BANANA ALMOND SNACKS RECIPE

So simple yet so divine!  :) 

All you need to do is chop up the banana and dollop each one with raw almond butter and raw pollen honey; a pinch of cinnamon is excellent!!  A raisin on top is another idea; be creative :)

Kids love little shaped fun food things !! 

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DANDELIONS & NETTLES & HERBS OH MY!!

STINGING NETTLES in my very own Back Yard!!

Woohoo they tasted great!!  We blended them with apple juice to make a smoothie but strained with a nutmilk bag first. They assisted my body in the detox process and oi! not fun.. but that's the road I want to be on. Detoxification here we go! :D 

NETTLES IN MY BACKYARD VIDEO:

For more information on Detoxification check out this YouTube channel:
Dr. Robert Morse N.D.

DANDELIONS & NETTLES & HERBS OH MY!!

We found some more nettles!!  Thank you universe :)

There is a very small patch of nettles in our backyard, which after topping, need time to regrow. So instead of doing without we have been delivered a new patch! This new patch was found on a local walking trail/park area.  And from what we could see, they're everywhere!!

FORAGING STINGING NETTLES ON A WALKING TRAIL VIDEO:

People walk right past them everyday on the trail, and from what we could see, no one had taken even one!  It's crazy to think they eat their poor diet and then come out to walk for exercise, to lose weight, and get healthy; all the while right there in front of them are these perfect plants that provide sooo much!!  It amazes me; completely unaware!! As was I not too long ago.

The earth provides!  Take advantage man!  LOL!!


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Green Juice Smoothie

Want GREEN JUICE ?  

No Juicer !?

Blend it! Make it a Smoothie instead! 

Without a juicer or a vita-mix, it's hard to get good fresh juice. We have a very old blender, but we've adapted!! Hopefully we'll get our new juicer soon!! There's no excuse - just eat your fruit!

Check out this video for a simple Smoothie even kids love! 

To get Spinach in our 3 year old we simply mix it with Organic Apple Juice (no sugar or water added), and a bit of distilled water to tame the flavour for kids.  It works!  She drinks it all up.

We tried carrots... it didn't work (too much pulp); need a juicer for that!  But other whole fruits work great! (berries, oranges, apples, bananas, melon, etc) Add frozen fruit to make it more like a slushie! :) Enjoy!


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DETOX - GOING RAW

Well!!  Things are changing fast in our household for sure!  It's been only a few months (April 2010) and we're going raw!  We had our first stinging nettle smoothie a few days ago and it was very yummy!!! (used apple juice, spinach, nettles, and a bit of water).  It started our bodies on a little detox!

We've only had a little bit of cooked foods the last few weeks, and after cooking up some beans that have been in the cupboard (that no one wanted to eat lol), we got sick!!  We'd had barely any cooked food in weeks and it hit hard. I threw up and hubby had bowel issues; thankfully our little one (the healthiest person in our family) didn't get sick.  :)  Then to top it all off, I ate too many nuts watching a movie (wasn't paying attention to my food!!!! tsk tsk), my gallbladder didn't let me forget and I was in pain all day :(  Never again!  Watch your fat intake!

Your fat intake should be lower than your veg/leaf & fruit/berry intake. 
Eat MOSTLY fruits, melons, and berries. 
Eat healthy fats (avocado, coconut, nuts & seeds, etc). 
Avoid heated fats and anything hydrogenated! 
Eat MOSTLY raw foods.

So I'm feeling better, I actually took this video yesterday (APRIL 2010), I'm almost back to "normal" whatever that is LOL!  I'm watching what I eat more carefully while I detox! We've decided to do away - all together - with cooked food!!! At least for now (an unknown amount of time) - in order to detoxify our bodies. 

YES!! That's right!  We're going raw!!  :)

Aside from needing a juicer; still, and now we've added a dehydrator to that list.  Also, we made some Rejuvelac and that was another thing that boosted the detox.  Fun fun lol!

Now we need a colonic!!  I'd say that's a must when you finally go raw (my opinion is what's the point if you're still eating, what I call "crap") LOL!  So I've looked into it and there's a place not to far from here woohoo!!  Just gotta save up $60 first.

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Transitional Tips ~ Vegetarian Vegan

plus a Cookie Recipe!! (see below)

The only way to change your diet drastically, without causing a major upheaval in your life, is to take things one step at a time.

Get used to the idea of change. 
Accept that you will no longer be eating certain foods.  
Be excited about the opportunity to try new foods!

I noticed that some new products I tried for the first time, were not very palatable but after trying a few different recipes and spicing things up a bit (eg. garlic, onion, cayenne, salt)... than you can really make it taste good!  

The hardest part, for people that don't do much food prep themselves, will be in the fact that you'll have to start.  Making it yourself is fun!  Not to mention that you'll actually know what's in it!! 

It's my goal to go RAW, so food prep won't really be all that difficult once we get there.  Though I do very much enjoy cooking, so we're likely to do some "gourmet raw recipes" for a while. 

So start off by eliminating something, preferably a meat or dairy product, and then add something new (preferably fruits or veggies)!!  Continue to do this until you've got most of the harmful foods out of your diet for good. Getting to that point took me a year of "getting used to the idea of change".. once I was open to change, it really happened very fast!!  Within a few months.  

The things that opened me to change the most, with regards to eliminating foods, was watching movies, videos and blogs, etc. where I was informed about the dangers and horrors of producing and consuming these foods.  Knowing that they were actually harmful, and harming... that's when I think it clicked. Then I was really ready to give them up.  

All I know is what I've learned.  ~  All I can share with you, is what I know.  

I hope it's somewhat helpful.  :)

MyHealthierMe Recipe:
CHOCOLATE VEGAN OAT CHIP COOKIES

3/4 cup Nut or Seed Butter (eg. macadamia, cashew, tahini, sunflower)

1/4 cup Coconut Oil (or EV Olive Oil)

1/4 cup Blackstrap Molasses

1 1/4 cup Cane Sugar (or other sweetener)

1 Banana; mashed

4 Tbsp Apple sauce

1/2 tsp Vanilla bean

4 to 6 Tbsp Cacao Powder

1 tsp Cinnamon

1/4 tsp Nutmeg

1/4 tsp Cloves

1 tsp Baking Soda

Sea Salt, a dash

1 cup Gluten-Free Flour 

2 1/2 cups GMO free Oats 

Optional:  Raisins, or Chocolate pieces (dairy-free)

Directions: Using an electric mixer, blend Butter, Oil, Molasses, and Sugar; until well combined.  Add Banana, Apple sauce, and Vanilla; blend.  Add Cacao powder, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves, Baking soda, and Salt; blend. Add Flour, blend.  Ensure all ingredients are blended together, scrape sides of bowl.  Stir in Oats; and optional ingredients.

Cookies always turn out better when you chill the dough for an hour.
Spoon onto cookie sheet. Yields about 3 dozen.
Bake 325º - 350ºC for 8 for chewy and 10 mins for firmer cookies. 

* NOTE: Do not over bake unless you like hard cookies.  Under baking produces chewy cookies.*

Enjoy!

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