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The South Beach Diet
The South Beach diet is a weight loss system invented by Cardiologist arthur agatston which stresses that one should eat "good carbohydrates" instead of "bad carbohydrates" and "good fats" instead of "bad fats"
Agatston developed his dietary regime for his cardiac patients, based on his detailed analysis of scientific research completed on other weight loss regimes.
"good" foods include, lean beef, turkey breast, prawns, low or fat free cheeses, pistachio nuts, eggs and some vegatables, like lentils, lettuce and mushrooms.

Chocolate Mint Cake * Recipe

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Ingredients And Procedures

------------------------------PATTI - VDRJ67A------------------------------ ------------------------------------CAKE------------------------------------ 1 c Flour

1/3 c Cocoa powder

1 ts Baking powder

1/2 ts Salt

1/4 ts Baking soda

3/4 c Sugar

1/3 c Shortening

1 Egg

1 ts Peppermint extract

2/3 c Milk; cold

----------------------------------FROSTING---------------------------------- 2 c Powdered sugar; sifted

2 tb Butter or margarine

1/4 ts Peppermint extract

2 tb To 3, milk

2 dr Green food coloring

Thin chocolate covered mint - candies; halved Chocolate chip mint ice - cream (opt) Stir together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Beat together sugar and shortening on high speed of mixer until fluffy. Beat in egg and peppermint extract. Add dry ingredients to creamed mix, alternating with milk, beating well after each addition. Pour into greased and floured 9" round cake pan. Bake at 350~ for 25-30 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool 10 minutes. Turn out

onto rack to cool completely. For frosting, beat together the sugar, butter, extract and enough milk to make spreadable consistency. Tint frosting green. Place cake layer on serving platter. Frost top and sides of cake. Decorate with mint halves. Serve with ice cream. 9:55 PM

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<h1>Chocolate Mint Cake *</h1>
    <b>Ingredients And Procedures</b><p>
        <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=3 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><P>------------------------------PATTI - VDRJ67A------------------------------ ------------------------------------CAKE------------------------------------ 1 c Flour <P>1/3 c Cocoa powder <P>1 ts Baking powder <P>1/2 ts Salt <P>1/4 ts Baking soda <P>3/4 c Sugar <P>1/3 c Shortening <P>1 Egg <P>1 ts Peppermint extract <P>2/3 c Milk; cold <P>----------------------------------FROSTING---------------------------------- 2 c Powdered sugar; sifted <P>2 tb Butter or margarine <P>1/4 ts Peppermint extract <P>2 tb To 3, milk <P>2 dr Green food coloring <P>Thin chocolate covered mint - candies; halved Chocolate chip mint ice - cream (opt) Stir together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Beat together sugar and shortening on high speed of mixer until fluffy. Beat in egg and peppermint extract. Add dry ingredients to creamed mix, alternating with milk, beating well after each addition. Pour into greased and floured 9" round cake pan. Bake at 350~ for 25-30 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool 10 minutes. Turn out <P>onto rack to cool completely. For frosting, beat together the sugar, butter, extract and enough milk to make spreadable consistency. Tint frosting green. Place cake layer on serving platter. Frost top and sides of cake. Decorate with mint halves. Serve with ice cream. 9:55 PM <BR><BR></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <p>
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