My Story about Low Glycemic Recipes

Something to think about...

Hello! My name is Jennifer, and I wanted to share my story so I learned how to put this blog/website together.

So, a few years ago I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia, which, in it's literal terms mean "blood that is not sweet enough" or that I did not have high enough blood sugar. I had thought I was consuming enough sugar, but I later learned that I was consuming the "wrong" kinds of sugar.

I was actually in the grocery store shopping when I dropped to the ground and started having a seizure (which is one of the worst effects of hypoglycemia). Fortunately I was rushed to the hospital and they were able to get my blood sugar level back to a healthy level. The doctors told me I needed to start eating foods that were going to more beneficial to me.

That day, however, was the scariest day of my life. After that incident I made a lifestyle change and completely flipped my normal diet, which I thought was good, around. I started to consume better, and more natural forms of glucose that would help with my condition and eating low glycemic recipes did just that.

The only problem I found, however, was that I was running out of ways to prepare the foods I should be eating. Everything was starting to taste so bland and like I came straight from a Native American tribe who only eats fruits, nuts, veggies and lean meats. There was no pizzazz to my cooking and I love to cook!

After I got fed up with the way my diet was, I went online looking for a cookbook that had low glycemic recipes in it. I was pleasantly surprised as to what I found. If you are at all interested in the cookbook I found,  click here to check it out!!

One of the nice things about this cookbook of low glycemic recipes is that it has deserts! I don't know about you but, I can't go too long without enjoying something sweet. Also - one surprising fact I learned from using this cookbook was the good and bad seasonings to use! Anyway, enough of my rambling, like I said, I just thought I would make this blog to let other people know that this very valuable resource was out there (because it took a lot of searching on my part to find!)

One of my favorites 

Thanks for reading!

Jenn :)

P.S. I thought you might want a teaser recipe so here is one that I really like!

GRILLED TOMATO AND BASIL CHICKEN BREAST (an amazing low glycemic recipe!!)

Prep Time: about 20 minutes

Ingredients

4-5 chicken breasts

1 brown onion, (I like mine finely chopped.)

4 cloves garlic, minced.

2 stems of fresh basil leaves, finely chopped - a nice pesto would work also

Extra Virgin Olive Oil - about 2 Tbs.

A nice selection of vegetables chopped up to set the chicken on would be perfect (this is up to you,

1 small sweet potato cubed

1 can Italian tomatoes (should have no added sugar).

PROCESS

Brown the chicken for 5 to 10 minutes in a frying pan with a little oil. Season the chicken (if you want) with salt and pepper. Be sure not to cook the chicken all the way through - we dont want dry chicken. Remove from the frying pan and put to one side.

In the same pan, fry the onion and garlic gently, until golden brown. Add the basil and canned tomatos. After you have added these two things, you can put the chicken back into the frying pan. Simmer until the chicken is cooked, about 10- 15 mins. Cut through a piece of chicken to check if it is done.

In a separate pan, add some oil, a clove of chopped garlic and the vegetables you chose. (If you prefer a softer garlic flavor, brown the garlic before adding vegetables.) Salt and pepper to taste.

In a saucepan, add about 1/2 cup of water and heat until boiling. Add the sweet potato pieces and simmer approx 7 minutes until tender.

Once this process is done - you can serve your family and enjoy the meal! This is one of my favorite low glycemic recipes!

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Low glycemic recipes resources below

 for more information on the glycemic index you can check out the wiki page that is here