Sheryl Borden

The first and most important step in beginning any weight-control program is to see your doctor.  If your doctor says it is all right, then you may start.

You must "really want" to lose weight in order to be successful.

You must accept the fact that there is no shortcut to successful weight control.  Fad diets are dangerous; they do not change lifetime eating habits so the weight will come right back on.  Diet is a poor way to think of weight control because the word denotes a short term activity.

Bean Recipes from Jeane Wharton, U S Dry Bean Council

Banana Bean Muffins

Make these moist muffins once and you'll always keep pureed beans in the freezer for quick baking.  Yields 20 muffins.

3          egg whites

1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp. Splenda brown sugar blend

1/2       tsp. vanilla extract

2          large ripe bananas mashed (about 1 cup)

1/4       cup vegetable shortening

1          cup water

1          cup of pureed cooked white beans, no salt added