Diet info

The low calorie diet

In short, low calorie diet says that if you plan to diet successfully, then you have to eat less calories than you burn up.

What is a calorie?
The calorie is the standard unit for energy measurement in dieting. The calorie is the the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree celsius. If a food contains more calories, then it will gives you a larger amount of energy when your body burns it.

Low calorie foods include green beans, swede, water melon, meals containing beef, and bamboo shoots.











Frittata Ranchera Recipe
Frittata Ranchera Category Bean Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

3 T Butter or margarine, melted

1/2 c Chopped onion

1/2 c Chopped green bell pepper

3/4 c Cubed cooked ham

2 c 15 oz ranch style beans

8 Eggs

2 T Water

Saute onion and green pepper in 1 tablespoon butter; stir in ham and beans. Heat to warm; remove from sillet. Meanwhile, beat together eggs and water. Heat remaining butter in skillet until just hot enough to sizzle; add eggs. Cook over low heat until eggs are set. Pour heated bean mixture evenly over eggs; cover tightly. Cook until eggs reach desired doneness. Cut into wedges to serve. Serves 4-6

 
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