Blue moon… you saw me standing alone… with out a dream in my heart… without a love of my own… 
I <3 smoothies. Put that blender to use!
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VeggiEats
Guacamole for everyone! Avocados have so many health benefits, I make a meal out of it. Guacamole is typically made with tomato, onion, cilantro, jalapeno, lime. If you don’t like any of those ingredients, try substituting carrots, cucumber, celery, squash, peppers, apple, beet… almost anything. Now that’s what I call a guacamole salad.
Sometimes called the alphabet fruit because just one avocado provides your body with vitamins A, C, E, K and B6 so you can be sure you’re getting plenty of body nourishments with each bite. Other vitamins found in relatively large quantities in an avocado include riboflavin, niacin, folate and pantothenic acid.
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Howdy y’all! Here’s a video of myself making a juice recently. This yummy superhero drink consists of tomatoes, orange, apple, lime, cucumber, carrots, and swiss chard. Oh yeah!
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So, I love peanut butter and banana sandwiches, but one day I didn’t have any bananas. What to do?
Yep. Peanut butter and strawberry sandwich ftw! It was good too. Of course, strawberries can be a bit tart depending on the time of year, but they’re usually sweet.
Speaking of peanut butter. Don’t buy PB with hydrogenated oils! It’s no bueno for you. Only buy the natural PB that separates with no added sugar. Also, did you know that peanuts aren’t even nuts?
Interesting that we call it peanut butter, though, since peanuts aren’t nuts at all – they’re actually beans (so are soy ‘nuts’). The “nuts” of the peanut plant develop in the shell underground – which explains why they’re sometimes called “groundnuts” or “earthnuts”. And while peanut is certainly the most popular of the nut butters, there are some other alternatives – butters made from almonds, walnuts, pistachios, soy or cashews – that offer up a real change of taste. – Post on discovergoodnutrition.com
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Here’s a de-lite-ful meal I put together when I had some Cool Whip left over from a potluck. I never buy Cool Whip, but since I had it I figured I’d use it! No waste.
Simple Ingredients:
- Trail mix
- Cool Whip
- Ground Flaxseed
- Half banana
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
I cut the banana and strawberries into nice little bite size pieces and put them into the bowl with the blueberries. That completes the fruity first layer.
Then I added the trail mix which contains almonds, peanuts, seeds, dried cranberries, and other goodies I can’t recall.
Then the final touch. A nice layer of Cool Whip with some ground flaxseed sprinkled over it. Voila! A healthy*, fruity, nutty, creamy, yummy meal.
*Yogurt would be an ideal substitute for the Cool Whip. Try it and ENJOY a super healthy meal!
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“Let thy Food be thy Medicine and thy Medicine be thy Food” – Hippocrates.
‘Food Matters’ is a hard hitting, fast paced look at our current state of health. Despite the billions of dollars of funding and research into new so-called cures we continue to suffer from a raft of chronic ills and every day maladies.
The film sets about uncovering the trillion dollar worldwide ‘Sickness Industry’ and exposes a growing body of scientific evidence proving that nutritional therapy can be more effective, more economical, less harmful and less invasive than most conventional medical treatments.
‘Food Matters’ features interviews with leading medical experts from around the world who discuss natural approaches to preventing and reversing Cancer, Obesity, Heart Disease, Depression, Mental Illness and many other chronic conditions.
Find out what works, what doesn’t and what’s killing you. Becoming informed about the choices you have for you and your family’s health could save your life.
‘Food Matters’ the film was originally created to help James’ father overcome Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Depression & Anxiety (read the full story). From that one success a wave of enthusiasm for the film followed and it has now been seen by hundreds of thousands of people in 9 different languages. In a collection of interviews with leading Nutritionists, Naturopaths, Scientists, M.D.’s and Medical Journalists you will discover . . .
- How to use food as medicine
- Who needs vitamins?
- Is organic better?
- How safe is our food?
- Natural treatments for lowering Cholesterol
- Foods that fight Anxiety and Depression
- Natural therapies for Cancer
- Which drugs might do more harm than good?
- The best ways to detox, lose weight and keep it off!
More info at Foodmatters.tv
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Did you know tomatoes are a fruit? It’s true, even though the U.S. Supreme Court declared the tomato a vegetable in 1893, and this red fruit also provides plenty of health benefits.
- Anti-oxidant: Tomatoes contain a lot of vitamins A and C, mostly because of beta-carotene, and these vitamins act as an anti-oxidant, working to neutralize dangerous free radicals in the blood stream. These dangerous free radicals can cause cell damage. And keep in mind, the more red the tomato, the more beta-carotene it contains. Also, remember that cooking destroys much of vitamin C, so stick with raw tomatoes for these benefits.
- Diabetes: Tomatoes also have plenty of the mineral chromium, which helps diabetics to keep their blood sugar level under control.
- Smoking: No, tomatoes can’t help you stop smoking, but what they can do is to help reduce the damage smoking does to your body. Tomatoes contain chlorogenic acid and coumaric acid, which help to fight against some of the carcinogens brought about by cigarette smoke.
- Vision: Because of all that vitamin A, tomatoes are also an excellent food to help improve your vision. This also means tomatoes can help your eyes be better about night blindness.
- Heart troubles: Due to potassium and vitamin B, tomatoes help to lower blood pressure and to lower high cholesterol levels. This, in turn, could help prevent strokes, heart attack and other potentially life-threatening heart problems.
- Skin care: Because of high amounts of lycopene, a substance found in many of the more expensive over-the-counter facial cleansers, tomatoes are great for skin care. The best way to use tomatoes for skin care is to peel a bunch of them, eight to twelve, then lay back and place the tomato skins on your face (or other skin areas). Make sure the inside of the tomato skins are against your skin, and let this sit for at least 10 minutes. Then wash off. You’re face will be cleaner and more shiny, though it also might be a little red from the tomatoes. Don’t worry, that red on your face will wear away.
- Hair: Remember all that vitamin A in tomatoes? Well, it’s good for keeping your hair strong and shiny, and its also good for your eyes, teeth, skin and bones.
- Cancer: Various studies have shown that because of all that lycopene in tomatoes, the red fruit helps to lessen the chances of prostate cancer in men, and also reduces the chance of stomach cancer and colorectal cancer. Lycopene is considered somewhat of a natural miracle anti-oxidant that may help to stop the growth of cancer cells. And, interestingly enough, cooked tomatoes produce more lycopene than do raw tomatoes, so enjoy that tomato soup!
- Bones: Tomatoes have a fair amount of vitamin K and calcium, both of which help to strengthen and possibly repair in minor ways bones and bone tissue.
- Kidney stones and gallstones: Eating tomatoes without the seeds has been shown in some studies to lessen the risk of gallstones and kidney stones.
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This Texas size jalapeno made a spicy juice!!
Today I decided to throw a tomato in the juicer. I do not drink plain tomato juice because I don’t care for how it tastes solo, but I do like to combine it with my favorite flavors.
Did you know tomatoes are a fruit? It’s true, even though the U.S. Supreme Court declared the tomato a vegetable in 1893. And this red fruit also provides plenty of health benefits. Read top 10 health benefits of eating tomatoes!
Today’s juice included:
- 3 carrots
- 3 stalks of celery
- 2 pineapple slices
- 1 tomato
- 1 orange
- 1 jalapeno
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I finally have my very own Omega Masticating Juicer, one of the most necessary tools for a healthy diet. This juicer makes it possible to do more than I know, but I will use it primarily for fruit and vegetable juices. The Omega juicer doesn’t come cheap ($300+), but it’s worth the cost if you commit to juicing often. I am very fortunate to have received mine as a gift (it was on my Xmas list!).
Consuming your daily fruits and vegetables in liquid form is highly recommended. . . by me . It is definitely easier for the body and more convenient for you. Watch a video of me juicing!
“. . . the body can quickly absorb larger amounts of nutrients from juices than from solid foods because the process of digestion is bypassed.” bestofjuicing
Don’t forget the countless unique health benefits tied into each and every fruit and vegetable out there!
Here are some general benefits of daily juicing.
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- Banana
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Pineapple
- Peanut butter
- Almond milk
- Orange juice
- Veggie protein powder
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