Cabbage Soup for weight loss

Ingredients:

3 carrots diced or julienned

1 onion diced

2 cups cabbage sliced

4 grated tomatoes

1 pkt onion soup mix

2 cubes chicken or vegetable stock cubes

1 green bell pepper diced

1/4 cup green beans

5 cups of water

3 celery sticks chopped

1 tsp black pepper

Method:

Place all vegetable ingredients in pot and allow to heat on low.

Mix stock cubes with half a cup of hot water and add to pot

Add the 5 cups of water,black pepper and the onion soup mix

Mix well and allow to simmer on low heat until vegetables are tender.

(This soup can be stored in refrigerator for up to 5 days)

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The 8 Week Blood Sugar Diet...

This is a great book that comes highly recommended with people suffering from diabetes.

It provides an easy to follow step by step guide. Dr Michael Mosley, author of the bestselling 5:2 Fast Diet, reveals a game-changing approach to one of the greatest silent epidemics of our time - raised blood sugar levels.

Discover the groundbreaking method to defeat diabetes without drugs using the step-by-step diet plans and recipes from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Michael Mosley. Based on consumer feedback , this book has been tried and tested helping many people in the process.

Book Blurb:

The food we eat today, high in sugar and easily digestible carbohydrates, is not only making us fat, but is putting us at risk of type 2 diabetes, strokes, dementia, cancer and a lifetime on medication.

More than a third of adults in the UK now have raised blood sugar levels and most don't know it. In this timely book, Dr Mosley explains why we pile on dangerous abdominal fat and shows us how to shed it, fast.

 He demolishes common myths, such as the claim that steady weight loss is always better than rapid weight loss and that those who lose weight rapidly will inevitably put it back on. This is a book not just for those at highest risk but for anyone who has struggled with their weight and wants to regain control of their health.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2 bananas
• 1 cup strawberries
• 2 cups mixed berry yogurt
• ½ cup ice cubes

Directions

• Add bananas and strawberries to blender
• Blend until fruit roughly chopped
• Add yogurt and ice cubes
• Blend until smooth

Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Serves:  2

Ingredients

• 2 Bananas
• 2 cups vanilla yogurt
• ½ cup peanut butter
• 1 cup ice cubes

Directions

• Add bananas, yogurt to blender
• Blend until bananas are chopped
• Add peanut butter and ice cubes
• Blend until smooth for about 30 seconds

Banana Berry Smoothie

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2 bananas
• 10 - 12 cubes of ice
• ½ cup blackberries
• ½ cup raspberries
• ½ cup blueberries
• 3 strawberries
• 1 cup milk or vanilla yogurt

Directions

• Add bananas and all berries to blender
• Blend until chopped
• Add milk or vanilla yogurt and ice
• Blend until smoothie thickens
 

Quick and Easy Banana Smoothie

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients

·         3 Bananas

·         1 Cup Milk

·         ¼ cup water ( depending how thick or watery you prefer smoothie )

·         5 cubes of ice

·         2 tablespoons brown sugar

Directions

• Add bananas and milk to a blender
• Blend until bananas are chopped
• Add water  and brown sugar and blend until smooth
• Toss in ice cubes and continue blending until smooth
• Serve immediately