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Vegeterian Diets --Let Me Count The Ways There are several types of vegeterians: Lacto-ovo-vegetarians eat plant foods, milk, milk products and eggs, but avoid flesh foods (meat, poultry and fish). Lacto-vegetarians eat plant foods, milk and milk products, but avoid eggs and flesh foods. Ovo-vegetarians eat plant foods and eggs, but avoid milk, milk products and flesh foods. Pesco/pollo-vegetarians eat meats like seafood and chicken, but do not eat other meats, such as beef, lamb, and pork. Total vegetarians, also called vegans, eat plant foods only. Read the Source Article |
DIET AND FITNESS
Sugar is one of the chief causes of internal inflammation,
which can lead to diabetes and other life-threatening
conditions such as heart disease, stroke and even cancer.
The Glycemic Index was developed to give us a guide to
which foods promote production of excessive insulin, and
thus disease.
To make sure you are not eating excess insulin-producing
carbohydrates, you should follow a “low glycemic” diet.
The Glycemic Index tells you which foods raise sugar levels
in the body. High glycemic foods raise the levels highest
and produce injury-causing insulin. Low glycemic foods
keep the levels of sugar in balance with insulin production.
They help in controlling diabetes if you already have it.
They help in preventing diabetes if you don't. Click here for
a list of low glycemic, anti-inflammatory foods.
5 Rules of Thumb for Low-Glycemic Eating
1. Eat green. Green foods such as leafy green vegetables--
think spinach, cabbage, kale, broccoli--contain have an
almost zero-effect on blood sugar. They will not raise th
level of sugar in your blood but thye will provide essenstial
vitamins and nutrients.
2. Eat colorful. Eat colorful vegetables, reds, yellows,
orange bellpeppers for example. These are nutrient dense
and do not raise your blood sugar appreciably. The only
exception here are carrots. Carrots contain beta-carotine,
which is a great nutrient for other reaons, but they also
contain high levels of sugar.
3. Treat fruits Like Desserts. All fruits contain sugar. That's
whay they are sweet. Fruits such as bananas, berries,
oranges, almost anything sweet, contain enough sugar to
raise your insulin levelssignificantly.
4. Eat Sweets Early in the Day. If you eat sweet foods, eat
them early. Our blood sugar levels fluctuate normally
during the day, lowest in the morning because we have not
eaten during our sleeping hours. We fast during sleep. We
break our fast--hence "breakfast"--when we rise for our
morning meal. Eat sweet foods such as fruit only during the
morning pre-noon meals.
5. Eat beans. Beans contain protein, fiber and slow-acting
carbohydrates. As a result, they mellow out your blood
sugar levels throughout the day, keeping teh levels steady.
Other Links and Resources for Low Glycemic Eating
American Diabetes Association --www.diabetes.org
Low Glycemic Recipes
Many popular diets are based upon the principles of low-
glycemic eating, such as The South Beach Diet
TODAY'S FEATURED
LOW GLYCEMIC MEAL
SPINACH SALAD
One package of spinach, frozen
One yellow onion
Two hard boiled eggs (For Ovo Vegeterians)
Olive Oil
(Your selection of Fish or Chicken)
1. In a saucepan or skillet, spray olive oil
2. Dice the onion, carmelize in olive oil
3. Add the spinach on low heat. Cook until
thawed
4. Remove the yolk from 3 hard boiled
eggs
5. Add the onions to the spinach. Cook on
low heat until the flavors mix
6. Dice the eggs, add to the spinach/onion
mix
7. Add just a pinch of your choice of salt
substitute or a pinch of sea salt.
8. Sautee your choice of fish or chicken in
olive oil.
9. Serve with fish or chicken on top of the
spinach/onion/egg mix.
10. If you like dill, prepare a dill sauce by
blending in a hand full of fresh dill or a
generous dash of dill spice, mix with
unsweetened yoghurt, add garlic spice, and
blend until puree. Drizzle on top of fish and
spinach mix as a final touch
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