Heart Healthy Eating

[brin]

OK guys & gals...just passing this email that I just received from a friend on to all...see what you think...I am going to try it...sounds good to me..

_____________________ here is the email..

"Ever had Tofu? (Beans again....)

I buy extra-firm, open the package, drain off the water, fold 3 or 4 paper towels and sit the cake of tofu on them, cover the stuff with another couple of paper towels, then I set a cast iron frying on top to squeeze the water out.......This takes about 30-45 minutes and I change the paper towels a couple of times......when I think most of the water is out of it, I pull out the chopping board and a knife, slice it into 1/2" wide x 1/2" deep pieces.....they look like white french fries by now, then I gently put them in a bowl with a marinade, and cover with plastic wrap for about a half an hour......turning them about half the way through.......then I preheat the oven at 300 degrees, cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper, and lay the "French Fries" out on it......Pop 'em in the oven for 30 minutes, turning them at 15 minutes.....and brushing a little bit more of the marinade on them........

You're going to laugh, but they taste just like Chicken.....No kidding, and nice chewy consistency too........

I'm eating them as snacks during the day and chop them up smaller for salads at night.......

Loaded with protein, almost no fat or sugar or salt......"

And there ya have it...

 

[dmccarty]

My question was whether your blood pressure was lower than normal a minute or two after vigorous exercise... not your heart rate.
Your heart rate should be higher after vigorous exercise but return to normal rather quickly.
Your blood pressure normally should be a little lower than normal after the workout.
Everything is opened up a little so there is less resistance to flow.
But.. too low can make you dizzy. Too low too long can give you a fealing of chronic fatigue, headaches, and a loss of ability to reason well. Gotta keep that oxygen supply going to your cells.

Yes, but I don't have a BP monitor at home. The only thing I can measure is HR.

Well, I might be dizzy, but it is not a result of BP, or a lack of BP.

Later,
Dan

 

[dmccarty]

OK guys & gals...just passing this email that I just received from a friend on to all...see what you think...I am going to try it...sounds good to me..

Your Tofo French Fries caused me to see an advert for cooking equipment. :laughing:

Years ago I used to make and eat Tofu Egg Salad. It was not bad at all.

Tofu has no flavor. At least the stuff I have eaten. I think there is a fermented Tofu but I ain't trying that stuff. :laughing: Whatever spice that you can add to the Tofu improves the taste. Greatly.

Later,
Dan

 

[beppington]

OK guys & gals...just passing this email that I just received from a friend on to all...see what you think...I am going to try it...sounds good to me..

_____________________ here is the email..

"Ever had Tofu? (Beans again....)

I buy extra-firm, open the package, drain off the water, fold 3 or 4 paper towels and sit the cake of tofu on them, cover the stuff with another couple of paper towels, then I set a cast iron frying on top to squeeze the water out.......This takes about 30-45 minutes and I change the paper towels a couple of times......when I think most of the water is out of it, I pull out the chopping board and a knife, slice it into 1/2" wide x 1/2" deep pieces.....they look like white french fries by now, then I gently put them in a bowl with a marinade, and cover with plastic wrap for about a half an hour......turning them about half the way through.......then I preheat the oven at 300 degrees, cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper, and lay the "French Fries" out on it......Pop 'em in the oven for 30 minutes, turning them at 15 minutes.....and brushing a little bit more of the marinade on them........

You're going to laugh, but they taste just like Chicken.....No kidding, and nice chewy consistency too........

I'm eating them as snacks during the day and chop them up smaller for salads at night.......

Loaded with protein, almost no fat or sugar or salt......"

And there ya have it...

What's in the marinade?

 

[brin]

What's in the marinade?

I have emailed and asked him that...I will let you know when he lets me know...he is like that he gives a recipe and leaves off part of it...maybe he is a tease...I'll find out and post it..

 

[beppington]

I have emailed and asked him that...I will let you know when he lets me know...he is like that he gives a recipe and leaves off part of it...maybe he is a tease...I'll find out and post it..

That's make-or-break info!! :thumbsup:

 

[Western]

Every morning I drink a "shake" consisting of a 1/2 banana, a spoonful of flax seed (pre-ground "Gold Dash O'flax") & enough plain soy milk lite to bring it up to the 10-oz level.

I have drank banana blended with milk or OJ since I was 3 or 4, add a few dates, fresh or dry and it is awesome. I will have to try it with the Flax seed flour I have since I'm switching to it over the cold pressed FS oil.

Lone Star beer is still sold in Texas.

But you know the challenge on this thread. If when you mentioned a favorite food you are obligated to get us the heart healthy modified recipe.

The ingredient, Lone Star beer, is acceptable, however you might want to substitute fax seed meal for the eggs, applesauce for the oil, whole wheat pastry flour for the white flour, low fat oat or soy milk for the animal milk...etc... and we want it to be fluffy and taste good. Anyone here or at home may help you.:thumbsup:

Never got the "taste" for beer, tried like heck when I was young though, so far the only kind I can tolerate is the ultra lite girly stuff, BUT I can do Bourbon, rum, and tequila:laughing:

Tofu, I cant do it, mom said I liked when I was young, but I think she is mistaken!! Might of liked it cause she said I would eat it.

There are meat substitutes made by Worthington, that I actually prefer over meat. especially the hamburger. I don't think they would still be a great substitute for a heart problem, not sure, but better than meat in moderation if that is a concern.

Worthington Loma Linda
if your interested.

 

[txdon]

Western, they have cholesterol in them so they have animal products in them. So like so many other things for us with heart disease, they are not beneficial to our health.

Also CP flaxseed oil is also not beneficial, to heart patients, but the ground flax seed is in moderation. No oils, fats, or cholesterol if one is serious about preventing or reversing heart disease. Below is a quote from a RD.

"Nuts and bolts of flaxseed for omega 3

The DRI (the government set standard) for ALA omega-3 is 1.1 grams per day for adult women (1.6 for men). As stated in the DRI publication regarding essential fatty acids, this number is based on "the highest median intake of ALA by adults in the US where a deficiency is basically non-existent." What does that mean? It means that this particular nutrient, like a lot of nutrients, don't really manifest as problems due to lack of intake, so no one really knows what the minimum amount should be. They navigate around this by just recommending a high average of what people consume anyway.

To put that 1.1 gram recommendation into perspective, one tablespoon of flaxseed oil has 7 grams of ALA, one tablespoon ground flaxseed has 1.6 grams ALA, 7 walnuts have 2.6 grams ALA. So it doesn't take much. And of course ALA is found in "everyday" plant foods as well.

But I can't emphasize enough the importance of the ratio of omega-3 to omega-6. Research keeps showing over and over that this is far more relevant in terms of reaping the benefits of omega-3s. I’m not opposed to supplements. But the first step is lowering total fats, thereby allowing the omega-3s to work their magic."

Susan Levin, MS, RD

Beepington, the chicken FF sounds promising. I hope the marinade, when you get the recipe, is fat free (hope hope hope).

 

[Western]

Western, they have cholesterol in them so they have animal products in them. So like so many other things for us with heart disease, they are not beneficial to our health.

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I 'm pretty sure Worthington has no animal anything in their products and is marketed as Cholesterol free. They have been that way since I can remember (maybe 43 years). The fats are what I look for on them though, since it is primarily Soy based. I thought I had some in the pantry for a photo, but it appears it has been eaten:laughing:

 

[brin]

That's make-or-break info!! :thumbsup:

beppington.....pasted below is my friends email response to my email asking him what the marinade for the Tofu was...
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" Oh heck I usually just buy it off the shelf, stuff like Lawry's Sesame Ginger or Hawaiian or you can just use soy sauce, hot sauce, whatever.......You have to use something to give it some taste, otherwise it's kind of bland all by itself......." :licking: