tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864345285522526692024-02-06T21:34:23.314-08:00Moe Friendly ramblings and recipes about Paleo & Vegan food made without gluten, sugar, dairy, soy or corn... just *LOVE*Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620071379279175402noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786434528552252669.post-14753292625203123242013-04-29T09:36:00.000-07:002013-04-29T09:36:23.928-07:00Why flatline when you can ride the waves?I think that title is a cross between quotes of <a href="http://www.tonyrobbins.com/">Tony Robbins</a> and <a href="http://thedailylove.com/">Mastin Kipp</a>. We all say that we "just want to be Ok", which is sort of like flatlining. No super happy, or really sad. Being Ok is more like mediocre, really. Theres no living, experiencing, or emotion in "OK". Riding the waves is living, experiencing ups and downs, emotional highs and lows. Whats's the point of life if not living, experiencing and feeling?<br />
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With that said... it has been almost two months since my last post. I totally crapped out on Gabby, and Marie, gained a bunch of weight, hated myself, went on vacation, loved myself, had a birthday, possibly one of the most miserable days of my life, and decided the best thing to be able to fulfill my dream is put it on the back burner for now. That is some crazy shit and maybe one day i'll reflect on it all and actually write the posts that I probably should have written bout it all. Whateves.<br />
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Today I am starting a smoothie cleanse, and going to do Gabby again. I realized that I know I am an emotional eater but it is really a problem, more like an addiction. Since I got to my goal weight about 9 months ago, I think I gained about 2/3 of the weight back. That is a bummer. I fell off the work out/eat right/mentally take care of myself wagon when stress got to me. I know Moe... join the club! Getting back on that wagon has become more of an obsession then an act. I am obsessed about doing it... but I can't find the strength to actually do it.... so I eat more, don't exercise, and mentally I am kicking my own ass about it. I have been so hard on myself for falling off, and then that turns into a barrage of more negative self talk. That shit is so no bueno.<br />
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I have been "collecting" web sites and articles all about habits of successful people, and manifesting, and bla bla bla, and not practicing any of it... and hating on myself even more. As of today, aside from Gabby, I am taking a break from all of it. Maybe I am just too overwhelmed with one person saying "meditate every morning and heres why"... then finding another person saying "if meditation isn't ok for you then don't do it". WTF! So much for help! And then ultimately it all comes down to... once again... we all have to find what is right for us. The universe is perfect, we are perfect and we are right where we need to be. I don't know about you, but my first instinct after that realization is to go "well, why don't I just go fuck myself cuz that is no help." But sometimes, little Moe in the back of my brain who is fiercely trying to get out of the cage says "don't be silly... that just means you can do and be anything you want! Embrace it!"<br />
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I'm glad that little Moe is a fighter!<br />
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I would like to document my smoothie cleanse here, and post some recipes. Wish me luck!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620071379279175402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786434528552252669.post-69284607198924421832013-03-04T07:08:00.000-08:002013-03-04T07:16:11.881-08:00I'm sharing my thoughts with everyone!Hey, so sorry it has been over a month with no post. I promised myself and everyone that I wouldn't slack and I did. This month has been so crazy for me. I am doing <a href="http://gabbyb.tv/">Gabrielle Bernstein'</a>s "May Cause Miracles" and it's totally a mindfuck because it gets so real. I have had so many discoveries about myself, and what I really want my life to be... rather what my life is MEANT to be. Sometimes its super exciting and other times it is so scary and overwhelming. I have been living in this sort of happy but also uncomfortable place for the last month because my brain is in this weird transition. It's cool, i'm in, it is just a crazy place. Sort of like i'm in the Fire Swamp, all proud of myself, feeling good, i'm trucking through, always something in my way but I got it ...then bam! an R.O.U.S. catches me off guard and I really gotta wrestle it... but I fight through it, and i'm better then before. I know I gotta get through it because the real me, reveling in my truth, will thrive on the other side. It's not even that I got to get through, I want to.<br />
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With that said, I signed up for <a href="http://rhhbschool.com/">Marie Forleo's B-School</a> which is also exciting and scary. In doing the prep, I researched some companies already successful doing similar stuff to what I do. I found <a href="http://emmysorganics.com/">Emmy's Organics</a>, and read Samantha's blog... spend over two hours, watched every video. They are so inspiring and so real. It is beautiful. Samantha has inspired me not only to share recipes with you, but to actually share everything going on in real life, and in my head about Moefriendly. Maybe this blog will keep me more grounded. I write in my notebook everything that goes on, and my thoughts and stuff but nothing sticks... I go from point A to point N in my head. Gabby says a lesson in the course is "Only infinite patience offers immediate results". Time to put this ADD to rest!<br />
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I have been in talks at work about creating a program where I work with my guys and sell Moefriendly. It would be great for them, the recipes are pretty simple and they will be accomplishing something great, helping to heal the world with yumminess! Meetings coming soon, keep your fingers crossed! I'm also looking up places on Staten Island where I can begin to sell Moefriendly, probably contact the Alice Austin House, the Greenmarket at the Mall, Enchanted Events, The Richmond County Fair. Where else do you know of?<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzP1VAf3KkHJaxll4IXiML7yd3h1cVbRPCO4AfP6TbBbb02qNNLH-ZyM5o4ctsjiZpLqNY1lSswUpHzFZostHh3dWfGgCUhsPW1waKKxA93PqTG-77ltQG6Qez-tAtGu7hWoz77xro1Ls/s1600/pineappleCoconutTart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzP1VAf3KkHJaxll4IXiML7yd3h1cVbRPCO4AfP6TbBbb02qNNLH-ZyM5o4ctsjiZpLqNY1lSswUpHzFZostHh3dWfGgCUhsPW1waKKxA93PqTG-77ltQG6Qez-tAtGu7hWoz77xro1Ls/s320/pineappleCoconutTart.jpg" /></a>In my blogging absence, I have been experimenting with a new ingredient- Irish Moss. It is seaweed, and it smells pretty gross. You clean it off... rinse away the sand and other random sea remnants, and soak it for at least 4 hours, rinsing and changing the soak water. Once it has gone from a cloudy white, light yellow color to almost clear, and gelish.. give it a few whirls in the food processor until its a uniform gel. The smell sort of goes away. Not going to lie... it lingers until you blend it with other ingredients. But once it is all blended, no icky sea smell!
I made a Berry Tart with the Irish moss, that I wish I took pictures of! Chocolate crust, coconut filling, and berries on top! Super Yummy! My next creation was similar. Almond crust, coconut filling, and pineapple topping. I'm calling it Pina Colada Tart. The census at work is it might be one of my best recipes yet! Awesome! <br />
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At work I made with my guys a fudgey coconut berry bar. Super tasty too, and so easy to make!Our recipe is just one modification that you can make with this one by <a href="http://www.nataliakw.com/projects/cacao-almond-butter-bites/">Natalia</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcmuRrYEyv3TC6OSqMI6nvKteu4qjwHic7llRvMaG23-Oa53flEz0oYo0DrA1DbLVORUn1_QKFEFt8yIBe0gxTthrgCaS1Gk1xeAZIh30xyCUMiN_FyTwjrse5oXPvqNAazvYW2zNpo0/s1600/get-attachment.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcmuRrYEyv3TC6OSqMI6nvKteu4qjwHic7llRvMaG23-Oa53flEz0oYo0DrA1DbLVORUn1_QKFEFt8yIBe0gxTthrgCaS1Gk1xeAZIh30xyCUMiN_FyTwjrse5oXPvqNAazvYW2zNpo0/s320/get-attachment.jpeg" /></a> <u>Fudgey Coconut Berry Bars</u><br />
1/2 cup coconut nectar<br />
1/2 cup coconut oil<br />
1 cup cacao Powder<br />
8oz coconut manna<br />
2 cups chopped berries<br />
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Line an 8X8 baking pan with parchment paper<br />
Mix half of the nectar, oil, and cacao in a large bowl.<br />
Take the mixture, and cover the bottom of your pan. Put in refrigerator.<br />
Heat up your coconut manna so that it is thick but manageable. Take chocolate out of fridge, pour coconut on top, and put pack in fridge<br />
Mix the other half of your chocolate ingredients, the coconut nectar, oil, and cacao. Take bars out of fridge<br />
Spread second chocolate layer on top, than evenly spread berries on top as well.<br />
Put back in freezer for at least 15 minutes, or fridge until set.<br />
*You could also make all of the chocolate at once, put half in pan, then coconut, then more chocolate, and your bars will have a more marbled look like ours did.<br />
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Thank you for reading. I hope you are enjoying the recipes! <br />
Cheers!<br />
Love *Moe*Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620071379279175402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786434528552252669.post-83113658102254988242013-01-13T15:52:00.000-08:002013-01-13T15:52:12.302-08:00Lemon Curry Chicken with Cauliflower RiceA few weeks ago I was prepping myself to do a 21 day juice cleanse. I ended up getting a cold, and when I'm sick, my body needs some protein. I think that was totally my body saying "cleansing is springtime cleaning Moe, not in January!" I'm cool with that, and as it gets closer I will totally post some info on why cleansing for the beginner is a springtime affair. So, now the kitchen is overflowing with gorgeous fruits and veggies. This is rad, i'm in... except the number of fruits and veggies you need when eating versus juicing or making smoothies is very different. I had lemons, and parsley like whoa, and I don't eat them often. Needed a recipe ASAP so they didn't go to waste. Additionally, I had this whole container of coconut milk to use before it went bad too (from the pancake recipe). What is a girl to do with lemons, parsley, and coconut milk? Put all those words in a google search and hope it doesn't suck! After sifting through a whole bunch of recipes with 55 ingredients... I felt confident enough to try my hand at my own original version of some curry type concoction. It came out amazing yummy! My next thought though, was what to have it with! Rice, being a grain, is off limits. The stuff isn't that great for your body (yes, even brown rice... but that is also another blog post) so I tried making cauliflower rice. <a href="http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=13">Cauliflower</a> tastes great cooked or raw and has a whole bunch of perks, like being anti-inflamatory and full of antioxidants. So, super easy, super scrumptious meal, and super stoked to share this recipe! Main meal stuff isn't usually where I get creative but this just proves how awesome energy makes everything rock!<br />
*Love Marissa*<br />
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<u>Lemon Curry Chicken (Makes 4 servings)</u><br />
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I'm not a fan of following recipes. If I have something in mind I'll look it up at a few sites and see what the overall gist is, but I rarely follow one. I dig the satisfaction of creating my own thing... but then I get all excited and don't write it down and cannot reproduce it. #Moefriendlyproblems! I decided to start out 2013 decadent style cause that's what i'm working towards. Working with what I got, always through positive eyes, and living it up decadently! Enter Paleo Pancakes. This recipe is more nutty then sweet because I topped it with coconut nectar and berries. There is only so much sweet anyone can take! They would be awesome with a little vanilla and cinnamon, or even with cacao. Feel free to use it as a base and add whatever sweeteners and flavors you like. I will totally be playing with it! This recipe makes about 8 pancakes, about 2 spoonfuls per pancake, for 2 servings.<br />
*Love Moe*<br />
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<u> Paleo Pancakes</u><br />
1/4 cup coconut milk<br />
1/4 cup crunchy almond butter<br />
1 large egg<br />
1/4 tsp baking powder<br />
1 tsp coconut oil<br />
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Mix all ingredients well until you get a batter like consistency.<br />
Grease pan, and drop 2 spoonfuls of batter per pancake into pan<br />
When sides begin to bubble, flip<br />
Top with whatever edible goodness you can think of, and enjoy!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620071379279175402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786434528552252669.post-82349246870242226432013-01-01T09:27:00.001-08:002013-01-01T11:30:58.192-08:00Reboot!So it has been over a year since I blogged. I have been meaning to try working on it again but life just kept getting in the way. For some people 2012 has been pretty good, for others, it was pretty shitty. I can say that 2012 probably wasn't the worst year of my life but I know it WAS the year that I grew the fuck up!
Every year I make New Years Resolutions, just like everyone else... to stick to my goals and lose weight. This past year I lost about 30 pounds (from my heavies to my thinnest), but since gained back about 10, 15 of 'em. Even when I was the thinnest, at the goal weight I wanted to be my whole life... I wasn't happy. It still wasn't the body I wanted.
So many goals came and went this year but one that stuck was Moefriendly. I am the Queen of "this is what I want to do with my life" ideas and then I drop the ball. Moefriendly has been around for a while now and I know I have found my Element (check out Ken Robinson's book <a href="http://www.elementbook.com/"><i>The Element</i> </a>for more about it).
The last like, 4 or 5 months of the year was spent being overwhelmed by all this goodness and growth. Silly as it may sound, too much of anything can be bad, even good stuff.. because even if there is too much good stuff GOING ON, there leaves little time for YOU. No time to take a break, dick around, be lazy, decompress. Everything that you HAVE to do takes over... and good, bad, or otherwise... that's kind of shitty. Que up those 15 "stress" pounds and Moe is not a happy chick.
I began watching a lot of videos on youtube and reading books/websites by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj3yWdMwimwm0Bb5iSOV4YzmYoXKCftPp">Brian Johnson</a> , <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT6qWghHkFI&list=PL78553D8974457D9A&index=3">Gabrielle Bernstein</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbkWhGbB50k">Kris Carr</a> I was checking websites like <a href="http://www.entheos.com/">en*theos</a>, <a href="http://www.positivelypositive.com/">positively positive</a>, and <a href="http://findingmymuchness.com/">finding my muchness</a>, daily. My classes at school to be a <a href="http://www.swiha.edu/">Mind Body Wellness Practitioner</a> shifted from nutrition to Life Coaching (Thank you SWIHA and Dr. Henele!).
People began to tell me I was much calmer, more relaxed. My first thought was "what the fuck? Me? Really?!"
Looks like that is the situation. A huge part of it is that I have learned to own my shit... the choices I make and the things I say. No one can make me feel anything I don't want to, or hold me back. Sure anyone can throw a wrench in the plan and make life a million times more difficult and crappy... but letting that be the crutch for failure, or crapping out is just an excuse. That is the choice you make. I'm not about crutches anymore. I have goals and dreams and I am about finding constructive ways to make them happen... not dwelling on all the reasons why I can't. Forgive, let it roll off your back and move forward. Not giving something/someone that kind of power over you is pretty fucking empowering dude! We grow up learning that failure is not ok. A lot of us become terrified of it... I know I was. But I have learned that with each failure is a lesson, and what good is getting what you want all of the time if you don't learn anything from it? We have to appreciate, and be grateful for lessons learned. You can't grow from getting what you want all of the time. However great that may sound... it is really so disconnecting.
And so... getting back to fear... I also think a huge part of not blogging for the past year can be attributed back to failing. Failing through a blog? Moe, WTF? Well friends... by having this blog and everything I want to do with it, I hold myself accountable to you. I have a fear of being responsible, and accountable and then not. Failing you. Ever have this idea in your head... for a long time... and then you say it out loud, or write it down... and all of a sudden it becomes real and this thought or idea has a whole new effect on you? That is what it's like. I want to put all of my thoughts on food, and happiness, and recipes, and exercising, and trials and tribulations with Moefriendly, and Rebooting myself, on here and take you all with me. Thats pretty heavy stuff. I don't want this to be another New Year's resolution that I crap out in in six weeks. Putting all of that stuff on here makes me accountable to actually go trough with stuff. That is kind of scary. However... I have learned that once you get passed that road block of fear, on the other side is endless possibility.
So this is a Reboot of the old Moefriendly. It didn't suck at all, but time for a new phase. Hooray for being accountable, learning, growing, and food that doesn't suck!
*Love Moe*
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620071379279175402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786434528552252669.post-35770831696763422672011-11-29T19:27:00.000-08:002011-11-29T19:31:07.363-08:00Sickened and Disgusted!<div>I have included the link so credit is given where it is due. Gross.</div><a href="http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/28/8982673-a-second-chance-for-faulty-food-fda-calls-it-reconditioning#.TtWioFtyBmd.blogger">A second chance for faulty food? FDA calls it &rsquo;reconditioning&rsquo;</a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 25px; "><div class="byline" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; ">By JoNel Aleccia</div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">When a school lunch supplier repackaged moldy applesauce into canned goods and fruit cups, it drew a <a target="_blank" href="http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/04/8636308-fda-moldy-applesauce-repackaged-by-school-lunch-supplier" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); ">sharp warning </a>from federal health regulators last month -- and general disgust from almost everyone else.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">“I was appalled that there were actually human beings that were OK with this,” said Kantha Shelke, a food scientist and spokeswoman for the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ift.org/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); ">Institute of Food Technologists</a>. “This is a case of unsafe food. They are trying to salvage that to make a buck.”</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">But even as Food and Drug Administration officials prepare to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/ucm277344.htm" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); ">re-inspect Snokist Growers of Yakima, Wash</a>., to ensure that the applesauce maker keeps toxin-tainted fruit off store shelves, federal officials and industry experts acknowledge that Snokist is not alone in “reworking” faulty food.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">Turning imperfect, mislabeled or outright contaminated foods into edible -- and profitable -- goods is so common that virtually all producers do it, at least to some extent, sources say.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">“Any food can be reconditioned,” said Jay Cole, a former federal inspector who now works as a senior consultant with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thefdagroup.com/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); ">The FDA Group</a>, a firm that specializes in helping manufacturers comply with industry regulations.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">“It’s how people do their business,” added Shelke, founder of Corvus Blue, a Chicago-based packaged goods consulting firm.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">It may be something benign, such as misshapen pieces of pasta that are re-ground into semolina, or something unexpected, like a batch of mislabeled blueberry ice cream mixed in with chocolate to avoid waste.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">It might be something unappetizing, such as insect parts sifted out of cocoa beans or live bugs irradiated -- and left behind -- in dried fruits like dates and figs.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">Or it could be something alarming, such as the salmonella Tennessee bacteria detected last year in huge lots of hydrolyzed vegetable protein, or HVP, a flavor enhancer used in foods from gravy mix and snack foods to dairy products, spices and soups. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; "><a target="_blank" href="http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/MajorProductRecalls/HVP/default.htm" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); ">Some 177 products were recalled </a>in 2010, but bulk HVP products from Basic Food Flavors Inc. of Las Vegas, Nev., were allowed to be reconditioned by heat-treating the foods to kill the salmonella, according to the FDA. The reprocessed foods were then distributed and sold.</p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 25px; ">“Some things can be adulterated and fixed, and you’re not throwing out food that would otherwise be OK,” Correll said.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 25px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">No question, FDA regulations do permit foods to be reconditioned, said William Correll, the agency’s acting director of compliance. That leeway can avoid both waste and expense, he explained.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">That’s why chocolate ice cream becomes the catch-all when other flavors aren’t quite right, said Shelke. If a producer accidentally botches a batch of blueberry, small amounts of the mistaken treat can be mixed into future bins of chocolate, where the dark color and rich flavor mask any error. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">The key, however, is that the process must render the food safe for consumption. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">That’s why Snokist Growers drew such a strong warning. In the case of the moldy applesauce, there are a couple of problems, Correll said. Mold is tricky because when contamination is extensive, it’s not enough to simply remove the obviously tainted parts and then zap the food with heat.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; "><a target="_blank" href="http://www.snokist.com/FORMAL_RESPONSE_TO_NOVEMBER_4_MSNBC_REPORT.pdf" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); ">Snokist officials claim that their heat process kills patulin</a>, the most common toxin produced by mold in apples, and renders the food commercially sterile. But FDA officials counter that the firm’s thermal process is not adequate to ensure that other heat-stable mycotoxins are eradicated from the food.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">“Mold is not an easily reconditionable product,” Correll said. “It’s not OK to take moldy tomatoes and make them into tomato paste.”</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">Not that some food firms don’t try. It’s no secret that the FDA allows certain levels of expected contaminants to remain in foods, simply because a zero-tolerance standard would be impossible to meet, officials said.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">The agency’s<a target="_blank" href="http://www.fda.gov/food/guidancecomplianceregulatoryinformation/guidancedocuments/sanitation/ucm056174.htm" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); "> “defect action levels”</a> are used to define the point at which food becomes adulterated and subject to enforcement. Below that level, however, some unappetizing substances make it through.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">The FDA allows, for instance, an average of 225 insect fragments or 4.5 rodent hairs per 8 ounces of macaroni or noodle products. An average of 20 or more maggots of any size is permitted per 3.5 ounces of drained canned mushrooms, or per half-ounce of dried mushrooms. When it comes to mold, an average count of 15 percent is OK for canned cranberry sauce.</p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 25px; "><br />“Dilution is not the solution,” he said.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 25px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">Because such levels are permitted, some food producers propose to combine faulty and sound products to lower the overall level. An apple-juice maker might ask to mix juice with high counts of mold with a batch with low counts, for instance. But, Correll said, that’s not allowed.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">Similarly, companies that propose to eliminate a serious contaminant without addressing the source are turned down. He recalled a seafood firm with faulty bathroom practices that led to canned crab contaminated with fecal E. coli bacteria. Heat-treating would have eradicated the bugs -- but not the problem, Correll said.</p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 25px; "><br />FDA officials couldn’t provide an estimate of the number of reconditioning requests received from food firms each year. But in 2009, the agency started a new Reportable Food Registry, which requires notification of hazards to human health. At least 2,240 reports were logged in the registry’s first year, including the salmonella-tainted vegetable protein.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 25px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">“If food is adulterated in an unacceptable way, reconditioning won’t fix it,” he said. “You can’t cook the poop out of it.”</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">Many producers faced with faulty food simply want to minimize their losses without harming public health, said Peter Quinter and Jennifer Diaz, lawyers with the Florida firm Becker & Poliakoff, which represents importers of foreign food.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">Such firms want to avoid having product refused, so they go to great expense to salvage products such as insect-infested rice for future consumption, Diaz said. Grain products can be sifted, re-inspected, repackaged – and sent on to grocery stores.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.8em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.8em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; ">“Taking the ick factor away is that the product is no longer contaminated,” she added.</p><div><br /></div></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620071379279175402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786434528552252669.post-48087872399110325012011-10-20T05:20:00.000-07:002011-10-20T05:23:44.556-07:00Food Labels are pretty Inaccurate. Just so you know, put down the "organic" cookies...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66ffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><h1 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 30px; height: 34px; ">Ignore All Organic Labels, Except This One</h1></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><div class="bodytextdiv" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; clear: left; height: 3037px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><strong>By Dr. Mercola</strong></p><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Are the words written on food packaging honest?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Many corporations hire lawyers to carefully craft words that are just barely on the side of being legal. The <a href="http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/8-biggest-red-flag-words-on-packaged-foods-2555692/" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">Yahoo health site has collected eight common package proclamations</a> that are red flags of "crafty" advertising.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">These include:</p><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><strong><em>Flavored</em></strong><em>: Both artificial and natural flavors are actually made in laboratories, and natural flavors are not necessarily healthier than artificial ones.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><strong><em>Pure: </em></strong><em>"100 percent pure" products such as orange juice can be doctored with flavor packs for aroma and taste.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><strong><em>Nectar: </em></strong><em>While 'nectar' may sound particularly wholesome, it's really just a fancy name for "not completely juice." These "diluted juice beverages" may contain more high fructose corn syrup and other sweeteners than fruit puree.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><strong><em>Fat free: </em></strong><em>Some cooking sprays are "fat free" only if they are sprayed for a fraction of a second to produce a microscopic "serving".</em></p></blockquote></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">The Importance of Deciphering Food Labels</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">It's unfortunate, but reading food labels isn't as easy as you might think. In addition to determining <em>what </em>ingredients are in the food, you also need to have the foundational knowledge of how to decipher certain verbiage used to describe them. The words listed above are just a few of the words that can be used to mislead you.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Below, I'll review a few more label items that are often used in deceptive ways, or that may lead you to buy a product you'd otherwise avoid:</p><ol style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-position: outside; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Vitamin and mineral claims</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">The "All Natural" label</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">The "Organic" label</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Misleading nutritional facts</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Dangerous ingredients not required to be listed on any food label</li></ol></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">Beware of Vitamin and Mineral Claims</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">In an effort to optimize your diet, you may reach for so-called <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/16/Dont-Rely-on-Fortified-Foods.aspx" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">fortified foods</a>; products that proclaim to be more healthful due to their vitamin or mineral content. Unfortunately, foods fortified with "extra" nutrients are nearly always processed, and the nutrients added are typically synthetic; neither of which will promote your health.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Likewise, most commercial vitamin supplements are <em>synthetic</em> vitamins that have been robbed of all of the co-factors and accessory micronutrients that they naturally associated with. In turn, just like refined foods, they can create numerous problems and imbalances in your body if taken for long periods of time. They can also act more like drugs in your body. At the very least, they won't be as beneficial as high quality food and whole food-based supplements are.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">When it comes to foods fortified with minerals, matters can get even worse. Be particularly wary of foods fortified with iron, such as many breakfast cereals, as some of these <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/16/Dont-Rely-on-Fortified-Foods.aspx" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">have been shown to contain actual <em>iron filings</em></a>, which is not the ideal way to supplement your body with iron.</p></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">What Does the "All Natural" Label Really Mean?</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">When it comes to processed food bearing this label, it means virtually nothing... This is because there's no standard definition for the term "all natural" when used on processed foods, which leaves it wide open for creative interpretation. The term is only regulated on meat and poultry, for which an item labeled "natural" may not contain any:</p><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-position: outside; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Artificial flavors</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Colors</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Chemical preservatives</li></ul><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">But in the processed food arena, a "natural" product can be virtually anything; it can be genetically modified, full of pesticides, made with corn syrup, additives, preservatives and artificial ingredients...</p></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">If You Want Organic, There's Only One Label that Can Assure it</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><img src="http://media.mercola.com/imageserver/public/2011/October/USDA_organic_seal.jpg" alt="USDA Organic Seal" style="margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-left-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); float: right; " />Similar problems pester the organic label. There's really only <em>one</em> organic label out there that means anything as far as organic food is concerned, and that's <a href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/%21ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?parentnav=COOPERATIVES&navid=ORGANIC_CERTIFICATIO&navtype=RT" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">the USDA Certified Organic label</a>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">This seal, which is governed by the <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELDEV3004446&acct=nopgeninfo" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">USDA's National Organic Program (NOP)</a>, is your BEST assurance of organic food quality. (As a side note, it's also the international gold standard for personal care products that contain organic agricultural ingredients, because the ingredients in USDA certified beauty products are certified organic for <em>food</em>, adhering to much stricter standards as they are intended specifically for human consumption.)</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">There are three "tiers" within the USDA organic label:</p><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-position: outside; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Products labeled "100% Organic" must contain only organically produced materials</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Products labeled simply "Organic" must contain at least 95 percent organic ingredients</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">The label "Made with organic ingredients" can contain anywhere between 70 to 95 percent organic ingredients</li></ul><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Farmers and growers of organic produce bearing the USDA seal have to meet the strictest standards of any organic label. USDA certified organic livestock must have access to the outdoors and cannot be given antibiotics or growth hormones. And in order <a href="http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dockets/06p0094/06p-0094-cp00001-05-Tab-04-Food-Marketing-Institute-vol1.pdf" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">to qualify as an organic crop</a>, it must be grown and processed using organic farming methods that recycle resources and promote biodiversity.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">For example, crops must be grown <em>without</em>:</p><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-position: outside; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Synthetic pesticides</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Bioengineered genes</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Petroleum-based fertilizers</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Sewage sludge-based fertilizers</li></ul><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Organic products also cannot be irradiated, are not allowed to contain preservatives or flavor enhancing chemicals, nor can they contain traces of heavy metals or other contaminants in excess of <a href="http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Elrd/fdaact.html" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">tolerances set by the FDA</a>. The pesticide residue level cannot be higher than 5 percent of the maximum <a href="http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/food/viewtols.htm" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">EPA pesticide tolerance</a>. (For the complete <em>National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances</em> under the USDA organic label, see this <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5068682&acct=nopgeninfo" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">link</a>.) So remember, if you see anything that says it's "organic," it must specify "USDA Certified Organic" to be meaningful.</p></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">What You Need to Know about Nutrition Labels</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Other factors that can make labels less than helpful include the nutrition facts and the stated serving size.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">It's important to understand that while the FDA does check food labels, they only check to see whether or not the Nutrition Facts panel is present. They rarely ever verify that the nutrition facts are true and accurate. Furthermore, the government allows foods to contain 20 percent more diet-damaging ingredients than the label lists before taking enforcement action. So while certainly a useful and important start, <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/04/22/quot-nutrition-facts-quot-are-inaccurate.aspx" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">reading the Nutrition Facts panels</a> on foods may not be as reliable an indicator of a food's nutrients as you may think.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">The FDA also allows processed food manufacturers to use absurdly tiny serving sizes on their labels, which can lull you into a false sense of security when it comes to determining how much of each stated nutrient or toxin, like trans-fat, you're actually consuming. If the serving size is small enough then trans-fats can fall under the minimum requirement for labeling them, meaning they are left off the label entirely despite the fact they are present in the product. Needless to say, this tactic is intentionally employed, to make the product appear more healthful than it actually is</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">It is deceptive labeling tricks like these that can leave you eating things you would rather avoid.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Another example well worth mentioning here is the lack of any requirement to label genetically modified components in packaged foods, even though this is mandated law in the entire European Union. In the US, you simply will never know if GM foods are present in your processed food, but more than likely they are—especially if the product contains soy or corn, or any derivative thereof...</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Fortunately, we now have a practical plan to end this disaster. By educating the public about the risks of GM foods through a massive education campaign, and <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/10/03/cbi-taking-down-monsanto-gmo-products.aspx" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">launching a ballot initiative in California for 2012</a> that will require mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods and food ingredients, the plan is to generate a tipping point of consumer rejection to make GMOs a thing of the past. To learn how you can be part of this important movement, please see <em><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/10/03/cbi-taking-down-monsanto-gmo-products.aspx" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">The California Ballot Initiative: Taking Down Monsanto</a></em>.</p></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">How to Choose High-Quality Foods for Yourself and Your Family</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">While reading labels on everything you buy is important, when it comes to food, you're far better off limiting or eliminating foods that require a listing of its ingredients in the first place. What are you left with? Fresh (preferably organic) WHOLE foods!</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Remember, virtually ALL processed foods contain cheap, chemical-laden ingredients that will eventually take their toll on your health. By educating yourself on what 'healthy food' really is, and how not to be led astray by label claims that toe the line in terms of being truthful, you'll be well on your way toward a healthier you.</p></blockquote></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "></p></div></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66ffff;"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.mercola.com/js/citation.js" language="javascript"></script></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620071379279175402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786434528552252669.post-54896445968196195892011-09-21T04:42:00.000-07:002011-09-21T04:46:16.253-07:00Best and Worst Sweeteners<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><h1 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#3366ff;">This is an article on yahoo health. Sweetners are so important because the wrong sweetner feeds the bad bacteria in your gut, which leads to disease, infection, and other health issues. Weather your issue is in your tummy or not, EVERYTHING begins in your gut!</span></span></h1><h1 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(235, 121, 10); ">The 4 Best and 3 Worst Sweeteners to Have in Your Kitchen</h1><div class="hl-byline" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(145, 145, 145); font-size: 11px; width: 200px; ">By Leah Zerbe, Rodale.com<br />Thu, Sep 08, 2011</div><div class="hl-byline" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(145, 145, 145); font-size: 11px; width: 200px; "><br /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(81, 81, 81); font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div id="yh_nav_body" class="hl-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; color: rgb(94, 94, 94); "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; ">At this point, it's common knowledge that high-fructose corn syrup and refined sugar are bad for us. But given all the marketing hype behind different "natural" alternatives, it's hard to know which ones really are the best sweeteners. Complicating matters, new studies, like one just published in the journal <em style="font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; "><span><a class="hl-navLink" id="hlnavlink_31" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 153); text-decoration: none; zoom: 1; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(http://nav.healthline.com/healthstat/images/navigator/healthline_link.jpg); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding-right: 14px; margin-right: 2px; cursor: pointer; background-position: 100% 3px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">Cancer</a>Research</span></em><span>, are finding that fructose, a sugar found in high-fructose corn syrup, agave, honey, and, in small amounts, even in fruit, actually feeds some cancers. But don't give up apples and oranges, or even honey, based on a single study. "Natural sugars found in fruits and vegetables—things like berries, green apples, grapefruit, kiwi—are needed to feed beneficial microflora in the gut for a healthy immune system," explains Donna Gates, who led the movement to bring <a class="hl-navLink" id="hlnavlink_65" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 153); text-decoration: none; zoom: 1; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(http://nav.healthline.com/healthstat/images/navigator/healthline_link.jpg); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding-right: 14px; margin-right: 2px; cursor: pointer; background-position: 100% 3px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">stevia</a><span>, a natural sweetener, into this country more than a decade ago. "That's why nature put a little bit of sugar in fruits and vegetables. It keeps the ecosystem alive in us," she says, adding that the small amounts of fructose in fruits and vegetables are balanced with minerals, <a class="hl-navLink" id="hlnavlink_84" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 153); text-decoration: none; zoom: 1; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(http://nav.healthline.com/healthstat/images/navigator/healthline_link.jpg); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding-right: 14px; margin-right: 2px; cursor: pointer; background-position: 100% 3px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">vitamins</a>, and other vital nutrients. "Our body reads it differently," she notes.Fruits and vegetables provide a perfect sugar fix, but when you're in need of a sweetener to add to iced tea, baked goods, or anything else, make sure you know the difference between the good guys and bad guys of the sweetener world. (Some of the not-so-sweet details could leave you gagging.)</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><a title="Assess Your Diabetes Risk In 5 Minutes" href="http://www.rodale.com/diabetes-type-2-risk-factors?cm_mmc=Yahoo_Health-_-4%20Worst%20And%20Best%20Sweetners-_-Article-_-Assess%20Your%20Diabetes%20Risk%20In%205%20Minutes" target="_blank" rapid_p="1" style="color: rgb(38, 105, 178); text-decoration: none; ">Assess your diabetes risk In 5 mnutes</a>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(235, 121, 10); "><span>Bad Guy #1: <a class="hl-navLink" id="hlnavlink_106" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 153); text-decoration: none; zoom: 1; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(http://nav.healthline.com/healthstat/images/navigator/healthline_link.jpg); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding-right: 14px; margin-right: 2px; cursor: pointer; background-position: 100% 3px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">Aspartame</a></span></strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><span>There's conflicting evidence regarding the safety of aspartame, a common chemical sweetener used in diet soda and other low-cal or low-sugar goods, but some people report headaches or generally feeling unwell after ingesting anything containing the chemical. To make life easier for everyone, this is one instance where you may want to follow the "better safe than sorry" principle. That's because a University of Liverpool test-tube study found that when mixed with a common food color ingredient, aspartame actually became toxic to brain cells. Making matters worse, aspartame is used in many diet sodas, and studies have found drinking diet soda may increase your risk of developing <a class="hl-navLink" id="hlnavlink_151" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 153); text-decoration: none; zoom: 1; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(http://nav.healthline.com/healthstat/images/navigator/healthline_link.jpg); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding-right: 14px; margin-right: 2px; cursor: pointer; background-position: 100% 3px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">diabetes</a> and metabolic syndrome. Also of concern with aspartame, researchers have found that one harmful breakdown product is formaldehyde. Sweet? We don't think so.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(235, 121, 10); ">Bad Guy #2: Agave</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><span>While your health food store likely stocks agave sweeteners, it may be best to keep them out of your cart. Many agave nectars consist of 70 to 80 percent fructose—that's more than what's found in high-fructose corn syrup! If you don't want to give up agave, look for types that contain no more than 30 to 40 percent fructose, recommends Christine Gerbstadt, MD, PhD, RD, spokeswoman for the<a class="hl-navLink" id="hlnavlink_192" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 153); text-decoration: none; zoom: 1; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(http://nav.healthline.com/healthstat/images/navigator/healthline_link.jpg); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding-right: 14px; margin-right: 2px; cursor: pointer; background-position: 100% 3px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">American Dietetic Association</a>. Agave is also very heavily processed in an extremely energy-intensive manner that's similar to the way corn is converted into high-fructose corn syrup.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(235, 121, 10); ">Bad Guy #3: Sucralose</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; ">While sucralose, better known by its brand name, Splenda, may originate with sugar, the end product is anything but natural. It's processed using chlorine, and researchers are finding that the artificial sweetener is passing through our bodies and winding up in wastewater treatment plants, where it can't be broken down. Tests in Norway and Sweden found sucralose in surface water released downstream from treatment discharge sites. Scientists worry it could change organisms' feeding habits and interfere with photosynthesis, putting the entire food chain at risk. The chemically derived artificial sweetener acesulfame K (sold under the brand name Sunett) was also detected in treated wastewater and tap water.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><a title="The European Fat Tax: Should We Try It?" href="http://www.rodale.com/fat-tax?cm_mmc=Yahoo_Health-_-4%20Worst%20And%20Best%20Sweetners-_-Article-_-European%20Fat%20Tax%20Should%20We%20Try%20It" target="_blank" rapid_p="2" style="color: rgb(38, 105, 178); text-decoration: none; ">The European Fat Tax: Should we try it?</a>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(235, 121, 10); ">Good Guy #1: Stevia</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; ">"We need to be off of sugar, but we need good alternatives, and stevia is the safest sweetener there is, period," says Gates, who coauthored <em style="font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; ">The Stevia Cookbook: Cooking with Nature's Calorie-Free Sweetener</em> (Avery Trade, 2004). All types of stevia are extracted from the leaves of the stevia plant, but some forms taste better than others, says Gates. People tend to overuse powders, in which the sweetness is really concentrated, so if you've tried powders in the past and didn't like them, try liquid forms, explains Gates, who helped develop a liquid stevia sweetener product. Stevia contains zero calories, but its one downfall is that it doesn't work well for baking. Expect to see more stevia on store shelves, as Coke and Pepsi got the green light to use Truvia (a sweetener made in part from stevia) starting later this year.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(235, 121, 10); ">Good Guy #2: Sugar alcohols</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><span>Popular sugar alcohol sweeteners include <a class="hl-navLink" id="hlnavlink_349" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 153); text-decoration: none; zoom: 1; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(http://nav.healthline.com/healthstat/images/navigator/healthline_link.jpg); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding-right: 14px; margin-right: 2px; cursor: pointer; background-position: 100% 3px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">xylitol</a>, sorbitol, and erythritol, natural sweeteners made through a fermentation process of corn or sugar cane. They contain fewer calories than sweeteners like pure sugar and honey, but more than stevia. They also leave a cooling sensation in the mouth, and have been found to prevent cavities, explains Dr. Gerbstadt. Just don't overdo it—too much can cause GI distress.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(235, 121, 10); ">Good Guy #3: Organic, raw local honey</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><span>While honey does boast higher fructose levels, it also contains a bounty of cancer-defending <a class="hl-navLink" id="hlnavlink_397" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 153); text-decoration: none; zoom: 1; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(http://nav.healthline.com/healthstat/images/navigator/healthline_link.jpg); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding-right: 14px; margin-right: 2px; cursor: pointer; background-position: 100% 3px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">antioxidants</a><span>, and local honey has been said to help alleviate allergy symptoms. Don't limit <a class="hl-navLink" id="hlnavlink_402" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 153); text-decoration: none; zoom: 1; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(http://nav.healthline.com/healthstat/images/navigator/healthline_link.jpg); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding-right: 14px; margin-right: 2px; cursor: pointer; background-position: 100% 3px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">raw honey's</a> use to your tea, either. Use it to speed healing on burns, and as a natural antiseptic on cuts and scrapes. Honey also has a low glycemic index, so adding it to your tea or yogurt won't lead to energy-busting blood sugar drops later in the day.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><strong style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(235, 121, 10); ">Good Guy #4: Blackstrap molasses</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><span>Although heavy on the calorie content, blackstrap is rich in <a class="hl-navLink" id="hlnavlink_433" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 153); text-decoration: none; zoom: 1; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(http://nav.healthline.com/healthstat/images/navigator/healthline_link.jpg); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding-right: 14px; margin-right: 2px; cursor: pointer; background-position: 100% 3px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">iron</a>, potassium, and calcium, making it a healthier choice than nutritionally defunct artificial sweeteners or even regular refined sugar, despite the fact that blackstrap and refined sugar both come from sugar cane. (Dr. Gerbstadt says calorie-containing sweeteners are not recommended for people with diabetes.) We like the organic, Fair Trade Certified version of blackstrap molasses from Wholesome Sweeteners.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; "><a href="http://www.rodale.com/children-and-obesity?cm_mmc=Yahoo_Health-_-4%20Worst%20And%20Best%20Sweetners-_-Article-_-Your%20Overweight%20Kid%20May%20Need%20More%20Involved%20Parents" target="_blank" rapid_p="3" style="color: rgb(38, 105, 178); text-decoration: none; ">Is your child overweight? 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Eat them. Now.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">So I'm sorry that I haven't posted in a while. Been super busy this summer with two jobs and school and I haven't really had time to experiment. Been making my onion bread and zucchini wraps and filling them with whatever quick stuff I can get my hands on, and only preparing a few things. More on the new creations soon I promise cause they fucking rock!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">This quick stuff is usually veggies! Eating a vegetarian meal is totally okay folks! Now I know some of you are saying "but Moe, all salad all the time? Really" and my answer is "don't put words in my mouth. Jerk." Vegetables don't have to just be a salad. I mean they can, but don't be lame, make fun salads! Try different spices. Had Vindaloo Curry chicken salad yesterday and it was great. Don't be a pussy and underestimate curry.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">Here is a quick tip for food on the go: Plan ahead. We all have agendas and know pretty much whats going on the day before. Take a day, take 3 hours one day and cook, and prepare so all week you don't have to spend the time when on the go. If you wanted to watch this week's episode of Jersey Shore you would take the time. Suckkaaa!!! Just do it, You will feel so much better, and find that holy shit, you are eating better, feeling great, and somehow time just makes it self present. Here is some veggie information I stole from another web site.I try, I really do.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:medium;"><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">
<br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:medium;"><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">Red Fruits and Vegetables</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><table border="0" width="52" align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tbody style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tr style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></td></tr><tr style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> </td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0); line-height: 16px; font-size:medium;">Contain nutrients such as lycopene, ellagic acid, Quercetin, and Hesperidin, to name a few. These nutrients reduce the risk of prostate cancer, <a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/lower-blood-pressure.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">lower blood pressure</a>, reduce tumor growth and <a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cardiovascular/cholesterol/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">LDL cholesterol levels</a>, scavenge harmful free-radicals, and support join tissue in <a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/health/autoimmunediseases/arthritis/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">arthritis</a> cases.</span><p style=" margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; font-size:12px;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:85%;">Blood oranges
<br />Cherries
<br /><a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/cranberry-juice.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(29, 121, 185); ">Cranberries</a>
<br />Guava
<br /><a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/papaya.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(29, 121, 185); ">Papaya
<br /></a>Pink grapefruit
<br />Pink/Red grapefruit
<br /><a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/pomegranate.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(29, 121, 185); ">Pomegranates</a>
<br />Radicchio
<br />Radishes
<br />Raspberries
<br />Red apples
<br />Red bell <a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/hot-peppers.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(29, 121, 185); ">peppers</a>
<br />Red chili peppers
<br />Red grapes
<br />Red onions
<br />Red pears
<br />Red peppers
<br />Red potatoes
<br />Rhubarb
<br />Strawberries
<br />Tomatoes</span></p><p style=" margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; font-size:12px;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:85%;">
<br /></span></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><table border="0" width="42" align="left" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0); font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tbody style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tr style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
<br /></td><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0); font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:100%;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Orange</b></span><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> and <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Yellow</span> fruits and vegetables</b></span><p size="12px" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; ">Contain <a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/carotenoids.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">beta-carotene</a>, zeaxanthin, flavonoids, lycopene, potassium, and <a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/article_888.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">vitamin C</a>. These nutrients reduce age-related macula degeneration and the risk of prostate cancer, lower LDL cholesterol and blood pressure, promote collagen formation and healthy joints, fight harmful free radicals, encourage alkaline balance, and work with <a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/article_1391.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">magnesium</a> and <a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/calcium.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">calcium</a> to build healthy bones.</p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0); font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; "> </p></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">Apricots
<br />Butternut squash
<br />Cantaloupe
<br />Cape Gooseberries
<br />Carrots
<br />Golden kiwifruit
<br />Grapefruit
<br />Lemon
<br />Mangoes
<br />Nectarines
<br />Oranges
<br />Papayas
<br />Peaches
<br />Persimmons
<br />Pineapples
<br /><a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/pumpkins.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(29, 121, 185); ">Pumpkin</a>
<br />Rutabagas
<br />Sweet corn
<br />Sweet potatoes
<br />Tangerines
<br />Yellow apples
<br />Yellow beets
<br />Yellow figs
<br />Yellow pears
<br />Yellow peppers
<br />Yellow potatoes
<br />Yellow summer squash
<br />Yellow tomatoes
<br />Yellow watermelon
<br />Yellow winter squash</span><span style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><p style=" margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; font-size:12px;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:100%;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:85%;"></span></span></p><table border="0" width="50" align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tbody style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tr style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
<br /></td><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:100%;"><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Green vegetables and Fruit</b></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><p style=" margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; font-size:12px;">Green vegetables contain chlorophyll, fiber, lutein, zeaxanthin, calcium, folate, vitamin C, calcium, and Beta-carotene. The nutrients found in these vegetables reduce cancer risks, lower blood pressure and LDL cholesterol levels, normalize digestion time, support retinal health and vision, fight harmful free-radicals, and boost immune system activity. </p></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><p style=" margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; font-size:12px;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:85%;">Artichokes
<br />Arugula
<br />Asparagus
<br />Avocados
<br />Broccoflower
<br />Broccoli
<br />Broccoli rabe
<br />Brussel sprouts
<br />Celery
<br />Chayote squash
<br />Chinese cabbage
<br /><a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/cucumber_benefits.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(29, 121, 185); ">Cucumbers</a>
<br />Endive
<br /><a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/apples.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(29, 121, 185); ">Green apples</a>
<br />Green beans
<br />Green cabbage
<br />Green grapes
<br />Green onion
<br />Green pears
<br />Green <a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/hot-peppers.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(29, 121, 185); ">peppers</a>
<br />Honeydew
<br />Kiwifruit
<br />Leafy greens
<br />Leeks
<br />Lettuce
<br />Limes
<br />Okra
<br />Peas
<br />Sno Peas
<br /><a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/spinachdiet.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(29, 121, 185); ">Spinach</a>
<br />Sugar snap peas
<br />Watercress
<br />Zucchini</span></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><p style=" margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; font-size:12px;"> </p><p style=" margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; font-size:12px;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:100%;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:85%;"></span></span></span></p><table border="0" width="42" align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tbody style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tr style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
<br /></td><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:100%;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Blue</b></span><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> and <span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">purple</span> fruits and vegetables</b></span><p size="12px" style=" margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; ">Contain nutrients which include lutein, zeaxanthin, <a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/supplements/antioxidants/resveratrol.php" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">resveratrol</a>, vitamin C, fiber, flavonoids, ellagic acid, and quercetin. Similar to the previous nutrients, these nutrients support retinal health, lower LDL cholesterol, <a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/health/autoimmunediseases/immune-system.php" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">boost immune system</a> activity, support healthy digestion, improve calcium and other mineral absorption, fight inflammation, reduce tumor growth, act as an anticarcinogens in the <a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/health/digestive/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">digestive tract</a>, and limit the activity of cancer cells.</p></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><p size="12px" style=" margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:85%;">Black currants
<br />Black salsify
<br />Blackberries
<br /><a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/blueberries.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(29, 121, 185); ">Blueberries</a>
<br />Dried plums
<br />Eggplant
<br />Elderberries
<br />Grapes
<br />Plums
<br />Pomegranates
<br />Prunes
<br />Purple Belgian endive
<br />Purple Potatoes
<br />Purple asparagus
<br />Purple cabbage
<br />Purple carrots
<br />Purple figs
<br />Purple grapes
<br />Purple peppers
<br />Raisins</span></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><p size="12px" style=" margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:100%;"><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:85%;"></span></span></p><table border="0" width="50" align="left" style="font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tbody style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tr style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
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<br />Brown pears
<br />Cauliflower
<br />Dates
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<br /><a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/ginger.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(29, 121, 185); ">Ginger</a>
<br />Jerusalem artickoke
<br />Jicama
<br />Kohlrabi
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<br /><a href="http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/onions-garlic.shtml" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(29, 121, 185); ">Onions</a>
<br />Parsnips
<br />Potatoes
<br />Shallots
<br />Turnips
<br />White Corn
<br />White nectarines
<br />White peaches</span></p><span style=" margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:12px;">
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<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0); line-height: 16px; font-family:Arial;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:100%;">The nutrients found in the above fruits and vegetables have a significant impact on our health.</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; "><b style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Quercetin</b>, which is found in apples, onions and other citrus fruits, not only prevents LDL cholesterol oxidation, but also helps the body cope with allergens and other lung and breathing problems.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Ellagic acid</b>, which is mainly found in raspberries, strawberries, pomegranates, and walnuts, has been proven in many clinical studies to act as an antioxidant and anticarcinogens in the gastrointestinal tract. This nutrient also has been proven to have an anti-proliferative effect on cancer cells, because it decreases their ATP production.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; ">The best-known of the carotenoids, beta-carotene, is converted into vitamin A upon entering the liver. Although being known for its positive effects on eyesight, it has also been proven to decrease cholesterol levels in the liver.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; ">Clinical studies have proven that lycopene, mainly found in tomatoes, may decrease the risk of prostate cancer, as well as protect against heart disease. Lutein, which is found in blueberries and members of the squash family, is important for healthy eyes. However, it does support your heart too, helping to prevent against coronary artery disease.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; ">Along with the above stated nutrients, there are even more nutrients found in fruits and vegetables that provide a great deal of support to our body. Almost everyone has heard of vitamin C, which keeps our immune system strong; speeds wound healing, and promote strong muscles and joints. This nutrient is scattered throughout the spectrum of fruits, but commonly associated with oranges and other citrus fruits. Potassium, which is the nutrient most Americans are deficient in, does great things for our hearts, and lowers blood pressure.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; ">Another good food component many people don't get enough of if fiber, found in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Flavonoids</b>, which include anthocyanins, flavones, isoflavones, proantocyanidins, quercetin and more, are found almost everywhere. They are responsible for the colors in the skins of fruits and vegetables and help to stop the growth of tumor cells and potent antioxidants. They also can reduce inflammation.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Beta-glucan</b>, found in mushrooms, stabilizes and balances the body's immune system by supporting white blood cells. EGCG is found in tea and has been shown to reduce the risk of colon and breast cancer. It boosts the immune system and encourages T-cell formation, which defends our body against sickness and disease.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Bioflavonoids</b>, which are found in citrus fruits, are considered a companion to vitamin C because they extend the value of it in the body. These nutrients have the capabilities to lower cholesterol levels and support joint collagen in arthritis cases.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; ">The number one excuse for not eating the required five servings of fruits and vegetables each day is they are too expensive. However, as compared to the amount of money spent on prepackaged, processed, and fast foods, most fruits and vegetables (with the exception of those that are not in season) are not all that expensive.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; ">Because frozen fruits and vegetables retain the majority of their nutritional value, they can be an excellent alternative when certain foods are out of season.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; ">Someone who is not able to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables each day can also drink fruit and vegetable drinks in their place. Although this shouldn't become a habit, fruit and vegetable drink mixes can be an excellent substitute when you're rushed or traveling.</p><span style=" margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
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<br /></b></p></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">I like to always have some organic spring mix, chopped onions, peppers, and cucumbers in tupperware, separate always. This way I can grab a hand full of each, or not cucumbers that day, and throw together a quick salad. Whatever is in the fridge throw on top and hooray! Simple 17 second meal. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">Mock Potatoes</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">1 head cauliflower</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">1/2 tbsp sage</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">1/2 tbsp rosemary</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">1/2 tbsp olive oil</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">* 1/2 cup steamed carrots</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">*2 drops orange essential oil</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">*1/2 packet stevia</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">Food Processor</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">Steamer</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">Steam cauliflower until it is soft enough to bite into but not totally mushy</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">Transfer to food processor. Blend all ingredients until JUST Bended! Too long will make your mock potatoes too thin</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">* Steam carrots with the cauliflower</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">* Add carrots orange and stevia to food processor as well, and have sweet potatoes! Brilliant!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">
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<br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">Frying pan</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">
<br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:medium;color:#663300;"> Melt ghee in pan to coat</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">
<br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Add string beans to pan. When they look defrosted but still hard, add</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:medium;"> garlic, salt and pepper, almonds</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#663300;">
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<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620071379279175402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786434528552252669.post-41750771975573310092011-06-27T08:06:00.000-07:002011-06-27T09:43:25.872-07:00Avocado, how did you get to be so Perfect?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Avocados are so versatile, you can do anything with them. Its amazing really. I probably eat way too much avocado... among other things that I believe are making me fat. The perfect avocado, firm, but still has the softish, creamy coating to it, buttery but not greasy goodness. Im gunna need a shower... anyway. Avocados in moderation are wonderful because they are filled with good fat. Too much however can be not so good. That goes for all nuts too. Ironically enough, one of todays recipes is all avocado and nuts. Bring on the fat!!! But yea, here is some avocado info from avocado.org. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(139, 80, 40); font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">There are 13 vitamins that the body absolutely needs: vitamins A, C, D, E, K and the B vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12 and folate). Avocados naturally contain many of these vitamins.</span></span></span><ul style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color:initial;"><li style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 1.5em; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><ul style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><li style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">MONOUNSATURATED FATS (3g per serving) – Helps to lower blood cholesterol if used in place of saturated fats.</span></span></li><li style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">VITAMIN K (6.3 mcg/8% DV per serving) – Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays an important role in blood clotting. It is known as the clotting vitamin, because without it blood would not clot. Some studies indicate that it helps in maintaining strong bones in the elderly.</span></span></li><li style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">FOLATE (27 mcg/8% DV per serving) – Promotes healthy cell and tissue development. This is especially important during periods of rapid cell division and growth such as infancy and pregnancy. Folate is also essential for metabolism of homocysteine and helps maintain normal levels of this amino acid.</span></span></li><li style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">POTASSIUM (140 mg/4% DV per serving) – In the body, potassium is classified as an electrolyte. Potassium is a very important mineral to the human body. It has various roles in metabolism and body functions and is essential for the proper function of all cells, tissues, and organs: It assists in the regulation of the acid-base balance; assists in protein synthesis from amino acids and in carbohydrate metabolism; and, it is necessary for the building of muscle and for normal body growth.</span></span></li><li style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">VITAMIN E (1.2 IU/4% DV per serving) – A fat-soluble vitamin that acts as an antioxidant that protects the body tissue from damage caused by unstable substances called free radicals. Free radicals can harm cells, tissues, and organs. They are believed to play a role in certain conditions associated with aging. Vitamin E is important in the formation of red blood cells and helps the body use vitamin K. At lower levels, vitamin E may help protect the heart. Vitamin E also plays a role in healthy skin and hair.</span></span></li><li style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">LUTEIN (81.3 mcg) – A carotenoid (a natural pigment) that may be associated with a lower risk of eye diseases. Lutein is an important antioxidant that may help your eyes stay healthy while maintaining the health of your skin. It provides nutritional support to your eyes and skin and has been linked to promoting healthy eyes through reducing the risk of macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in adults 65 years of age and older.</span></span></li><li style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">MAGNESIUM (8.7 mg/2% DV per serving) –An essential mineral for human nutrition. Magnesium in the body serves several important functions: Contraction and relaxation of muscles; Function of certain enzymes in the body; Production and transport of energy; and Production of Protein.</span></span></li><li style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">VITAMIN C (2.4 mg/4% DV per serving) –A water-soluble vitamin that is necessary for normal growth and development. Vitamin C is one of many antioxidants. Antioxidants are nutrients that block some of the damage caused by free radicals, which are by-products that result when our bodies transform food into energy. Vitamin C is required for the growth and repair of tissues in all parts of your body. It is necessary to form collagen, an important protein used to make skin, scar tissue, tendons, ligaments, and blood vessels. </span></span></li><li style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 1.5em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">VITAMIN B6 (0.080 mg/4% DV per serving) –A water-soluble vitamin. Water-soluble vitamins dissolve in water. The body cannot store them. That means you need a continuous supply of such vitamins in your diet. Vitamin B6 helps the immune system produce antibodies. Antibodies are needed to fight many diseases. Vitamin B6 helps maintain normal nerve function and form red blood cells. The body uses it to help break down proteins. The more protein you eat, the more vitamin B6 you need.</span></span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Avocados can be used in real easy, healthy ways. For example, instead of using butter on bread, use a perfect avocado! Meatless stuffed peppers? Hell yes! Take some avocado,quinoa, and whatever your favorite seasonings are and mash all of that together, then stuff it in a pepper. Cut the pepper in half and eat it all messy like with your fingers. Here is a recipe for cucumber avocado soup. Serve it cold on a warm day and it is super refreshing</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Cold Avocado Cucumber Soup</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">2 ripe avocados</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">2 large cucumbers, peeled and cubed</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">2 cups vegetable broth</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">2 tbsp lemon juice</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">salt and pepper to taste</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">*optional 3/4 cup nut milk</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">food processor</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Put everything in the food processor and go to town.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> For a creamier soup, add the milk. It is thick either way. Substitute, or add to the salt and pepper. I like Simply Organic "grind to a salt" seasoning. You gotta grind that shit for like ten minutes but it's good stuff.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">You can serve it with anything really. I usually have it with some cut up veggies, or when I pack food for lunch I throw some quinoa in. The quinoa absorbs the soup, cause thats what quinoa does, and its super yummy and thick and filling.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">The last recipe for consuming avocado goodness is for Fudge. Now, because I only use cacao which is very bitter, all of the "chocolate" recipes I have are more like dark chocolate. Imagine super creamy rich fudge... with no tummy ache from the fudge being so rich. Yea, thats whats up!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Chocolate avocado fudge</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">1 avocado</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">1/4 c coconut oil or ghee</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">2 packets stevia</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">2 swirls vegetable glycerine</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">1 cup cacao</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">* optional mix-ins such as shredded coconut, almond pieces, dehydrated buckwheat, ect.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">food processor</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">refrigerator</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">put everything except mix-ins into food processor and go until mixed. Taste, and adjust sweetners as necessary. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">When desired taste is reached, add mix-ins and let it go around once or twice. Processing too long will cause mix-ins to be processed and you won't be able to notice them anymore.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Put fudge in a tupperware, or glass dish, and smooth out. Put in fridge to set. The coconut oil or ghee will harden when cold, and the creamy avocado will keep the fudge rich as opposed to liquid.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">So yes, the avocado. Mother Nature, fuck yea and thanks for making a food that is so perfect. </span></span></div></span></span></span></div></span></li></ul></span></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620071379279175402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786434528552252669.post-5016013541435997732011-05-30T06:17:00.000-07:002011-06-27T07:20:52.003-07:00This is how you are being swindled. Conflict of interest, what?<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><div class="drcommentsdiv" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span id="ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_bcr_bcr_bcr_lblDrComments"><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">The UK Department of health is clearly placing the health and well-being of their citizens in grave danger with this foolish decision. But I can't say I'm surprised. This action is a phenomenal testimony as to just how powerful the food industry is. It certainly rivals the drug cartels as to their pernicious influence on public health.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">In the US, Americans currently spend about 90 percent of their food budgets purchasing processed foods, which offer very little in terms of nutritional value and instead typically contain ingredients that will actually cause you harm. According to a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/business/04metrics.html" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">previous article in the New York Times</a>, "no country has embraced the movement toward commercialized, prepackaged food as much as the United States. "</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Sure seems that this latest decision is little more than a scheme to drag the UK down the same path of increasing corporate profits while rapidly destroying the health of the British people.</p></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">What Does McDonald's, PepsiCo, and Mars Know About Health?</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">That's an important question that the UK department of health appears to ignore. The evidence showing how processed foods and fast foods destroy health is so overwhelming you'd have to be buried in a Chilean coal mine to be ignorant of this connection. And yet some of the worst corporate culprits are now supposed to write government health policies to combat obesity, alcohol and diet-related disease!</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">According to The Guardian:</p><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>"The alcohol responsibility deal network is chaired by the head of the lobby group the Wine and Spirit Trade Association.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>The food network to tackle diet and health problems includes processed food manufacturers, fast food companies, and Compass, the catering company famously pilloried by Jamie Oliver for its school menus of turkey twizzlers. The food deal's sub-group on calories is chaired by PepsiCo..."</em></p></blockquote><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">This is blatant folly. Additionally, the board created to <em>oversee </em>the work of these "deal networks" is ALSO dominated by the food, alcohol, advertising and retail industries! So what you end up with is foxes guarding the foxes that guard the hen house...</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Making matters even more precarious for the public, The Guardian reports that "one group was told that the health department did not want to lead, but rather hear from its members what should be done."</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">In essence, the UK health department is giving carte blanche to industry to devise whatever "health recommendations" they see fit, and you can be sure of one thing – these industries will NOT recommend anything that could jeopardize their business! For example, they've already ruled out using <em>pricing</em> of food or alcohol as a strategy to change consumer behavior. What does that tell you? It's quite clear to me that nothing good can come out of this.</p></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">Poor Nutrition Drives Declining Health Statistics</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">It's not hard to predict that public health policies dictated by the likes of McDonald's, PepsiCo and Mars will be far from successful in creating recommendations to successfully curb obesity and diet-related diseases.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">How could they? The very existence of these corporations relies on consumers maintaining their purchasing habits! And that's the crux of the public health disaster facing both the US and the UK. We all need to REDUCE our consumption of processed foods, fast foods, sugary snacks and sodas!</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">None of these types of "food" have any place whatsoever in a health-promoting, nutritious diet.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">If you eat a fast-food burger, you can easily take in close to half of your daily caloric requirements. Add in fries and a soda and you may be nearing an entire day's worth of required calories in just one meal! But in that one meal, which is designed to be eaten quickly, on-the-go, you have not received the vitamins and minerals, the live enzymes and micronutrients, the healthy fats or high-quality protein that your body needs to function, let alone thrive...</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Regularly eating these types of foods is a prescription for obesity, diabetes, and all the health problems associated with these conditions.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/08/17/obesity-rates-keep-rising.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">The obesity rate in the US is now nearing 27 percent</a>, more than two out of three are overweight, and <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/07/19/diabetes-or-pre-diabetes-now-strikes-one-in-four-americans.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">1 in 4 Americans are affected with diabetes or pre-diabetes</a>. If British citizens end up listening to the recommendations that arise from this unholy alliance between the UK health department and industry, British obesity statistics will soon mirror those in the US.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">In fact, the UK is already closing in. <a href="http://www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/opad10" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">According to the latest statistics</a> from the UK NHS, a quarter of all adults in the UK are now classified as obese. As of 2008, nearly 17 percent of British boys between the ages of 2 and 15 also fell in the obese category, along with just over 15 percent of all girls.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><a href="http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/opad10/Statistics_on_Obesity_Physical_Activity_and_Diet_England_2010.pdf" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">The report</a> also found that fresh produce purchases fell substantially between 2007 and 2008. Fresh fruit purchases fell by nearly 8 percent, and fresh green vegetables fell by almost 10 percent!</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Only 25-29 percent of men and women, respectively, consume the recommended five portions of fruits and vegetables a day, and British children fare even worse when it comes to consuming healthful foods, with less than 20 percent of children consuming the recommended levels of fruits and veggies.</p></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">Corruption and Bribes – Business as Usual in the Food Industry</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">There's a very real danger in letting the food industry call the shots when it comes to establishing public health policies. It just can't work. The food industry, just like the pharmaceutical industry, is fraught with corruption and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/business/25tomatoes.html?ref=business" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">questionable business practices</a>, including bribery and racketeering schemes. Like other players in big business, those running the food industry are out to make a profit, and often this comes at the expense of your health. Three prominent examples of food industry manipulation include the cases of:</p><ol style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-position: outside; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Aspartame</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Monsanto’s genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rbGH/rbST)</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Genetically modified (GM) foods</li></ol><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">You can read the <a href="http://www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/fraud.htm" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">entire history of fraud and deception that led to the approval of aspartame here</a>, but, in a nutshell, the evidence that showed aspartame was harmful was ignored or falsified, and the artificial sweetener was pushed through the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval process by a select few who stood to benefit handsomely from its profits.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Ditto for rBGH. The U.S. FDA didn't even require that rBGH be adequately tested before allowing it on the market. And, the fact that<a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/02/27/10-reasons-why-no-one-needs-gm-foods.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">genetically modified (GM) foods</a> have been allowed to infiltrate the market <em>at all</em> is a major lesson in the corruption of the food industry.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Further, the food crops currently subsidized in the US are corn, wheat, soy and rice. Growing little else but corn and soy means we end up with a fast food diet. In essence, these commodity programs are subsidies for the creation of junk and fast food, not REAL food that could have a positive impact on public health.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">In short, regardless of where you live, the food you depend on to survive is slowly being degraded, devalued, and de-humanized by giant corporations and short-sighted, lackadaisical governments. And soon the UK will provide their citizens with even more highly questionable health recommendations fashioned by the very companies that actively created the health crises' of obesity, diabetes and alcohol- and diet-related diseases in the first place...</p></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">Take Control of Your Diet and Your Health With these Crucial Four Steps</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Folks, whether you live in the US, the UK, or elsewhere, the current madness appears to be Universal... So, what's the answer?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Quite simply, you need to start thinking for yourself, and ignore much, if not most, of the health- and dietary advice you get through the conventional channels. Fortunately, "eating healthy" is actually far easier than most people think. Here's a quick and dirty summary:</p><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-position: outside; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Focus on raw, fresh foods, and avoid as many processed foods as possible (for those who still have trouble understanding what "processed food" is: if it comes in a can, bottle, or package, and has a list of ingredients, it's processed)</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Avoid foods that contain high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) like the plague, but don't just limit it to HFCS, you must limit ALL sources of fructose to less than 25 grams per day, and that includes fruit. If you are taking the average amount of fructose you are consuming three times that or 75 grams. At that level any fruit will cause more harm than good for all but those engaging in unhealthy levels of aerobic cardio activity.</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Limit or eliminate grain carbohydrates if you have diabetes, are overweight, or have high cholesterol or high blood pressure</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Replace sodas and other sweetened beverages with clean, pure water</li></ul><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">If you're new to healthful living, those four basic steps can put you on the right path toward vastly improved health, regardless of what your government's dietary guidelines are. For my <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/10/04/flip-flop-science-does-anyone-really-know-what-makes-you-healthy.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">Top 10 Healthy Lifestyle recommendations please see this previous article</a>.</p></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">The Best Sources for Safe, Nutritious Foods</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Contrary to popular belief, your local grocery store is generally <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/10/30/if-you-want-to-eat-healthy-this-is-a-better-place-to-get-your-food-than-your-supermarket.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">NOT going to be the best source for healthy, fresh food</a>. Rather, the best place to find safe, nutritious food is at your local farm or from your local farmer's market or organic food co-op. If you live in the US, <a href="http://www.coopdirectory.org/" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">the Coop Directory Service</a> (<a href="http://www.coopdirectory.org/" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">www.coopdirectory.org</a>) can help you find a co-op near you. My web page <a href="http://www.mercola.com/article/agriculture.htm" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">Promoting Sustainable Agriculture</a> also lists resources for high-quality produce, meats and other foods in your area. If you're in the UK, check out <a href="http://www.organicportal.co.uk/" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">the Organic Portal</a> (<a href="http://www.organicportal.co.uk/" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">www.organicportal.co.uk</a>).</p></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">Keep Learning!</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Knowledge truly is power, and the more people become informed, the faster real and needed changes can come about. Below are several wonderful films that will give you an excellent overview of the health dangers of fast food, and the problems with modern agriculture. I highly recommend you watch and share these with your friends and family!</p><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-position: outside; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/04/22/is-supersize-documentary-really-accurate.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">Fathead</a></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://robertkennerfilms.com/films/files/detail_current.php" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">Food, Inc.</a></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/01/11/the-future-of-food----you-need-to-watch-this-video.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">The Future of Food</a></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.foodmatters.tv/" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">Food Matters</a></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460792/" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">Fast Food Nation</a></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/03/25/New-Movie-Condemns-Monsantos-Criminal-Behavior.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">The World According To Monsanto</a></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.cornmovie.com/" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">Cornography</a></li></ul><div><div class="drcommentsdiv" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span id="ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_bcr_bcr_bcr_lblDrComments"><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></p></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote></span></div></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.mercola.com/js/citation.js" language="javascript"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620071379279175402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786434528552252669.post-43420658657424628112011-05-29T08:31:00.001-07:002011-05-29T09:38:12.870-07:00Bread. How I love you and everything horrible about you as well.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">Some things that I cut out of my diet are never, ever coming back... but there are a few that I miss a lot. One of them is bread. Bread in all varieties. Some of my favorites were chewy pizza crusts, or flaky biscuits in the morning with eggs and cheese. Just a yummy burger on a bun. Tacos stuffed with meat and grilled veggies. Focaccia with some lettuce and tomato. Bagel with veggie cream cheese. Hell yes! Bread was a wonderful thing!! Bread with every meal. Bread for everyone, all of the time!! Bread is one of those food that makes everything better. And then it was gone. All of it. Gone. FML. I can assure you that these were traumatizing times in my life. The fat kid AND the jew in me were like "bitch, this is not OK".<br />After years of looking at recipes I finally found ones that really filled in for some of my carby, yeasty, useless, loves for bread. Pizza crusts and tacos have come back into my face. Hell yes!<br /><br /><br />The first recipe is for a Zucchini wrap. Using only 3 ingredients this wrap is awesome for food combining because it is a neutral food so not only can you fill it with anything but you don't have to wait to go from starches to proteins. Additionally, it is so versatile. Sometimes I want to have tacos so I use this wrap and I make it with cayenne and onion and paprika . Other times I want something more light so I put rosemary and thyme in it and fill it with just some greens and tomato and drizzle with oilve oil. Hooray creativity!!! I dehydrate the wraps just enough, so that they are dry but still wrapable. If you dehydrate them a little longer they make great thin crispy pizza crusts. Keep them thicker if you like thick crusts.<br /><br />Zucchini Wraps<br />1 large zucchini<br />1 cup water<br />3/4 cup flax meal<br />*optional Any spices of your choice<br /><br />Food Processor<br />Lined dehydrator Tray<br /><br /><br />Cut zucchini into manageable chunks for your food processor<br />Add all in processor, and process until smooth<br />Place in dehydrator at desired thickness<br />Put in deyhdrator on 110 for about 6 hours, and flip<br />Take out when preferred dryness is reached<br /><br /><br />I never understood why the onion bread at the table was just bread with 4 pieces of onions in it. This is real freeking onion bread. It sticks to your gums, is nice and chewy, and is super heavy. It is a meal on it's own. But it's mostly veggie so it's OK. I promise. Again, i usually just slice up some tomato on it and thats good enough for me. Be creative! Don't let the long list of necessary appliances fool you. It's not that bad! Suck it up and make some yummy bread!<br /><br />Onion Bread<br />3 large yellow onions<br />1 cup flax meal<br />1 cup ground sunflower meal<br />1 tbsp coconut oil<br /><br />Large pan<br />spatula<br />large bowl<br />dehydrator<br />nut grinder<br />food processor<br /><br />Chop up the onions with a food processor so they are a nice shape.<br />Heat oil in the large pan, and begin to brown the onions<br />While they are browning (which will take a while) use a nut grinder to make 1 cup worth of sunflower meal<br />Add the sunflower meal to large bowl, and then add the flax meal to the bowl and mix the two flours up<br />Get back to the onions, making sure they are evenly browned.<br />Once the onions are browned add them to the bowl with the flax and sunflower meals. Combine well. (I like to get messy and use my hands but thats cause i'm a slob. Use the spatula if you aren't as adventurous. Also if you are going to use your hands.. wait a few minutes. Those onions are insanely hot)<br />Place better on the dehydrator sheets at a desired thickness at about 110. Leave for 8 hours and flip. Let dehydrate another 5 or 6 hours until desired consistency is reached</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620071379279175402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786434528552252669.post-5359234421880191142011-05-15T07:07:00.000-07:002011-05-15T07:30:45.287-07:00Rewind... This is why you should give a shit...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">I got sick about 5 years ago. I went to a few doctors, told them my symptoms, and they put me on all different types of meds. Nothing worked. One guy, a "specialist" in fancy Manhattan told me I was fine, just "unlucky". Really? Fuck you doc! Unlucky!!?? Then my dog got sick and what to you know! The same antibiotics I was on, so was he! I had enough. I turned to the internets and tried to educate myself as best I could.<br /><br />I decided I had candida. Everyone has candida in their bodies. See, our bodies are filled with good bacteria, and bad bacteria. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candida_(fungus)">Candida </a>is the bad bacteria, and when the good guys can't keep the bad guys at bay anymore, we get sick. Candida shows its self in a number of ways. Some are worse then others and it's really almost anything. From severe things like serious digestion issues, to small things like bad breath, candida may be a culprit.<br /><br />There are ways to treat candida yourself. You need to bring your body back to a balance. This can help get rid of any ailment actually. So I started doing the<a href="http://bodyecology.com/"> Body Ecology Diet</a>, doing <a href="http://www.gravityeastvillage.com/">colonics</a>, and using <a href="http://www.youngliving.com/en_US/index.html">Young Living Essential Oils</a> to better myself. Now I still think i'm in recovery mode. I'm not there yet, but i'm much better then I was.<br /><br />Most importantly i'm educated now. I know what goes into the food I eat, and the medicines I take and I would never go back to the standard american diet, or using western medicine.<br /><br />The goal of this blog is to show anyone fun, healthy recipes that don't involve the crap ingredients that are making us sick every day. The goal is also to educate so I'll be posting articles about food and the industry as well.<br /><br />So, why should you give a shit? Did you know that a bottle of essential oil only has to have 5% actual essential oil in it for it to be OK to label it 100% essential oil? That means it can be 95% filler, 5% oil and still say essential oil. WTF? What the hell is the filler?? Did you also know what a whole bunch of the pesticides sprayed on fruits and vegetables to keep bugs off of them are derivatives of agent orange? These guys go in the fields, spraying this shit wearing hazmat suits... and then we eat it like its nothing. This doesn't piss anyone else off??<br /><br />We can all heal ourselves, and feel better physically and mentally. It takes work, and discipline, but it's totally doable. So give a shit, do it yourself and give a big "eat a fat one" to the people who are trying to keep you sick. But do it with a smile, and some food that tastes better then theirs anyway! Empowering stuff, i'm telling you.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620071379279175402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786434528552252669.post-10181040327919768872011-05-15T05:33:00.001-07:002011-05-15T05:38:36.792-07:00Frankenfood... ick!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">Biotech Hides Behind Patent Laws to Quench Independent Safety Studies</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Companies like Monsanto and Syngenta simply will not allow independent researchers access to their patented seeds, citing the legal protection these seeds have under patent laws. In other words, if their genetically altered seeds have something wrong with them that potentially could cause consumer illness, Monsanto and Syngenta would rather not have you find out about it.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Why?<br /><br />You might sue them for putting your health in danger! Or a farmer using their seeds might sue them <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/04/22/monsanto-under-investigation-by-seven-us-states.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">because their claims of increased crop yields is a myth</a>. If fact, <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/04/22/monsanto-under-investigation-by-seven-us-states.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">lawsuits like these have already begun appearing in court</a>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Does this remind you of the public health debate that went on for decades over another multi-billion dollar industry -- cigarettes? For decades the companies producing this cancer-causing product denied they caused any harm, denied nicotine was addictive and even <a href="http://wellmedicated.com/lists/40-gorgeous-vintage-tobacco-advertisements/" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">ran advertisements <em>featuring doctors</em> claiming cigarettes were <strong>good</strong> for your cough</a>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">They produced scientific study after study by <strong>their funded </strong>research scientists claiming there was no health threat whatsoever from cigarettes. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQUNk5meJHs" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">Executives from every major cigarette company even lied to Congress under oath</a>, claiming they had no knowledge cigarettes were addictive, when in fact they did know—they even <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/280/13/1173.abstract" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">manipulated the nicotine content of cigarettes to keep you hooked</a>!</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Is it really necessary to go through the same experience again with GM crops that independent scientists are <a href="http://farmandranchfreedom.org/gmo-miscarriages" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">now linking to frightening and dangerous pathogens</a>?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Isn't it time to demand these crops be tested for long-term safety once and for all? If not now, when? After the population starts showing strange new health problems <a href="http://farmandranchfreedom.org/gmo-miscarriages" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">that no one can seemingly explain, like spontaneous abortions and infertility</a>?</p></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">Can Large Corporations Be Trusted to Put You First?</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">One of the prime lessons that emerged from the recent home mortgage scandals, , or from our experience with the cigarette companies, just to name a few examples, is this: Major corporations operating with little or no regulation or real government oversight simply cannot be trusted to put anything above their quest for profits.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Not your financial health, not your personal health, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/20/new-york-judge-orders-for_n_770798.html" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">not even the law</a>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">A public corporation is a legal entity whose mandate is to produce profits for shareholders (with the exception of non-profits, which are not the same), while at the same time shielding the human beings who are running it from <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/corporation" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">legal claims for the actions taken by the corporation</a>, it's:</p><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>"A body that is granted a charter recognizing it as a separate legal entity having its own rights, privileges, and liabilities distinct from those of its members."</em></p></blockquote><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">So Monsanto primary purpose is to protect its profits at the expense of everything else, and the human beings running them essentially can't be held accountable for wrongdoings in the quest for profits.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">In the case of Phillip Morris and other tobacco manufacturers this means <a href="http://wikis.dalton.org/math/index.php?title=Statistics_A/How_to_Lie_with_Stats_A/Historic_Cigarette_Ad_Exhibition" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">employing medical professionals to produce grossly misleading PR,</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JkcHW_w114" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">lying to Congress under oath</a>, and in the case of Big Pharma, <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/05/18/how-corrupted-drug-companies-deceive-and-manipulate-your-doctor.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">paying their researchers to produce studies that that support the idea that their product is safe</a>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Would you really expect the corporate giants Monsanto or Syngenta to behave any differently?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">While I am not against corporations seeking a profit, I am quite adamantly opposed to corporations manipulating government regulators (<a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/031532_Monsanto_lobbyists.html" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">who are nowadays simply former executives of the corporations themselves!),</a> <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/06/12/beatrice-golomb-interview.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">producing biased scientific studies that blatantly distort data</a> and <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/06/12/beatrice-golomb-interview.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">lying to the public to accomplish their goals</a>. And until Monsanto and Syngenta submit their GM seeds to independent analysis by scientists not funded by these companies, I will remain skeptical about their safety claims. It is important to note that they are currently stonewalling ALL independent researchers from safety testing under the guise and legal excuse of "patent protection".</p></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">GM Seed Producers are Already up to the Same Tricks as Big Pharma and Big Tobacco</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">The evidence is already in against the GM seed producers, and it's quite clearly in line with what happens when the government doesn't independently evaluate, test or study a for-profit corporation's product that goes into your body and may produce some unintended consequences.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2011/feb/13/opinion/la-oe-guriansherman-seeds-20110213/2" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">According to the LA Times article above</a>:</p><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">"<em>The dangers [of GM crops] ought to be clear. In 2001, the seed company Pioneer, owned by Dow Chemical, was developing a strain of genetically engineered corn that contained a toxin to help it resist corn rootworm, an insect pest. A group of university scientists, working at Pioneer's request, found that the corn also appeared to kill a species of beneficial ladybug, which indicated that other helpful insects might also be harmed.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>But, according to a report in the journal Nature Biotechnology, Dow said its own research showed no ladybug problems, and it prohibited the scientists from making the research public. Nor was it submitted to the EPA. In 2003, the EPA approved a version of the corn, known as Herculex."</em></p></blockquote><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Also from the same article, more evidence that GM seed producers are trying to keep you from finding out some key claims they make about their products (increased yields in this case) are absolutely not true:</p><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>"Research restrictions [on GM seeds] also hamper scientists' ability to assess how genetically engineered crops perform against other modified crops, traditional crops, approaches such as organic farming and the seed companies' promises.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>There's reason to be suspicious. Using USDA and peer-reviewed data, the Union of Concerned Scientists analyzed corn and soybean yields in the U.S. after the new seeds were introduced. We found only marginal increases due to genetically engineered traits -- not a result promoted by the industry."</em></p></blockquote><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Christian Krupke, a Purdue University entomologist who was quoted in <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2011/feb/13/opinion/la-oe-guriansherman-seeds-20110213" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">the above Los Angeles Times</a> articles sums up this problem very clearly:</p><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>"[The GM food] industry is completely driving the bus."</em></p></blockquote></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">GM Crops – More Widespread than you Think, and Linked to Potential Health Hazards</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">With the vast majority of planted corn crops in the US (over 90 percent) and soy crops (over 95 percent) now being GM varieties, the American public has a right to ask producers of these foods whether they are safe for long-term consumption. And the answer these GM seed companies have consistently giving us?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>We don't know really know. And we aren't going to let you find out, because it might interfere with our bottom line.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Just to be clear, we are talking about a food product that has been genetically altered by blasting DNA from one species into the DNA of a food crop, typically so the food crop will either resist dying from pesticide (allowing the crops to be drenched in pesticides!) <strong>or</strong> to create a new strain of <a href="http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/ge/" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">food that produces its own pesticide, internally, while it grows</a>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">And guess what, this increased pesticide load on these GM food crops ends up on your dinner plate, and <a href="http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-corn.htm" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">ends up in the feed given to feedlot animals</a>. So your milk, eggs, chicken and beef are all likely tainted with a lifetime supply of foods either saturated in pesticides or genetically altered to internally produce pesticides.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">There is also evidence suggesting that this pesticide-producing corn, soybean and canola continues to produce pesticide once it's<strong>inside</strong> you (or a feedlot animal), <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/10/08/a-pesticide-factory-in-your-stomach-think-corn-chips.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">colonizing your gut bacteria and genetically altering it to also produce pesticide within your own cells</a>.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">In essence, you become a pesticide producing organism. And do I even need to tell you <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/03/25/doctors-warn-avoid-genetically-modified-food.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">this pesticide is harmful to your health</a>?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">This is both horrifying and perfectly legal, although it clearly violates the spirit if not that actual letter of the Delaney Clause of 1958, an amendment passed by the US Congress to protect a safe US food supply, which states:</p><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>"The Secretary of the Food and Drug Administration shall not approve for use in food any chemical additive found to induce cancer in man, or, after tests, found to induce cancer in animals."</em></p></blockquote><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Using the interpretation of "chemical additive" in the broadest sense to include living organisms whose DNA has been altered to produce pesticide (possibly inside your body) through man-made biological experimentation, then GM crops internally producing pesticides <strong>simply must</strong> fall under the purview of the Delaney Clause -- but to date GM crops <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/05/14/pesticides-prostate-cancer.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">have not been tested beyond a few days time</a> and <strong>currently present absolutely zero long-term evidence</strong> that their altered DNA does not lead to cancer in either man or animals.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">When in fact pesticides have for years been linked to cancer, <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/05/14/pesticides-prostate-cancer.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">along with a host of other diseases from Parkinson's to Alzheimer's to miscarrages</a>.</p></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">Are GM Crops Contaminating Non-GM Crops?</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">In the US, over 90 <a href="http://www.gmo-compass.org/eng/agri_biotechnology/gmo_planting/257.global_gm_planting_2009.html" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">percent of all canola grown is genetically modified</a>, compared to just over 20 percent in the rest of the world.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">According to Nature News, the research team discovered two varieties of transgenic canola in the wild, plus <em>a third</em> GM variety that is a cross of the two GM breeds. One of the transgenic varieties found was <a href="http://www.monsanto.com/monsanto/ag_products/input_traits/products/roundup_ready_canola.asp" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">Monsanto's Roundup Ready canola</a>, which is engineered to be resistant to <a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/nr/fid/pubsweb/gly.pdf" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">glyphosate</a>, and the other was <a href="http://www.bayercropscience.com/bcsweb/cropprotection.nsf/id/EN_Canola" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">Bayer Crop Science's Liberty Link canola</a>, which is resistant to gluphosinate. The third variety contained transgenes from each of these, and is resistant to both types of herbicide.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">The truth is Monsanto and Syngenta have unleashed something into nature that will proliferate, cross-breed, and create new plants that we simply do not understand. This is particularly disturbing when it comes to food crops, such as canola, which is used in a vast number of processed food products consumed by millions of people.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">The fact that GM crops can infiltrate conventional crops is a concern for any food where GM experimentation is taking place. For example, in 2004, <a href="http://www.grain.org/research/contamination.cfm?id=165" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">Hawaii reported widespread contamination of papaya crops</a> by GM varieties. Even seed stocks sold as conventional were found to be contaminated, which threatened the existence of organic papaya.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">These types of transgene contaminations are <em>completely unavoidable</em> once you start growing them out in the open– including the cross-mixing of GM breeds.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Science has recently revealed that the genome (whether plant, animal or human) is <em>not </em>constant and static, which is <em>the scientific base</em> for genetic engineering of plants and animals. This means that you may not necessarily get the results you think you're going to get when you insert or remove genetic material.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Instead, geneticists have discovered that the genome is remarkably dynamic and changeable, and constantly 'conversing' and adapting to the environment. This interaction determines which genes are turned on, when, where, by what and how much, and for how long.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">They've also found that the genetic material itself has the ability to be changed according to experience, passing it on to subsequent generations.<em></em></p></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">How Genetic Engineering Really Works</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Many people now have the flawed assumption that genetic engineering is a very precise, refined science.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Not so, <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/04/03/jeffrey-smith-interview.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">explains Jeffrey Smith in a previous article</a>:</p><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>"… in order to understand the risks associated with GMOs, I'm going to back up and talk about the process of creating a genetically modified organism because if we understand that, then a whole host of things that can go wrong all of a sudden become clear.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>… The biotech industry gives you this impression that it's a very clean process. We just take a gene from a species and carefully splice it into another, and the only thing that's different is it's producing some new beneficial protein to produces some trait.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>This is far from the truth.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>What they do is – let's say you want to create a corn plant that produces a pesticide. So you go to the soil bacterium called BT for "Bacillus thuringiensis" and you change it so it's more toxic, and you make millions of copies of the gene.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>You actually put a piece of a virus there which turns it on, it's called the promoter. It's the "on" switch that turns this gene on, 24/7, around the clock.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>You make millions of copies and you put it in a gun and you shoot that gun into a plate of millions of cells, hoping that some of the genes make it into the DNA of some of those cells. Then you clone those cells into plants.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>Now the process of insertion and cloning causes massive collateral damage in the DNA that could have higher levels, and do have higher levels, of allergens and toxins.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>… Anti-nutrients of soybeans that are genetically engineered have as much as seven times higher the amount of a known allergen cold trypsin inhibitor when compared to non-GM soy, in their cooked state.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>There is a new allergen in genetically modified corn. There is a new anti-nutrient in the [GM] soy which blocks the absorption of nutrients.</em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>They don't look for these things. These are found after they're on the market by some few of the independent researchers that are doing their work."</em></p></blockquote><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Farmers have long used BT spray on crops, and because it's a natural bacterium, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the biotech companies claim it is safe for human consumption.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">However, this too is clearly misguided optimism.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Jeffrey Smith continues:</p><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>"Based on peer reviewed published studies, animals like mice that were fed BT had damaged tissues and immune responses as powerful as if they've been fed cholera toxin, and then they became multiple-chemically sensitive to where they started to react to formally harmless compounds."</em></p></blockquote></blockquote><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">Can We Reverse the Trend in GM Crops?</h2><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">According to <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/04/03/jeffrey-smith-interview.aspx" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">Jeffrey Smith, a leading opponent of GM crops who has written two books on the subject</a>, from the ABC News article above:</p><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 38px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><em>"We're seeing a level of reaction that is unprecedented," says Jeffrey Smith, an activist who has fought the expansion of genetically engineered foods since they were first introduced 15 years ago and written two books on the subject. "I personally think we are going to hit the tipping point of consumer rejection very soon."</em></p></blockquote><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">The silver lining in all of this is that we actually don't NEED policy changes to kick GM Foods out of the market!</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">Like Jeffrey Smith suggests, the only requirement is getting enough people to consistently avoid buying <strong>anything</strong> containing GM ingredients, and the food manufacturers will do the rest. They WILL respond to market demands, because if they don't they go out of business.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">This means avoiding and boycotting every product with corn or soy as an ingredient that does not carry the USDA Organic label. It may sound like a daunting task for you as an individual shopper, but there are resource guides available.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">For a helpful, straightforward guide to shopping Non-GMO, please see the<strong> <a href="http://mercola.fileburst.com/PDF/GMObrochure.pdf" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">Non-GMO Shopping Guide</a></strong>, created by the <a href="http://www.responsibletechnology.org/GMFree/Home/index.cfm" style="color: rgb(8, 105, 189); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">Institute for Responsible Technology</a>.<br /><br />You can also avoid GM foods that are not found in processed foods, if you know what to look for. There are currently eight genetically modified food crops on the market:</p><table width="518" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" style="background-image: none; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-attachment: scroll; border-top-width: 5px; border-right-width: 5px; border-bottom-width: 5px; border-left-width: 5px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(214, 214, 214); border-right-color: rgb(214, 214, 214); border-bottom-color: rgb(214, 214, 214); border-left-color: rgb(214, 214, 214); background-position: 0% 0%; "><tbody><tr><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); ">Soy</td><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); ">Sugar from sugar beets</td></tr><tr><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); ">Corn</td><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); ">Hawaiian papaya</td></tr><tr><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); ">Cottonseed (used in vegetable cooking oils)</td><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); ">Some varieties of zucchini</td></tr><tr><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); ">Canola (canola oil)</td><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); ">Crookneck squash</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">This means you should avoid products with corn, soy, canola, and any of their derivatives listed as an ingredient, unless it's labeled USDA 100% Organic. </p></blockquote><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "></p><h2 style="margin-top: 32px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial; ">What You Can Do NOW to Avoid GMO Foods</h2><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "></p><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 38px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; ">It is crucial to purchase authentically certified organic foods as that will assure you will not receive artifacts of industrial processing and any GMO surprises. Currently due to corporate collusion with the US government GMO labeling is prohibited so the only reliable way to differentiate non GMO food is to purchase organic. <br /><br />You will of course also avoid or dramatically reduce your exposure to pesticides, hormones and antibiotics that are nearly universally added to GMO meat and of course potent herbicides like Round Up that is sprayed on nearly all GMO crops.<br /><br />There is one important exception, especially with respect to meat in that it doesn't have to have the "official' organic certification if you can do the certification yourself. Certification can be an expensive process and many small independent farmers are simply unable to afford it. So if you personally know the farmer and visit the farm and are confident it meets the standards then it is will likely be just fine. Just far more work than most of us have the time for.<br /><br />The crucial point is to absolutely know the source of your food. If you can't grow or raise it yourself then you better be darn well confident that you delegate that responsibility to someone or some organization you trust. That is one of the reasons I rarely eat out and consume over 95% of my food at home.<br /><br />Remember food is a critical part of the equation of "Taking Control of Your Health", you simply must get it right if you want any real chance of avoiding chronic degenerative disease.<br /></p></blockquote></span><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.mercola.com/js/citation.js" language="javascript"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620071379279175402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786434528552252669.post-18656020242676781032011-05-14T16:28:00.000-07:002011-05-14T17:02:47.629-07:00APPLIANCES!!!!! THEY ARE TAKING OVER!!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;">So my house has more appliances then Home Goods. Ok that's totally a lie, but there are a lot. Or maybe I just need more space.... Anyway. If i'm going to do this blog thing about all of the food I'm cooking and eating, and posting recipes, I should probably give a heads up about all of the appliances I use.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;">Lets start with ...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;">The Microwave. A huge giant tremendous NO NO! I could write a whole blog on the terribleness of the microwave. Maybe I will... but for now, just no microwave. There is no love in microwaved food.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;">My top 3 absolute favorite, couldn't live without...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;">The Dehydrator. There are tons of types and sizes (insert dirty joke here) and different ones work for different people. Dehydrators are good for jerky and fruit leather traditionally. I don't use mine for either. I make breads, chips, and cookies with it mostly. I love my dehydrator.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;">The Food Processor. Hand mixing? I said from the beginning i'm truly a fat kid and there's just no way. Food processors are awesome for everything. You can process a lot to make super liquidy, or a little to make stuff chunky. Batter for cookies and breads, or pates, soups. I don't think there is nuch a food processor can't do. Food Processors are wonderful.</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;">The Nut Grinder. That's right, I said it. "The Nut Grinder"! Dun dun dun!! I don't use your typical carbo processed flour. Mostly I use nuts as flour, so I need a nut grinder to turn almonds and sunflower seeds into almond flour and sunflower flour. Yay! Plus it's way cheaper to do it yourself.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;">And the rest of the gang...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;">The Nut Milk Maker. I'm kinda lazy, as all fat kids tend to be. I could buy a strainer and cheesecloth and bags... or I could just put my nuts in a nut milk maker and bam! It's all done. Yeah, that's how I roll.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;">The Juicer. Vegetable juices are absolutely an acquired taste. When I started juicing I hated it but now I can appreciate and love it. It can get pricey to juice cause you need a lot of veggies but juicing is super healthy. Also, you can use the leftover fibers of the juiced veggies in tons of recipes so it doesn't suck so bad being expensive and all.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;">The Blender. I need a new one. The blender is good for small stuff. Kinda like the kid brother of the food processor.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;">The Veggie Peeler. Yes, I know I have stated how lazy I am, but sometimes you have to bite the bullet. Although a lot of the skin on veggies is good for you, it can also be loaded with pesticides and crap, more so then the yummy innerds of the veggies. Sometimes I take the skin off and use a hand held veggie peeler. It takes two seconds to do, and one second to clean. Might as well burn a calorie somewhere.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;">The Oven. Everyone has one. Learn to love it. They also come in small medium and large so whichever works for you is Ok with me. I won't judge you to your face.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;">So thats it. Your basic tools for cooking with Moe! I'm sure there may be a few I forgot about. Meh. We are big boys and girls. Work it out.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620071379279175402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786434528552252669.post-75719047436466176942011-05-14T16:08:00.000-07:002011-05-14T17:20:43.149-07:00C is for cookie, and cookie is for Moe!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">It's really not as tough as people think to have a healthy meal without many of those high allergy, fake food ingredients. A salad with chicken, or a piece of steak with some veggies, no problem. The desserts... baked good... that craving for something sweet... that's where it starts to suck! So I spend a lot of time looking up new and fun recipes online, because I make so much food on my own. As I have said over and over, if it's gluten free, its got sugar. If it's sugar free, its got gluten. I tried looking up raw recipes, and those use a lot of dates, which is fruit. FML!!! After lots of tries, and much wasted food, I think I got it. Here are two cookie recipes I can get fat over. The Coconut Toffee Almond Cookies I can get my boyfriend to eat. That's stellar! Like, I mean I have arrived! They are melt in your mouth yummy. And The Raw Mint Love Cookies! Imagine if those timeless thin mint Girl Scout cookies and a Chewy Chips Ahoy macked it hardcore style and had double scrumptious baby cookies. I know, it makes you feel dirty, but in that good way!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Please enjoy, and let me know how it turns out for you!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Coconut Toffee Almond Cookies</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">1.5 c shredded fine coconut</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">1.5 c almond flour</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">1/3c + 2 tbsp coconut oil</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">12 drops Toffee Stevia</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">4 swirls Vegetable Glycerine</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">1 tbsp Cacao</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Food Processor</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Cookie Tray</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Spoon</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Mix all in food processor</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Drop onto cookie sheet (no need to line or oil up)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Refrigerate at least 10 minutes</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">These cookies take at least ten minutes to set and that's it! The coconut oil hardens them up, so no baking required. Be careful in transport though. They will melt in heat.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Raw Mint Love Cookies</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">1 cup sunflower flour</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">1 cup flax meal</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">5 drops peppermint essential oil</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">1 packet stevia</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">2 tbsp cacao</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">2 tbsp vegetable glycerine</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">1/4 tsp cinnamon</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">1 t vanilla</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">3 tbsp water</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Food Processor</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Lined Dehydrator Tray</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Knife</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Mix all except water in food processor. After all is mixed together nicely, add 3 tbsp water. It should start to make a cylinder shape in the processor. Let this go around for a few seconds. Take this cylinder, and like a package of store bought cookie dough, slice off rounds onto dehydrator. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Dehydrate at 115 overnight, or until desired chewyness is reached.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Good luck with that. I always eat the last cookie before it reaches the dehydrating tray, and i usually have eaten them all in less then 24 hours. I have the willpower of a champ, except for these cookies.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620071379279175402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786434528552252669.post-1930617298586866272010-01-29T09:41:00.000-08:002010-01-29T09:56:09.684-08:00how do i make this thing work??<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">So i have no idea how to use this blog thing... or how to make it look pretty. Maybe one day.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"> Anyway.. today is a very rare day for me in that i'm doing a lot of cooking. I like to take a day and make as much food as possible. One, cuz even though i'm not huge.. i'm totally a fat kid. Two is cuz i have a very strict diet and going out to eat is really hard. It's socially stunting, honestly and it sucks.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">I don't eat gluten, sugar, fruit, or dairy. I also try to eat as much organic as possible. Thats pretty rough. So i make as much food as possible, and it's good eating, and i'm happy. And healthy!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">Most of the things i cook, and recipes i'm gunna post are stolen straight from books and web sites. Not gunna lie, i am definetly no chef, but on occasion they are mine. I'll try and cite as much as i can... gotta give credit where credit is due. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">That's it i guess. So may web sites are gluten free, but the recipes have a ton of cheese, or a dairy free web site has a recipe that looks great, but is best with strawberries and bananas! it's hard to omit those things especially when they are a big portion of the recipe. It's not that it's impossible, it's just discouraging. So i guess i wanted to make a place for other people where nothing is discouraging, and like with any recipe... theres always room to add your own take.</span></span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620071379279175402noreply@blogger.com0