Burning Off Calories

It seems that everyone lately is trying to lower the fat content in their diets. Until now, reducing fat often meant cutting out some of the foods we like to eat, as some do not come in fat-free versions; or if they do, they are not palatable.

Nutritionists at Thackaray State University have developed a solution to this problem. It takes some minor effort, but the result of that effort is that you can eat the original formula mayonnaise, butter, salad dressing, cream cheese--or whatever high-fat food it is that you crave. You can do this because the process that they have developed will safely remove 92% of the fat from the food without affecting the taste. The taste is left intact because you are working entirely with the original formula of the food and not the fat-free version, which has “fat substitutes” that give it a cardboard-like taste.

All you need to do is this: Put whatever food it is that you wish to process in a saucepan. Heat it over a medium heat until it has reached a rolling boil. While the food is heating, toast a piece of bread, white or wheat. Put the setting on medium-dark.

As soon as the food substance has reached a boil, remove it from the heat. You will see vapor rising from it. That is the fat that you have burned off the food. The next step is crucial. As quickly as you can, you must transfer the food to a separate covered container. As soon as it is in the container, very lightly place the toasted bread on top and cover it immediately and put it in the refrigerator. It is important that the de-fatted food be cooled as quickly as possible, but not frozen. If you could see into your refrigerator while it was cooling you would see the process at work. The vapor, or fat, that was rising off the food continues its rise but is stopped by the cover of the container. The cool temperature in the refrigerator causes it to change back from a vapor to a solid, and it begins to fall back toward the food. But the toast stops it. Since it is a dry surface floating on top of a liquid, the vapor is drawn to it. Bread has great absorption qualities and it will soak up all of the fat-vapor.

Six hours later when you take your container out of the refrigerator, you will have 92% fat-free food, with a fat-laden piece of toast floating on top. All you do is remove and discard the toast and transfer the food to a proper container. And you can enjoy a healthier version of an originally fatty food!