{"id":6631,"date":"2010-04-05T07:07:41","date_gmt":"2010-04-05T11:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=6631"},"modified":"2016-09-25T04:00:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T08:00:15","slug":"open-sesame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=6631","title":{"rendered":"Open Sesame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/SesameSeeds.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-29689 lazyload\" title=\"SesameSeeds\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/SesameSeeds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a>Sesame seeds are rich in copper, maganese, calcium, magnesium, iron, dietary fiber, and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whfoods.com\/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&amp;dbid=84\" target=\"_blank\"> more<\/a>.\u00a0 And the good news for us is that they don&#8217;t have much impact on blood sugar levels.\u00a0 Eating tahini, a paste made from crushed sesame seeds, is an easy way to incorporate sesame into your diet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tahini is protein rich, has a somewhat nutty flavor, and it&#8217;s extremely versatile. \u00a0 It can be used as a dip, in salad dressings, as a sandwich spread, and of course &#8211; to make hummus.\u00a0 It&#8217;s also the main ingredient in the dessert food, <a href=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/michael\/blogs\/type-1-blogs\/marathon-ready-blood-sugar-under-control\/6147\/\" target=\"_blank\">halva<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A serving of two-tablespoons of tahini has approximately 3 grams of carbohydrate, and 8 grams of protein.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re looking for organic tahini, you might want to try <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrowheadmills.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Arrowhead Mills Sesame Tahini<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sesame seeds are rich in copper, maganese, calcium, magnesium, iron, dietary fiber, and more.  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Eating tahini, a paste made from crushed sesame seeds, is an easy way to incorporate sesame into your diet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":129,"featured_media":29689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1453],"tags":[731,729,730],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.9 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sesame Tahini<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tahini can be used as a dip, in salad dressings, as a sandwich spread, and of course - to make hummus. 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