I went out for dinner with a friend tonight to an Ethiopian restaurant. I have found eating out frought with challenges on my fibroid-shrinking diret. However Ethiopian cuisine is not only delicious, it's an excellent choice for fibroid shrinkers, for two reasons:
1. There are many vegetarian selections, including tasty dishes made with lentils and interesting spices
2. A key element of Ethiopian food is the tangy injera bread, which is made out of teff.
Never heard of teff? It's a gluten-free grain rich in protein and iron. In other words, perfect for fibroid shrinkers!
I had the idea of trying Ethiopian as an appropriate food when I remembered a nice conversation with a cab driver from Ethiopia several years ago. When I told him that I liked Ethiopian food, we had a whole conversation about it, during which he mentioned that because teff is iron-rich, Ethiopian women eat as much as possible of it after childbirth to help them regain their strength. Well, I haven't had a baby but anemic me certainly can use the iron!
This blog entry tells a lot about teff, although unfortunately I would not recommend her chocolate bread recipe for fibroid shrinkers except as a very special treat! http://glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com/2005/12/and-finally-theres-teff.html
(I just discovered this blog about gluten-free food, and enjoy her writing style, I think it's worth further exploring. Also she has a cookbook, Gluten-free Girl that sounds very good).
This site has the best teff recipes I have seen on the net: http://www.teffco.com/recipes.html.
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