Apple & Carrot Cake Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients
2 cup whole wheat flour, self-rising
1/2 cup margarine
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup walnuts, chopped
2/3 cup raisins
2 cup dessert apples, peeled cored grated
1 cup carrot, grated
1 grated peel of 1 orange
2 large eggs, *
4 tbsp fresh orange juice
Recipe
Preparation
Line the base and grease of a loaf pan with 4 cup capcity. Preheat
the oven to 350 degrees. Place the flour in a bowl and mix well, then
cut in the margarine and stir in the cinnamon. Stir in the walnuts,
raisins, apples and carrot. Add the orange peel, eggs and juice, then
beat well until thoroughly combined. Spoon the mixture into the
prepared pan, smooth the top and bake for about 1 1/4 hours, or until
the cake is well risen and firm to touch. Turn out on a wire rack.
Food Exchanges are not listed with the recipes in this book.
Source: The Diabetic Cookbook by Brigdet Jones.
Brought to you and yours via Nancy O'brion and her Meal-Master
Servings:
16
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Food Tips of the Week
Diet hints and tips
In deciding on a diet, it is essential to attempt to lower your consumption of fat, salt and refined carbohydrates.
Some lower carbohydrate diet pointers:
* Replace sugar with splenda.
Most recipes that require sugar can be changed to make use of splenda. It is much lighter so you will need to do a bit of trial and error and it might not work in every case, but it does a decent job once you have it cracked.
Flavonoid foods
(inlcudes lettuce, fennel, lima bean & chamomile)
The nutrients called 'flavonoids' which exist in these foods are thought by experts to have properties as anti-carcinogens.
Nutritionalists looking into the effects of flavonoids believe they may well also have numerous healthy benefits, amongst them, antiviral and anti-inflammatory capabilities.
A good number also help you lose weight, so should be included in every weight loss regime.
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