Maker's Diet follow-up

Some of my friends and family started the Maker's Diet this Monday. I'm so proud of everyone (even you cheaters...you know who you are). I realized that I don't have everyone's emails who requested the info. about the diet, so I'm just going to post what was in the little booklet I handed out at the party. Here it is:

The Maker’s Diet

(Allison’s version)

Basic concept:
Only eating things God directly created
Fruit
Vegetables
Meat/poultry/fish
Eggs
Milk
Grain
Seeds
Nuts
Beans

Main Reasons behind the concept:
Health & Weight Loss
Keeping yourself “unspotted from the world”
James 1:27 says:
27 Pure areligion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To bvisit the cfatherless and dwidows in their eaffliction, and to keep himself funspotted from gthe hworld.*
*I believe this includes the food you put in your body.
God created our bodies and also the food to nourish our bodies. His creations are sufficient for us.
　
　
The Proof that it Works:

Lbs. Lost from Maker’s diet: about 25

lbs. Lost since having Sam…70+

(I lost the first 50 lbs. Through exercise alone…started diet when I hit a plateau)


Meal Ideas

Breakfast:
-Scrambled eggs
-Potatoes in skillet with olive oil (hash browns)
-Homemade granola with milk
-Banana with all-natural peanut butter
-fruit smoothies (sweetened with honey or dates)
-steak and eggs!
-fruit
　
Lunch:
-spinach leaves, raspberries or strawberries, cashews
-taco salad (ground beef, spinach leaves or lettuce, green onions, tomatoes, avacado, corn, lime juice, salsa)
-fajitas (minus the tortilla…bell peppers, chicken or steak, salsa, lime juice, etc.)
-any type of salad with lime/lemon juice as dressing
-sautéed vegetables with chicken
-avacado with lime
-hamburgers “protein style” (minus the bun & sauces)
　
Dinner:
-mashed potatoes
-steamed vegetables (zucchini, squash,etc.)
-grilled/baked chicken or steak
-kabobs (chicken, bell peppers, onions)
-vegetable soup (tomato sauce, ground beef, various vegetables)
-Chicken tortilla soup (see recipe)
-chicken no-noodle soup (see recipe)
-sweet potatoes
-roast with vegetables
-baked potato with lemon juice
- fish, shrimp
　
Snacks:-granola
-raisins
-nuts
-baby carrots
-bananas
-celery w/natural peanut butter
-oranges
-apples
-chocolate shake (see recipe)


　The Key to Success=

CHEATING

Every week, I allow myself one meal of my choice and one treat of my choice. I usually try to have each on 2 different days of the week, so that it feels like I’m living like a real person at least twice.

Recipes

Granola
Rolled oats
Honey
Raisins
Almonds
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Mix all ingredients together until somewhat sticky. Spread on cookie sheet and bake until golden brown.

Peanut Butter Macadamia Fruit Dip
1/3 cup macadamia nuts
1/3 cup chopped dates
2/3 cup milk
1 heaping tablespoon all-natural peanut butter
Blend all ingredients in blender until fluffy. Serve with sliced apples or bananas.

Chocolate Shake
½ frozen banana (helps to keep sliced bananas in the freezer)
1 heaping Tbsp cocoa powder
½ C milk (give or take)
Honey to sweeten (keep gradually adding honey until it is as sweet as you’d like)
4 ice cubes
Blend all ingredients in a blender until ice is disintegrated
Variations:
Add 4 frozen strawberries to make it taste like a chocolate-covered strawberry shake
Add 1 tablespoon nat. peanut butter to make it taste like a “Chocolate Moo’d” from Jamba Juice
　
　
Chicken Tortilla Soup
4 chicken breast halves
Two 15 oz. Cans black beans untrained
Two 15 oz. Cans Mexican stewed tomatoes, or Rotel tomatoes
One can corn, drained
1 cup salsa
One 4 oz. Can chopped green chilies
One 14 ½ oz. Can tomato sauce
Combine all ingredients in a large crock pot. Cover. Cook on low 8 hours. Just before serving, remove chicken breasts and shred. Stir into soup.
Recipe from Mormonchic.com
　
Chicken no-noodle soup
Basic Chicken Soup:
Serves 6
1 whole cut chicken (about 4 lbs) cut into pieces (including back)
8 cups water
coarse salt
3 medium onions, thinly sliced (4 cups)
2 celery stalks, slicked crosswise
4 garlic cloves, crushed
6 medium carrots, sliced 1/2 inch thick
1. Bring chicken, water and 1 tbsp. salt to boil in large stockpot. Skim foam. Add onions, celery, and garlic. Reduce heat and simmer partially covered for 30 mins.
2. Remove breast and set aside. Add carrots and simmer, partially covered for 40 mins.
3. Remove remaining chicken; discard back and wings. Let cool slightly. Remove meat from bones, and cut into bite sized pieces.
4. Stir desired amount of chicken; reserve rest for another use. Skim fat and season with salt.
　
All-natural No-bake cookies
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup rolled oats
1 heaping tbsp cocoa powder
Unsweetened shredded coconut (If desired)
2 tbsp water
(all amounts are approximate)
Blend all ingredients except oats in food processor. Transfer to mixing bowl and add oats. Roll into balls.