Category: Food

Quick Dessert: Organic Sprouted Fruit and Nut Bread

October 5, 2012
Manna Sprouted  Fruit & Nut Bread

Have you thought of Sprouted Fruit & Nut Manna Bread, as an alternative dessert?  Manna Bread has a cake-like consistency, and lends itself well to a quick, sit-down dessert. One, two ounce slice contains 6 grams of fiber.

When you don’t feel like another piece of fruit, or a slice of bread with jam and nut butter, or you no longer eat baked goods with added sugar, why not try sprouted bread.

Just cut yourself a slice of this delicious, healthy bread, and enjoy.  It’s  very sweet on its own, but you can add topping if you prefer.  Jam, yogurt, sliced cheese, nut butter, or whatever suits your taste buds. Continue reading “Quick Dessert: Organic Sprouted Fruit and Nut Bread”

Tropical Smoothie Recipe

October 4, 2012
MANGO, ORANGE, GINGER SMOOTHIE

Something sweet and delicious can also be healthy.  The Mango, Orange, and Ginger Smoothie serves up a helping of antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory phytochemicals.

Plants produce these protective chemicals to protect themselves, and can also protect humans against diseases.  The recipe is from the NY Times.

SMOOTHIE HEALTH BENEFITS

Mangoes contain over 20 vitamins and minerals, fiber, Vitamin A and Vitamin C, antioxidants, potassium, calcium phosphorus, magnesium, iron and zinc.  There are 100 calories in one cup of mangoes.  Continue reading “Tropical Smoothie Recipe”

Kucinich Calls Out Monsanto: GMO Labeling

September 29, 2012

Ohio Democrat, Congressman, Dennis Kucinich, stated that 90 percent of Americans want GMO labeling, and have a right to know if their food is genetically engineered.  Kucinich is the sponsor of HR 5353, a legislation that will provide for a national food labeling law.

“Monsanto has been a prime mover in the influence and corruption of the political process of how food is grown, tested, and labeled,” says Congressman Kucinich.

“In 1992 the Food and Drug Administration decided that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are the functional equivalent of conventional foods.  They arrived at this decision without testing GMOs for allergenicity, toxicity, antibiotic resistance and functional characteristics.  As a result hundreds of millions of acres of GMO crops were planted in America without the knowledge or consent of the American People: no safety testing and no long term health studies.“

For more information on genetically engineered food, visit Congressman Dennis Kucinich’s website.

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Villa Linguine: Quick Pasta Sauce

September 14, 2012

Are you in a hurry to eat?  These days most people are. Here are three healthy suggestions for topping your linguine.

Linguine With Marinara Sauce

Italian Style Raw Tomato Sauce:  Place very ripe tomatoes in a blender or food processor.  Add fresh oregano, basil, and salt to taste. Serve over cooked linguine.

To go completely raw, pour raw tomato sauce over raw Zucchini Linguine No Grain Pasta.   Continue reading “Villa Linguine: Quick Pasta Sauce”

Cardiologist says “Modern Wheat Is A Poison”.

September 11, 2012

ABC News reports, “Modern wheat is a perfect, chronic poison,” according to Dr. William Davis.  Click the link to read the September 3, 2012 article and to watch the video.

WHEAT PLANTS

Dr. Davis says that modern genetically modified wheat contains gliadins, a glycoprotein. Gliadins are implicated in stimulating appetite, and have properties similar to opiates.

Wheat is the most prevalent grain in the American diet, and most breads, muffins, and pasta are made from wheat.

Dr. Davis says dropping wheat will help you drop weight.

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Good News For Coffee Drinkers

September 9, 2012

An article appearing in the September 2012 issue of Life Extension Magazine titled, “The National Institutes of Health Discovers Protective Effects of Coffee,” discusses a recent study by the NIH.

The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that drinking coffee may add years to your life.

The protective effects of coffee drinking were evident whether the subjects drank caffeinated or decaffeinated. Continue reading “Good News For Coffee Drinkers”