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21Mar

Gluten Free Almond Flour Bread

Posted by: E Tully Categories: Coconut Oil Gluten Free Nutrition Recipes
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Gluten Free Almond Flour Bread

Gluten Free Almond Flour Bread

I found the following Gluten Free Recipe on YouTube and have made it a few times. It is tasty and has a Corn Bread type consistency and mouth feel. It’s really delicious toasted with butter or nut butter. I don’t recommend it for meat sandwiches because of its crumbly nature, but it does hold up to things like avocado, tomato and melted cheese.

This bread is high in protein, coming in at a whopping 92 grams for the loaf. Per my approximation (Sorry, I didn’t get out the ruler) there are 20 slices the size of the one pictured, so that makes it 4.6 grams of protein per piece.

My intent in making this bread, is to find a recipe that replaces the overly refined flours used in most gluten free products. Those gluten free flour mixes use thing like refined rice flour, sorghum flour, tapioca starch and potato starch to mimic the taste and consistency of wheat bread.

High Protein Almond Flour Bread

2 Cups Almond Flour

1/4 Cup Golden Flax Meal

2 Tablespoons Coconut Flour

5 Eggs

1/4 Teaspoon Sea Salt

1/2 Tablespoon Baking Soda

1 Tablespoon Raw Honey

1 Tablespoon Coconut oil plus oil for greasing the pan

1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar

Almond bread out of the oven

Almond bread out of the oven

Place Almond Flour, Flax Meal, Coconut Flour together and mix. Melt coconut oil and soften raw honey. Add eggs to the flour mixture and mix.  Add coconut oil, honey and vinegar.

The mixture will come out like a sticky quick bread dough. Turn into a greased bread pan.

Bake at 350° for 35-45 minutes.

Tips: I melt the honey in a glass custard dish which I place in the oven as it is pre-heating. In my oven it takes 3 minutes. After I scrape the honey out, I place the room temperature coconut oil in and leave it on the counter. Since the glass is still hot, the coconut oil melts. This saves taking out saucepans to make a water bath or using a double boiler.

I have mixed this by hand and used a mixer, thinking the mixer might more evenly distribute the baking soda and vinegar and give it a better rise. No difference and more utensils to wash.

This bread is high in protein, but not much higher in calories than traditional wheat bread. Because of the extra protein, I found it satisfying, filling and it kept me from being hungry for much longer than traditional bread or pre-packaged gluten free breads.

Again, using my approximation which counts 20 slices out of this loaf, the calories count is 110.

In comparison:

White bread is 79 calories per slice with only 2.7 grams of protein.                     Whole Wheat bread is 69 calories with only 3.6 grams of protein.                       Corn bread is 94 calories per serving with 1.9 grams of protein.

 

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16Sep

Coconut Breakfast Rice

Posted by: E Tully Categories: Recipes
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I have been doing some research on coconut oil lately.  It has a lot of uses and there are many sites to visit and articles to read.

While surfing coconut sites, I was reminded of a breakfast I used to make all the time in my vegetarian days. I would cook one cup of brown rice with one tablespoon of olive oil. While the rice was still hot (in the pot) I would mix in one cup of desiccated coconut and some chopped raisins and walnuts.  I sometimes added sunflower seeds and a little salt.

Years later I called it “Crunchy Rice” when feeding it to my son for breakfast.  He didn’t yet know that it was ‘weird’.

Today, the recipe looks like this:

  • 1 cup brown rice
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1/2 – 1 cup desiccated coconut
  • 2 Tablespoons raisins
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 Tablespoons sunflower seeds – Optional
  • 2 dates chopped – Optional

Place 2 cups water in saucepan and bring to a boil.

Add rice and oil.  Stir. Turn heat to low and cover.  Simmer for 40 minutes or until tender.  Once the water is cooked out, add the desiccated coconut, raisins and walnuts.  For extra crunchiness add sunflower seeds. For extra sweetness add dates.  For a chewy, crunchy good time, add it all!

I will have to make this recipe again and post a picture.

Here is a link to the Breakfast Rice recipe which jogged my memory.  You can compare.

Coconut Breakfast Rice.

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9Sep

Oil Pulling

Posted by: E Tully Categories: Coconut Oil Nutrition Research
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OIL WHAT?

Crazy as it may seem, oil pulling was established as an ancient Ayurveda ritual.  Ayureveda, which is a system of traditional medicine from India, referred to oil pulling as “gandusha” or “kaval”.   It was believed to help cure more than 25 systemic diseases – including conditions like tension headaches, migraines, asthma, bronchitis and even osteoarthritis.1
According to Ayurveda expert Dr. Scott Gerson, oil pulling is currently endorsed by many celebrities and health care practitioners as a method to prevent tooth decay, mouth odor, bleeding gums and dryness or hoarseness of the throat, while also strengthening the teeth and gums.1

COCONUT SECRETS

Coconut oil is one of the best oils to use to practice this technique. Coconut, especially its oil, is a powerful destroyer of all kinds of microbes. One of the primary reasons coconut oil’s benefits are so broad is that 50 percent of the fat in coconut oil is lauric acid. Your body converts lauric acid into monolaurin, which is very good at fighting infections. Scientists found that coconut oil that had been treated with enzymes stopped the growth of Streptococcus bacteria – a major cause of tooth decay which affects 60 to 90 percent of children in industrialized countries.2

 GERMS, GERMS EVERYWHERE

Germs and waste products of Candida and Streptococcus (yuk! are you seeing this?) are also common residents in your mouth that can cause plaque accumulation and tooth decay as well as secondary infections and chronic inflammation throughout your body. Dr. Joseph Mercola promotes that oil pulling can help lessen the overall toxic burden on your immune system by preventing the spread of these organisms from your mouth to the rest of your body, by way of your bloodstream.3

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Other benefits of oil pulling include:4
• Whitens teeth
• Healthy, pink gums
• Increased energy
• Decreased migraine headaches
• Clear sinuses
• Less severe asthma
• Decreased allergies
• Improved PMS symptoms
• Regulated menstrual cycles
• Better sleep
• Clear skin

 

SWISH AND SPIT

Oil pulling is simple… using 1-2 teaspoons of coconut oil, rinse it around your mouth like you would with mouthwash. This process allows the oil to “pull out” bacteria, viruses, fungi and other debris. The best time to do this is in the morning before eating breakfast, but it can be done at any time. Doing this for a period of 15 to 20 minutes a day for 4-5 days a week is recommended. Discard the oil in the trash when you are done and try not to swallow any of the oil when it is in your mouth because it will be loaded with bacteria and toxins.
Oil pulling is only one tool you may wish to use to keep your mouth healthy and to avoid plaque and bacteria. Brushing and flossing are also very important to include in your daily routine. Plaque buildup and tooth decay can also be avoided by consuming a healthful diet. A diet low in sugar, grains and processed foods, and high in fermented vegetables, whole foods, and grass-fed meats can improve your dental health.

 

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Are you going to try oil pulling, or have you already tried it?
References:
1. Grush, Lauren. What is oil pulling? Examining the ancient detoxifying ritual. FoxNews March 24, 2014
2. Coconut Oil Could Combat Tooth Decay. September 2, 2012. http://www.bbc.com/news/health-19435442
3. Dr. Mercola, Joseph. Coconut Oil Might Combat Tooth Decay. December 2012. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/12/08/coconut-oil-combats-tooth-decay.aspx
4. Walling, Elizabeth. Heal and Detox with Oil Pulling: The What, Why and How NaturalNews.com. March 01, 201

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