Category: Recipes

Apple Pie Without Added Sugar Recipe

October 18, 2012

In your quest to reduce, or eliminate added cane sugar, you’ve probably found out how difficult it, is to avoid buying packaged food that isn’t sweetened.  The same is true for recipes.  Here’s one I found at allrecipes.com, for No Sugar Apple Pie. 

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Tropical Smoothie Recipe

October 4, 2012
MANGO, ORANGE, GINGER SMOOTHIE

Something sweet and delicious can also be healthy.  The Mango, Orange, and Ginger Smoothie serves up a helping of antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory phytochemicals.

Plants produce these protective chemicals to protect themselves, and can also protect humans against diseases.  The recipe is from the NY Times.

SMOOTHIE HEALTH BENEFITS

Mangoes contain over 20 vitamins and minerals, fiber, Vitamin A and Vitamin C, antioxidants, potassium, calcium phosphorus, magnesium, iron and zinc.  There are 100 calories in one cup of mangoes.  Continue reading “Tropical Smoothie Recipe”

Villa Linguine: Quick Pasta Sauce

September 14, 2012

Are you in a hurry to eat?  These days most people are. Here are three healthy suggestions for topping your linguine.

Linguine With Marinara Sauce

Italian Style Raw Tomato Sauce:  Place very ripe tomatoes in a blender or food processor.  Add fresh oregano, basil, and salt to taste. Serve over cooked linguine.

To go completely raw, pour raw tomato sauce over raw Zucchini Linguine No Grain Pasta.   Continue reading “Villa Linguine: Quick Pasta Sauce”

Need More Fiber? Try Sprouted Bread

August 30, 2012

Sprouted unleavened whole grain bread offers the most in vitamins, and fiber.  There are two companies that produce this type of bread.  One is Manna Organic Bakery, and the other is Berlin Natural Bakery.

Carrot Raisin Sprouted Bread

Sprouted bread is made with whole grains, such as wheat, rye, spelt and millet.  The sprouts are used to form a loaf.  The loaf is oven baked, and then ready to eat.  The downside is that sprouted unleavened bread doesn’t lend itself well to sandwich making because of its texture. Continue reading “Need More Fiber? Try Sprouted Bread”

Quinoa: No Gluten – Fast Cooking Grain Alternative

August 24, 2012

BREAKFAST QUINOA
WITH BERRIES

If you’re wheat, or gluten sensitive, fast cooking Quinoa offers a delicious alternative.

Quinoa, like Buckwheat are known as pseudo grains, meaning they look like grains such as rice and wheat. Pseudo grains behave like true grains because they can be ground into a flour, consumed as a warm breakfast cereal, or prepared as a delectable side dish.  Unlike true grains, Quinoa and Buckwheat do not contain gluten. Continue reading “Quinoa: No Gluten – Fast Cooking Grain Alternative”

Sweet Potato Leaves Stir Fry

August 17, 2012

If you don’t have a wok, you can use a skillet.  I prefer cast iron skillets because they heat up fast, are very sturdy, and cooking time is quicker. Amazon has a wide selection of  Woks and Cast Iron Skillets.

STIR FRY IN A WOK

Sweet Potato Leaves are a very good source of dietary fiber, Vitamin A, K, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Phosphorus, B6, Folate, Magnesium, Potassium, Manganese, and a good source of Vitamin E.  The leaves can be used in place of Spinach.

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SWEET POTATO LEAVES, ONIONS AND MUSHROOM STIR FRY Continue reading “Sweet Potato Leaves Stir Fry”