Recipe: Tomato Lime Garnished Spicy Poblano Avocado Soup

The Fat Resistance Diet emphasizes eating plenty of healthy protein and fats, along with loads of fresh fruits and veggies to stimulate your body's natural fat-burning ability, and reduce your cravings for fat-promoting carbs.

This delicious soup is packed chock full of amazing fresh flavors, and the healthy fats from the avocado will help keep you feeling full and satisfied.

Try this as a light lunch, or a side dish along with a lean protein of your choice.

Tomato Lime Garnished Spicy Poblano Avocado Soup

Ingredients:

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2 Tbsp finely diced tomato
2 Tbsp finely chopped green onion
2 tsp fresh lime juice
pinch salt
4 to 6 ripe avocados, peeled and diced
1/3 Tbsp lime juice
3 cups chopped sweet white onion
2 1/4 cups chopped yellow bell pepper
3/4 cup chopped poblano chile pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tsp olive oil
1 cup dry white wine
2 chicken stock
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp chile powder
1/2 tsp white pepper
1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
12 cilantro sprigs
crumbled feta cheese for garnish

Directions:

• To make garnish, mix together the tomato, green onion, 2 teaspoons lime juice, and a large pinch of salt; set aside.
• To make soup, dice avocado and mix with 1/3 tablespoon lime juice; set aside.
• In a skillet, put the onion, both peppers, garlic, and 2 tsp olive oil over medium-high heat and cook stirring often until vegetables are softened and lightly browned, about 4 to 5 minutes.
• With skillet still on heat, push vegetables aside and pour in the wine, stirring to deglaze the pan, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until liquid is reduced by half.
• Add the stock, cumin, chile powder, white pepper, and salt; turn heat to low, cover pan, and simmer for 1 hour. Remove from heat and let cool just enough to handle.
• Pour the mixture into the food processor, then add the avocados and the cilantro springs.  Put processor on puree setting and blend until smooth.  You can change consistency by adding a bit more stock if you wish. Taste and season with additional salt, if necessary.
• Serve immediately in big bowls and top with the tomato garnish you made in the first step.
• If you need to reheat the soup after you puree it, pour it into a large saucepan and put over low heat and heat very slowly; make sure not to boil.

Recipe: Pomegranate & Cantaloupe Salsa

The Fat Resistance Diet emphasizes lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, especially in Phase 1. This delicious salsa makes a wonderfully flavorful topping for grilled fish or chicken, and is packed with healthy vitamins and fats, along with lots of flavor! Give this one a try to add some zest to your meals.

Pomegranate Seed Cantaloupe Salsa

Ingredients:

1 lime, zested and juiced
2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion
1 small jalapeno, seeds removed and finely chopped
1 ripe avocado, peeled and diced
1 cup diced cantaloupe
1 cup pomegranate seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

• In a glass bowl, add all the ingredients and lightly toss.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
• Lightly toss again before serving.
• Serve as a dip with whole-wheat tortilla chips or as a relish with grilled fish or chicken, depending on your diet.

For more information and recipes, check out The Fat Resistance Diet: Unlock the Secret of the Hormone Leptin to: Eliminate Cravings, Supercharge Your Metabolism, Fight Inflammation, Lose Weight & Reprogram Your Body to Stay Thin, by Dr. Leo Galland.

In this book, you'll find cutting-edge research showing that losing weight is not about carbs, calories, fat, or even willpower.  Weight loss is all about a hormone called leptin and how it functions in your body. Leptin curbs your appetite, jump-starts your metabolism, and when working properly makes you literally fat resistant. If your body no longer responds to leptin, it may be impossible for you to slim down. This diet reprograms your body to start melting away the pounds. Using a combination of anti-inflammatory and hormone-balancing foods, the 3 phase regimen claims a quick weight loss, then an easy to maintain steady reduction as you enjoy over 100 delicious recipes designed to transform your body into a lean, fat-fighting machine.

What Is The Fat Resistance Diet?

The Fat Resistance Diet was developed by Dr. Leo Galland, who is recognized as an expert in the field of nutritional medicine. It is based on the concept that hormones, which include leptin and adiponectin, control the appetite and body fat levels in the body. When fat levels become too high in the body, inflammation occurs that subsequently alters the body chemistry and balance of these hormones. The idea behind the diet is to reduce inflammation which restores the body's chemistry, reducing cravings, promoting fat burning, and helping the dieter to achieve a healthy weight.

3 Stages of Weight Loss and Control

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There are three stages to the Fat Resistance Diet. In the initial stages carbohydrates such as grains and starchy vegetables are avoided, but as the dieter progresses through the three stages the amount of carbohydrates is gradually reintroduced.

Stage 1 concentrates on reducing inflammation and restoring blood sugar levels. This is achieved by an abundance of super foods and nine to ten servings of fruit and vegetables every day along with a relatively high intake of quality protein. The high nutritional quality of the this phase will help to re-balance body chemistry and cut your cravings for carbohydrates. This stage also provides a jump-start to the fat loss process.

Stage 2 increases your choice of foods so that the diet is suitable for long-term fat loss. After completing Stage 1, the insulin levels in the body should have decreased which allows for tolerance of more complex carbohydrates in the diet. Stage 2 allows for reintroduction of legumes as well as some whole grains such as oatmeal and brown rice.

Stage 3 is the maintenance stage. In this stage the variety of foods increase further to include healthy grain-based meals like carrot raisin muffins, blueberry flax pancakes, and even whole grain pasta. The inflammation reducing foods are still emphasized while the caloric content of the diet is slightly higher to allow for maintenance of weight loss.

Recommended Foods

The foundation of the diet is fresh fruit and vegetables in abundance, as these contain phytonutrients such as carotenoids and flavonoids which act as anti-inflammatories.

Foods which are high in carotenoids include:

carrots
broccoli
spinach
tomatoes
pumpkin
papaya

Foods which are high in flavonoids include:

blueberries
cherries
pomegranate
citrus fruit
dark grapes
green tea
onions
dark chocolate

Fresh herbs and spices can also be used during the diet because they have important nutritional factors which reduce inflammation and improve the taste of foods without adding calories.

The diet also emphasizes increasing the intake of foods that are high in good fats like the Omega 3 fatty acids found in fish, walnuts, flaxseeds and dark green leafy vegetables. These fats play an important role in reducing inflammation as well as improving general health.

Is This the Diet for You?

The Fat Resistance Diet is a solid weight loss plan based on nutritional science. Besides losing weight, this diet has an added bonus of helping to reduce inflammation within the body and supplying high levels of antioxidants to help control hormones and keep your body healthy and happy. If you like the idea of a diet plan based on scientific study, you might want to give the Fat Resistance Diet a try.