Trim the Sugar

This is a Taste Of Home Book.....One of this that are soft cover and limited access.   It was a splurge at ten dollars.   We are all trying to limit our sugar and carbs mostly because of health reasons.   We all have to have some, but white refined sugar is not supposed to be good for us.   No, I’m not going to turn this into a health nut blog.  That is not what the theme of this blog is about.   We do need to eat in moderation for our health first, and it doesn’t hurt our pocketbook either.

it starts off with a good breakdown of the kinds of sugars -real and fake and hidden sugar in condiments.  

There are a lot of good recipes in the book.   A lot are far above the budget of four dollars a day, but some are believable for a stretch.

Whole wheat pancakes are the first thing  I’m going to try.  I got wheat bread for a quarter at GO.

Least amount of sugar in condiments is mayo and soy sauce, hot sauce and mustard. .   Minimum is ranch dressing, followed by light ranch dressing ( yes, that isn’t a typo.) followed by tartar sauce a d honey mustard.  Organic bbq sauce is the highest along with ketchup and honey bbq sauce.

That’s  a real eye opener. I did now that a lot of things that say LIGHT are light on fat,not sugar.  
Both are important for a diabetic, I guess for all of us.   That’s why we eat beef once a week and try for a 4 ounce portion.   The rest of the week it is pork loin that I cut the fat cover off before I cut roasts ad cops, and boneless, skinless chicken breast.   We supplement eggs, and beans.

The book also has recipes for low sugar and more healthy options , many of which are still economical.   Some seem less than desirable  to me...but you be the judge.

Peanut butter banana oatmeal

Frittata

Whole wheat pancakes

Mexican omelet

Rustic vegetable frittatas
Sausage tortilla breakfast bake

Grilled jerk shrimp orzo salad
Tuscan turkey soup
Veggies nicoise  sale
Classic Cobb salad
Orzo salad w tomatoes
Grilled veggie sandwiches with cilantro pesto (might try this with reg pesto)
Feta chicken salad
Pesto corn salad with shrimp
Salmon feta wilted shrimp salad
White bean soup with escarole
Grilled salmon wraps
Mexican cabbage roll soup
Salmon dill soup
Pan roasted chicken and vegetables
Stuffed zucchini
Pork Roast
Grilled PorkTelnderloin
Skillet pork chops with apples and onions
Shrimp and corn stir fry
Skillet chicken with. Olives
Juicy and delicious mixed spice burgers
Italian turkey meatloaf
Zucchini crust meatloaf
Mediterranean pot roast dinner
Lemon garlic pork chops
Parmesean jpotato wedges
Vinaigrettes

Grilled Brussels sprouts
Vegetable and barley pilaf
Garlic ssesame green beans
Apricot ginger acorn squash
Garden cucumber salad
Plum crisp with crunchy oat topping

Ginger plum tart
Flourless dark chocolate cake
Berry white ice pops
Chocolate swirled cheesecake
Vegetable and beef stuffed peppers

Layered hummus dip
Waffle sandich
Beef and blue cheese penne with pesto
Mediterranean ozo chicken salad
Honey orange broccoli slaw


Thats a lot of recipes.   Most can be found if you google them.  I dont have permission to republish.