Atkins gives Easter / Passover recipies

Filed under: Atkins Diet, Low-carb Recipes — Tags: easterpassover — admin @ 2:25 pm

The April issue of the Controlled-Carbohydrate Nutrition & Food
Newsletter, provided by Atkins Health & Medical Information Services gives some helpful tips to help overcome the urge to cheat during Easter or Passover. Included is a recipe for Butterflied Leg of Lamb that is making us look for the nearest oven:

* 1 1/2 slices Atkins Bakery(TM) Country White Bread
* 1 butterflied leg of lamb (about 3 1/2 pounds trimmed, 5 pounds untrimmed)
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
* 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
* 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
* 2 garlic cloves, chopped
* 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley

The recipe has just 1.5 grams of net carbohydrates and a massive 43 grams of protein, making it available to all Atkins followers. For directions, click here.

You can view the full Controlled-Carbohydrate Nutrition & Food
Newsletter here.