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Moroccan-Spiced Scallops with Lentil Tabbouleh
Traditional tabbouleh (made with refined wheat couscous) gets a healthy makeover thanks to lentils as the low-glycemic stand-in. While light in calories, this exotic quick fix is an excellent source of 11 nutrients and ready in less than 20 minutes.
Time To Table: 20 minutes
Serves: 4
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Raw Cashew Coconut Cookies
Reminiscent of “thumbprint” cookies, these raw treats are packed with omega-3 fatty acids and living-food enzymes for a wholesome, low glycemic dessert.
Time To Table: Overnight
Yield: 12
Lobster Reuben
Who said a reuben can’t be healthy? This low-glycemic and ultra-luxe version includes lobster — a decadent ingredient that delivers a delicious dose of cell-protecting nutrients. In fact, just one serving provides 56% of the RDA for selenium, 50% for vitamin B12, and 20% for zinc.
Serves: 2
Time to Table: 15 minutes
Chicken Capris
This low-glycemic comfort-food classic is a snap to prepare and can help keep your mind sharp too. That’s because each delicious serving provides 65% of the RDA for niacin — a brain-boosting B vitamin. In fact, recent published research found that people who got the least niacin were 70% more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than those who got higher amounts.1
Serves: 4
Time to Table: 45 minutes
Luscious Mexican Lasagna
Well, it’s that time of year again, where I enjoy turning on my oven to bake a good casserole! This dish is made with vegetables and very thin corn tortillas, so even though each serving contains 15 grams of carbohydrate, remember that most of that is very low glycemic impact vegetables and beans. Mmmm, delicious.
Time to table: 1 hour
Serves: 10
Hearty Beef and Zucchini Lasagna
Combined with a green salad, this provides a complete and satisfying carb-controlled meal. You can use different flavors of soy cheese, like pepper-jack for different twists on this recipe.
Horseradish Smashers
These low-calorie, low-glycemic smashers are a tasty stand-in for your favorite mashed potatoes. Not only do turnips reduce the glycemic load down to a 2, they also make this dish a rich source of cancer-fighting nutrients called glucosinolates and an excellent source of vitamin A.
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