KFC's Double Damaging New Sandwich
2 pieces of fried chicken sandwiching cheese and bacon.
Seriously?
April 2010
9 ingredients to avoid in processed foods
I believe that we should avoid all processed foods. Period.
Unfortuneatly we live in a "processed society," which makes complete avoidance difficult.
Here is Brett Brumenthal's great blog post about the 9 worse ones to avoid - thanks Brett!
Artificial Flavorings
Artificial Sweeteners
Benzoate preservatives
Brominated Vegetable Oil
High Fructose Corn Syrup
MSG
Olestra
Shortening, Hydrogenated and Partially Hydrogenated Oils
Read the whole article by Brett Brumenthal by clicking here
For the love of beets!
Beet Green Smoothie
The tops of one bunch of beets- Aka beet greens, no stems, plus...
2 pears
1 apple
3 cups water or more
1 tsp pumpkin spice
Blend in high until smooth. Delish! Makes 72 oz. Keeps for 2 days in fridge.
If you find it difficult to keep stocked with greens and veggies - I suggest you find a local organic veg delievry service like Albert & Eve!
Since I sign-up for my weekly delivery with Albert & Eve I've lost 27 pounds! Eating more fruit and veg is so easy, especially when I comes to your door!
No, Buffaloes don't have wings...
Celebrate Earth Day by learning how to add more PLANTS into your diet
Raw Food Un-Cooking Class:
Green Smoothies and Simple Soups for Health, Detoxing and Weight Loss
Celebrate Earth Day by learning easy ways to add nutritious Raw Plant-Based Foods to your diet with blended liquid meals for health, detoxing and weight loss.
April 22nd 6:30 pm-7:45pm at
505 Beach Street, Suite 130
San Francisco, CA 94133
Cost is $40
Learn how to rev-up your energy, health and weight-loss with easy and delicious Green Smoothies and yummy, 5-minute-to-make Raw Vegan Soups.
In addition to learning about the raw food lifestyle and how to make these blended liquid meals, this class includes hearty portions of soup sampling served with tasty raw bread and crackers (enough to qualify as dinner!), a bottled Green Smoothie to take home and have the next day for breakfast, plus printed recipes.
Brigitte Center is a Raw Food Lifestyle Consultant who teaches Un-Cooking Classes and Workshops and is certified by Cornell University in Plant-Based Nutrition and by the BodyMind Institute in Raw Food Nutrition. For information about her upcoming events visit www.rawfoodlivingdiet.com.
Resister by calling (415) 351-1500
Avra Organic Spa
505 Beach Street, Suite 130
San Francisco, CA 94133
P: (415) 351-1500
E: info@avraorganicspa.com
Learn to make guilt-free desserts...
"LIFE IS SWEET" Raw Food Un-cooking Class.
Date: May 24th
Time: 6:30 - 9:30
Location: San Francisco (location will be sent to you once you register)
Cost: $75
To register: email bycenter@gmail.com
Bonus: You will take home your own truffle making kit!
About this class:
First you will learn to how to make an 3 course raw-food meal (and your dinner).
Then we move on to delicious raw, sin-free, dessert-making: hands-on instruction, and sampling, and with a lot of Chocolate (made with raw cocoa and superfoods)!
You will also learn what you buy to replace the bad-stuff in your pantry, so that you can go home not only with recipes, but the confidence to know you can whip-up the raw desserts without stress or fancy equipment.
How to fit a raw-food living diet into your mainstream life is what I passionately teach. I'm not 100% raw, and don't aspire to be. But I've added many raw food choices into my mainstream life and still lost 27 pounds and feel better than I have in years! For example, in this class you can enjoy wine with dinner and goat cheese with raw crackers!
Pure Maple Syrup Contains Medicinally Beneficial Compounds
As you may have noticed, I'm a bit obsessed with finding the right sweetener; One that won't break the bank or be toxic.
This article says it just might be maple syrup. I'd be sure to choose Grade B (B for Better) Maple Syrup. It's darker and thicker and has more nutrients and more flavor. If you've ever done the "Master Cleanse", you know Grade B Maple Syrup. In the article - here's what the 2009 Young Scientist of the Year, Dr. Seeram, says:"We know that plants must have strong anti-oxidant mechanisms because they are in the sun throughout their lives," Seeram said. "We already know that berries, because of their bright colors, are high in anti-oxidants.
"Now we are looking at maple syrup, which comes from the sap located just inside the bark, which is constantly exposed to the sun."
