{"id":2052,"date":"2013-01-18T03:55:13","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T08:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=2052"},"modified":"2012-12-12T07:37:25","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T12:37:25","slug":"recipe-day-a-surprise-dessert-that-can-make-your-meal-less-fattening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2013\/01\/recipe-day-a-surprise-dessert-that-can-make-your-meal-less-fattening.html","title":{"rendered":"Recipe Day &#8212; A Surprise Dessert That Can Make Your Meal Less Fattening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, it\u2019s true \u2014 but that doesn\u2019t mean you can pig out and eat a dessert to \u201ctake care of it.\u201d \u00a0(See, I know how experienced dieters think. \u00a0I am one!) \u00a0However, the right combination of foods can lower the glycemic impact of a meal. \u00a0That means it slows digestion and \u00a0prevents a big insulin dump. \u00a0Remember that insulin is the hormone that instructs your cells to store up the fat, so we want to prevent big surges delivering that message.<\/p>\n<p>Our recipe for today is super-easy and features apples, \u00a0our super-food this week.\u00a0 They are inexpensive, have a low glycemic index number, and provide lots of health benefits.<\/p>\n<p>So what can you do with them?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add chopped apples to salad to give a boring greens a little zing and an added crunchiness.<\/li>\n<li>They make a terrific snack, especially combined with a nut butter.\u00a0 The combination of protein and fiber will hold your hunger comfortably until mealtime.<\/li>\n<li>Chop them up and add them to your breakfast oatmeal for a tasty difference and an extra blast of nutrition.<\/li>\n<li>You can also substitute them for potatoes in some meat dishes.\u00a0 I like them cooked with roast in the slow cooker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And here it is: a dessert that is not only low glycemic \u2014 it lowers the glycemic load of the whole meal!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Easiest Apple Dessert<\/p>\n<p>Slice an apple in half and remove core.\u00a0 Place a daub of virgin unprocessed cocoanut oil in the center and sprinkle with cinnamon and a natural sugar substitute of your choice.\u00a0 Bake one to two minutes in the microwave.\u00a0 That\u2019s it! \u00a0You can add a dollop of whipped cream to make an especially tasty dessert, if you wish \u2014 and if you are not concerned about the calorie count. \u00a0(See yesterday\u2019s post.)<\/p>\n<p>The coconut oil will add fat, which slows digestion and helps prevent a big insulin dump. It also adds a slight coconut flavor and has numerous health benefits. (More about that in a later post.)\u00a0 Cinnamon has the effect of lowering the glycemic impact of a meal, too.<\/p>\n<p>These are just a few ways you can incorporate apples into your daily meal plans.\u00a0 And of course, you\u00a0<em>can<\/em>\u00a0just bite into an apple and eat it!<\/p>\n<p>Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n<p>Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, it\u2019s true \u2014 but that doesn\u2019t mean you can pig out and eat a dessert to \u201ctake care of it.\u201d \u00a0(See, I know how experienced dieters think. \u00a0I am one!) \u00a0However, the right combination of foods can lower the glycemic impact of a meal. \u00a0That means it slows digestion and \u00a0prevents a big insulin&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":423,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[250,188,640],"class_list":["post-2052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","tag-apples","tag-dessert","tag-insulin-low-glycemic"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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