DIET GREEK SALAD

1 English Cucumber, diced
3-4 Tomatoes, chopped

1/4 Large Red Onion, chopped
1-2 Red Peppers, chopped
Pitted Kalamata Olives
Fetta Cheese

 Dice all veggies.1 inch cubes- it's a nice size. Easy to eat.
Add pitted green (Kalamata are great) deli olives (fresh, not canned!), chopped into smaller pieces. Then add as much feta cheese as it takes to mix it well throughout the salad, without scrimping.

Dressing:

1/2 Cup Olive Oil
1/3 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar or Balsamic Vinegar
Dijon Mustard 2 squirts
1/2 Teaspoon Mustard Powder
1 Teaspoon Italian Seasoning or 1/2 teaspoon basil and oregano
 1/8Teaspoon Sea Salt
1/8 Teaspoon Pepper
1 Clove Garlic

Put in a glass jar, then shake, shake, shake. Pour over the salad, mix well and eat.

SALMON MELTS

1 Can Salmon
4 Slice Wheat Bread
Light Mayo
Hot Sauce
Shredded Fat-Free Cheese
Spike or Seasoning Salt
Pepper


Take the salmon and mash them up in a bowl. Add the mayo and then add the seasoning salt and pepper. If you like a little hot sauce then add it in. Put on a piece of wheat bread and sprinkle on top with cheese. Put in the oven on 350 for 10 minutes or until cheese melts.

DIET BEAN AND ONION WRAP

1 Medium Onion
1 Can Black Beans, rinsed and drained
1 Can Rotel Tomatoes
1 Teaspoon Ground Cumin
11/2 Cups Brown Rice, cooked
Wheat Tortilla Shells
Fat-Free Sour Cream
Fat-Free Cheddar Cheese, shredded

In a bowl rinse the beans and drain. Set aside. Take a onion and saute in a little olive oil. Then add the rinsed beans. Next add the cumin more or less to taste and the tomatoes. Stir good and heat through. Cook the brown rice to use as the side dish. Take and put the onion tomato mixture in a wheat tortilla and make a wrap out of it. Can add in some sour cream and fat-free cheese. Eat with the brown rice.

GRILLED FAJITA BURGERS

1 Lb. Ground Chuck, grilled
1 Pack Fajita Mix
1 Medium Onion, sliced
1 Medium Bell Pepper, sliced
1 Pack Pepper Jack Cheese

Take one tablespoon of the fajita mix and add to the pound of ground chuck and mix good. Make into four patties. Put them on grill to cook. In a skillet take and melt a 1/2 stick butter or marg. on low so it will not burn. Add the sliced onions. Let them carmalize until light brown and then add the sliced peppers. Add the rest of the pack of fajita mix to the onion mixture. Let cook 5 to 10 minutes until they are soft. Grill your burgers until they are  done and then add the pepper jack cheese. Take off grill and put on bun. Add the onion mixture to the top of patty. But some mayo on the top bun and serve.

TOMATO MELTS

1 Pack English Muffins
1 Bag Sharp or Cheddar Cheese
2 Large Tomatos
1 Jar Parmesan Cheese

Take the muffin and pull apart. Add some cheddar cheese to the top of it. Then put a slice of tomato on it. Sprinkle powdered parmesan cheese over the top of the tomato. Broil for 5 minutes or until cheese melts.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER ENCLAIR CAKE

1Box Chocolate Graham Crackers 

2(31/4oz.) Boxes Vanilla Instant Pudding
1 Cup Peanut Butter
31/2 Cups Milk
1(8oz.) Container Cool Whip, thawed
1 Can Chocolate Frosting

Spray the bottom of a 9x13 pan with cooking spray. Line the bottom of the pan with whole graham crackers. In bowl of an electric mixer, mix pudding with milk and peanut butter; beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Fold in whipped topping. Pour half the pudding mixture over graham crackers. Place another layer of whole graham crackers on top of pudding layer. Pour over remaining half of pudding mixture and cover with another layer of graham crackers.
Heat the container of prepared frosting, uncovered in the microwave for 1 minute. Pour over the top of the cake. Refrigerate for at least 12 hours before serving.

ME AND MY DIET

Here I am putting all these good ole fattening recipes on here and trying to be on a diet. lol.  Our health dept. is having a diet work study that they had acoss the water and was a sucess. They chose our area to do this study in the U.S.A. It is a 10 month program. So we have some time to lose some weight. It is a slow thing to do. I know how hard the Biggest Loser's work to get that fat off. It is harder than anyone thinks. But if you just lose 2 lbs.. a week it is better that putting on weight. I was not a heavy eater just don't watch the fat count or the chocolate. lol. That is my problem. I was never one to sit down and eat two big cheeseburgers or a whole pizza or a 2 liter of soda. I just loved chocolate and could make each meal on it. I also love chips and cheese dips. That is another problem I have. But I don't go overboard on these but just eat two much of them in one week.
 My sister-in-law and daughter and me got chose to be in this group. I hope we don't let them down.
 It is not hard to diet at all if you can just stay away from all those resturants and all that pizza which is my favorite food.
I have learned a lot about dieting from this. I now know that you can not starve and lose weight. That has always been my problem when trying to diet. I still cannot drink all of the water that they want us to drink. I  have a long way to go to get this weight off.
 When you are a southern cook you don't really look how much of this and that is in a recipe. But when you get older and you start having issues with your health then you know it is time to change your life style.
 I have been feeling so much better by just laying off of all that chocolate. To me that is as bad as coming down off drugs. I will be putting on diet recipes and tips on here so maybe someone else can lose some weight also.
 Be sure and check out the diet tips.
We learn a lot of new things and a lot of simple tricks to do with diet food. Most of all to lose weight is the fat count but there are around 4 different types of fat. Carbs. should be limited to 15 grams a day and when you love sweets even tho it may be diet that is not much to eat at all. So just check out my blog to see how we are all doing and for new diet tips and recipes. They are listed on the left hand side. When the blog opens up it will not have all of them. You may have to go to the month to see what I have put on. It just list maybe 3 recipes when it opens but always go to the left bottom side and it will show what has been put on for the month.