Benefits of the Salad and Salmon Diet.
Hi fellow seekers of the thinner you!
Any of the regular visitors to my site knows that I am an advocate of several approaches to weight loss eating a favorite that works for many who had great difficulty with just simply reducing calories. It is the favorite of a couple of very well known diet doctors, most notably Nicholas Perricone M.D. research scientist, weight loss expert and a believer like me that inflammation in the body is the most frequent culprit in so many diseases. I should mention that in might coaching and pesonal experience this eating approach produce very quick results and has a very low hunger score. It shares these attributes with Atkins and South Beach.
The Salad and Salmon Diet Plan. Exquisite in it’s simplicity.
* no flour products goodbye bread I hate to see you go but with you go the lbs.
* you must remember you are limited whole grains
* olive oil and foods rich in omega 3s for me the wonder nutrient
* not even some sugar as in no sugar
* one fruit a day for me an apple is the choice filling and lots of great fiber
* unlimited legumes I love ‘em I have a new found love of lentils try ‘em
* no hydrogenated fats zero kaput they are the just the worst for us
* unlimited low starch vegetables hello broccolli, good day cauliflower get my drift
* lean protein from fish, poultry, eggs
(meat optional but there is nutrition in meat not found elsewhere)
The Salad and Salmon diet is based on increasing lean protein, healthy fats such as olive oil and fish oil, and non starchy vegetables, while decreasing starches sugars, saturated fats and eliminating hydrogenated oils.
The impressive health and therapeutic benefits of olive oil were first mentioned by Hippocrates, the father of medicine. For hundreds of years, the nutritional, cosmetic and medicinal benefits of olive oil have been re cognized by the populations of the Mediterranean. Olive oil was and is used to maintain skin and muscle suppleness, to heal abrasions, and to soothe the burning and drying effects of sun and water. Olive oil was administered both internally, and externally - for health and beauty. I think that there is a glow to someone who takes up this diet.
Recent research has shown that a Mediterranean diet, which includes olive oil, is not only generally healthy, but that consuming olive oil can actually help lower harmful LDL cholesterol. Olive oil contains antioxidants that discourage artery clogging and chronic diseases, including cancer . A recent study showed that the Mediterranean diet was helpful in reducing the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.
The Salad and Salmon Diet is noted and doctor promoted as it is beneficial for:
* reducing high cholestrol
* syndrome X be gone you belly!
* helps reduce and in some cases ends insulin resistance
* reducing those elevated triglycerides
* quick weight loss
* reducing hypertension many report so much so that they are able to get off those dreadful medications
* reducing your chances of getting certain types of cancer
* challenged immune function
* inflammation is zapped(oh those omega 3’s we love ‘em) and heartbreaking auto-immune=2 0conditions
* your overall health and well being
Hey Gang an afterthought about this diet. Most of have lost close friends and relatives to cancer and anything that works against this fact is a good idea. That’s this diet. In light of this I quote the New York Times
"The risk of several cancers is significantly lower in people who eat fish at least twice a week. Several studies discovered that the anti-inflammatory long-chain omega-3s found in fatty fish (or in high-quality purified fish-oil supplements) can help slow cancer cell growth in a large
number of tumors (lung, breast, colon, prostate, kidney, etc.).
How to Eat It: Have a seafood-based meal two or three times a week. Choose small fish, such as anchovies, small mackerel, and sardines (including canned sardines, provided they are preserved in olive oil and not in sunflower oil, which is too rich in pro-inflammatory omega-6 fats). Small fish contain fewer environmental toxins such as PCBs and mercury. Wild salmon is also a good source of omega-3 fats, and the level of contamination is still acceptable. Choose fresh over frozen whenever possible, because omega-3 content degrades over time"
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DIFFERENT WAYS OF COOKING SALMON
There are a number of different ways to cook salmon. You can bake, broil, fry or even poach the flesh. Salmon makes a great base ingredient or can even be served as an entre all by itself. It is the fish for the diet conscious and very nutritious too. Salmon can be baked into a delicious, simple, base ingredient or main course. You need to brush the salmon with butter and place it in a greased baking pan and then bake it in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for approximately 10 minutes. Salmon should flake when done.
You could even steam salmon, by treating the salmon portions on a rack with wine and then lightly seasoning the salmon. You can add spices and herbs to the water used for steaming the fish.
Another highly healthy way of eating salmon is by poaching it. You need to put together the poaching liquid - chicken broth, white wine and water, with a teaspoon of bouquet garni and bring the broth to a simmer. Poach 6 to 7 minutes and serve warm with a sauce or chill it and serve cold.
You could also broil salmon. Preheat the oven and broiling pan. Wash the fillets or steaks and dust the salmon lightly with flour. Brush the top with butter and seasoning and place the fish on broiler rack. You would need to be vigilant because you need to turn salmon fillets while they’re broiling, Salmon steaks should be turned once at least to cook on both sides.
Make sure that the oil is nice and hot when you plan to pan-fry salmon. This maintains the oil and juices within the salmon. However, the oil should not be allowed to get too hot and smoke. The fillet portions or steaks should be dipped into milk, then in cracker crumbs or flour and then fried until golden brown.
Salmon steak recipes:
Recipe 1:
Ingredients:
Salmon fillets, boned and skinned
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Dried dill
Mayonnaise
Paprika
Method:
You need to wash and dry the fillets and spread a thin coat of mayonnaise over. Sprinkle the seasoning over the salmon fillets and keep the paprika for the last. Bake the fillets in a preheated oven set at 375 degrees for 10 to 20 minutes and keep checking for the flakes. Salmon flakes when baked and the flaking is a sign of the fish being well done.
Recipe 2:
Ingredients:
3 salmon steaks, about 1/2 lb each
lemon juice
crumbled crackers
garlic powder
onion powder
3 tablespoons of butter
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
Method:
Spray the baking pan with olive oil spray and place the fish steaks on the pan. The steaks must each have a pat of butter on top. Then, evenly sprinkle the garlic and onion powder and a pinch of salt and pepper over the steaks.
Crumble the crackers evenly and cover the top of the fish. Finally, sprinkle the minced parsley. The steaks should be broiled on the top rack, without turning. You need to look for the browning of the edges of the fish and the color of the salmon flesh - it should be a whitish pink. The salmon steaks are ready when they look flaky when touched with a fork. This of course depends on the oven and the size of the fish steak and is usually never more than 10 to 15 minutes.
The steaks can then be flavored with lemon juice over top before serving and you can consider a sprig of fresh parsley and some lemon wedges on the platter.
Salmon makes for healthy eating. It is light on digestion and very nutritious. Salmon salads taste great too. Salmon steaks make great entrees at special ‘dos’ and are a favorite with wine. The flesh needs to be tempered with care since like all other fish, salmon flesh too breaks up easily.
By Gaynor Borade
Published: 4/17/2008
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