Rice salads Recipe: Low Fat, Low Sugar
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For four people
8 oz / 200 g cooked whole grain brown rice
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoon chopped parsley
salt to taste
Plus a selection of vegetables - enough to fill a 1/2 pint / 250 ml measure
beans, cooked
avocado, cut into small cubes
carrot, shredded, raw
peas, raw if garden fresh, otherwise cooked
celery, diced
cauliflower, raw, diced
courgettes, sliced thinly, raw if garden fresh, otherwise cooked
radish
tomato, raw, sliced
olives
garlic, finely chopped
Copyright Peter Thomson 2012-May-21
Why the low sugar, low fat lifestyle is easy
What is a healthy balanced diet?
Starchy foods - the basis of the diet
Plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables
Health is also dependent on exercise
Maintain a healthy body weight
Food Supplements pros and cons
Carbohydrates, Fats and Protein
Vitamins, Minerals and Trace Elements
Eat whole grain cereals, not highly refined flour
Further tips for a healthy lifestyle
How preserving affects nutrients
Getting Started - Changing your diet
Equipment for pressure cooking
Food mixers, food processors, grain mill
Ready meals, takeaways and cook/chill
Entertaining and special occasions
Picnics and children's party ideas
Diets for life stages - Pregnancy
Feeding Baby- breast or bottle
The Main Starch Grains: Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye, Maize
The main starch grains: rice, millet and sorghum
Other starchy grains and flours: amaranth, buckwheat, quinnoa, teff, wild rice
Starchy roots and tubers: potato, sweet potato, jerusalem-artichoke, yam
Sesame, pumpkin, sunflower seeds
Starchy fruit: breadfruit, banana-plantain, water chestnut
Oils and fats: butter, olives, olive oil
Recipes for low-fat and low-sugar cookery
Rice with a hot vegetable sauce
Stuffed vine or cabbage leaves
Chestnuts with brussels sprouts
Chicken soup - pressure cooker
Vegetable spaghetti bolognaise
Low-fat yogurt sauces and dips
Spicy broad bean and pine kernel salad