First Meal on THM Plan

So tonight I cooked a S meal. It was Cabbage & Beef (family recipe) and Stuffed Cauliflower (from THM book). Everyone raved about how good it was. Dad even said either his taste buds are changing alot or that was some really good food. He is more picky than me sometimes. LOL.

I used the Stuffed Cauli recipe in the THM book and it says just put the cauliflower in the pan and you add the ingredients. Well, I'm VERY black & white, there is no gray in my life so I followed exactly... My Cauliflower didn't get very soft, I finally covered the pan in foil and put it back in the over, then I added more cream cheese it finally got soft enough we could eat it. LOL. So lesson learned cook the veggie first. LOL.

I have my peach tea steeping for tomorrow. I drank all my GGMS today. I noticed that my tummy was kind of grumbly and not so well. Not sure if it's the big breakfast or the GGMS "cleaning" my system out a bit. Whatever the case I feel great and I'm looking for to my GGMS tomorrow. LOL. I've got Raspberry Zinger steeping for my aunt. I'll have my whole family hooked eventually!!! LOL

Good Girl Moon Shine - THM

So other than a taste of my cousins GGMS last weekend I'm new to this tasty treat!!! LOL. It's so healthy & and refreshing!!! So I wanted to blog about this, today is day 2 with GGMS in my life. I've already learned something!!! LOL

Yesterday I made this wonderful concoction by using 1 peach flavored herbal teabag in HOT water until it cooled. Put ice & a little water in my 1 quart cup and with a straw. This one I got at my local Walmart for under $10. It's BPA free, insulated and doesn't sweat and the best part is the handle!!! LOL. So back to it, I only used 1 tea bag with 2 cups of hot water and it was very weak. You could barely taste the peach. Then I used 3 1/2 Tbs of Organic Apple Cider w/ the mother, 2 shakes of powdered ginger and the ACV was a bit stronger than my liking and I couldn't taste the ginger at all. Then I put 2 Tbs of Stevia in and it was still a little blah so I put in a couple more shakes of Stevia (powdered/granulated type). It wasn't bad it just was great to me. Sooooo

 Last night I steeped 2 Wild Berry Zinger herbal tea bags in HOT water overnight (not just until the water cooled. This morning I filled my cup with ice, I put 2 Tbs of Apple Cider Vinegar, 3 shakes of powdered ginger, 2 Tbs of Stevia again and poured the very concentrated tea over it. That filled my cup up to the top. Then I mixed it, decided I still needed more sweetener and kept adding a little & stirring until it was just right!!! My Dad took a sip and said he could drink that all day long. So I did a little research to see what health benefits were in this concoction I'm sipping on. Here is what I found...

Apple Cider Vinegar w/ the Mother...

• It appears to help diabetes & blood sugar control
• It helps prevent starch from being processed (not 100%)
• It helps boost your immune system and
• It helps with constipation (I can't vouch on that one, LOL)

Ginger

• It reduces pain and inflammation, making it valuable in managing arthritis, headaches and mentral cramps.
• It has a warming effect and stimulates circulation
• It inhibits rhiovirus, which can cause the common cold.
• It inhibits such bacteria as Salmonella, which cause diarrhea, and protozoa, such as Trichomonas.
• In the intestinal tract, it reduces gas and painful spasms.
• It may prevent stomach ulcers caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin and ibuprofen.
• Combats nausea and vomiting.

Herbal Tea

• Cuts down on your caffiene intake
• Depending on what you purchase, it can help with sleep, energy, stress, and so much more.

All of that and then Stevia isn't real sugar but sweetens things very well!!! I had so many tell me it might take me a little bit to get used to using Stevia because it's different from sugar, well the only problem I've had was how much to use and I had the same problem with real sugar.

As a woman with PCOS I am insulin-resistant so I've very excited to see what this plan will do as far as help me with symptoms of PCOS!!! I plan on keeping this updated, hopefully I can keep finding the time. 

Keep an eye out... Tonight we are having our 1st S-meal. We are having Cabbage & Beef and our side is going to be Stuffed (or Loaded) Cauliflower. I'll let you know how that goes. This morning I made eggs with tomatoes, green chilis & cheese. The whole family loved it!!! Now I must go get busy labeling my book, it just arrived via FedEx and I no longer have to depend on my ebook. I can hold the pages in hands. LOL. There are plus sides to a actual book! js