I tried this delicious and fast okra recipe from Steven R. Gundry, MD best-selling book, The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in Healthy Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain. It is a must-read of if you are interested in improving your health. It explains how eating the wrong plants at wrong time will destroy your health and your loved ones.
It is lectin free diet recipe. According to some experts, lectin free diet is another super fad diet craze after gluten-free diet craze.
What are the Benefits of Eating Okra Everyday?
...that eating okra prevented the development of urinary calculi. Another common usage was for gastrointestinal complaints, as the mucilage okra contains is also used as soothing emollient medicine in the treatment of diarrhoea, dysentery and gastric ulcers. There is some scientific evidence to support this usage, with a...
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from Bioactives in Fruit: Health Benefits and Functional Foods
by Margot Skinner, Denise Hunter Wiley, 2013
They are highly mucilaginous and are used to thicken soups and stews. Raw okra contains about 3 per cent protein, very little fat, 3 per cent carbohydrate, and reasonable amounts of carotene and vitamin C (21 mg/100 g).
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from The New Oxford Book of Food Plants
by John Vaughan, Catherine Geissler OUP Oxford, 2009
A bland mucilage is also used for the control of dysentery, and as a clarifying agent in the preparation of gur (Sahoo & Srivastava, 2002). The dried seed of okra is essentially beneficial to health because of its chemical and antioxidant
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from Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention
by Victor R. Preedy, Ronald Ross Watson, Vinood B. Patel Elsevier Science, 2011
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Baked Okra (Lady Fingers) Lectin-Blocking Chips Recipe- Lectin-FREE Recipes
Most people know okra as that slimy vegetable that’s found in gumbo or stewed with tomatoes. But you probably don’t know that the slimy stuff is actually one of the most effective trappers of lectins ever discovered. This slimy stuff is called mucilage. Mucilage is edible. It is used in medicine as it relieves irritation of mucous membranes by forming a protective film.
The slime or mucilage is so powerful that it is a major ingredient in Gundry MD Lectin Shield, part of Dr. Steven Gundry supplement line.
This recipe is another great way to get the benefits of okra without the slime.
If you are using frozen okra, defrost it first. These chips are absolutely addictive, so you may want to double the recipe! You can also prepare this as a snack, side dish or a main course.
Serves 4
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 25–30 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound fresh or whole frozen okra, rinsed and patted dry
1 to 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons fresh thyme, or ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
½ teaspoon dried crushed or ground rosemary
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon sea salt, preferably iodized
Cracked black pepper
Pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
COOKING PROCEDURE:
1) Heat the oven to 450°F.
2) Cut off the stem ends of the okra and then cut in half lengthwise. Place in a large bowl. Add the olive oil, thyme, rosemary, garlic powder, and salt. Add black pepper and optional cayenne pepper powder to taste and stir to coat the okra.
3) Place the okra on a baking sheet in a single layer.
4) Roast in the oven for 15 minutes, then shake the pan or, using a spatula, stir the okra. Roast another 10 to 15 minutes, until the okra is lightly browned and tender.
5) Serve hot.
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REFERENCES:
Dr. Steven R Gundry M.D. 2017. The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in Healthy Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain. Harper Wave. ISBN-13: 978-0062427137
Elizabeth Dowle, B.E. Nicholson, Elizabeth Rice and John Vaughan. 2009. The New Oxford Book of Food Plants. Oxford University Press. ASIN: B00DIL0X7I
Margot Skinner (Editor) and Denise Hunter (Editor). 2013. Bioactives in Fruit: Health Benefits and Functional Foods, 1st Edition. Wiley-Blackwell. ASIN: B00DFHGD2O
Victor R. Preedy (Editor), Ronald Ross Watson (Editor) and Vinood B. Patel (Editor). 2011. Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention, 1st Edition. Academic Press. ISBN-10: 012375688X
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