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Peach Diet: 3 Day Diet for Weight Loss 6 lbs eating peaches

16/04/2012 12:04
fuente: http://www.diet-weight-lose.com

Diet recommended for any healthy person, except kids, pregnant women and people under treatment.

For helping the intestinal transit it's important to drink a lot of water, 8 glasses per day, except during meals, to remove toxins continously through the urine.

The diet can be extended but always under medical supervision.

In the Peach Diet, the food has to be eaten in the indicated order: 

Breakfast
1 natural peach, if you don't have, you can eat a canned peach (2 halves
1 skimmed natural yogurt, with sweetener (optional)
1 coffee (without milk), with saccharin

Lunch
1 natural peach, if you don't have, you can eat a canned peach (2 halves
1 skimmed natural yogurt, with sweetener (optional)
1 fillet of grilled chicken breast

Dinner
1 natural peach, if you don't have, you can eat a canned peach (2 halves
1 skimmed natural yogurt, with sweetener (optional)
2 boiled eggs 

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Peach Finger Pie

12/04/2012 10:26
fuente: www.allrecipes.com

Ingredients
500 g all-purpose flour
25 g white sugar
1 g salt
310 g vegetable shortening
1 egg
cold water, or as needed
295 ml water, divided
30 g cornstarch
150 g white sugar
2 g salt (optional)
15 ml lemon juice (optional)
680 g fresh peaches - peeled, pitted and sliced

Preparation
Mix together the flour, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Cut the shortening into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat the egg in a small bowl, and pour it into a 1-cup measuring cup. Pour in enough cold water to total 1 cup, and mix the water and egg into the dough. Mix the dough a few times with your fingers, until it holds together. Divide the dough in half.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 
Whisk together 3/4 cup of water with the cornstarch in a bowl until smooth, and set aside. Mix 1/2 cup of water with 3/4 cup of sugar in a large saucepan until the sugar has dissolved, and bring to a boil. Whisk the cornstarch mixture into the boiling sugar mixture until thickened and translucent, whisking constantly, about 1 minute; whisk in 1/4 teaspoon of salt and lemon juice, if desired. Combine with the sliced peaches. 
Roll half the crust out on a floured surface in a rectangle shape about 12 by 20 inches, and fit the pastry into a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan. Roll the second half of the crust out to the same size as the first crust. Pour the peach filling into the bottom crust, and place the top crust on the pie. Crimp and fold the edges to seal, and cut several slits into the top crust. 
Bake in the preheated oven until the crust is browned and the filling is bubbling, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Allow to cool completely to let the filling set up before slicing into squares to serve.

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5 healthy reasons to eat stone fruit

10/04/2012 13:26
fuente: http://www.besthealthmag.ca

Tasty stone fruit—so-called because of the stone-like seed inside—make perfect snacks, as they tuck easily into lunch bags or picnic baskets. Here’s what they can do for your health:
 
Create collagen
A cup (250 mL) of sliced apricots or plums has about one quarter of your daily vitamin C needs. Vitamin C helps the body form collagen—the main protein in connective tissue—in bones, cartilage, muscle and blood vessels. It also helps to increase iron absorption.
 
Care for your nerves and your muscles
Bored with bananas but want to get enough potassium (key for proper nerve and muscle function)? Two small peaches have slightly more of this essential mineral than a medium banana.

Sharpen eyesight
Apricots are delicious raw, but their carotenoids—antioxidants that give the flesh its vibrant orange colour—become more available to the body when cooked. Beta-carotene, for one, converts to vitamin A to help maintain eyesight, skin membranes and immune function.
 
Strengthen bones
Two plums contain about one tenth of your daily vitamin K, which helps maintain strong bones. Researchers have found that low levels of vitamin K are associated with an increased incidence of osteoarthritis in hands and knees.
 
Stay regular
Cut up a peach on your cereal and have a nectarine as a snack. But don’t peel them! The skin provides insoluble fibre that helps prevent constipation.

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