Whey Awesome-(Count Down To Christmas Recipe Of Sweets-Day 6)
Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Protect your prostate with this protein. How? Eating whey allows you to retain energy, build muscle, and lose weight. It could also help you avoid prostate cancer.
Whey protein is the liquid byproduct of cheese production. Available in a powder, it can be added to juice, shakes, oatmeal, pancakes, and other foods to boost their protein content. Doing so has lots of benefits. Ingesting whey protein increases amino acid absorption after exercise. Twenty grams or less of whey can stimulate the uptake of amino acids into the muscles.
While other proteins can produce the same muscle gain, throwing together a fruity whey smoothie is fast and convenient; do it within three hours or your workout for best results. Even as it bulks you up, whey may trim you down. A shake made with whey alone may help your appetite for two hours.
Whey also give you get-up-and-go. It may help the body store extra glycogen, which is your chief source of energy.
Whey protein boosts levels of glutathione, a potent antioxidant. It is associated with increased antioxidant status, which may be important in reducing the risk of prostate cancer. In addition, whey may reduce the oxidative stress that contributes to fatigue during endurance workouts.
Look for whey protein isolate, which contains more than 90 precent protein and due to its clean taste, it is the easiest form to incorporate into foods. (Source: M/E News 2007)
**Mad cow disease is back. Over at Living Without Meat, Sally Anderson has the low down, and where it started this time. Read it here.**
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Earthly Eating Recipe-Count Down To Christmas Recipe Of Sweets
Cookies and Cream Freezer Cake
Serves: 12
4 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate
14 chocolate sandwich cookies, divided
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 tub (8 oz.) whipped topping, thawed
Melt chocolate as directed on package, set aside until ready to use. Line 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan with foil (Place the foil over an inverted pan, leavings about 3 inches of foil extending over both short sides of pan. Crease at corners to ensure a wrinkle-free liner. Remove foil; turn the pan over and slip liner into the pan) with ends of foil extending over the sides of the pan. Arrange 8 pf the cookies evenly on the bottom of the pan. Crumble remaining 6 cookies, set aside.
Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Stir whipped topping. Remove about 1 1/2 cups of the cream cheese mixture; place in a medium bowl. Stir in melted chocolate.
Spread remaining cream cheese mixture over cookies in pan; sprinkle with crumbled cookies. Gently press cookies into cream cheese mixture with back of the a spoon; top with cocolate mixture. Cover. Freeze 3 hours or until firm. Remove from freezer; invert onto a serving plate. Peel off foil; let stand at room temperature to soften slightly before cutting to serve.
Happy Eating!
