The liver cleansing diet by Cabot Sandra 1952- & Women's Health Advisory Service

Author:Cabot, Sandra, 1952- & Women's Health Advisory Service
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Nutrition, Health, Liver, Weight loss, Liver Diseases, Nutrition, Weight Loss
Publisher: [Paddington, N.S.W.] : Women's Health Advisory Service ; Scottsdale, Ariz. : S.C.B. International
Published: 1997-04-21T16:00:00+00:00

Recipes for The Liver Cleansing Diet

Some Notes On Mushrooms

Mushrooms have become very popular over the last few years because not only are they tasty, they are also known to be good for the immune system and are definitely one of nature's anti-ageing foods. Chinese herbalists have been using mushrooms medicinally for thousands of years. They are a good source of selenium, which is an anti-oxidant mineral with liver protective properties. Suitable types of mushrooms for consumption are field mushrooms and button mushrooms or the more exotic shiitake, maitake, and reishi mushrooms available fresh and dried from gourmet supermarkets, health food stores and Asian food stores. The dried varieties of mushrooms can be reconstituted by soaking in warm water for an hour before cooking. Mushrooms can be eaten raw in salads, included in many cooked vegetable dishes, and are nice sauteed with garlic and olive oil for pastas. If you eat approximately 5-7 oz of various mushrooms per week it will improve your health, unless of course you are allergic to them! We have included mushrooms in several of our recipes for the Liver-Cleansing Diet.

Apple Cider

Where apple cider is referred to in the recipes it is recommended that the non-alcoholic variety be used.

Gelatin alternatives

Other forms of setting agents exist to meet the needs of those requiring alternatives to animal products.

Carrageen, also known as Irish moss, is a gelatinous thickening agent derived from seaweed which grows off the coast of Ireland. Irish moss is often used in making homebrews and meads.

Agar (also known as agar-agar, kanten and Japanese gelatin) is a dried seaweed sold in blocks, powder and strands, which can be used as a setting agent. Agar has stronger setting properties than gelatin, so use less when substituting.

To substitute agar agar for gelatin - simmer the agar in apple juice or water for five minutes before adding to your mouse or jelly

Pectin is also a setting agent, which occurs naturally in fruits and vegetables and is used in the preparation of jams, jellies and preserves.

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