Heart Healthy Mud Pie Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients
CRUST
1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp margarine
FILLING
18 oz nonfat frozen coffee yogurt
2 tbsp chocolate syrup
Recipe
Preparation
In a medium bowl, mix crumbs, cocoa, sugar, cinnamon, applesauce and
margarine until combined. Press mixture evenly on bottom and side of
a 9-inch pie pan. Bake approximately 10 minutes at 350 degrees until
firm. Cool and set aside. Refrigerate. Spread softened yogurt
evenly over pie crust to form filling. Place in freezer. Drizzle with
chocolate syrup before serving.
Servings:
8
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Food Tips of the Week
A few tips on healthy eating
If your aim is to lose weight and also enhance your all round well-being, among other things you really should follow a thoughtfully planned healthy-minded dietary regime. In a perfect world, this ought to include five helpings of grains and vegetables every day and take in the right proportion of nutrients.
Some lower carb diet pointers:
* Make reduced carb breadcrumbs for deep fried foods.
Although you can probably buy reduced carbohydrate bread crumbs, you can also make them by using reduced carbohydrate bread. All you have to do is toast the reduced carbohydrate bread in a gas or electric oven on a cookie sheet. Once it is hard, whizz it in the food processor using a coarse blade. Keep in an airtight container.
* Make great smoothies by using reduced carb yogurt.
Yes, it’s not technically cooking, but if you adore smoothies you can make them with reduced carb yogurt and your favorite fruit. Clearly, you will need to make sure you only make use of fruit that is low in carbohydrates and use all of the fruit as the fiber is important too.
Foods containing allyl sulfides
( includes garlic, chives and green onion)
The onion, leek and garlic range of vegetables is rich in allyl sulphides, a chemical which experts believe may be linked to a reduced risk of stomach and colon cancer.
Although there is very little definitive proof published, allyl sulfides are also thought by many experts to reduce symptoms with blood circulation, arteriosclerosis and diabetes.
Foods containing allyl sulfides also help you lose weight, so are ideal for including in your weight loss regime.
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