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     To me, one of Life's Great Mysteries, is food.  Not food in general, but the taste of food.  Somewhere along the way, things got terribly messed up.  I don't know how or when, I just know it did.  Why is it that the better the food tastes, the worse it is for you?  And vise versa...if the food tastes like rabbit pellets, you can bet it's good for you.  It is mind boggling to me that we crave what is so bad for us.  Take a McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder with cheese, for example.  This would have to be one of my favorite fast-food burgers - 740 calories and 42 grams of fat.  Cheesecake?  1 slice = 350 calories and 24 grams of fat.  My favorite dessert, Pecan Pie, 452 calories and 32 grams of sugar.  Even a measly, plain old Krispy Kreme donut is 200 calories.
     Now let's look at the other end of the spectrum: Veggies (without Ranch!!) 25 calories a serving.  Please.  The Ranch helps them move down your throat.  You can have a hamburger that doesn't actually have any meat in it, that will only cost you 100 calories.  Have you ever eaten All Bran or Fiber One?  The latter is actually a little easier to swallow, but either of them have only 60 calories in a 1/2 cup serving.  Believe me, you really don't want to eat much more than that in one setting.  That 1/2 cup has 14 grams of fiber.  Tofu is about the healthiest of them all.  You can mix it with anything and it will mimic the taste and also give you a protein boost.  Just don't mix it with something that doesn't taste very good, it will make it taste worse.  The great thing is that you can eat a' 1/4 BLOCK of the stuff and it's only 88 calories! 

I wonder how these will taste?

 

TOFU CHEESECAKE

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1 c. ground walnuts
1 c. oat flakes
1 c. almond meal
4 tbsp. tamini
3 tbsp. maple syrup, salt

FILLING:

2 lbs. tofu (firm)
1 1/2 c. maple syrup
1 c. corn oil
1/2 c. lemon juice
1 tbsp. vanilla
2 tbsp. Arrowroot
2 tsp. salt

Blend filling.Press the mixed well base into an oiled springform pan. Pour in tofu mixture. Bake 1 1/2 hours at 375 degrees or until golden and firm. Let cool overnight. Top with fruit preserve or fresh fruit. (Obtain some ingredients at health store.)

	Sugar Free Pecan Pie This Sugar Free Pecan Pie is easy and a nice alternative those folk who can't have the regular version. It's also easy and fast to make.
	Prep Time: 10 min Total Time: 1 hr Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

• Crust
• 1  (15-oz.) box Pillsbury® Refrigerated Pie Crusts
• Filling
• 5 teaspoons sugar substitute for baking
• 1  cup sugar free breakfast syrup
• 1   teaspoons vanilla
• 3  eggs
• 1   cups pecan halves
• 1/3 cup butter, melted

Directions

1. 1 Heat oven to 350°F. Place pie crust in 9-inch glass pie pan as directed on box for One-Crust Filled Pie.
2. 2 In large bowl, mix eggs with the sugar substitute. Stir in syrup and melted butter. Stir in pecans. Pour into pie crust.
3. 3 Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until filling is puffed and pie is golden brown. Cool completely, about 2 hours. Store in refrigerator.

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