{"id":843,"date":"2011-12-27T16:23:16","date_gmt":"2011-12-27T23:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fatlossscience.org\/naturalweightlosstips\/?p=843"},"modified":"2013-04-01T13:31:08","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T20:31:08","slug":"tzatziki-cucumber-yogurt-dip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fatlossscience.org\/naturalweightlosstips\/tzatziki-cucumber-yogurt-dip\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Dip (Tzatziki) for Weight Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"imageleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fatlossscience.org\/naturalweightlosstips\/tzatziki-cucumber-yogurt-dip\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fatlossscience.org\/naturalweightlosstips\/media\/greekdip1.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"greek dip\" title=\"greek dip\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tzatziki is a delicious and versatile low-calorie dip. Use it to provide some counter-temptation to all of that holiday junk food. Here&#8217;s a very simple recipe.<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Tzatziki (Cucumber Yogurt Dip or Sauce)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Peel a cucumber and cut it in half lengthwise. Remove the seeds by scraping out the center portion of the cucumber with a spoon. Grate the cucumber and press it with a paper towel to remove the extra liquid. Mix the grated cucumber with 2 cups plain <a title=\"home made yogurt\" href=\"http:\/\/fatlossscience.org\/naturalweightlosstips\/easy-greek-strained-yogurt-recipe\/\">Greek yogurt<\/a>, 1 tablespoon fresh dill or mint (or 1\/3 tablespoon dry dill weed or mint), 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice, 1 tablespoon olive oil (optional), and 1\/4 teaspoon salt. Chill for 2 hours before serving. Serves 6.<\/p>\n<p>Serve generously alongside almost any hot dish or use as a spread or vegetable dip. You can make this recipe even more flavorful by adding a finely minced or crushed clove of garlic. To make a salad dressing, use regular yogurt instead of Greek yogurt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevance to Natural Weight Loss:<\/strong> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3stars\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fatlossscience.org\/naturalweightlosstips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/stars3.png?resize=46%2C14\" alt=\"\" width=\"46\" height=\"14\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Weight Loss Tip:<\/strong> This recipe is so good you will just want to keep eating. Eat away! Eat it as a snack or as half a meal, or use it as a low-calorie substitute for other dips and toppings. <\/p>\n<p>Find more simple weight loss tips and recipes in this top-rated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00AVNARBS\/ref=nosim?tag=finlifboo-20\"> ebook<\/a> at Amazon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tzatziki is a delicious and versatile low-calorie dip. Use it to provide some counter-temptation to all of that holiday junk food. Here&#8217;s a very simple recipe. Tzatziki (Cucumber Yogurt Dip or Sauce) Peel a cucumber and cut it in half lengthwise. 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