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recognize it as food. The same thing
less reasons why a diet that is low in
with sugar — sugar just makes you
all carbohydrates (complex included)
crave more sugar." All this can be
is downright dangerous. That doesn't
done without adding a lot of fat to the
seem to scare away the millions who
diet.
are forsaking bagels and rice for beef
The following recipes are low in
and Roquefort.
simple or refined carbohydrates but
The fact of the matter is that eating
they don't necessarily buy into the all-
fewer refined products, especially
the-red-meat-and-fat-you-can-stuff-
products containing white flour and
into-your-face theory. Are they good
sugar, is never a bad idea. On the
on the low-carb diet? Absolutely. But
other hand, how good can eating large
amounts of fat and red
meat be? Not good at
all, according to Beverly
Price, a registered dietit-
ian and owner of Living
Better Sensibly.
"A lot of the health
benefits of lower blood
pressure and reduced
cholesterol are from the
weight loss itself, not
from the diet of pro-
teins and fats," said
Price. "But the diet
itself is doing the work
for you, not the foods.
Most people are putting
the emphasis on the
end product, the num-
Salmon with mustard cream and dill sauce.
ber of pounds lost, ver-
sus a change of behav-
they're foods that would be healthy
ior.
choices for just about any diet, and
"Basically, if they don't change
especially the diet for life.
the behavior, they're going to find
themselves right back where they
SALMON WITH MUSTARD
started, with all the original weight
CREAM AND DILL SAUCE
and then some.. If you're going to eat
1 cup white wine
this type of diet, you need to adopt
one 2 1/2 to 3-pound salmon fillet,
this type of eating for the rest of
bones removed, cut in 6 pieces
your life to receive the benefits. If
you can't see yourself continuing this 2 T. soy sauce
2 T. mayonnaise
type of diet six months or a year
2 T. dried parsley flakes
down the road, then this type diet
Preheat broiler and position the top
isn't for you.
shelf
to about 6 inches from the ele-
"If you have your heart set on
ment. Pour the wine on a cookie sheet
doing the Atkins-type diet, it's best to
with sides or into a baking dish.
modify it," said Price. "First, before
Rinse salmon and pat dry. Arrange
you begin this type of diet, see a pro-
salmon, skin side down in the pre-
fessional, such as a dietitian. I feel it's
pared pan.
of utmost importance to put more
Combine the soy sauce, mayon-
emphasis on the total person because
naise and parsley in a small bowl and
not one regimen will work for
stir to combine. Spread this mixture
absolutely everybody.
over the salmon pieces. Broil the
"I also emphasize that adding more
salmon for 12-15 minutes, or until
whole grains and fruits and vegetables
just cooked through. Serve with the
that contain a lot of fiber cannot be
mustard sauce, below.
stressed enough. A diet that's just all
Serves 6.
protein is difficult to sustain. The
combination of proteins with fiber not
MUSTARD CREAM
only makes you feel full, but works in
AND DILL SAUCE
eliminating the craving for sweets."
1/2 cup grainy mustard
The bottom line, according to Price
2 T. capers
is, "Ditch the white flour. It has no
1/4 cup water
nutritional value and just makes you
1/2 cup heavy cream
crave more junk. Your body doesn't