Gayla's Magazine

Cauliflower..... the new starch for healthy eating!

This vegetable has only had one description over the years, 'cauliflower with cheese sauce'. But when potatoes and rice no longer are the starch at meals something has to take their place!  What! no rice?  yes my friends no more rice... if you are a diabetic.... no more rice. or at least tiny portions only.  Now I don't know about your man, but mine does not eat tiny portions of anything!

So cauliflower and I have become friends.  I've learned to stir fry it only until crisp tender.... add Parmesan cheese and let it melt over the top slightly.  Or stir fry slightly and add spicy salsa. Or stir fry slightly and add bacon pieces and fresh tomato and basil. Nice!

Or boil it thoroughly and mash it good with butter and sour cream.  Now that's good stuff!

Or boil until crisp tender and mash slightly  (it's called ricing it) and add a little butter and voile it's something that passes for rice under a delicious meat dish.

Using it in casseroles is passable instead of potatoes.

Cauliflower.... I'm still exploring it's uses.

Cauliflower is an
excellent source of vitamins C
and K.   It is also a very good
source of potassium, fiber,
phosphorus, and B vitamins.  
Cauliflower is a good source of
the trace mineral boron.  

Cauliflower and other vegetables
in the cruciferous family, including
cabbage, contain compounds that may help prevent cancer. Studies have shown that their compounds stop enzymes from activating cancer-causing agents in the body, and they increase the activity of enzymes that disable and eliminate carcinogens.

www.everynutrient.com

 

Chocolate Cake for Diabetics!

I am always on the hunt for special sweets for my darling... diabetics have to be very careful about desserts.  Those that are sugar free AND LOW CARB.  I found this at Walmart and thought I would try it...

yes it looks just like the regular type....

He loved it (and I did too)  It tastes just like the 'real thing'.  It was a sweet ending to a long day! I am going back to buy some more!  I will keep this on hand for sure!  Diabetics rejoice..... but only eat it in small slices!!

Oopsie Paninis

Just discovered these....  delish low carb sandwiches!! Thanks Lighter Side!

4 eggs, separated
4 ounces cream cheese
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
1 packet stevia


Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Grease jelly roll pan, or line with parchment paper or silpat.

With a mixer, whip egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff peaks form. In another mixing bowl, mix yolks with cream cheese and Splenda until just blended. Carefully fold yolk mixture into the whites.

Pour into prepared jelly roll pan. Bake until springy and dry, about 30 minutes.

Cut Oopsie "bread" into 16 pieces.  Carbs?  only .6 grams each!!

We will be having these before the week is out! 

Asian Peanut Sauce

This is a wonderful peanut sauce - great on all sorts of veggies.

1. 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter with nothing added
2. 4 tablespoons rice vinegar
3. 2 tablespoons soy sauce
4. 2 cloves garlic, crushed
5. 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
6. 1/2 to 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root (optional)
7. 1/2 to 2/3 cup water

Mix all the ingredients except for the water in a small saucepan with a wire whisk. Add the water and whisk again. You can add additional water if you want a thinner sauce. Heat until warm and pour over the veggies or serve on the side.  Mmmmmm good!

This is low glycemic and works well for diabetics too!!

To all my diabetic friends and family....

To all my diabetic friends and family.... eat well today.... ignore the headlong rush in society that is eating their way into a early death! Be stong and resist the tempting foods that are designed to hurt your body.  We love you and want you to stay healthy.  In fact families of diabetics also must eat right to encourage our loved ones to eat well. So my friends.... this is for you today!Personally I am fixing Italian Parmesan Turkey tonight to support!!

Diabetic Food Pyramid

Diabetes Food Pyramid was designed by the American Diabetes Association and the American Dietetic Association. Unlike the USDA Food Guide Pyramid, diabetic food pyramid guide you with group of foods based on their carbohydrate and protein content because these foods affect blood glucose levels, which is indeed the primary concern to people with diabetes. You may find differences like potatoes and other starchy vegetables in the grains, beans and starchy vegetables group instead of the vegetables group, cheese is in the meat group instead of the milk group.

A serving of pasta or rice is 1/3 cup in the Diabetes Food Pyramid and ½ cup in the USDA pyramid.  Fruit juice is ½ cup in the Diabetes Food Pyramid and ¾ cup in the USDA pyramid.  This difference is to make the carbohydrate about the same in all the servings listed.

Grains and Starches
Situated at the base of the pyramid, these are foods contain mostly carbohydrates. Bread, cereal, rice, and pasta are food in this group mostly made of grains, such as wheat, rye, and oats. Starchy vegetables like potatoes, corn, and peas also belong to this group, along with dry beans such as black eyed peas and pinto beans. Starchy vegetables and beans are in this group because they have about as much carbohydrate in one serving as a slice of bread. As for beans and starches,  they are group together because they affect blood glucose in the same way.

Recommended serving: 6 -11 servings per day.

Vegetables
Vegetables are full of vitamins, minerals,  fiber, and naturally all of them are low in fat. Vegetables that should be at the top of your food list should be dark green and deep yellow vegetables, such as spinach, kale, broccoli, romaine lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, chilies and peppers. Try to get fresh or frozen vegetables rather than canned vegetables because they have less sauces, fats and salt added.

Recommended serving: 3 - 5 servings per day.

Fruits
Fruits are fabulous because they provide important vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Fruits also contain carbohydrates. Most dietitians recommend consuming whole fruits rather than juices because of the fiber contained. Avoid fruits and fruit juices that contain sweeteners or syrups added. This group includes blackberries, grapefruit and tangerines, cantaloupe, strawberries, oranges, apples, bananas, peaches, pears, and apricots.

Recommended serving: 2 - 4 servings per day.

Milk
Milk products contain a lot of protein and calcium as well as many other vitamins. When looking at milk or yogurt, try to choose low-fat or nonfat milk products for the great taste and nutrition without the saturated fat.

Recommended serving: 2 - 3 servings per day.

Meat and Meat Substitutes
Includes in these group are beef, chicken, turkey, fish, eggs, tofu, dried beans, cheese, cottage cheese and peanut butter.  Meat and meat substitutes are great sources of protein and many vitamins and minerals. Nutritionists usually recommend fish and poultry over red meat, because it's less fatty. Keep your portion sizes small and trim away all the visible fat off meat. Baking, roasting or grilling is preferable to frying.

Recommended serving: 2 - 3 servings per day.

Sweets, Fats and Alcohol
Sitting at the very top of the pyramid simply means that your body should have smaller amounts of them. Your body needs fat for some things, but it's smart to avoid eating too much of it. And although sugary foods like candy and cookies are simple carbohydrates that can give you quick energy, they are usually loaded with calories and don't offer much in the way of nutrients. In the right amount, though, fats, alcohol and sweets can spike up the flavor in meals and snacks.

Recommended serving: Use them sparingly. In other words, eat only a little bit and don't eat them very often.

By following the Diabetic Food Pyramid Guide, you'll be sure to live a healthy lifestyle.

LIve long my diabetic friends..... really everyone on earth should eat just like you do!

 

Too much food!

We enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner with private friends in a beautiful setting.  Good friends.... great conversations... lots of laughter and fun together! With starters such as curried chicken salad with grapes, Thai salads, special cheese crepes, truly good turkey, and jalapeno cranberry sauce (ooo so good)  I thought you might like to see one of the desserts here....

 

The next day we enjoyed a private Thanksgiving dinner - just the two of us - at home.  With a meal we both enjoy.... Apricot Chipotle BBQ chicken on the grill with fresh veggies. And a warm fire in the fireplace... and the two of us just being together... there can be nothing better in our lives. 

 

And the next day.... after such fantastic food, it's time for something easier on the body.  We head to our favorite vegetarian Indian restaurant and enjoy a flavorful meal that makes our taste buds dance!   Tandoori carrots, cilantro dip, yogurt with cucumbers and tomatoes, spicy cauliflower bits, lentil soup and creamy spinach to name a few of the dishes that were so very good!  Add buttery rice, and curry potatoes with onions and garlic with a slice of Naan, and this meal is out of this world!!

Thanksgiving Day / weekend has been wonderful and full of bountiful food! I am thankful for all the many blessings this Thanksgiving brings to us.  I am truly grateful as there are many other holidays we have down through the years....some without family, some without good food, and some that were just plain old hard times.  But this year I am so thankful for each blessing and person in my life. 

Cafe Geva Fall Menu

It's going to be a wonderful season at Cafe Geva - the coffee shop at New Life. The Cafe staff has now begun their fall hot drinks menu and wow some really special drinks can be enjoyed now.  Like the drink of the week this week!  It's a hot sweet creamy 'pumpkiny' spicey with a touch of chocolate in it.  Mmmmmm so good - I tested one yesterday, you just gotta try this!

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Last week it was a Smores Latte.  Oh too good!!!

And next week?  It's gonna be another treat drink!

I'm thinking.... raspberries.... white chocolate.... marshmallows.... all swirled together in a fabulous concoction of rapturous delight!!!

Sweet! The best place to go before a full day of work is Cafe Geva for a treat!

'Eat This Not That' Book

I just have to share this fabulous book with you!  If there is just ONE book I could inspire you to get for the health of your family, this is it.  It's called, 'Eat This Not That'.  A Supermarket Survival Guide.

The reason 'regular' food keeps packing on the pounds is all the hidden fats, sugars and chemicals that manufacturing companies are sneaking in processed foods.  This guide shows you which foods are the safest ones for actual human consumption.

With all the advertizing hype it's hard to know whats really the truth. Here's your answer!

Did you know that high fructose corn syrup added to foods, actually  will 'help' you to gain weight? Here's a list of juices and the truth about each one. 

You know you need these two pages!  An ice cream guide to help you choose wisely.  I bought the right one - a true ice cream and wow it is good. No more chemicals!

Now this page is important.  Ever wonder what all that 'stuff' that can't be pronounced in  the ingredients list is?  Here it is...... Along with the safety or dangers each one is. 

This book helped me to find the first lunch meat product made without sodium nitrate (a known carcinogenic that I can't believe is legal to put in food)   I found it at my local grocery store and we had lunch meat for the first time in years!

Get this book - your health is worth it!

Look at all the Food!

 

1  - Lg. Food Table -  “What’s Cooking?”  (It has a chef’s hat, apron, etc….. and we will cook up spiritual things in this kitchen.  I have a spiritual menu for it plus... 

Recipe cards with scriptures, kitchen utensils, food for thought, etc.)  Colors – Black, white, grey/silver damask with touches of red and gold glitz.

#1 - Sit Down Table - “Fine Dining” (This table will be the sit-down version to the above theme with the same color scheme and it will focus on the details of.... 

What we are eating spiritually.  Fruit of the Spirit, Bread of Life, New Wine,…etc.)  We will have a black hat like Audrey Hepburn wore in one of her movies. [Fruit and deserts]

#2 - Lg. Food Table -  “How Does Your Garden Grow?” (It has a garden theme with spiritual things growing.  Thyme for Prayer, Turnip for spiritual function... 

#3 - Sm. Food Table – will be for the salad dressing and topping for the salad and will be near this table with the same colors and garden theme.

#2 - Sit Down Table -

Garden

of

Faithfulness

A Garden Hat and other garden themed items, cabbage leaf placemats etc.  with more details all over the table.  We learn how God is faithful in His promises and we can rest in the Lord knowing he will be faithful to His Word. 

 

#4 - Drink Table – “Gone Fishing”  -   Theme is an ocean theme with a boat and it will talk about  how we are to be soul winners.  We cast our nets and fish for the souls of men.  There are detailed scriptures about how to lead  people to  Christ on this table. 

 

 

Jasmine makes sure all in in order for the various types of food to be brought in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was fabulous!

My Projects Revealed

I am ready at last to launch the project that has been near and dear to my heart for my entire life. And today I share it with you!

First of all, when I was a child living in Africa I saw for myself as a little girl, children just like me, except their bellies were swollen and they suffered from many diseases.  I could see the difference in how they looked even though we would be close in ages and heights. They were  little girls with spindly legs and skinny arms and giant tummies.  We played together, while they often had terrible coughs, and running sores  on their bodies. I remember how we fought against the flies that followed us while we tried to play together as children.  Holding hands and running together I remember the little girls hands were rough, very dry  and often dirty, yet we were all kids and tried to understand each other through language problems and vastly different cultures. It seemed everyone was always hungry, even us. I will never forget those early days, and through the years we have arranged many shipments of supplies to help the hurting in the world.

Today I am revealing what we have been doing quietly behind the scenes for years, and now we are ready to openly present 'Moms Against Hunger' through our years of experience.  We have fed thousands and thousands over the years, now I am reaching with a greater tool to be more effective in the nations of the world. Here is my project.

www.momsagainsthunger.org

Role Models of America also has grown and now has blossomed into Role Models International.  www.rolemodelsinternational.com is ready and it is a tool of the Lord to testify of His goodness in the earth towards all peoples.

This is the mission of my life. And together the Bishop, my husband and I hand in hand go into the future in the will of the Lord according to His plans for us.