Making eating fruit and veggies fun for kids!!
We have done stuff like this before, but refreshing ideas are always good!
If we keep it fun, and the kids enjoy it, it too will be a treat , just like the sugar laden things we ar are trying to pull them away from.
We have been trying a NEW fruit, just one, when the kids go shopping with me.
No more than one, so that we do not quickly run out of things to try.
Today we tried ugli fruit and like it!
We are doing the kabobs tomorrow for lunch.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4621288_eating-fruit-fun-kids.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_4879127_eating-fruits-vegetables-fun.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_4581653_eating-apple-fun.html
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
This week Remove SUGAR
My challenge to you for this week is to Remove ALL refined sugar from your diet!
Sugar can be replaced with the folowing;
1.Stevia
Calorie free and very sweet!
It can be purchased in packets, drops , or leaves.
You can also grow it. (from seeds or prepotted plants)
All of these sources of stevia are on ebay.
***Note This is the only sweetner that comes in a packet that I would recommend.
The other items are excitotoxins and have health implications with prolonged use, according to what I have read. They are also NOT in a natural state, they are processed.
2. Honey
Not Calorie free , but much better than sugar!!!
Locally this can be bought at wrights Dairy (raw), and Organic Harvest.
There are also several local bee keepers throughout the area.
Email me if you want more info on that.
3. Agave Nectar
Also not calorie free , but very sweet and a great replacement to sugar.
I actually prefer this to honey.
Almost all health food stores carry this.
Our local whole foods store and Organic Harvest carry this.
4. Real Maple Syrup - preferably organic
This would replace the syrup that is maple flavored , that most people currently put on their pancakes.
I also use this as a sweetener in other items.
this is not calorie free, but it is definitely a good sugar replacement.
I hope this helps you make btter chocies for your health and your families.
Sugar can be replaced with the folowing;
1.Stevia
Calorie free and very sweet!
It can be purchased in packets, drops , or leaves.
You can also grow it. (from seeds or prepotted plants)
All of these sources of stevia are on ebay.
***Note This is the only sweetner that comes in a packet that I would recommend.
The other items are excitotoxins and have health implications with prolonged use, according to what I have read. They are also NOT in a natural state, they are processed.
2. Honey
Not Calorie free , but much better than sugar!!!
Locally this can be bought at wrights Dairy (raw), and Organic Harvest.
There are also several local bee keepers throughout the area.
Email me if you want more info on that.
3. Agave Nectar
Also not calorie free , but very sweet and a great replacement to sugar.
I actually prefer this to honey.
Almost all health food stores carry this.
Our local whole foods store and Organic Harvest carry this.
4. Real Maple Syrup - preferably organic
This would replace the syrup that is maple flavored , that most people currently put on their pancakes.
I also use this as a sweetener in other items.
this is not calorie free, but it is definitely a good sugar replacement.
I hope this helps you make btter chocies for your health and your families.
Exercise
We have been studying the importance of Nutrition , in that we need to feed our bodies living food and stop consuming those things that are toxic to our body.
This week we are studying the importance of exercise in the equation of health in healing.
I would also add to that REST.
In this society where we move at the speed of light and we never have an unoccupied moment we must find balance and rest for our bodies.
Our bodies were not designed to be pushed past their limits by consuming a M*nster drink.
I hope that you have already been imlementing changes in your life, if not I challenge you to start, one item a week.
This week we are studying the importance of exercise in the equation of health in healing.
I would also add to that REST.
In this society where we move at the speed of light and we never have an unoccupied moment we must find balance and rest for our bodies.
Our bodies were not designed to be pushed past their limits by consuming a M*nster drink.
I hope that you have already been imlementing changes in your life, if not I challenge you to start, one item a week.
Monday, March 23, 2009
75% Raw VS 100% Raw Diet Lesson 10
BREAKFAST
This would be about the same.
Start breakfast with a Glass of carrot juice and Barley Max or Wheat grass
(Hallelujah Diet 75% raw)
OR
Green Smoothie Handful of greens of choice and fruits of choice with water enough to blend
That's it! Easy and Delicious
OR Fresh fruit
Such as a cut up cantaloupe, or watermelon, or grapefruit, or oranges or a bowl of fresh strawberries
OR Fresh Veggies
Fresh Carrots, Celery stalks, or even a nice green salad.
Cut up a bowl full of fresh veggies for Breakfast!
LUNCH
Again this is going to be about the same
There are tons of raw recipes if you want to make some for lunch, or you can keep it simple.
Have a HUGE Salad with a variety of ingredients.
Make a fruit salad by cutting up your fresh fruit on had and adding a little agave nectar(or honey) and a little shredded coconut. Quick and easy
make a HUGE veggie salad by cutting up veggies on hand and tossing with a little olive oil and braggs liquid aminos, and apple cider vinegar
Again quick and easy!
Have a GREEN Salad, use toppings that are different to add variety , such as dried banana chips for croutons. (My girls LOVE this!)
Use dried fruits to add some texture and color ,as well as a little sweetness to your salad.
Do not be afraid to experiment here ! That is how we find NEW favorite dishes!!
EVENING
This also will be close to the same.
The 75% Raw you may have whole grain Breads and Pastas , Cooked beans and veggies.
I would follow the Pattern of raw and add to it Whole grains or other items, Keeping the MAIN portion Raw.
I will be posting Raw Recipes for you to try once a week, twice if I can find the time.
Snacking should be limited.
(Fresh ,Strained juice is good!)
We want to give our digestive system a break.
This way our body can work on healing and repairing.
Our bodies can not do that effectively if it is expending all the energy to constantly digest food.
Any questions Please email me anytime.
Next Oxygen, followed by Exercise.
This would be about the same.
Start breakfast with a Glass of carrot juice and Barley Max or Wheat grass
(Hallelujah Diet 75% raw)
OR
Green Smoothie Handful of greens of choice and fruits of choice with water enough to blend
That's it! Easy and Delicious
OR Fresh fruit
Such as a cut up cantaloupe, or watermelon, or grapefruit, or oranges or a bowl of fresh strawberries
OR Fresh Veggies
Fresh Carrots, Celery stalks, or even a nice green salad.
Cut up a bowl full of fresh veggies for Breakfast!
LUNCH
Again this is going to be about the same
There are tons of raw recipes if you want to make some for lunch, or you can keep it simple.
Have a HUGE Salad with a variety of ingredients.
Make a fruit salad by cutting up your fresh fruit on had and adding a little agave nectar(or honey) and a little shredded coconut. Quick and easy
make a HUGE veggie salad by cutting up veggies on hand and tossing with a little olive oil and braggs liquid aminos, and apple cider vinegar
Again quick and easy!
Have a GREEN Salad, use toppings that are different to add variety , such as dried banana chips for croutons. (My girls LOVE this!)
Use dried fruits to add some texture and color ,as well as a little sweetness to your salad.
Do not be afraid to experiment here ! That is how we find NEW favorite dishes!!
EVENING
This also will be close to the same.
The 75% Raw you may have whole grain Breads and Pastas , Cooked beans and veggies.
I would follow the Pattern of raw and add to it Whole grains or other items, Keeping the MAIN portion Raw.
I will be posting Raw Recipes for you to try once a week, twice if I can find the time.
Snacking should be limited.
(Fresh ,Strained juice is good!)
We want to give our digestive system a break.
This way our body can work on healing and repairing.
Our bodies can not do that effectively if it is expending all the energy to constantly digest food.
Any questions Please email me anytime.
Next Oxygen, followed by Exercise.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Here is the improvement over white(bleached) pasta and sugar and chemical laden sauce.
You can buy wholewheat pasta, or spelt or vegetable pasta at the grocers and add to that Organic spaghetti Sauce with the meat already added.
Make a HUGE salad to go with this and you have improved the meal tremendously!!
You can buy wholewheat pasta, or spelt or vegetable pasta at the grocers and add to that Organic spaghetti Sauce with the meat already added.
Make a HUGE salad to go with this and you have improved the meal tremendously!!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Spaghetti Sauce Meatballs Better
Spaghetti Sauce RecipeEasy Italian-Style
2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium onions
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon salt (Real salt or natural sea salt preferrably)
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste (organic)
2 cans (14.5 ounces each) diced or crushed tomatoes (organic or canned from your garden)
1 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
Heat oil; sauté onions, pepper and garlic in the oil until tender. Add salt, pepper, tomato paste, tomatoes, and oregano. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve with hot cooked and drained spaghetti or similar pasta. Serves 6
Meatballs
Organic beef about a pound - pound and a half
organic free range egg or 2
Ground flaxseed or flaxseed meal (instead of breadcrumbs)
Oregano, onion powder, 2 cloves pressed garlic clove, fresh ground pepper, Real Salt or Sea Salt
any other spices that you love.
Roll into balls, bake in oven on cookie sheet about 325 until cooked through.
Noodles Make and dry them yourself using wholewheat or spelt flour.
WE often use a pasta maker , but you can also make the noodles easily without one.
HOMEMADE PASTA DOUGH - NOODLES
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour (organic )
1/3 c. water
2 eggs
1 tbsp. olive or salad oil
1 tsp. salt
In large bowl with wooden spoon, stir 2 1/4 cups flour with remaining ingredients to make a stiff dough.
On well floured surface knead dough until smooth and not sticky, about 20 minutes.
Wrap dough with plastic wrap and let rest 30 minutes for easier rolling.
Makes 1 pound noodles.
** We frequently omit the egs and use whole grain when making this.
Experiment with it and see what your family likes.
Once you get the hang of making your own noodles you can also add in a little spinach, or herbs and spices.
Have fun with it and make it Look appealing! :o)
2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium onions
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon salt (Real salt or natural sea salt preferrably)
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste (organic)
2 cans (14.5 ounces each) diced or crushed tomatoes (organic or canned from your garden)
1 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
Heat oil; sauté onions, pepper and garlic in the oil until tender. Add salt, pepper, tomato paste, tomatoes, and oregano. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve with hot cooked and drained spaghetti or similar pasta. Serves 6
Meatballs
Organic beef about a pound - pound and a half
organic free range egg or 2
Ground flaxseed or flaxseed meal (instead of breadcrumbs)
Oregano, onion powder, 2 cloves pressed garlic clove, fresh ground pepper, Real Salt or Sea Salt
any other spices that you love.
Roll into balls, bake in oven on cookie sheet about 325 until cooked through.
Noodles Make and dry them yourself using wholewheat or spelt flour.
WE often use a pasta maker , but you can also make the noodles easily without one.
HOMEMADE PASTA DOUGH - NOODLES
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour (organic )
1/3 c. water
2 eggs
1 tbsp. olive or salad oil
1 tsp. salt
In large bowl with wooden spoon, stir 2 1/4 cups flour with remaining ingredients to make a stiff dough.
On well floured surface knead dough until smooth and not sticky, about 20 minutes.
Wrap dough with plastic wrap and let rest 30 minutes for easier rolling.
Makes 1 pound noodles.
** We frequently omit the egs and use whole grain when making this.
Experiment with it and see what your family likes.
Once you get the hang of making your own noodles you can also add in a little spinach, or herbs and spices.
Have fun with it and make it Look appealing! :o)
Noodles Sauce and Meatballs RAW BEST
ALL
For the Noodles
Recipe 1
for the vegetable spaghetti:
4 med. carrots, peeled, and thinly sliced
2 med. parsnips, peeled, and thinly sliced
1 med. zucchini, thinly sliced
1 med. sweet potato or yam, thinly sliced
Use Spiral Slicer or vegetable peeler
Recipe 2
Zucchini Noodles: 2 zucchinis
Use Spiral Slicer or vegetable peeler
Recipe 3
Our most frequent a mix of zucchini and cucumbers
Use Spiral Slicer or vegetable peeler
The spiral SLicer makes nice noodles
You can find one here
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000DDVYE
or here
http://www.amazon.com/World-Cuisine-Tri-Blade-Plastic-Vegetable/dp/B0007Y9WHQ
Sauce
Pasta Sauce
10-12 “sundried” tomatoes, allow to soak for several minutes in warm water to soften.
1 large fresh tomato
1 large red pepper
1-2 stalks of celery
1 clove garlic
(4-5 fresh basil leaves)
Blend all of the sauce ingredients in a blender or Food Processor. Add the soaked sundried tomatoes last, a few at a time.
Pour nicely over the zucchini “pasta”.
Sauce 2:
6 Roma tomatoes
1 clove of garlic
1 tablespoon of oregano
1/4 cup of onions
1 cup of sundried tomatoes
2 medjol dates
For the sauce use a food processor and add all of the ingredients for the sauce until it is mixed together well.
meatballs
Soak for 6 hours - 2 cups each – whole almonds, sunflower seeds, brazil nuts.
Put in food processor and add onion, 5 garlic cloves, Braggs Aminos and other spices you want. Mix until it’s like a dough. Add a little more water if you need to so it holds together.
Make into meatballs and dehydrate them for 6 hours.
Making Recipes Healthier
What we have talked about over the last week in addition to protoplasmic poision is making recipes healthier.
We took an example of spaghetti and meatballs in our class on Friday.
So let's start with that going from good,to better, and the best change.
Of course the BEst is optimal, all Raw and low in protein and fats.
When we change sweet treats to all raw food, we will frequently have a higher nut and fat ratio, this is much better than the cooked white sugar white flour version and even better than the cooked vegan version of our sweet treats.
Even though this is better this is not the staple of a raw diet either.
Note the previously posted Raw food pyramid. :O)
Now onto the recipe changes...
We took an example of spaghetti and meatballs in our class on Friday.
So let's start with that going from good,to better, and the best change.
Of course the BEst is optimal, all Raw and low in protein and fats.
When we change sweet treats to all raw food, we will frequently have a higher nut and fat ratio, this is much better than the cooked white sugar white flour version and even better than the cooked vegan version of our sweet treats.
Even though this is better this is not the staple of a raw diet either.
Note the previously posted Raw food pyramid. :O)
Now onto the recipe changes...
Say Goodbye to addictions
THE KEY TO SELF-HEALING IS - HIGH ENERGY NOURISHMENT! (ENERGY SOUP)
By Dr. Ann Wigmore
WHY ENERGY SOUP? The reason is that it works! Energy Soup gives the body's cells fuel to be nourished which provides for self-healing in the quickest possible way. Another reason that this Energy Soup is high-energy nourishment that is fermented slightly from the blending with Rejuvelac. This means that Vitamin E in the the mixture prevents oxidation, so we can keep it all day. Energy Soup provides a complete form of basic elements that are needed for rebuilding health quicker. It helps to overcome addictions because it is easy to digest. Most of the essential elements are easy to digest and essential nutrients found in Energy Soup are important in providing a means for self-healing the body and mind, and in helping with addictions. It can also help with many other health problems that people suffer with every day, which generally have been brought on by poor nutrition, especially by overeating.
ENERGY SOUP (HIGH ENERGY NOURISHMENT) is best taken about five times per day in small amounts (1 cup or less per serving). For variety you can put into the Energy Soup 1/2 cup of cut-up banana or some alfalfa sprouts so there is something to chew. Chewing is important so that the food mixes with the saliva and thus the body can better begin the digestive process.
HOW TO MAKE ENERGY SOUP : We will begin with a list of the basic ingredients and amounts. But this is to be used only as a guideline. Generally, I do not like to specify amounts and measurements - use your own judgment and allow for your own creativity. It’s best to occasional add different ingredients such as peeled cactus, sweet potatoes or carrots, but the basic ingredients should be included. The most important elements and the ones that you will use in the largest quantity are the greens.
BASIC INGREDIENTS :
Seaweed (dulse)
Rejuvelac Sprouts - mung beans, green peas, lentils
(one handful is a good amount)
A large amount of a variety of organic greens
Peeled apples or watermelon, including rind, or papaya alfalfa
PREPARATION : Put your soup or salad in a blender, put about 1 tablespoon of dulse (if dulse is granulated use one teaspoon) and add about 1/4 to 1/3 blender full Rejuvelac (it may be necessary to later use more if the blender has problems handling the ingredients). Put in all of the ingredients that are tough and hardest to break down such as the sprouted mung, peas and lentils, sweet potatoes and carrots (if you should use sweet potatoes or carrots). Blend
Next, add lots of greens. The most important greens to use are the greens from your indoor garden such as sunflower greens and buckwheat lettuce. Other greens such as cilantro, watercress, parsley, celery (parsley and celery greens should be blended with the tougher ingredients because they take longer to break down) and carrot greens can be used. Any healthy organic greens can be used. Kale greens can be bitter tasting. Some people prefer milder tasting greens so use your own judgment to suit your needs. Fill the blender as full as possible and blend the greens lightly. Turn the blender off and allow the contents to "settle down". Keep adding greens and blending them lightly until there is about 1 1/2 inch of space left at the top of the blender. For taste, add one or two peeled/cored apples or some papaya. In Puerto Rico, we use papaya and in Boston we use apples or watermelon rind when in season. The last thing that goes into the soup is 1/2 or 1 whole avocado to thicken it. Blend the entire soup. If avocado is not used, then almond cream or soaked sunflower seeds can be used.
Most of all, Enjoy!
Ann Wigmore Recipes
These recipes produce broken down proteins, and enzymes and maintain the "Life Force" usually destroyed by cooking or processing. A diet of raw foods has been known to reverse disease and the effects of the standard American diet. Organic foods that promote vibrant health include: fruit, veggies, fresh raw juices,sprouted beans and seeds (mung bean, alfalfa are favorites), nuts, pure water and air. "Life Force" is the information memory stored in live plants and this can be absorbed by humans thereby bringing us spark.
REJUVELAC
1c wheat berries (organic soft white pastry wheat is best)
3c spring or filtered water.
Rinse wheat, remove floaters. Soak for 48 hrs. Pour off, drink. Add 2c water to the same wheat, this time soak for 24 hrs. Soak 3 times. Use a dark place. Ferment to taste, tart not sour. Use any seed with hull. We can add a bundle of wheatgrass to while fermenting. Variations cause different results. Fermentation is faster in warm weather.
ESSENE BREAD
4c soaked wheatberries
1/2 c to 1c minced veges
2 T seasoning(caraway seed, poppy seed, sesame seed, garlic ect..).
Soak wheat 15 hrs, allow to drain 15 hrs. wheat left from rejuvelac process can be used! Grind the wheat, add veges, season on top, form loaf. "Bake" in the Sun or warm place(70-90 deg) until firm(12-24 hrs). Bread may need to be turned so that bottom will dry. Enjoy !
WHEATGRASS (How to grow)
(organic; hard red winter wheat, unhulled sunflower seed, buckwheat seed) Soak 8-15 hrs(for best results drain 8 hours before seeding). Spread 1 inch of soil in a tray, wet thoroughly but not muddy. Put 1 layer of seed touching each other. Cover 4-8 pieces of wet newspaper then plastic or another tray without paper. On the 4th day remove cover, water seeds, place in the sun. Water once a day. On the 7th day cut close to the base(vitamin rich). Grind for juice or chew and remove pulp. In good soil the wheat may come up once more. Compost the used sod face down.
By Dr. Ann Wigmore
WHY ENERGY SOUP? The reason is that it works! Energy Soup gives the body's cells fuel to be nourished which provides for self-healing in the quickest possible way. Another reason that this Energy Soup is high-energy nourishment that is fermented slightly from the blending with Rejuvelac. This means that Vitamin E in the the mixture prevents oxidation, so we can keep it all day. Energy Soup provides a complete form of basic elements that are needed for rebuilding health quicker. It helps to overcome addictions because it is easy to digest. Most of the essential elements are easy to digest and essential nutrients found in Energy Soup are important in providing a means for self-healing the body and mind, and in helping with addictions. It can also help with many other health problems that people suffer with every day, which generally have been brought on by poor nutrition, especially by overeating.
ENERGY SOUP (HIGH ENERGY NOURISHMENT) is best taken about five times per day in small amounts (1 cup or less per serving). For variety you can put into the Energy Soup 1/2 cup of cut-up banana or some alfalfa sprouts so there is something to chew. Chewing is important so that the food mixes with the saliva and thus the body can better begin the digestive process.
HOW TO MAKE ENERGY SOUP : We will begin with a list of the basic ingredients and amounts. But this is to be used only as a guideline. Generally, I do not like to specify amounts and measurements - use your own judgment and allow for your own creativity. It’s best to occasional add different ingredients such as peeled cactus, sweet potatoes or carrots, but the basic ingredients should be included. The most important elements and the ones that you will use in the largest quantity are the greens.
BASIC INGREDIENTS :
Seaweed (dulse)
Rejuvelac Sprouts - mung beans, green peas, lentils
(one handful is a good amount)
A large amount of a variety of organic greens
Peeled apples or watermelon, including rind, or papaya alfalfa
PREPARATION : Put your soup or salad in a blender, put about 1 tablespoon of dulse (if dulse is granulated use one teaspoon) and add about 1/4 to 1/3 blender full Rejuvelac (it may be necessary to later use more if the blender has problems handling the ingredients). Put in all of the ingredients that are tough and hardest to break down such as the sprouted mung, peas and lentils, sweet potatoes and carrots (if you should use sweet potatoes or carrots). Blend
Next, add lots of greens. The most important greens to use are the greens from your indoor garden such as sunflower greens and buckwheat lettuce. Other greens such as cilantro, watercress, parsley, celery (parsley and celery greens should be blended with the tougher ingredients because they take longer to break down) and carrot greens can be used. Any healthy organic greens can be used. Kale greens can be bitter tasting. Some people prefer milder tasting greens so use your own judgment to suit your needs. Fill the blender as full as possible and blend the greens lightly. Turn the blender off and allow the contents to "settle down". Keep adding greens and blending them lightly until there is about 1 1/2 inch of space left at the top of the blender. For taste, add one or two peeled/cored apples or some papaya. In Puerto Rico, we use papaya and in Boston we use apples or watermelon rind when in season. The last thing that goes into the soup is 1/2 or 1 whole avocado to thicken it. Blend the entire soup. If avocado is not used, then almond cream or soaked sunflower seeds can be used.
Most of all, Enjoy!
Ann Wigmore Recipes
These recipes produce broken down proteins, and enzymes and maintain the "Life Force" usually destroyed by cooking or processing. A diet of raw foods has been known to reverse disease and the effects of the standard American diet. Organic foods that promote vibrant health include: fruit, veggies, fresh raw juices,sprouted beans and seeds (mung bean, alfalfa are favorites), nuts, pure water and air. "Life Force" is the information memory stored in live plants and this can be absorbed by humans thereby bringing us spark.
REJUVELAC
1c wheat berries (organic soft white pastry wheat is best)
3c spring or filtered water.
Rinse wheat, remove floaters. Soak for 48 hrs. Pour off, drink. Add 2c water to the same wheat, this time soak for 24 hrs. Soak 3 times. Use a dark place. Ferment to taste, tart not sour. Use any seed with hull. We can add a bundle of wheatgrass to while fermenting. Variations cause different results. Fermentation is faster in warm weather.
ESSENE BREAD
4c soaked wheatberries
1/2 c to 1c minced veges
2 T seasoning(caraway seed, poppy seed, sesame seed, garlic ect..).
Soak wheat 15 hrs, allow to drain 15 hrs. wheat left from rejuvelac process can be used! Grind the wheat, add veges, season on top, form loaf. "Bake" in the Sun or warm place(70-90 deg) until firm(12-24 hrs). Bread may need to be turned so that bottom will dry. Enjoy !
WHEATGRASS (How to grow)
(organic; hard red winter wheat, unhulled sunflower seed, buckwheat seed) Soak 8-15 hrs(for best results drain 8 hours before seeding). Spread 1 inch of soil in a tray, wet thoroughly but not muddy. Put 1 layer of seed touching each other. Cover 4-8 pieces of wet newspaper then plastic or another tray without paper. On the 4th day remove cover, water seeds, place in the sun. Water once a day. On the 7th day cut close to the base(vitamin rich). Grind for juice or chew and remove pulp. In good soil the wheat may come up once more. Compost the used sod face down.
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Graves Disease CURED
This was in my newsletter today from Hallelujah Acres
TALK ABOUT PERFECT TIMING!!!!From the Mailbag
Hallelujah Acres has thus far trained over 8,000 Health Ministers to help us take God’s Health Message to the world. These trained Health Ministers are currently located in every state in the United States as well as in 45 foreign countries, including our neighbors to the north – Canada. The below testimony is the result of one of these Canadian trained Health Ministers efforts to help others – in this case a Health Minister’s own daughter Jolie, who lives in Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick, Canada:
“In June 2006 my family doctor diagnosed me with Hyper-thyroidism. My family doctor sent me to see an internal medicine specialist/endocrinologist, and with further testing, I was formally diagnosed with Grave’s Disease. My symptoms included the right side of my thyroid was three times larger than it should be, a bulging eye, fast heart rate (a resting pulse of 110+ bpm) parched skin, sore throat, and the list went on and on.
“To deal with my Grave’s Disease, two paths were set before me: One being what the doctors wanted me to do – which involved giving me drugs to treat my rapid heart rate and undergoing radioactive treatment to kill my thyroid, followed by a life-long supply of little white pills to do what my missing thyroid could no longer do. My other option was to try and bring my condition under control by drastically changing my diet, which is what my mother wanted me to do, but which both my family doctor and my specialist said could have no effect on Grave’s Disease.
“Not being one to back down from a challenge I chose to follow mom’s advice and change my diet. I called my mom and she encouraged me to adopt The Hallelujah Diet. This was no surprise, as my mom is a Hallelujah Acres trained Health Minister. She quickly provided me with BarleyMax, Vitamin B-12, Fiber Cleanse, Digestive enzymes, and probiotics, as well as a juicer and lots of carrots. I was now equipped with an arsenal of natural, healthy products, and was ready to wage war against my over-active thyroid and my Grave’s disease.
“I immediately jumped into the Hallelujah Lifestyle with a promise to my doctors that if my resting heart rate went above 110 bpm, I would rush to the pharmacy for drugs, yet with a promise to myself that I would faithfully follow this Hallelujah Diet for 3 months before giving up on the diet. However, I did not need to wait three months to see results – My sore throat disappeared within just a few days. My heart rate started to come back to normal almost immediately, dropping 10 to 15 bpm every week until normal. And by the way, that original prescription the doctor gave me for heart rate medication (which I never had filled) makes a wonderful bookmark in Dr. Malkmus’ book, ‘The Hallelujah Diet.’
“My parched skin became well hydrated within the first couple of weeks. My bulging eye slowly returned to normal within a few months, and other physical issues I had that were not related to my thyroid also disappeared: arthritic joint pain, cracked heels, muscle soreness, just to name a few. But the final evidence that I was getting better would be my long-awaited thyroid ultrasound scheduled for 9 months after my original diagnosis. Not surprisingly, the results showed I no longer had a thyroid problem of any kind.
“Since then, any and all blood tests and routine checkups have confirmed I no longer have Grave’s Disease and that my thyroid is perfectly normal. On my most recent visit to the specialist I was presented with a clean bill of health and informed that I no longer needed to see a specialist or undergo any further testing. I did find it interesting that my endocrinologist had very little knowledge of the ‘vegan’ diet I used to restore my health, and she took detailed notes and questioned me extensively during my visits. Further proof and I mean no disrespect that ‘doctors don’t always know best.’
“So, two and a half years later, as I sit here typing this letter, I can say with the utmost confidence, ‘I AM HEALED!’ Not because my doctors sent me to the drug store or hospital in an effort to help my condition, but because God called me ‘Back to the Garden! – Where I found true healing by eating garden foods.’”
TALK ABOUT PERFECT TIMING!!!!From the Mailbag
Hallelujah Acres has thus far trained over 8,000 Health Ministers to help us take God’s Health Message to the world. These trained Health Ministers are currently located in every state in the United States as well as in 45 foreign countries, including our neighbors to the north – Canada. The below testimony is the result of one of these Canadian trained Health Ministers efforts to help others – in this case a Health Minister’s own daughter Jolie, who lives in Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick, Canada:
“In June 2006 my family doctor diagnosed me with Hyper-thyroidism. My family doctor sent me to see an internal medicine specialist/endocrinologist, and with further testing, I was formally diagnosed with Grave’s Disease. My symptoms included the right side of my thyroid was three times larger than it should be, a bulging eye, fast heart rate (a resting pulse of 110+ bpm) parched skin, sore throat, and the list went on and on.
“To deal with my Grave’s Disease, two paths were set before me: One being what the doctors wanted me to do – which involved giving me drugs to treat my rapid heart rate and undergoing radioactive treatment to kill my thyroid, followed by a life-long supply of little white pills to do what my missing thyroid could no longer do. My other option was to try and bring my condition under control by drastically changing my diet, which is what my mother wanted me to do, but which both my family doctor and my specialist said could have no effect on Grave’s Disease.
“Not being one to back down from a challenge I chose to follow mom’s advice and change my diet. I called my mom and she encouraged me to adopt The Hallelujah Diet. This was no surprise, as my mom is a Hallelujah Acres trained Health Minister. She quickly provided me with BarleyMax, Vitamin B-12, Fiber Cleanse, Digestive enzymes, and probiotics, as well as a juicer and lots of carrots. I was now equipped with an arsenal of natural, healthy products, and was ready to wage war against my over-active thyroid and my Grave’s disease.
“I immediately jumped into the Hallelujah Lifestyle with a promise to my doctors that if my resting heart rate went above 110 bpm, I would rush to the pharmacy for drugs, yet with a promise to myself that I would faithfully follow this Hallelujah Diet for 3 months before giving up on the diet. However, I did not need to wait three months to see results – My sore throat disappeared within just a few days. My heart rate started to come back to normal almost immediately, dropping 10 to 15 bpm every week until normal. And by the way, that original prescription the doctor gave me for heart rate medication (which I never had filled) makes a wonderful bookmark in Dr. Malkmus’ book, ‘The Hallelujah Diet.’
“My parched skin became well hydrated within the first couple of weeks. My bulging eye slowly returned to normal within a few months, and other physical issues I had that were not related to my thyroid also disappeared: arthritic joint pain, cracked heels, muscle soreness, just to name a few. But the final evidence that I was getting better would be my long-awaited thyroid ultrasound scheduled for 9 months after my original diagnosis. Not surprisingly, the results showed I no longer had a thyroid problem of any kind.
“Since then, any and all blood tests and routine checkups have confirmed I no longer have Grave’s Disease and that my thyroid is perfectly normal. On my most recent visit to the specialist I was presented with a clean bill of health and informed that I no longer needed to see a specialist or undergo any further testing. I did find it interesting that my endocrinologist had very little knowledge of the ‘vegan’ diet I used to restore my health, and she took detailed notes and questioned me extensively during my visits. Further proof and I mean no disrespect that ‘doctors don’t always know best.’
“So, two and a half years later, as I sit here typing this letter, I can say with the utmost confidence, ‘I AM HEALED!’ Not because my doctors sent me to the drug store or hospital in an effort to help my condition, but because God called me ‘Back to the Garden! – Where I found true healing by eating garden foods.’”
Greens Chlorophyll
Lately I have been devouring books about greens at every opportunity.
Mostly Green for Life By Victoria Buetenko.
I just can not get enough! Enough information or enough in my diet!
I am sure that is a GOOD thing!!
I have been rotating my greens as much as possible, but I am having a hard time with those dark greens! Spinach is the exception! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Raw baby spinach!
I am going to plant the dark greens alongside my normal lettuces, maybe they will not be quite so strong coming from my Organic Garden!
I am going to pass on the mustard.
I usually only plant it to pull up contaminants I believe may have been in the soil, prior to my working with it.
May I suggest to you growing some greens!
Plant them in pots as houseplants and use them as decorative food. :o)
My 8 year old learned alot about chlorophyll this year in Science and we have definitely added to that knowledge!
Get a hold of Victoria's book Green for Life.
It is worth every penny! or Better yet , check it out at the library for FREE!!
Fill your body with Chlorophyll, you will be glad that you did!!
Mostly Green for Life By Victoria Buetenko.
I just can not get enough! Enough information or enough in my diet!
I am sure that is a GOOD thing!!
I have been rotating my greens as much as possible, but I am having a hard time with those dark greens! Spinach is the exception! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Raw baby spinach!
I am going to plant the dark greens alongside my normal lettuces, maybe they will not be quite so strong coming from my Organic Garden!
I am going to pass on the mustard.
I usually only plant it to pull up contaminants I believe may have been in the soil, prior to my working with it.
May I suggest to you growing some greens!
Plant them in pots as houseplants and use them as decorative food. :o)
My 8 year old learned alot about chlorophyll this year in Science and we have definitely added to that knowledge!
Get a hold of Victoria's book Green for Life.
It is worth every penny! or Better yet , check it out at the library for FREE!!
Fill your body with Chlorophyll, you will be glad that you did!!
Juicing ... PULP and More PULP
Now we are juicing , at least I hope so!!
What are we doing with all that pulp??
I am pulling up my recipes and have Given Credit to sites as well as authors names where I have them documented.
There are several Great recipes to follow.
We also feed them to the chickens and put them in dog treats!
Uses for juicer pulp
The juicer pulp is a side product of juicing. Most people throw this vegetable and fruit pulp away after they have made their juice. There are however many uses that you can put your juicer pulp to.
If you have a juicer that is efficient at extracting juice then the pulp that is left will be fairly dry, poorer juicers will extract less juice and leave a wetter pulp. The type of produce you are juicing will also influence the wetness of the pulp. Both wet and dry will contain a large amound of dietary fibre or 'roughage'.
Juicer pulp recipes
are very high in dietary fibre. The wetness of the pulp can also depend on what typ
By adding the juicer pulp to meal recipes we will increase the dietary fibre levels of these recipes. Adequate levels of dietary fibre are sadly missing in many 21st century western diets and this is causing many digestive disorders.
Juicing removes the great majority of fibre from fruits and vegetables and it is collected in the pulp. This means that drinking juice as well as consuming the pulp (not at the same time) is an ideal way to get both the benefits of high nutrient levels in the juice as well as high fibre levels from the pulp.
The pulp can add bulk to recipes and help retain moisture in the dishes we prepare.
Carrot and apple pulp muffins are a delicious way in which to use the juicer pulp to create a tasty treat. Carrot cake is another traditional recipe that can easily be converted to Carrot Pulp Cake.
Soft fruits often leave a wetter pulp than hard produce such as carrots or apples and so the flavour left in the pulp is often more intense. These soft fruits such as the various forms of berries, grape etc can be easily mixed with a little water and frozen to make delicious ice pops that are free from colourings, flavourings and the horrendous amounts of processed sugar syrups that are found in many commercial versions of the ice pop.
Soft fruit pulp is also great for adding into your own home made ice creams and sorbets or for using as dessert toppings.
If you don't have time to make up some of the tasty treats mentioned above on the day of juicing then you can simply put the pulp in a container / freezer bag and freeze the pulp until you are ready to use it. The nutritional properties of freshly made juice are at their peak straight away and the nutritional value rapidly declines due to oxidation of enzymes. The fibrous nature of juicer pulp on the other hand will not rapidly decline.
You can use vegetable and fruit pulp in 'layered' recipes such as vegetable lasagnes, moussaka, nut roasts, pates and terrines.
Make a veggies soup but using the puree.
Juicer pulp in the garden
One of the most natural and greenest uses for your juicer pulp is making garden compost with it. Just put the juicer pulp along with any peelings and cores of the fruit / vegetables used onto your compost heap and let the natural process of decomposition take place. This will result in production of garden compost that can be used to grow your own vegetables and fruits. Garden compost when dug into the soil helps improve soil structure that enables more oxygen to enter the soil and helps the water retention properties of the soil.
By spreading the garden compost on the soil surface it can act as a mulch. A mulch helps prevent weed growth by preventing light reaching the weed seeds and it also helps reduce the amount off time you spend watering of the plants as it reduces water loss through the soil surface.
As well as improving your garden this use of juicer pulp is also beneficial to the environment as it reduces the amount of waste that is sent to landfill sites. Help stop the sprawl of these landfill sites and recycle as much as possible. If you juice every day then you will be surprised at just how much pulp and peelings you collect in just one week of juicing.
Some people recommend using certain type of pulp for feeding to the birds in your garden. Try putting some juicer pulp on a bird table and see how they take to it. Carrot pulp seems to be popular.
What are we doing with all that pulp??
I am pulling up my recipes and have Given Credit to sites as well as authors names where I have them documented.
There are several Great recipes to follow.
We also feed them to the chickens and put them in dog treats!
Uses for juicer pulp
The juicer pulp is a side product of juicing. Most people throw this vegetable and fruit pulp away after they have made their juice. There are however many uses that you can put your juicer pulp to.
If you have a juicer that is efficient at extracting juice then the pulp that is left will be fairly dry, poorer juicers will extract less juice and leave a wetter pulp. The type of produce you are juicing will also influence the wetness of the pulp. Both wet and dry will contain a large amound of dietary fibre or 'roughage'.
Juicer pulp recipes
are very high in dietary fibre. The wetness of the pulp can also depend on what typ
By adding the juicer pulp to meal recipes we will increase the dietary fibre levels of these recipes. Adequate levels of dietary fibre are sadly missing in many 21st century western diets and this is causing many digestive disorders.
Juicing removes the great majority of fibre from fruits and vegetables and it is collected in the pulp. This means that drinking juice as well as consuming the pulp (not at the same time) is an ideal way to get both the benefits of high nutrient levels in the juice as well as high fibre levels from the pulp.
The pulp can add bulk to recipes and help retain moisture in the dishes we prepare.
Carrot and apple pulp muffins are a delicious way in which to use the juicer pulp to create a tasty treat. Carrot cake is another traditional recipe that can easily be converted to Carrot Pulp Cake.
Soft fruits often leave a wetter pulp than hard produce such as carrots or apples and so the flavour left in the pulp is often more intense. These soft fruits such as the various forms of berries, grape etc can be easily mixed with a little water and frozen to make delicious ice pops that are free from colourings, flavourings and the horrendous amounts of processed sugar syrups that are found in many commercial versions of the ice pop.
Soft fruit pulp is also great for adding into your own home made ice creams and sorbets or for using as dessert toppings.
If you don't have time to make up some of the tasty treats mentioned above on the day of juicing then you can simply put the pulp in a container / freezer bag and freeze the pulp until you are ready to use it. The nutritional properties of freshly made juice are at their peak straight away and the nutritional value rapidly declines due to oxidation of enzymes. The fibrous nature of juicer pulp on the other hand will not rapidly decline.
You can use vegetable and fruit pulp in 'layered' recipes such as vegetable lasagnes, moussaka, nut roasts, pates and terrines.
Make a veggies soup but using the puree.
Juicer pulp in the garden
One of the most natural and greenest uses for your juicer pulp is making garden compost with it. Just put the juicer pulp along with any peelings and cores of the fruit / vegetables used onto your compost heap and let the natural process of decomposition take place. This will result in production of garden compost that can be used to grow your own vegetables and fruits. Garden compost when dug into the soil helps improve soil structure that enables more oxygen to enter the soil and helps the water retention properties of the soil.
By spreading the garden compost on the soil surface it can act as a mulch. A mulch helps prevent weed growth by preventing light reaching the weed seeds and it also helps reduce the amount off time you spend watering of the plants as it reduces water loss through the soil surface.
As well as improving your garden this use of juicer pulp is also beneficial to the environment as it reduces the amount of waste that is sent to landfill sites. Help stop the sprawl of these landfill sites and recycle as much as possible. If you juice every day then you will be surprised at just how much pulp and peelings you collect in just one week of juicing.
Some people recommend using certain type of pulp for feeding to the birds in your garden. Try putting some juicer pulp on a bird table and see how they take to it. Carrot pulp seems to be popular.
PULP Cooked Veggie Chili
Veggie Chili
This recipe will clean up the pulp left over from juicing.
* Soak 1 pound of dried kidney beans in 7 cups of water overnight.
* Drain the beans and replace the water.
* Add to beans: ½ cup zucchini pulp, 1/3 cup onion pulp, ½ cup bell pepper pulp, 1 cup tomato pulp, 4 garlic cloves, 1 tbs chili powder, 1 tbs basil, ½ tbs oregano, 1 tsp pepper, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp cumin and 1 ½ cups tomato juice.
* Simmer for 4 hours.
Serves 8. Good for health and nutrition, especially general cleansing, blood pressure and skin
This recipe will clean up the pulp left over from juicing.
* Soak 1 pound of dried kidney beans in 7 cups of water overnight.
* Drain the beans and replace the water.
* Add to beans: ½ cup zucchini pulp, 1/3 cup onion pulp, ½ cup bell pepper pulp, 1 cup tomato pulp, 4 garlic cloves, 1 tbs chili powder, 1 tbs basil, ½ tbs oregano, 1 tsp pepper, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp cumin and 1 ½ cups tomato juice.
* Simmer for 4 hours.
Serves 8. Good for health and nutrition, especially general cleansing, blood pressure and skin
PULP Watermelon Muffins
Watermelon Muffins Recipe by Kelsey Martin.
Prep time: 10 Minutes American
Cook time: 25 Minutes Servings: 12
Ingredients Convert Measures
1-1/2 cups flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
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6 Tablespoons butter
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup watermelon juice
1/2 cup watermelon pulp
1/3 cup raisins
Directions
1. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in large bowl.
2. Cream butter and sugar; add eggs. Whip in milk, watermelon juice, pulp, and raisins.
3. Add wet mixture to dry ingredients; blend just to incorporate.
4. Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full.
5. Bake 25 minutes.
Prep time: 10 Minutes American
Cook time: 25 Minutes Servings: 12
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1-1/2 cups flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
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6 Tablespoons butter
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup watermelon juice
1/2 cup watermelon pulp
1/3 cup raisins
Directions
1. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in large bowl.
2. Cream butter and sugar; add eggs. Whip in milk, watermelon juice, pulp, and raisins.
3. Add wet mixture to dry ingredients; blend just to incorporate.
4. Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full.
5. Bake 25 minutes.
Pulp Carot Marmalade
CARROT PULP MARMALADE
3 oranges
4 cups of water
3 cups of carrot pulp
4 tablespoons of lemon juice
3 cups of honey
1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
1 package of store-bought dried pectin
Peel all three oranges and cut the rinds into very narrow slices. Cook the slices in four cups of water until they're tender ... then let 'em sit at least seven hours (or overnight).
Once the peelings have had a chance to stand for seven (or more) hours, add the carrot pulp to them and boil for 10 minutes. Next, chop the oranges into a bowl and remove all seeds. Then introduce the oranges, lemon juice, honey, and ginger to the pulp/peelings mixture and boil for 20 minutes more.
If—after 20 minutes-the marmalade has begun to jell on its own ... terrific! Pour the mixture into hot, sterile canning jars and seal. Otherwise—if the jam hasn't thickened-you should stir in the dried pectin at this point. (I don't know why, but sometimes you'll need the pectin and sometimes you won't. All I can say is, when in doubt . . . use the pectin.) Boil the pectin-enriched marmalade for another 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, but continue to stir for an additional seven minutes. Finally, pour the marmalade into hot, sterile canning jars and seal.
3 oranges
4 cups of water
3 cups of carrot pulp
4 tablespoons of lemon juice
3 cups of honey
1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
1 package of store-bought dried pectin
Peel all three oranges and cut the rinds into very narrow slices. Cook the slices in four cups of water until they're tender ... then let 'em sit at least seven hours (or overnight).
Once the peelings have had a chance to stand for seven (or more) hours, add the carrot pulp to them and boil for 10 minutes. Next, chop the oranges into a bowl and remove all seeds. Then introduce the oranges, lemon juice, honey, and ginger to the pulp/peelings mixture and boil for 20 minutes more.
If—after 20 minutes-the marmalade has begun to jell on its own ... terrific! Pour the mixture into hot, sterile canning jars and seal. Otherwise—if the jam hasn't thickened-you should stir in the dried pectin at this point. (I don't know why, but sometimes you'll need the pectin and sometimes you won't. All I can say is, when in doubt . . . use the pectin.) Boil the pectin-enriched marmalade for another 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, but continue to stir for an additional seven minutes. Finally, pour the marmalade into hot, sterile canning jars and seal.
PULP Baked Carrot Bread
CARROT PULP BREAD
2/3 cup of vegetable oil
3/4 cup of honey
2 eggs
1-1 /2 cups of carrot pulp
1-1 /2 cups of whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of sea salt (optional)
Mix the oil and honey together as well as you can, then add the eggs and mix again. Stir in the carrot pulp. Now add the remaining ingredients and mix well ... pour the resulting concoction into a greased loaf pan (measuring approximately 8-1/2" X 4-1/2" X 2-5/8") ... and bake in a pre-heated 350°F oven for 60 to 65 minutes.
2/3 cup of vegetable oil
3/4 cup of honey
2 eggs
1-1 /2 cups of carrot pulp
1-1 /2 cups of whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of sea salt (optional)
Mix the oil and honey together as well as you can, then add the eggs and mix again. Stir in the carrot pulp. Now add the remaining ingredients and mix well ... pour the resulting concoction into a greased loaf pan (measuring approximately 8-1/2" X 4-1/2" X 2-5/8") ... and bake in a pre-heated 350°F oven for 60 to 65 minutes.
PULP Baked Carrot Cookies
CARROT PULP COOKIES
3/4 cup of water
1 cup of carrot pulp
2/3 cup of vegetable oil
2/3 cup of honey
1 egg
2 cups of whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1/ 2 teaspoon of sea salt (optional)
1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon of pure lemon extract
Add the water to the carrot pulp in a small saucepan and cook over a very low heat for 10 minutes, stirring often to keep the pulp from scorching. Meanwhile, beat the oil and honey together in a bowl, then beat in the egg. Stir in the cooked carrot pulp, the flour, the baking powder, and—if you wish-the sea salt. Add the vanilla and lemon extracts, stir, and spoon the dough out onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes in a pre-heated 400°F oven. Happy eating!
3/4 cup of water
1 cup of carrot pulp
2/3 cup of vegetable oil
2/3 cup of honey
1 egg
2 cups of whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1/ 2 teaspoon of sea salt (optional)
1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon of pure lemon extract
Add the water to the carrot pulp in a small saucepan and cook over a very low heat for 10 minutes, stirring often to keep the pulp from scorching. Meanwhile, beat the oil and honey together in a bowl, then beat in the egg. Stir in the cooked carrot pulp, the flour, the baking powder, and—if you wish-the sea salt. Add the vanilla and lemon extracts, stir, and spoon the dough out onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes in a pre-heated 400°F oven. Happy eating!
Pulp Baked Carrot Muffins
Carrot Pulp Muffins
The carrot is a wonderful item to have on hand and is one of the all time favorites for juicing. It is hardy in the fridge and blends very well with a wide range of other both vegetable and fruit juices. It is beneficial for our eyes as we all have heard but also helps give us Vitamins like A, B1 and C.
Because it’s so frequently called for in recipes, you’re bound to end up with an excess of carrot pulp. But don’t throw away that valuable pulp! It can be used in the ever popular carrot cake which is delicious. Or for a slight variation try making Carrot Pulp Muffins! Here’s a recipe that adds a little zing in the form of Pineapple Pulp:
Ingredients:
3.5 cups carrot pulp
1 cup pineapple pulp
3 cups whole-grain flour
1 cup canola oil
1 cup honey
6 egg whites
1 tbsp vanilla
1 tbsp baking soda
2 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 cup crushed nuts
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 deg. Mix up the pulp from carrots and pineapple well. Add egg whites, honey, vanilla and oil to the mix. Sift the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg together and add it gradually to mixture, stirring until it’s blended. Mix in the nuts.
Pour the batter into greased muffin cups making sure to leave some room (about 1/4 from the top) for expansion. Bake for 45 minutes.
Makes a dozen muffins.
The carrot is a wonderful item to have on hand and is one of the all time favorites for juicing. It is hardy in the fridge and blends very well with a wide range of other both vegetable and fruit juices. It is beneficial for our eyes as we all have heard but also helps give us Vitamins like A, B1 and C.
Because it’s so frequently called for in recipes, you’re bound to end up with an excess of carrot pulp. But don’t throw away that valuable pulp! It can be used in the ever popular carrot cake which is delicious. Or for a slight variation try making Carrot Pulp Muffins! Here’s a recipe that adds a little zing in the form of Pineapple Pulp:
Ingredients:
3.5 cups carrot pulp
1 cup pineapple pulp
3 cups whole-grain flour
1 cup canola oil
1 cup honey
6 egg whites
1 tbsp vanilla
1 tbsp baking soda
2 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 cup crushed nuts
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 deg. Mix up the pulp from carrots and pineapple well. Add egg whites, honey, vanilla and oil to the mix. Sift the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg together and add it gradually to mixture, stirring until it’s blended. Mix in the nuts.
Pour the batter into greased muffin cups making sure to leave some room (about 1/4 from the top) for expansion. Bake for 45 minutes.
Makes a dozen muffins.
Pulp Baked Carrot Cake
Baked CARROT CAKE
2 egg substitute
1/4 cup raw unfiltered honey
1/4 cup real maple syrup
1/2 cup cold pressed olive oil
1-1/2 cup carrot pulp
1/2 cup nuts, chopped (walnute, pecans)
1-1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tbsp. cinnamon
Blend ingredients in order as listed and bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes.
This makes one dozen cupcakes. Fill about 3/4 full.
Batter will not be stiff - on the creamy side.
TAHINI CREAM TOPPING
Mix tahini with pure maple syrup unitl the consistency of thick cream. Cut cupcake in half and drizzle on topping.
Very yummy!
2 egg substitute
1/4 cup raw unfiltered honey
1/4 cup real maple syrup
1/2 cup cold pressed olive oil
1-1/2 cup carrot pulp
1/2 cup nuts, chopped (walnute, pecans)
1-1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tbsp. cinnamon
Blend ingredients in order as listed and bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes.
This makes one dozen cupcakes. Fill about 3/4 full.
Batter will not be stiff - on the creamy side.
TAHINI CREAM TOPPING
Mix tahini with pure maple syrup unitl the consistency of thick cream. Cut cupcake in half and drizzle on topping.
Very yummy!
Pulp crackers
the recipe I use is off the HAcres video - Eating in the Outdoors.
3 T. ground flax seed mixed in a large bowl with 1/3 c. water. Let set for awhile.
Blend in Food Processor lc. sunflower seed, soaked for 2 hrs, then drained. 1 tsp. sea salt, and a little water if needed.
Add the sunflowers to the flax seed bowl along with lc. carrot pulp, 1/3 c. each finely chpd celery and red onion, 2 t minced red pepper and 2 t. chpd parsley. (I omit the onion and add some Frontier All-Purpose Seasoning as it is easier on the breath)
Blend in food processor, spread thin layer on teflex sheets, score into cracker shapes, dry 6 hours and then flip and take off teflex, dry 12-18 hours more.
3 T. ground flax seed mixed in a large bowl with 1/3 c. water. Let set for awhile.
Blend in Food Processor lc. sunflower seed, soaked for 2 hrs, then drained. 1 tsp. sea salt, and a little water if needed.
Add the sunflowers to the flax seed bowl along with lc. carrot pulp, 1/3 c. each finely chpd celery and red onion, 2 t minced red pepper and 2 t. chpd parsley. (I omit the onion and add some Frontier All-Purpose Seasoning as it is easier on the breath)
Blend in food processor, spread thin layer on teflex sheets, score into cracker shapes, dry 6 hours and then flip and take off teflex, dry 12-18 hours more.
Pulp Macaroons
Golden Macaroons (I got this years ago from HA)
1 C grated raw carrots, packed (I use pulp)
1/2 C water
1/3 cup sweetener (honey or maple syrup)
1 1/2 C coconut
1 cup oat flour (You can blend dry oats to make flour)
1/2 t salt (opt)
1 t vanilla
Mix well. Let sit 10 min. Firmly pack dough into a tablespoon and drop on an oiled cookie sheet. (I usually just pack it into an oiled 9 X 12 pan and cut it later).
Bake at 325 for 30 minutes (up to 45 if using the pan)
Blend
1 C grated raw carrots, packed (I use pulp)
1/2 C water
1/3 cup sweetener (honey or maple syrup)
1 1/2 C coconut
1 cup oat flour (You can blend dry oats to make flour)
1/2 t salt (opt)
1 t vanilla
Mix well. Let sit 10 min. Firmly pack dough into a tablespoon and drop on an oiled cookie sheet. (I usually just pack it into an oiled 9 X 12 pan and cut it later).
Bake at 325 for 30 minutes (up to 45 if using the pan)
Blend
pulp recipe kids Breakfast
From hallelulah Acres
This is a recipe that my children love
for breakfast.
1 mashed banana
1 cup carrot pulp
1 Tbsp. flax oil or Udo's
1 Tbsp. almonds
1 tsp. pure vanilla (optional)
Mix together and enjoy.
This is a recipe that my children love
for breakfast.
1 mashed banana
1 cup carrot pulp
1 Tbsp. flax oil or Udo's
1 Tbsp. almonds
1 tsp. pure vanilla (optional)
Mix together and enjoy.
Pulp Recipes Carob Devastation
Carob Devastation
By Jeremy Safron
1 cup sprouted almonds
2 cups soaked dates
1 cup soaked raisins
1 TB pure vanilla
3 cups carrot pulp
2 cups walnuts
2 cups sunflower seeds
1 cup fresh shredded coconut
1 cup raw carob powder
2 cups Nut Crème
In a food processor, grind the almonds, dates, raisins and vanilla. In a large bowl mix the carrot pulp with the almond mix. In a food processor grind the walnuts and sunflower seeds into a powder. In separate bowl, mix the powdered nuts, coconut and carob. Gradually add the dry to the wet almond mix. ( I took ½ and formed it into a round cake and then sliced bananas on top and then I added the second ½ on top of that and then poured on the Nut crème. If you put in the frig for a while the cake is even better)
Nut Crème
5 dates, soaked
1 cup filtered water
1 cup soaked nuts of your choice (I use cashew or macadamia)
(You could add a few more dates and carob to make it “choco” frosting)
By Jeremy Safron
1 cup sprouted almonds
2 cups soaked dates
1 cup soaked raisins
1 TB pure vanilla
3 cups carrot pulp
2 cups walnuts
2 cups sunflower seeds
1 cup fresh shredded coconut
1 cup raw carob powder
2 cups Nut Crème
In a food processor, grind the almonds, dates, raisins and vanilla. In a large bowl mix the carrot pulp with the almond mix. In a food processor grind the walnuts and sunflower seeds into a powder. In separate bowl, mix the powdered nuts, coconut and carob. Gradually add the dry to the wet almond mix. ( I took ½ and formed it into a round cake and then sliced bananas on top and then I added the second ½ on top of that and then poured on the Nut crème. If you put in the frig for a while the cake is even better)
Nut Crème
5 dates, soaked
1 cup filtered water
1 cup soaked nuts of your choice (I use cashew or macadamia)
(You could add a few more dates and carob to make it “choco” frosting)
Pulp Carrot Cake
Delicious Carrot Cake
This is really wonderful.
Recipe developed by my dear friend, Vanesa Clark.
Serves 4-6
CAKE
3/4 C of shredded/grated carrot
1/4 C fresh moist dates, pitted
1 T flax seed, ground
4 T coconut shreds
1 tsp vanilla
2 T blue agave nectar
2 T cashews, ground
1/4 -1/2 C raisins (not soaked)
1/4 T cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground ginger
1/2 cup chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
1/4 tsp salt
Blend dates until they are a paste then add everything else except for nuts, raisins and about a handful of carrot shavings. Add nuts, raisins and carrot to the blend and pulse until well blended. Mold into desired shape and place in dehydrator about 4 hours at 115 degrees or until firm enough to hold frosting.
Frosting
1 C cashews (soaked in water for 2-3 hours)
4 T agave nectar
2 T orange juice
2 T coconut butter or oil
1/2-1 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt
Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth and creamy. Please in refrigerator and allow to thicken if necessary. Frost cake as you desire.
This is really wonderful.
Recipe developed by my dear friend, Vanesa Clark.
Serves 4-6
CAKE
3/4 C of shredded/grated carrot
1/4 C fresh moist dates, pitted
1 T flax seed, ground
4 T coconut shreds
1 tsp vanilla
2 T blue agave nectar
2 T cashews, ground
1/4 -1/2 C raisins (not soaked)
1/4 T cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground ginger
1/2 cup chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
1/4 tsp salt
Blend dates until they are a paste then add everything else except for nuts, raisins and about a handful of carrot shavings. Add nuts, raisins and carrot to the blend and pulse until well blended. Mold into desired shape and place in dehydrator about 4 hours at 115 degrees or until firm enough to hold frosting.
Frosting
1 C cashews (soaked in water for 2-3 hours)
4 T agave nectar
2 T orange juice
2 T coconut butter or oil
1/2-1 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt
Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth and creamy. Please in refrigerator and allow to thicken if necessary. Frost cake as you desire.
pulp recipes
From Snow Drop on rawfreedom Comunity
i made up my own frosting
it was simply cashews pineapple agave & lemon
it was simply heavenly.
the cake... think think think-
ok i had to look it up.
4 Cups of carrot pulp (from juicing)
1 Cup Walnuts
1 Cup fresh or desiccated coconut
Two thirds cup of dates
Half cup of raisins
Quarter cup of ground flax seed
Cinnamon & Nutmeg
i do not remember where this recipe came from
but i pressed it thin into a saran wrap lined glass lasagna pan
froze it, then cut it into 3 and frosted the layers
& stacked em. it looked good. (sorry no pics)
and made up quick.
i made up my own frosting
it was simply cashews pineapple agave & lemon
it was simply heavenly.
the cake... think think think-
ok i had to look it up.
4 Cups of carrot pulp (from juicing)
1 Cup Walnuts
1 Cup fresh or desiccated coconut
Two thirds cup of dates
Half cup of raisins
Quarter cup of ground flax seed
Cinnamon & Nutmeg
i do not remember where this recipe came from
but i pressed it thin into a saran wrap lined glass lasagna pan
froze it, then cut it into 3 and frosted the layers
& stacked em. it looked good. (sorry no pics)
and made up quick.
Veggie Pulp recipes
Basil crackers
by Sophie Quinn
carrot or vegetable pulp from juicing (about 5 cups)
1 clove crushed garlic
1/2 cup basil, chopped or dried handful cylantro, chopped
2 ripe tomatos, chopped
1 cup (or more) sprouted and crushed nuts (almonds, sesame, sunflower...etc.)
sea salt, dulse or braggs to taste
Use a spatula to spread over teflex sheet in dehydrator or pan in oven and dehydrate for about 8 hrs or until completely dry. Wonderful with guacamole or other dips! Also a great way to make convience food out of compost.
by Sophie Quinn
carrot or vegetable pulp from juicing (about 5 cups)
1 clove crushed garlic
1/2 cup basil, chopped or dried handful cylantro, chopped
2 ripe tomatos, chopped
1 cup (or more) sprouted and crushed nuts (almonds, sesame, sunflower...etc.)
sea salt, dulse or braggs to taste
Use a spatula to spread over teflex sheet in dehydrator or pan in oven and dehydrate for about 8 hrs or until completely dry. Wonderful with guacamole or other dips! Also a great way to make convience food out of compost.
PULP RECIPES
This is a Raw Banana Nut Bread recipe made with juice pulp by Matt Monarch that Angela Stokes had on her blog and her current newsletter.
Banana-Nut Bread
2 cups vegetable juice pulp (preferably at least half of it carrot pulp)
8 tbsp ground flax or chia
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup raisins
5 bananas
Mix together the veggie juice pulp and bananas in a food processor. Add in the ground flax or chia and let the food procesor run until the sees are completely mixed in. Transfer the mixture in a bowl with the walnuts and raisins and mix them in thoroughly by hand. Shape into into a loaf. For major yumminess, top with “Cream Cheese” (see below)
Cream Cheese
Flesh of 3 avocados
9 dates
Juice of 1 or 2 lemons
big handful of dulse
Blend the ingredients in a blender. Serve on top of banana nut bread, or just eat on its own.
Angela also mentions that she replaced the walnuts and raisins with chopped brazil nuts and diced prunes and added lucuma for shortbready yumminess.
Banana-Nut Bread
2 cups vegetable juice pulp (preferably at least half of it carrot pulp)
8 tbsp ground flax or chia
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup raisins
5 bananas
Mix together the veggie juice pulp and bananas in a food processor. Add in the ground flax or chia and let the food procesor run until the sees are completely mixed in. Transfer the mixture in a bowl with the walnuts and raisins and mix them in thoroughly by hand. Shape into into a loaf. For major yumminess, top with “Cream Cheese” (see below)
Cream Cheese
Flesh of 3 avocados
9 dates
Juice of 1 or 2 lemons
big handful of dulse
Blend the ingredients in a blender. Serve on top of banana nut bread, or just eat on its own.
Angela also mentions that she replaced the walnuts and raisins with chopped brazil nuts and diced prunes and added lucuma for shortbready yumminess.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
MSG Hidden in our foods
I forgot where I originally found this , but here is the info
HIDDEN SOURCES
OF PROCESSED FREE GLUTAMIC ACID (MSG)
NAMES OF INGREDIENTS THAT CONTAIN ENOUGH MSG
TO SERVE AS COMMON MSG-REACTION TRIGGERS
The MSG-reaction is a reaction to free glutamic acid that occurs in food as a consequence of manufacture. MSG-sensitive people do not react to protein (which contains bound glutamic acid) or any of the minute amounts of free glutamic acid that might be found in unadulterated, unfermented, food.
These ALWAYS contain MSG
Glutamate Glutamic acid Gelatin
Monosodium glutamate Calcium caseinate Textured protein
Monopotassium glutamate Sodium caseinate Yeast nutrient
Yeast extract Yeast food Autolyzed yeast
Hydrolyzed protein
(any protein that is hydrolyzed) Hydrolyzed corn gluten Natrium glutamate (natrium is Latin/German for sodium)
These OFTEN contain MSG or create MSG during processing
Carrageenan Maltodextrin Malt extract
Natural pork flavoring Citric acid Malt flavoring
Bouillon and Broth Natural chicken flavoring Soy protein isolate
Natural beef flavoring Ultra-pasteurized Soy sauce
Stock Barley malt Soy sauce extract
Whey protein concentrate Pectin Soy protein
Whey protein Protease Soy protein concentrate
Whey protein isolate Protease enzymes Anything protein fortified
Flavors(s) & Flavoring(s) Anything enzyme modified Anything fermented
Natural flavor(s)
& flavoring(s) Enzymes anything Seasonings
(the word "seasonings")
In ADDITION...
The not so new game is to label hydrolyzed proteins as pea protein, whey protein, corn protein, etc. If a pea, for example, were whole, it would be identified as a pea. Calling an ingredient pea protein indicates that the pea has been hydrolyzed, at least in part, and that processed free glutamic acid (MSG) is present. Relatively new to the list are wheat protein and soy protein.
Disodium guanylate and disodium inosinate are expensive food additives that work synergistically with inexpensive MSG. Their use suggests that the product has MSG in it. They would probably not be used as food additives if there were no MSG present.
MSG reactions have been reported to soaps, shampoos, hair conditioners, and cosmetics, where MSG is hidden in ingredients that include the words "hydrolyzed," "amino acids," and "protein."
Low fat and no fat milk products often include milk solids that contain MSG. Low fat and no fat versions of ice cream and cheese may not be as obvious as yogurt, milk, cream, cream cheese, cottage cheese, etc., but they are not an exception.
Protein powders contain glutamic acid, which, invariably, would be precessed free glutamic acid (MSG). Glutamic acid is not always named on labels of protein powders.
Drinks, candy, and chewing gum are potential sources of hidden MSG and of aspartame and neotame. Aspartic acid, found in neotame and aspartame (NutraSweet), ordinarily causes MSG type reactions in MSG sensitive people. Aspartame is found in some medications, including children's medications. Neotame is relatively new and we have not yet seen it used widely. Check with your pharmacist.
Binders and fillers for medications, nutrients, and supplements, both prescription and non-prescription, enteral feeding materials, and some fluids administered intravenously in hospitals, may contain MSG.
According to the manufacturer, Varivax–Merck chicken pox vaccine (Varicella Virus Live), contains L-monosodium glutamate and hydrolyzed gelatin both of which contain processed free glutamic acid (MSG) which causes brain lesions in young laboratory animals, and causes endocrine disturbances like OBESITY and REPRODUCTIVE disorders later in life. It would appear that most, if not all, live virus vaccines contain MSG.
Reactions to MSG are dose related, i.e., some people react to even very small amounts. MSG-induced reactions may occur immediately after ingestion or after as much as 48 hours.
Note: There are additional ingredients that appear to cause MSG reactions in ACUTELY sensitive people. A list is available by request.
Remember: By FDA definition, all MSG is "naturally occurring." "Natural" doesn't mean "safe." "Natural" only means that the ingredient started out in nature.
We would like to hear from you if you have found additional MSG-reaction triggers.
HIDDEN SOURCES
OF PROCESSED FREE GLUTAMIC ACID (MSG)
NAMES OF INGREDIENTS THAT CONTAIN ENOUGH MSG
TO SERVE AS COMMON MSG-REACTION TRIGGERS
The MSG-reaction is a reaction to free glutamic acid that occurs in food as a consequence of manufacture. MSG-sensitive people do not react to protein (which contains bound glutamic acid) or any of the minute amounts of free glutamic acid that might be found in unadulterated, unfermented, food.
These ALWAYS contain MSG
Glutamate Glutamic acid Gelatin
Monosodium glutamate Calcium caseinate Textured protein
Monopotassium glutamate Sodium caseinate Yeast nutrient
Yeast extract Yeast food Autolyzed yeast
Hydrolyzed protein
(any protein that is hydrolyzed) Hydrolyzed corn gluten Natrium glutamate (natrium is Latin/German for sodium)
These OFTEN contain MSG or create MSG during processing
Carrageenan Maltodextrin Malt extract
Natural pork flavoring Citric acid Malt flavoring
Bouillon and Broth Natural chicken flavoring Soy protein isolate
Natural beef flavoring Ultra-pasteurized Soy sauce
Stock Barley malt Soy sauce extract
Whey protein concentrate Pectin Soy protein
Whey protein Protease Soy protein concentrate
Whey protein isolate Protease enzymes Anything protein fortified
Flavors(s) & Flavoring(s) Anything enzyme modified Anything fermented
Natural flavor(s)
& flavoring(s) Enzymes anything Seasonings
(the word "seasonings")
In ADDITION...
The not so new game is to label hydrolyzed proteins as pea protein, whey protein, corn protein, etc. If a pea, for example, were whole, it would be identified as a pea. Calling an ingredient pea protein indicates that the pea has been hydrolyzed, at least in part, and that processed free glutamic acid (MSG) is present. Relatively new to the list are wheat protein and soy protein.
Disodium guanylate and disodium inosinate are expensive food additives that work synergistically with inexpensive MSG. Their use suggests that the product has MSG in it. They would probably not be used as food additives if there were no MSG present.
MSG reactions have been reported to soaps, shampoos, hair conditioners, and cosmetics, where MSG is hidden in ingredients that include the words "hydrolyzed," "amino acids," and "protein."
Low fat and no fat milk products often include milk solids that contain MSG. Low fat and no fat versions of ice cream and cheese may not be as obvious as yogurt, milk, cream, cream cheese, cottage cheese, etc., but they are not an exception.
Protein powders contain glutamic acid, which, invariably, would be precessed free glutamic acid (MSG). Glutamic acid is not always named on labels of protein powders.
Drinks, candy, and chewing gum are potential sources of hidden MSG and of aspartame and neotame. Aspartic acid, found in neotame and aspartame (NutraSweet), ordinarily causes MSG type reactions in MSG sensitive people. Aspartame is found in some medications, including children's medications. Neotame is relatively new and we have not yet seen it used widely. Check with your pharmacist.
Binders and fillers for medications, nutrients, and supplements, both prescription and non-prescription, enteral feeding materials, and some fluids administered intravenously in hospitals, may contain MSG.
According to the manufacturer, Varivax–Merck chicken pox vaccine (Varicella Virus Live), contains L-monosodium glutamate and hydrolyzed gelatin both of which contain processed free glutamic acid (MSG) which causes brain lesions in young laboratory animals, and causes endocrine disturbances like OBESITY and REPRODUCTIVE disorders later in life. It would appear that most, if not all, live virus vaccines contain MSG.
Reactions to MSG are dose related, i.e., some people react to even very small amounts. MSG-induced reactions may occur immediately after ingestion or after as much as 48 hours.
Note: There are additional ingredients that appear to cause MSG reactions in ACUTELY sensitive people. A list is available by request.
Remember: By FDA definition, all MSG is "naturally occurring." "Natural" doesn't mean "safe." "Natural" only means that the ingredient started out in nature.
We would like to hear from you if you have found additional MSG-reaction triggers.
Rhondas Fiesta Salad
Rhonda's Fiesta Salad & Dressing * * * * *
Taken from Hallelujah Acres
Here is a salad recipe Rhonda first demonstrated in her Culinary Class back in 2005 and has been a favorite since, especially for a 4th of July picnic.
2 cups fresh-off-the-cob corn kernels
1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped)
1/4 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
1 cup scallions (chopped)
1 red bell pepper (chopped)
1 orange or yellow bell pepper (chopped)
2 ribs celery (chopped)
1 handful of cherry tomatoes (cut in half)
Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix well with Fiesta Dressing below:
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove (peeled and chopped fine)
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
3 dehydrated apricots (soaked) OR (1 tablespoon fruit sweetened apricot jam)
Celtic Sea salt (to taste)
Pinch of Cayenne pepper (Optional)
Place all ingredients in blender and process until creamy and pour over Salad
*ORGANIC INGREDIENTS ARE ALWAYS RECOMMENDED.
Taken from Hallelujah Acres
Here is a salad recipe Rhonda first demonstrated in her Culinary Class back in 2005 and has been a favorite since, especially for a 4th of July picnic.
2 cups fresh-off-the-cob corn kernels
1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped)
1/4 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
1 cup scallions (chopped)
1 red bell pepper (chopped)
1 orange or yellow bell pepper (chopped)
2 ribs celery (chopped)
1 handful of cherry tomatoes (cut in half)
Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix well with Fiesta Dressing below:
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove (peeled and chopped fine)
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
3 dehydrated apricots (soaked) OR (1 tablespoon fruit sweetened apricot jam)
Celtic Sea salt (to taste)
Pinch of Cayenne pepper (Optional)
Place all ingredients in blender and process until creamy and pour over Salad
*ORGANIC INGREDIENTS ARE ALWAYS RECOMMENDED.
Dr Walker's Salad
Dr. Walker's Salad *****
2 tablespoons finely grated carrot
2 tablespoons finely grated beet
2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
2 tablespoons finely grated or chopped cabbage
2 tablespoons finely chopped summer squash
Layer on top of some large lettuce leaves each of the above items, starting with the squash and going up until the top layer is the grated carrot. Then garnish the above with:
1 diced tomato
1/2 of an avocado cut into strips.
If you desire a dressing, you can choose from the juice of half a lemon, extra-virgin olive oil, Udo's oil, or fresh or dried herbs. If you prefer, you can swap out the avocado for some sunflower seeds or grated almond.
All kinds of variations of this basic salad can be made by trying different vegetables.
2 tablespoons finely grated carrot
2 tablespoons finely grated beet
2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
2 tablespoons finely grated or chopped cabbage
2 tablespoons finely chopped summer squash
Layer on top of some large lettuce leaves each of the above items, starting with the squash and going up until the top layer is the grated carrot. Then garnish the above with:
1 diced tomato
1/2 of an avocado cut into strips.
If you desire a dressing, you can choose from the juice of half a lemon, extra-virgin olive oil, Udo's oil, or fresh or dried herbs. If you prefer, you can swap out the avocado for some sunflower seeds or grated almond.
All kinds of variations of this basic salad can be made by trying different vegetables.
Cauliflower Salad
CAULIFLOWER SALAD
cauliflower - the whole head
cabbage - about 1/4 head
green onions
red and orange bell peppers
raisins
honey mustard dressing
(vegannaise, honey & mustard)
Taken from maw in the raw
cauliflower - the whole head
cabbage - about 1/4 head
green onions
red and orange bell peppers
raisins
honey mustard dressing
(vegannaise, honey & mustard)
Taken from maw in the raw
Cauliflower Salad
CAULIFLOWER SALAD
cauliflower - the whole head
cabbage - about 1/4 head
green onions
red and orange bell peppers
raisins
honey mustard dressing
(vegannaise, honey & mustard)
Taken from maw in the raw
cauliflower - the whole head
cabbage - about 1/4 head
green onions
red and orange bell peppers
raisins
honey mustard dressing
(vegannaise, honey & mustard)
Taken from maw in the raw
Dinner
HUGE salad Preferrably wih a lot of Greens (Lovely chlorophyll)
A good base is any of the soft lettuces.
(Bibb, Roamine,iceburg, red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce, and spinach. You can use other dark greens as well, but while you are adjusting your diet try not to use this as much as the above greens ,which are easier to digest.)
Get Creative add colorful vegetables to your salad.
Appearance really makes the meal appealing!!!
We have put fresh corn cut off the cob on our salads, as well as mixing some of these
cranberries, carrot coins(slices) or shredded carrots,small broccoli peices, small cauliflower peices,apples,figs,apricots,celery,avocado,tomatoes, onions, peppers,dried blueberries, raisins,dates, a few nuts or seeds. (Almonds, walnuts,pumpkin seeds- my favorite, sesame seeds,flax seeds,sunflower seeds.
We have cut out beets with cookie cuters for a lovely color.
You can use Olive oil, with apple cider vinegar( preferrably raw) and Braggs liquid Aminos for an easy dressing. Change it up a little with fresh squeezed lemon and fresh herbs and udos oil or flaxseed oil. Simple and Healthy!
Add to this whole grains if you like. (Brown Rice, Whole Grain Noodles, Wild Rice, Whole Grain Breads, Minimally processed.)
A good base is any of the soft lettuces.
(Bibb, Roamine,iceburg, red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce, and spinach. You can use other dark greens as well, but while you are adjusting your diet try not to use this as much as the above greens ,which are easier to digest.)
Get Creative add colorful vegetables to your salad.
Appearance really makes the meal appealing!!!
We have put fresh corn cut off the cob on our salads, as well as mixing some of these
cranberries, carrot coins(slices) or shredded carrots,small broccoli peices, small cauliflower peices,apples,figs,apricots,celery,avocado,tomatoes, onions, peppers,dried blueberries, raisins,dates, a few nuts or seeds. (Almonds, walnuts,pumpkin seeds- my favorite, sesame seeds,flax seeds,sunflower seeds.
We have cut out beets with cookie cuters for a lovely color.
You can use Olive oil, with apple cider vinegar( preferrably raw) and Braggs liquid Aminos for an easy dressing. Change it up a little with fresh squeezed lemon and fresh herbs and udos oil or flaxseed oil. Simple and Healthy!
Add to this whole grains if you like. (Brown Rice, Whole Grain Noodles, Wild Rice, Whole Grain Breads, Minimally processed.)
Graves Disease
My eldest daughter has Graves Disease.
I have been asked numerous questions regarding the disease, as well as having alot of well intentioned people try to explain to me what it is.
I posted below information that my sweet husband got for me from Mayo clinic.
Here is my problem with the treatment.
The treatment is in NO way addressing the root cause which is the immune system, as stated in medical literature.
The treatment tries to control some of the effects of the imbalance of the immune system.
These areas;such as the heart and thyroid can definitely not be left unattended, and in a state of imbalance.
HOWEVER.......
YOU CAN NOT EXPECT TOTAL RECOVERY ... EVER... without addressing the cause!!!
The cause is the immune system imbalance.
This is a TOTAL LACK of Proper nutrition by feeding the body chemical laden items disguised as food.
The person suffering from Graves disease is not missing beta blockers or thyroid inhibitors from their diet. What is missing are the building blocks for their body to build new healthy cells.
Our bodies are designed to heal and repair themselves, but they can not rebuild or repair if they are not given the proper means to do so.
ONLY fresh fruit and vegetables contain the building blocks and phytonutrients neccessary to repair that kind of damage.
I have been asked numerous questions regarding the disease, as well as having alot of well intentioned people try to explain to me what it is.
I posted below information that my sweet husband got for me from Mayo clinic.
Here is my problem with the treatment.
The treatment is in NO way addressing the root cause which is the immune system, as stated in medical literature.
The treatment tries to control some of the effects of the imbalance of the immune system.
These areas;such as the heart and thyroid can definitely not be left unattended, and in a state of imbalance.
HOWEVER.......
YOU CAN NOT EXPECT TOTAL RECOVERY ... EVER... without addressing the cause!!!
The cause is the immune system imbalance.
This is a TOTAL LACK of Proper nutrition by feeding the body chemical laden items disguised as food.
The person suffering from Graves disease is not missing beta blockers or thyroid inhibitors from their diet. What is missing are the building blocks for their body to build new healthy cells.
Our bodies are designed to heal and repair themselves, but they can not rebuild or repair if they are not given the proper means to do so.
ONLY fresh fruit and vegetables contain the building blocks and phytonutrients neccessary to repair that kind of damage.
Graves' disease Treatments and drugs
Graves' disease Treatments and drugs
There's no treatment to stop your immune system from producing the antibodies that cause Graves' disease. Treatments to control the signs and symptoms of Graves' disease are designed to decrease the production of thyroxine or to block its action. Graves' disease treatment includes:
Beta blockers. These medications, which include propranolol (Inderal), atenolol (Tenormin), metoprolol (Lopressor) and nadolol (Corgard), often relieve hyperthyroid signs and symptoms, such as a rapid heart rate, nervousness and tremors. These medications aren't a cure for Graves' because your body will still produce too much thyroxine, but beta blockers block some of the action of the thyroid hormone. Beta blockers are often used in conjunction with other forms of treatment.
Anti-thyroid medications. These prescription medications, including propylthiouracil and methimazole (Tapazole), prevent your thyroid from producing excessive amounts of hormones. Typically, treatment with anti-thyroid medications continues for at least a year. For some people with Graves' disease, treatment with anti-thyroid medications for one to two years causes a long-term remission of the disease. However, relapse is fairly common. These drugs are often used along with radioactive iodine treatment or surgery to help control signs and symptoms.
Radioactive iodine treatment. To make thyroid hormone, your body needs iodine and uses whatever form of iodine is available in your blood. If you take radioactive iodine, the iodine collects in your thyroid gland, and over time the radioactivity destroys the overactive thyroid cells. This causes your thyroid gland to shrink, and problems lessen gradually, usually over several weeks to several months.
Because this treatment causes thyroid activity to decline, you'll likely later need thyroxine treatment to supply your body with normal amounts of thyroid hormones. Treatment doesn't require a hospital stay.
Radioactive iodine treatment may increase your risk of new or worsened symptoms of Graves' ophthalmopathy. This side effect is usually mild and temporary, but radioactive iodine therapy may not be recommended if you already have moderate to severe eye problems. After radioactive iodine treatment, any iodine not taken up into the thyroid gland is excreted in your urine and saliva.
Surgery. If you can't tolerate an anti-thyroid drug and don't want to have radioactive iodine therapy, surgery to remove your thyroid gland (thyroidectomy) is an option. After the surgery, you'll likely need thyroxine treatment to supply your body with normal amounts of thyroid hormones.
Risks of this surgery include potential damage to your vocal cords and your parathyroid glands, tiny glands located adjacent to your thyroid gland. Your parathyroid glands produce a hormone that controls the level of calcium in your blood. Complications are rare under the care of a surgeon experienced in thyroid surgery.
Treating Graves' ophthalmopathy
If Graves' disease affects your eyes (Graves' ophthalmopathy), you can manage mild symptoms by using artificial tears liberally during the day and lubricating gels at night. If your symptoms are more severe, your doctor may recommend:
Medications. Treatment with prescription corticosteroids, such as prednisone, may diminish swelling behind your eyeballs.
Orbital decompression surgery. In this surgery, your doctor removes the bone between your eye socket (orbit) and your sinuses — the air spaces next to the orbit. This gives your eyes room to move back to their original position. Possible complications include double vision and lip numbness.
Eye muscle surgery. The inflammation caused by Graves' disease can affect your eye muscles, making them too short to allow the eyes to align properly. In eye muscle surgery, your doctor cuts the muscle where it attaches to your eyeball and then reattaches it farther back. Sometimes, more than one operation is necessary.
Prisms. You may have double vision either because of Graves' disease or as a side effect of surgery for Graves' disease. Though they don't work for everyone, prisms in your glasses may correct your double vision.
Orbital radiotherapy
Orbital radiotherapy was once a common treatment for Graves' ophthalmopathy. Orbital radiotherapy uses targeted X-rays over the course of several days to destroy some of the tissue behind your eyes. However, some studies have suggested that this treatment provides no benefit for people who have mild to moderately severe Graves' ophthalmopathy.
Your doctor may recommend orbital radiotherapy if your eye problems are worsening and prescription corticosteroids alone aren't effective or well tolerated.
There's no treatment to stop your immune system from producing the antibodies that cause Graves' disease. Treatments to control the signs and symptoms of Graves' disease are designed to decrease the production of thyroxine or to block its action. Graves' disease treatment includes:
Beta blockers. These medications, which include propranolol (Inderal), atenolol (Tenormin), metoprolol (Lopressor) and nadolol (Corgard), often relieve hyperthyroid signs and symptoms, such as a rapid heart rate, nervousness and tremors. These medications aren't a cure for Graves' because your body will still produce too much thyroxine, but beta blockers block some of the action of the thyroid hormone. Beta blockers are often used in conjunction with other forms of treatment.
Anti-thyroid medications. These prescription medications, including propylthiouracil and methimazole (Tapazole), prevent your thyroid from producing excessive amounts of hormones. Typically, treatment with anti-thyroid medications continues for at least a year. For some people with Graves' disease, treatment with anti-thyroid medications for one to two years causes a long-term remission of the disease. However, relapse is fairly common. These drugs are often used along with radioactive iodine treatment or surgery to help control signs and symptoms.
Radioactive iodine treatment. To make thyroid hormone, your body needs iodine and uses whatever form of iodine is available in your blood. If you take radioactive iodine, the iodine collects in your thyroid gland, and over time the radioactivity destroys the overactive thyroid cells. This causes your thyroid gland to shrink, and problems lessen gradually, usually over several weeks to several months.
Because this treatment causes thyroid activity to decline, you'll likely later need thyroxine treatment to supply your body with normal amounts of thyroid hormones. Treatment doesn't require a hospital stay.
Radioactive iodine treatment may increase your risk of new or worsened symptoms of Graves' ophthalmopathy. This side effect is usually mild and temporary, but radioactive iodine therapy may not be recommended if you already have moderate to severe eye problems. After radioactive iodine treatment, any iodine not taken up into the thyroid gland is excreted in your urine and saliva.
Surgery. If you can't tolerate an anti-thyroid drug and don't want to have radioactive iodine therapy, surgery to remove your thyroid gland (thyroidectomy) is an option. After the surgery, you'll likely need thyroxine treatment to supply your body with normal amounts of thyroid hormones.
Risks of this surgery include potential damage to your vocal cords and your parathyroid glands, tiny glands located adjacent to your thyroid gland. Your parathyroid glands produce a hormone that controls the level of calcium in your blood. Complications are rare under the care of a surgeon experienced in thyroid surgery.
Treating Graves' ophthalmopathy
If Graves' disease affects your eyes (Graves' ophthalmopathy), you can manage mild symptoms by using artificial tears liberally during the day and lubricating gels at night. If your symptoms are more severe, your doctor may recommend:
Medications. Treatment with prescription corticosteroids, such as prednisone, may diminish swelling behind your eyeballs.
Orbital decompression surgery. In this surgery, your doctor removes the bone between your eye socket (orbit) and your sinuses — the air spaces next to the orbit. This gives your eyes room to move back to their original position. Possible complications include double vision and lip numbness.
Eye muscle surgery. The inflammation caused by Graves' disease can affect your eye muscles, making them too short to allow the eyes to align properly. In eye muscle surgery, your doctor cuts the muscle where it attaches to your eyeball and then reattaches it farther back. Sometimes, more than one operation is necessary.
Prisms. You may have double vision either because of Graves' disease or as a side effect of surgery for Graves' disease. Though they don't work for everyone, prisms in your glasses may correct your double vision.
Orbital radiotherapy
Orbital radiotherapy was once a common treatment for Graves' ophthalmopathy. Orbital radiotherapy uses targeted X-rays over the course of several days to destroy some of the tissue behind your eyes. However, some studies have suggested that this treatment provides no benefit for people who have mild to moderately severe Graves' ophthalmopathy.
Your doctor may recommend orbital radiotherapy if your eye problems are worsening and prescription corticosteroids alone aren't effective or well tolerated.
Graves' disease Complications
Graves' disease Complications
Any time your body produces too much thyroid hormone, because of Graves' disease or another cause, it can lead to a number of complications:
Heart problems. Some of the most serious complications of hyperthyroidism involve the heart. These include a rapid heart rate, a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure — a condition in which your heart can't circulate enough blood to meet your body's needs. These complications are generally reversible with appropriate treatment.
Brittle bones. Untreated hyperthyroidism can also lead to weak, brittle bones (osteoporosis). The strength of your bones depends, in part, on the amount of calcium and other minerals they contain. Too much thyroid hormone interferes with your body's ability to incorporate calcium into your bones.
Thyrotoxic crisis. Hyperthyroidism also places you at risk of thyrotoxic crisis — a sudden intensification of your signs and symptoms, leading to a fever, a rapid pulse and even delirium. This complication is rare, but if it occurs, seek immediate medical care.
Any time your body produces too much thyroid hormone, because of Graves' disease or another cause, it can lead to a number of complications:
Heart problems. Some of the most serious complications of hyperthyroidism involve the heart. These include a rapid heart rate, a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure — a condition in which your heart can't circulate enough blood to meet your body's needs. These complications are generally reversible with appropriate treatment.
Brittle bones. Untreated hyperthyroidism can also lead to weak, brittle bones (osteoporosis). The strength of your bones depends, in part, on the amount of calcium and other minerals they contain. Too much thyroid hormone interferes with your body's ability to incorporate calcium into your bones.
Thyrotoxic crisis. Hyperthyroidism also places you at risk of thyrotoxic crisis — a sudden intensification of your signs and symptoms, leading to a fever, a rapid pulse and even delirium. This complication is rare, but if it occurs, seek immediate medical care.
Graves' disease Causes
Graves' disease Causes
Thyroid gland
Normally, your immune system uses naturally occurring proteins (antibodies) and white blood cells (lymphocytes) to help eliminate viruses, bacteria and foreign substances (antigens) that invade your body.
In Graves' disease, your immune system mistakenly attacks your thyroid gland, but instead of destroying the gland, an antibody called thyrotropin receptor antibody (TRAb) stimulates the thyroid to make excessive amounts of thyroid hormone.
Your thyroid is part of your endocrine system, which includes a collection of glands and tissues that produce hormones. These chemical messengers coordinate many of your body's activities, from digestion to metabolism to reproduction. Thyroxine — a hormone produced by the thyroid — controls your metabolic rate.
Doctors don't know the cause of Graves' disease, what may lead your immune system to attack your thyroid gland. However, they believe a combination of factors, including heredity, sex, age and stress, may determine your likelihood of developing Graves' disease.
Thyroid gland
Normally, your immune system uses naturally occurring proteins (antibodies) and white blood cells (lymphocytes) to help eliminate viruses, bacteria and foreign substances (antigens) that invade your body.
In Graves' disease, your immune system mistakenly attacks your thyroid gland, but instead of destroying the gland, an antibody called thyrotropin receptor antibody (TRAb) stimulates the thyroid to make excessive amounts of thyroid hormone.
Your thyroid is part of your endocrine system, which includes a collection of glands and tissues that produce hormones. These chemical messengers coordinate many of your body's activities, from digestion to metabolism to reproduction. Thyroxine — a hormone produced by the thyroid — controls your metabolic rate.
Doctors don't know the cause of Graves' disease, what may lead your immune system to attack your thyroid gland. However, they believe a combination of factors, including heredity, sex, age and stress, may determine your likelihood of developing Graves' disease.
Graves' disease Symptoms
Graves' disease Symptoms
Anxiety
Irritability
Difficulty sleeping
Fatigue
A rapid or irregular heartbeat
A fine tremor of your hands or fingers
An increase in perspiration
Sensitivity to heat
Weight loss, despite normal food intake
Brittle hair
Enlargement of your thyroid gland (goiter)
Light menstrual periods
Frequent bowel movements
Graves' ophthalmopathy
It's also fairly common for your eyes to exhibit mild signs of a condition known as Graves' ophthalmopathy. In Graves' ophthalmopathy, your eyeball bulges out past its protective orbit (exophthalmos). This occurs as tissues and muscles behind your eye swell and cause your eyeball to move forward. Because your eye is so far forward, the front surface of your eye can become dry. Cigarette smokers with Graves' disease are more likely to have eye problems.
Graves' ophthalmopathy may cause these mild signs and symptoms:
Excess tearing and sensation of grit or sand in either or both eyes
Reddened or inflamed eyes
Widening of the space between your eyelids
Swelling of the lids and tissues around the eyes
Light sensitivity
Less often, Graves' ophthalmopathy can produce these signs and symptoms:
Ulcers on the cornea
Double vision
Limited eye movements
Blurred or reduced vision
Graves' dermopathy
An uncommon sign of Graves' disease is reddening and swelling of the skin, often on your shins and on the top of your feet, called Graves' dermopathy.
Anxiety
Irritability
Difficulty sleeping
Fatigue
A rapid or irregular heartbeat
A fine tremor of your hands or fingers
An increase in perspiration
Sensitivity to heat
Weight loss, despite normal food intake
Brittle hair
Enlargement of your thyroid gland (goiter)
Light menstrual periods
Frequent bowel movements
Graves' ophthalmopathy
It's also fairly common for your eyes to exhibit mild signs of a condition known as Graves' ophthalmopathy. In Graves' ophthalmopathy, your eyeball bulges out past its protective orbit (exophthalmos). This occurs as tissues and muscles behind your eye swell and cause your eyeball to move forward. Because your eye is so far forward, the front surface of your eye can become dry. Cigarette smokers with Graves' disease are more likely to have eye problems.
Graves' ophthalmopathy may cause these mild signs and symptoms:
Excess tearing and sensation of grit or sand in either or both eyes
Reddened or inflamed eyes
Widening of the space between your eyelids
Swelling of the lids and tissues around the eyes
Light sensitivity
Less often, Graves' ophthalmopathy can produce these signs and symptoms:
Ulcers on the cornea
Double vision
Limited eye movements
Blurred or reduced vision
Graves' dermopathy
An uncommon sign of Graves' disease is reddening and swelling of the skin, often on your shins and on the top of your feet, called Graves' dermopathy.
Graves Disease Defined
Graves' disease
Graves' disease is the most common form of hyperthyroidism. It occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks your thyroid gland and causes it to overproduce the hormone thyroxine.
The abnormal immune response can affect the tissue behind your eyes as well as parts of your skin. The higher thyroxine level in Graves' disease can greatly increase your body's metabolic rate, leading to host of health problems.
Graves' disease is rarely life-threatening. Although it may develop at any age and in either men or women, Graves' disease is more common in women and usually begins after age 20.
There's no way to stop your immune system from attacking your thyroid gland, but treatments for Graves' disease can ease symptoms and decrease the production of thyroxine.
Graves' disease is the most common form of hyperthyroidism. It occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks your thyroid gland and causes it to overproduce the hormone thyroxine.
The abnormal immune response can affect the tissue behind your eyes as well as parts of your skin. The higher thyroxine level in Graves' disease can greatly increase your body's metabolic rate, leading to host of health problems.
Graves' disease is rarely life-threatening. Although it may develop at any age and in either men or women, Graves' disease is more common in women and usually begins after age 20.
There's no way to stop your immune system from attacking your thyroid gland, but treatments for Graves' disease can ease symptoms and decrease the production of thyroxine.
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