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26
Sep
Bean and Salsa Chicken Wrap
Recipe Notes
Give Mexican-inspired wraps a welcome smokiness with Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. The canned, smoked jalapeño peppers, packed in a tomato-vinegar sauce, lend the blender bean dip a robust flavor.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Homemade Progresso® Black Bean-Smoked Chile Dip (recipe below)
4 7- or 8-inch whole wheat flour tortillas
12 ounces cooked skinless chicken or turkey breast, [...]
Tags: bean and salsa, chicken wrap, healthy eating, low carb, low carb recipe, low gi, low gi recipe
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15
Sep
Low GI Recipe – Chicken Tagine with Olives
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Chicken Tagine with Olives
Recipe Notes
This easy Moroccan recipe explains how to make classic Chicken with Preserved Lemons and Olives in an authentic tagine. Marinating the chicken for a few hours or overnight is optional.
The cooking time allows for bringing the tagine slowly to a simmer. Large chickens may require additional time.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons fresh [...]
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Tags: chicken tagine, healthy eating, low carb, low carb recipe, low gi, low gi recipe, Moroccan recipe
7
Aug
Low GI Recipe – Blackened Catfish
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Blackened Catfish
Recipe Notes
Fish provides a great source of protein that’s low in saturated fat. And certain fish, especially salmon, mackerel, herring, sardines, and tuna, provide good sources of two omega-3 fatty acids, DHA and EPA.
Supportive, but inconclusive, research shows that eating these omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of heart disease.
Ingredients:
1 olive [...]
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Tags: Blackened Catfish, healthy eating, low carb, low carb recipe, low gi, low gi recipe, omega-3, reduce heart disease
6
Aug
Lemon and Garlic Roast Pork
Recipe Notes
A moist and succulent, lemony pork loin. Combine with vegetables for a hearty meal.
Carrots contain carotenoids, plant pigments that color them orange and yellow. Carotenoids are antioxidants that help protect cells from damage.
Ingredients:
3 1/4 lb top loin pork roast
3/4 tsp grated lemon rind
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/4 [...]
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Tags: antioxidant, garlic, healthy eating, lemon, low carb, low carb eating, low carb recipe, low gi, low gi recipe, pork roast
3
Aug
Bite Sized Lemon Rosemary Chicken
Recipe Notes
You’ll love these savory chicken bites basted in a lemon-herb marinade. A perfect way to control portions. Make extra so that you can have these on hand for those crucial guilt-free between meal snacks.
Ingredients:
6 tbsp Oil, safflower
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp fresh lemon peel
2 tsp fresh [...]
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Tags: bite size, chicken bites, healthy eating, lemon rosemary chicken, low carb, low carb eating, low carb recipe, low gi, low gi recipe
17
Jul
Italian Turkey Breakfast Sausage
Recipe Notes
No one will call you chicken while you enjoy these scrumptious, healthy turkey treats. It’s hard to find a tasty low-carb breakfast entree but this definitely fits that billing!
You can substitute 4 fresh garlic cloves, minced, for the garlic powder and 1/3 cup finely diced yellow onion for the onion [...]
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Tags: breakfast sausage, healthy eating, italian turkey, low carb, low carb eating, low carb recipe, low gi, low gi breakfast, low gi recipe
11
Jul
Low GI Recipe – Lemon Baked Cod
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Lemon Baked Cod
Recipe Notes
Fish is a lean protein source that supplies amino acids that give structure to the body in skin, cell membranes and muscles.
Use the mild white fish that is most fresh at your market. You can use haddock, hake, red snapper, or sole instead of cod.
Ingredients:
4 cod fillets (6 oz each), each 1″ thick
1 [...]
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Tags: amino acid, health eating, lemon baked cod, low carb, low carb eating, low carb recipe, low gi, low gi recipe
