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Weight loss

A low calorie weight loss regime

In a nutshell, the low calorie diet depends on the fact that in order to become thinner, it is essential to take in less calories than you need.

Definition of a calorie?
A calorie is a measurement of the energy provided by food. The food calorie is the the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree celsius. If something has higher calories, then it will will give you a larger amount of energy when eaten.

Foods low in calories include watercress, carrots, water melon, meals containing beef, and bamboo shoots.











Feather-Light Muffins Recipe
Feather-Light Muffins Category Bread Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

1/3 c Shortening

1/2 c Sugar

1 Egg

1 1/2 c Cake flour

1 1/2 ts Baking powder

1/2 ts Salt

1/4 ts Nutmeg, ground

1/2 c Milk

1/2 c Sugar

1 ts Cinnamon, ground

1/2 c Butter, melted

In a mixing bowl, cream shortening, sugar and egg. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until golden. Let cool for 3-4 minutes. Meanwhile, combine the 1/2 cup of sugar and 1 teasp cinnamon in a cup. Roll warm muffins in melted butter, then in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Serve warm. Yield: 8-10

 
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