Category Archives: CUCUMBER

Green Apple Cucumber Salad – low fat

GREEN APPLE CUCUMBER SALAD – low fat Sliced green apple, sliced seed cucumber, onion, tarragon and fresh lemon tossed with a low fat brown sugar curry-cinnamon yogurt dressing. Yikes. Smooth and buttery tasting! Serves 6 Salad: 1 lg. garden variety cucumber, peel, seed, cut ends off, cut in half from end to end, slice into 1/4ContinueContinue reading “Green Apple Cucumber Salad – low fat”

Potato Cucumber Salad With Fat-Free Dressing

POTATO CUCUMBER SALAD WITH FAT-FREE DRESSING • fat-free salad except for a few olives and what’s naturally in tofu • FAT-FREE DRESSING Boiled potatoes, fresh seeded cucumber, onion, spiced tofu, peas and Kalamata olives. Tossed with lime juice, sugar and Poupon mustard. Tasty and smooth! Tasty enough to put leftovers on a sandwich – withContinueContinue reading “Potato Cucumber Salad With Fat-Free Dressing”

Delight Soy Chicken And Green Bean Salad

Delight Soy Chicken And Green Bean Salad Most of us wouldn’t think of putting fresh green beans in a chicken salad, but it works. PLANT CHICKEN OF COURSE! High fiber and a nice crunch with tiny cuts. Give it a try, see what you think! We reduce the fat by using Poupon Dijon mustard inContinueContinue reading “Delight Soy Chicken And Green Bean Salad”

Escarole Mandarin Orange Salad

ESCAROLE MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD Transforming bottled dressings, by adding low fat or no fat ingredients to extend the yield, while lowering the fat content, into a beautiful new creation without losing its familiarity! Then we drizzle it over an equally beautiful salad ingredient combination! Make as much dressing and as many salads as you wantContinueContinue reading “Escarole Mandarin Orange Salad”

FAT-LOSS GOAL – DAY 33

8/7/2018  TUESDAY Day 33   FAT-LOSS GOAL Had I set a specific number of pounds I wanted or expected to lose, it wouldn’t have been an experiment as I indicated in my first post regarding the AFC RAPID FAT-LOSS DIET. Perhaps I should have defined rapid. Maybe I did. I better go back and check.ContinueContinue reading “FAT-LOSS GOAL – DAY 33”

Japanese Hot Dog

The Japanese hold onto their soy sauce like we do our ketchup. Almost. We don’t put ketchup on everything, just some things. And we have a wider variety of dipping sauces than they do. I’d like to think that the Japanese don’t require soy sauce with everything, but how would I know? Even living inContinueContinue reading “Japanese Hot Dog”

New! Fantastic! Best in Taste! AFC SPOON FILLS – 6 bites to freedom | #AFC International

Do you think it’s time to put the whole world on a diet? I think so. The world, the whole world, needs to stop eating animals. Everybody – adults, children, and other animals too. We need to find a way to feed the carnivorous animals on the planet plant food. We can do it withContinueContinue reading “New! Fantastic! Best in Taste! AFC SPOON FILLS – 6 bites to freedom | #AFC International”

AFC RAPID FAT-LOSS DIET DAY 26

7/31/2018 TUESDAY Day 26 Weigh-In = Friday Total Calories = 883.8 Total Fat grams = 11.21 Fat Calorie/Total Calorie Ratio = 11% CONSUMPTION: 16 oz. filtered water – cal/fat 0 w/shot of apple cider vinegar 3 dates – Cal. 49.8, Fat 0g 1 oz. roasted tofu – Cal. 26, Fat 1.5g SALAD: w/ 1/4 c.ContinueContinue reading “AFC RAPID FAT-LOSS DIET DAY 26”

AFC RAPID FAT-LOSS DIET DAY 24

7/29/2018 SUNDAY Day 24 7/29/2018 SUNDAY Day 24 Weigh-In = only on Friday Total Calories = 979 Total Fat grams = 19.6 Fat Calorie/Total Calorie Ratio = 18% CONSUMPTION: 6 oz. carrot juice – Cal. 52.5, Fat 0g w/1 t. turmeric, fresh black pepper grind w/500 mg. red cayenne pepper capsule 2, 12 oz. blackContinueContinue reading “AFC RAPID FAT-LOSS DIET DAY 24”

AFC RAPID FAT-LOSS DIET DAY 22

  7/27/2018 FRIDAY Day 22 Weigh-In = 155.5 lbs. Total Calories = 1034.50 Total Fat grams = 28.3 Fat Calorie/Total Calorie Ratio = 25% CONSUMPTION: 6 oz. pink grapefruit juice – Cal. 75, Fat 0g w/1 shot apple cider vinegar – cal/fat 0 12 oz. black coffee w/1/4 t. taurine – Cal. 5, Fat 0gContinueContinue reading “AFC RAPID FAT-LOSS DIET DAY 22”

AFC RAPID FAT-LOSS DIET DAY 21

7/26/2018 THURSDAY Day 21 Weigh-In = Friday only Total Calories = 1002 Total Fat grams = 20.5 Fat Calorie/Total Calorie Ratio = 18% 12 oz. black coffee – Cal. 5, Fat 0g w/2 T. Roland Coconut Milk – Cal. 50, Fat 5g 16 oz. filtered water w/1 shot apple cider vinegar Garden Salad  – cal/fatContinueContinue reading “AFC RAPID FAT-LOSS DIET DAY 21”

AFC RAPID FAT-LOSS DIET DAY 13

7/18/2018 WEDNESDAY Day 13 Weigh-In = Friday only Total Calories = 1325 Total Fat grams = 35.2 Fat Calorie/Total Calorie Ratio = 24% CONSUMPTION: 16 oz. filtered water – cal/fat 0 6 oz. V-8 Vegetable Juice – Cal. 34, Fat 0g w/pink Himalayan salt, fresh grind black pepper 17.5 oz. can Lucky’s coconut water pulp-free,ContinueContinue reading “AFC RAPID FAT-LOSS DIET DAY 13”

Purple Yogurt

PURPLE YOGURT  Fresh blueberries, beet cubes, shredded vegan smoked gouda cheese, sliced Kalamata olives and scallion wrapped in dairy free yogurt. I’ll bet no one anywhere in the world is serving a yogurt dish like this one!  Makes 6-1/2 cups 1 pt. fresh blueberries, washed and drained well 4 cooked whole beets, rinsed well, drainedContinueContinue reading “Purple Yogurt”

AFC RAPID FAT-LOSS DIET DAY 6

  7/11/2018 WEDNESDAY Day 6 Weigh-In = not today Total Calories = 1500 Total Fat grams = 27.22 Fat Calorie/Total Calorie Ratio = .16 or 16% There’s no weigh-in today or tomorrow. I get two days to do whatever I want. This is my week-end. I take the same days off that Steve does. IContinueContinue reading “AFC RAPID FAT-LOSS DIET DAY 6”

Fresh Fruit And Veggie Yogurt Salad

FRESH FRUIT AND VEGGIE YOGURT SALAD Fresh corn with pineapple? Fresh apple with English cucumber? Kalamata olive and fresh basil? All marinated in dairy free yogurt with smoked paprika, coriander and brown sugar? Toss in some Himalayan salt? Super natural juice rush? That’s what I ate for breakfast for a week. I couldn’t stop myself.ContinueContinue reading “Fresh Fruit And Veggie Yogurt Salad”

AFC Diet Coke Zero Calorie Salad Dressing ©

AFC DIET COKE ZERO CALORIE SALAD DRESSING © Everything you want in a dressing! This Is the Place!  Zero Calories! Makes almost 3 cups 1/3 c. fresh lime squeeze 1/2 c. apple cider vinegar 1/2 c. water 1 t. guar gum powder 1 c. Diet Coke 1/4 c. prepared yellow mustard 1 T. Gourmet GardenContinueContinue reading “AFC Diet Coke Zero Calorie Salad Dressing ©”

LILLY BELLE LOVES SALAD

I made a salad for me, and Lilly Belle wanted it. So why not, since it’s all healthy? Lilly Belle is now a salad-eater. Lettuce, tomato, cucumber and blueberry and mish-mash bagel croutons with Follow Your Hearty Blue Cheese Dressing! Licked the plate clean, then licked her chops!

JUICING

If you juice, then watermelon and/or cucumber are good choices, especially when the melons or cukes aren’t in the greatest shape – off-season. Although sometimes I’ll juice carrots if I find a good bulk price, usually I let Bolthouse Farms brand do the juicing for me. I prefer to juice items that produce a lotContinueContinue reading “JUICING”

CUCUMBER WATER

Okay, so I ask a bartender what she eats to stay slim. I said, ‘now don’t say pizza because I know you don’t eat pizza’. She agreed. I was looking for a tip from a slim person. After all, they must be doing something right. She drinks a lot of water, and instead of theContinueContinue reading “CUCUMBER WATER”

Steve’s all U Can Eat Salad For Sharon’s Birthday

Well, I do like salad, especially when it’s one of Steve’s all u can eats! Happy Birthday to me! No calorie worries today. Ingredients: chopped hearts of romaine lettuce tomatoes orange wedges sliced sweet onion sliced radishes sliced Japanese cucumber diced green pepper sliced celery soy bacon bits mixed nut crumbles fresh ginger sticks pumpernickelContinueContinue reading “Steve’s all U Can Eat Salad For Sharon’s Birthday”

DARK HORSE RUSSIAN DRESSING

DARK HORSE RUSSIAN DRESSING Complex, exquisite. Full-bodied. Smoky with cranberry, cocoa, red wine and orange undertones. This salad dressing is like a fine wine. Serve for special occasions! Low-Fat! Makes about 2-3/4 cups 3/4 c. bottled Russian Dressing by Wishbone 1/4 c. fresh squeeze orange juice 1/4 c. dry red wine – I used Big RedContinueContinue reading “DARK HORSE RUSSIAN DRESSING”

CUCUMBER ANTIPASTO SALAD

CUCUMBER ANTIPASTO SALAD You don’t need olive oil in this antipasto salad. The flavors and textures stand alone. Refreshing and satisfying! makes a little more than 2 cups 2 c. peeled cucumber cubes 2 T. red wine vinegar 2 T. fresh lime squeeze 1/4 t. Splenda no calorie sweetener 2 T. diced sweet red roastedContinueContinue reading “CUCUMBER ANTIPASTO SALAD”