On Saturday we hosted a very successful Banting Cooking
Demonstration, in partnership with Whirlpool.
Our guest chef, Willem Gons, discussed the benefits of
the Banting (also known as Prof Tim Noakes diet) way of life. The concept of
the Banting diet is to eat foods with a high fat content, medium protein and
low carbohydrates. Sugars are completely cut from the diet, and fruit is
limited to berries – due to the high sugar content. Vegetables that are grown
“underground” are avoided as well as all forms of flour, rice and beans – which
are all high in carbohydrates.
The Recipes that were demonstrated using the Whirlpool
Jet Chef, were Banting burgers made from scratch, a Pumpkin bread and Milk Tart
for dessert. Almond Flour and Phsyllium husks were used in the place of
normal flour, and Xylitol in the place of sugar. Willem had the audience
hanging on his lips and spoke from personal experience – sharing how he has
lost 22kg’s since changing his eating habits – and his Doctor is astounded with
the drop in his Cholesterol and Blood Pressure.
One of our guests, Michelle Oosthuysen, has lost 34kg’s
since starting with Banting, and was an inspiration to all who attended the
morning.
Afterwards everybody had a chance to taste of the
wonderful dishes, and all were in agreement that the meal was delicious and
that taste is definitely not sacrificed.
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