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The low calorie diet

As most people know, low calorie diet depends on the fact that if you plan to achieve weight loss, the most important step is to injest less calories than you actually use.

So what is a calorie?
A calorie is a unit of measurement for energy. A 'calorie' is the amount of heat required to raise 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade. If a food contains more calories, then it will turn into more energy to use when eaten.

Foods low in calories include bok choy, carrots, guava, beef based meals, and low-fat cheese.








Lemon Icebox Pie (Lowfat Version) Recipe
Lemon Icebox Pie (Lowfat Version) Category Baking Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures
Ingredients
1eachplain yogurt, non-fat (8 oz)
6eachgraham crackers, whole
1tablespooncanola oil
1/2cuphoney
1/4cupcornstarch
2eachvanilia yogurt, low fat (8 oz each)
1/2cupegg substitute, fat free
1/2cuplemon juice
1/2teaspoonlemon extract
1/2teaspoonalmond extract
3eachegg whites
1/2teaspooncream of tartar
1tablespoonhoney
1teaspoonvanilia extract

Directions:

Place a coffee filter in a medium strainer. Spoon the plain yogurt into the filter and set the strainer over a deep bowl. Cover, refrigerate and allow to drain for 8 hours or overnight. Discard the drained-off whey. Refrigerate yogurt until needed.

Crumble the graham crackers into the work bowl of a food processor. Process with on/off turns to make crumbs. Add the canola oil and process to combine.

Coat a 10 inch pie plate with nostick spray. Press the crumbs into the pan to make a crust. Chill.

In a 2 quart saucepan, whisk together 1/2 cup honey and the cornstarch. Whisk in the vanilla yogurt and drained plain yogurt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens and boils. Remove from heat. Pour some of the hot mixture into the egg substitute. Stir. Very slowly whisk that mixture back into the remaining hot mixture. Reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in lemon juice, lemon extract and almond extract. Spoon into the prepared crust. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar at medium speed until foamy. Add 1 tablespoon honey and the vanilla. Beat at high speed until stiff peaks form. Spread over pie filling, avoiding gaps where the meringue topping meets the crust.

Bake at 325 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes, until meringue is golden. Chill.
 
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