Food is not the enemy. It’s actually our protector!
When we have high cholesterol it can clog up our arteries and lead to heart disease.
Okra has mucilage. Mucilage binds cholesterol during digestion. It is excreted through the colon.
So it’s not absorbed into the bloodstream. It’s been tested in studies and the results have been shown to have higher levels of cholesterol in the stool with lower blood cholesterol levels. Pretty cool huh!
I enjoy okra in smoothies, so it’s hidden from my taste buds and my children’s taste buds. My favorite is in a chocolate smoothie, of course it’s THM friendly.
Here is the recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup okra
- 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1/4 cup of your favorite Chocolate protein powder , no sugar added
- Here is my fave
- Or you can use 1 Tbsp Pyure, 1 Tbsp Cacao Powder, 1 Tbsp Integral Collage
- 4 ice cubes
Instructions:
1. Combine okra and almond milk in blender, blend the snot out of it. Friends don't let friends drink chunky okra smoothies, because that is gross!
2. Once fully liquid add the rest of the ingredients and blend. If it's too thick for you liking add more almond milk. It it's too thin add more ice.
*** This is a THM Fuel Pull! I enjoy this with pepperidge farm sprouted bread toasted, light laughing cow cheese on top and sprinkled with a mixtures of gentle sweet and cinnamon. The perfect quick and easy on the go breakfast. With the toast you now have a THM E meal! YAY! Your thyroid is happy!
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