Taken from today's South Beach (free edition) email newsletter:
Hanukkah Recipes on the South Beach Diet®
Hanukkah dishes often contain ingredients that are meant to be symbolic. Oil, for example, represents the one-day supply of oil that miraculously burned for eight days when Jews in ancient times reclaimed their temple in Jerusalem.
It's important to enjoy your holiday traditions, and the South Beach Diet® philosophy is about making the most nutritious food choices while allowing for indulgences during special occasions. That's why we've reinvented some Hanukkah dishes — to help you celebrate the festival of lights while leading the South Beach Diet® lifestyle.
South Beach Diet® Blintz
Phase 1
Serves 1
Ingredients
1 egg
1/3 cup farmer's cheese, crumbled
Splenda®
Instructions
Beat the egg and stir in the crumbled farmer's cheese and Splenda® to taste. Spray a nonstick omelet pan with cooking spray and fry the mixture. Enjoy.
Nutritional Information:
166 Calories
20 g protein
3 g carbohydrate
0 g fiber
8 g fat
2 g saturated fat
217 mg cholesterol
132 mg sodium
Cheese Latkes
Phase 2
1 Latke per serving
Makes approx. 12 pancakes
The South Beach Diet® generally discourages the use of white flour in Phase 1 and Phase 2, but due to the delicate nature of this Phase 2 recipe, and the yield of 12 pancakes, a small amount of white flour is allowed.
Ingredients
3 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon sugar substitute
1 1/2 cups 1% cottage cheese
1/2 cup all-purpose (white) flour, sifted
3 tablespoons nonfat milk
Salt
Ground black pepper
1 teaspoon canola oil for frying
Sugar-free apricot jam
Instructions
Mix all the ingredients together. Heat the oil. Put spoonfuls of the mixture into the pan and fry on both sides until golden. Serve with the sugar-free apricot jam.
Nutritional Information:
68 Calories
6 g protein
7 g carbohydrate
0 g fiber
2 g fat
1 g saturated fat
54 mg cholesterol
154 mg sodium
Quick Cheese Blintzes
Phase 3
Serves 6
In this Phase 3 recipe a small amount of white flour is used. That's OK, because unlike Phase 2, Phase 3 permits occasional use of all foods, which is why this weight-healthy lifestyle is so flexible and easy to follow!
Ingredients
FOR THE BATTER
4 large eggs, beaten
1 1/4 cups nonfat milk
2 tablespoons low-fat sour cream
1/4 cup melted, trans-fat-free margarine, plus extra for greasing
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups all-purpose (white) flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
FOR THE FILLING
2 cups part-skim ricotta cheese
2 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons sugar substitute
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Mix all the batter ingredients together. Pour 1 1/3 cups of the batter into a greased roasting pan and bake for about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven. Prepare the filling by mixing all the ingredients thoroughly. Allow the cooked batter to cool very slightly, then spread the filling on top. Smooth the surface and slowly pour the remaining batter on top. Carefully return to the oven and bake for another 40 to 50 minutes, until the top is firm.
Nutritional Information:
363 Calories
19 g protein
31 g carbohydrate
1 g fiber
18 g fat
8 g saturated fat
247 mg cholesterol
382 mg sodium
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