Natural Weight Loss - Wild Strawberry Crumble
By Gary
Scott
We saw in Friday's message that eating right can make you smarter. One way
to eat right is to balance the amount of carbohydrates, protein and fat we
consume. A good balance is three grams of carbs for each two grams of protein
and one gram of fat.
One way Merri and I accomplish this is to substitute protein powder for part
of the flour we cook with in waffles, pancakes, pies and such.
We use NRG protein booster which contains soy, egg and whey. A cup contains
1 gram of fat, three grams of carbohydrates and 21 grams of protein. This turns
pancakes which are normally a nutritional disaster from high glycemic food
into a balanced protein meal that also happens to taste lighter and better.
This spring has been special at the farm because our fields are covered in
wild strawberries. Normally we see a few, but the birds get most of them. This
year brought a bumper crop, so we want to share a recipe for the wild strawberry
pie we so much enjoy! These small, sweet, succulent drops of strawberries are
so delicious, plus they are fun and beautiful to pick and eat!!!
Ingredients: |
#1: Several acres of wild strawberries
set deep in the woods. |
#2: A clear sunshiny
spring day. |
| #3: A couple of hours to stroll deeply intent on looking
for tiny red morsels amidst green |
#4: Wild strawberries. |
#5: Bit of natural sweetener (we use
succanat). |
#6: A touch of lime. |
#7: Half cup of flour. |
#8: Half cup of NRG
protein powder. |
#9: Enough milk to
mix it all up. |
#10: A touch of olive oil. |
To cook. |
#1: Substitute any fresh berry for items 1 to 4 if they
are not available (we will shift to wild blackberries for #4 soon). Of
course if you are missing these valuable items you are always welcome
to visit us at the farm.
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#2: Mix the flour, protein powder, milk, olive oil, natural sweetener
together. Place the washed berries gently into an oven safe dish. Then
spoon the protein powder blend on top. Cook until crust is brown on top....This
creates a delicious, low calorie treat that everyone loves when we serve
it here at the farm.
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If you are a fresh cream addict, join the
club, but use only a dollop. Better still add just a touch of low fat
sour cream. |
And imagine this might even make you smarter!
Until next message may all your treats be healthy and good, because this is
smart!
Gary
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