Never mind that the rest of Italy believes Arabs introduced ice cream to Sicily and from there it spread throughout the country. This theory falls on deaf ears in Tuscany. Next best thing to being in Tuscany to is shop and cook the freshest and highest quality foods you can find. Using the best ingredients, you will find that you need less, as flavor in freshness is superior to processed foods. You have a brilliant salad to feast upon.
Legumes are a mainstay on every restaurant menu and in every Tuscan home kitchen.
Legumes are the great culinary workhorses that we often forget when it comes to meal planning. They are a particular asset to the diabetic diet. They are rich in protein, iron, potassium calcium, low in fat, and when combined with one half cup of whole grains, they provide a more complete protein that a burger and fries, with less that half the calories and a smidgen of the fat. Fiber is that indigestible carbohydrate contained in the cell walls of plant foods. Research reports that 3 grams of soluble fiber per day may lower cholesterol levels by 5-6 percent, besides slowing down the rate glucose is absorbed into the blood stream.