Eat Food.

It is easier said than done. Did you know that seventeen thousand new products show up in the supermarket each year? All doing the very best they can to grab our attention. In many grocery stores you will find up to 40,000 items to choose from. Its confusing!! (with much of the same ingredients just different shapes and flavorings) According to Michael Pollan and I :o) Most of those items don't even deserve to be called food. I like what Michael Pollan calls it.... "food like substances". Can you guess what the main ingredients are? I bet you can. Corn and Soy. Enjoy this simple REAL FOOD recipe!!

Take a piece of whole grain toast and throw it in the toaster. While that's toasting, mash an avocado. Spread it on the toast and add a little salt and pepper! (pepper flakes if you'd like!) Even a splash of lime is yummy! I almost forgot..... drizzle a bit of olive oil on it. If you love garlic, then mix that in with the avocado......endless possibilities!

Don't eat breakfast cereals that change the color of the milk.

This should go without saying. Such cereals are highly processed and full of refined carbohydrates as well as chemical additives...... Michael Pollan.

I went to see Michael Pollan in Milwaukee last night. His message is so simple.
eat food. not too much. mostly plants.

This seems so easy. However, we live in a world where convenience has priority over a home cooked meal. I really feel sitting down to a home cooked meal is one of the most important things we do. It creates conversation, creation, gifting and sharing. If you don't do it at all, try it 1 time a week. Work up to every day.... at least once.

Here is an amazing dish that Chris DeSantis shared with me. He does some fun Italian Stallion cooking classes!

Chicken Saltimbocca
3 chicken breasts cut in half (to make them thinner) be sure to get free range chickens
Fresh sage leaves
Brochuto
flour
butter.
Take the chicken and put the sage leaves on the breast followed by the Brochuto. Put it in flour and then in a pan that has melted butter in it. Pan fry. Put the Brochuto side down first. It is so easy and if you eat meat on occasion, this is a good one to try!

Pretty easy huh?
Now, for you vegetarians ..... My next blog entry will be for you.............

I have NO IDEA if I spelled Brochuto right...... spell check is not helping me! you all know what I mean !!!!!!

Rich and Creamy Blueberry Coconut Smoothie

This has been an A M A Z I N G fall season in Wisconsin. Today was all about preparing the yard for winter. Garlic is planted. Gardens are cleaned out (sort of) Pots are brought in until the new spring arrives.

I was inside preparing for my "food changes everything" workshop. I came across this information that I learned at the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City. Here it is.

Pro-inflammatory foods (avoid)

Red meats from corn fed, antibiotic, hormone laden animals

High heat cooking, deep fried foods

Hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated fats trans-fats

Corn, safflower, sunflower, soy and cottonseed oils

Soft drinks (sugar and diet)

Excess SUGAR in all its forms including juices, white flour products, cereals, sweets, breads, canned foods

Artificial sweeteners

HFCS (high fructose corn syrup)

Commercial dairy from corn fed, antibiotic, hormone laden animals

Highly processed foods containing: preservatives, dyes artificial flavorings

Yeasted products

Peanuts-aflatoxin mold

Nightshade vegetables: potato, tomato, peppers, eggplant

If you have food sensitivities/allergies, AVOID gluten containing grains: wheat, barley, rye, spelt

Corn

Over exercising

Excessive worry and or anger

Coffee, caffeinated beverages, alcohol black teas

Anti-inflammatory (embrace)

Omega 3 rich foods, cold water fish (wild caught)

Fish oil/cod liver supplements

Anchovies, sardines, herring

Raw nuts and seeds: pecan, walnuts, flax seeds sesame seeds

Lots of DARK leafy greens

Lots of bright colored vegetables

Extra-virgin olive oil, coconut oil, avocado oil

Gluten free grains: brown rice, wild rice millet, buckwheat, quinoa

Eat ORGANIC as often as you can

Omega 3 enriched eggs

Grass fed or free range beef, chicken, pork, lamb

Seaweeds

Fresh berries

Manage stress: DAILY

Maintain healthy weight

Regular exercise in moderation: 20-30 min. active.

Ginger, turmeric, rosemary, parsley

Probiotics

Herbal teas

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The art of healing comes from nature

Here is a recipe that you may love.............anti-inflammatory of coarse!

RICH AND CREAMY BLUEBERRY COCONUT SMOOTHIE

(YIELD 1 ½ CUPS)

Ingredients

1/2 cup coconut milk

¼ cup water

½ cup frozen organic blueberries

¼ cup frozen organic cherries

1 tablespoon agave nectar

Place the coconut milk, water, blueberries, cherries and agave into a blender. Blend very well until all ingredients are smooth and creamy.

Pour smoothie into a glass, top off with a straw. Put your feet up and enjoy a refreshing and rich beverage!!

I had this treat when I was in a class taught by Jill Gusman at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health.

E N J O Y !

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Cancer Sucks

It has been 1 year ago today that my brother Peter has passed away from Pancreatic Cancer. Where is he? Do you ever wonder where the person's soul "is" Is it everywhere? Is it here with me right now? Why is it so hard to believe he is gone...... and its been a year. I also have another brother (Tommy) that passed away almost 15 years ago. Where is his soul?

Compassion is what I have learned through these deaths. More compassion. More Love. Be Fearless. Breathe.