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Archive for June, 2008
June is National Dairy Month
Jun 28th
We’ve heard the statistics: dairy products can help you manage your weight, keep your blood pressure and cholesterol in check, and keep your bones strong. And, since it’s National Dairy Month, this is the month to get on the dairy bandwagon!
On 3-A-Day Dairy I found a great article with links to healthy recipes, kid’s activities, and more to help you get in your 3 servings of dairy each day this summer.
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Jun 27th
July 4th is just a little over a week away. Make your Independence Day burgers a little better with these great burger tips from EatingWell.com. Click the Eating Well link to find 6 burger recipes to go with these 6 great burger tips!
1. Add flavor and moisture to lean burgers by incorporating other ingredients. Smoked cheese, wild rice and barbecue sauce add both to this bison burger.
2. Don’t overwork the meat. Hand-chopping the tuna for this burger yields moist, tender results.
3. Mix seasonings into the meat. Don’t just sprinkle your formed burgers with salt and pepper. Bruce adds cilantro, garlic, chili powder, cumin and oregano along with salt and pepper to the “Fajita” Burgers before shaping.
4. Adding a leaner, neutral-tasting meat like turkey to a fattier cut like lamb reduces saturated fat and cholesterol.
5. Stud white-meat burgers with color-the Mozzarella-Stuffed Turkey Burger is gorgeous with bright green scallions and oregano and smothered with fresh marinara sauce.
6. Get creative and use flavor combinations in your favorite ethnic foods to season burgers. Green olives, Pimentón de la Vera, saffron and Manchego cheese give the Spanish Pork Burger flair.
Happy 4th!
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Jun 26th
Honey is one of God’s naturally healing (and great tasting) foods. I had heard of a few “medically-related” uses for honey, but here I’ve included some more that I found on www.health.com:
Allergies – Eating a teaspoon of LOCAL honey every day has been shown to help with seasonal allergies.
Mender – Rub honey on minor scrapes, cuts, and burns for a natural “antibiotic ointment.” Apply twice per day
Cough Soother – Mix 2 teaspoons honey with hot tea (adding lemon juice helps, too) to help soothe coughs and sore throats as it thins mucous.
Body Polisher – Mix together: 1/4 cup honey, 3/4 cup raw sugar, and 1/4 cup olive oil. Rub onto wet skin, then rinse. This will help soften and exfoliate your skin.
Emergency Medicine – Honey is one of the best ways to help bring a diabetic’s blood sugar UP if it is too low. It’s carbohydrate components are so easily digested they can even be absorbed through the cheeks if a person is unconscious. Note: Before using honey in this way (i.e. if a diabetic passes out), FIRST call 911 and check their blood sugar to make sure it is low, not high!
Warning: Honey has been shown to carry botulism spores, so don’t feed it to children under 2 years old.
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Jun 25th
I made this delicious lemonade-style beverage for our church’s potluck this past week. It’s a delicious cross between a punch and a lemonade. You can always change the color and flavor by substituting different flavors of kool-aids. It also tastes great served up with Sprite Zero!
1 cup Splenda
1 packet unsweetened lemonade mix
1 packet unsweetened berry blue kool-aid mix
7 cups water
1 (46-ounce) can pineapple juice, chilled
1 (2-liter) bottle ginger ale (or Sprite Zero)
Stir together first 4 ingredients in a 2-quart pitcher. Pour evenly into 5 ice cube trays, and freeze at least 8 hours or until solid. Combine pineapple juice and ginger ale. Serve over ice cubes.
Yield: 12 servings
Note: This recipe contains a fair amount of sugar, so if you’re watching your calories, try substituting Sprite Zero for the Ginger Ale.
Recipe adapted from: MyRecipes.com
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Jun 21st
Iced Coffee Becomes Frappuccino
Last week’s recipe for Iced Coffee with Milk offered me a delicious afternoon treat on Tuesday, but Wednesday I decided to do something a little different – and I thought it was even better!
I took the leftover coffee ice cubes from Tuesday’s treat that were in the freezer, put them in blender, and drizzled them with lite chocolate syrup. Then, I added the same amount of chilled coffee/milk mixture that I used in the Iced Coffee recipe and blended it on high speed for a minute or two.
I poured this in a glass, added a straw, and tasted it. I then looked around to make sure I wasn’t in Starbucks itself! It was delicious and tasted just like a frappuccino treat I had bought (for $4) just the other day! As I drank my frappuccino, my mind began to come up with more ideas that I could use with this delicious beverage, including adding chocolate chips before blenderizing to make a “Java Chip” Frappuccino!
Enjoy!
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