What is pizza without the distinct taste of cheese? And how much more special the pizza is if it comes with two variety of cheeses! Sounds good? Yes, and definitely, it tastes good as well.

So here check out how you can make this special two cheese pizza, perfect for any occasion. What you will need are the following: one can pizza crust, two tablespoons whole wheat flour, two tablespoons olive oil, vegetable cooking spray, half teaspoon dried basil, one minced small onion, two cloves minced garlic, one-fourth teaspoon salt, two cups chopped mushroom, and one large stripped red bell pepper. For the cheeses, you need half cup low-fat ricotta cheese and four ounces shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese.


Now, when everything is set, you are ready to make this sumptuous treat. Of course, you need to preheat the oven to 425 degree-Fahrenheit. Next, you are ready to prepare the crust. Roll out the dough over a surface that was sprinkled with whole wheat flour. Work on it until the desired thickness is reached. Then transfer the crust to a cookie sheet with a vegetable cooking spray. To make the final touch for the crust, you need to brush the top with olive oil.

Since the crust is all set, you can already mix the ricotta cheese, onion, dried basil, garlic, and salt. This mixture needs to be spread evenly on the crust. Afterwards, sprinkle mozzarella cheese, red pepper, and mushrooms on top.

Now, you can bake it for around 13 to 15 minutes or just until the cheese melts and the crust is golden brown. You can serve this pizza with fresh fruit or green salad for a perfect balanced meal.

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Headed for a light but mouth-watering treat? Well, tropical fruits can answer your cravings of this kind. It is not just ordinary fruits you need to peel off and then ready to go. Check this version called Tropical Fruits Fantasia. Surely, it is like having a meal in Wonderland.

This treat is actually so easy to make. Given that you have all the ingredients with you, you are on your way for the food treat of your life. Starting off, you need to prepare fruits like five pieces of halved medium strawberries, three ounces of cubed honeydew lemon, three ounces of cubed cantaloupe melon, one cubed mango, one cubed papaya, three ounces of cubed watermelon, and two sliced oranges. Adding off with the fruits, you have to get eight ounces of fat and sugar-free orange yogurt and half a cup of unsweetened orange juice.

With all these ingredients ready, it is just a matter of mixing them all to come up with this refreshing and delightful treat. First, you need to mix the orange yogurt with all of the fruits. After mixing them together, you can already pour the orange juice over the yogurt and fruit mixture. Mix all the ingredients well together.

And that’s it. That is how easy you can make your very own light and healthy treat not only for yourself but for your whole family. Definitely, it will be perfect for dessert or even a summer snack. So what now are you waiting for? Toss up some fruits and treat your taste buds with Tropical Fruits Fantasia.

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Diabetes is indeed one of the most common chronic illnesses all over the world today, with hundreds of thousands of people suffering from it. It’s a very inconvenient disease to have to say the least, and can lead to death if not managed correctly. Fortunately, the simple principle to managing diabetes is discipline where the patient must always practice moderation.

Moderation is indeed the key to managing this kind of sickness, especially when it comes to diet. Consumption of carbohydrates like rice and starchy foods such as bread and cereal is allowed, even with type 2 diabetes, but only in moderate amounts.

Pigging out will definitely bring on very serious effects. Even fruits and vegetables, the former having sugar content of their own are allowed, but again only in moderation. In general, diabetics are recommended to have a meal schedule, through which portions and types of food to be eaten in a particular meal can be closely monitored and measured. Even desserts can be eaten, as long as you consume as much smaller portion (about a fourth to less than a half of a slice of cake, for example), and only about twice a week to satisfy a little of your sweet tooth’s cravings.

Another key element in diet is soluble fiber, which is present in many foods. One example of this is cooked kidney beans. Soluble fiber plays a big role in preventing the raod absorption of glucose by your body, thus minimizing the harmful effects of eating sugary or sweet foods or anything that will increase your sugar levels. There are also what is called insoluble fibers, which do not directly affect your diabetes, but contribute to you haiving much cleaner intestines, especially in the lower intestinal track.

You should also watch out for your weight, and try to keep a healthy and fit body as well as a healthy lifestyle. Being obese or overweight also decreases the body capacity to process sugar properly, thus compounding your diabetes. Having a healthy lifestyle is essential to one who has diabetes as this will generally keep the disease at bay, and will keep you away from other health risks as well. Needless to say, you should also stop any vices you might have, such as drinking, and especially smoking. And with the greater risk of heart disease for type 2 diabetes patience, it would do you well to watch your cholesterol levels and fat intake as well.

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Perhaps by the time you finish reading the easy steps in preparing and cooking tasty grilled shrimp with pasta and pineapple salsa your mouth will begin to water.

Gorging on this Italian cuisine would become a delectable experience if you prepare yourself this mouth-watering gourmet meal for the rest of your family. Whether you are cooking for the fun of it or cooking to provide for other people, these easy to follow steps, with the complete ingredients will definitely save you a day in the kitchen.

The Ingredients

It would be advisable to get everything fresh. So, visit the wet market and purchase the following ingredients for your tasty grilled shrimp with pasta with the healthy pineapple salsa:

- 2 lbs of pineapple chunks, packed in their own juice, and drained
- 1 large red pepper, chopped
- 1 large red onion, chopped
- 1 jalapeño pepper, minced
- ½ c. orange juice
- 1/3 c. lime juice
- 1 ½ lb. large shrimp, peeled and de-veined
- 6 cups cooked rotini pasta

The Steps

Once you make everything complete and ready, it is time to cook the meal. Get a large bowl where you will mix all the salsa ingredients, but do not include the shrimp and pasta yet. Next, get your oiled rack where you will grill the shrimp. Make sure that the shrimp is four inches above the heat source. Then grill using your gas grill and set your heat to high. Each shrimp should be grilled for at least two minutes. Afterwards, get your past, including your salsa and put your final touch by carefully arranging the shrimp on top of it. Have an exquisite lunch as you enjoy the shrimp and pasta gourmet after serving it to your family.

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The natural taste of tomatoes, white onion, jalapeno pepper, red pepper, with the healthy juice of lime, white wine vinegar, and the tomato sauce is a delightful treat to your taste buds that its presentation makes your mouth waters in an instant.

Preparing fresh salsa, with the fresh tomato flavor is an achievement that every cook and home-cook would want to achieve. This simple and delicious gourmet is best eaten with chips or your favorite burrito.

Get The Taste You Want By Preparing The Ingredients

You can finish preparing fresh salsa without sweat but, you have to complement this exquisite dish with only the freshest tomatoes you can find either in your garden or from the grocer that delivers vegetables near your place. The ingredients include:

- 3 lg. tomatoes, peeled and diced
- ½ sweet red pepper, chopped
- 2 tbsp. cilantro, chopped
- ¼ tsp. salt
- fresh juice from ½ lime
- 1  tsp. white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp. water or tomato juice
- ½ c. white onion, chopped fine
- ½ jalapeno pepper, chopped
- 1 Anaheim pepper, seeded and chopped

The Steps

To reduce the tomato liquid, place your tomatoes in a colander. Mind the rest of the ingredients after setting aside the tomato juice and then you may collect the tomato juice from the colander. Place the tomato juice in a bowl and you can separately serve the juice if you want to. All the ingredients should be put in a glass, however, any stainless bowl will also do. Mix the combined ingredients well and let it be for at least 30 minutes.

The fresh salsa can be served with baked tortillas, meats, and other complimenting dishes that go with tomatoes. And sometimes, it is best served cooled.

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One of the world’s famous recipes is the Chunky Apple Cake. The tenderness and its being old-fashioned moist cake dessert has made it a favorite among diners. To get a festive occasion even more delectable and sumptuous, bake your chunky apple cake and get everybody impressed with your masterpiece gourmet.

In doing this specialty, you will the following ingredients. As an excellent cook, you have to make sure that everything is ready and that any interruption wouldn’t happen the moment you start preparing and baking your chunky apple cake.

The Ingredients

- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp. low-fat milk (1%)
- 2 large baking apples, cored and sliced (3 cups)
- 1 tsp. granulated sugar
- ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 3/4 c. granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp. stick margarine, softened

For the record, chunky apple cake is a rich source of carbohydrates and healthy fats which would serve as an effective nourishment dessert to everybody.

The Directions

As you prepare the ingredients simultaneously pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees. Get your baking man, measuring at least 8x8x2, and pour your nonstick cooking spray. In a medium bowl, pour and whisk together the nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and flour. Get another medium bowl where you will beat the sugar and the margarine with electric mixer at normal speed for about two minutes, until it gets fluffy. Combine the milk, flour, with the beaten egg and get them smooth for 1 minute. Stir the apple in the mixture to get it evenly distributed and then spread the batter with the pan.

Bake the cake for at least 45 minutes and finally, top the mixture of sugar and cinnamon on the baked cake.

Foods that help reverse diabetes are different for everyone. It will take time to find the right foods that work best for you as an individual. There are three parts to eating well in your diabetes management:

• What to eat – The quality of food that you feed your body is essential for health and vitality. As well as carbohydrate, protein and fat, your body needs vitamins to help your body to convert food into the fuel it requires, minerals help with the oxygen in your blood, antioxidants help boost your defence system, and you need phytochemicals to prevent disease.
• How much you eat – To help management of your blood glucose you will need to maintain a healthy weight. Too many calories/kilojoules increase your body weight. Eating too many carbohydrates will raise your blood glucose levels. The secret is to find the right combination that works for you
• When you eat – To improve your blood glucose levels you need to eat at regular intervals and make sure that you eat at approximately the same time each day
• Following are a few foods that are specifically beneficial for diabetics:

• Coffee – It is actually good for you, but only if you haven’t already got diabetes. Coffee reduces your chances of developing type 2 diabetes. Coffee actually contains large amounts of chlorogenic acid which is an antioxidant as well as magnesium, these can both help to improve insulin sensitivity and reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes
• Nuts – Nuts are high in fat, but the fats that they contain are tremendously beneficial if you include them in your healthy diet. They are high in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids that are beneficial; they are known to improve the health of cell membrane and insulin sensitivity. Nuts are a good source of magnesium and fibre, and the best thing is that they are low in carbohydrate and have a low glycemic index, which makes them very beneficial for diabetics
• Cherries – Research has found that cherries have naturally occurring chemicals that help to fight diabetes. Compounds called anthocyanins increases insulin production, which helps to lower your blood sugar. This powerful antioxidant called anthocyanin has many other benefits which include the protection against heart disease and cancer
• By adding these foods that help reverse diabetes, you will be well on your way to achieving optimum health.

Sue Kennedy is the author of the physician-endorsed e-book “Defeat Diabetes Now,” and operates a membership channel devoted to health & wellness. Readers of her book also receive instant access to expert interviews, articles, diet plans and other resources designed to maintain optimum health and prevent disease. Click here to defeat diabetes now.
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