Grain-Free Strawberry Shortcake
Everyone loves Strawberry Shortcake! And, because this version is made without grains or added sugars, it is also healthy (provided you include dairy in your program). Be warned, however: Because there are no appetite-stimulating grains or added sugars, one Shortcake is impressively filling!
The almond flour-based dough browns more readily than grain flour, thus the golden color of the final product.
Makes 4
1 pound strawberries, stemmed and quartered
1/4 cup Virtue Sweetener (or other natural sweetener equivalent to 1 cup sugar), divided
3 cups almond flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
6 tablespoons butt...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Wheat Belly Lifestyle gluten grain low-carb no added sugar Source Type: blogs
Flourless Chocolate Cake (dairy-free)
There are many recipes for Flourless Chocolate Cake available, especially since the Wheat Belly message demonized the use of wheat flour and sugar. But here is a very low-carb version of Flourless Chocolate Cake that is also dairy-free.
Flourless cakes are heavier than flour-based cakes, so even small servings are quite filling. The use of less chocolate and use of cocoa powder, however, make this a bit more cakey than other recipes that can yield a more brownie or fudge-like cake.
Makes 8-10 servings
6 ounces 100% chocolate, broken into fragments
1/2 cup cococonut oil
5 large eggs, separated
3/8 cup Virtue Sweetener (or...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 25, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Wheat Belly Lifestyle dairy-free flourless gluten grain-free grains low-carb Source Type: blogs
High-Fat Hot Chocolate
Karen posted this recipe for what she called “Bulletproof Hot Chocolate” but what I shall call “High-Fat Hot Chocolate” in order to not violate my friend, Dave Asprey’s, trademark for his Bulletproof label, though certainly not as catchy or clever.
If you like the idea of coconut oil and butter blended into your coffee, or if you don’t like or can’t drink coffee, follow Karen’s suggestion for doing it with hot chocolate/cocoa. In addition to changing the name, I’ve made some minor tweaks over Karen’s original recipe, including specifying our preferred natural swee...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 23, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates Recipes Wheat Belly Lifestyle cacao Cocoa coconut oil coffee erythritol high-fat monk fruit natural sweetener stevia sugar-free Source Type: blogs
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Here’s a recipe from my new book, Undoctored: Why Health Care Has Failed You and How You Can Become Smarter Than Your Doctor.
Undoctored carries on the Wheat Belly tradition of providing recipes that allow you to indulge without paying a health or weight price. I learned long ago that asking people simply to eat real, whole foods like meats and vegetables quickly backfired. Someone would be doing great, for example, until Thanksgiving rolled around, and they’d return 14 pounds heavier, inflamed, with disastrous labs (sky-high small LDL, increased insulin and blood sugars, etc.)–a metabolic mess–from...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 11, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored cookies gluten grains health recipe Weight Loss wheat Source Type: blogs
Peach Yogurt Panna Cotta
Here’s another panna cotta recipe but using yogurt to provide some probiotic effect, as well as a rich taste and mouthfeel. Peaches are just coming into season right now, so it’s a great time to start including in recipes.
Choose full-fat yogurt, organic whenever possible, that is unflavored and unsweetened. You could also make your own high-fat yogurt from the Wheat Belly recipe here.
Despite containing peach with around 9 grams net carbs each, the carbs of the one peach are distributed into 4 servings, yielding a net carb content of 10 grams per serving, safely under our limit of 15 grams. Because there is no a...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 3, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates erythritol gluten grains low-carb monk fruit monkfruit natural recipe stevia sweetener virtue virtue sweetener wheat Source Type: blogs
Amaretto Panna Cotta
Here’s a recipe for Amaretto Panna Cotta that is reminiscent of the flavors of amaretto liqueur.
Traditional panna cotta is nothing more than gelatinized cream with added flavors. In this Wheat Belly version, I replace cream with coconut milk, but this introduces a need to blend the mixture in order to keep the coconut oil in the coconut milk suspended. I also, of course, replace the sugar with the natural sweeteners of Virtue Sweetener, converting an indulgent dessert into a healthy dish. I used the Trader Joe’s canned coconut milk as it has no BPA and no emulsifying agents.
This basic recipe is easily modif...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - April 30, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle erythritol gluten grains monk fruit monkfruit natural sweetener sugar virtue sweetener Source Type: blogs
Apple Pie Spice Muffins
These muffins taste like a delicious slice of apple pie but have only 6.5 grams net carbs per serving since there are no wheat or other grain flours nor sugar, only benign healthy ingredients, including Virtue Sweetener.
Makes 6
Muffins:
4 tablespoons butter, softened
2 tablespoons Virtue Sweetener (or other sweetener equivalent to 1/2 cup sugar)
2 eggs, separated
1 cup almond flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 medium apple, cored and finely chopped
Topping:
1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon Virtue Sweetener (or other...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - April 27, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle baking erythritol gluten grains monk fruit virtue sweetener Source Type: blogs
Chocolate Mousse
Here’s a simple, creamy smooth recipe for Chocolate Mousse. Because there is no added sugar in this recipe, the end result has none of the problems of a conventionally prepared mousse: ultra low-carb with 2 grams net carbs per serving, no sugar, and plenty of healthy fat. It provides the added benefits of cocoa flavonoids, such as reductions in blood pressure and cardiovascular risk, with none of the problems of milk chocolate and other junk forms of chocolate.
As written, this version is dairy-free. Substitute heavy cream for coconut milk if you include dairy in your diet. You can also top the mousse with whipped c...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - April 18, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle chocolate Cocoa erythritol gluten grains monk fruit monkfruit natural stevia sweetener virtue Source Type: blogs
Sweet Revenge
We have learned in the last few months that nearly 5 decades of research on heath and nutrition were shaped and directed by the sugar industry. We now understand that fat was wrongly demonized for commercial gain and that sugar consumption–the real cause underlying the surge in type 2 diabetes, weight gain/obesity, heart disease, dementia, and some forms of cancer–was essentially allowed to balloon in the American diet. You can read about this on your own here:
From the New York Times
From the Journal of the American Medical Association
It is part of our mission to make the natural sweeteners in Virtue Sweet...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - April 17, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates Source Type: blogs
National Poetry Month, Diabetes Edition.
Aside from the spacing/kerning that makes me twitchy, after who knows how long, I finally wrote a poem about diabetes I ' m mostly pleased about. It ' s freeverse. It ' s meant to be performed [if I like it, maybe I ' ll video?] aloud. I originally posted this to Facebook, but have since taken it down so I can share it more widely (and hopefully more copyrighted-ly) with you.to Anyone Who Has Ever Said "Needles!... "I just blink pleasantly as you finish,Because I know your monologue by heart:" Ohhh, I don ' t know if I could ever do that.Needles are the worst! I ' d be so afraid! "I ' m not here to belittle a legitimate ph...
Source: Dorkabetic - April 12, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Hannah McDonald Source Type: blogs
Zero-For-Zero Sugar Reform: Offer Zero, Get Zero
Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) and 11 co-sponsors recently introduced House Concurrent Resolution 40. It expresses the perfectly laudable “sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated.” Things go downhill from there.The resolution conveniently lists the trade-distorting sugar policies of Brazil, India, Thailand, the European Union, and Mexico, while neglecting to mention U.S. tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) and domestic price supports. The president is encouraged to “seek elimination of all direct and ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 10, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Daniel R. Pearson Source Type: blogs
More about Virtue Sweetener
Because I wanted a benign and healthy way for followers of the Wheat Belly lifestyle to recreate dishes such as chocolate chip cookies, cheesecake, and pies with none of the health problems of grains or sugars, I helped Wheat-Free Market develop its Virtue Sweetener product.
Yes, you could do without such sweeteners. But I learned long ago when I introduced Wheat Belly concepts to patients in my cardiology practice that having options while entertaining friends, during holidays, and pleasing kids was important for staying on course on this lifestyle. Before I understood how to use such natural sweeteners, patients would ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 10, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle diabetes erythritol gluten grains Inflammation insulin keto low-carb monk fruit natural virtue sweetener Source Type: blogs
Pee in the Pool: What You Should Know, What You Should Do
Scientists recently figured out a cool way to measure how much urine is in a public swimming pool. And the results are sure to turn some heads!
Their sweet idea? They used the artificial sweetener acesulfame K (Ace K). The human body is unable to break down aspartame, which is why there are no calories. It’s excreted intact in our urine and stable in swimming pool water.
Researchers closely followed two public pools and found nearly 8 gallons of urine in the smaller one and nearly 20 gallons of urine in the larger one. They also found high levels in the 31 other pools and hot tubs they checked. People are peeing prodigio...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - March 3, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: Dr. Alan Greene Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Outdoor Outdoor Fun Outdoor Safety Water Quality Source Type: blogs
Pee in the Pool: What You Should Know, What You Should Do
Scientists recently figured out a cool way to measure how much urine is in a public swimming pool. And the results are sure to turn some heads!
Their sweet idea? They used the artificial sweetener acesulfame K (Ace K). The human body is unable to break down aspartame, which is why there are no calories. It’s excreted intact in our urine and stable in swimming pool water.
Researchers closely followed two public pools and found nearly 8 gallons of urine in the smaller one and nearly 20 gallons of urine in the larger one. They also found high levels in the 31 other pools and hot tubs they checked. People are peeing prod...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - March 3, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Outdoor Outdoor Fun Outdoor Safety Water Quality Source Type: blogs
5 Great Energy-Boosting Alternatives to Coffee
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If you’re like me, you need to have that cup of coffee to help you get started early in the morning. Just imagine: a warm, steamy brew that gives off a gentle aroma while you take your first sip.
Coffee has been around for centuries, enchanting us with its miracle effect. Besides its stimulant effect, caffeine has also been linked to a reduced risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer.
But that ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - February 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Melissa Chu Tags: diet featured free ebook health and fitness psychology self improvement benefits of coffee best health blogs caffeine bad coffee alternatives energy goals good habits pickthebrain productivity tips Source Type: blogs
