Cool Diabetic Recipes images
Some cool diabetic recipes images:
Bitter Melon (Goya)
Image by R Scott Photography
My neighbour brought this over for me.
It’s a traditional medicine for treating diabetes in many countries. These are tiny little things and if you don’t remove the seeds you will have one Hell of a belly ache.
I fry mine or put them in a crock pot recipe.
If you are diabetic like me, do some reading up on this unusual gourd.
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Bitter melon contains a lectin that has insulin-like activity. The insulin-like bioactivity of this lectin is due to its linking together 2 insulin receptors. This lectin lowers blood glucose concentrations by acting on peripheral tissues and, similar to insulin’s effects in the brain, suppressing appetite. This lectin is likely a major contributor to the hypoglycemic effect that develops after eating bitter melon and why it may be a way of managing adult-onset diabetes. Lectin binding is non-protein specific, and this is likely why bitter melon has been credited with immunostimulatory activity—by linking receptors that modulate the immune system, thereby stimulating said receptors.
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Image by dccraftaholic128
There’s a story behind this.
Being a diabetic, now, is sometimes a pain in the rear. Compared to growing up though, diabetes isn’t nearly as significant as it was when I was in elementary school.
Something I did which was very stupid? I used to do just that above and lie about it. Mom was so so cool about cheating–if I wanted to, all I’d have to do is ask. Maybe not always got a yes but isnt’ that true with most kids and sweets? But I used to go in the cool whip, leave finger trails and then when mom would ask my bro and me, i’d lie when it was sooooooooooooo obvious it was me.
And, naturally, fufilling his role as big bro, William has always made fun of me for it. OK FINE! It was really stupid of me to lie about it. Whenever cool whip is mentioned in my family, I feel accusing eyes gazing at me.
So when I was making this fabulous pie for Thanksgiving, I giggled and decided I’d reeact what I did as a nine year old. Shout out to my family that I can, in fact, laugh at myself 🙂
Cool Low Carb Recipes images
Check out these low carb recipes images:
Recipe – Beef Veggie Wraps – 1-17-2010
Image by George Morris
I decided to go a bit carb light tonight and made some lettuce wraps.
Ingredients:
1/3 lb stir fry beef
1 Jicama (about 2/3 of a lb)
2 carrots
2 tbsp mint leaves
4 green onion shoots (or shallots)
1 tbsp oregano
2 tbsp ground pepper
2 tbsp lime
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp light soy sauce (low sodium)
First off, we cooked up the beef on a George Foreman Grill for 6 minutes.
While that was cooking, my wife and I diced up a Jicama, some carrots, green onions, and mint leaves. We put those in a mixing bowl with 1 teaspoon of brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of light soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons of lime juice. Then we diced up the beef, added it, grinded on some pepper, shook on some oregano, and let it sit for a few minutes.
The whole veggie rich mix went into cabbage leaves for a wrap. We added some diced avocado for extra protein, and it filled us right up.
Fennel and leek gratin, new favourite
Image by Manne
Quickly boiled celery and fennel on a bed of leek.
Perfect low carb dish, with steak, pork chops or stir fried chicken.
See recipe at Tummyrumble, my food blog.
Fennel and leek gratin, new favourite
Image by Manne
Top with some grated parmesan, whack in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes.
Perfect low carb dish, with steak, pork chops or stir fried chicken.
See recipe at Tummyrumble, my food blog.
Cool Healthy Food Choices images
Some cool healthy food choices images:
40+263 Penance
Image by bark
Making up for a weekend of crap food choices. See!? I do eat good things too!
Healthy Eating ….. (259/365)
Image by Steve Tolcher
Anyone who knows me, knows that I am into healthy eating and am always banging the drum where diet and exercise are concerned!
I was reading some pretty shocking statistics about how some children are not only not getting enough fresh fruit and vegetables each day – but some are even struggling to correctly identify certain fruits when they are presented with a picture of them. Shocking …..
Like most children, my girls are given the odd packet of crisps, sweets or chocolate here and there, but we always have plenty of fruit on hand as a first choice. Francesca is particularly fond of Bananas – or "Narnna’s" as she refers to them!!
Here she is devouring one earlier!
Gross freezer food.
Image by enderisnotmyrealname
Healthy Choice and Lean Cuisine sodium bombs in the freezer at work. These are neither healthy nor lean.
Cool Recipes images
A few nice recipes images I found:
Challah (Recipe)
Image by Ruthieki
I got this recipe from the wonderful Molly Breslin. Baking challah, or any bread, from scratch isn’t difficult, it just takes some time. Most of that time is spent waiting for the dough to rise. I like baking on Sundays, and I use the rising periods for short bouts of studying.
Shosh’s Challah (2 loaves)
5 1/2 – 6 c. flour
1 T dry yeast
1/2 c. sugar
1 1/4 t salt
6 T vegetable oil
1 1/2 c water plus 2 t
1 egg
1. In a small bowl (#1), put yeast, 1 T sugar, 1/4 c water. Mix and
let it stand for 10 minutes or until it bubbles.
2. In bowl #2 put all dry ingredients: flour, salt, sugar; mix them well.
3. In bowl #3 put all wet ingredients: water, oil, egg, and the yeast mixture after it’s bubbled; mix them well.
4. Mix everything together to make the dough. If the dough is too sticky, add a little flour until you can handle it. Use your hands to mix and press the mixture until it forms a ball of dough.
5. Cover with a towel, and let the dough stand in a warm place for an hour or an hour and a half until it doubles in size.
6. Punch the dough to let out the air bubbles (this is the fun part!).
7. Let stand for 10 minutes.
8. For traditional-style challah, separate dough into six even
pieces, roll each piece into a snake either between your hands or on
the table, and make two braids. Turn the ends under so they look
pretty. You may need to keep a little flour out to keep them from
getting too sticky. Or, weave them into any design you like. Place
them on greased and floured cookie sheets.
9. Beat one egg in a small bowl. Brush both braids with egg. Let them stand half an hour, and then
brush with egg again. If you
like, sprinkle with poppy or sesame seeds after the second egg wash.
10. Let rise for an hour or an hour and a half until the loaves double in size. Be patient!
11. Heat oven to 375F.
12. Bake for 22-26 minutes or until the tops turn golden.
13. Eat all at once because it’s so yummy that you can’t stop yourself.
recipe stand
Image by Aunt Owwee
I love my new recipe book stand. and . . . there’s a rooster at the top of it
24-365 on location
Vanilla cupcakes recipe
Image by KayVee.INC
posted for reference purposes*
* saves me from printing it/remembering where I found the recipe/to share the tastiness
Ps. I’m making these tomorrow after I get back home ^_^ (without the icing though I think)
Cool Diet images
A few nice diet images I found:
Diet Pills
Image by Dave W Clarke
Diet Pills playing at The Musician, Leicester, UK.
Dieting Sucks
Image by petekraynak
"Dieting Sucks – Get the BAND for Weight Loss"
Unbelievable. I saw one of these in Hollywood a few weeks ago and when I went back to take a pic it was gone. I am so happy I saw this one. I almost can not believe this is a real advertisement.
Forget dieting. Forget being healthy. Eat all the cakes, donuts and cheeseburgers your stomach can take then get the BAND for Weight Loss. NO PROBLEM!!! bleh.
Diet Coke
Image by Svadilfari
Diet Coke in the back room of the Family Convenience Store in Douglas, Masachusetts.
