What is Real Food? Real Food comes from a plant, it is not made in a plant. Michael Pollan says, “Eat real food, as in food that is unprocessed and doesn't come from a factory. Eat the foods you want to eat that are, in general, closest to the way you might encounter them at their source.” The primary purpose of food is for our body’s nurishment, not taste. If there are no original nutrients, than the primary purpose can’t be fulfilled. You are left with the illusion of nourishing your body, but no real building blocks. For example an apple is a real food. You see the whole apple, and you can recognize it. What about apple fruit leather? Unless it tells me on the label that it is apple, I wouldn’t know. Say I read the label, there is only apple in the leather, and I know the company uses whole organic apples. Is it real food? No, more of a grey area brought to us by modern processing. Those grey area foods, I wouldn’t use in my daily diet. I reserve those for backup snacks for travel, … [Read more...]
Five Days of Irresistibly Healthy Christmas Treats
Here are the recipes and videos of the 5 Days of Irresistibly Healthy Christmas Treats. As a gift to you during this busy season with so many sweet temptations, I wanted you to enjoy the Holidays. All the recipes that I posted on Facebook are organized in this post. I don't tend to use a lot of detail in my recipes. I want them to be easy to implement, so I don't get fancy with the cooking. But if you need more detail or find that you can't follow something, let me know. I will be glad to help you. Enjoy and have a Very Merry Christmas! No Bake Ginger Smileys: soft, need refrigerated 1 c almond butter ¼ c grass fed butter ¾ tsp vanilla stevia ¼ c astragalus root powder ¼ c cinnamon powder 1 tsp ginger powder ¼ c shredded coconut ½ c chopped walnuts ½ c sesame seeds Organic raisins Heat butter and almond butter until melted and bubbling. Take off heat and mix in stevia. Add all of the ingredients except raisins and mix well. Use a small icecream … [Read more...]
Mission Nutrition eBook
What would a Holistic Nutritionist and Herbalist want you to know? -It's in there. With 124 pages, over 88 references, and lots of superfood recipes, this book will not only save you money but start you down the pathway of true health, giving people of every income level the opportunity to hear from a certified holistic nutritionist and herbalist for only $15.00 Real Food, Real Answers... What is healthy? The word “health” has become a completely arbitrary word. With all of the confusing opinions and “un-scientific” studies out there, the everyday person is really baffled about health. Most people don’t have the hours it would take to sift through the seemingly ambiguous information. Our high school health class or even college class from 30 years ago is little preparation for the variety of food decisions we make today. Food science has changed the terrain of nourishment. When we started to engineer food, we threw away centuries of time honored wisdom surrounding the … [Read more...]