The Rice Diet Renewal: A Healing 30-Day Program For Lasting Weight Loss

252 the rice diet renewal

Each serving contains approximately: Calories 230 (14% from fat),

Protein 4.8 g, Fat 3.5 g, Carbohydrate 40 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 27.5 mg

Allowances: 2 starches + 1 vegetable + ¾ fat

Bayou Baked Bourbon Beans

5 cups dried navy beans

1 large yellow onion, chopped

¾ cup molasses

2 teaspoons dry mustard or 2 tablespoons no - salt mustard

½ cup brown sugar (brown sugar substitute is available for

diabetics)

10 whole cloves

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon minced ginger root, optional

1 cup bourbon

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

Wash and sort the beans in cold water. Place the chopped onion

in the bottom of a 1 - gallon pot. Pour the drained beans on top of

the onion. Combine the remaining ingredients in a bowl, except

for the bourbon. Pour the mixture over the beans and add enough

water to cover them. Bake the beans, covered, for 5 hours, stir-

ring hourly and adding water to keep the beans covered. Then

stir in the bourbon and bake the beans, uncovered, for 1 hour

more.

Yield: 14 servings (1 cup per serving)

Each serving contains approximately: Calories 264 (6% from fat), Protein

12 g, Fat 1.2 g, Carbohydrate 52 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 10 mg

Allowances: 2 1 ⁄ 3 starches + 1 fruit + 1 vegetable

Berry - Barley Fruited Salad

I like to use ½ cup pitted prunes, ½ cup peaches, ¼ cup pears, and

¼ cup mangoes, but the choice of dried fruits is up to you.

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