It is a low carbohydrate day!

Vegetarianism - A New Found Pleasure   by George Ashley

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Vegetarians, in simple terms are individuals who abstain from eating meat or any part of an animal and also those who do not consume any by-products of animal slaughter. Until a few decades ago, the count of vegetarians in the world was not very high. However, this has changed in last couple of years. It has now become a new found pleasure. More and more numbers of people are abstaining from consuming meat or any other by-product of animal slaughter.

People follow a vegetarian diet for various reasons including health, religious convictions, environmental concerns, etc. It is also on a rise due to the fact that it is more appealing and available. Earlier, people thought about turning vegetarian equivalent to losing out on potential nutrition. But, in recent years, research has proven many health benefits of being a vegetarian.

As per recent surveys and research, over 7 million individuals in the U.S. follow a vegetarian diet. In Britain, the research shows that over the next 2 years, the graph of vegetarians is expected to go up from 5% to 10%.

Going Veg has umpteen numbers of benefits. Lets ponder over some.
1. Cut down on diseases: it is proven that vegetarian diets are healthier compared to non-vegetarian diets. This is due to less animal fat and cholesterol. The Plant-based diet includes more fiber, which is essentially good for digestion.

2. Lower Weight Gain: A person inclined to this diet is less likely to gain weight

3. More Longevity: They are more likely to live longer and possess a better immune system, which can ward of illnesses.

4. Low risk of Food-borne & animal borne diseases

5. Lower Blood Pressure

6. Improved Animal Welfare and environmental concerns

7. Low on budget

8. Lower ingestion of toxic chemicals found in fishes and meats.

While in general, they do not eat meat. But, still there are different types of vegetarians.

1.Buddhist (Su Vegetarians): These vegetarians do not eat fetid vegetables like garlic, leeks, onions, shallots and scallions.

2.Semi Vegetarian: These individuals are partially vegetarian. They eat only certain kinds of meats.

3.Ovo-Vegetarian: These people eat eggs.

4.Lacto-vegetarian: These are people who consume dairy products.

5.Lacto-Ovo Vegetarians: These individuals are open to consume dairy products and eggs.

6.Vegan: These individuals do not eat any form of animal product, nor their by product.

7.Pescetarian: These individuals are open to eating seafood.

8. Fruitarian: These are persons who consume only fruits, nuts and seeds

As the trend of this cuisine is on a rise, several restaurants in many western countries are serving delectable vegetarian food. A restaurant in Lier, called Brasserie Louis serves scrumptious vegetarian cuisine. It boasts of having a special vegetarian section in its menu.

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You can try another cake!

Banana Cake

Ingredients:

3 big size 2 tbsp 1 tbsp 2 1 tbsp 150 g 50 g roasted & ground

eggs mascarpone coconut oil bananas honey self –rising flour sunflower seeds lemon zest cinnamon

Method:

·      Puree the bananas with a little cinnamon and mascarpone.

·      Roast then ground the sunflower seeds

·      Beat the eggs with oil and lemon zest.

·      Add the banana puree, roasted seeds and the flour to the eggs and mix the cakes batter.

·      Preheat the oven to 190⁰C

·      Transfer the batter into a baking tin with approximately 20cm diameter 

The baking takes about 20-25 minutes. Bake until toothpick in centre comes out clean.

Serving;

You can serve it warm with vanilla sauce or fresh summer fruits and Greek yogurt

Good ideas for breakfast! What type of tea do you drink in the morning?

The Sweet Taste of Desserts and the Way It Can Open Your Horizons   by Yoav Shai

Some things will never change, no matter how much we grow and look at the world surrounding us in a sarcastic point of view. Just open your eyes and you will find the things that takes you back to the innocent days of your childhood. The scent of fresh fruits, the taste of the air after a stormy weather, the feel of your skin after a warm wind catches your breath, the sound of a newly sprouting flower. These are just a few of the sensual feelings that draws you back in time to wake you from the unexciting times, when every new sensation was new, sharp as a knife.

During the long years of our growing stages, we tend to lose the ability to enjoy our senses the way we did as children. This is the cause of way we are socialized and educated into the full grown, productive members of the society, leaving them emotionally maimed, like trained dogs who lost their ability to express their feelings with a simple bark.

The only sense that in some way keeps its connection to our emotional state of mind is the taste sense. But even this is not quite correct. The one taste that really connect us to the childhood is the sweet liberating taste of a high quality dessert. Not every sweet candy could do the trick. If you really want to kick start your senses you would have to choose something more than just the plain lollypop. This is due to the extant use of artificial sweeteners in the commercial candies. In homemade desserts and in the ones served in fine restaurants, in the other hand, you would see more and more use in the good old fashioned sugar, which gives your taste bulbs the exact push it needs to boost you up to high levels of ecstatic consciousness.

This is one of reasons we see in the past few years what you can call "the revival of home cooking". More and more people start to realize that in the past decades they have lost the control of what they enter their bodies, and that there are consequences. The internet helped a lot in this new trend of home cooking. Today, more than ever, it is easy to find any recipe you like in a matter of seconds, and thus opening the world of cooking to ones who had never practiced such an exciting experience.

All you have to do is just look for the dessert you would like to try, and you could make it in no time. Craving for a sweet old fashioned black forest cake? Got an itch for a Spanish Churros recipe? Woke up with an urge for a strawberry creme brulee? All you have to do is look it up, get the right ingredients and surprise yourself while finding out how easy it is to make your own desserts. You would be surprised even more when you first taste your own making and rediscover the enjoyable senses long lost.

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What do you think? Juicing or eating with the fibre?