May 11

 

How to make diet shakes quickly and easily is mostly the common question and been widely searched by those who are aiming to lose weight or maintain weight. Weight loss is not just a quest for those who are health conscious but also those who want to maintain beautiful body. Rigid Physical Exercise, diet pills and even abstaining to eat high calorie foods are not the only popular means to lose weight but even diet shakes are also the trend lately.

Some people would only take diet shakes as a breakfast meal. It is believe that it can give you the same calorie needed to go on in the morning before the next meal. It is the best option to stay healthy and away from any illnesses than skipping breakfast.

However, there are those who go on a diet that opt to get diet shakes as substitute to their regular breakfast meal or desserts but do not like the hassles and the time that it takes to prepare it. This pushes them in constant search for ways to prepare diet shakes in quick and easy steps.

There are even many who have been purchasing from one blender to the other. But note that it is not just the blender that is considered. One blender machine at home is already enough, as long as it does the job to mix together the ingredients perfectly and in just milliseconds, you do not need to buy a new one.

The basic thing to do is to list all low carb ingredients for shakes. This can save you time. Have it available in your cupboard or refrigerator for quick and easy access. There are many ingredients that you can find in the market. But having all assorted base ingredients in a week is not convenient for you,

Stick to a base ingredient like whey protein for a week before changing to a new base ingredient like nonfat milk. This can go a long way as you make varieties of flavors so that diet shakes will not be  boring. The secret to it is the flavors.

You can put in any of these for flavors of the day: berries, pineapple juice, banana, oatmeal, bran flakes, shredded nuts, spoonful of coffee, plum, lemon juice, spoonful of peanut butter, apple and more. That enumeration alone can go for more than a week diet plan.

Choosing any of those for a variety and to suit your taste buds can make your diet shake not only exciting but quick and easy. Most importantly it only adds less calories that you need. There are also many quick recipes for diet shakes that you can experiment or even search in the internet.

The worldwide web can give you many arrays of these kinds of recipes. People who are on the go and are into weight loss program and diet practices will enjoy with this diet shake plan. I wish you the best of luck in your search to losing weight!

Janet Sommers
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May 10
Banana Ice Cream Recipe
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May 9

Well it’s better than eating a whole bowl of cereal. Bannana and apple can digest faster and don’t have fat in them. Also they can help u poop better in the morning

May 8

Junior\'s Cheesecake Cookbook

Baking quite possibly the best cheesecakes in the universe, Junior’s Restaurant is a legend in its own right. Located in downtown Brooklyn, Times Square and Grand Central Station in New York, this home away from home has been wooing New Yorker’s since it first opened its doors on Election Day, 1950. And now, finally, they are willing to offer up the recipes that have had Brooklynites double-parking on Flatbush Avenue for generations.

Included are 50 recipes for Junior’s New York-style cheesecakes (all cream cheese, no sour cream, thank you, on a sponge cake crust), from the cheesecake that started it all (Junior’s Original New York Cheesecake), to flavor twists like Banana Fudge, Rocky Road, and Pumpkin Mousse, to little cheesecakes meant just for one (called Little Fellas), to Junior’s newest creation, Skyscraper Cheesecakes (think alternating layers of cheesecake and layer cake) in flavors like Boston Cream Pie, Lemon Coconut, and Carrot Cake.

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May 7

mmmm…Banana Loaf with a sprinkling of walnuts!

Preheat your oven to 375F or 190C, recipe instructions and ingredients list will be up on my blog, soon! Enjoy! …

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May 6

Tonic fruit cocktail:

Ingredients: a tangerine, an orange, a red grapefruit.

Preparation method: use the fruit-squeezer.

The energy dose includes: vitamin A, B1, C, magnesium, potassium, calcium, zinc, and copper.

Healthy cocktail:

Ingredients: two bananas, some honey.

Preparation method: mix the bananas with some water. You may add some honey after you mix the bananas.

The energy dose includes: vitamin A, B, C, and E.

Healthy carrot cocktail:

Ingredients: four carrots, some lemon, and a few leaves of mint.

Preparation method: clean and wash the carrots. Put them into the squeezer with two leaves of mint. If you wish, add lemon.

The energy dose includes: vitamin B1, B6, and K.

Red fruits cocktail:

Ingredients: 3.50 oz of blackberries, bilberries, and gooseberries.

Preparation method: mix them and add sugar to taste.

The energy dose includes: vitamin A, B1, C, D, and potassium.

The delicious cocktail:

Ingredients: two pears, four apples, and some lemon.

Preparation method: cut the apples and pears into slices then put them in the squeezer. Add some lemon juice. Drink it while it`s fresh!

The energy dose includes: vitamin C, B3, calcium, iron, and magnesium.

The energizing cocktail:

Ingredients: an orange, a lemon, and two carrots.

Preparation method: squeeze the carrots. Add the lemon juice, then orange juice and mix them well.

The energy dose contains: vitamin A, C, B1, B3, B6, magnesium, copper, and zinc.

The revitalizing cocktail:

Ingredients: an orange, a quarter of pineapple, and two carrots.

Preparation method: cut the carrots and pineapple into slices then put them in the squeezer. Mix the juice with orange juice.

The energy dose contains: A, C, B1, B6, and K.

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May 5

Who has got the most interesting fact so I can impress my friends in the pub?

Bananas in a nutshell:

Bananas originated in Malaysia around 4,000 years ago.

The term derived from an Arabic word meaning ‘finger’.

In 327 BC, Alexander the Great’s army recorded them being grown in India.

The fruit was introduced to America in about 1482 AD by Portuguese explorers. In the early days, it was only eaten by Americans living in the seacoast towns where the banana schooners docked; because of the fruit’s fragility, it could not be transported far.

Bananas come in about 400 varities. Have you seen green-andwhite striped, pink, purple and black bananas? They exist!

The plant is not truly a tree, even though it can reach a height of 8 metres or more. It is actually a herb, and the fruit is technically a ‘berry’.

Banana is today the fourth largest fruit under cultivation, after grapes, citrus fruits and apples.

Nutrition Facts: The average banana contains a whopping 467 mg potassium and only 1 mg sodium, making it an excellent food for maintaining normal blood pressure and keeping arteries free of clogged fats.

Its potassium content also keeps bones healthy, by preventing urinary calcium loss caused by high-salt diets.

The fruit protects against stomach ulcers. Combined with milk, it significantly suppresses acid secretion.

Stomach upset? Eat a banana. The potassium in it is a vital electrolyte that will rapidly restore your fluid balance. Pectin, a soluble fibre, helps normalise digestive movement and ease constipation.

Banana contains beneficial bacteria that improves our ability to absorb nutrients. This reduces the time that food stays in the gastrointestinal tract, decreasing risk of colon cancer.

Bananas with more ‘golden’ flesh contain more arotenoids, which protect against certain cancers, heart disease and diabetes.

A study shows that women who eat bananas four to six times a week halve their risk of developing kidney cancer.

Women taking diuretics need to eat a banana every day to compensate for potassium loss.

 

The banana is unique because it has a lot of uses:

The root can be ground or chopped up for use as a fertiliser.

The outer layer of the trunk, being tough, makes good animal feed.

The young inner trunk is mashed for use in curries, stews and sauces.

Fibre from banana stem is used to make string, twine or rope, which in turn can be used for everything from weaving place mats, carry bags, hats and purses to tying up portions of herbs and leafy vegetables for sale in the vegetable market.

And the banana leaf? So versatile! Use it for making environment-friendly containers and trays, or for cooking and wrapping food in asian countries.

In southern India and South-East Asia, some dishes are prepared by wrapping ingredients in banana leaves and then boiling, steaming or grilling them. Food absorbs the delicate taste and scent of the leaves, and moisture in the leaves helps keep the food fresh longer.

Young banana leaves are placed on burns.

In many cultures, leaves serve as plates for holding flowers for prayer, as bridal gifts, or at the bedside of a terminally ill person.

Dry leaves can be mixed with coconut oil and lime to polish metal.

Leaves are used in villages across the world as sunshades and umbrellas!

The sap of the plant is used to dye cloth in a light brown colour. Traditional healers also use it to reduce hysteria, epilepsy, leprosy, fevers and diarrhoea.

The blossoms are used in curries, to relieve bronchitis, dysentery and ulcers.

Sturdy banana stalks can be used for stirring food or dye cauldrons. They can also be moulded to make toys. African girls fashion dolls from it, while boys roll up the leaves to play ball.

Skins are used in sauces, banana wine, vinegar and fertilisers.

The inside of a banana skin makes great shoe polish. Just rub it directly on the shoe, and buff with a cloth.

The fruit itself is incredibly versatile. You can boil, fry, grill, steam, pickle or dry it.

Here’s a quick and tasty idea: cook sliced bananas with a little sugar and butter. Mash and enjoy with pancakes.

May 4



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How to Cook Banana Cake

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May 3
Banana Cream Cake
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Banana Cream Cake

Real bananas both moisten & flavor this incredible cake.

Grandma would be so proud! Its creamy richness is enhanced with the addition of the Vanilla Cream Cheese icing.

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May 2

Kids need to hear the monkey side of the story.

Sorry, but bananas aren’t perfectly designed, they bruise far to easily and go all gooey and smelly. mandarines are much closer to perfect, the nice little sweet ones… and god disappears in a puff of logic

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