How to Prepare Espasol

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups cooked malagkit, ground
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 1/2 cups toasted malagkit, powdered
• 1 cup coconut milk

*Malagkit rice is a very popular food ingredient in the Philippines.

Procedure:

• Make syrup of the coconut milk and sugar. When quite thick, add the ground, cooked rice.
• Then add the powdered, toasted rice little by little until the mixture is dry enough to roll.
• Transfer to a board sprinkled generously with powdered malagkit.
• Roll with the rolling and cut into rounds or any desired shape.
• Sprinkle with rice powder to keep from sticking.

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How to Prepare Cinnamon Rice

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cooked rice
• 1 cup milk
• Sugar to taste
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Procedure:

• Heat rice, milk and sugar over low heat.
• Add butter and cinnamon and stir until combined.
• Server hot with a pitcher of cream, for a delicious and filling breakfast or supper dish.

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Constipating Diet (Anti-Diarrhea Diet)

What It Is
A diet that aids in stool formation. It is recommended for loose bowel movement.

This diet is a combination of the low-residue, low fiber and low-fat diets. Restriction is based on the severity of loose bowel movement. Restriction in fat is important, because fat contributes in lubrication. Restriction in fiber is also important because fiber and residue make stool soft and watery.


Some Tips

• Eat low-cellulose vegetables. Avoid fatty meats.
• Avoid leafy vegetables and high-fiber fruits temporarily.
• Eat more bananas, apples and star apples. They make stool firm.
• Eat small frequent meals.
• Drink more liquids. Boil water before drinking.
• Drink strained juice or fat-free broths as desired.
• Add salt and sugar in diet. They prevent electrolyte imbalance.
• Avoid milk for at least 2 days.
• Gradually changes from constipating diet to usual diet.

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