Beef Rice with Afternoon Tea: A Sequel to the Slimming Lunch and Snack Pairing

◎Beef Rice (Simple Meal)

1. Stir-fried Beef and Green Pepper Rice: 1/2 bowl of rice, 1 green pepper, 31.25g of shredded beef, 1 tsp minced garlic, 1 tsp olive oil, 1 tsp satay sauce, 1 tsp cornstarch, salt to taste.

2. Cucumber Soup: 1/4 large cucumber, 1 cup defatted chicken broth, a pinch of salt.

Instructions: 1. Prepare the shredded beef, mix with a little soy sauce and starch; wash and shred the green peppers. 2. Heat oil in a wok, add satay sauce and minced garlic and sauté until fragrant, then add the shredded beef and stir-fry until half-cooked, then remove and set aside. 3. Stir-fry the green peppers in the wok for about 1 minute, season with salt, then add the ingredients from step (2) to the wok and stir-fry quickly. Thicken with cornstarch water and turn off the heat. Pour over rice. 1. Peel and cut the cucumber into chunks. 2. Bring the broth to a boil in a pot, then add the cucumber and cook for about 5 minutes, season with salt.

★ Slimming Afternoon Tea

The following seven afternoon snack sets, featuring fruit and high-fiber or high-calcium ingredients, satisfy the cravings of dieters without compromising their weight loss results.

Recipe Ingredients and Instructions

◎Fresh Fruit Black Tea

1. Fresh Fruit Chips: 1/2 cup diced seasonal fruits such as kiwi and apple, 1/4 cup corn chips

2. Low-calorie black tea: 1 black tea bag, 1 packet of aspartame

Instructions: Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Brew the black tea with 1 cup of hot water, then add aspartame.

A few reminders: ★ Black tea can be made without aspartame, but it should never be substituted with other sugars. ★ Aspartame is a sugar substitute, composed of an amino acid. It is about 200 times sweeter than the same amount of sucrose. Except for people with congenital phenylketonuria, who should not consume it casually, it has no side effects on most people.

◎High-fiber snacks

1. 3 tablets of high-fiber baking soda

2. Two medium-sized apples (sliced)

3. Low-calorie coffee: · Pure coffee (strong or light) · 1 teaspoon low-fat creamer · 1 packet aspartame

Tip: ★ If you don't mind the bitterness, coffee without creamer is more beneficial for weight loss.

◎High-Calcium Snack (1) ·2 tablespoons of sugar-free corn chips ·1 kiwi ·1/2 cup of low-fat yogurt (can be mixed or eaten separately)

◎High-calcium snack (2) ·1 cup of low-fat fresh milk ·1 medium apple (can be replaced with 20 peeled grapes)

◎High-fiber yogurt, 2 tablespoons of corn chips, 20 raisins, 1/2 cup of low-fat milk

Tip: ★ If you don't have time to cut fruit, you can use canned fruit instead, but you must first wash off the sugar with boiling water.

◎Fresh Fruit Ice Cream · 1 scoop of ice cream · 1/2 cup of fresh fruit chunks

◎Energetic Snacks

1. Two high-fiber soda crackers

2. Half an apple (sliced)

3. Coffee Milk: 1/2 cup of pure coffee (strong or weak), 1 packet of low-fat milk, 1 packet of aspartame.