Good for What Ails ya!

My Mother had suggested this to me quite sometime ago.  She tells me still at age 95, that she "just takes a swig of it each day".  I cannot manage a swig au naturel but mixes it with some honey & go for it.  I had gotten out of the habit, but I know it did indeed work so I will start "swigging" again...

"Apple cider vinegar is a combination that many use when they're

trying to drop a few pounds. What you might not know is that this sweet

and sour combo is a remedy for many conditions of the body. A Dr.

D.C. Jarvis wrote in his book Folk Medicine that inhabitants of

Vermont were known to use apple cider vinegar for various ailments

of the body. Jarvis was among the first to strongly recommend a

dosage for relief of arthritis, to lower blood pressure and cholesterol.

Others believe it helps to destroy infections, assist in digestion,

maintain memory, and protect the mind from aging.

The wide-range effects of apple-cider vinegar can be attributed to

its abundance of nutrients. Complete with many vitamins and minerals,

complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber, it helps to attack those

bothersome conditions with its acidic kick.

You can make this magical remedy at home by crushing apples and

squeezing out the liquid. Sugar and yeast are then added to the

liquid to start the fermentation process. The first stage turns it

into alcohol but resist the temptation and continue the

fermentation until the acetic acid-forming bacteria converts the

alcohol into vinegar. If that's too much then just simply pick up

apple cider vinegar at your local health food store. Be weary,

however, of marketing companies that have mixed various other

ingredients that they allege are "all natural" when in fact they're

mixed with a ton of unhealthy unnatural chemicals that lack any

real influence on the effect of apple cider vinegar".

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O..OH OMG Oatmeal! I ate oatmeal!

I did something today (I know there is a full moon), I've only done one other time since 1960...

I ate a bowl of oatmeal.

Yes! Me!

Now don't keel over from shock even though I almost did.  I do not like oatmeal, hated it as child along with grits.

Yes I know all the health benefits to oatmeal, reducing cholesterol, aid in reduction of high blood pressure, fiber, economical yada yada yada; I just have hated it; never got over the intense dislike.

But I promised a friend who suggested something I found a bit intriguing to see if I could (no pun intended) swallow it.

Well by golly, it worked!  What was the suggestion? Something I love and would drink all year long...

Eggnog!  Yup eggnog.

So what I did after preparing the oatmeal in which I had added cinnamon and finely chopped apples

  poured a 1/4 a cup of warm eggnog, took a deep breath & went for it.

It was really rather good.  I had to resist the mental process so I can be open to giving oatmeal the benefit of the doubt & actually liked it.

Ok, I did not have a coronary from ingesting.
Yet no one rolled out the brass band with a second line...

Shucks.

But I was pleased and now almost 5 hours later I am still full, satisfied.

So who knows maybe it will become part of my new regimen as I bring forth more micro-adventures.

So it was mission accomplished.!

So what will I do when eggnog is out of "season"?  Well here from www.sparkspeople.com
are  recipes:

Low Cal, Low Fat Eggnog

Nutritional Info

• Fat: 2.3g
• Carbohydrates: 7.7g
• Calories: 70.1
• Protein: 5.9g

Ingredients

4 Cups Milk
2 Eggs
2t Vanilla Extract
4T artificial Sweetener
1t Rum flavoring
Ground Nutmeg

Directions

Combine the egg yolks and milk in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the mixture coats a metal spoon. Cool. Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Add to the egg custard mixture with the vanilla, sweetener, and flavoring. Mix lightly. Cover and chill. Pour into serving cups and sprinkle with nutmeg.

Number of Servings: 5


And:

Eggnog- Hungry Girl No-Nonsense Nog!

Nutritional Info

• Fat: 1.1g
• Carbohydrates: 10.0g
• Calories: 81.2
• Protein: 7.1g

Ingredients

5 cups 8th Continent Light Vanilla Soymilk (or another light vanilla soymilk**)
1 small (4-serving) package Je ll-O Sugar Free Fat Free Instant Pudding mix, Vanilla
6 no-calorie sweetener packets (like Splenda)
1 tsp. rum extract or imitation rum extract
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

Directions

In a blender, combine all ingredients and blend on high until mixed thoroughly. Refrigerate for a few hours to allow it to thicken. Makes five 1-cup servings!

HG Alternative! For some "over 21" eggnog, add 5 ounces of rum to the recipe. With 153 calories and a POINTS® value of 3* per serving, that's WAY better than an ordinary eggnog cocktail!

Number of Servings: 5

And:

Lean and Mean Eggnog

Nutritional Info

• Fat: 3.2g
• Carbohydrates: 14.2g
• Calories: 181.1
• Protein: 16.0g

Ingredients

Milk,non-fat 8oz.
Rum Extract 1/2 teaspoon
Cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon
Nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon
Egg subsitutute 1/4 cup
Cool Whip Free 2 tablespoons
Spenda 1teaspoon

Directions

Mix ingredients well adding the Cool Whip last.

Number of Servings: 1




But I forewarn anyone, I will not, unequivocally NOT consume grits.  It took me 50 years for oatmeal, I do not have the time or desire to manage grits!



Ya Ya!