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Ingredients 6 tablespoons stevia 1/2 cup water 2/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/3 cup freshly squeezed orange juice 1/4 cup coarsley chopped fresh mint Instructions Combine 6 tablespoons stevia and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and cook 30 seconds, stirring until stevia dissolves. Pour mixture into a bowl and stir in lemon juice, orange juice, and chopped mint. Cool 15 minutes. Poor into popsicle molds and freeze 2 hours or until completely frozen. Notes 69 calories

Prep Time: 9 minutes Serving Size: 1-2 Ingredients 1 Avocado 1 Lemon, juiced or use a little mustard for taste 1 Tbsp. Onion, chopped 5 oz. Tuna packed in water Dash of pepper Instructions Cut the avocado in half and scoop out the middle leaving a little avocado around the sides Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Fill the tuna salad in the avocado boat Enjoy!

Ingredients 1 ripe avocado 1/2 cup 4% cottage cheese 2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice 2 Tbsp. onions, chopped 1/4 tsp. jalapeno, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, pressed 1 small tomato, chopped 1/2 bunch of cilantro, chopped salt & pepper to taste Instructions Put all ingredients in a food processor and puree until smooth. Makes 1 1/2 cups. Note: remember that avocados are considered "caution items" and are not for everyone on the Amino Diet. If you use them and stall or gain weight, do not use them again during phase 1. 

Serving Size: 3 Calories per serving: 386 Ingredients 4 pounds lean beef, sliced 1/8 inch strips 1/4 tsp stevia extract powder 1 1/2 tsp powdered ginger 12 cloves garlic 1/2 medium onion 1 cup low sodium soy sauce 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 3/4 tsp salt 2 cups broccoli 1/2 cup chopped red pepper 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms 2 tbsp olive oil Instructions Place stevia, powdered ginger, garlic cloves, onion, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, and salt in food processor and run until onion and garlic are liquefied. Slice beef and place in zip top bag. Pour 1/2 cup...

On the Amino Diet, it is recommended to rid your body of toxins to promote health and balance to your body. Weight loss and detoxing your body are directly related. Toxins can affect how one is able to lose weight. You may ask how do we get toxins in our body in the first place and how do we know they are there? Toxins can enter in our body from the foods we eat and even from our environment - metals in our drinking water, breathing in the air, the clothes we wear, cosmetics and many other ways. . In...