlic in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.


Yield 3/4 cup


36 calories per tablespoon






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