Have you ate your Grapefruit today?
We have been taking grapefruit seed pills for the antibiotic qualities in them. It is also on the list of a good digestive tract that can kill harmful bacteria in your colon, relating to our every present gut issue of an autistic child.
Health Benefit:
Does Grapefruit Seed Extract damage the
good intestinal flora?
When taken in normal doses Grapefruit Seed Extract does not affect the friendly bacteria of the intestines.
From the book “The Authoritative Guide to Grapefruit Seed Extract” by Allan Sachs, D.C. C.C.N:http://www.allhealthtrends.com/Grapefruit-Seed-Extract.html#friendly
“While massive doses of Grapefruit Seed Extract are likely to compromise beneficial flora such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium residing in the digestive and urogenital tracts, typically recommended doses of GSE do not appear to have this effect. Grapefruit Seed Extract may actually assist the growth of the beneficial bacteria by inhibiting pathogenic microbes which compete with the beneficial flora.”
From another book about Grapefruit Seed Extract called “The Healing Power of Grapefruit Seed” by Shalila Sharamon and Bodo J. Baginski: http://www.allhealthtrends.com/Grapefruit-Seed-Extract.html#friendly
“Initial research indicates that grapefruit seed extract, taken in a normal dose, doesn’t touch the important Bifidobacteria and only insignificantly reduces the Lactobacilli, despite its inhibiting effect on harmful intestinal bacteria.”
Can germs become resistant to Grapefruit Seed
Extract as they can to antibiotics?
There is no evidence that any type of micro-organism has ever developed a resistance to Citricidal® or Nutribiotic grapefruit extracts. In fact it is believed that such resistance is not possible because of Grapefruit Seed Extract’s mode of activity. Because Grapefruit Seed Extract actually disrupts the cytoplasmic membrane, changes in genetic make-up in the pathogenic organism would be irrelevant. What is still not known is how Grapefruit Seed Extract can be effective against viruses, inasmuch as a virus has no cell membrane of its own.
How long can I safely take grapefruit extract?
Grapefruit seed extract is not like pharmaceutical antibiotics where a set number of days of treatment is specified. You can safely take Grapefruit Seed Extract over a long period, if needed, without any worry of toxicity. We have reports of people taking Grapefruit Seed Extract every day for years (as a preventative) without side-effects of any kind. Also, a long-standing parasite infection could take quite some time to overcome.
I’m taking medication for high blood-pressure. Will
Grapefruit Seed Extract interfere?
There are no reports of any drug interactions or contraindications of any kind. There is a danger in drinking fresh grapefruit juice or eating grapefruits when taking certain medications. Grapefruit Seed Extract contains 0.1% or less of the compounds that increase absorption of certain medications. Always Consult your physician.
Is Grapefruit Seed Extract made from the seeds and
pulp of grapefruit?
Grapefruit Seed Extract is actually made from the by-product of expeller extracted grapefruit juice which is dried and ground into a fine powder and further processed.
Acai Berries Try Sambazon
http://www.sambazon.com/recipes.html is a list of recipes with Sambazon Juice the Acai berry drink. Get the kids to drink it they’ll love it.
Health Benefit:
In this section you will find up to date research articles relating to Acai published in scientific journals. These articles validate that acai is a serious natural supplement and has proven itself time and again as not only a powerful antioxidant but as a super-fruit with various uses! http://www.acaihealthinfo.com/rstopic.asp
More recipes for Acai Berry:
http://www.acairoots.com/acai-berry-recipes_4_ctg.htm not all gluten or dairy free so watch for it.
Can you suck orange juice out of an orange? Christmas idea.
I was going through the Vermont country store catalog and came across this idea using Porous old fashioned peppermint sticks . Using the end of a potato peeler make around hole in the side of an orange. Use it to make the pulp mussy inside and insert a peppermint stick and suck out the juice. I found a recipe on line.
Camp Soda
- orange
- peppermint stick (straight, porous kind)
Roll orange around on a hard surface and squeeze to loosen juice. Cut out 1 end of the orange, leaving a small hole in which to insert the peppermint stick. You may want to slide a blade into hole to cut the pulp in several places (this releases the juice). Insert the peppermint stick and suck on the candy as you would a straw. Squeeze the orange periodically to loosen the juice.
Here is the link from the Vermont Country Store, it has alot of unique things in it. http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/browse/Home/Food-Candy/The-Candy-Counter/Holiday-Sweets/Peppermint-Candy/D/30102/P/1:100:1020:10280:100800/I/f00046?evar3=SEARCH
Fritters from black eyed peas gluten free
After soaking the beans, dran them thoughly and liquidize without removing the skins.
8 oz or 1 1/4 c dried black eyed peas
1 onion chopped
1 red chili halved or a couple of (dried chili in blender to make powder)
2/3 cup of water
oil for frying (remember the coconut oil)
Soak the black eyed peas in cold water overnight. drain and food process them after drying.
Add the rest of the ingredients into processor to make a paste. Heat the oil and cook in small spoon fulls for 4 minutes each.
Serve instead of hush puppies or a food that requires some bread on the side.
Health Benefit:
Black eyed peas are a good source of Folate.
Black Eyed bean Soup:
Here is another recipe:
Recipe: Creole-style black-eyed peas
Dietitian’s tip: Most dried peas and beans, including black-eyed peas, are an excellent source of folate. One serving of this dish provides 70 percent of the daily recommended amounts
Ingredients
3 cups water
2 cups dried black-eyed peas
1 teaspoon low-sodium chicken-flavored bouillon granules
2 cups canned unsalted tomatoes, crushed
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
3 teaspoons minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup chopped parsley
Directions
In a medium saucepan over high heat, add 2 cups of the water and black-eyed peas. Bring to a boil for 2 minutes, cover, remove from heat and let stand for 1 hour.
Drain the water, leaving the peas in the saucepan. Add the remaining 1 cup of water, bouillon granules, tomatoes, onion, celery, garlic, mustard, ginger, cayenne pepper and bay leaf. Stir together and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer slowly for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add water as necessary to keep the peas covered with liquid.
Remove the bay leaf, pour into a serving bowl and garnish with parsley. Serve immediately.
Nutritional Analysis
(per serving)
| Calories | 173 | Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Protein | 11 g | Sodium | 34 mg |
| Carbohydrate | 31 g | Fiber | 5 g |
| Total fat | 1 g | Potassium | 665 mg |
| Saturated fat | trace | Calcium | 66 mg |
Chicken Cakes – Similar to Chicken Nuggets? Gluten free
14 oz minced chicken raw
4 eggs
4 tlb of grated onion
1 1/2 tsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp soy sauce
cornflour for coating
1 tlb oil
1/2 bunch of spring onions finely shredded
Combine ingredients till well mixed and bound together, usually takes about 3 minutes. Shape them into a small meatball size and dust them lightly with corn flour (corn meal and a food processor) . Heat oil in frying pan (other oil besides what was in the recipe) cook on moderate heat for 3 minutes. Turn cakes cook another 3 minutes.
Optional add the onions in the mixture or leave them out on the side for a garnish.
On a post I found out this information on Soy Sauce so make sure your soy sauce is gluten free:
UPDATED7/11/07 Most soy sauce is prepared with wheat, thus making it off-limits to those of us who are gluten intolerant. The only exception I could discover is the San-J brand which can be found at natural food stores or ordered on-line from The Gluten Free Pantry. This same link will enable you to order gluten free soy sauce in single-serving packets.
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I also read the ingredients list on a bottle of LaChoy Soy Sauce. It contained the mandatory allergens list which listed soy as an allergen but not wheat. There were no sign of other gluten toxic ingredients. That sounds like good news to me but I have no documentary evidence so this is not an official recommendation. Also, I am not sure that this is true for all varieties of LaChoy sauce.
I found a recipe for a soy sauce substitute (8 parts molasses and 3 parts balsamic vinegar). Click here for more details. Let me know how it tastes. http://www.glutenfreeceliacweb.com/2006/05/08/gluten-free-soy-sauce/
Gluten-Free Dinner Roll Recipe
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
1 tsp. salt
1 TBSP xanthan gum
1/3 cup potato starch (NOT flour)
1 cup white rice flour
1 cup brown rice flour
1 cup tapioca starch
1/3 c. GF teff or buckwheat flour (M’s modification)
1 TBSP active dry yeast
1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
For rosemary thyme variation, mix chopped fresh thyme and rosemary, and dried onion flakes with a dash of olive oil and reserve.
If desired, minced sundried tomatoes, to taste
Garnish: More fresh, chopped rosemary (or dried), fresh thyme, chopped, black or kosher/gourmet salt (large crystals are key), dried onion flakes, and anything else you feel like.
Beat eggs in heavy duty mixer and then add oil, vinegar, and sugar, combining. Add dry ingredients. Warm milk in the microwave (or on the stove) and add to the bowl, gently folding it into the flour. Add your rosemary thyme mix. Turn on motor, let ingredients combine thoroughly then turn power to medium and leave for 4 minutes while it stirs. If you want sun dried tomatoes, add for the last minute or so of mixing.
Spray baking pan (cookie sheet type) with nonstick cooking spray and/or line with parchment paper.
Flour your hands with gluten free rice flour and grab a ball of dough from the mixing bowl. Gently shape it into a roll. Place it on the prepared cookie sheet. Make another roll, continuing until all dough has been used for rolls. (This part is fun!)
Brush with whisked egg. Sprinkle with garnish (fresh herbs, salt, onion), poppy seeds or sesame seeds if desired.
Let it rise in a warm place until doubled.(*edited)
Five minutes before you put the rolls in the oven, put ice cubes (in a pan) in the bottom rack of your oven and let them evaporate into steam. Open oven, put in your rack of rolls and let bake for 20-25 minutes. (Halfway through baking time, you may wish to turn over your rolls for even browning.)
Alternatively, place a pan w/ 1/4 to 1/2 inch of boiling water on the lowest rack in the oven 5 minutes before you put the bread in and leave in there until bread is done.
These two baking methods should result in a crunchier outer crust
Credit: http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/adeenas-gluten-free-rosemary-teff-dinner-roll-recipe-1478.html
Tapioca Nectar Fluff Dairy free – Gluten free
http://www.applesforhealth.com/HealthyDesserts/ocaaruf2.html
Health benefit: There is no health benefit to tapioca, people who or can get hypothyroidism should avoid eating this due to tapioca having “goitrogenic” qualities.
Chicken and Sticky Rice balls
1 pound of cooked chicken minced
1 egg
1 tsp tapocia flour (You can use the minute tapocia and put it in the blender)
4 Spring onions chopped
2 tlb of chopped corriander
pinch of granulated sugar
black pepper
8 oz. cooked sticky rice
oil for brushing
1 small carrot shredded
1 red bell pepper cut into strips
2 tlb soy sauce (gluten free kind)
In mixing bowl combine chicken, egg, tapioca, onions, and coriander, Mix well add sugar, pepper, and soy sauce.
Placed a teaspoon of the chicken mixture on a bed of rice. With damp hands roll the rice around the chicken mixture to create a ball the size of a walnut.
Line a steamer with banana leaves or use a rice steamer. Brush the spot where they lay with olive or coconut oil. Place them apart to keep them from sticking.
Steam from 10-15 minutes. If using a steamer wait till it gets to full steam then wait 5-10 minutes.
Garnish them with shredded carrots and red pepper. Serve them with either soy sauce or ketchup. (I also like to mix 1/2 ketchup and 1/2 parts mustard for a tangy treat)
Cooking Tip : The uncooked tapioca flour is also available in some stores. To thicken mixtures with plain tapioca flour, first make a thin paste by combining it with water, then stir it into a hot liquid. If you can’t find tapioca flour, and don’t like the small, cooked bits that quick-cooking tapioca leaves in soups, sauces, etc., process quick-cooking tapioca in a blender until powdery. All uncooked tapioca products are best stored tightly sealed to keep in the best condition.
Tapioca is useful for thickening the juices in fruit pies and for thickening gravies in crockpot dishes where regular gravies tend to breakdown. Instant-type tapioca such as MINUTE® Tapioca can be used as a substitute for flour or cornstarch to thicken stews, gravies, soups, pies, etc. As a thickener, if the MINUTE® tapioca is allowed to soak approximately 5 minutes in the liquid prior to being heated, it allows the beads to swell and soften and maximizes its thickening quality. At least one other company, Reese, makes an instant-type tapioca that can be subsituted for MINUTE® Tapioca in recipes with the same results.
Cherry Batter Pudding – Gluten Dairy Fee
I have yet to try this recipe but I want to write it down so I don’t forget to try it one day.
1 Can of Cherries or other Del Monte Canned Fruit – Drain.
2 1/2 Cups of coconut milk/soy milk equal parts (1 1/4 c of coconut milk, and 1 1/4 c of soy milk)
1/3 cup of ground rice (Jasmine Rice – hint makes a flavorful rice)
2-3 tlb of caster sugar
1/4 flaked almonds
2 tlb of orange flower water (or maybe a grated orange rind with some water in a blender)
Preheat oven 375 degrees.
Bring the coconut milk to a boil with the ground rice. (grind rice with a blender with 2-3 tlb of cold water) Pour the cocnut milk over the rice and water and then back into the pan. Simmer for 5 minutes until mixture thickens, stiring constantly. Add sugar, almonds and cook over low heat for another 5 minutes. Then add the orange water and then 2 minutes more.
Butter a shallow pan and pour in the almond mixture arrange the fruit on top and bake for 30 minues. Dust with icing sugar once its done and serve.
Le me know how it turns out!
Breakfast Apple Fritters Gluten Free
I take 2 Apples and dice them to about 1/2 inch chunks. In a food Processor I add some sesame seeds, tortilla restraunt style corn chips (to add texture and saltyness), almonds, cornflakes, and oatmeal enough to coat all the apples. About 1/8 cup or smaller, each item. Then I pulse the blender with these items to make a crusty flour like texture similar to bread crumbs or a finer consistency; your choice. Then in a mixing bowl I whip one egg and about 1/2 water and add the items from the blender. This should create a pancake like mixture to dip the apples in and then fry in the skillet with olive oil or coconut oil. Once its finished I garnish with maple syrup, or carmel sauce or you can even sprinkle on some cinnamon. A Great gluten free breakfast treat! Explore your adding options with other things to can add to the batter or omit some.
Health Benefits:
Cinnamon does not only taste good, it also contains many health benefits such as: Anti-Clotting and Anti-Microbial actions, Blood Sugar Control, it boosts Brain Function, it’s Calcium and Fiber protect against Heart Disease and improve Colon Health, among other things.
Anti-Microbial Activity
Cinnamon’s essential oils also qualify it as an “anti-microbial” food, and cinnamon has been studied for its ability to help stop the growth of bacteria as well as fungi, including the commonly problematic yeast Candida. In laboratory tests, growth of yeasts that were resistant to the commonly used anti-fungal medication fluconazole was often (though not always) stopped by cinnamon extracts.
Cinnamon’s antimicrobial properties are so effective that recent research demonstrates this spice can be used as an alternative to traditional food preservatives. In a study, published in the August 2003 issue of the International Journal of Food Microbiology, the addition of just a few drops of cinnamon essential oil to 100 ml (approximately 3 ounces) of carrot broth, which was then refrigerated, inhibited the growth of the foodborne pathogenic Bacillus cereus for at least 60 days. When the broth was refrigerated without the addition of cinnamon oil, the pathogenic B. cereus flourished despite the cold temperature. In addition, researchers noted that the addition of cinnamon not only acted as an effective preservative but improved the flavor of the broth.http://www.monumentalmassage.com/articles/benefits_of_cinnamon.html
Not only are sesame seeds a very good source of manganese and copper, but they are also a good source of calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc and dietary fiber. In addition to these important nutrients, sesame seeds contain two unique substances: sesamin and sesamolin. Both of these substances belong to a group of special beneficial fibers called lignans, and have been shown to have a cholesterol-lowering effect in humans, and to prevent high blood pressure and increase vitamin E supplies in animals. Sesamin has also been found to protect the liver from oxidative damage. http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=84
Health Benefits:
Apples are high in Fiber and fight Gut Cancer.
Digestive cancers – cancers of the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, colon and rectum – are among the top causes of cancer-related illness and death around the world, accounting for 23 percent of new cancer cases worldwide in 2000 per World Health Organization statistics. Such cancers don’t develop from exposure to carcinogens as with tobacco-related cancers, but rather primarily from cell damage that could be countered with a proper diet.
Johnson reported that evidence from the majority of epidemiological studies indicates that high fruit and vegetable consumption protects against many cancers, and especially digestive cancers. His review identified micronutrients, fiber, and phytonutrients such as flavonoids – all found abundantly in fruits and vegetables – as most protective against digestive cancers.
Apples are one of the richest fruit sources of dietary fiber, and are one of the leading sources of phytonutrients among all plant foods. One medium, tennis ball-sized apple contains five grams of fiber, 20 percent of the recommended daily value of 25-35 grams per day. http://www.allaboutapples.com/health/archives/science/study_apples_may_have_the_guts_to_stand_up_to_digestive_cancer.htm
