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Xylitol- an alternative sweetener

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When using xylitol in recipes you need to be careful what type of xylitol you get. You want to get a xylitol made from 100% birch bark. My favorite brand is Ultimate life’s “the ultimate sweetener.” It can be purchased through Luckyvitamin.com at a good price. Xylitol is good to use in baking recipes because it substitutes more equally to sugar. Typically if a recipe calls for a 1/4 cup of sugar you would use a 1/4 cup xylitol as a replacement.

I still prefer pure Stevia as the number one sweet alternative, however Stevia is difficult sometimes to bake with. So xylitol is another option…

A few warnings with xylitol, animals can NOT have it so please keep it away from your pets. Also, some people experience stomach sensitivity to xylitol, if you do you would not want to consume it.

 

 

Key Lime Cheesecake Recipe

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Do you ever have one of those days where you just desire something totally out of the blue?! Today is one of those days for me. I saw a picture of key lime pie in a food magazine and it hit me, I want key lime dessert! So I immediately went to my recipe collection and found one of my old favorites, Key Lime Cheesecake! It always hits the spot because it gives you the key lime pie and the cheesecake sensation all in one. The best part, it’s cellular healing diet approved. There are no refined sugars, no grains, and no gluten in this recipe. It has good healthy fat and protein in it too! Here’s the link for all of you to try it too! Enjoy!

Key Lime Cheesecake Recipe

 

Healthy Ice Cream Alternative: Coconut Milk Ice Cream

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I have recently had many clients ask about ice cream options… and I continue to brag about an amazing new line up of an excellent product that meets our cellular healing diet needs: The So Delicious Brand Coconut Milk Ice Cream! It’s incredible, and the one with no sugar added is an extra bonus because it can be consumed in moderation on Phase I of the Healing Diet Plan. There are a variety of flavors: Vanilla Bean, Toasted Almond Chip, Chocolate, Mint Chip, and Butter Pecan. You can learn more about the product by visiting the So Delicious Website. The product is made from Coconut Milk so it is dairy free and it has healthy fat from the Coconut Milk.

No Sugar Added Vanilla Bean

So what’s so great about Coconut anyway? Here’s just a few of the many benefits of coconut consumption:

  • Coconut consuming cultures around the world have lower incidence of heart disease than Americans
  • Lauric acid exists abundantly in coconut and plays a fundamental role in building our body’s immune system. Once in our system it transforms into an antibacterial and antiviral substance called “monolaurin” which destroys viruses and diseases and plays a vital role in nourishing and protecting us from infections
  • MCFAs (Medium Chain Fatty Acids) found in Coconut promote weight maintenance without raising cholesterol levels. They work best for preventing weight gain if you’re not overweight or maintaining your new weight after a successful eating plan
  • Helps protect against kidney disease and bladder infections and dissolves kidney stones
  • Supports healthy thyroid function and promotes loss of excess weight by increasing metabolic rate
  • Is utilized by the body to produce energy in preference to being stored as body fat like other dietary fats which helps prevent obesity and overweight problems
  • Boosts energy and endurance, enhancing physical and athletic performance
  • Improves digestion and absorption of other nutrients including vitamins, minerals, and amino acids
  • Improves insulin secretion and utilization of blood glucose and helps relieve symptoms and reduce health risks associated with diabetes
  • Relieves stress on pancreas and enzyme systems of the body and reduces symptoms associated with pancreatitis
  • Improves calcium and magnesium absorption and supports the development of strong bones and teeth which helps protect against osteoporosis
  • Helps relieve symptoms associated with gallbladder disease
  • Relieves symptoms associated with Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and stomach ulcers and improves digestion and bowel function 
  • Reduces inflammation and supports tissue healing and repair

As you can see, the sky’s the limit with Coconut benefits! Once you try this amazing new ice cream, you’ll thank us! We’d love to hear from you and your rave reviews on this product as well. Send us your comments at tmihealth comment page.

 

New Year’s Resolution Idea: I’ll “MEAL” Well

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Most New Year’s Resolutions start off with some type of diet and/or exercise regiment for most people… but how many really stick to it? How long before they fall off their planned course of action? Usually within the first few weeks, statistically speaking.

So what can you do about it? Here’s an idea, make 2012 the year of eating well. You can apply this concept to your entire family: We’ll “MEAL” well together!

This is a lifestyle change versus a fad diet that you will only stay on for a few weeks. You can work together with your family to make basic lifestyle changes in your regular MEALS to dramatically change your health and your life. Did you know over 80% of the diseases we see today are “Lifestyle Diseases”. This means that over 80% of the diseases are preventable with proper lifestyle choices. Who’s in charge of this prevention? YOU ARE!!!

What can you do right now? Starting TODAY?! You can make three basic MEAL planning changes with your family. Here’s where you start:

Change #1) Get rid of the bad fats, replace them with the Good Fats! What are the bad fats you might be asking? They are the man-made fats such as hydrogenated oils and trans-fats. They also include rancid oils such as soybean oil, corn oil, canola oil, and vegetable oil. Healthy options include: Coconut Oil, Olive Oil, and Grapeseed Oil.

Change #2) Change the meats that you eat. This is the number one place to spend the extra money on organic, free-range, grass-fed meat and poultry varieties. Remember, if it comes from a sick animal, what quality of product are you getting? 

Change #3) Remove all the refined sugar from your diet.  Our packaged, processed, and convenient foods are loaded with not only preservatives and bad oils/fats, but they also have huge amounts of sugars in them, with high fructose corn syrup being the worst!

To learn more about these Nutrition changes and to get assistance with incorporating these into your daily “MEAL Well” planning, sign up for a nutrition consultation with a Registered Dietitian from TMIhealth. You can submit your request at: Nutrition Consultation Request

 

20 Habits That Make You Fat

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I found an excellent read today by David Zinczenko called “20 Habits That Make You Fat!” I love the simplicity of how he listed each of these items and the detailed explanation. I was impressed that his first item on the list was the habit of “eating low-fat”. It still rattles me that so many consumers and the media are still pushing low fat diets. Over the past 15 years, since low fat diets became all the craze, our country has grown in heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer, hypertension, and many more chronic diseases and symptoms. That would be with our society on a low fat diet. Really? Ask yourself what a low fat diet has done for you lately?! The truth is we need fat, we need the good, natural healthy fats to burn fat properly and to prevent disease. I hope you find this article useful as David really hits the mark!

Please read on… and if you are making any of these “habit” choices, work hard to make the changes, even if only one change a day. You CAN take control of your health and get your life back!

20 Habits That Make You Fat