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nycfem 06-01-2011 03:56 PM

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:

Originally Posted by greco (Post 350480)
5 days of green juices some "healing crisis"

but not unbearable unexpected releasing
of emotions long locked away

today am having

green smoothie

soft tofu

spinach

broccoli

pineapple

Vit C

berry powder

transitioning to more
solid food with this
smoothie

weight is not the issue
kindness is love and
gratitude

Greco


Greco 06-02-2011 03:40 PM

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

nycfem 06-02-2011 04:05 PM

greco,

when you make your juices, how do you decide how much to put in of ingredients or do you go by recipes? do they ever come out "not good"?

i've always been interested in juicing but it also has a mystique around it for me.

jennifer

Quote:

Originally Posted by greco (Post 351035)
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


Greco 06-02-2011 04:42 PM

how much
 
jennifer,

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:

Originally Posted by nycfembbw (Post 351050)
greco,

when you make your juices, how do you decide how much to put in of ingredients or do you go by recipes? do they ever come out "not good"?

i've always been interested in juicing but it also has a mystique around it for me.

jennifer


Linus 06-02-2011 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nycfembbw (Post 351050)
greco,

when you make your juices, how do you decide how much to put in of ingredients or do you go by recipes? do they ever come out "not good"?

i've always been interested in juicing but it also has a mystique around it for me.

jennifer


I'm along the lines of greco. Basically, I wing it. If it tastes good, then yay! if not, try again. :)

I first started doing this based on what I read by Victoria Boutenko. She's pretty good about recommending experimentation.

Greco 06-02-2011 05:38 PM

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

Dominique 06-02-2011 05:54 PM

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.

Dominique 06-03-2011 04:37 AM

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.

Greco 06-03-2011 06:13 AM

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

Dominique 06-03-2011 06:37 AM

[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

Linus 06-03-2011 06:39 AM

Food plates?

Dominique 06-03-2011 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Linus (Post 351457)
Food plates?

Yes, Michelle Obama (I think I heard her associated with this) wanted a better visual of proper eating, make it easier especially for children to understand. So they replaced the old pyramid with a dinner plate, divided by colors, and each section is proportion controlled so to speak for how much of each you should eat a day

i/e grain, fruit, veggies, protein (notice not meat) and dairy. I thought it was a huge step in the right direction

No room on the plate for fat or sugar

:chocolate: somebody already cheatd (not me, I HATE HATE HATE Chocolate)

nycfem 06-03-2011 12:12 PM

Thanks for this. And what a great bonus to learn how to make homemade applesauce!

I'm not familiar with whey isolate. Would you mind telling a little about this?

Thank you in advance.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yellow band (Post 351407)
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.


Linus 06-03-2011 12:14 PM

If I may add in:

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).

Greco 06-04-2011 07:03 AM

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

Greco 06-04-2011 07:53 AM

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

Dominique 06-04-2011 07:57 AM

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.

Greco 06-05-2011 04:40 AM

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

Dominique 06-05-2011 05:58 AM

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.

Greco 06-05-2011 08:29 AM

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:

Originally Posted by Yellow band (Post 352701)
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.


Greco 06-07-2011 07:17 PM

new chapter
 
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

Dominique 06-08-2011 04:00 AM

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.

Dominique 06-08-2011 05:29 PM

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!)

Greco 06-09-2011 03:54 PM

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

Dominique 06-09-2011 04:22 PM

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?

Dominique 06-09-2011 05:08 PM

:glasses:looking up miso soup

Maria 06-09-2011 09:13 PM

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.

Maria 06-09-2011 09:17 PM

I read that cucumbers got a bad rap and it was actually bean sprouts that were to blame for the food poisoning outbreak.


Quote:

Originally Posted by Yellow band (Post 355710)
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?


Dominique 06-10-2011 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maria (Post 355854)
I read that cucumbers got a bad rap and it was actually bean sprouts that were to blame for the food poisoning outbreak.


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.

Greco 06-10-2011 06:31 AM

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

Maria 06-10-2011 07:42 AM

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/

Greco 06-10-2011 02:49 PM

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:

Originally Posted by Maria (Post 355996)
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/


Greco 06-10-2011 03:07 PM

Dr Shiva an activist for her country and the planet
 
FYI:



one hour in-depth learning



sad but true

Greco

Greco 06-10-2011 03:14 PM

Food, Inc trailer
 


The documentary "Food, Inc" for those interested

you can find it on youtube

Greco

Dominique 06-10-2011 04:25 PM

I worked too long, didn't eat enough and have a low grade head ache.....

I have to whip up a green shake....be back shortly

Maria 06-10-2011 04:57 PM

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.

Dominique 06-10-2011 05:06 PM

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?

Greco 06-10-2011 05:45 PM

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

Dominique 06-11-2011 05:42 AM

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

Greco 06-11-2011 09:16 AM

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:

Originally Posted by Yellow band (Post 356524)
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



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