Dieting-special-diets/14 recipes

AKA The Dolly Parton diet, or The Cabbage Soup diet. An easy to make low-calorie, low-fat soup.

Beautiful enough for special spring dinners, yet easy enough for weekday suppers, these chicken breasts are bursting with the fresh flavors of simple ingredients. This recipe can also be doubled if you have extra guests.

This is the best carrot cake ever. My friends said that they would buy it from me. I only make it on special occasions. MJ

Recipe taken from "The Eat-to-Live Diet" by Dr Joel Fuhrman. Packed full of vegetables and thickened with cashews.

Absolutely amazing... I'm not a baker, but this recipe is foolproof. My husband's favorite is carrot cake and I made it for his 30th birthday with resounding compliments even from those who don't like it. One friend insisted I got it from a bakery!

I love Creme Brulee but with the high fat have been working on a no-guilt low fat version of this French delight. It had to be creamy with the subtle flavors I remember from when I was in Cannes France. Last weekend my father came to visit and here it is, low-fat no guilt Creme Brulee using Canadian maple syrup and a Madagascar vanilla bean. Guaranteed to knock the socks of any guest and you can feel the guilty feeling they have once they taste it. Then they're so relived when you tell them the ingredients. Truly no guilt.

Instead of the raisins, this Apple Strudel uses dried cranberries instead. It's also lighter, crispier and easier to make by using phyllo pastry instead of typical thick pastry.

I made this recipe for my boyfriend on his birthday and he asked me to marry him (I did). I'm not saying for sure that the Prinzregent Torte is why Don wanted to marry me, but I've always worried that it might have been. It is a magnificent recipe that always evokes incredulous cries of pleasure from people that I serve it to. The cake is a lot of work, so I only make it about once a year, but the people that I make it for feel very special.

Sweetened ricotta and chocolate make the perfect South Beach Diet Phase 1 dessert.

This savory dish is perfect for a special dinner for two. Goes well with a fresh loaf of garlic bread!

This wonderful crispy phyllo tart is a great recipe especially for holidays or you have guests, you can use fresh or frozen spinach. The ricotta, feta cheese and sun-dried tomatoes mix with spinach, adding eggs and egg whites, after baking, it is fantastic.

Ostrich, firstly, is actually a very tasty meat. It tastes somewhat like chicken...lol! Ok, it doesn't taste like chicken, but I couldn't resist the temptation. It is a very lean meat, possibly more lean than beef (therefore a fairly good alternative for those on some form of low cholesterol diet).And lastly, and most importantly, this cut of meat is an inexpensive alternative to the more luxurious ox tail that we seem to reserve for graduations and wedding rehearsals.

This low fat banana bread turns out very moist with huge banana flavor. Studded with chocolate chips and walnuts makes it a special favorite.

My 14 year old said "pretty good" much better than a plain ham sandwich.

A special treat that could be used as a quick breakfast on Christmas Day or as a snack during the holidays.

A no-sugar added cranberry sauce that is suitable for diabetics or anyone looking to cut down on their sugars. Suitable for low-carb diets as well. Tangy, thick and fruity!