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Banana and Nut Cookies
These soft and succulent cookies have a consistency half way between cake and cookies. The banana gives each cookie a moist and fruity flavor. Soy/soya flour (available from health food shops) allows for a lot of healthy goodness to be hidden in each cookie.
Chocolate Mousse with Raspberries
Chocolate is usually not considered a diet food but cocoa itself has beneficial anti-inflammatory properties. It is usually the other ingredients added to chocolate that make it a dieter's foe. This chocolate mousse uses 70% cocoa chocolate this contains much less fat and sugar than a conventional chocolate bar.
Lemon Sponge Cake
A slice of sponge cake makes a nice afternoon snack or a tasty desert after a low GI meal, this version has the added excitement of a lemony flavor. The overall GI of the cake is reduced by the use of ground almonds and butter, which like all fats reduces GI.
Pork, Apple and Sage Soup
Soups are a great way to eat less whilst still felling full, which is what the GI diet is all about. This soup presents a classic combination of pork and apple but in a soup form, producing a deliciously rewarding meal.
Carrot and Barley Soup
This heart warming soup is satisfyingly rich and creamy despite containing little fat. The key to this low GI soup recipe is the added barley which not only adds a delicious flavour but also reduces the GI. A fabulous recipe for all weight watchers.
Tuscan Pasta Bake
This convenient pasta bake recipe makes use of the borlotti beans popular in the Italian region of Tuscanny. If you are unable to find borlotti beans in your local store you can substitute with cannellini beans. A heathly vegetarian meal that takes only 5 minutes preparation
Chicken Lentil Curry
A beautiful full flavoured curry, made with chicken and red lentils. This low fat, low GI curry is easy to make and a true taste of India. The overall glycemic index is brought down by the lentils and the chicken, both low GI ingredients. A healthy mouthwatering meal.
Low GI Banana Smoothie
This great tasting banana smoothie is perfect for breakfast or for cooling down on a hot day. The smoothie is surprisingly sweet but has no added sugar and has a low glycemic index. It is a great way to use up left over bananas.
Spiced Apricot Turkey
A tender moist and spicy turkey breast packed with dried apricots for a beatuful fruity flavour.
Jamaican Cashew Baked Apples
Juicy apples baked with a rum and cashew nuts. A great simple recipe for cold winter days.
