Low-Sugar Cranberry Orange Bread

Healthy Christmas Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)

1/4 cup granulated sugar or 2 tablespoons fructose or heat-stable

sugar substitute equal to 1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)

3/4 cup fat-free milk

3/4 cup egg substitute or 3 whole eggs

1/3 cup orange juice

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 tablespoon grated orange peel

1/2 cup chopped cranberries, fresh or frozen (thawed)

1/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Directions:

Heat
oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.

In large bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar or sweetener, baking

powder, baking soda and salt; mix well. In medium bowl, combine milk,

egg substitute, orange juice, oil and orange peel; blend well. Add to

dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are

moistened. (Do not overmix.) Stir in cranberries and nuts. Pour

batter into pan.

Bake 60 to 70 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes

out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool

completely. Store tightly wrapped.

Yield: 1 Loaf (16 Servings)

Nutrition information per serving:

Calories:
130

Fat: 4g

Saturated Fat: 0.5g

Cholesterol: 0mg

Sodium: 80mg

Dietary Fiber: 1g

Protein: 4g

Carbohydrates: 20g

Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1 Fat, 1/2 Fruit

Magic
Remedies at your Fingertips

INSOMNIA

Do you have a
thandai mix at home? If not, just crush about 10 almonds and mix this powder in
your milk and drink it warm just before hitting the pillow. Even plain warm
milk is known to induce a good night's rest. You could also apply pure cow's
ghee to the soles of your feet just before bedtime. Or mix coconut oil with
water and apply on your head, palms and soles before going to bed. It ensures
good sleep. 

CRAMPS

You must do a
self-massage using mustard oil every morning. Just take a little oil between
your palms and rub it all over your body. Then take a shower. This is
especially beneficial during winter. You could also mix a little mustard powder
with water to make a paste and apply this on your palms and soles of your
feet. 

SUNSTROKE

The best
remedy for sunstroke is a little juice of raw mango along with salt and sugar.
Have this twice or thrice a day. You could also apply onion slices on your head
and forehead as this has a cooling effect. Drink lot of fluids.

HEADACHE

If you have a
regular migraine problem, include five almonds along with hot milk in your
daily diet. You could also have a gram of black pepper along with honey or
milk, twice or thrice a day. 

There are also a
lot of external applications that have proved to be beneficial. Make an almond
paste by rubbing wet almonds against a stone. This can be applied to your
forehead. Alternatively neem powder applied gently on the forehead is known to
make you feel good. Or a wet cloth bandage dipped in water with a few drops of
eau-de-cologne is also known to be very effective. 

BACKACHE

If you have a
chronic back problem, keep yourself warm and eat hot items. Include garlic in
your daily diet. A self-massage with eucalyptus oil is known to be beneficial.
You could also use mustard oil with some boiled fennel seeds. You could take a
mixture of five black pepper corns, five cloves and one-gram dry ginger powder
in your tea at least twice a day. 

ASTHMA

Always avoid
cold and sour things in your diet. Boil a teaspoon of Bishop's weed seeds in a
cup of water. Add a little salt to this decoction and take it at least once a
day for quick relief. 

 EPISTAXIS (Nose
bleeding)

If it is a
chronic problem, a daily intake of gulkand is extremely beneficial. Or make a
murabba out of amla and have it every morning. For immediate relief, apply a
bandage dipped in ice water on your forehead and nose. 

some basic skin care tips

• Drink plenty of water. Water removes all the
  toxins from your body, which are otherwise harmful and lead to skin
  problems.
• Exercise at least thrice a week. Exercise
  allows your skin to breathe and exfoliate.
• If you have dry skin then a wash with a
  mixture of milk cream (malai), turmeric powder (haldi), and Gram flour
  (besan) will leave your skin glowing.
• If you have dandruff problems treat it
  immediately. When dandruff falls on your face it reacts with the dirt and
  there is an eruption of pimples and blackheads.
• Try and use a face scrub every week. Face
  scrubs help to remove dead skin but use them only once a week. Make a face
  scrub at home itself. Dry some orange peel. Powder it and store it in a
  jar. Use it weekly to wash your face.
• Fullers Earth (multani mitti) is another good
  face wash. Mix fuller’s earth with rose water and lime and wash your face
  regularly with it.
• Never sleep with make up on. Remove your make
  up with any cleansing cream or milk. You can also use almond oil to remove
  your make up.
• Eat a good balanced meal. Fruits and green
  leafy vegetables can do wonders to your skin. A diet rich in vitamin E
  also keeps your skin glowing.

 have a good day....

Benefits of eating rice

Rice is an
excellent food to help keep your body healthy. Rice has the following
nutritional benefits:

Excellent source of carbohydrates

Good energy source Low fat Low salt
No cholesterol Low sugar No gluten No additives No
preservatives

Rice is low in fat, salt and has no
cholesterol:

Being low in fat,
rice is suitable to include in a diet for those watching their weight. Rice is
also cholesterol free, therefore being an excellent food to include in a
cholesterol lowering diet. Brown rice contains a small amount of rice bran oil.

Rice is gluten free:

Some people are unable to tolerate
the proteins found in wheat, barley, rye, oats. These people choose foods that
are gluten free. All rice is gluten free, making rice the essential choice for
people with gluten free dietary requirements.

Rice contains no additives or preservatives:

Wealth, Success and Love

     Wealth,
Success & Love A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long
white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said
"I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have
something to eat." "Is the man of the house home?", they asked.
"No", she said. "He's out." "Then we cannot come in,"
they replied.

 In the evening when her husband came
home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite
them in!" he said.

The woman went out and invited the men in.
"We do not go into a House together," they replied. "Why is
that?" she wanted to know.

One of the old men explained: "His
name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing
to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added,
"Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your
home."

       
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was
overjoyed. "How nice!!," he said. "Since that is the case, let
us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!" His wife
disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?"

Their daughter-in-law was listening from
the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion:
"Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with
love!" "Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the
husband to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."

    
The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is
Love? Please come in and be our guest." Love got up and started walking
toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady
asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming
in?"

The old men replied together: "If you
had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but
since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is
Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!"

have a great day.......