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The low-cal diet

In short, the low-cal diet states that if you plan to reduce weight, the important thing to take in fewer calories than you use.

Definition of a calorie?
The calorie is the standard unit for energy measurement in dieting. The 'calorie' is the the energy required to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at normal atmospheric pressure. If something has more calories, then it will gives you more energy when your body burns it.

Low-cal foods include lettuce, capsicum pepper, apricot, beef, and low-fat cheese.











Chocolate Mousse Flan Recipe
Chocolate Mousse Flan Category Chocolate Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

1 c Flour; all purpose

Pastry: 2 ts Sugar; icing

1 oz Chocolate; melted (1 square

1/2 c Butter; softened

Mousse filling: 1/3 c Whipping cream

5 oz Chocolate; 5 squares

2 ts Butter

2 Eggs

1/4 c Sugar

Garnish: 3 oz Chocolate; 3 squares

Sugar; icing You need a 9 1/2" flan pan with a removable bottom to make this spectacular looking dessert. PASTRY: Combine flour, icing sugar and 1 melted square chocolate. Cut in 1/2 cup softened butter (with pastry

blender or in food processor) till mixture resembles coarse crumbs, form into ball with hands. Press into bottom and sides of flan ring pan with removable bottom that has been greased. Chill 1 hour. Bake at 425F for 10 minutes; cool. MOUSSE FILLING: Bring 1/2 cup whipping

cream to a boil, Add 5 squares chocolate and 2 tbsp butter, stir until melted. Blend in 2 eggs yolks well, remove from heat. Beat egg whites till frothy, gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, beating till stiff peaks form. Gently fold into chocolate mixture; pour into pastry crust, chill 10 minutes. GARNISH: Shortly before serving, sprinkle 3 squares (coarsely grated- use a vegetable peeler to make curls) over mousse. Lay 3 strips of wax paper across flan. Sift icing sugar over flan; remove wax paper. NB: Don't make or serve this on a hot day; it will melt. from Baker's Chocolate Source: Baker's chocolate ad

 
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