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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 12209" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I mentioned spreading a thin film of Vegemite on celery in the Good Morning thread yesterday. Vegemite has negligible calories, probably because a tiny amount goes such a long way. Alternatively, try celery with a dip of soy sauce (similar flavour to Vegemite) or a drop of sesame oil. Or, best of all - set yourself up with a dipping dish with soy sauce AND a couple of drops of sesame oil. The celery will taste fabulous! Carrot sticks, too, but less so because of their basic sweetness.</p><p></p><p>I drink a lot of iced water. I've found putting a fresh slice of lime or lemon in it makes it easier for me to drink more water and feel like I'm eating more. I also think it's speeding up my metabolism somehow - I drank a lot of iced water over Christmas & New Year and actually lost weight, despite eating all the time (and eating naughty stuff). But it IS summer here, I always manage better in summer.</p><p></p><p>Some really healthy but naughty-tasting dips -</p><p>1) tzaziki: a Greek dip made from plain yogurt, finely shredded lebanese cucumber, garlic and a bit of salt</p><p></p><p>2) hommous (I have a fabulous and easy recipe)</p><p></p><p>3) for the decadent, home-made smoked salmon dip (finely shred some slices of smoked salmon, add a little fresh chopped dill if you like, mix it with low-fat cream cheese or continental thick yogurt)</p><p></p><p>4) cottage cheese and corn relish, mixed together.</p><p></p><p>These can all be eaten with vegetable sticks.</p><p></p><p>Tzaziki also tastes fabulous with Greek meatballs - made with lots of chopped parsley and a little mint plus egg to bind. They can be baked instead of fried. Each meatball is walnut-sized. You eat them hot or cold.</p><p></p><p>The trick is to have healthy food stocked up. I cook lots of meatballs all at once and have a plateful in the fridge with a bowl of tzaziki at the ready. Eaten cold from the fridge, they're great. If you crave comfort food, eat any of the above dips with bread instead of veggies. Spread the smoked salmon dip on bread, with lettuce, as sandwiches.</p><p></p><p>My biggest problem is keeping the supply up.</p><p></p><p>And stay away from the Tim Tams - you guys have Oreos, we have something far worse for diets. Someone mentioned Tim Tams (but not by name) in the Good Morning thread yesterday (Saturday). The trick is, you bite off two diagonal corners and suck hot chocolate through the Tim Tam like a straw. It takes a knack to get it right and you can gain a lot of weight trying. But Tim Tams are like rectangular Oreos with chocolate filling instead of pale cream, then the whole sandwich double-dipped in chocolate. So where you guys have cookies and milk, we have Tim Tams and hot chocolate.</p><p></p><p>Right now, I'm refusing to keep Tim Tams in the house! But in winter, the kids smuggle them in and hot chocolate consumption goes up.</p><p></p><p>Drink the water, folks...</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 12209, member: 1991"] I mentioned spreading a thin film of Vegemite on celery in the Good Morning thread yesterday. Vegemite has negligible calories, probably because a tiny amount goes such a long way. Alternatively, try celery with a dip of soy sauce (similar flavour to Vegemite) or a drop of sesame oil. Or, best of all - set yourself up with a dipping dish with soy sauce AND a couple of drops of sesame oil. The celery will taste fabulous! Carrot sticks, too, but less so because of their basic sweetness. I drink a lot of iced water. I've found putting a fresh slice of lime or lemon in it makes it easier for me to drink more water and feel like I'm eating more. I also think it's speeding up my metabolism somehow - I drank a lot of iced water over Christmas & New Year and actually lost weight, despite eating all the time (and eating naughty stuff). But it IS summer here, I always manage better in summer. Some really healthy but naughty-tasting dips - 1) tzaziki: a Greek dip made from plain yogurt, finely shredded lebanese cucumber, garlic and a bit of salt 2) hommous (I have a fabulous and easy recipe) 3) for the decadent, home-made smoked salmon dip (finely shred some slices of smoked salmon, add a little fresh chopped dill if you like, mix it with low-fat cream cheese or continental thick yogurt) 4) cottage cheese and corn relish, mixed together. These can all be eaten with vegetable sticks. Tzaziki also tastes fabulous with Greek meatballs - made with lots of chopped parsley and a little mint plus egg to bind. They can be baked instead of fried. Each meatball is walnut-sized. You eat them hot or cold. The trick is to have healthy food stocked up. I cook lots of meatballs all at once and have a plateful in the fridge with a bowl of tzaziki at the ready. Eaten cold from the fridge, they're great. If you crave comfort food, eat any of the above dips with bread instead of veggies. Spread the smoked salmon dip on bread, with lettuce, as sandwiches. My biggest problem is keeping the supply up. And stay away from the Tim Tams - you guys have Oreos, we have something far worse for diets. Someone mentioned Tim Tams (but not by name) in the Good Morning thread yesterday (Saturday). The trick is, you bite off two diagonal corners and suck hot chocolate through the Tim Tam like a straw. It takes a knack to get it right and you can gain a lot of weight trying. But Tim Tams are like rectangular Oreos with chocolate filling instead of pale cream, then the whole sandwich double-dipped in chocolate. So where you guys have cookies and milk, we have Tim Tams and hot chocolate. Right now, I'm refusing to keep Tim Tams in the house! But in winter, the kids smuggle them in and hot chocolate consumption goes up. Drink the water, folks... Marg [/QUOTE]
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