Diet types

The low-cal diet

In short, low calorie diet is based on the fact that if you want to lose weight, the important thing to eat fewer calories than your body requires.

Definition of a calorie?
The calorie is the standard unit for energy measurement in dieting. A calorie is the amount of heat required to raise 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade. If a meal has higher calories, then it will provide your body with more energy when your body digests it.

Low calorie foods include boiled potatoes, bell pepper, apricots, steaks and burgers, and bamboo shoots.











Fresh Mango Chutney Recipe
Fresh Mango Chutney Category Bean Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

2 c Diced mango (avoid fibrous

-parts) 1/4 c Chinese preserved black

-beans, rinsed 1/4 c Green onions, thinly sliced

-on the bias 1/4 c Diced red onions

2 tb Grated ginger

2 Red jalapeno peppers,

-sliced in thin circles 1 sm Sweet red pepper, diced

------------------------1/2 CUP MIXED, CHOPPED FRESH------------------------ Oregano Zest and juice of one lime Zest and juice of one orange 1/4 c Rice wine vinegar

1 c Light olive oil

1 tb Toasted cumin seed

Mix together all ingredients; adjust seasoning with salt and citrus. Let sit for a few hours before serving. Posted by Stephen Ceideburg; January 19 1991.

 
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