Roasted cauliflower? Been there, done that. But roasting a whole head of cauliflower? Now we’ve got your attention. This recipe has you slathering cauliflower in a spicy yogurt marinade and roasting it at a high temperature. The result is an amazingly delicious dish that’s as dramatic in presentation as it is easy in preparation. Serve it with a big green salad (we suggest lime juice and olive oil for the dressing) for an easy weeknight supper or your next “the vegetarians are coming to dinner” party.
INGREDIENTS
1 Tbsp olive oil1 head cauliflower1 ½ cup plain Greek yogurt1 lime, zested and juiced2 Tbsp chile powder1 Tbsp cumin1 Tbsp garlic powder1 tsp curry powder2 tsp kosher salt1 tsp black pepper
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 400° and lightly grease a small baking sheet with vegetable oil. Set aside.
Trim the base of the cauliflower to remove any green leaves and the woody stem.
In a medium bowl, combine the yogurt with the lime zest and juice, chile powder, cumin, garlic powder, curry powder, salt and pepper.
Dunk the cauliflower into the bowl and use a brush or your hands to smear the marinade evenly over its surface. (Excess marinade can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to three days and used with meat, fish or other veggies.)
Place the cauliflower on the prepared baking sheet and roast until the surface is dry and lightly browned, 30 to 40 minutes. The marinade will make a crust on the surface of the cauliflower.
Let the cauliflower cool for 10 minutes before cutting it into wedges and serving alongside a big green salad.
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Update 01/13/15. I hope all the Holidays went well for all of you. It was a great Holiday season for me. Congrats to those, who maintained or even lost weight. Unfortunately, I did fall off the wagon, the last two weeks of December. It was so difficult to pass up on all the goodies. I did not gain a lot of weight, but my body sure felt the difference. If the same happened to you, just get back on track. I have been loading up on veggies and avoiding as much bad stuff as possible. I am completely off sodas (both w/sugar and sugar free and caffeine free). Good luck on 2015. Eat healthy to stay healthy.
Update for Thanksgiving.
I hope everyone had a wonderful day. I certainly did. I trust, you all enjoyed all the great food. As for me, I did follow my own plan, and did not overdo it. One dinner plate full of great food and most of it was really healthy. No seconds, which even surprised me. I did have one glitch. A second (small) piece of apple pie. I was on a guilt trip for at least 5 minutes. If you did eat more than you thought, you should have, don’t fret about it. It is over and done with, and now we can look forward to Christmas dinner. You have almost 4 weeks to prepare. Good luck to all of us.
There is not any question about it. For all of us, who are either trying to lose weight or maintain self-control over our blood sugar, November and December are the toughest months of the year. Can’t you just picture, in your mind, what those tables will look like? Sweet potato casserole with marshmallows, mashed potatoes and gravy, Green bean casserole with bacon, mac and cheese and list is endless. Then. after all that, out come the pies and cakes and all the rest. This will be a test of your fortitude and inner strength. You can do it. Remember, David killed Goliath, Rocky beat Apollo and the Roadrunner beat Wiley Coyote, and you can win too. I might have stepped over the line, with Roadrunner, but I was going for the laugh.
Healthy Holiday Eating Plans
Well, stop worrying, make a healthy holiday eating plan & a course of action for these two holiday seasons. There are so many things, you can do, to prepare. The goal here is, that on January first 2015, you will be about the same weight or (with great planning) a bit less. You have about three weeks for planning and about five weeks to execute.
Over the next three weeks, you can get mentally prepared. You can try to lose an extra two or three pounds before Thanksgiving. Here are a few tips that may make for an easier holiday season.
On Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve an Christmas day, drink plenty of water. First for hydration and water will fill you up.
Let’s not kid ourselves, we want to try all that great food. So instead of torturing ourselves, let’s try a little of everything. One full size dinner plate should do it. Fill that dish up with a little of everything including salad. Little tastes of everything you love. Oh, wait a minute !! One level please, not five or six inches high. We are building a perfect holiday dinner plate, not the Empire State Building. Good job, you can be proud of yourself.
Now it is dessert time. OMG, now what do we do? Cakes and pies and ice cream and every concoction know to man, of things made of sugar. Even I am having a hard time dealing with dessert. A little common sense will come in handy. Grab a small salad or dessert plate, for starters. Take a few deep breathes and choose wisely. Half the plate will do fine and one layer high.
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In his video, Elmo asked that you change one thing each week. And Elmo thinks, that just maybe, those changes will turn into good habits. Elmo said to me, maybe these changes will help all boys and girls and even maybe their moms and dads. “Hey all you boys and girls and moms and dads, please try to make these positive changes”. They will make you feel all better. Talk to you soon, and remember, Elmo loves you. xoxoxoxxo
Health Tip 1. Stay hydrated. Drink lots of water. Eight to ten 12oz. glasses for adults and eight to ten 10 oz glasses for children. Remember sodas and coffee don’t count, just plain water. Try drinking a glass of water before and during dinner. If plain water gets a bit boring, try adding a slice of fruit for taste. Lemon, orange, strawberry, cucumber or even a slice of peach will liven up the taste.
Tip 2. Halloween is over and you have probably finished eating all the bounty, you collected from your neighbors. If there is some candy left, toss it in the garbage. Elmo says tip 2 is no candy for 1 whole week. That’s right, that is our goal for this week. Moms and dads, that includes you too. You have to show your kids, by good example. So, the whole family can work together, and look at all the money you will save. So, make Elmo proud and remember, Elmo loves you. xoxoxoxo
Tip 3. The most popular drinks in the world are sodas. Unfortunately, sodas, either with sugar or sugar substitutes are the worst things to drinks. They contain numerous chemicals, that are not good for the human body. Become a label reader. So, for one week, no sodas. If you can do it for a week, do it for another week and then another. Hopefully, you will never drink sodas again. Please read an article on this site called “Sugar is not our friend”. And watch the short video at the end of the article.
Good day everyone, I hope these Health tips have helped you. I hope, they have turned into better eating habits. That is the purpose of these tips. Changing bad eating to good eating. Changes don’t happen overnight, so stay at it.
Tip 4. For at least one week, instead of your normal breakfast of bacon and eggs etc., replace breakfast with a healthy Smoothie. Easy and quick to prepare. There are many Smoothie recipes, so they never get boring. Elmo recommends this easy recipe.
1 cup of whey protein
1 Protein shake
1 Banana
1 cup of fresh or frozen fruit. Blueberries, Strawberries, or any fruit you like best.
1 cup of ice
This is a very simple Smoothie and you can change the fruit to suit your taste.
It will give that boost in protein , you need to start your day. Enjoy and remember, Elmo loves you. xoxoxox
Tip 5. Well, tomorrow is the big day. Thanksgiving. A day, we all wait for. Family and friends being together. The best of foods sitting on a beautifully decorated table. Oh, the temptations are enormous. You are going to do fine. With a little self control, you will enjoy most everything in moderation. Drink a glass of water before dinner is served. Portion control is the answer. Fill one dinner plate with a little of everything and eat slowly. Give you brain time, to figure out, you are full. Seconds? If you must, go for the green. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Tip 6. Elmo says, this is a good week to give up breads, All kinds of breads, white, multi-grain, pita, emglish muffins Whole wheat etc. Eat nothing made of flower. Gosh, we the people on this planet love bread. I thought, I could not live without bread, but we can, All breads go through so much processing and they take out, all the best parts, like the bran. Bread is useless, except as a filler. If you are having a sandwich, wrap it in a lettuce leaf. I enjoy beef on occasion and I like “in and out burger”, animal style. I get it well done, no sauce, lots of onions and a lettuce leaf wrap. Really, quite good. So that is this weeks challenge. No bread products whatsoever. Do your best and remember, Elmo loves you.
12/03/2014
If you have been following Elmo’s tips, you are on your way to a more healthful living and might be feeling better, than you have in the past. Hopefully, some of his tips have turned in habits. Keep up the good work. If you have fallen off the wagon, get back on. We all have setbacks. Don’t quit.
Tip 7. Do the 10 day sugar challenge. For the next 10 days, eat nothing with added sugar. Be a “label reader”. On the list of ingredients, if it has added sugar, do not eat it. Learn the other names of sugar on the labels…high fructose corn syrup, maltose, dextrose etc. The grocery store sells thousands of products and most are processed foods with added sugar of one name or another. Be aware of all these foods. The best place to find healthy foods without added sugars is your produce department. You will never see a label on fruits or vegetables that say added sugars or high fructose corn syrup. Your produce department is your pharmacy, that supplies you with all the nutrients you will need to heal your body. Good luck over the next 10 days and hopefully longer. xoxoxox from Elmo.
Tip 8. FYI, Elmo put a few pounds on over the Holidays and so he is embarking on an easy exercise program. It is a simple one and he hopes that you will join in. Elmo asks that you start walking everyday. Start off slowly and try for at least 1/2 mile per day. It should not take any longer than 15 minutes. Get that blood circulating through your veins. If you can, try extending it to 3/4 of a mile. The goal here is to get moving. Walking is the easiest exercise and you need no equipment. Elmo says after a month of walking, you will most likely want to continue and even extend the distance and shorten the time it takes. Log your distance and times and you will see, how much easier it get after a while. And remember….Elmo loves you.
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The alarming rise in the number of Diabetics today is of great concern to the medical fraternity. Although medications are being used and insulin injections are common to those with Type II Diabetes, medical researchers have confirmed that a balanced diet and exercises can reverse diabetes. They further affirm that simple lifestyle changes can help you to get off medication and lower risks of other diseases like cardiac arrests and other diabetes related problems.
When a person is diagnosed with diabetes, he/she is given a diet chart which they are supposed to follow rigorously. Many people really do follow the instruction but there is not much effect. Conventional diabetes diets are not as effective as they profess to be, for many of the essential elements are omitted. By adhering to a properly balanced diabetic diet you can easily reduce your sugar levels and reduce the risks of heart attack as well.
Your diet should consist of the following foods:
Adequate amount of green vegetables that is full of innumerable nutrients. For example, green leafy vegetables, cruciferous vegetables and others.
Beans, lentils and other legumes are full of ideal carbohydrates or good carbs that keep colon cancer infections and diabetes at bay.
Non-starchy vegetables like mushroom, pepper, egg plant, onion and garlic have those essential elements that prevent diabetes. These foods do not affect the blood sugar and are rich sources of phytochemical and fiber.
Fresh fruits are benevolently enriched with fiber and anti-oxidants. It is believed that three servings of fresh fruits reduce risks of diabetes. Fruits that are less in sugary contents are the best remedy for diabetes.
Nuts and seeds are great in reducing weight. Over-weight and diabetes are inter-related and help to reverse Diabetes greatly.
Another very important activity that will help to reverse diabetes and help you to stay better and healthier is exercises. Free-hand exercises, morning walks, jogging, pull-ups and cardio workouts can give you wonderful results. But always remember that Diabetes is such an annoying disease that if you miss out on your regular diet and exercises, you are sure to find yourself weak and then have to follow an intensely restricted diet and medications that never seem to end. If you take care of your health and maintain a balance in whatever you eat and do, you can effectively reverse diabetes.
Whatever you do, get in touch with the family physician, for your medications and an experienced fitness trainer for your regular exercises.
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Diabetes: An Annoying Disease & How To Cope With It:
Diabetes is really an annoying disease. It hampers a person’s regular life and is the cause of other serious health problems. Once you are detected with Diabetes Type 1 or II, you need to change your lifestyle. You need to develop proper food habits and fitness training on the one hand and sacrifice some of the delicacies that you love very much.
Hence it is wise to keep an eye on your blood sugar level and control it right from the beginning so that it becomes a habit and you do not feel the strain to maintain certain rules.
Ways To Lower Blood Sugar & Control Diabetes:
Follow the 10 simple steps and enjoy the benefits.
It is important to find out the cause of the disease for a sudden increase in sugar level is dangerous and can be fatal too.
Consult your doctor and go for the tests so that your physician can prescribe the right medicine without delay.
Physical activities help to control diabetes to a great extent. If you follow a fitness regime that targets your metabolism and helps to produce natural insulin you can naturally control sugar level. Weight training is highly beneficial.
Change your food habits like reduce the intake of carbohydrates but not absolutely. Rather it is necessary to take in the good carbs to produce energy and maintain physical activities. You can also spread out the carbohydrates throughout the day.
Opt for beverages like green tea extract that brings down your blood sugar level quite fast. If you are not fond of drinking tea, you can consume green tea capsules.
Always try to stay calm and reduce your stress. Staying chill is very important to keep down sugar levels.
Relax a lot especially when you are more tensed. Stress and tension are very bad for a diabetic. There are various relaxation techniques like deep breathing and meditation that help to reduce blood sugar level.
It is important that you take rest and sleep for a considerable amount of time as that lowers the level of blood sugar.
Do not panic because you are a Diabetic. Since it can be controlled through medications and especially by following a routine lifestyle you can stay healthy for many years.
It is not necessary to stay away from everything sweet. Moderation is the keyword for a controlled-diabetic life.
Life is a challenge and you have to face it boldly. So take the first step to control your blood sugar level by going for morning walks regularly. We want to thank everyone for making Carbaholics Anonymous a great site. Do not become a Carbaholic….
