I am beginning to think it is a scam, because I searched on all the names of the people in the e-mail, also the name of the "research institute" that supposedly did studies, and came up with nothing. The only place any of them came up was in the article advertising the bread, which is the same as the e-mail that people got.

I would still like to see the recipe, if one actually exists.

Inquiring minds want to know!!!

Hunza Diet Bread

: : : Ingredients:

: : : 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
: : : 2 cups bread flour
: : : 1 cup whole wheat flour
: : : 1/4 cup wheat germ
: : : 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
: : : 1 teaspoon salt
: : : 2 tablespoons butter
: : : 3/4 cup golden raisins
: : : 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
: : : 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
: : : 1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

: : : Directions:

: : : 1. Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select the Dough/Manual setting and Start.

: : : 2. After the first rise, remove the bread from the bread machine. Shape into two loaves, and place into lightly greased 7x3 inch loaf pans. Allow the dough to rise until doubled in volume, but not more than
an inch above the top of the pan.

: : : 3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes

I don't know the New York recipe, but I do know for sure it is not the Hungarian bread.

BTW, the confusion is because "hunza" is also the Hungarian word for "raisin."

The people living there are generally very friendly but certainly do not fit the description in the email. It describes them as "the healthiest people on earth" which, with all due respect to the actual Hunza people, is not even close to being true. It goes on to say:

"The Hunzas exist isolated from the rest of the world in the Himalayan Mountains where they live to be 110 to 120 years old. They have no cancer, heart attacks, or other major disorders to speak of. They are active and fit to the very end. Men father children at 100 years and older. Overweight people are unheard of because they have the perfect weight control system."

We had a hard time reading this and not laughing. The only reason overweight people are uncommon there is the region is so poor. We brought medical supplies when we came and didn't take any out with us when we left. For the most part, they were small, fragile, often bent people working hard to eke out a living in a harsh climate and rugged terrain.

Just thought I'd set the record straight. I'd be interested if anyone actually sent money to these folks and actually heard from them again (which is the really unlikely part).

If I have the time, I'll post some pictures on my web site. I'll let you know if I do that.

Henry

Did you read the part about the rat tests? They "cured" all the Western diet rats from all their ailments and their hostility ... Please ....

Anyhow, I would still like to see the recipe - if one exists. Sooner or later I hope somebody buys it, and posts the recipe ... NOT the Hungarian one.

http://www.livingslim.com/wwwboard/messages/2999.html

http://www.soilandhealth.org/02healthlibrary/0203longevitycat/020302Hl thyhunza/02030201.html

It is almost identical to a camping bread recipe a neighbor has, called Logan Bread. The only difference is that the so called Hunza bread has millet flour and the Logan bread has spelt or whole wheat.

My previous post has a link to some bread from the Hunza people. Maybe it would work, but I don't know where you would find "glacier milk." LOL!

J

HUNZA DIET BREAD RECIPE
Hunza Diet Bread is a delicious, dense, chewy bread that's very nutritious and is almost impervious to spoilage. The following recipe makes a huge batch of approximately 60 (sixty) x 2 inch squares, high in protein, vitamins and minerals.
Keeps weeks at room temperature, even longer in the fridge and indefinitely in the freezer. The recipe for this wonderful bread is as follows: -

* 4 cups of water
* 3.5 (three & one half) to 4 pounds of natural buckwheat or millet flour
* 1.5 (one & one half) cups of canola oil
* 1.5 (one & one half) cups of natural unrefined sugar
* 16 ounces of honey
* 16 ounces of molasses
* 4 ounces of powdered soya milk (half cup)
* 1 teaspoon sea salt
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 2 teaspoons baking powder (non aluminium)

Hunza Diet Bread has a taste that is very satisfying and chewy all on its own, but you may also add if required, apricots, raisins, chopped walnuts, almonds, sliced dates to the above ingredients. Mix ingredients. Grease and lightly flour cooking pan(s). Ideally use baking trays with about 1 inch high sides. Pour batter in pan(s) half an inch thick over the base. Bake at about 300 degrees farenheit (150 C.) for 1 hour. After cooking, dry the bread in the oven for two (2) hours at a very low heat - 90 degrees farenheit (50 C). After it is cooled tip out and cut into approx 2 inch x 2 inch squares. Store it wrapped in cloth in a container.
You may need to repeat the baking depending on the size of your baking pan, and oven, until all the mixture has been used.
Hunza Diet Bread is made from natural buckwheat or millet flour. It is rich in phosphorous, potassium, iron, calcium, manganese and other minerals, as nothing has been destroyed in the preparation from the wheat. Thus it contains the essential nourishment of the grain. This is why you must ONLY use natural buckwheat or millet flour to make your own Hunza Diet Bread..... Good luck and good health .. bon appetite :-)
Suggestions to lose weight with HUNZA DIET BREAD There are many ways to do it. This is another benefit. It's flexible. Here are some typical plans. Each piece of bread is thinly spread with butter for a total of approximately 100 calories.
Plan A: Eat 1 piece every 5 hours of the 16 hours you're awake. That's 3 pieces which total 300 calories. This is the fastest way to lose weight I know of. It works faster than any high protein diet. Why? You have more energy and burn more calories. Second, the high fiber bread keeps your digestive system regular. Third, your body stays healthy. A healthy body means a properly functioning metabolic system.
Plan B: Really gorge yourself with the bread. Two pieces every four hours for a total of 8 pieces but only 800 calories. You'll feel full all day. In fact, I doubt many people could eat this much of the bread.
Plan C: Eat a piece in the morning for breakfast and a piece 3 hours before your dinner and you will eat a great deal less.
Plan D: Eat a piece of HUNZA DIET BREAD, 10 minutes before you eat your regular meal. When we do this we eat only a fraction, such as 1/4 of what we would normally eat. If we wait longer than 10 minutes we don't want to eat at all.
Plan E: Eat the bread at the end of meals that don't fill you up enough, such as low calorie meals. This is a perfect way to use the bread. You eat a low calorie meal, enjoy it, then eat a piece or two of bread to fill you up. Perfect! No suffering and no urge to snack.
Plan F: Alternate Plan A, B, C, D. We recommend an alternation of the plans, but some people who just want to get the weight off as soon as possible will use Plan A exclusively.

On another BB there was a raisin bread recipe that the poster paid $20 from Sweden. High fat, high sugar, EXTREMELY NON-diet.

Could there be TWO Swedish "diet bread" offers??? One a raisin bread scam, and the other the same as the New York one?

Most stores carry it. If your local grocery doesn't carry it, try the health food store. I'm making it tonight. I'll let you know how it tastes.

Jamie

I made only 1/2 recipe, as buckwheat comes in a 2 lb bag (Arrowhead Mills). And that's about all I could manage mixing up at a time. It filled a large 3/4" deep cookie pan just right.

I added 3/4 cup carob powder (makes it tasts a bit like brownies, carob is considered highly beneficial for Type O--I've been tryingto follow the Blood Type O dietary recommendations--and I like it, too)

I accidentally added about 2 oz too much of oil.

1 t ginger instead of cinnamon, and 1/2 t of allspice instead of nutmeg.

Soy flour instead of soy milk powder, as this is what I had on hand. I was afraid the soy flour would give it an off taste, but it was not enough to ruin the taste, thank heaven. The other things I've made w/soy flour
tasted pretty bad.

2T flax seeds (I'd add more next time)

(If I can find millet flour in this neck of the woods, I'd make it with that next time and then alternate between buckwheat and millet, or maybe mix the two)

The resulting batter was dense and gooy. I plopped it in gobs onto cookie pan, then with greased hands flattened it out to completely cover pan.

I think my oven was a bit too hot, so I'd set it lower next time.

It is tasty, chewy and very filling as promised. I just started eating it day before yesterday, so don't know how it will go. It does curb my appetite as promised in the
e-mail bid for my $20 which sent me to meta-search engine
mamma.com, knowing in my heart that someone would have posted the recipe for free!

The other is a millet/whole grain bread that seems to work as an appetite suppressant, costs $7, and is from New York State.

The DIET recipe is the whole grain bread, and you only eat 3 or 4 pieces a day. Some say it works, some don't have much luck. Guess it depends on the individual. I'm trying it, have been at it 8 days now, and have been eating less, but not as dramatic as they say in the ads.

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Maybe it the Hawaiian version? Think it may have some pinapple instead of raisins? LOL.
Thanks fro the recipes!!!
Let me know if it works, I'll make and do the same!!

Carol

* 4 cups of water (water I got)
* 3.5 (three & one half) to 4 pounds of natural buckwheat or millet flour ( All I could find was plain ol wheat flour)
* 1.5 (one & one half) cups of canola oil (got it)
* 1.5 (one & one half) cups of natural unrefined sugar (got it)
* 16 ounces of honey (Got it)
* 16 ounces of molasses (got it)
* 4 ounces of powdered soya milk (half cup) Not sure WHAT this as, but couldn't find ANY powder soy products, got powder milk instead)
* 1 teaspoon sea salt (Kosher salt work?)
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon (got it)
* 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg (got it)
* 2 teaspoons baking powder (non aluminium) (found plain ol baking powder)

Do you think what I got will work?
Any help would be appreciated, as I'm not a very good cook, but I can follow the recipe if I have the right stuff.

Thanks,

Carol

Ladies, let's get rid of the soda, get up out of
our chairs, drink 6-8 glasses of water per day
and go for a walk!

sda31@qwest.net

Also, if a person has to go to some effort to do something, they are more likely to benefit. Even if it is a scam, the recipe is free, so why do you care?

And the Cinnamon in the recipe is the magic ingredient. It improves insulin resistance which is a factor in developing diabetes. This is documented...when researchers found that apple pies helped their test subject's sugar levels. So just about anything with Cinnamon works. Actually a few other spices have the same effect but Cinnamon is the most active.

Cheers,
JoJo

A Typical Hunza Chapatti Bread Recipe Is Kamali:

2 cups of stone ground whole wheat flour, or mix of flours
1/2 teaspoon vegetable salt or iodized sea salt
(Although they have rich mineral diet,
iodine is rare away from marine locations and fish.)
1/4 to 1 cup glacier milk

Blend flour and salts together. Stir in just enough water to make a very stiff
dough. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic.
Cover with a wet cloth, set aside for 30 minutes. Break dough into one inch balls.
Roll into very thin rounds, about 8 inches in diameter. Bake for 10 minutes on a hot
lightly greased griddle over a low heat. Turn often. Makes 20 Chapattis.

A typical Hunza Millet Bread Recipe:

1 cup Millet flour
1 cup grated carrots
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon vegetable salt/iodized salt
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 eggs

Combine in Bowl: Flour carrots oil honey and salt. Mix well, then stir 3/4 cup
of boiling hot water into the mixture. Beat the egg yolks well adding 2 tbs. of
cold water, continue to beat and then add to the mixture. Fold in stiffly beated
eggs and bake in a hot oiled pan at 350oF for about 40 minutes.

Anyway, I am not overweight at all, but do live healthy. The last 13 weeks I was on the "Body for Life" program by EAS...consisting of Myoplex shakes (protein), healthy meals (6 small meals a day), 100+ oz. water a day and exercise. Surprisingly, I lost 10lbs! (went from 112 lbs to 102) I really didn't think I could/needed to lose any weight, but I did. Some people think the 2-3 shakes I had a day was weird, but it provided my body with the nutrients and protein it needed to build/maintain muscle and keep my body from eating the muscle it was trying to build.

Before I started this program, I would come in to work and not even eat until 1pm. Some people think that skipping meals will help lose weight...it might not add any extra fat or sugar to your diet, but not eating anything is often worse than eating. Your body will eat away at your muscle and your metabolism will go into starvation mode and hold onto all fat you put into it...thinking it might need it to survive later on. Because of that, I would NOT recommend only eating 3 bananas a day (see some peoples emails above), or 3 of only one anything a day.

Perhaps this bread does offer the nutrients your body needs to maintain itself, which is much better than starving it. It would be a great thing to have in the morning rather than skipping breakfast. But I would not make up a diet solely of bread.

Also, the person who said "Wheat is very bad for somebody trying to lose weight...even ONE cracker made with wheat can stop weight loss in its tracks" is RIDICULOUS! Maybe if you are sitting on your butt hoping that not eating a few things will be the miracle to help you lose 10 lbs...but in reality, wheat bread, crackers, ect. have more protein, fiber, and nutrients than those without. Your muscles crave protein and nutrients and once you activate and build muscle, you will burn a TON more fat/calories than by just altering your diet a bit. I'm not saying become a musclehead (I am not one at all), I am just saying that wheat is very healthy AND will help you burn fat...lose weight.

It's kinda like those people who think if you drink 120 oz. of water in a day you will be retaining a lot of water, but in actuality, if you try this, you will feel much thinner at then end of the day...your shoes won't feel so tight and your wedding ring might even spin around your finger. Try it sometime...ps, the more you do it the less you have to run to the bathroom, your body gets use to it.

And finally, why would you think the only recipe that makes sense is the flour, salt & water only one. 2,000 years isn't THAT long ago. Remember the Bible stories and the last supper picture (no, I am NOT a Bible thumper, just making an observation). They had bread back then...and it isn't suprising that they learned to add nuts, dates, raisins, or spices to bread. I'm sure they also had sugar, honey, and various kinds of flour then too. It also doesn't surprise me that many of those ingredients are hard to find nowadays...try finding a rotary dial phone. Maybe regular unbleached flour is just easier to mass produce and use, so that is what we are all forced to bake with...in our modern times if you want fancy, or rather "natural" ingredients, you have to go to a specialty store, but I am sure those ingredients were very easy to obtain back then in that region.