Dilly Dip--This Won't Sabotage Your Diet

This dip is great with veggies. It's also great with ridge potato chips. My husband likes it better than the dill dip in the store. I love it because it is not as heavy as other dips and I don't feel guilty.2 cups fat free sour cream

1 T. dried dill weed

1/2-1 teaspoon salt (Redmonds Real Salt is best)

1/4-1/2 teas. black pepper

1/4 c. dehydrated onions

1/2-1 T. onion powder



Mix and let sit an hour to mix flavors.

Veggie Salad--My Secret Party Weapon

Veggie Salad--My Secret Party Weapon

I take this salad to almost every party I go to whether I am on Phase 1 of the diet or not. It's colorful, filling, and tastes great. I fill up on it and then I don't overeat more fattening foods. My extended family requests is at all our family parties. The cilantro, lime and garlic dressing give it a great zip. When you are off Phase 1or 2 of the diet add a can of black beans and a cob of corn.
1-2 green pepper (julliened)

1-2 cucumber (sliced in circles)

1-2 zuchinni (matchstick)

2-3 tomatoes (chopped)

1/2 red onion

1/4 c. cilantro

2-3 limes

2-3 T olive oil

1 t. salt

1/2 tsp pepper

2-3 garlic cloves.

Mix lime juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic. Pour on veggies.

Mashed "Potatoes" that Won't Raise Your Blood Sugar

Many people don't realize that potatoes have a high glycemic level. The glycemic index, glycaemic index, or GI is a measure of the effects of carbohydrates on blood sugar levels. Carbohydrates that break down quickly during digestion and release glucose rapidly into the blood stream have a high GI; carbohydrates that break down more slowly, releasing glucose more gradually into the bloodstream, have a low GI. Potatoes have as high of GI as white sugar and white bread. This recipe is good for Phase One dieters as well as anyone with blood sugar issues.


1 head of fresh cauliflower
Onion powder
Garlic powder
REALSALT (Sea salt), to taste
1 packet of Ideal Protein Leek soup or Ideal Protein Chicken soup
Optional: Wasabi Powder (to taste – gives it a zing!)
Optional: 1-2 tsp. or Olive Oil
Steam (preferred) or boil the cauliflower until it is very, very soft. Drain the water (if boiled). Add the seasonings (be creative) and add ••• -1 packet of any of the soup mixes (to taste). Add olive oil and mash well - serve steaming hot

My favorites are Kit Kats and Snickers. Six Easy ways to Enjoy the Holidays w/o gaining weight.

The holidays are upon us. Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas can be a challenge. I can eat a lot of those little mini candy bars 2 weeks before and after Halloween. Then I can move on to treating myself to parties. If I’m not careful the “holidays” can end up being three months rather than 3 days.
How do you enjoy the holidays without gaining ten lbs? Here are some tips that help me.
Enjoy your favorite candy bars—then give them away. Sometimes the big packages of candy or snacks aren’t the best deal if you eat them. Get a small bag and enjoy it.
Eat before you go to a party. I keep around a batch of soup that I snack on. If you drink a hot soup before you go somewhere it keeps you from overeating. Albertson’s has those canned boullions on for .39 cents a can until Tuesday. I bought a case and is makes really easy soups.
Bring a healthy salad to the party and load up on that before you eat other things. I bring a vegetable salad that people love. My salad is usually the first dish to go. I have posted it on my blog at losingweightwithidealprotein.blogspot.com.
Chew gum while you are preparing food. I taste while I’m preparing foods. If I chew gum I am less likely to eat while I am in the kitchen.
Keep good snacks around. I make sure we have raw almonds and cranberries, string cheese, jerky, plain nonfat yogurt and berries, cottage cheese with fruit or tomatoes, coleslaw or brocolli slaw with nuts and meat, or apples. If you have good snacks it helps you from being hungry. These are all good snacks, but the Ideal Protein bars, pudding, or drinks really satisfy you and can act as a meal replacement. You can have them in your car for those hectic days that you can get really stupid.
Enjoy your cheat day. Just go on Phase One for one day after a cheat day. This is the key principle of the maintenance afterwards. If you don’t have insulin in your system the next day the body doesn’t store all those carbs into fat. You can go on Phase One with or without the product. However, it’s a lot easier to go on Phase One if you have product around. I think part of it is the mental factor. I think the other part is having absorbable protein and so few carbs just cuts your appetite.