Black Sesame Spread - A Delicious Way to Add More Protein and Minerals to Your Diet

I've been enjoying this organic black sesame spread from Lohas lately. It has a rich, nutty black sesame aroma, isn't overly sweet, and most importantly, doesn't have that stale or rancid taste that some sesame products can develop.

It's delicious spread on toast, stirred into plain yogurt, or even paired with fruits like green apples for a healthy and delish snack.

Black sesame is also known for being a nutritious food. It contains protein, healthy fats, calcium, iron, and other minerals. In traditional Chinese wellness practices, black sesame is often associated with supporting healthy hair growth, strengthening hair roots, and nourishing kidney health. Whether or not you believe in traditional remedies, it's certainly a tasty way to add more nutrients to your diet.

For those who are interested, I got mine from Shopee here:

https://s.shopee.com.my/3VhrXNeTmU

My Protein Breakfast

Not consuming enough protein can lead to several health issues, especially for women over 50. Some common signs of insufficient protein intake include fatigue and weakness, muscle loss and decreased strength, brittle hair and nails, excessive hair fall, dry and thinning skin, and a weakened immune system.

That is why it’s important to include enough protein in our daily diet, whether from plant-based sources or lean animal protein.

I try to include protein in every meal. My morning usually starts with a glass of water, followed by walnuts and roasted black beans, an orange, and a cup of decaf coffee with flaxseed meal and milk.

For my mid-morning breakfast, I usually have 2 eggs, sourdough or sprouted wheat bread with black sesame spread, a cup of sugar-free hot cocoa, and some groundnuts (the kind with shells), pumpkin seeds, and sunflower seeds.

I have been following a high-protein, low-carb diet since the year 2000, after being diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), now officially known as Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS). It is an insulin resistance and metabolic disorder that can also contribute to infertility.

A low-carb, high-protein diet can help manage PCOS by stabilizing blood sugar levels, reducing insulin resistance, supporting weight management, and improving hormonal balance.

I got my roasted black beans from Shopee, link here>> https://s.shopee.com.my/60ORvelHTK

My high-protein breakfast of walnuts, black beans, and flaxseed meal.

Crazy Over Sesame Seeds

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I Can Go Nuts Over Nuts

These days I can't eat much, especially meat and sweet stuff. On some days when I have totally no appetite to eat anything for breakfast, I will just nibble on nuts and a glass of milk. These nuts can keep me full till 10am when I have another light breakfast with the gals where I will much on some fruits and crackers and share a hard-boiled egg with Alycia. Alycia only eats the egg white and I always wallop the egg yolk.


Walnuts, pecan nuts, macademia nuts, hazelnuts and almonds - I just love these nuts.

Going Nuts Over Nuts

Before my parents left for China for a holiday, I told them not to buy the gals and I anything from China. After reading all the controversial reports on China produce and goods, I just have no more confidence in China made things anymore. So when my parents came back from China, they bought no souvenirs for us apart from a big bag of walnuts, peanuts and sunflower seeds!

Since then, we have been eating these nuts everyday. As I could not find my nutcracker, I used a pestle to crack open the walnuts and the gals have so much fun eating the walnuts. And by the way, do you know that walnuts and almonds are the superstars of nuts?

Walnuts contain no cholestrol and they are rich in Vitamin E, antioxidants, high in fibre and even a small serving of walnuts contain more protein than an egg. Have you ever noticed that a walnut looks exactly like our brain? Walnuts are also touted as a brain and heart nourishing food as they are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids. If you're on a high protein low carb diet, do choose walnuts and almonds (raw and unroasted ones. If you buy roasted ones, these nuts would have lost their essential oils during the roasting process). Walnuts and almonds fill you up easily and they're not fattening if you eat them in moderate amounts. When I was on a diet years ago to shed some weight gained as a result of PCOS, I ate loads of almonds, walnuts, seeds and plain sugar-free yoghurt. I successfully shed 5kg on a low carb high protein diet. And oh yes, no diet would work if you don't exercise!

Nuts Over Nuts

From left to right : Raw organic brazil nuts, raw white pumpkin seeds, raw organic green pumpkin seeds, Menglembu groundnuts and raw almonds.

That's my stock of nuts and seeds. Since I am on a high protein and low carb diet, nuts and seeds are the best and most convenient snacks to munch on to rid myself of hunger pangs. Nuts and seeds are rich in Vitamin E, Vitamin B, zinc, fibre, magnesium, protein, selenium, iron, phosphorus, etc. etc. However eating too much may cause gout as they are high in protein. Since I am on a high protein diet, I drink juice from half a lemon every morning as lemon juice is known to neutralize uric acid (caused by protein). Yup, i kid you not, i am a real health nut and i am nuts over nuts.