This bone-healthy recipe for guacamole is a great celery stuffer and veggie dip!
You will need:
- 2 small mixing bowls
- sharp knife
- fork
- serving dish
- 1/4 cup salsa
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 ripe avocados
Combine salsa, lemon juice, chili powder, and salt in a small mixing bowl.
Just before spreading, slice the avocados in half and remove the seeds.
Spoon out the pulp into the second mixing bowl and mash with a fork.
Combine the mashed avocados with the salsa mixture, and pour into serving dish.
For a decorative touch, garnish with sliced black olives, paprika and parsley, or chopped green chili peppers.
Ole’!
Tags: avocado, guacamole, osteoporosis, Recipe
What say we revive the delightful custom of enjoying an afternoon tea?
Last week I hosted a tea party, featuring a variety of delectable teas and treats. My friends raved about the food and were pleasantly surprised to find that the dishes were good for their bones, as well as their waistlines!
Your afternoon tea party snacks might include:
- Herbal teas, fruit teas, and English teas
- Choices of sweeteners: xylitol and honey
- Fruits: Lemon wedges, strawberries, pineapple chunks, grapes, and apple slices
- Veggies: Stuffed mushrooms, cucumber slices, cherry tomatoes, baby carrots, celery sticks
- Dips: Almond butter in a fancy bowl for dipping, and Holy Guacamole!
I understand that afternoon teas used to be held at 4:00 in the olden days, but we ladies had to meet at 5:30 after we got off work. Despite the later time, we still considered it an “afternoon” tea, and we’re looking forward to our next party!
Ta! Ta!
Kathy
Tags: afternoon tea, osteoporosis, tea party
Reggae music filled the air as my husband and I ate out with friends at a popular seaside restaurant last night. When our server brought the menus, however, I found out that there were no entrees listed that I could eat. (Everything was either fried or breaded.)
What to do? I’ll tell you a secret: I have found that restaurants will usually make you whatever you’d like, even if it’s not listed on the menu, as long as you are specific and they have the ingredients. Tonight’s “off the menu” request was easy. What I really wanted was a whole tomato, and that is what I ordered. The server asked for clarification twice–just to make sure–but she took the order. When everyone else was served their fried fish, French fries, and breaded onion rings, I was served a very large, red tomato. It was juicy and absolutely delicious! My friends got a kick out of it, quite surprised that the restaurant honored my request.
How much did my tomato cost? $2.50
Do you think that’s a lot? Well, a tomato that size costs $1.25 in the grocery store. I have no problem with a restaurant doubling that price.
My daughter, Sarah, often asks restaurants to add sprouts to her salads, and they have added them free of charge.
Bottom line: Restaurant owners want satisfied customers. If you give them a chance, they might do more for you than you previously imagined possible!
Tags: osteoporosis, Restaurants
Tofutti Sour Supreme - Hidden Killer?
I bought two delicious Tofutti brand products this week, but I wouldn’t have if I had read the fine print.
The first product I bought was Tofutti brand Sour Supreme, a non-dairy imitation sour cream made from tofu and other ingredients. The large print read, “Better than Sour Cream…Lactose Free…No Milk…Butterfat Free.” But the small print of ingredients revealed that the second ingredient–after water–was partially hydrogenated soybean oil. Ouch!
The second product I bought was Tofutti brand Better than Cream Cheese, an imitation cream cheese. The large print read, “No Dairy…No Cholesterol…No Lactose…No Butterfat.” Sounds good, yes? But again, the small print revealed that the second ingredient was partially hydrogenated soybean oil. Disaster!
Why do I say disaster? The body needs natural oils for the essential fatty acids that are used in “almost every major organ, in cell membrane production, and immune system function.” Hydrogenated oils are not natural. Hydrogenated oils are molecularly changed oils that are toxic to the body. They are so toxic that scores of research studies have concluded that hydrogenated oils are “Silent Killers” that dramatically increase the risk of coronary heart disease, breast cancer, other types of cancer, diabetes type II, and auto immune diseases, as well as autism and food allergies. My doctor, Dr. Robert Rogers, strictly eliminated hydrogenated oils from my diet to reverse osteoporosis because of its harmful effects on the body. To read more about this ubiquitous danger to our health, check out columnist David Lawrence Dewey’s article, “Hydrogenated Oils-Silent Killers,” at http://dldewey.com/hydroil.htm.
This wasn’t the first time I’ve bought a toxic product by not taking the time to read the fine print, but hopefully it was the last!
The first two sessions of physical therapy following the healing of my shoulder fracture consisted of a variety of stretches, but the next two sessions also featured some strength training. What a welcome activity! The muscles in my left arm and back had atrophied while the shoulder was immobilized and had hardly any power of movement. Because I wasn’t allowed to lift weights yet, I had no idea how to build up these weak muscles. Here’s what the physical therapist, Jeremy Zell, had me do: Using rubber tubing, I kept my elbow at my side and rotated my arm outward away from my body, 3 sets of 10 repetitions. Next, using the rubber tubing, I kept my elbow at my side while rotating my arm inward across my body, again 3 sets of 10 repetitions. It felt so good to use these muscles again!
During the extreme stretch segment of therapy, Jeremy stretched and massaged muscles that had been spasming, so that the shoulder would continue to stretch farther and farther. He said he was pleased with my progress. I’m pleased, too! After the first four sessions (out of 12), I can already cut meat at dinner, wash dishes, and even put my earrings on all by myself! These sound like simple tasks, but not after you’ve fractured your shoulder in four places. It won’t be long before I can drive again…and go boogie boarding!
Tags: broken bone, osteoporosis, physical therapy, Shoulder Fracture
Here’s a quick and easy bone-healthy supper for busy days!
In a large skillet, combine:
1 cup of turkey ham, cubed
1 cup of zucchini, sliced and quartered
1 cup of summer squash, sliced and quartered
2 cups of broccoli florets
1/4 cup water
Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes or until broccoli turns bright green. Salt & pepper to taste.
Skip the serving bowl, and serve it right out of the pan. Why make more dishes, right?
Tags: broccoli, osteoporosis, Recipe, summer squash, turkey ham, zucchini
One of the great things about Xylitol is that it is exchanged equally in recipes for sugar.
In other words, if the recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar, you can use 1/2 cup of Xylitol in its place.
It doesn’t get any easier than that!
