Ingredients:
- 3 oranges
- 2 cups cooked macaroni
- 2 cups cooked broccoli
- 1/2 cup celery (chopped)
- 1/4 cup green onion (chopped)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Method:
- Squeeze one orange for the juice. Peel the other two and dice the flesh. Grate some orange rind.
- Place grated orange rind, orange juice, olive oil, and salt in a big bowl and blend together.
- Add diced orange, broccoli, celery, green onion, and macaroni. Gently stir them.
- Cover the bowl with cling film and cool in the fridge, then serve.
Efficacy:
- Lower blood pressure
- Prevent cold and flu
- Promote good digestion
Tips:
While eating carbohydrate food such as porridge, noodle, rice, sweet potato, and grain can boost energy, some foods high on the Glycemic Index (GI) will have great effect on the body’s sugar levels by increasing it rapidly, as said by Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners.
Macaroni, however, is one of low GI foods (other examples are multi-grain bread, brown rice, spaghetti, etc.) that will release glucose gradually into the bloodstream and let the body to sustain energy levels for longer periods of time.
Translation? We will feel less inclined to eat. No wonder low GI food is particularly helpful for those who want to control/lose weight.
