Mexican Recipes For The South Beach Diet
Mexican recipes have become pretty popular and many people enjoy dining out in Mexican restaurants.
Mexican food is not really known to be a weight loss food. Fried beans and full fat cheese toppings do not go along with many diets.
So a person who really loves Mexican food and dining out in Mexican restaurants may be a little overwhelmed when thinking about going on a weight loss program.
There is good news however! When going on the South Beach Diet your are actually able to still enjoy some of your favorite Mexican Foods.
Of course you have to make some small adjustments which are not bad at all.
The South Beach Diet has some great Mexican recipes that are very tasty and that you will love. They are easy to prepare. And the great news is, that you can prepare them for the whole family, because everybody will enjoy your Mexican dinner. Here is an example of one favorite Mexican recipe you may want to try while on your South Beach Diet: Ingredients
(Serves 4)
410g can red kidney beans
2 cloves crushed garlic
1 finely chopped red onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
400g can chopped peeled plum tomatoes, drained
1 tablespoon Tabasco
Large bunch finely chopped coriander
190g can sweet corn
150g sow fat cream cheese
8 flour tortillas
Put the olive oil and the red chopped onion in a pan and stir for about 2 minutes. After the 2 minutes add the red kidney beans and the 2 gloves crushed garlic. Cook these ingredients for about 2 more minutes. Now you can add the tomatoes, the sweet corn along with the Tabasco and keep stirring for about 3 more minutes. Then add the coriander and cook all of the ingredients for another minute.
While everything is cooking you can heat up the tortillas briefly. Then spread some cream cheese on each of the tortillas and put on each of the tortillas you delicious and very Mexican bean mixture.
Does that not sound delicious? It is very easy to make and it does take no time to prepare and the great news is you can eat this while your are on your South Beach Diet.
All the ingredients that you need are available in any grocery store, so you do not even have to waste a lot of time finding some kind of special herb or food in a specialty store.
You can also use many of the Mexican spices and herbs such as cilantro, chili peppers and epazote with your favorite recipes.
There are quiet a few great Mexican recipes that you can find with just a few clicks on your computer from the comfort of your home.
South Beach Diet has made it easy for any Mexican food lover to continue losing weight while enjoying your favorite foods.
And remember when looking for a great Mexican recipe or any other recipe, that most recipes in soups and salads, side dishes, snacks and appetizers work fine with the South Beach Diet.
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