

Date & cinnamon wholemeal waffles
Here’s recipe for a wholemeal waffle sweetened with dates that’s passed my blood glucose test. Ingredients 4 dates roughly chopped 1 cup milk hot 1 tablespoon coconut oil 1 cup self raising wholemeal flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon Pinch of salt 1 egg Dark chocolate to serve Method Place the dates in a bowl, add the hot milk and let it soak for 10 minutes. Strain the dates, keep the milk on side. Put strained dates and coconut oil in a food processor and pr


Kapuska, Cabbage stew with beef
An other dish that is delicious and fits right into the 8 week blood sugar diet (or the fast 800), Kapuska, as we call it, is a cabbage stew made with beef (or lamb) or without meat as a vegan option. I make it mostly with beef, here’s the recipe. Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium onion finely diced 250gr beef mince (optional) 1 green chilli deseeded and finely sliced 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced 2 tablespoon tomato paste 1 teaspoon chilli flakes 1 cup of hot wate


Chocolate beetroot brownies
This is a recipe from the fast800.com website. I made it using a slightly different method and adding peanut butter. It’s a recipe that fits into the 8 week blood sugar that I am following for almost 2 weeks now to improve my blood glucose levels. Ingredients 100g soft pitted dates roughly chopped 125 gr boiling water 70g coconut oil 30g peanut butter 275g cooked beetroot, drained and cut into small chunks 3 large eggs 60g cocoa powder 100g wholemeal self-raising flour 1 tsp