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THIS is what truly ripe bananas look like, brown spots everywhere!
Bright yellow or green = Unripe. Avoid.
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Tip: Add the green tops of strawberries to your smoothies instead of throwing them out. They too are full of nutritional benefits!
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Unhealthy Spotlight: Borden Dutch Chocolate Milk
I found this in the fridge today and after reading the back, I HAD to post.
This individual serving contains 440 calories, 16 g fat, 60 mg cholesterol, 360 mg sodium (what?!), and get this… 48 GRAMS OF SUGAR.
Now for the ingredient breakdown: Milk, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Alkalized Cocoa, Nonfat Dry Milk, Corn Starch, Salt, Carrageenan, Artificial Flavor, Vitamin D3
I guess I was a little naive in thinking that chocolate milk was made of milk and chocolate..
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A favorite salad ‘base’ of mine is 4 cups romaine lettuce, 1 cup spinach and 1/2 cup sunflower greens
Nutritional Profile: 65 calories, 4 grams protein (and that’s just greens alone!), 50% of daily vitamin requirement, 15% of daily mineral requirement, and 23% of daily Omega-3 fats requirement (AGAIN, IN GREENS!)
In case you’re wondering, I added 2 medium carrots, 9 small (2.5” diameter) tomatoes and 1/2 small avocado with lemon juice. It all totaled up to about 400 calories and 14 grams of protein!
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“Gluten and similar grain-based proteins work to break down the microvilli in your small intestine, eventually letting particles of your food leech into your blood stream (a lovely term called “leaky gut syndrome”) causing allergies, digestive disturbances or autoimmune problems.”
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The Body-Mind Connection
“I can personally attest to the effect ‘clean living’ has on ones emotional state. The Mind-Body Connection gets a lot of press (how your emotional state can affect your physical health), but the Body-Mind Connection has more of an effect on people than you’d imagine (how your physical health affects your emotional wellbeing). Living in harmony with Nature allows you to experience emotional equanimity. The air smells sweeter, things look more beautiful, and spontaneous joy becomes second nature. It becomes easier to smile and easier to laugh. Little things that once aggravated you, now don’t. And you can appreciate the expression, “The Best Things in Life Are Free”. If you’ve been unknowingly abusing your body for any length of time with a sub-par diet and lifestyle practices such as not enough sleep/sunshine/water/exercise etc., this change in demeanor won’t happen overnight. But it does happen, and is something to look forward to.” (Don Bennett, DAS)
I agree, 100%.
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“The news isn’t that fruits and vegetables are good for you. It’s that they are so good for you they could save your life.”David Bjerklie, TIME Magazine, October 20, 2003
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Green Smoothie Guidelines
Victoria Boutenko’s Guidelines to Drinking Green Smoothies
Here’s one that really stood out to me because I’ve been noticing lately that many people add peanut butter, yogurt, milk.. things like that. The smoothies taste good with fruit and greens alone, trust me!**Edit: Exception.. I’m a fan of Sunwarrior protein powder!
Don’t add anything to your smoothie except greens, fruit and water. I don’t recommend adding nuts, seeds, oils, supplements or other ingredients to your green smoothie. Most of these items slow down the assimilation of green smoothies in your digestive tract and may cause irritation and gas. Even though I provide recipes with more than basic ingredients in my books I encourage you to stick to the basic green smoothie recipe (fruit and greens) in your daily routine.
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Afternoon green smoothie! Apple, banana and a little pineapple + Spinach. I always take my vitamins (2000mg of C and 1 capsule of B-Complex) after or while I’m having my smoothie/first meal of the day.
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“We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors, and furniture polish is made from real lemons.”Alfred E. Newman
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Why?
- To avoid acrylamide, a potentially threatening, cancer-causing byproduct of the amino acid asparagine.
- Raw nuts are without added fat, have fewer calories and no salt <— more weight loss friendly
- OILS = BAD NEWS. “The reality is that oils are extremely low in terms of nutritive value. They contain no fiber, no minerals and are 100% fat calories. And above all they contain saturated fat which immediately injures the endothelial lining of the arteries when eaten.” (Esselstyn)
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Lunch!
Tip: Cut your fruit. It helps you focus on eating slower and chewing more.
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Detox?
I’ve been eating mostly raw for 5 days now and I also increased my probiotics from 1 to 3 times a day. Unfortunately, as a result I’m experiencing what appears to be some minor detox symptoms: sore throat and random breakouts. Any recommendations for speeding up the cleansing process? Already planning an enema, which should help enormously.
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“If one’s daily fiber intake was increased by thirteen grams, the risk of colon cancer would decrease by 31%.”Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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Intermittent fasting promotes brain health
According to a new study carried out at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore, fasting for one or two days each week may help improve the condition of individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
The science team lead by Dr. Mattson discovered that reducing food intake to approximately 500 calories per fasting day yields optimal effects and can significantly improve long-term cognitive function. Foods that may safely be consumed during fasting days include an assortment of fiber-rich vegetables, unsweetened tea and water.
Fasting is like ‘exercising your brain muscles’.
