Doug, have you tried the "Kanten" plan

Today's WSJ ran an article about the Japanese fad diet using gelatin
made from ground up seaweed to trick the body into thinking it's full.
Dieters are choosing all sorts of products such as powdered kanten to
noodles made from it. I'm familiar with it as agar-agar.
Here is a recipe called Strawberry Fields: 1 quart apple juice, 1/4 cup
agar flakes, 1 pint strawberries, 2 T maple syrup (optional). Soak the
flakes in one pint of apple juice in a saucepan for 15 minutes.Puree
strawberries in a blender with remaining apple juice adding maple syrup
if desired. Bring the agar-apple juice mixture to a boil, then reduce to
simmer, stirring frequently to make sure that sugar is disolved fully.
After the agar is disolved, allow the mixture to cool then add to
blender with the pureed berries. Blend briefly. Pour into a baking
dish or parfait cups and cool in the refrigerator. Serves 6.

Audrey

I have not tried that or heard of it, though there are a lot of kon'nyaku
products here that serve the same purpose.

Your recipe is well beyond my cooking abilities. It might as well be a home
nuclear fusion recipe.

doug



On 1/4/06 4:36 PM, in article , "ahmward"
wrote:

Today's WSJ ran an article about the Japanese fad diet using gelatin
made from ground up seaweed to trick the body into thinking it's full.
Dieters are choosing all sorts of products such as powdered kanten to
noodles made from it. I'm familiar with it as agar-agar.
Here is a recipe called Strawberry Fields: 1 quart apple juice, 1/4 cup
agar flakes, 1 pint strawberries, 2 T maple syrup (optional). Soak the
flakes in one pint of apple juice in a saucepan for 15 minutes.Puree
strawberries in a blender with remaining apple juice adding maple syrup
if desired. Bring the agar-apple juice mixture to a boil, then reduce to
simmer, stirring frequently to make sure that sugar is disolved fully.
After the agar is disolved, allow the mixture to cool then add to
blender with the pureed berries. Blend briefly. Pour into a baking
dish or parfait cups and cool in the refrigerator. Serves 6.

Audrey

what are points? Lee
ahmward wrote in message
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Today's WSJ ran an article about the Japanese fad diet using gelatin
made from ground up seaweed to trick the body into thinking it's full.
Dieters are choosing all sorts of products such as powdered kanten to
noodles made from it. I'm familiar with it as agar-agar.
Here is a recipe called Strawberry Fields: 1 quart apple juice, 1/4 cup
agar flakes, 1 pint strawberries, 2 T maple syrup (optional). Soak the
flakes in one pint of apple juice in a saucepan for 15 minutes.Puree
strawberries in a blender with remaining apple juice adding maple syrup
if desired. Bring the agar-apple juice mixture to a boil, then reduce to
simmer, stirring frequently to make sure that sugar is disolved fully.
After the agar is disolved, allow the mixture to cool then add to
blender with the pureed berries. Blend briefly. Pour into a baking
dish or parfait cups and cool in the refrigerator. Serves 6.

Audrey

think it tastes better than a bomb, Lee, giggling, and not a cook either
Doug Lerner wrote in message
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I have not tried that or heard of it, though there are a lot of kon'nyaku
products here that serve the same purpose.

Your recipe is well beyond my cooking abilities. It might as well be a
home
nuclear fusion recipe.

doug



On 1/4/06 4:36 PM, in article ,
"ahmward"
wrote:

Today's WSJ ran an article about the Japanese fad diet using gelatin
made from ground up seaweed to trick the body into thinking it's full.
Dieters are choosing all sorts of products such as powdered kanten to
noodles made from it. I'm familiar with it as agar-agar.
Here is a recipe called Strawberry Fields: 1 quart apple juice, 1/4 cup
agar flakes, 1 pint strawberries, 2 T maple syrup (optional). Soak the
flakes in one pint of apple juice in a saucepan for 15 minutes.Puree
strawberries in a blender with remaining apple juice adding maple syrup
if desired. Bring the agar-apple juice mixture to a boil, then reduce to
simmer, stirring frequently to make sure that sugar is disolved fully.
After the agar is disolved, allow the mixture to cool then add to
blender with the pureed berries. Blend briefly. Pour into a baking
dish or parfait cups and cool in the refrigerator. Serves 6.

Audrey

"Stormmee" wrote in message
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what are points? Lee
ahmward wrote in message
...
Today's WSJ ran an article about the Japanese fad diet using gelatin
made from ground up seaweed to trick the body into thinking it's
full.
Dieters are choosing all sorts of products such as powdered kanten to
noodles made from it. I'm familiar with it as agar-agar.
Here is a recipe called Strawberry Fields: 1 quart apple juice, 1/4
cup
agar flakes, 1 pint strawberries, 2 T maple syrup (optional). Soak
the
flakes in one pint of apple juice in a saucepan for 15 minutes.Puree
strawberries in a blender with remaining apple juice adding maple
syrup
if desired. Bring the agar-apple juice mixture to a boil, then reduce
to
simmer, stirring frequently to make sure that sugar is disolved
fully.
After the agar is disolved, allow the mixture to cool then add to
blender with the pureed berries. Blend briefly. Pour into a baking
dish or parfait cups and cool in the refrigerator. Serves 6.

Audrey

Lee, they don't do points in Japan. You would add the calories and
divide by 6 if you made six servings. I think it sounds disgusting
because apple juice and maple syrup don't appeal to me. The agar-agar
is like Knox gelatin.

Audrey

thanks, Lee
ahmward wrote in message
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"Stormmee" wrote in message
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what are points? Lee
ahmward wrote in message
...
Today's WSJ ran an article about the Japanese fad diet using gelatin
made from ground up seaweed to trick the body into thinking it's
full.
Dieters are choosing all sorts of products such as powdered kanten to
noodles made from it. I'm familiar with it as agar-agar.
Here is a recipe called Strawberry Fields: 1 quart apple juice, 1/4
cup
agar flakes, 1 pint strawberries, 2 T maple syrup (optional). Soak
the
flakes in one pint of apple juice in a saucepan for 15 minutes.Puree
strawberries in a blender with remaining apple juice adding maple
syrup
if desired. Bring the agar-apple juice mixture to a boil, then reduce
to
simmer, stirring frequently to make sure that sugar is disolved
fully.
After the agar is disolved, allow the mixture to cool then add to
blender with the pureed berries. Blend briefly. Pour into a baking
dish or parfait cups and cool in the refrigerator. Serves 6.

Audrey

Lee, they don't do points in Japan. You would add the calories and
divide by 6 if you made six servings. I think it sounds disgusting
because apple juice and maple syrup don't appeal to me. The agar-agar
is like Knox gelatin.

Audrey