Dr Oz's New Year Diet Plan

<<< Nope - not me

Okay, so if you start Dr Oz's two week diet plan, you probably aren't going to find (so far) many recipes here that exclude the bad (but yummy) stuff, like trans fats, saturated fats, white flour, simple sugars or syrups... but I am going to give Dr Oz's diet plan a try and try to do my body and organs a favor by eliminating the evil foods. Will I cheat? Heck yes! But as Dr Oz says, it is okay to cheat from time to time. So, wish me luck. I'm beginning this diet immediately... tonight, instead of ice cream, I am having a rice cake with natural peanut butter and raisins. I have no problem with rice cakes - not really.
In a few days I will post a couple recipes that abide by Dr Oz and his diet plan. In the meantime, see my article about Doctor Oz's two week diet plan. 

Brownie Stir-Ins

Whether you start out with a brownie mix from the store or using your family's favorite homemade brownie recipe, there are so many options as far as stir-ins go. Instead of chocolate chips or chopped walnuts, try any one of these for a yummy change!

Junior Mints

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, chopped

Craisins

Raisinettes

Miniature marshmallows

Cashews

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

butterscotch chips

sliced bananas

Maraschino cherries

Snickers bar, chopped

chocoate covered peanuts

instant espresso powder, 1 tablespoon

coconut

salted mixed nuts

toasted sunflower seeds

salted pretzel sticks

Fold in any of the above stir-ins as the last step before spreading the brownie batter into the baking dish.