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FAT-FREE CHEF
AFC DRESSING-FREE MAC SALAD Not your traditional Mac Salad. More veggies, less macaroni. Garlic basil tarragon. Sauteed onion and sweet red pepper till soft and sweet. Raw celery scallion, red pepper again. Black olive, cilantro. Sweet peas and green beans. Served just like that with no dressing. If it tastes good and it goes smoothly […]
ASPARAGUS BLACK BEAN POTATO SOUP fat-free Kraft dried Minute Tapioca creates the fatty mouth feel in this hearty fat-free soup. Sporting an elegantly artistic flavor arrangement, I’d say it’s an exciting blend of Indian, Spanish, Italian and French! Makes 7 cups
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Build Muscle Instead Of Fat
Exercise till your mind is steady and your heart content. My questions: If fat can be interspersed within your muscle tissue, can muscle tissue be interspersed within your fat tissue? No answer. Can fat even be called tissue? Google: Is body fat considered a tissue? Adipose tissue, body fat, or simply fat is a loose connective tissue composed mostly of adipocytes. […]
Struggling to Lose Weight or Build Muscle? You Might Have a Zinc Deficiency Published by Baze Dietitians Zinc is an essential nutrient for health and wellbeing, but did you know it can also affect body weight? Learn the key symptoms of a zinc deficiency, zinc’s role in fat-burning and muscle development, and how to […]
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Slow Isn’t Sexy Anymore
Speed it up and be done with it. Relief is the new sexy. Done. I love the concept the reality the finality. I love being in that space between done and before I start the next thing. No matter how small that space, it exists just for me. I own it. When I feel relief […]
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 in […]
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Eggs Now Being Sold As Heart Healthy
F-FC ClipBoard: Notice there’s no mention of salmonella poisoning? You can’t believe any of these so-called benefits when WebMD is obviously controlled my government forces that support the slaughter industries. People spent years moving away from egg consumption, and now that the economy is tanking due to the CC Virus and massive protests resulting in […]
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Flaunting Your Fat
Lizzo calls out ‘fat-shamers’ on TikTok: ‘I’m not working out to have your ideal body type’ F-FC Clipboard: If she wants added attention for her fat, she got it. Just don’t demand preferential medical treatment when she gets diabetes, heart disease and asthma and then blame it all on white people. Maybe she hasn’t heard […]
FROM THE CDC (Center for Disease Control): Q. “Can the virus that causes COVID-19 be spread through drinking water? A. The COVID-19 virus has not been detected in drinking water. Conventional water treatment methods that use filtration and disinfection, such as those in most municipal drinking water systems, should remove or inactivate the virus that […]
F-FC ClipBoard: Can cream of tartar, no matter what it’s mixed with, help as a quit-smoking aid? Commercial withdrawal systems stand to lose if it works. What’s wrong with trying it? If it worked for just one person to quit smoking, whether it be a psuedo-placebo effect or just one person’s biology that worked with […]
STUFFED CABBAGE WITH SAUERKRAUT BEANS GREENS A simple dish using few ingredients that tastes like it took hours to cook. Eat plain or serve with a salad or fresh cooked carrots! Applesauce also works! These frozen turnip greens were good – saves a lot of prep time too! Sauerkraut doesn’t always have to be eaten […]
Even though I categorize this as the AFC ICE-CREAM DIET and although the ice-cream I ate and continue to eat now and then is animal-free, it is not a diet – at least not for me. I was excited about it primarily because I pretty much deny myself sweets and this was a way not […]
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ZINC 50 MG SUPPLEMENT
F-FC ClipBoard: Steve and I have taken a zinc supplement on and off for years – mostly off. Decades ago people were touting the benefit of decreasing the longevity of a cold by taking zinc. It didn’t work for me. Once a cold started it ran its course no matter what I did or didn’t […]
CHICK’N GREEN OLIVE ELBOW SALAD Pan-fried chick’n and elbow macaroni tossed with tofu cubes, peas, celery, red onion and garlic stuffed green olives. The fat-free coating/dressing is nothing more than Balsamic vinegar, Poupon Dijon mustard with spices and basil. The total salad is low calorie compared to traditional mac salad – a refreshing mix of […]
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Asparagus Pea Soup
ASPARAGUS PEA SOUP Fresh asparagus and pureed canned peas simmered with sauteed sweet onion and celery. Seasoned with garlic and onion powders, fresh and dried basil, a little allspice and salt and pepper! Restaurant worthy I’d say! So, you’re eating out at home tonight! Great! Makes 5 cups
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Taking Stock and Stocking up
Whether restaurants and bars reopen sooner or later for inside service, we all will have time to rethink our habits and begin wondering why we put up with poor, sometimes abusive service, poor quality food – poorly prepared many times. Remember that bun that was stale, because someone in the kitchen did as they do […]
Years ago when Steve and I combatted a severe toxic mold injury I took copper supplements. Before my doctor Zayat – a neurologist – even asked, I told him I was taking copper supplements. He asked why. I said that I researched it and that copper was an anti-fungal supplement. And since I was infested […]
APRICOT BARBECUE BEAN SALAD Off the planet delicious! And satisfying! I am in love with this salad! Few ingredients, easy to make salad! You can take it anywhere! Makes 5-1/2 cups
LEMON CARAWAY COLESLAW – fat-free What’s the next best thing to mayo? Lemon pie filling! Yes, it works. Add a little vinegar, salt and pepper, herbs and/or spice and you can still enjoy your favorite salads with a creamy fat-free coating! Makes 6 loosely packed cups
DRIED BERRY CASHEW SPREAD A naturally sweet and savory dried berry and cashew spread! No added sugar! The berries, onion and cashews when slow-cooked create a savory component – producing a umami effect! It tastes like there’s pork in it. Makes 4 cups
F-FC ClipBoard: Very interesting short video – easy to understand. We actually recycle the garbage that accumulates in our cells to form new cells. Starvation or Intermittent Fasting accelerates the process… TAKE A LOOK…
SUSHI GINGER GRILLED CHEESE Out of the box grilled cheese sandwich. Rye bread, guacamole salsa, creamy Caesar dressing, smoked Gouda plant-cheese, sweet onion and pickled sushi ginger, all grilled in a light sesame seed oil! Wow, I was in grilled cheese heaven after coming off from a 16 hour fast! Makes 1 sandwich
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Healthiest Foods
F-FC Clipboard: I eat all these foods. Not every day, but throughout the week I hit all the bases. Although it hasn’t made me lose weight, because I eat a lot of other foods too – remember I’m a chef who develops animal-free recipes for everyone – those on a diet and those not – […]
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CHANGE AND HABITS
People resist change because they instinctively know that when they change, and are tempted to return to the old way, and then do it, they will be tempted to go back to the new way. And they instinctively want to stay where they are. It’s the nature of animals to stay on a certain path. […]
Workshop: Intermittent Fasting for the Plant-Based Athlete – No Meat Athlete Academy F-F CHEF Clipboard: If you’re beginning the IF (Intermittent Fasting) CHALLENGE this welcome video is informative, casual and they answer lots of questions. This is what I gleaned from watching the webinar and taking notes: The most startling fact that really stuck with […]
F-FC ClipBoard: Okay, I’m not an athlete but I’m interested in accepting this challenge for 30 days and 5 dollars. I already signed up and it begins March 1st 2020. I have a positive outlook and plan on success. Years ago when I was thin, I wasn’t cooking and eating all the time. So I […]
FIELD ROAST SAUSAGE BITES A super easy and low calorie Hors’ Oeuvre that will please every palate! Pan-fried sausage and frankfurters – cut into 3/4 inch wide disks, top each with a dab of mustard, then spear each with a grape tomato! That’s it – delicious and juicy too! Makes as many as you want
PEACH CAESAR DRESSING – fat-free Steve never enjoyed a salad so much, and he eats a lot of them. He said this was better than the one he had in Chicago many years ago at the Black Hawk Restaurant famous for their Caesar salad made tableside! Makes 2-1/2 cups dressing
F-FC ClipBoard: Although Turmeric Water can be used as a thinner of sauces that thicken too much after refrigeration, I also started using it to replace plain drinking water, rather than take capsules. Boil 2 teaspoons of organic turmeric in 1/2 gallon water, cool to room temperature, funnel into an empty juice container and refrigerate. […]
Eating meat: links to chronic disease might be related to amino acids – new findings Kelly Rose, PhD Researcher in the School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University and Laura Brown, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition, Food, and Health Sciences, Teesside University Meat contains higher levels of sulphur amino acids than plant […]
SWEET COFFEE MUSTARD DRESSING Looks like a lot of ingredients, but mostly seasoning and flavorings go into making this fat-free dressing as special as it is! Deep, dark, bold, complex! Like a full-bodied fine wine, it possesses elements that give it an aged flavor! Use over salad or dessert! Makes about 2-1/2 cups
RED CABBAGE AND GREEN BEAN SAUTE Salt, pepper and garlic, that’s all the seasoning we use to highlight the subtle flavors of the veggies without a lot of other flavors to distract from the main event! Serve alone or with rice. I like it both ways, depending on how busy I am and how much […]
GREEN BEAN BARLEY SOUP – fat-free If you like simple, this is as good as simple gets while maintaining a HIGH-END STATUS! Steve loves barley soup. I rarely make one, since I’m covering the globe with recipes in so many categories. Today as it turns out is his soup day! Barley it is and lots […]
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The Pain FAcTor In Weight Gain
I’m not actually hungry. I’m in chronic pain, which my brain translates to my organism as being in danger, which reacts by signaling me to eat or drink or do both as the antidote or treatment.
Coconut oil raises cholesterol levels, according to a meta-analysis published online in Circulation. Researchers examined 16 publications that assessed the effects of coconut oil consumption on blood lipids and heart disease risk factors. Consumption of coconut oil significantly raised total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol levels when compared to consumption of nontropical vegetable oils. Results also showed […]
Adipose tissue (body fat) is crucial for health. Along with fat cells, adipose tissue contains numerous nerve cells and blood vessels, storing and releasing energy to fuel the body and releasing important hormones vital to the body’s needs. Alternative names for adipose tissue Fat; body fat Where is my adipose tissue? Adipose tissue is commonly […]
F-FC ClipBoard: Frankly, I thought it went out through the bowels and down the toilet. No? This is the second bit of news I found today on the net, that is new news to me. First, our fat has nerves and chats with our brains, and second, it leaves the body through sweat, urine, and […]
F-FC ClipBoard: Hey, I didn’t know fat had nerve cells that communicate to the brain and vice versa. What? You mean our fat can think? Our brains chat it up with our fat? How cunning. If there are nerve cells in fat, that means fat can feel pain. Wow. Do you have pain in your fat? […]
From the Latin origin “Celeri” meaning “quick acting”, Celery is a renowned herb that was known to the Chinese as early as the 5th century and used in Indian Ayurvedic medicine earlier than that. The eminent Roman encyclopaedist Aulus Cornelius Celsus mentioned the use of Celery Seeds in his work “De Medicina”, where he recorded […]
