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Eating For Energy-Don’t Give Up-Try,Try Again

October 18th, 2010

Eating For Energy-Don’t Give Up-Try,Try,Again

Changing your lifestyle can be more complicated than it seems. Being discouraged and dumbfounded at the taste of fruit and vegetable juices will seem weird at first. Your taste buds will adjust.

Listen to the Yuri videos as he talks a lot about this subject. The beauty of Eating For Energy is that you have a whole staff of people ready to answer all your questions. Where else can you find all this info in a package like this?

Apples and carrots help to sweeten most drinks and will help in the transition. Try beets also in your vegetable juices. Combined with apples, carrots, Bok Choy(Chinese cabbage)  and other incredible ingredients,the taste will amaze you.

Attitude is the #1 ingredient

More than anything I believe your attitude towards being in Perfect Health is the most important ingredient. Fruits and vegetables cost a fraction of what processed foods do. If you do not believe that, then your mind is not focused on being healthy. Being positive about how important you are worth make many foods taste better. Assume that foods taste awful and you know what, they usually do.

I often had to fight with Pierrette about buying certain fruits and vegetables. Bananas at 69 cents a pound seemed incredible. How much are you paying for a pound of steak? All the health questions are in your mind. What price is “health” at today? Any idea what your health is worth?

Eating For Energy-Don’t Give Up-Try,Try Again

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Desire is the #2 ingredient

  • How badly do you want this?
  • How many times have you tried to gain control and failed?
  • What are the benefits of being in Perfect health, just for you, not your family and friends?

Taking action is the #3 ingredient

  1. How often have you visited this blog and not taken action?
  2. How often have you pulled out the juicer, and just put it back in the box or hidden it in the cupboard?
  3. How often have you told yourself you are “sick and tired” and just melted back to your old ways?

Eating For Energy is just a beginning. Try, try again is the key that opens your mind to new heights.Give it a try for real. Leave nothing on the table. Play this health game till you feel the best you ever have.

Become Passionate about “You”. I did and I am so Passionate about sharing it with you all.

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Thee Quest For Perfect Health

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How to Grow Wheatgrass

June 25th, 2010

If you are interested in incorporating wheatgrass into your diet, there are a few ways to go about it. You could go out and buy pre-grown wheatgrass, or you could buy pre-juiced extracts. Or, with very little work, you could grow your own wheatgrass at home, saving yourself some money and providing an ample supply, whenever you need it.

Of course, you know that wheatgrass offers all sorts of wonderful health benefits for people following a raw food diet. Fresh wheatgrass juice contains vitamins, minerals and living food enzymes that can, among other things, help to clarify and strengthen your blood, skin and hair; encourage the growth of muscle tissue; and keep your body healthy and able to fight off various minor infections.

Now, one of the down sides to growing your own wheatgrass is the length of time required to cultivate a crop. Wheatgrass can take up to two hundred days to grow to the point where it is ready to be harvested and juiced. Another problem area is the amount of wheatgrass it takes to produce a viable amount of juice. Remember, this is a grass we’re talking about, not a big, juicy orange, so it will take a lot to produce a little.

All that being said, it is worthwhile to grow your own wheatgrass. The first thing you will need to do is sprout your wheatgrass seeds. This usually takes between six to ten hours of soaking in a shallow water bath. Afterwards, you can drain off the excess water, and plant the seeds into a shallow seed tray, filled with your preference of growing medium. Most planting soils will work well for this, but you can mix in compost as you see fit. Once you have distributed the sprouted seeds over the growing medium, cover with a thin layer of soil or peat moss, and water.

The seed tray should be kept in a bright area to grow, but it does not need direct sunlight. Water the seedlings when the soil appears dry, and within a week, you should see the first shoots of your very first crop of wheatgrass. Your crop will be ready for harvesting when it reaches around six inches in height. At this point, simply clip the grass with a pair of scissors, and juice away.

One thing to watch for as you grow your wheatgrass is mould. At best, mould in your wheatgrass can cause an unpleasant flavor; at worst, it can cause a severe allergic reaction. If you see mould in your wheatgrass crop, simply remove the affected seedlings and soil.

Once trimmed, the wheatgrass crop will continue to grow, and if you choose to grow it indoors, it can continue to provide you with fresh wheatgrass all year round.

The juice you produce will be great when added to your favorite green smoothies, or on its own as a very healthy raw food drink that will provide you with a myriad of health benefits, at a fraction of the cost of buying it in the stores.

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Top 5 Summertime Smoothies

June 7th, 2010

FreshFruitSmoothieEspecially in the summer time, there is nothing quite so refreshing as a delicious raw smoothie. There is something wonderful about the fresh taste and the cold texture that are perfect foils to a hot summer afternoon.

But for many raw food aficionados, the smoothie starts and stops with the ubiquitous raw green smoothie. Raw food eaters are generally pretty adventurous, however, so here are five smoothies you should try as part of a raw foods diet this summer that will help you beat the summer heat, and give you all the benefits of raw food.

First off is the obvious but delicious Very Berry Smoothie. Since roadside berry stands are everywhere in the summer, you can simply go for a drive, and when you get back home, toss what you’ve found into the blender. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and any other berry, along with some ice and a bit of freshly squeezed orange juice. This is a great introductory smoothie for kids, or a great dessert on the hottest of summer nights.

The next smoothie to try might sound a little dubious, but it is wonderfully refreshing. The Spicy Tomato Smoothie is bound to raise some eyebrows and start some conversations. If you enjoy a Bloody Mary or Caesar, this smoothie is your alcohol-free solution for blistering hot days. Blending two tomatoes with jalapeno peppers to taste, along with a touch of sea salt, a cup of ice, a sprig of fresh parsley and a dash of chili powder, this smoothie is a great lunch replacement when it is simply too hot to eat.

The Watermelon Smoothie is perfect for those days when the sprinklers are on and the kids are in their bathing suits, jumping through the spray. Watermelon is great for keeping you hydrated when the temperatures climb, so the smoothie is a natural. Combining a cup of the deseeded flesh of the melon with a cup of ice and a whole sliced apple will provide you with something cool and refreshing to sip in the afternoons.

For something a little richer and creamier, you can try the Almond Smoothie. Made with almond milk, this smoothie will give you a texture similar to a milkshake, but without the pasteurized dairy products. This is also a great dessert smoothie for grown ups and kids with more sophisticated palates or a decided lack of a sweet tooth.

Finally, we have the ultimate dessert smoothie, be it summer or winter: the Chocolate Cherry Smoothie. Of course, you will have to source out some raw chocolate, as most chocolate is made from roasted cocoa beans. But the search will be well worth it. Mix in a handful of raw chocolate chips with half a cup of cherries, a cup of ice and a cup of almond milk. The texture you are going for here is smooth and creamy, reminiscent of a chocolate shake.

No matter which smoothie you choose, you will be find something delicious that will help to keep the summer heat away, and help to keep you on the straight and narrow when it comes to your raw foods diet.

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3 Raw Food Recipes for the Summer

May 16th, 2010

23_popsic_lgWith the return of beautiful summer weather, many of us begin to put away the last remaining items that we use regularly during the winter.

The big bulky sweaters return to the back of the closet; the winter tires come off the family car; the mittens and scarves are stored away and replaced with light hats to keep the sun off our heads. One other area of de-winterization, even for non raw food enthusiasts, tends to be in their diet.

During those cold winter months, we crave those hot foods to fill our bellies and warm our insides. Big, thick and steaming soups, hot meat pies straight from the oven, and mugs of hot chocolate are all the rage as the weather rages below freezing outside. But in the summer months, we tend to put away those hot foods in favor of cool salads, iced teas and other cold items intended to chill us out as the mercury climbs. We do this without any thought towards using more raw food recipes.

One of the most obvious summer foods is one that you can use for any number of easy raw food recipes – the watermelon. This enormous fruit may be mostly water, but the juicy flavors are synonymous with sunshine and picnics.

And while the temptation may be there to simply split the fruit open and feast on it by the slice, there is much more than can be done with watermelon in the summer. One great dish for raw food enthusiasts and those simply seeking an apres-sun dish is the delicious watermelon soup.

Served chilled, this dish is great for the evenings, just before the sun goes down. All you have to do is combine the flesh of a good sized melon in a food processor with a small amount of ginger to taste, the juice of a medium lime, and a few leaves of mint. Blend until smooth, adding cold water as needed, depending on the consistency you desire. Strain if you like, or serve as is, garnished with an extra mint leaf.

Another great summer raw treat comes from the huge selection of green smoothie recipes that can be found online. Green smoothies give you all of the energy you need, in a cool refreshing drink. For optimum results, process a handful of spinach or kale with a medium orange, a touch of lemon zest, a bit of raw honey, a glass of cold water, a half cup of ice and half of a cucumber. This delicious drink will serve you well as a breakfast, or a patio sipper on a scorching hot day.

Another summer favorite is the simple popsicle, but many of the store-bought options are loaded with processed sugars and artificial colors. For a healthier raw version, try mixing together your favorite smoothie – maybe a delicious banana-strawberry smoothie – and freezing your own treats on a stick.

This way, you will know exactly what wonderful foods you are eating, know that you are not resorting to sugars to provide flavors, and you can customize your frozen desserts and have a different flavor every single day!

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Why Raw Foods Give You More Energy

May 3rd, 2010

You have heard the term “eat for energy” as it applies to a raw food diet, and sure, it sounds wonderful. But when you stop to think about it, does it make sense to you? For most of us, “energy” foods are sometimes the least healthy options, and we pull our fuel from the caffeine, sugar and fats that we consume on the go as a quick option to get something into our stomachs.

Is that what energy has meant for you in the past? Have you felt the low, hungry craving for something sweet and filling? Have you felt the lack of energy that you thought could only be rectified by devastating a box of doughnuts?

Many of us have felt this way, and that is why the idea of a raw food diet being a high energy diet can sometimes sounds like a misdirection at best, and an outright lie at worst. But the truth is, someone who eats raw foods is going to get more energy than the rest of us.

Take, for instance, that essential “energy” food, the morning cup of coffee. Many of us swear by it, and fortunes have been made on our dependence on it. Yes, it gives you energy – the caffeine gives you a boost in attention and focus, and the sugar spikes into the bloodstream to give you the extra pep. But that caffeine kick fades fast, and the sugar jolt quickly becomes a deficit. Coffee leaves you worse for wear.

Compare that to the eating for energy alternative for a morning pick-me-up, the all-powerful and ever-popular green smoothie. There is no caffeine to be found here, and no processed sugars. Instead, you have great natural fibre to fill you up and keep you full for hours; tons of vitamins to provide your body with the elements needed to keep you running in optimal health; and enough healthy calories to give you the fuel you need to operate until lunchtime.

Another example is the energy bar. This candy-bar-in-disguise has been marketed to us as the best possible thing you could eat after a hard workout, but that is only true if you want to undo all of the hard work you just performed. Energy bars are empty calories and sweet nothings, and their “energy” comes from processed sugars and other additives. If you really want a healthy – and energizing – snack after a hard workout, nothing beats the raw rush of a handful of raw almonds and a tall glass of cold water. The water is essential to keep your body hydrated after sweating away a good deal of your fluids, while the almonds provide you with fats to feed your fatigued muscles and living food enzymes to help with the digestion of the fibre they contain.

A raw food diet may sound far-fetched to some, but rest assured, it can give you much more energy than the products you have seen in commercials that promise easy energy. Raw eating gives you more flavor, more vitamins, and more energy to live your life.

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