Very interesting about blue corn

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Registered: 12-19-2002
Very interesting about blue corn
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Wed, 09-17-2008 - 11:59am

Hi everyone! 


I was just reading a very cool healthy foods website and came across this information about blue corn:

"If you're watching your weight or your blood sugar levels, choose blue corn chips and tortillas. Corn comes in a rainbow of colors, including violet, blue, and black. Darker varieties contain greater quantities of antioxidant pigments called anthocyanins. Blue corn tortillas contain about 20% more protein and 8% less starch giving them a lower glycemic index than the more common version made with white corn; plus blue corn tortillas have a softer texture and sweeter flavor than those made with white corn, reports Dr. Luis Bello-Perez in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture."

Here's the whole scoop on corn if anyone's interested (mostly the nutritional values): http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?t...dspice&dbid=90

The site is called "World's Healthiest Foods", and focuses on the most nutrient-dense foods: http://whfoods.org/

This link is the list of all of the foods they recommend as the healthiest, and you can click on each food to get a lot of detail about the benefits of each and why they're on the list: http://www.whfoods.com/foodstoc.php

They have 100's of easy recipes: http://whfoods.org/recipestoc.php

I'm bookmarking this site!


 

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Registered: 10-04-2006
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 12:13pm
This is actually one of the non-SBD foods that I have incorporated into phase 3 for me on a fairly regular basis - not ALL the time, but I don't necessarily regard it as "evil" anymore. I've been occasionally making corn bread/muffins with a stone ground blue corn meal that has 7g fiber per ounce, way more than whole wheat flour. Plus the kids think its way cool! We made blue corn, cheddar and jalepeno muffins to have with chili just the other day!
















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Registered: 12-19-2002
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 12:53pm

WOW MichaelAnn, 7g fiber!

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Registered: 10-04-2006
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 1:21pm
Yeah, I've even bought regular yellow stone ground corn meal on a rare occasion to make things for a party or guests - that has 5g of fiber per ounce, so not too shabby there either. Of course the blue corn also has the higher protein going for it. But either way, honestly corn isn't all that evil in moderation. Especially if you are not eating in some fried form (like chips), slathered w/butter, etc. I've even been know to throw some corn kernals on my salad - gasp! ;-)
















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Registered: 09-20-2007
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 2:09pm

Hi MichaelAnn,


Where do you find the blue stone ground flour.

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Registered: 10-04-2006
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 2:39pm
I buy it at a local health food store/produce market, I don't have any in the pantry now, so I don't know the brand. I haven't seen the course ground in a regular store, though I have seen regular blue corn meal. Bob's has a finer grind version, not nearly as high in fiber as the course ground stuff.
















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Registered: 09-06-2008
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 2:50pm
How cool.


 

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Registered: 10-04-2006
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 4:20pm
Just remember - no matter how much fiber or protein it has, or how it is technically lower GI than regular corn, its still NOT technically SBD-friendly. Maybe they will do some research and change their stance, but its not. If you eat it, its a personal choice. I'm on phase 3, so I allow a bit more lenience with my personal choices. So far so good - I mean corn is a vegetable, its not like making a "personal choice" to eat donuts...but still, its NOT legal.
















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Registered: 12-19-2002
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 4:54pm

"We made blue corn, cheddar and jalepeno muffins to have with chili just the other day!"


MichaelAnn, can you post the recipe for that?

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Registered: 10-04-2006
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 5:26pm

I'm with you Maggie, but as you said, we've been at this a lot longer. Choosing to have corn isn't like having a donut, but I just wanted to point out the "technical" details so we don't have everyone jumping on me and have another oatmeal situation! I am not condoning going against the rules - just stating my own personal choice.

Here's the recipe we used:
NGREDIENTS

* 1 1/2 cups blue cornmeal
* 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
* 1/4 cup splenda
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 2 eggs
* 1/2 fat free buttermilk
* 1/2 cup skim milk
* 1/4 cup olive oil
* 1 small can roasted green chilis, or 2 jalepenos seeded and finely chopped
* 1/2 cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese

DIRECTIONS

1. In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk and oil. Add to the dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. Stir in jalapenos and cheese. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan or muffin pan.
2. Bake at 400 degrees F for 20-22 minutes (less for muffins) or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cut into squares or wedges. Serve warm.

















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Registered: 11-05-2006
Thu, 09-18-2008 - 7:25am

Pre-SB, I would choose the blue corn tortilla chips over regular -- people thought I was a little "off", but I've never really liked tortilla chips, and those I liked plain -- no dip, salsa, nothing, a few did the trick.


Thanks for the recipe -- I'm not at Phase 3 yet -- hopefully by year end, but those muffins sound like a good every-now-n-then with soup/chili!


Sue

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