RSSFiercely Nutritious Potato Lentil Curry
May 24, 2010
All those other recipes I’ve posted, that’s pansy nutrition. This one is rugged. This is in-your-face nutrition. I don’t actually expect anyone to make it. I can barely believe that I eat it, but I am convinced it’s powerfully anti-aging as well.
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September 16, 2008
300 days of the year, this is lunch, with a plate of steamed green vegetables. The other 65 days are a bit of a letdown, but you can’t be near a blender with your well-stocked kitchen all the time.
Sometimes, I see the food I eat through the eyes of my white-bread-and-Cheez-Whiz husband and I realize it’s funny. It looks like a chemistry experiment.
Oh well. I learned 10 years ago that I cannot eat what my family eats and look, feel, or think the way I want to. For some, that will just sound like too much extra cooking.
But that’s not the case. Mostly, it’s just more stuff in the fridge. Like everything else you set your mind to, everyone else will get used to it. Give them, and yourself, time to learn.
Ingredients Every Day
-1 banana, not too ripe (unless you love ripeness; I find them mushy, sweet, and have a higher glycemic load)
- 1/2c berries (straw, rasp, blue, mixed) (I buy the 2kg bags of frozen mixed berries, keep them in the freezer, and scoop the amount I want each day)
- ½ scoop natural protein powder (I use unflavored whey powder ; you could use soy protein powder too ; if you like the flavored ones, try to avoid real or fake sugar just because we don’t need more of either one)
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1-2 Tbsp psyllium fiber
- 2 Tbsp raw wheat germ
- 1 Tbsp fresh ground flax seed
- a few scrapes of lemon zest, maybe ¼-1/2 teaspoon
- 1c O.J. Not From Concentrate Extra Pulp (want to use milk? works fine) (use less if you like it thicker)
- 1/2c Pomegranate juice (I like the POM brand)
Ingredients Even Days
- 1 c. (or what looks like 1c.) chunks raw fresh pineapple
- 125g silken or soft plain tofu
Ingredients Odd Days
- 1 small (or half a large) mango, peeled and chunked (a steak knife will slice it off right to the stone)
- 1c plain 2% organic yogurt ( I like the taste of organic yogurt; it’s less watery, tastes more like a cream cheese/sour cream blend; I’ve also read that the live bacterial cultures are preserved better)
Ingredients When I Have Them
- ¼ c. fresh or frozen cranberries (buy the bags of fresh berries at Thanksgiving or Christmas for about $1.50 each; fire them into the freezer as is; use them all year)
- 1 Tbsp. extra virgin organic coconut oil (twice a week) ( set it in a warm place to liquefy and pour it into the blender while it’s running; otherwise, you’ll have little flakes of solid oil which will be esthetically not ideal)
Technique
Toss in blender. Buzz. Thank you very much, it was nothing.
An anti-oxidant bonanza, an anti-cancer festival, an anti-aging free-for-all.
Why Psyllium?
This powdery stuff comes from the husk of a seed. It contains both soluble fiber (like oat bran and legumes) to slow the rate at which sugar leaks into the bloodstream and so stabilizing insulin levels which is important for weight control and to lower cholesterol , and insoluble fiber (like AllBran) to promote regularity.
There’s some good info about it here.
You won’t even know it’s there.
Why freshly ground flax?
The excellent and important book, Cooking With Foods That Fight Cancer ( reviewed in the articles Book Review : Foods That Fight Cancer – One Book Everyone Must Read and Book Review : Cooking With Foods That Fight Cancer) contains an entire chapter on the wonders of flax seeds. They fight the types of cancers that are influenced by too much estrogen, breast cancer being the most familiar. Because they reduce inflammation, they have a general protective activity against many other cancers too.
It has to be ground flax seed to work its magic, and ground less than 2 weeks ago, and stored airtight in the fridge. I just grind a tablespoon as I need it. It’s much easier. My fridge is full of kale and Cheez Whiz.
I grind the flax seed in a Braun coffee grinder that is used only for that purpose. It works perfectly. It’s a little loud but you could pre-grind a week’s supply and keep it in the fridge. The coffee grinder comes in black also and costs about $20. You won’t be able to taste it. It adds a little grainy texture, as does the wheat germ but it’s a minor thing.
Your body is going to be so happy.
-->300 days of the year, this is lunch, with a plate of steamed green vegetables. The other 65 days are a bit of a letdown, but you can’t be near a blender with your well-stocked kitchen all the time.
An anti-oxidant bonanza, an anti-cancer festival, an anti-aging free-for-all.
Book Review : Cooking With Foods That Fight Cancer
June 11, 2008
While it’s true that some cancers can be cured nowadays, it still must figure among the most dreaded diagnoses. In Canada, 400 people are told they have cancer each day. Can you imagine being one of them?
Not a week goes by that I don’t have to tell an owner that their pet has cancer. Dogs get it a lot, especially the bigger breeds. Seeing the devastation in the family and the deterioration in the animal as this sickness claims its life makes me very aware of the hideous misery of it.
THE HEALTHIEST BEAN SOUP
January 8, 2008
The holidays are over and everyone’s pants are too tight. We’ve just spent 2 weeks in the company of food that glues itself to you if you just look at it. Here’s a soup that does the opposite. You can eat a big bowl every day and still lose fat. You will also lose the [...]
Read moreDO NOT ASSUME SUPPLEMENTS ARE SAFE : 9 REASONS
November 25, 2007
Now here is a touchy subject! People seem to be strongly positioned on one side of this fence or the other. From my article on Foods That Fight Cancer, you know that I am in the ‘against’ camp. My intention is NOT to challenge the medical community’s recommendations for iron supplements, or for folic acid [...]
Read moreBOOK REVIEW : FOODS THAT FIGHT CANCER – ONE BOOK EVERYONE MUST READ
November 17, 2007
Run screaming from the miracle drugs Finding food advice that is reliable and founded on great research and common sense is as hard to find as makeup advice with the same attributes. Research has not discovered everything there is to know, not even close, but it’s not as far behind as people think. Yes, it’s [...]
Read moreMATCHA TEA
October 29, 2007
I wish I liked Green Tea Does anyone out there really like Green Tea? I know I’m supposed to like it. I’ve had lots of different ones. Some are less bitter, some are just undrinkable, but none are great. White tea is awarded the same comments. I force them down and try not to think [...]
Read moreI LOVE CHOCOLATE
October 12, 2007
Chocolate is not really a food for me. It’s a drug experience. It’s a chemical holiday. Thai food falls into the same category. When I eat it, I feel as though I’ve gone to another place. Nothing else in the food realm has this effect on me Try the High Test! I’m a dark chocolate [...]
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