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A local veg box shared between friends is a few quid a week, and the perfect way to slash your food miles while eating good food. So if you're self-catering at university why not try a doorstep delivery from one of the many veg box scheme providers?

Dieting 101

The Atkins’ Diet
Now nearly 5 decades old, the famous atkins diet has been one of the most popular weight loss systms over the last few years. Although highly controversial, it claims to allow fat reduction whilst encouraging you to eat many foods that are not normally available to dieters, like lamb and egg and cheese.
On the atkins diet you eat protein and fat, it is the carbs that are on the banned list. Because of this, it is known as a high protein, low carb, 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, including cereals and pasta made from white flour.
With the atkins diet the foods you are encouraged to eat continues to be nutrient-rich unprocessed foods like meat, fish & poultry. You also can eat shellfish, regular full fat cheese, butter and olive oil.

5-Hour Beef Stew

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Ingredients And Procedures

3 lb Stew meat -- cubed

2 oz Red wine

1 can Tomatoes with green chilis -- large

1 tbsp Sugar

1 pkg Frozen peas

1 tbsp Salt

6 Carrots -- sliced

1 tsp Pepper

3 med Potatoes -- cubed

pinch Thyme 3 med Onions -- coarsely chopped

pinch Marjoram 1 c Celery -- chopped

1 pinch Rosemary

3 tbsp Tapioca -- Instant

Put all ingredients in a deep casserole, cover tightly and bake for 5 hours at 2 25~. Not necessary to brown the beef first.

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