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Turmeric – Spicing it up for your Health

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I have found that adding spices to my food, especially vegetable dishes, helps to keep me on track with eating healthier, but it turns out that some spices may actually be healthier than the vegetables I put them on. One of the true stand-outs in this category is Turmeric. This spice is native to India and gives curry its beautiful yellow color. The flavor is warm and peppery and I find it pairs well with potatoes (which I do let myself indulge in on a limited basis in my SpiteHot plan). A quick web search will glean you a host of results that highlight the beneficial health properties of this herb. Some of the more memorable benefits are: Anti-inflammatory properties, i.e. lessons inflammation of bodily tissues Linked to Improved Brain Functions May lower your risk for heart disease Can help prevent Cancer Check out http://www.authoritynutrition.com for more information. I have read that the best way to benefit from this herb is to take in pill form, but I lean more toward using the actual spice …

Pumpkin soup with turmeric

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Originally posted on Cooking Without Limits:
Better pumpkin soup in the world. You can see the pumpkins that I used in the photos.I was so surprised that are so good. I don’t know the name of this type of pumpkin, but it is so good. ? Ingredients: – 5 tablespoons unsalted butter – 3  pumpkins , halved and seeded – salt and freshly ground pepper – 1 medium onion, chopped – 3 cloves garlic, minced – 1 teaspoon turmeric – 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg – 8 cups chicken or vegetable stock Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line one baking sheet with parchment paper. Coat it with 1 tablespoon butter, and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon water. Season flesh of pumpkins generously with salt; place cut-side down on sheet. Roast until tender, 30 to 45 minutes. Meanwhile, melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in pan. Add onions and cook until translucent. Add garlic, turmeric  and nutmeg. Cook and stir frequently, for 2 minutes. Set aside. When pumpkin is cool enough to handle, using a spoon, scrape…

Getting Firm – Lessons from my Workout Video Collection

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Getting SpiteHot is going to require some movement – movement of not only attitudes and perceptions, but downright physical movement. The big headlines over the past few days have been about the newest study that has found, yet again, that those of us with sit down desk jobs are not doing so well. I sit at a desk 8 hours a day. Check out these numbers from http://www.medicalbillingandcoding.org that I found at http://www.diygenius.com: Basically, the verdict is that movement is necessary to be healthy and sitting can be downright deadly. It is time to MOVE! Being on a budget I decided to take inventory of my current supply of workout videos and DVD’s. A little less extensive than my book collection, I have a couple of video sets and about 5 random workout DVD’s. This doesn’t surprise me because it’s easier to read a book than jump up and down. Thinking SpiteHot SpiteHot means to get healthy and use my past experiences to catapult me forward, so I took a trip down memory lane and …

Zucchini Fries

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One of the hardest things about changing your diet is working those changes into household routines. So I’ve been on the lookout for foods that fit my requirements and can be made right along with the traditional foods. Zucchini Fries fit this description perfectly. I found a basic recipe by doing a web search and then made a few modifications to make them very low carb. These guys are great and can be baked right along side frozen French fries. Ingredients 1 small Zucchini squash 2 cups almond meal/flour ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 egg 1 cup half and half Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut the zucchini into match sticks/French fry size pieces. Mix the egg and milk in a bowl. Mix the almond meal and Parmesan cheese in a separate bowl. Dip the zucchini in the egg and milk mixture, dredge in the flour mixture. Place in single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes. Storage Store leftovers in refrigerator for 1 – 2 days. Carb Count …

Faux Potatoes – A recipe that will appease the Irish in us all!

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I’ve been in love with potatoes all my life. The only problem is that they are very high in carbohydrates which can and have derailed several attempts to get back on the strictest version of the low carb diet – I love them. On the new SpiteHot plan I can have them in all their creamy glory on my weekend, but during the week I have to find comparable replacements. The closest find so far has been cauliflower. It is pretty mellow in flavor, just like the potato, and can be dressed up in any fashion to fit just about any meal. The recipe below is quick, easy to prepare alongside what I am cooking for my family and, as required, is very low in carbs. Ingredients 1 cup of cauliflower florets ½ clove garlic (or more if you like) 1 ounce cream cheese ¼ cup heavy cream, half & half or milk 1 teaspoon chopped fresh chives Directions Boil cauliflower until tender. Drain. Place cauliflower, garlic, butter and cream in a “bullet” type chopper and …

Best Bread Alternative Recipe

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The best recipe I have come across that can be used like sliced bread is for Oopsie Rolls. I’ve found the recipe on two sites, but if you do a quick web search you will find multiple sites. The only thing that I’ve not been able to replicate with them is a nice piece of toast from a toaster. Other than that these things are great! You can use them as a bun for burgers, as a bread replacement for sandwiches, and you can even warm them in microwave, top them with butter, garlic salt and a little parmesan cheese and you have instant near zero carb garlic bread! Ingredients 3 large eggs 4 oz. cream cheese 1/8 tsp. cream of tartar Directions Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Separate eggs-placing yolks in small mixing bowl and whites in medium mixing bowl. Add cream cheese and cream of tartar to egg yolks in medium bowl. Set aside. Beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form, approximately 3 to 5 minutes. Once egg whites are …

Diets, diets, diets…

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I recently took stock of all of the diet books I currently have in my possession. I’ve discovered 14; actually 15 if you include the one I have that describes what has been done, biologically, to the wheat plants in the United States over the past 40 years. I have books on Paleolithic diets, low carb diets, Mediterranean and South Beach diets, two (2) that describe the evils of sugar and one book by Denise Austin – I’ve always thought she has the best job in the world! In the parking lot of my grocery store there is a book donation box and I seriously considered just dropping them all in; after all, I’ve been in possession of all this information and I am still 40 pounds overweight! That; however, would not be the SpiteHot way of being. Thinking SpiteHot…  SpiteHot means to get healthy in spite of the outside influences that may hold you back. Let’s consider for the purposes of getting SpiteHot that the conflicting messages sent by the diet “industry” are the …