What Black Coffee Does For Me I started drinking black coffee years ago and found that it made me feel like I was on a diet, losing weight, even if I wasn’t, but I liked the ‘motivational feel’, while still enjoying the benefit of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee without the mouth ‘feel’ of the cream.ContinueContinue reading “What Black Coffee Does For Me”
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Baked Bean Veggie Salad
A sweet, savory and zesty bean salad that happens to be fat-free. Coffee in the dressing? Why yes – adds a rounded, full-bodied element to the dish. Uptick individual servings with a spoon of your favorite guacamole! Makes 7-1/2 cups 32 oz. froz. mixed vegetables, thawed and boiled in water to cover till plump, drainContinueContinue reading “Baked Bean Veggie Salad”
One Glass Of Wine Can Hold You Back, Says David Sinclair
“I went from drinking a lot of red wine to eating plants. The vegan diet has no dairy and we substitute milk with coconut and nut-based milk and yogurts and then, typically, dinner would be plant-based, which tastes even better,” Dr. Sinclair said on the diet he takes to look young and slow his aging.ContinueContinue reading “One Glass Of Wine Can Hold You Back, Says David Sinclair”
“The First Supper”
I start off the day in a fasting mindset. It makes me think about it while still ‘in it’ from the night before. Usually when I plan a diet, I set the next day as the time to begin – or if I have an event, the day after that. Steve’s notorious Last Suppers sprangContinueContinue reading ““The First Supper””
Banana Hot Sauce For Plantain Chips
So, the chips are fried in fat and the dipping sauce has no fat. That’s a win in my world! GOYA PLANTAIN CHIPS served with a homemade BANANA HOT SAUCE. Ketchup with bananas in the same sauce?? You betcha’! Why always go with the old, when the new is just waiting to be discovered? BananaContinueContinue reading “Banana Hot Sauce For Plantain Chips”
Coffee and Molasses
Coffee and molasses? There’s something about those two, especially when the coffee is served black, they just hit it off! 1- Drizzle a little molasses into your cup of hot coffee. 2- Add a wedge of fresh orange and you’ve got a party in a cup. I drink my coffee plain – black – butContinueContinue reading “Coffee and Molasses”
Animal-Free Friday
ANIMAL-FREE FRIDAY MEATLESS MONDAY encourages people to eat other parts of the animal on the one day a week they don’t eat meat. The animal’s eggs and milk used in a variety of ways doesn’t do any more good for a person’s health than eating flesh every day. It’s not a sacrifice, since most peopleContinueContinue reading “Animal-Free Friday”
Maple Mustard Brussel Sprouts
Looking for an easy, tasty side dish or appetizer? Fresh or frozen works well. A two ingredient sauce as a dipper for individual servings or tossed for family-style service. Can also use carrots, cauliflower, green beans, turnips, broccoli, peas or animal-free meats and cheeses! BRUSSEL SPROUTS: Prep a bunch of fresh Brussel sprouts – peelContinueContinue reading “Maple Mustard Brussel Sprouts”
The Boiled Carrot
THE BOILED CARROT Lilly Belle’s New Favorite Animal-Free Meat: THE BOILED CARROT – and ours too!! 5 lbs. fresh whole carrots – I had the good luck to find these perfectly formed extra-thick carrots 1- Cut off all tips/ends and discard. Wash well. Peel off blemished spots – out of the 5 lbs. I onlyContinueContinue reading “The Boiled Carrot”
FFC SWING DIET
Fat-free is really a misnomer. If it’s food, if it can be eaten, it has fat in it. Fat of some kind in some proportion, no matter how small, it’s there. So, fat-free in the area of food doesn’t exist. Even carrots contain fat. Plain ol’ carrots. Just try to peel a 50 gallon drumContinueContinue reading “FFC SWING DIET”
Pickled Orange Rind
The last time I made orange rind strips I did so for drying purposes. When dried I packed them up, stored them at room temperature and saved them for future use. They were good and, in a liquid, reconstituted to a nice chew. Steve brought a few big oranges home last week and I noticedContinueContinue reading “Pickled Orange Rind”
AFC AGAR DIET
BACK TO WHAT WORKED IN THE PAST LOSE FIVE POUNDS FIVE DAYS SHARON’S WAY AGAR WORKED, until I stopped using it out of concern that it would block the absorption of necessary nutrients. I read it some place and it set off an alarm, so I quit it. Well, don’t believe everything you read, myContinueContinue reading “AFC AGAR DIET”
Tasty Tofu Toppers
Before BakingAfter BakedTender Insides TASTY TOFU TOPPERS Tasty Tofu Toppers are most often used to top salads that require a soft component that is low fat. It takes the place of cheese, egg or avocado. Tasty Tofu Toppers get my vote every time! Also use in wraps in place of animal cheese and animal meats!ContinueContinue reading “Tasty Tofu Toppers”
AFC BANANA DIET – I’m going to eat like a monkey and see where it takes me
Although for the past several months I focused a lot on eating healthy and not necessarily dieting, I’m now ready to get more serious in the weight reduction category. Just as always I’m back up to 162 pounds with a height of five feet eight inches from my 148 pounds on 31 December 2018. IContinueContinue reading “AFC BANANA DIET – I’m going to eat like a monkey and see where it takes me”
Orange Saffron Ginger Beer Dressing
ORANGE SAFFRON GINGER BEER DRESSING Orange, and carrot juices, banana and ginger beer blended with saffron threads, coriander and garlic creating a sweet, savory, tart fat-free salad dressing! Makes 4 cups 12 oz. bottle ginger beer – I used Goya brand this time 1 lg. ripe banana 2-4 peeled garlic cloves or as you likeContinueContinue reading “Orange Saffron Ginger Beer Dressing”
NO SHAME HERE
Fat or skinny you are accepted the way you are. Some people eat too much. Some people eat too little. Some people eat mostly healthy. Some people eat mostly unhealthy. Some people are in the middle on some counts and not others. Some manage their weight at great effort, others with hardly a thought to it. Doesn’tContinueContinue reading “NO SHAME HERE”
MY NEW THING
I’M HAVING A FAT-FREE FOOD FLING! I’m stepping outside the box, testing boundaries, going beyond the familiar on this site. Always with a history though – the history of eating animals, the history of original sin – the ugliest of sins that made me and makes the world ugly. I’m looking for the beautifulContinueContinue reading “MY NEW THING”
Minute Maid Limeade Dressing fat-free
MINUTE MAID LIMEADE DRESSING fat-free Minute Maid Limeade combined with pineapple explodes onto your greens like no other dressing. Use as dressing for any salad you like or over cooked veggies or as a dipper for fried tofu! Makes approx. 5 cups 20 oz. can pineapple slices or chunks in 100% pineapple juice 12 oz.ContinueContinue reading “Minute Maid Limeade Dressing fat-free”
MOTT’S Granny Smith Applesauce = DIET FOOD
A six-pack of unsweetened granny smith applesauce = DIET FOOD to me. 3.9 oz. per container = 23.4 ounces for the whole six-pack. That’s a lot. You could eat all six containers and still only be at 300 calories plus no fat. I don’t know why I don’t buy applesauce more often, because I reallyContinueContinue reading “MOTT’S Granny Smith Applesauce = DIET FOOD”
Gimme Lean Meatless Sausage by Lightlife = Diet Food
Gimme Lean Meatless Sausage by Lightlife contains no fat. Each 2 ounce serving contains only 60 calories. I make 14 patties out of 1 tube that = 14 oz. I either eat them plain with a dipping sauce or put them on a small burger bun. Each of my patties = 30 calories plus aContinueContinue reading “Gimme Lean Meatless Sausage by Lightlife = Diet Food”
Frozen Mixed Vegetables = Diet Food
Cook and serve with nothing on them. Boil till plump and tender. Eat 1 cup after drinking a glass of something: doctored water, juice, plant milk, whatever. Years ago I did this on a regular basis – not every day but mostly every day. One part of staying trim is to be regular in theContinueContinue reading “Frozen Mixed Vegetables = Diet Food”
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”
AFC Greens And Beans Cabbage Weight Reduction Soup (WRS)
AFC GREENS AND BEANS CABBAGE WEIGHT REDUCTION SOUP ( WRS) Some of us would prefer some options for the Weight Reduction Soup (WRS). When we tire of one soup, there’s another style, just as tasty and effective in weight control, to peak the interest of our palate! This WRS does that! Makes 38 cups 20ContinueContinue reading “AFC Greens And Beans Cabbage Weight Reduction Soup (WRS)”
Weight Reduction Soup (WRS) Program
WEIGHT REDUCTION SOUP (WRS) FAT-FREE CABBAGE SOUP This is my new favorite soup. I love everything about it. It’s simple, easy, doesn’t cost much and it makes a ton. This will be Steve’s and my lunch for the week. Today, for lunch he had 5 cups. This soup is definitely a keeper! I’m going toContinueContinue reading “Weight Reduction Soup (WRS) Program”
Fat-Free Creamy Cauliflower Dressing
FAT-FREE CREAMY CAULIFLOWER DRESSING Sometimes fat-free gets complicated – till the cauliflower appears from out of nowhere and shows us how to do it! This is one version. Try your own and see how it develops! Then share it here! Makes 4-1/2 cups Preheat oven to 350 degrees 1 lg. fresh cauliflower, washed, trimmed, leavesContinueContinue reading “Fat-Free Creamy Cauliflower Dressing”
Pink Lentil Cream
PINK LENTIL CREAM Serve as an elegant first course appetizer soup, use as gravy or as thickener/flavor enhancer for other sauces instead of cornstarch/flour and bouillon. Easy, cheap and super smooth! Makes 4 cups 2 c. washed pink lentils 4 c. water 1 t. pink Himalayan salt fresh grind black pepper to taste 2/3 c.ContinueContinue reading “Pink Lentil Cream”
I Thought This Was A Fat-Free Site
I thought this was a fat-free site. What happened? Even though the site URL is fat-free chef, it’s not all fat-free. It isn’t even all about fat. It’s about working with fat in conjunction with other ingredients or working without fat – and then a bunch of other stuff. So why not change the URL?ContinueContinue reading “I Thought This Was A Fat-Free Site”
CARROT CREAM
CARROT CREAM A simple fresh carrot puree used as a side dish vegetable or a lunch all by itself or as a special topping to a special green salad! You pick. It’s all good! Fat-free too. Makes 3-2/3 cups 2-1/2 – 3 lbs. carrots – trimmed, peeled and cut into sm. pieces (rounds or cubesContinueContinue reading “CARROT CREAM”
TRICOLOR TOASTED QUINOA SOUP
TRICOLOR TOASTED QUINOA SOUP Color overload – just what your system wanted! Great flavor, texture. Freezes well. Fat-free too! Easy to make. Long shelf life in back of refrigerator. Breakfast, lunch or dinner – it works for me! Makes 14 cups 10 c. water 1 lb. baby carrots 2 c. sliced celery 1-1/2 lbs. freshContinueContinue reading “TRICOLOR TOASTED QUINOA SOUP”
GIMME LEAN SAUSAGE AND TOMATO
GIMME LEAN SAUSAGE AND TOMATO A plant meat and veggie saute. Tastier and more satisfying than the animal counterpart! No leap needed here. Low-fat too! Makes 6-1/2 cups 1 T. extra virgin olive oil 1 c. diced sweet onion, 1/2 inch squares 14 oz. tube Gimme Lean Meatless Sausage, thawed 28 oz. can stewed tomatoesContinueContinue reading “GIMME LEAN SAUSAGE AND TOMATO”
30 October 2016 – weight loss update
My goal is to lose 5 lbs. per month. For the third month I’ve reached that goal. For weeks I weighed myself everyday, then only when I felt like it. Now it’s about every ten or so days, usually after a weekend, but not always. My final weight for the month is usually taken onContinueContinue reading “30 October 2016 – weight loss update”
CHARRED BRUSSEL SPROUTS
CHARRED BRUSSEL SPROUTS Fresh steamed brussel sprouts charred in a little extra virgin olive oil. Tossed with garlic, smoked paprika, fresh grind sea salt and black pepper. Served with Ball Park Mustard mixed with a little veggie mayo! Serve as hors d’oeuvre or side dish vegetable. Low fat! Serves 6 1 lb. fresh brussel sproutsContinueContinue reading “CHARRED BRUSSEL SPROUTS”
ROASTED CHICK PEAS
ROASTED CHICK PEAS Seasoned chick peas baked till dry on the outside and creamy on the inside. Serve as a snack or as a topper on your favorite salad! Makes about 1-1/2 cups Preheat oven to 350 degrees 15 oz. can chick peas (garbanzo beans) – drain over bowl reserving liquid for other use (whichContinueContinue reading “ROASTED CHICK PEAS”
APPLE CARROT SALAD
APPLE CARROT SALAD Some fresh ginger sticks, a few walnuts, some fresh spinach and a fat-free dressing created a nice lunch combined with the apple and carrot cut into tiny julienne style pieces. Fresh, succulent plus an attractive presentation! The addition of the walnuts makes this lunch salad mostly fat-free! Serves 2 I’m making useContinueContinue reading “APPLE CARROT SALAD”
TOMATO BRUSCHETTA
TOMATO BRUSCHETTA Nobody is going to miss the oil on these appetizers. Just don’t tell anybody it’s fat-free. If you say that, they won’t want to eat it. Just serve it and they’ll love it. Good quality ingredients – remember that! It’s mostly fat-free – just a teeny bit in the tomato spread. Makes as manyContinueContinue reading “TOMATO BRUSCHETTA”
SHARON’S FAT-FREE STOVE-TOP BEANS AND FRANKS
SHARON’S FAT-FREE STOVE-TOP BEANS AND FRANKS Animal-free hot dog slices sauteed with charred onion, then cooked in a Balsamic, brown sugar and garlic marinade. Mixed with canned baked beans, pinto beans and soy bacon bits. Nobody would notice the absence of fat. Rich and delicious! Makes 5-1/2 cups 2 c. lg. diced yellow onion, 3/4-1ContinueContinue reading “SHARON’S FAT-FREE STOVE-TOP BEANS AND FRANKS”
EDAMAME SPLIT PEA SOUP
EDAMAME SPLIT PEA SOUP Edamame (soy beans) cooked with split green peas. Seasoned with rosemary, fennel and garlic! Fat-free! Makes 7 cups 2 c. dried split green peas, rinsed till all foam disappears 2 c. froz. shelled edamame (soy beans) 10 c. water 1 T. salt 2 t. ground fennel seed 1 t. dried groundContinueContinue reading “EDAMAME SPLIT PEA SOUP”
TOMATO ONION SALAD DRESSING
TOMATO ONION SALAD DRESSING Just a tiny bit of oil brings the pureed solids to a happy place for the palate! The olive juice, ground fennel and liquid smoke help bring out the richness of the tomato, while the onion and garlic create a surprisingly fresh flavor quality, making one think it’s a fresh tomatoContinueContinue reading “TOMATO ONION SALAD DRESSING”
FAT-FREE CARAMELIZED PEPPERS AND ONIONS
FAT-FREE CARAMELIZED PEPPERS AND ONIONS We go through a process when sautéing without oil. It’s easy to caramelize if you follow the steps required. Expect perfection the first time! Makes 4 side dishes or 4-6 sandwiches 2 jumbo green peppers, cored and cut into 4ths from end to end, then crosswise into 1/2 inch wideContinueContinue reading “FAT-FREE CARAMELIZED PEPPERS AND ONIONS”
15 MINUTE COLLARD GREENS
15 MINUTE COLLARD GREENS Not everything we eat is a recipe containing several foods and methods. Sometimes plain, by itself, with nothing else is just as good. Try these collard greens and see if you agree! Serves 1 1 bunch fresh collard greens (use only fresh; do not use yellowish/green or partially yellowed tipped greens;ContinueContinue reading “15 MINUTE COLLARD GREENS”
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