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So bring on the eggs! Looking for a cute appetizer to serve at a party? This would be a hit. Very tasty and they can be assembled (but not cut into pieces) 1 day ahead and chilled. I kept my rolls wrapped tightly in plastic wrap. Make sure to cut the rolls while cold, then bring to room temperature before serving, about 30 minutes.
"HEALTHIFIED" GREEN BEAN SUSHI
1/2 lb green beans, trimmed
3 hard-boiled large eggs, quartered
2 TBS Organic Spectrum mayonnaise
1/2 tsp grated lime or lemon zest
1/2 TBS fresh lime or lemon juice
1/3 cup minced scallions
15 thin slices nitrate free ham or prosciutto (about 7 by 3 inches)
Make hard boiled eggs. (TIP: I always boil 1 dozen when I bring mine home from the neighbor so I can have an easy snack in the fridge. My kids love Deviled Eggs!) Cook green beans in a large pot of boiling salted water (1 TBS salt per 2 quarts water), uncovered, until just tender, about 4 minutes. Drain and place into a ice cold water bath to stop cooking. Drain and pat dry.
Place the hard boiled eggs, mayonnaise, zest, lemon juice, scallions, 1/2 tsp pepper, and 1/4 tsp Celtic sea salt into a food processor and blend until smooth.
Place 3 slices prosciutto perpendicular to slats and slightly overlapping to form a large 9- by 7-inch rectangle on a sushi mat with slats running crosswise or a 9-inch square of parchment paper on a work surface.
Spread some of the egg mixture evenly across bottom half of prosciutto rectangle. Place the beans on egg side by side and end to end, overlapping ends, in 8 tight rows parallel to slats. Spread another tablespoon of the eggs over beans.
Roll up the sushi very tight using the mat. Transfer the roll, seam side down, to a cutting board. Trim the ends and cut crosswise into about 10 (3/4-inch) pieces. Repeat and cut 4 rolls. Turn pieces upright to serve. This recipe was inspired by Gourmet Magazine. Makes 10 servings.
NUTRITIONAL INFO (per serving)
"Healthified" Sushi = 63 calories, 2.9g fat, 6.4g protein, 2.5g carbs, 1g fiber (1.5 effective carbs)
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Green Bean Sushi and CHOLESTEROL
Eggs, eggs and more eggs! What about my cholesterol you ask?
I have a cute client who went to see the lipid specialist who ironically used to work for Cargill! The specialist told her she must stop the coconut oil and can only consume 2 eggs per week. She was so upset considering she has her own chickens and organic eggs she gathers from her back yard.
Let me back up, her cholesterol numbers started to creep up. Why? Well, she was in the beginning stages of menopause and her ovaries were slowing production of progesterone. All our major hormones are made from cholesterol, including progesterone, estrogen, cortisol, DHEA, and testosterone. If we don?t eat enough of this vital nutrient, our bodies converts cholesterol from our endocrine system to use for our brain and thyroid function. When that happens, it?s almost impossible for our bodies to maintain hormonal balance. This is when we experience sleep issues, anxiety and hot flashes! So a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet is very unhealthy, especially for women.
Cholesterol is so important to our body that nature has created a backup plan in the event your diet falls short, such as a famine. If this happens, your liver helps out and makes cholesterol to guarantee your body a baseline level. If you follow the guidlelines of most lipid specialists of a low-fat, high-carb, oatmeal-filled diet, high levels of insulin will be released which trigger the body to siphon off excess blood sugar into the liver to make cholesterol and triglycerides. In a healthy body our liver makes around 75% of the cholesterol you need. The rest you have to eat. My favorite sources are coconut oil, butter, grass-fed meats, shellfish, and EGGS! I also want to mention that a woman's breast milk is SUPER high in saturated fat, which helps babies produce healthy thyroid hormones which governs brain development.
If you cut out cholesterol and start to eat more "whole grains," your body goes into famine mode which causes your liver overproduce triglycerides and cholesterol to make up the difference and stock up. This overdrive state can?t stop until you start eating cholesterol again. Eating a low-cholesterol, high-carbohydrate diet can actually lead to high cholesterol! Not to mention it also is hurtful to our hormone levels. Many of the men I see in my office who take cholesterol lowering statin drugs also take Viagra because they aren't producing testosterone, which lowers sex drive.
Being dehydrated causes your cholesterol levels to be high because your liver is helping out the kidneys and can't focus on the job of making cholesterol. Emotional stress also can cause cholesterol levels also respond negatively for similar reasons.
I have a cute client who went to see the lipid specialist who ironically used to work for Cargill! The specialist told her she must stop the coconut oil and can only consume 2 eggs per week. She was so upset considering she has her own chickens and organic eggs she gathers from her back yard.
Let me back up, her cholesterol numbers started to creep up. Why? Well, she was in the beginning stages of menopause and her ovaries were slowing production of progesterone. All our major hormones are made from cholesterol, including progesterone, estrogen, cortisol, DHEA, and testosterone. If we don?t eat enough of this vital nutrient, our bodies converts cholesterol from our endocrine system to use for our brain and thyroid function. When that happens, it?s almost impossible for our bodies to maintain hormonal balance. This is when we experience sleep issues, anxiety and hot flashes! So a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet is very unhealthy, especially for women.
Cholesterol is so important to our body that nature has created a backup plan in the event your diet falls short, such as a famine. If this happens, your liver helps out and makes cholesterol to guarantee your body a baseline level. If you follow the guidlelines of most lipid specialists of a low-fat, high-carb, oatmeal-filled diet, high levels of insulin will be released which trigger the body to siphon off excess blood sugar into the liver to make cholesterol and triglycerides. In a healthy body our liver makes around 75% of the cholesterol you need. The rest you have to eat. My favorite sources are coconut oil, butter, grass-fed meats, shellfish, and EGGS! I also want to mention that a woman's breast milk is SUPER high in saturated fat, which helps babies produce healthy thyroid hormones which governs brain development.
If you cut out cholesterol and start to eat more "whole grains," your body goes into famine mode which causes your liver overproduce triglycerides and cholesterol to make up the difference and stock up. This overdrive state can?t stop until you start eating cholesterol again. Eating a low-cholesterol, high-carbohydrate diet can actually lead to high cholesterol! Not to mention it also is hurtful to our hormone levels. Many of the men I see in my office who take cholesterol lowering statin drugs also take Viagra because they aren't producing testosterone, which lowers sex drive.
Being dehydrated causes your cholesterol levels to be high because your liver is helping out the kidneys and can't focus on the job of making cholesterol. Emotional stress also can cause cholesterol levels also respond negatively for similar reasons.
To learn more, you MUST listen to this!!!: April 3rd 2010 episode!!!
Here is also a great article: Cholesterol: Among The Most Vital Lipids The Body Produces
Another great article on why cholesterol lowering drugs are NOT the answer: Why Women Should Stop Their Cholesterol-Lowering Medication
Another great article on why cholesterol lowering drugs are NOT the answer: Why Women Should Stop Their Cholesterol-Lowering Medication
So bring on the eggs! Looking for a cute appetizer to serve at a party? This would be a hit. Very tasty and they can be assembled (but not cut into pieces) 1 day ahead and chilled. I kept my rolls wrapped tightly in plastic wrap. Make sure to cut the rolls while cold, then bring to room temperature before serving, about 30 minutes.
"HEALTHIFIED" GREEN BEAN SUSHI
1/2 lb green beans, trimmed
3 hard-boiled large eggs, quartered
2 TBS Organic Spectrum mayonnaise
1/2 tsp grated lime or lemon zest
1/2 TBS fresh lime or lemon juice
1/3 cup minced scallions
15 thin slices nitrate free ham or prosciutto (about 7 by 3 inches)
Make hard boiled eggs. (TIP: I always boil 1 dozen when I bring mine home from the neighbor so I can have an easy snack in the fridge. My kids love Deviled Eggs!) Cook green beans in a large pot of boiling salted water (1 TBS salt per 2 quarts water), uncovered, until just tender, about 4 minutes. Drain and place into a ice cold water bath to stop cooking. Drain and pat dry.
Place the hard boiled eggs, mayonnaise, zest, lemon juice, scallions, 1/2 tsp pepper, and 1/4 tsp Celtic sea salt into a food processor and blend until smooth.
Place 3 slices prosciutto perpendicular to slats and slightly overlapping to form a large 9- by 7-inch rectangle on a sushi mat with slats running crosswise or a 9-inch square of parchment paper on a work surface.
Spread some of the egg mixture evenly across bottom half of prosciutto rectangle. Place the beans on egg side by side and end to end, overlapping ends, in 8 tight rows parallel to slats. Spread another tablespoon of the eggs over beans.
Roll up the sushi very tight using the mat. Transfer the roll, seam side down, to a cutting board. Trim the ends and cut crosswise into about 10 (3/4-inch) pieces. Repeat and cut 4 rolls. Turn pieces upright to serve. This recipe was inspired by Gourmet Magazine. Makes 10 servings.
NUTRITIONAL INFO (per serving)
"Healthified" Sushi = 63 calories, 2.9g fat, 6.4g protein, 2.5g carbs, 1g fiber (1.5 effective carbs)
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- A Byproduct Of Cholesterol That Acts Like Estrogen Explains The Link Between High Cholesterol And Breast Cancer
The link between high cholesterol and breast cancer can now be explained. It is not the cholesterol itself, but a "byproduct of cholesterol (that) functions like the hormone estrogen to fuel the growth and spread of the most common types of breast cancer,"...
- Study Finds 'the Link Between Cholesterol And Cancer Is Clear'
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- Chai Tea Glazed Twinkies And Donuts
Coconut flour conversionHere is a chart to help when converting to coconut flour from other flours. Client TestimonyAnother client's testimony on cholesterol and blood sugar... I just LOVE getting these! Working with Maria was the BEST thing...
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