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greco (and linus, if you are out there too), are you familiar w/Angela Stokes? she centers her life around the power of living raw, and i like some of her stuff a lot. Here's a few items to share:
1) Here is her juice feasting book (for long-term -several month- cleanses especially): http://therawfoodworld.com/index.php..._id=1001316%20 2) She has written a number of other books including an e-book about the emotional component of going raw for life: http://www.therawfoodworld.com/index...cts_id=1001651 3) Here is her interesting compressed story of her journey: http://www.rawreform.com/content/view/17/41/ Quote:
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reconsidering
Angela Stokes is inspiring, nycfembbw terrific links
I was thinking today about the term healing crisis I used it in my last post Today I want to reconsider that term why? To continue on this path on the positive Fact is my body is healing from all the foods I ate before and yes, there has been a bit of uncomfortable moments but it has certainly not been a crisis so I erase that word and concept for drinking my green juices they are incredibly healing This afternoon after dropping off a friend to her bus I went shopping for my now food staples bananas dandelion (haven't juiced this one yet, looking forward to the experience) celery cilantro avocado mango organic cheap relatively speaking and fresh beautiful I sound weird I know so be it I'm digging this Have a good evening, Greco ps as far as the coffee tomorrow is the last day now what will I have with my cigar? I'm not stopping my cigars so need to find a new drink for my cigar evenings luxury problem I know |
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well I don't go by any recipe for the green juices or the smoothies for the cooked foods I do for green juices I know that fennel, dandelion, arugula can be intense somewhat bitter so I do those about a third or less kale, chard, spinach I have at it! same with celery and cucumber both hold a lot of organic water and are great tasting add ginger a bit mind you, it will take you to outer space I love it with ginger for smoothies bananas are my base I love sweet and creamy taste and texture fruit berries are less sweet but different colors contain different phytonutrients and I also add a green like spinach walnuts, or almonds or seeds and flax oil, aloe vera the smoothies are filling sweet and creamy the green juices clear my brain, my eyes, and give me off the charts energy so mostly I'm learning about it all and having fun yes fun there you have it I encourage you to make a green juice and a smoothie enjoy them when you do! Greco Quote:
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Angela Stokes-Monarch shares her weight loss success story #26 TheRawInspiration.TV
jennifer here'e a video with the person you mentioned yesterday she is very very inspiring Linus she mentions the Boutenkos I found the video kind of funny as well but in a sweet way Greco |
I buy paint strainer bags at home depot. They are about the size of the blender jar and pretty inexpensive like 2 for a dollar, you can rinse them out and use them a couple times making your blender a very useable juicer Jennifer. (after I squeeze the cloth paint bag out, I feed the contents to my worms, but thats for another thread) I also wanted to add, celery. It is salty......(this is an oximoron) but its a diuretic.......
I have never lost any weight when juicing or eating raw (I don't need to loose weight) I have a problem getting enough to eat, especially with exclusive juicing. |
my *start today* shake
a cup or so of homemade unsweetened apple sauce (it did cook with cinnamon sticks) it was cold from fridge
diced celery maybe a handful a handful of bagged spinach (i pull the stems off) a scoop of whey isolate grated a litted ginger root three ice cubes tossed in some flax seed No mess and it was delicious. (homemade applesauce has to be the easiest thing to do) select what kind of apples you want, I usually use a mixture...who cares.....I core them and cook them with the skin on (the skins loosen and you scoop the apple out when done) I put them inside a crock pot/slow cooker on low and let them cook with a few cinnamon sticks, don't lift the lid! within 4 hrs, apples are super soft and done. I use my immersion blender after i spoon the apples out of the skins. Sprinkle with cinnamon if you like (or don't have cinnamon sticks) simple, good for you and boy does you home smell great while this is cooking. Immersion bleender just chopps the apple chunks up for a smoother texture, if you plan to use in smoothy, no need. I consider myself a juicing and smoothy queen. |
Tim VanOrden's Running Raw Project: Post workout smoothie
Thought this will interest those of you into running and/or exercise Tim's website: http://runningraw.com/ I am not a raw food vegan, though I am experiencing the benefits of green juices, and smoothies all in their natural raw state But I also enjoy cooking food. I am finding that I will stay with this Summer 80%raw, 20% cooked This morning's smoothie banana green powder raspberries apple Vit C flax oil crushed ice and H2O delicious Enjoy your day, Greco |
[I am not a raw food vegan, though I am experiencing the
benefits of green juices, and smoothies all in their natural raw state But I also enjoy cooking food. I am finding that I will stay with this Summer 80%raw, 20% cooked Greco[/QUOTE] YES! That pretty much sums it up for me too, I am not vegan either.....just vegetarian (since birth.....I didn't like meat as a baby) I will eat white fish if I don't have to smell it cook, and I won't cook it. Tuna and samon, no thanks. What do you think of the new food plates? I used to laugh and make jokes about they pyramid...if I ate like food pyramid suggested, I'd look like it..... ok, have a good day |
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Thanks for this. And what a great bonus to learn how to make homemade applesauce!
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Whey isolate, IIRC, is a protein powder that's often used by body builders and such to add additional protein to smoothies and such. Even those who are not body builders who are looking for additional protein can use this. However, it's not vegan (for those unaware) as it's a milk by-product (whey). |
morning
This morning's smoothie
2 bananas usually I have 1 want to taste the difference mango less then one third green juice: dandelion kale cilantro aloe vera about 2oz Vit C and berry powder have a great day Greco |
This juice is off the charts delicious! creamy, sweet but not
too sweet, and the green juice gives it a punch a good punch I can see how the bananas mangos w/vanilla and coconut water could be a great ice cream without the refined sugar So thats it for me enjoy your Sat guys/ladies Greco |
I left the house very earlt this morning to go on a kayak excursion. I had
yogurt (boring plain, I buy the one with the big 7 on it) 7 healthy things for your heart....so that was one glob dumped into the blender....a bananna I had frozen (i peel them, then freeze them, I also put one to flip top baggie then they don't stick together for portion control) a scoop of whey, (thanks Linus for explaining to Jen what whey was.....) and I threw in 4 ice cubes. It was thick and I felt like I was having a shake. I came home starved.......and I ate 4 oranges. I just couldn't stop eating them. Now I am going to make something substantial as I plan to be gone for awhile and am packing a lunch (small cooler) so I can stay full and hydrated. Today is going to be a great day. |
cool fine morning
Hi Early Birds! Any folks up yet?!
Yesterday was a wonderful day of visits with family and friends and posting intense music which I enjoy The new juice experiment went very well adding the fresh green juice gave it a real punch and I had much energy but Yellow Band I know what you mean about getting up before the Sun then by 930pm or 10pm to call it a day. At this point I cannot get up at 5am and I love watching the Sun come up. This morning am having banana 1 (two was too much for me except for a dessert) apple green powder berry powder tofu flax oil Yesterday sauteed onions oregano basil cilantro sweet potatoes spinach broccoli What I found interesting was that I didn't miss meat or any refined carb like pasta I love pasta and have a lot of it in my pantry will have to give it to family friends neighbors that can eat it I'll eat spelt pasta which is an allergy-free pasta for me and is delicious as well Day before yesterday I had a bit of my jasmine rice and I felt fogged out my head felt like it was heavy funny I must have lived with that feeling for years This morning is my first morning without coffee having green tea with lemon a bit of honey and feeling alright Running with a friend this morning not something I normally do love running alone but this person is pretty upbeat so know I'll enjoy it That's it for me this morning have a good day everyone and a great week Greco |
Hi Greco and all other Veggie lovers
I just had a cup of coffee..... I saw where Diva posted a recipe for how to make iced coffee. I actually never knew how....gonna try that. I only drink one cup of caffeine a day. I have ton's of energy....and try to avoid adding *extra*.....it does affect me. I eat a bananna every day (one) because it a) thickens my shake and b) is a wonderful source of potassium. But weight watchers only allows ww folks half a bananna a day. Not that I count calories.....but I am aware of sugar intake because diabetes runs deep in my family and I want nothing to do with that. I was going to suggest spelt to you, kumut is also good. Both are high in protein and fiber. I love the taste of both. Quinoia also comes in a pasta form and in a farina form (like oatmeal) I made my morning shake out of cottage cheese, almonds, flax seed and the remainder of the bagged spinach, diced celery and flax seeds. A few iced cubes. I wonder why you use flax seed oil instead of the seeds? Also, I know cottage cheese in a shake sounds gross.....but it isn't. I too, was surprised. Notice I did not add any whey. Also, to folks who are just starting to experiment with this shake stuff, you may wonder why I dice my celery before tossing it into the blender.....(it's really trial and error) if I dice up, the smaller the better, the celery, the blender will shredd it into strings. Yuk, who wants to drinks strings. Same reason I pull the stems off off my baby spinach leafs. If I can puree it enough in the blender, I don't have to use a strainer bag. Sometimes, I have no manners, and just drink right out of the blender jar. (ok, since I'm resorting to self disclosure this morning) I use a rubber spatula and scrape the blender jar and lick the *spoon* too. :phonegab: See.....................I need nothing for more energy. Have a good day all. |
great run and new running buddy
Good morning
Yellow band hey enjoy your coffee I did for a long time. Have found that I was so addicted to it that I had to have it and frankly I no longer want to have to have anything So far so good I was already having only two cups a day green juices and the green tea this morning is helping and the run I'm sure I meant to say in this morning's post that I cannot not get up at 5am since I stopped eating meat and juicing veggies and fruit everyday Am very glad its Summer as I make this transition thanks to "Earthlings" video more changes then just physical ones as well Also don't do refined sugar, a bit of raw organic honey, on this for awhile now and cutting the fruit "sugar" with the green juice or powder I like the flax oil because it helps make my smoothies creamier, and I also use on salads so two for one I say Spelt is delicious, quinoa, kamut (is new to me, thanks for the suggestion) So have a great day everyone off to hang-out in the Sun again! Greco Quote:
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I have been taking my green smoothies to my office and they
give me energy the whole day Green tea in a thermos no more coffee Did have some withdrawal from the coffee yesterday today none that I could tell thank the Universe Other changes: in my attitude usually a pretty intense person beginning to ride a gentler wave This morning once again up before the alarm clock and watched the Sun come up over the horizon a feeling of gratitude welled up in me I really cannot put it into words except to say that I am grateful to be alive healthy and having the opportunity to create this new chapter in my life. Live food is a blessing At an age when many people are excited about retiring I'm looking forward to whats next I say this without judgment for others this is my path my life and I know more then ever how very precious life is my life is precious. So in a way this is my prayer of thanks to the Universe to Nature to the Earth. Tonight slowing down the detox a bit and had mozzarella cheese with tomatoes basil olive oil and calming tea. Have a lovely evening, Greco |
That was a great post to read early in the morning Greco.
I too, try not to complain. Instead I prefer to focus on what I have. Maybe my vision isn't what it used to be, but can still see those beautiful sun rises.... Maybe my car is ten years old, but at least I have a car..... crummy food poisons you and the way you think. I'm convinced of that. In addition to the toxic foods, I try very hard to avoid the toxic people. OMG! That can wear me down very quickly. I make green tea in a mason jar while I am work. I put two bags in the jar, screw down the lid and sit it in the sun. Then when I come home, I have fresh tea (one for my evening drink and one for my thermos to go to work) it's concentrated so to speak in the mason jar. I also buy the green tea in decaf, and almost always (i am a plain eater) no sweetner required. I'm finally returning to normal after my too much sun stuff over the weekend. Thats good. I need to grocery shop and stock up with good things. I love grocery shopping ALMOST as much as I love clothes shopping. Life is what you make of it. I prefer to enjoy my time here. I feel baddly for people who can't seem to find joy in life. I really do. Well, Have a great day. thanks for the nice words. |
Jackpot at the grocery store. More and more selection of veggies and fruits. I scored on a cantoloupe. I just made a dinner green drink, nothing different than I'd do for my morning shake.
A bananna 1/4 cantoloupe a cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk finished the bagged spinach frozen berries cherries flax seed about 6 ice cubes It was good! Now, I cleaned up the cherries and froze them, I bought some kale (its important to change your greens around, different vitamins and minerals) if your new to kale, be forewarned it has a very distinct taste, so go easy on it at first. You can also substitute the almond milk for yogurt (yogurt has a little more protein). I love using the tops of celery in these green smoothies. If you find these are too bland, and you're tempted to sweeten them, use pineapple. Lots of fiber in pineapple. Fiber is a wonderful way to loose weight, not to mention, its good for you. Fruit and veggie shakes are fiber enriched already, you can add granola for more fiber. I'd experiment. You may not like the grittiness of the granola. Just keep in mind, if you are choking down these drinks, you most likely won't stick with this, so make them the way you like them and then start adding other things, your body will love you for this. When I bring my treasures in from the stroe, I wash all of it and prepare (relatively speaking) so when it's 5 a.m. and my body is screaming feed me, I'm not cutting and cleaning a cantoloupe (for example) the fifteen minutes of time spent ahead of time is well worth it. Enjoy the rest of your evening.......drink up! ETA: I've noticed when I treat my body well, it rewards me with good sleep (I have a lifetime history of sleep issues) and when the two are working correctly, my coping skills are amazing. (serious!) |
end of week
Its the end of my week in one job and I am done.
I am tired, not physically have plenty of energy and will go on tonight to my second job. I am tired of the bs. To see so clearly how clients self-sabotage, and support them through self-awakening if ever, no judgment, its simply not my way to be co-dependent even if I am in a "helping" profession. My heart is simply tired tonight. So, for dinner my new comfort foods: sauteed fennel garlic sesame oil portabello mushrooms broccolli carrots and miso soup have a good evening everyone, Greco |
Yes, I juiced today........for sure every day at least once.
I had the tops of the celery, cherries, home made applesauce plain yogurt (a scoop of whey), some grated ginger root and a few ice cubes. Nothing to strain. You know what else I am liking, I grabbed one at GNC, that coconut water. Its refreshing and if you look up coconut water, it's a wonderful detox. It's so darn humid here again. That made the coconut water taste even better. Sometimes water all day gets boring. I drink an awful lot of water. I'm going to have to boil water and make some quinoia. I had a spinach salad for dinner. Baby spinache, red onion, hard boiled egg whites. I squeezed lemon juice over it. All while I was making it, I was eating those cherries. Good thing I froze some. They never last long around me. I'm afraid to eat cucumbers still (after all the food poisoning was blamed on cukes) well, enough from me........whats juicing with you all? |
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today in juice
1 large beet
3 cloves garlic (I'm a garlic bully) 3 carrots 1 small sweet potato 3 stalks celery lots of ginger Warm weather means daily juicing. To ease back into juicing, I use heavier (and sweeter) root vegetables. Because of the sugar content, I mix it up (root vegetables with above ground vegetables) after the first few juices. |
I read that cucumbers got a bad rap and it was actually bean sprouts that were to blame for the food poisoning outbreak.
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Good to know! I grow my own bean sprouts in a window planter box, they are quick and easy. I always have them. Sure makes me wonder how bean sprous were carrying that nasty disease, unless it was the soil....(uuugh, I don't want to think about that) Thanks for the info. |
Sun
What a difference rest from negativity makes! The Sun was gorgeous this morning and I feel myself again
So this morning's juicing: dandelion greens lemon kale celery apple delicious! cool and energizing BTW E.Coli comes from cow manure or other animal's manure I just don't buy that sprouts and cucumbers contain manure unless they're being washed with the contaminated water from the factory farm next door Off for a long hot run have a great day everyone! Greco |
Hi there, Greco.
From what I've read, the e.coli was likely in the seeds. If you google GMO and e.coli, there's lots of info. 3,000 people have been made ill and 30 have died from the outbreak in Germany. Of course, If you grow your own, using trustworthy seed sources, no worries. http://www.biofortified.org/2011/06/...gene-transfer/ |
genetically modified organism and e.coli
Key words you've given us Maria is GMO (genetically
modified organism and e. coli) so they've figured out a way to destroy Nature's most precious beginnings, the seed. Imagine that. I won't get into it further here except to say that gmo's are present in our highly processed industrial food complex, here in the States they've gotten away with not labeling them so not the same in other countries ie., europe, asia, etc What to do? Buy and eat organic whenever possible, and clean all veggies meats etc well before cooking. One last thing to consider when researching these topics or any I would say is know who is giving you the info Like, what do you think a gmo funded media would tell you? Thanks Maria for your links for people to check out Greco Quote:
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Dr Shiva an activist for her country and the planet
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one hour in-depth learning sad but true Greco |
Food, Inc trailer
The documentary "Food, Inc" for those interested you can find it on youtube Greco |
I worked too long, didn't eat enough and have a low grade head ache.....
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Re. Europe and GMOs -- I may be wrong about this but I read (in a "non-GMO funded" source I can't recall right now) that organic farms in Europe may purchase and use GMO seeds just as conventional farms do. So in practice, while the organic process may protect vegetables from acquiring topical e.coli, the seed may already be contaminated by GMO injection methods.
Food, Inc. is a great flick. Another good resource to look at is Michael Pollan's writing, especially Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food. He has lots of smart stuff to say about genetic engineering, the food industrial complex, it's origins in politics, what it's done to the American way of eating, and the havoc it's wreaked on our health. I really can't recommend his books enough. Sorry for the derail-ishness. I'd like to write more but I have to run while I'm still motivated. |
Thats not a derail, thats great information that we (those that read this thread) would like to know about. Thank you for posting it.
Hope you had a great run. Greco, did you havea great half day off? |
long run
Today's long run was intense hot humid
I happen to do well in this type of heat but not in running so late In any case did my run with tons of H2O then came home and made after work out smoothie: protein powder berry powder Kale carrots apple lemon tofu Tonight having more H2O with lemon Have a good evening everyone Greco |
I cooked quinoa, (chopped veggie infused) so I have some food to eat and take with me this week end. Will be living out of my small cooler again (if the weather cooperates) Heavy storms again last night, we are supposed to Dragon boat race at 10:00...we won't if the river is wicked.
Anyhow, on to all things green. I made my base smoothie, that is always a bananna, and frozen berries of some sort and a few ice cubes. Plain yogurt or unsweetened almond milk. Today it was the almond milk. Today I used cilantro and I chopped a gala apple, skin and all (just not the core) I wanted the fiber.....and I added a spoonful of bee pollen. The shake was delicious. Cilantro is slightly sweet. It's full of iron (but not constipating i/e like iron in a vitamin) and has anti inflamation qualities. B pollen. The oriental folks swear by this. In the powder form, not the vitamin. They claim its a super food. When you consider one bee will visit 240 plants gathering assorted pollens, then shed the pollen upon entering the bee's nest, thats how bee pollen is collected.....it is loaded with the B vitamins and is wonderful for your immunity. Now, I am allergic to Bee stings but am not allergic to B pollen. It's pricey but using it a teaspoon at a time.....it lasts a long time. a teasoon will not add *grit* to your shake. Just some info about things you may want to add to your shakes. I made a shake to take with me for later. I put it into a stainless steel LLbean thermos a 10 ounce slim one. It's in the freezer right now, with out the lid. It will become slushy by the time I am ready to leave. I'll screw down the thermos plug and pack it with bottles of h20, also in freezer to be cold(er) common sense, I appologize if I am *preaching* (something I was once accused of some other place). So, getting to my point. I'll consume the thermos shake for lunch around noon.....They don't reccomend you pre make your shakes too far in advance. I'll eat the quinoa later in the afternoon with some cut up cantoloupe and an orange that I sliced in 4 (just easier to eat while out playing) Hope everyone has a great day......an extra wave to Greco who has to work all day! Juice up folks, your body will love you for it. YB |
gray gray working all day
Hi Veggie People,
Up this am at 4am I know early even for me pre work out smoothie: protein powder banana frozen strawberries some green juice frozen from yesterday off I went to my run gray morning humid running alone thankfully felt really quiet this morning ran as in a meditation must have been the gray skies back home H2O w/lemon then about 8am post work out smoothie: banana frozen spinach berry powder green veggie powder Vit C Vit D3 tofu for lunch I'll have green juicy juice kale celery dandelion greens cilantro lemon fennel (a bit) YB yes on the bee pollen and hope your races go on though the weather doesn't look so hot have a great time out there preaching? naw, your just sharing some pretty vital and terrific information keep it coming! returning to work after this break really I think I must find another career one that is more about using my body like farming? anyway this sedentary stuff is for the birds and they're always flying so until I find something different have to get back to my paperwork Have a great day Veggie People, and you YB Its great reading your posts Greco Quote:
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