Walking Gratitude Meditation

I know this has nothing to do with food, but it’s something that I feel is so important to health and well being that I just have to share it with you. I’ve just come across this beautiful technique for bringing yourself back to the present moment, connecting with your body and expressing gratitude for the things in your life that you’re grateful for. The great thing is that this isn’t something that you have to make time for, you just work it into what you already do during the day. You can do it while your taking a shower, washing the dishes, walking from your car to the store. Any time you’re moving and doing things that don’t require a lot of conscious thought.

It’s called a Walking Gratitude Meditation, but you don’t have to be walking, just moving in some way.
Read the full article: Regain Inner Peace When You’re Busy: Walking Gratitude Meditation

Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream

I was having a sweet craving this evening… actually it was going on all day and I was trying to come up with something I could make with what I had on hand. Finally, the idea for this hit me. And oh did it hit the spot… the tahini adds an extra smoothness to this so it’s even more like real ice cream than most frozen banana-based non-dairy ice creams. The vanilla extract and rapadura go so nicely together, creating that sweet, vanilla flavor.

Even if you eat dairy, it’s worth trying this for it’s own sake. Totally guilt-free desserts, I love ‘em! Read more..

Delicious Dairy-Free Coffee Ice Cream

My very favorite ice cream is coffee ice cream, and nothing else even comes close. Not only is it very difficult (read: impossible) to find good coffee ice cream in the shops here in New Zealand, but now that I’m not eating dairy, ice cream is off the menu… or is it? NO! Because there is a healthy, delicious, non-dairy, non-soy alternative. And it takes about as long to make as it takes to get a tub of ice cream from the freezer and serve it up. But the best part is, it’s so healthy, it’s virtually guilt-free.

I love this non-dairy ice cream, in all it’s variations, so much I don’t think I’d be satisfied going back to eating ice cream made from dairy. Read more..

Cheesy Vegan Kale Chips

I honestly cannot get enough of these delicious kale chips. They more than satisfy that spot that potato chips once filled, only without the greasy food hangover and the guilt. Kale is a super food among vegetables. It’s a brassica, a member of the cabbage family and is probably the closest relative to the wild cabbage. As such it has the same antioxidant power and cancer-fighting phytochemicals of the other brassicas. In fact, kale is number one in the antioxidant ratings according to The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth. If that’s not reason enough to indulge in my kale chip addiction, I don’t know what is! Read more..

November 14th is World Diabetes Day

The statistics on diabetes are staggering…

Over the last 20 years the world population has grown by 30%. During that same time the population of diabetics in the world has grown by 766%!

If you’re one of them… this film could change your life.

The incidence of diabetes has reached pandemic proportions. Those of us in the western world have a greater choice of foods available to us than ever before in history. We have access to supplements of every type and description, far more food than we need on a daily basis, yet the average person’s state of health is arguably worse than any at any other time in history.

The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, widely recognized as the “Father of modern medicine” said, “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food” way back between 460BC – 370BC. We somehow seem to have lost sight of that commonsense advice with our modern-day obsession for quantity over quality as far as our food goes. In doing so, we seem to have proven that the converse is equally true, food can be thy poison if you don’t choose wisely. The good news is that by changing what you eat, you can change your health, radically.

If this sounds like something you might be interested in finding out more about, at the very least go watch the trailer now. Because if you decide to order the documentary film, right now you can get a very special price and tons of great bonuses as well. I don’t have diabetes, but I found the trailer absolutely inspiring and moving. Kudos to the six brave participants who had the courage to do what so many of us secretly fear, to change their lives.

For 6 Days Only (until November 20th, 2009) You Can Pick Up The Documentary Film “Simply Raw” And The Companion “Raw For Life” 2 Disc DVD Set For 50% OFF!
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Super C Fizzy Antioxidant Refresher

This is one of by favorite refreshing pick-em-up drinks. I drink it nearly every day and I really miss it when I don’t. This is one of my ‘happy foods’, combining red bush tea (also known as rooibos) and the fermented wonder-drink kombucha. Rooibos tea is high in minerals, loaded with antioxidants and very hydrating, making it a great isotonic sports drink.

Combine the hydrating properties of Red Bush tea, the vitamin C and antioxidant properties from superfoods camu camu and lemon, and the energizing zing of kombucha and what have you got? Why a Super C Fizzy Antioxidant Refresher of course! Okay, enough silliness. But seriously, this tasty beverage always lifts my spirit as well as my energy levels. It’s quick and easy to make, but so good for you. Give it a try, and let me know what you think.
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Apple Cinnamon Chia Pudding

Chia seeds are an exceptional superfood, they are so full of goodness. I’ve had some around for a while and I’ve been using them in smoothies and just eating them dry. I also tried adding a tablespoon to a glass of water and drinking the resulting gel, which was wonderful and refreshing. But I really wanted to do something more with them, I wanted to use them in as a main ingredient in a dish. So I went searching online for recipes and came across a video called “Chiary Pudding” by Kate Magic.

Inspired by Kate’s recipe and all the great things she says about chia, I put my chia seeds on to soak the next morning and came up with my own chia creation that afternoon using ingredients I had at hand. Just before I was going to put the pudding mix into the mould, Suzi (a.k.a. The Constant Gardener) came in from the garden with a handful of the first strawberries of the season. Perfect timing! They really gave the chia pudding an extra lift. Here’s my recipe, along with the video that inspired it and the notes I took from the video. Read more..

GMO crop failure

A report from the Union of Concerned Scientists on the value of GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) crops is the first to evaluate in detail the overall yield effect of these crops after more than 20 years of research and 13 years of commercialization in the United States.

Based on all the information that’s been gathered during that time, the report concludes that these frankencrops have done little to increase overall crop yields. Read more..

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