While the Low GI Diet is one of the most effective diets around and the easiest for many people to stick with over the long term, some people have found it difficult to come up with low GI Diet recipes they can fit into their diet plans. Below are two low GI Diet recipes that can be easily fit into your plan and prepared right at home.
For a great main entrée consider this recipe below for grilled salmon served with elegant baby spinach leaves.
Grilled Salmon
Ingredients
Baby spinach leaves, lightly rinsed
2 oz watercress
16 cherry tomatoes, halved
4 salmon fillets, trimmed and boned
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 cloves garlic, halved
balsamic vinegar, for drizzling
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Cannellini Bean Sauce
14 oz can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 garlic clove, crushed
1½ tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
2 teaspoons olive oil
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
First, start by preparing the cannelloni bean sauce. Place the beans, lemon juice, thyme, oil, garlic and 2 tbsp of water in the blender. May add salt and pepper to taste. Blend until the mixture has formed a smooth sauce. You may need to add a bit more water. Move the mixture to a saucepan and heat it on low heat for 5 minutes. Stir frequently until the mixture is very hot.
While the mixture is heating, cook the salmon. Start by placing the garlic in a non-stick frying pan and heating it for about 1-2 minutes. Next, add the salmon and cook for another 5 to 8 minutes. Be sure to turn the salmon halfway through the cooking process.
Next, drizzle the spinach leaves with some balsamic vinegar and toss them well. Place the cannellinni sauce on each plate along with a few additional spinach leaves. Top everything with the salmon. You may wish to add some olive oil for additional seasoning. Serve alongside the salad immediately.
Don’t forget to top your meal off with this luscious and creamy low GI diet recipe for yummy ice cream. It takes only 15 minutes to prepare and is ready to eat after another 2 hours in the freezer.
Mango Orange Ice Cream Dessert
Ingredients
4 large oranges, halved
2 large mangoes, peeled and stoned
2 tablespoons finely grated
unwaxed orange zest
3 tablespoons low-fat natural yoghurt
3 tablespoons low-fat
crème fraîche
2 squares plain chocolate, grated
Directions
Begin by scooping out the fleshy part of the fruit from the oranges, but making sure you have left the skins of the oranges intact. Place the flesh of the mangos and the oranges in the blender along with the orange zest, crème fraiche and yogurt. Blend the mixture until smooth; may take a few minutes. Next, spoon the blended mixture into a freezer safe container. You may need to stir the mixture from time to time to break up any ice crystals that have formed. This dessert can be served in a bowl or you may choose to spoon it back into the orange halves for an elegant presentation. If you choose to serve it in the orange halves, you may need to return it back to the freezer for another 30 minutes or so. Garnish with grated chocolate for an even more decadent dessert.
With a little creativity and imagination it doesn’t have to be hard to follow the low GI diet. These low GI diet recipes are just two examples of how easy it can be to dine well and still lose weight on the diet plan.
If you need to better manage diabetes or lose weight consider the Low GI Diet Plan. It provides numerous advantages such as reducing the risk of life threatening illnesses along with the ability to lose weight and maintain weight loss.
Wesley Atkins
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I want to know how to ease into a vegetarian/vegan diet…. Any tips/recipes?
I recently found out that I have an allergy to most meat and dairy products (possibly the hormones that are used) and have been told by friends to either by organic meat or choose a vegetarian/vegan diet. I would I go about starting a strict diet like that? Tips? Recipes? Anything would help thanx = )
Any quick snacks to ease the cravings for meat?
I myself been thinking about becoming a vegatarian,, the funny thing is I work in the "meat dept" at my work ha ha. perhapse start off my eating salads fish, talipia is deleceious and make sure you take a multi vitamin every morning, peanut butter is a good scorce of protein
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Easy-To-Get-Your-5-A-Day Vegetarian Chilli
6-8 servings 1 hour 20 min prep
1 tablespoon olive oil (just to coat bottom of pan)
2 small onions, chopped
2 fat garlic cloves, minced
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 yellow bell pepper, chopped
2 carrots, grated
1 small zucchini, chopped
1 (12 ounce) can corn
2 tablespoons cumin
1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1 pinch cinnamon
salt
pepper
red pepper flakes (optional)
1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (15 ounce) can whole tomatoes with juice
2 (14 ounce) cans red kidney beans
coat bottom of stockpot with oil.
add oinions, garlic, pepers, carrots, zuchini, and corn to the oil and stir to coat.
Sautee veggis till soft, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes on medium high.
add spices to the veggis and stir to coat. Let cook for a minute.
Add both kinds of tomatoes and the beans to the pot. Fill one of the cans with water and add that to the pot.
give it a good stir. Check the seasonings and adjust if needed.
Leave it alone for at least 30 minutes to cook; longer is better. If cooking longer, reduce heat to low and let it simmer the day away on the stove.
Tastes even better the next day! This could probably be adapted for crock pot cooking or OAMC also.
Serve with sour cream, cheese, bread, whatever you like.
Easy Bistro Artichoke Sandwich — Vegetarian Too!
4 servings 25 min 15 min prep
4 large French rolls
8 mushrooms
1/2 onion
1 tomato
1 (6 ounce) jar marinated artichokes
8 slices provolone cheese
crushed red pepper flakes
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Thinly slice mushrooms, onion, tomato and set aside in separate piles.
Drain artichoke hearts, but reserve liquid.
Coarsely chop artichoke hearts.
Split french rolls.
Take artichoke liquid and brush the sides of the bread.
On the bottom piece of bread put one quarter of the artichokes.
Next add 1/4 of the mushrooms, onions, and then tomato to each sandwich.
Top the veggies with 2 slices of provolone per sandwich.
Sprinkle desired amount of crushed red pepper on top of the cheese and then place top on sandwich. Press down on sandwich slightly so that it does not fall over.
Place on baking pan to bake. This generally takes 10 minutes. Watch closely!
Easy Vegetarian BBQ/Sloppy Joe
Delicious! If you can’t find the frozen vegies, substitute chopped onion, celery, & bell pepper.
4 servings 25 min 5 min prep
1 (10 ounce) bag frozen mixed vegetables (BirdsEye peppers and onions)
4 cloves minced garlic
1 can tomato paste
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
1 cup textured vegetable protein
vegetable bouillon cubes
hot sauce (optional)
1 tablespoon Braggs liquid aminos (use soy sauce if you don’t have it)
oil (for frying)
Cook vegies& garlic in a little oil till tender.
Add paste, ketchup, sugar, Braggs, hot sauce and enough water to thin sauce a little.
Cook a few minutes, then set aside.
Cook TVP and bullion in enough water to cover a few minutes.
Drain, then fry TVP in a little oil for 5-10 minutes.
Mix with sauce and cook about 3-5 minutes.
Adjust seasonings to your taste.
Serve on rolls, tortillas, etc.
Easy Vegetarian Fried Rice!!!
6 servings 25 min 15 min prep
4 cups cooked white rice
1 tablespoon sesame oil (you can use something else)
2 carrots, diced
1/2 medium yellow sweet onion, chopped
1/2 cup sweet corn, canned, frozen or fresh
1/4 cup green peppers, diced
1/4 cup soy sauce
1-2 tablespoon hoisin sauce (optional)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 eggs (optional)
In a large wok or saute’ pan, stir fry the carrots, onion, corn, and green peppers for about 2 minutes.
Add the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, black pepper, ginger, garlic powder, and rice.
Toss to combine.
Make a well in the center of the rice and scramble the eggs.
Toss to combine and remove from heat.
Easy Vegetarian Stroganoff
4-6 servings 20 min 10 min prep
2 (1 ounce) packages roads end organics shiitake mushroom gravy mix
2 cups water
1 tablespoon margarine
1 lb sliced portabello mushrooms
1/2 cup sliced white onions
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
prepare gravy mixes by stirring constantly with water in a small saucepan over low heat til it starts to bubble. reduce heat and set aside.
Sautee mushrooms and onion in margerine over medium high heat til tender.
Stir in gavy and reduce heat. Let simmer 5 minutes.
Stir in Sour Cream, and let cook through, only a few minutes.
Serve over cooked noodles.
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Why ease in? Jump right in, the water is warm! I, too, have multiple allergies, and had to go cold turkey. I suspect you have allergies to wheat, soy, eggs, dairy, etc, and you are reacting to meat because its LOADED with all that stuff, and then some. I invite you to join my yahoo group, where you can find boatloads of info on how to become (and enjoy) being a veggie. There are many things in the file section that are helpful and useful. We are a creative bunch, with lots of nice, interesting recipes. If you choose not to join, but want more info, feel free to email me. I sell nothing, by the way, just like sharing my recovery…read about it in "myrecoverystory" in the files. Since posting that, I have aqcuired my own cow, and enjoy fresh, raw, milk, cream and butter, and homemade cheese-I was highly allergic to commercial dairy, do just fine on raw. Good luck, hope you join. Here is the link
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/foodallergynetwork/
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i am trying to become a vegetarian. I would stop eating meat and do some research about being a vegetarian. Good luck!
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We gradually begain eating more breads and grains, tofu, bought veggie burgers, read vegetarian cookbooks and magazines on the news stands or on-line. I love Indian cuisine. All cuisines have their vegetarian dishes — you’ll end up eating all types of foods.
Good luck.
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I was a vegetarian for a year and then quit eggs and dairy as well. I did it because meat and animal products just plain gross me out, not because I’m an animal rights activist.
When I first stopped eating meat it took about 5 months for the cheeseburger cravings to stop. Every time they hit I ate something fattening and they went away, other than that it wasn’t that hard at all.
After a few weeks you start realizing how great you feel and that makes it easier. Food will begin to taste better and your sense of smell will even improve…mine did, anyway.
I recommend The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Veganism for knowledge to defend yourself against the "how can you get enough protein" group and The Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home for great recipes that help you teach yourself how to cook all over again.
Oh, and if you don’t already, start reading labels on all food packages.
Good luck!!!
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Portabello mushrooms with a bit of soy cheese melted on top. You can also stuff them with other veggies. But their consistency is like meat and they are quick to do in the oven. Also humus and pita or rice crackers.
Start by cutting out red meat, use soy milk (still very good) and start shopping in the ethnic food isles…lots of interesting ideas, especially east Indian food.
References :
Vegan.com