Low+Carb

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=== **These are the main benefits about the low carb diet that have been reported. The first two are by far the most commonly reported, and these benefits usually happen by the end of the first week, although sometimes it takes another week or two. Results are obviously going to be variable between individuals.** ===

[|What is a Low Carbohydrate Diet?]
=== This diet focuses on reducing the amount of carbohydrate from food people eat. It is usually use for weight reducing program or for people who with obesity. People with the diet replace things with carbohydrate (bread, Pasta) into proteins (Fish, Beef, Eggs) or even vegetable with low carbohydrate. ===

Why do people choose it?
=== There are a few reasons of why people choose to start this diet is because they could be allergic to certain carbohydrates and so that forces them to take the low carbohydrate diet. Another reason could be that they are against killing animals and so would stop eating animals that we kill. Also the person could be trying to lose weight and so they would decrease the number of carbohydrates that they eat in order to live a healthier life. ===

**Our Recipes**
Daniel's Dish

Ingredients

 * 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped fine
 * 4 large egg yolks
 * 6 tablespoons sugar
 * 1 3/4 cups heavy cream [[image:http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2011/12/18/NY1009H_pats-favorite-chocolate-mousse_s4x3_lg.jpg width="366" height="272" align="right" caption="Picture of Pat's Favorite Chocolate Mousse Recipe" link="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/pats-favorite-chocolate-mousse-recipe/index.html"]]
 * 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
 * Pinch of salt
 * Dark shaved chocolate, for garnish

Directions
Melt the chocolate by adding to a bowl placed over simmering water and stirring until melted and smooth. Remove from the heat. Whisk together the egg yolks, 4 tablespoons sugar, 3/4 cup heavy cream and a pinch of salt in a medium 2-quart curved bottom saucepan. Place over medium heat and stir constantly until the mixture is thick, about 3 minutes. Whisk in the chocolate and vanilla. Strain the mixture into a large bowl using a fine mesh sieve and place in the refrigerator until chilled, at least 30 minutes. Beat the remaining 1 cup heavy cream and remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the whipped cream into the chilled chocolate. Divide the mousse evenly among 4 individual serving dishes and cover with plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator to chill for at least one hour. Serve with shaved chocolate.

[] [|Chocolate Mousse Photostory] Yu's Dish

**My recipe was the Japanese Hamburger and was our savory dish for the Low Carbohydrate diet.**
**Ingredients** Sauce Sauce 1. Mixed the tonkatsu sauce and ketchup well with a whisk da Patty
 * 200g/ about 7 oz. ground beef
 * 100g / about 3 1/2 oz. ground pork
 * 1/2 medium onion
 * 3/4 tsp. salt
 * About 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
 * About 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
 * 1 cup soft white breadcrumbs (Make the breadcrumbs from regular white bread slices with the crusts off. The crumb of a baguette is really good for this.)
 * 2-3 Tbs. milk
 * 1 egg
 * Oil for cooking
 * 1/3 cup ketchup
 * 1/3 cup Japanese tonkatsu sauce
 * 1) Chop the onion very finely
 * 2) Pan fry the onion with a low amount of oil.
 * 3) Put the onion into a bowl and let it cool.
 * 4) In a bowl moisten the breadcrumbs with milk.
 * 5) After the breadcrumbs are moisten add the grounded pork, grounded meat, egg, salt, and grounded pepper into the bowl.
 * 6) Mix the meat well with your hand for around 5 mins to create a better texture to the meat.
 * 7) Divide the meat into four portions
 * 8) With your hand start slapping the meat and form them into patties.
 * 9) The patties shouldn’t be too thick or it won't cook.
 * 10) After the patties are flat and smooth, with your thumb indent the centre of the burger to make sure the centre of the burger gets cooked.
 * 11) After taking out the cooked burger of the pan let it rest on a plate for around 1 min.
 * 12) While letting the burger decorate the plate with some cabbage
 * 13) Put the burger on the cabbage and add some sauce on the side.

[|Hamburger Photostory]

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