As promised, for the next four days, I'll be providing you with recipes to some of my favorite meals on The Zone Diet.These three meals are easy to put together and taste really good!
Believe me, I had never eaten cottage cheese in my life, but this is really really good.


Breakfast: Fruit Salad

3/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
(Horizon Organic is what I use)

1 cup fresh or canned pineapple in it's own juice

1/3 cup canned mandarin oranges, drained

3 macadami nuts, crushed

*Place cottage cheese in a bowl. Fold in pineapple, oranges and nuts.



Lunch: Chef Salad

1 cup green-leaf lettuce, washed, dried and torn into large pieces

1/4 cup canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed

1/2 cup button mushrooms, washed, dried and coarsely chopped

1/2 cup celery, washed, dried and coarsely chopped

1 tablespoon olive oil and vinegar dressing

1-1/2 ounces deli-style ham, cut into strips

1 ounce reduced-fat Swiss cheese

*Toss lettuce with chickpeas, mushrooms and celery. Dress, toss and add meat and cheese.

Dessert: Apple



Snack: 1/2 Chocolate Peanut Butter Zone Bar
(whatever flavor you prefer)



Dinner: Spiced Lamb with Vegetables

4 1/2 ounces lean ground lamb

1 teaspoon cider vinegar

1 teaspoons olive oil

1/2 cup scallions, finely chopped

3/4 cup red onions, cut in chunks

2 cups mushrooms

1 1/2 cups tomatoes, diced

1/2 cup green beans, diced

1 tablespoon cilantro

2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced

1/4 teaspoon cumin

1/4 teaspoon coriander

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon celery salt

1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

*In a small glass bowl, combine lamb, rice, vinegar and spices.Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.Heat the oil in a medium nonstick saute pan.Add meat mixture and vegetables.Cook, breaking meat up as it cooks, until lamb is cooked through and vegetables are tender.Spoon onto plate and serve.


Snack Before Bed:The other half of your Zone Bar

P.S. A little red wine in the evening never hurt a girl! Just balance with a little protien! (My kind of diet)