Sonoma Diet usually advises against animal fat so lean turkey burgers are preferable. Same is true for chili recipes (see the recipe below). Here’s the ingredients to prepare a basic turkey burgers good for any “wave” of Sonoma diet:

2 tablespoons finely chopped onion

1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

12 ounces ground raw turkey

White Chili For Sonoma’s Wave 1 Dieters

12 ounces ground turkey

1 medium onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

3 cups water

1 (15.5 ounce) can cannellini beans

1 (4 ounce) can diced green chile peppers

2 teaspoons instant chicken bouillon granules

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/4 cup water

2 tablespoons whole wheat flour

Cook turkey, onion, and garlic in a large saucepan until turkey is no longer pink. Drain fat. Stir in water, beans, undrained chili peppers, bouillon, cumin, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 30 minutes. Stir together the 1/4 …
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Embutidos are Philippines meat (pork) rolls, somewhat similar to meat loaf. Due to this recipe’s ingredient set, it is low in carbohydrates and rather high in fat. Here’s how to prepare the dish.

2 lbs ground pork

2 eggs, beaten

2 hot dogs, chopped

1 onion, chopped

1 red bell pepper, chopped

1/2 cup sweet pickle relish

1/2 cup tomato sauce

1 cup shredded bread

salt

pepper

soy sauce

1 stalk celery, chopped

2 tablespoons powdered milk

Combine all ingredients in a bowl; roll in foil. Steam for 1 hour; let cool. Slice diagonally.

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In the late 50s, the classic experiments by Dr. Olds shook the world. He implanted electrodes into certain regions of rat brains and taught the rats how to press lever to stimulate these regions with weak electric currents. Rats stopped doing anything but pressing the lever till their death from complete starvation. The Positive Reward theory was born. It turned out that anything pleasurable in life did related to these “Centers of Pleasure” — sex, alcohol, drugs of abuse — all that mankind has invented in its hedonic journey, were but attempts to stimulate these brain regions. When stimulated, these brain centers cause the release of our body’s own morphine-like chemicals, endorphins.

We know that eating will produce a pleasant sensation so often we eat even though all we need is comfort. The truth is, exercise, sauna, cold shower, massage, pleasant odors, and mental efforts – “workoholism “is real! – all increase Endorphin level while only eating, especially when your body does not …
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You don’t have to feel deprived even when you are cutting down on carbohydrates. Just about any recipe can be modified using artificial sweeteners, nut or soy flours, etc. Chocolate itself doesn’t contain much carbohydrates and non-sweetened dark cocoa powder is low carb dieter’s life saver. But how can one have the distinct flavor of banana without the many carb grams this fruit contain? Here’s low carb “banana” nut bread recipe. Makes 12 servings. 6.1 effective carb grams per serving

Ingredients

3 just ripe avocados
1/2 cup butter or coconut oil
1 cup pourable sweetener (Splenda)
2-3 tsp banana extract
5 large eggs
2 cups almond flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Instructions

Cream butter, cream cheese and Splenda together, mixing well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.

In a separate bowl, mix almond flour with baking powder. Add egg/butter mixture to flour a little at a time while beating.
Add mashed bananas and …
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Though there’s no “official” onion soup diet, vegetable soups can be real dieter’s dream because of their lower calorie content (bowl for bowl) so you eat less until feeling full. Onion soup can be on any low carbohydrate as well as low fat diet menu if you use the following recipe:

3 cups chopped onions

1 cup chopped leeks

1 sprig parsley, root and greens, chopped

1 celery (with leaves), chopped

8 peppercorns

1 1/2 liters water

Salt (to taste)

Crush the onions and leeks with salt in a porcelain bowl. In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil, add the vegetables and peppercorns; boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat, cover with several towels and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

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Spicy peppers are good in hot climate because they prevent harmful bacteria, inside the body or even in foods, from over-multiplying, aid in appetite management: can increase poor appetite but decrease unhealthily high one.

Unlike hot peppers, bell peppers are not too spicy because they contain no capsaicin, the chemical that makes other peppers hot. Whether they’re green, red, purple, yellow, or orange, bell peppers are rich in vitamins C and A, two powerful antioxidants.

For example, red peppers have three times as much vitamin C as citrus fruit, and they’re a great source of beta-carotene, fiber, and vitamin B6 and can help preventing heart and joint diseases and some kinds of tumors.

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Watermelon is on the Zone Diet’s list of ‘bad’ foods because of its high carbohydrate content. However, watermelons are good for you due to their antioxidant lycopene content, same as in tomatoes. The Zone diet suggests that enjoy watermelon in moderation:

Cut a watermelon in cubes, then use them for a fruit salad made of peaches and plums that are OK in the Zone.

Make watermelon juice by mashing it with a spoon or fork; add to your seltzer.

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Counting calories? It’s advised that you have about 20% daily calorie allowance for breakfast if you are not on a low carb diet, which can call for much less portion of daily calories for breakfast.

Here are several options for breakfasts. Choose lower-calorie breakfasts if you are going to have more substantial lunch and/or dinner.

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371 Calories:

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1. Puffed rice cereal, 2 cups, with 1 cup skim milk

2. Grapefruit

3. 1 cup Orange juice

4. Coffee with cream

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396 Calories:

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1. 2 Scrambled eggs

2. 4 rings Pineapple

3. 1 cup Orange juice

4. Coffee with cream

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397 Calories:

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1. 1 cup Raisin bran

2. 1/2 cup skim milk

3. Grapefruit

4. 1 cup Orange juice

5. Coffee with cream

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408 Calories:

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1. 2 cups Rice flake cereal

2. 1 cup Skim milk

3. Grapefruit

4. Coffee with cream

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408 Calories:

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1. Scone with 2 tablespoons …
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To get the most of spaghetti squash, you might want to choose the orange spaghetti squash also called “Orangetti”. It is higher in beta carotene and is in fact a dieter’s dream: one-cup serving of cubed spaghetti squash has only 31 calories and less than 5 grams of carbohydrates, is abundant in fibers and phytonutrients, part of them being acknowledged cancer-preventive phytonutrients: some lab studies have shown vegetable juices obtained from squash to be equal to juices made from leeks, pumpkin, and radish in their ability to prevent cancer-risky changes in our body tissue cells.

One of traditional uses of all winter squashs is aimed to promote prostate health. Preliminary research confirmed the benefits of this vegetable in treatment of benign prostatic enlargement.

Beta-carotene has powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and getting enough of beta-carotene with foods may help to prevent atherosclerosis as well as support blood sugar regulation. Research revealed …
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You can roast bell peppers over the grill turning them frequently with tongs to allow the skins to blister and blacken. Here’s how.

When the peppers are charred, remove them from the fire, place for 15 minutes in a plastic bag and loosely tie. Remove from bag and peel off the skins. Remove the core and seeds and cut into strips.

Find an illustrated, step by step instruction on roasting the peppers at allrecipes.com

Roasted peppers are very good on their own or in recipes likes the following:

Roasted Red Peppers with Goat Cheese.

Ingredients

7 roasted red peppers
2 oz prosciutto, very thinly sliced
8 fresh basil leaves
3.5 oz mild, firm goat cheese
1 tsp dried Italian herbs

Instructions

Lay roasted peppers skin side down. Evenly crumble the goat cheese, basil leaves, and the prosciutto over the peppers. Sprinkle with Italian herbs. Serve with sauteed broccoli:

Sauteed Broccoli

1/4 c. olive oil
1 clove garlic
1/2 diced onion
2 pkgs. frozen broccoli …
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