The kiwi is a high fiber fruit. It even comes into your mouth at only 8 carbs per whole fruit. If you are staying under 20 that is a lot, I understand. It is a mere 1.2 net carbs per tablespoon though. If you are in maintenance or just doing the paleo game then welcome to my mouthgasms.
Every time I search what is healthy about a fruit or veggie the top search is always ‘ Item you Searched: Healthiest Food in the World” ‘ .
Le sigh. Almost everything on this earth probably has some nutrition in it. The main issue is whether or not the human body can actually utilize those nutrients. This is why bread and grains just don’t go inside of us. They have tons of nutrition in various ways I’m sure, but we can’t absorb most of them. Also those FODMAPS are not human friendly.
If you have some time later please research this and come tell me what you find. The food our bodies absorb most tend to be vegetables, meats, and fruits. Dairy is a debate, nuts need to be soaked and grains got corrupted but seem to have once worked. Honestly it is a mind scourgy of caring and keeping up with it all. The thing is I feel so blissed out body and mind wise all day. The control I feel is barely believed due to the years I spent feeling out of control of my own mind and exercising the moment I saw any tummy fat.
The main thing you can do though is start to make things for yourself. That way you know exactly what is in it.
The jams you get at stores tend to have preservatives and are hugged deeply by sugar. I actually have a hypothesis on why sugar does not work too well for us. The already known information is that sugar triggers our bodies into hibernation mode and causes us to store fat in preparation. This is also why you get ravenous and need more, despite if you’re fat or not. Your body is literally telling you to go find more sugar now in order to fatten you up. Remember the gingerbread house story?
So how does this affect the mind?
What if this also puts your mind into the present tense? What if this makes your connections latch onto the idea of the now, of the getting the food and storing it up? What if this causes you to stay in the same connections/thoughts to the point it is hard to have future thoughts or perception? It also makes us hyper. What if that is the body exerting tons of energy out to go and get that sugar? Waste energy now because you’ll be hibernating later. Just a hypothesis but is might make sense 😉 If you take it even further, what if it could lead to us wanting to go and be alone/hibernate? This could be part of the reason for anxiety.
About that Kiwi Chia Jam Though
It’s jam. Of course it is delicious.
Ingredients:
8 oz (about two cups) Kiwis
1/4 Cup Erythitrol, powdered
2 T Chia Seeds
1/4 Cup Water
To Create:
1. Chop the kiwis into small shapes. The larger the shapes the more chunky the jam will be. For kiwis I found it easiest to slice them into rings and then peel the skin off.
2. Grind your sugar in a spice grinder until powdered
3. Coat kiwis with powdered sweetener and mix together.
4. Let release juices for about 5 minutes.
5. Mash kiwis with the back of a fork or go to war with a spoon. Let come to a boil.
6. Let the jam boil for about 7 minutes to let it thicken.
(Imagine pictures for the following steps)
7. Add 2 T of Chia seeds and stir for 1-2 minutes.
8. Remove from the heat and let cool for about fifteen minutes.
1.2 Net Carbs per Tablespoon
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