Mammy-apple (mamey) - in the raw!

I just discovered this amazingly sweet and delicious fruit yesterday in the streets of Sayulita, Mexico.  (I'm here to celebrate one year of being on a raw food loving diet with my dear friend Tamara, who also embarked on this amazing raw food lifestyle right here in Sayulita last year with me.....so we are back and celebrating!)

Mamey tastes like a perfectly cooked sweet potato in its raw, natural form, with melt-in-your-mouth texture and a rich caramel flavor, it tastes a lot like a flan dessert.

I was hoping it was as good of you nutrition-wise as it tastes...and it is!!  These are the highlights of the goodness in one serving of Mamey.

Magnesium - 153 mg
Potassium - 398 mg
Vitamin C - 1946 mg
Vitamin A - 118 IU
Fiber - 25.4 g

You can order Mamey online from Lyon Farms in Homestead, Florida by Clicking Here. Sadly, I just tried to order and Mamey is "Out of Season" right now.

Magnesium may decrease colon cancer risk

Increased intakes of magnesium may reduce a man’s risk of colon cancer by over 50 per cent, says a new observational study from Japan.Intakes of the mineral of at least 327 milligrams per day were found to reduce the risk of colon cancer by 52 per cent, compared to intakes less than 238 milligrams per day, while no benefits were observed in women, according to findings published in the Journal of Nutrition. Being an epidemiological study, the findings do not prove causality, and additional studies, and particularly randomised trials, are needed to confirm the findings, said researchers from Japan’s National Cancer Center in Tokyo.

Click here to read the full Article

Natural Whole Food Magnesium Power Houses:

Swiss Chard - 3 cups of raw swiss chard (or 1 cup cooked) has 3.29 grams protein, 35 calories and 3.7 grams of dietary fiber and the following:

Minerals and Vitamins in Swiss Chard:

Potassium - 961 mg
Phosphorus - 58 mg
Magnesium - 150 mg
Calcium - 102 mg
Iron - 3.95 mg
Sodium - 313 mg
Zinc - 0.58 mg
Copper - 0.285 mg
Manganese - 0.585 mg
Selenium - 1.6 mcg

Vitamin C - 31.5 mg
Niacin - 0.63 mg
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) - 0.06 mg
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) - 0.15 mg
Vitamin B6 - 0.149 mg
Pantothenic Acid - 0.285 mg
Folate - 16 mcg
Vitamin A - 10717 IU
Vitamin K - 572.8 mcg
Vitamin E - 3.31 mg

COCAO (Raw Chocolate) has a high level of magnesium: 131mg per 100 g and is also credited for adding to the euphoria one gets from eating chocolate. 

More information from David Wolfe:

Magnesium is the most deficient major mineral in the diet of civilization and yet is one of the most important of all minerals. Over 80% of the United States population is deficient in magnesium.

Magnesium, as a primary alkaline mineral, opens up over 300 different detoxification and elimination pathways.

Sources of Magnesium:
    * Chlorophyll-rich green vegetables - like Swiss Chard
    * Cacao (raw chocolate beans)
    * Seaweeds (kelp, dulse)
    * Sunflower seeds
    * Almonds
    * Cashews
    * Cassia
    * Sea Salts

Functions of Magnesium:
    * Supports the heart
    * Increases brainpower
    * Improves flexibility and muscle relaxation
    * Builds stronger bones
    * Soothes symptoms associated with menstruation

Many fun classes offered at BioFuel Oasis

What a great way to spend a morning!

They also teach Urban Farming: raising chickens and bee keeping!

I loved that the tea was served with fresh raw goat's milk from a BioFuel peeps' goat!

Benefits of Kimchi

Check out this fabulously creative ride!

They even have a matching blue corduroy bike chain!
It must get really soggy on rainy days...and we've had a lot of those lately.

I love my neighborhood!

I totally thought of this idea in the shower, and I bet you did too!

Thankfully these folks have brought this genius idea to market!

Aqua Notes

Bravo!

I've never seen a Jackfruit before this trip to Singapore!

I love it!
It's very sweet (has a honey flavor) and is easy to eat you if buy it cut up and packaged from "Cold Storage" as I did. See extra wiki pics for reference on what they look like NOT cut open and nicely packaged.

Here is the Wiki Knowledge:
The jackfruit is a species of tree in the mulberry family (Moraceae), which is native to parts of South and Southeast Asia. It is the national fruit of Bangladesh.  It is well suited to tropical lowlands. Its fruit is the largest tree borne fruit in the world, seldom less than about 25 cm (10 in) in diameter.

Day 5 was a great day for staying clean and raw - having consumed fruit and veg up until 7:30 pm.

We met our friend Elaine at Clarke Quay for dinner and stopped at The Clinic for a pre-dinner cocktail: a non-raw gin and tonic.

We chose a Vietnamese/Indo-Chine restaurant called Forbidden.

Our starters were nearly raw: Green papaya salad and grapefruit with prawn salad. The entrees we shared (not pictured) were green curry duck, steamed black cod and sea bass with mango salad.

Yesterday I discovered Sweet Thai Water Apples at the same fruit stand where I found Mangosteen.

This was a perfect light lunch.

I was pleasantly surprised that the Water Apples had such little waste - you can eat everything including the one small seed.
The mangosteens were a bit messy and hard to open, but SO worth sticky hands and the effort.

Off to Clarke Quay for dinner tonight....hope I can stay on my raw food living diet since I've done so well thus far today.

My new favorite fruit - Mangosteen!

I had never tried Mangosteen before......and they are so delicious!!

Organic greens galore... and more!
I love small organic farms and this one is so adorable.

Within 15 minutes of landing on the small island of Nantucket, my dear friend, and island local, took me to the precious Pumpkin Pond Farm to pick up our greens and veggies for our lunch. My friend is also enjoying (and thriving) on the raw food living diet. In fact, she and I "went raw" together in Mexico - but I'll save that for another posting.

As a newbie raw foodie and fanatic for organic farms, I was thrilled to walk the gardens with their knowledgeable staff to harvest our living food for the week.

Here's what we purchased:

The sweetest cucumbers I've ever tasted
Wild spinach
Calendula flowers
Just pick, ripe tomatoes
Chards of many colors
Lettuces of many kinds. Sorry,  I was so enthralled with the moment I did not write down the names
Green Beans
Parsley