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MY YEARS AS A FOOD ADDICT

I was a heavy eater by the time I was 5 years old, only it was called a "healthy appetite" in those days, and they called me cute and chubby. By the time I was 18 I was a compulsive overeater. At 5'6", my weight ranged between 125 to 149, but only because I spent part of almost every month on some diet or another. I must have gained and lost more than 500 pounds on various crash diets before I turned 40.I could eat 3 half gallons of ice cream a week and 3 candy bars at the movies. At my favorite Oriental buffet I would start with 6 egg rolls and fill my plate (and myself) so much that the owners lost money. No matter what diet I tried, I dreamed of my next “fix”… boxes of cookies, bags of potato chips or maybe a whole pizza.I’ve always been an upbeat person with a good marriage, two children, and close friends, but on my 40th birthday I was feeling depressed. I took a walk on the beach and realized that my compulsive eating had to stop. I decided that I wanted peace more than pizza and vowed to put my extensive dieting knowledge to work. I re-read all of my material on the subject and designed a way of eating that would satisfy me and finally curb my appetite. My determination paid off in spades and changed my life. The numbers on the scale remained below 130 and before I knew it, I was helping curious friends and neighbors. That was the beginning of a long and exciting career founding and directing Diet Masters, teaching dieting classes and low calorie cooking and even self publishing 6 dieting books. Best of all, my weight has been stable between 124 and 129 for 39 years while I eat food that I enjoy.

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

RECIPE FOR ROASTED VEGETABLES

It has been a while since I wrote a recipe on this blog.  This one is from a book I wrote called
"Light Fantastic Cooking" .  It is easy and everyone loves it.

                                                      ROASTED VEGETABLES


Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  If you are preparing a main dish for the same meal that requires a lower temperature, the vegetables will cook nicely even in a 350 degree oven...they will just take longer. Place foil shiny side down on as many cookie sheets as you need and coat with cooking spray.  Place the vegetables side by side and spray the vegetables.  Sprinkle any seasonings that you desire from the list below.  Cook vegetables until they begin to brown; about 10 minutes. Turn and cook another 10 minutes or until vegetables are soft and nicely browned.  Pick up foil and vegetables from cookie sheet and place on large serving dishes. 

Vegetable Ideas:

potatoes, thinly sliced
peppers, green, red or yellow sliced
carrots, par-cooked
eggplant, thickly sliced
tomatoes,ripe thickly sliced
sweet potatoes, sliced
onions, thickly sliced
zucchini or yellow squash,thickly sliced
 mushrooms caps

Seasonings: 
Choice of: paprika, salt, garlic salt, pepper, any salt free seasoning, Mexican seasonings or any seasoning you wish...seasoned bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, even a little brown sugar on the sweet potatoes.

The calorie count is not listed as it depends on your choice of vegetables and the amount you eat.  In most cases it would be 100 calories per serving.
Note*  The roasted potatoes alone are excellent.

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