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Diet types

The Atkins’ Diet
Originating way back in the 1960s, the atkins diet is still widely used today. Although highly controversial, it allows fat reduction but still allows you to eat foods that are normally considered bad for diets, for example fatty meat and hard cheese.
Unlike other diets, on the atkins diet you are encouraged to eat meat and fat, it is carbohydrates that need to be avoided. Because of this, it is known as a high protein, low carb, diet.
With this diet, the foods you should avoid are processed and refined sugar, milk, white bread, starchy vegetables, white rice and white flour, amongst them, cereals and pasta made from white flour.
Unlike other diets, on the atkins diet the foods you are encouraged to eat are nutrient-rich unprocessed foods like meat, fish and poultry. You also can eat shellfish, regular full fat cheese, butter & olive oil.













Florentine Cups Recipe
Florentine Cups Category Cookie Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

------------------------------------BASE------------------------------------ 2 c HONEY ALMOND DELIGHT brand

-cereal, crushed to 1 cup 1 c Flaked coconut

1/2 c Raisins

1/2 c All-purpose flour

1 1/2 t Grated fresh orange peel

1/2 t Baking powder

1/2 t Ground cinnamon

1/2 c Packed brown sugar

1/3 c Butter or margarine

1/4 c Honey

-----------------------------------ICING----------------------------------- 1 T Butter or margarine,

-softened 1/2 c Powdered sugar

1 1/2 t Orange juice

Sliced almonds TO PREPARE BASE, preheat oven to 350'F. Grease 32 miniature (1 3/4") muffin cups. In large bowl, combine cereal, coconut, raisins, flour, orange peel, baking powder and cinnamon; mix well and set aside. In small saucepan, combine brown sugar, 1/3 cup butter and honey. Stir over medium heat until butter is melted and brown sugar is dissolved. Pour over cereal mixture; blend well. Place 1 tablespoon mixture in each prepared muffin cup; press firmly. Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown (cups will be soft). Cool in pan 15 minutes. Loosen edges. Invert onto wire racks. Cool completely. TO PREPARE ICING, in small bowl, beat 1 tablespoon butter, powdered sugar and orange juice until smooth. With pastry tube, pipe a decorative swirl on top of each cup. Garnish with sliced almonds. Makes 32 cups.

 
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