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Camembert Grape Salad W/ Honey Vinaigrette

Dexie Wharton — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:30:21 +0000

Celebrate summer by enjoying a combination of fruits and a variety of cheese over salad greens topped with a honey vinaigrette. I have a feeling the summer heat will be bearable with this refreshing salad courtesy of National Board of Honey.

Grap Salad W/ Cheese and Honey Vinaigrette

Ingredients

1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
3/4 pound seedless grapes
3/4 pound fresh figs, apricots, plums or nectarines, sliced
4 ounces camembert or brie cheese, cut into narrow wedges
1/2 cup pecan halves, toasted
2 quarts salad greens

Directions

Combine honey, vinegar, oil, orange juice and poppy seeds in a jar. Shake well. Arrange clusters of grapes, fruit, cheese wedges and pecans on salad greens. Shake dressing and drizzle over salads. Refrigerate any remaining dressing.

Being a fan of homemade vinaigrettes, I’m definitely looking forward to making this soon. Who doesn’t love honey, grapes, cheese, and fruits?

(Images/Source : National Honey Board)

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Camembert Grape Salad W/ Honey Vinaigrette

Juices protect against clogged arteries

Kendra James, RN — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:42:50 +0000

I always knew I liked grape juice for a reason, and it is also my kids favorite juice!

Juices made from apples or purple grapes – and the fruit themselves – protect against developing clogged arteries, a study suggests.

Hamsters were fed the fruit juice, the equivalent of 4 glasses a day for an average size person, or water plus a fatty diet and the little animals that consumed the juice had a lower risk of developing artery problems. Hamsters to people is a big leap but the researchers say their findings suggest the amount of phenols contained in a food have a direct effect on its antioxidant properties and thus have a significant public health relevance.

via BBC

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Juices protect against clogged arteries

Journal Entry For 1/5/07 With My Very Favorable Blood Sugar Numbers!

Kendra James, RN — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:39:12 +0000

I love, love, love that new glucometer (Ascensia Breeze2). It is so darn easy to use and I feel like it is much more accurate at this point. I think that is due to the fact that the old glucometer was years aged and needed to be put to rest. Have any of y’all out there had that issue? Have you felt like your glucometer after some time lost accuracy? Maybe it was just me but either way I am all smiles thus far.

My Saturday complete with numbers…

Awoke… 96, yeah ha!

I did not eat breakfast or drink anything till mid day due to still not feeling that hot this morning, I guess it wasn’t tiredness and was a bug or something.

Midday Lunch…Before eating 99. I had an omelette with onion, pepper, tomato, turkey sausage and cheese and a 1/4 cup of grapes. I drank the ol’ unsweetened iced tea. I love tea!!! 6 gram carb.

2 hour post check (I am just doing this for the week to get the trend down)…101, oh yeah!!

Mid afternoon snack… 1/2 cup popcorn and a couple bottles of water. I also had a half of glass of diet coke. 3 carb.

Before dinner check…94!!!

Dinner… Garden salad with Lite Italian dressing and one piece of thin and crispy veggie lovers pizza. Water to drink. 30 carbs all together and 6 sugars.

I will have a low carb yogurt and half of apple for snack this evening

I ran around all darn day, ran in the backyard for about 90 minutes and then did dumbbells and sit ups and push ups as well as exercise ball stretching.

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Journal Entry For 1/5/07 With My Very Favorable Blood Sugar Numbers!