Dieting 101

The Atkins’ Diet
First invented by doctor atkins in the 1960s, the atkins diet achieved most of its fame during the last decade. Although not accepted by all scientists, it supposedly allows fat reduction whilst allowing many foods that would not be part of a normal diet, such as lamb and butter.
With this diet you eat protein and fat, it is carbohydrates that need to be avoided. It is often referred to as a low carbohydrate/high protein, diet.
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 are nutrient-rich unprocessed foods such as meat, fish & poultry. You also can eat shellfish, regular full fat cheese, butter and olive oil.

The Atkins’ Diet Theory
The logic behind the atkins diet is that if we eat less carbohydrates, we will deplete the fat we have stored and we will become thinner

Spicy Thai Meatballs with Crispy Noodles

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Ingredients And Procedures

Vegetable oil 1 lb Ground pork

1 lg Egg

1/2 c Dry-roasted peanuts,

Finely chopped 1/4 c Chopped fresh cilantro or

Parsley 3/4 ts Salt

3 3/4 oz Pkg. cellophane noodles

(see note) 1/2 c Chunk-style peanut butter

1 tb Grated lemon peel

1/4 ts Ground red cayenne pepper

1 sm Cucumber,sliced

1 sm Carrot, peeled and thinly

Sliced or cut into thin Sticks Fresh cilantro or parsley Sprigs, optional Pour oil into 3 qt. saucepan to depth of 1";heat over medium-high heat to 375 degrees.Meanwhile,in large bowl,combine pork,egg,ground peanuts,chopped

cilantro and salt.Using hands or wooden spoon,blend well.Shape mixture into 1" balls.In 12" skillet over medium-high heat, heat 2 tbsp. oil;add

meatballs.Cook about 12 minutes,turning frequently until well browned on all sides.Add 1 cup water,stirring to loosen brown bits from bottom of skillet;bring to boil.Reduce heat to low. Simmer,covered,5 to 10 minutes until meatballs are cooked through. Meanwhile,add noodles,a small amount at a time,to hot oil in saucepan; cook each batch about 20 seconds until puffed and double in size.Using a slotted spoon,remove noodles to paper towel to drain.When meatballs are cooked,stir in peanut butter,grated lemon peel and ground red pepper;cook about 1 minute longer until heated through.Arrange fried noodles on serving platter.Spoon meatballs over noodles;arrange cucumbers and carrots decoratively around edge.Garnish with cilantro sprigs,if desired.Makes 4 servings. Note:Cellophane noodles are sometimes called bean thread noodles and can be found in the Oriental sections of supermarkets.

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<h1>Spicy Thai Meatballs with Crispy Noodles</h1>
    <b>Ingredients And Procedures</b><p>
        <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=3 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><P>Vegetable oil 1 lb Ground pork <P>1 lg Egg <P>1/2 c Dry-roasted peanuts, <P>Finely chopped 1/4 c Chopped fresh cilantro or <P>Parsley 3/4 ts Salt <P>3 3/4 oz Pkg. cellophane noodles <P>(see note) 1/2 c Chunk-style peanut butter <P>1 tb Grated lemon peel <P>1/4 ts Ground red cayenne pepper <P>1 sm Cucumber,sliced <P>1 sm Carrot, peeled and thinly <P>Sliced or cut into thin Sticks Fresh cilantro or parsley Sprigs, optional Pour oil into 3 qt. saucepan to depth of 1";heat over medium-high heat to 375 degrees.Meanwhile,in large bowl,combine pork,egg,ground peanuts,chopped <P>cilantro and salt.Using hands or wooden spoon,blend well.Shape mixture into 1" balls.In 12" skillet over medium-high heat, heat 2 tbsp. oil;add <P>meatballs.Cook about 12 minutes,turning frequently until well browned on all sides.Add 1 cup water,stirring to loosen brown bits from bottom of skillet;bring to boil.Reduce heat to low. Simmer,covered,5 to 10 minutes until meatballs are cooked through. Meanwhile,add noodles,a small amount at a time,to hot oil in saucepan; cook each batch about 20 seconds until puffed and double in size.Using a slotted spoon,remove noodles to paper towel to drain.When meatballs are cooked,stir in peanut butter,grated lemon peel and ground red pepper;cook about 1 minute longer until heated through.Arrange fried noodles on serving platter.Spoon meatballs over noodles;arrange cucumbers and carrots decoratively around edge.Garnish with cilantro sprigs,if desired.Makes 4 servings. Note:Cellophane noodles are sometimes called bean thread noodles and can be found in the Oriental sections of supermarkets. <BR><BR></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <p>
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