Sharon - Defeating Diabetes Show -

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon,

What a great post. Congratulations on all you've accomplished. I'll look and

see when the program is and if I can't listen live, I'll make sure I listen to

the archives. I'm so proud of you and what a great encourgement you are for

all that have health issues they need to try to find ways to improve. You do

it in such a tactful way.

 

Judy

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Sharon Zakhour

Saturday, November 10, 2007 7:31 AM

Re: Garbanzo Bean Spread or Salad Dressing

 

 

Tahini is an essential (IMO) ingredient of hummus. Ah... hummus....

There are millions of hummus recipes, including some with no added oil.

Have you tried Trader Joes Tomato Basil hummus? Or their Chunky Olive

Hummus? <sigh> Seriously I can't buy it very often or I'm all over it

like a monkey on a cupcake.

 

Lately my favorite way to use tahini is to take a bunch of greens, such

as chard or kale, chop it up (or rip into smaller pieces), and put it in

a skillet with a clove of minced garlic and a bit of agave nectar (a

healthier than sugar substitute - metabolizes more slowly than sugar -

it's from a cactus), a bit of vinegar (a mix of apple cider vinegar and

fig balsamic vinegar), and some veggie broth. Cook the greens in the

small bit of liquid for a bit. (Cover if necessary or leave the lid off

to evaporate some of the liquid if there's too much.) I leave on the

stems on the greens and cook until they are al dente and the greens

are... bright green.

 

After it's done cooking, I mix in a spoonful of tahini, shake on extra

fig balsamic vinegar and sprinkle on some black sesame seeds or raw

pumpkin or sunflower seeds. YUM... yum. yum. yum. And SO healthy.

Greens are full of protein (yup), calcium (yup) and loads of other

vitamins and phytochemicals. :-)

 

My secret to weight loss and to losing cravings to unhealthy addictive

foods has been to eat plenty of greens EVERY DAY. :-)

 

Oh, I've been asked to appear on a radio show about Defeating Diabetes

next week. It will be archived as well. Here's the info:

https://www.drfuhrman.com/voiceamerica/nutritional_wisdom.htm

 

Sharon

 

wwjd wrote:

> It is a sesame seed paste.

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