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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Roasted Vegetable and Rosemary Soup

I love a good soup, especially one that has lots of vegetables and no fat. I'll be trying this one soon.

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Gourmet Vegetarian Slow Cooker - Book Giveaway!

There are two recipes in this article -

Potatoes and Peas in Red Curry Sauce and Chickpea Fattet “Tostadas”. You must leave a comment about the article to be entered into a drawing to win Gourmet Vegetarian Slow Cooker Book.

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Saturday, October 9, 2010

Healthy Caramel Apples Recipe

This article has a short video and a recipe for something author Brigitte Mars calls Rawsome Caramel Apples.

Healthy Caramel Apples | Care2 Healthy & Green Living

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Friday, October 8, 2010

Is Your Liver Stressed?

This is a great article about liver health from our friends at Care2.

Is Your Liver Stressed?

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Aspartame Case History

While this is just one case study, the argument for and against Aspartame is right up there with the current media blitz of sugar vs high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Only worse.

I think the idea that HFCS is bad for us, and worse than sugar, has caught by the general population. The problem is that we turn to artificial sweeteners with the misconception that we are maintaining taste and flavor, and while reducing simple carbohydrate intake. I'm guilty of this!

This is a big deal, especially for those of use with Type II Diabetes. We shy away from sugar, which by the way is nearly impossible to do unless you simply don't eat. We scour the label of the boxes and cans at the grocery store looking for the magic words such as sugar or high fructose corn syrup. Then we take bad advise and use an artificial sweetener, something usually with Aspartame in it. We trade one evil for another, only to complicate an already unhealthy situation.

Now if I could force myself to drink unsweetened coffee and tea, that would be an achievement. There's always hope if it doesn't kill me first.

Aspartame Case History

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October's Healthy Recipes

October's Healthy Recipes courtesy of janethull.com. This month's recipes are Cooking for Your Body-pH-Balance. Recipes include:

Vegetable Basic Bouillon for Acid-Alkaline Balance

Herbal-Tea for Acidosis

Natural Alkaline Booster Powder

Alkaline Smoothies

Buttermilk-Banana Drink

Apple-Raisins Yogurt Shake

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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Quick Whole Grain Spelt Bread

Definitely have to try this recipe. I'm an O blood type, my body loves bread. Unfortunately, the doctor disagrees. Whole grain bread off the shelf is expensive, costs lots more then regular bread. Moreover, you cannot know what is in it, regardless of the label. There are many ways to "hide" sugar in processed food. If you're lucky the labels will simply say "sugar". But often is says fructose, dextrose, corn syrup, or some other exotic term.

To compound things, the printed ingredients on the package are so small, those of us that are at that age where we don't see as well anymore are not be able to read it.

This recipe does have honey in it which I'm sure you could leave out if you wish. Either way, using this recipe, you'll know there are no hidden ingredients and no preservatives.

However, one word of caution. You may want to use Extra Virgin Olive Oil instead of Canola Oil. There's some bad press about Canola oil and it's affect on the body, especially those with type 2 diabetes. Canola Oil is a mostly a "genetically modified" product. See this article for more details.

Your comments are welcomed, especially if you try the recipe. I'd love to hear from you.

Quick Whole Grain Spelt Bread

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Delicious Detox Recipes

Another great article from our friends at Care2. I haven't tried these yet, but it's pretty close to what the doctored ordered on my last visit. If you try any of these, please leave a comment on your experience. I'd also welcome your opinion on how these recipes would affect someone with type 2 Diabetes.

Delicious Detox Recipes

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