Plant based Protein!

Lean protein helps increase your platelet counts and is essential for blood health but it doesn't have to be animal protein. These Protein recommendations are based off of a 125 lb woman and 155 lb man, so make the adjustments accordingly!  Also, a friendly reminder about soy, it has to be organic. The GMO soy is directly linked to estrogen based cancer so buy all soy products organic!  Now go get your Protein! 🤘🏻🌱

Kidney Detox Juice

Kidney Detox Juice

1 Small Seedless Watermelon

2 Carrots

1 Cucumber

1 bunch Cilantro

(Substitute Mint for Cilantro)

Best cold pressed this extremely delicious and refreshing juice is highly beneficial to the Kidneys. The combination of ingredients works together to super detox the kidneys and body. 

The following are the detoxing benefits of this juices ingredients:

1. Watermelon juice is great for your kidneys, having a highly cleansing effect when you drink it. It helps to flush out ammonia and uric acid and has even been known to help with kidney stones.

2. Cilantro can help cleanse the body of toxic metals.  A small amount of cilantro delivers the full daily value of vitamin A and K and is rich in vitamin C, potassium, and manganese

3. Cucumbers have been used in Indian traditional medicine since ancient times. Known for their antidiabetic, lipid-lowering and antioxidant activity, cucumbers have a detoxifying, cleansing effect on the body and are a great way to prevent dehydration, constipation and overheating.

4. Carrots are packed with vitamins; manganese, potassium, B1, B2, B3, B6, vitamin C and can boost collagen. Carrots can cleanse the body of toxins due to the amount of Vitamin A they contain. The Vitamin A works with the liver to reduce bile and to help flush out fat.

Great for detoxing the kidneys and flushing the body of metals this cold pressed juice will wow your taste buds and your organ health!

Vegan Steamed Buns

Vegan Steamed Buns 

Filling:

3/4 cup hoisin sauce

1 cup diced Mushrooms

1 cup diced Sprouts 

1 cup shredded cabbage

1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced

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Marinate Filling for 2 hrs then sauté in pan and set aside. 

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Dough:

1 package active dry yeast

1/2 warm water

1 1/2 cups organic unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading

1 1/2 cups organic unbleached cake flour

3 tablespoons Coconut sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup warm coconut or Almond milk

1 tablespoon Coconut or Avocado Seed oil, plus more as needed

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For the dough:

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Sprinkle the yeast over the warm water in a small bowl. After a few minutes, the yeast will begin to foam and bubble then set aside. 

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In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, and baking powder. Make a well in the center and add warm coconut/Almond milk, oil, and activated yeast. Work the dough well then using a floured board knead until the dough becomes smooth, soft, and pliable, about 5 to 10 minutes. Lightly oil the dough ball. Cover with plastic wrap in a bowl and allow the dough to rise undisturbed for 40 minutes to 1 hour. It should double in volume.

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Assembly:

To form the buns, remove the dough from the bowl and roll it into 1 long rope. Cut the rope into 12 equal portions. Roll each piece and set them aside in a bowl. Using a rolling pin, flatten each ball into 4-inch circles, leaving the center slightly thicker then its edges. Put a heaping tablespoon of the filling into the center of each disk and pinch the tops closed to seal. Let rest for 10 minutes

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Fill a bamboo or stainless steel steamer with water and bring it to a boil. Line with parchment paper. When ready to cook, place the buns on the parchment rounds and into the steamer

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Do not overcrowd your steamer. Steam the buns in batches if necessary. Steam for 12 to 15 minutes, then remove the buns from the heat and serve them warm.

Veggie Udon

Veggie Udon

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1/2 ounce dried woodear mushrooms (Asian grocery store)

1/2 ounce dried morel mushrooms (asian grocery store)

4 ounces Shiitake Mushrooms 

8 scallions

2 Minced Garlic Cloves 

1 small white onion chopped 

1 (4-inch) piece of kombu dried sea kelp

2 tablespoons Liquid Aminos 

2 tablespoons Mirin Japanese Rice wine 

Dash of Himalayan Pink Salt 

1 Red Pepper cut into 3/4-inch strips

1 Orange Pepper cut

1 Green Pepper cut 

2 servings fresh or dried udon noodles

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1. Combine woodear and morels mushrooms in a medium saucepan and cover with 1 1/2 quarts water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then remove from heat and let rest 10 minutes while mushrooms rehydrate. Remove mushrooms with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add fresh mushroom shiitake mushrooms, 1-inch of scallions, garlic cloves, onion, and kombu to pot. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes. 

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2. When broth is simmered, strain through a fine mesh strainer and return to pot, discarding solids. Add soy sauce and mirin and season to taste with salt. You should have about 1 quart of broth. Keep warm.

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3. Heat 1 tablespoon Coconut oil or water in a wok or a 12-inch skillet over high heat until lightly smoking. Add peppers and stir-fry until lightly completely tender, about 2 minutes. 

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4.  Cook udon in boiling water according to package directions

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5. Put Udon noodles in a bowl and top with broth and veggies

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Savory and hearty this Veggie Udon is extremely flavorful and good for you! 

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Body Image and Food

Oh how I use to HATE bathing suit shopping, even when I was 20lb lighter than I am today. Being an overweight elementary/middle school kid means you get a lot of negative comments about your appearance from others because it's the easiest and most obvious thing to make fun of you for. Those comments don't leave you very easily and it can really cause huge body image issues. 

Someone once said "she would be really hot if she could thin out her stomach and hips" No matter how thin I got I still had these hips and curves that were considered too big to be attractive. Well, at least I thought so because of the comments that stayed with me.  I over worked out and ate a very restricted diet that I thought was healthy that eventually got me to my goal weight! .

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Once my accident happened, I couldn't maintain my vigorous fitness routine and eat the low carb low calorie diet, that kept me tiny!  I had no choice but to fix my relationship with food and my body image in order to heal my body and overcome the challenges recovering from the accident would require. 

Through eliminating processed foods, chemicals and animal products my relationship with food changed and so did my outlook on my appearance. My only focus was feeding my body to heal and be able to regain my physical abilities and it didn't matter if my hips were too big, it mattered that they were able to support me to stand. It didn't matter if my stomach gained a little fluff, it mattered that the muscles underneath would fire up again and help me to stand up right. My food became my medicine and my workout became my physical therapy, to support me and help me heal not to make me hot enough for others to approve of me. 

I stand here today proud of my beautiful body that's getting stronger every day!  I've been on multiple vacations in the last 4 years and had to use a scooter to get around, now I'm preparing for a major trip overseas and my plan is to walk it all but even if I need the cane here and there it's still a huge victory for me and this amazing body of mine! Change your relationship with food and you will love your body!

Tiki Masala Curry

Tiki Masala Curry

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1 c cubed organic non GMO tofu 

1 c diced Japanese Eggplant

1 c diced Potato

2 c Green Beans 

2 tbsp yellow curry 

2 tbsp tiki masala spice 

1 tbsp cumin

1 tspn black pepper

16 oz Vegetable Stock (add more if needed) 

4 oz Coconut Milk

1 tsp Chili Oil (to taste) or 1 minced Habanero Pepper

(Optional - dash sea salt)

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Add Chili Oil, Green Beans, Eggplant, Potato and All spices to the bottom of the pot.  Sauté until eggplant starts to sweat. If you do not want to use oil, put an inch of vegetable stock or water in the bottom of the pot, bring to a boil then add veggies and this will steam fry the veggies without oil.

Add Vegetable Stock and Coconut Milk and bring to boil, then lower to a simmer and add tofu. Cover for 2 minutes then stir and serve. 

Serve with brown rice! 

This recipe should take 20 minutes to make! It's nutritious and delicious!

Spring Smoothie

Spring Smoothie

1 plum

1 nectarine

1 white peach

1 cup Blackberries 

1 cup Frozen Strawberries

1 cup Fresh Orange Juice

1/2 cup Fresh Mint

Ice (optional) 

Blend and Enjoy! 

Spring has sprung, there's a lightness in the air with the smells of flowers in bloom!  This spring smoothie tastes like spring feels. Refreshing! With a high level of vitamin c, this smoothies helps protect your body from cancer while strengthening your immune system! 

Very Green Smoothie

Very Green Smoothie

1 Green Apple

1 Kiwi

10 Green Seedless Grapes

1 Mango

2 cups Spinach

1/2 Cucumber 

1 tbsp Aloe Vera 

1 cup Pineapple Juice or Coconut Water or Water 

Ice (optional) 

Blend all ingredients and Enjoy!

Very Green and very nutritious! This smoothie has a lot of fiber and water content which helps to regulate and detox the digestive system. It's high in iron, protein and essential minerals that keep your blood healthy!

The Very Green Smoothie will help your body run like a well oiled machine and you will feel an increase in energy and libido! Incorporate this in to your nutrition and your body will thank you! 

Figgy Brownie

Figgy Brownie

5 dried Figs

8 Medjool Dates

3 tbsp Cacao Powder

1/2 tsp Lemon Extract 

1 tspn Vanilla

1 tsp Nutmeg

1 tsp Cinnamon 

2 tbsp Honey or Maple Syrup

1/3 cup Water

3 tbsp Quinoa Flour

Place all ingredients except water and Quinoa flour into a food processor and pulse. Open the top and push down the ingredients on the sides. Once it's nicely blended add the flour and water. 

Options:

Raw: Pour into serving dish and sprinkle with Coconut shreds, place in fridge for 3 hours then serve 

Cooked: Lightly coat baking dish with a cooking spray, pour in mixture, sprinkle with coconut shreds and Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. 

All natural, fudgy and delicious!  Figgy Brownies are so moist and rich they can fulfill even the biggest chocoholics dreams. They contain nothing artificial, no gmos, refined sugars or chemicals. Wholesome and nutritious!  Yum! 

Ulcer Healing Juice

Ulcer Healing Juice 

1 Head Cabbage

5 Carrots

5 Stalks Celery

1 Cucumber

1 Green Apple

1 Bunch Parsley

Ulcer Healing Juice is made cold pressed! Cabbage juice is a long-standing home remedy for peptic ulcers. Multiple medical studies have found that raw cabbage juice, consumed daily by patients with ulcers, provided almost immediate relief from the symptoms and that healing time was a lot shorter than those who didn't use cabbage juice. 

Cabbage juice contains powerful substances  including L-glutamine, S-methylmethionine, glucosinolates and gefarnate which protect and help heal the mucous membranes lining of your stomach and digestive tract.

Cabbage juice is rich in the amino acid glutamine. Glutamine nourishes and repairs the gastrointestinal lining.  Juiced cabbage also contains gefarnate, a substance that protects the lining of your stomach from damage. Gefarnate has been isolated and used as a pharmaceutical treatment, but making your own cabbage juice is a safer way to get a large dose of it for ulcers and other digestive disorders.

The combination of Cabbage and the other ingredients in this juice create an Ulcer Healing and symptom Relief Juice that if taken daily by Ulcer sufferers can work the same as most antacids on the market as well as aid in the rapid healing of the Ulcer and stomach lining. 

(If the taste of the juice isn't your favorite add Pear or Pineapple to the juice for a sweet delightful taste!)

Cranberry Splash Bowl

Cranberry Splash Bowl 

1 cup Frozen Cranberries 

1/2 cup Frozen Blueberries 

1/2 cup Frozen Raspberries

1/2 cup Frozen Blackberries 

1/2 cup Strawberries

2 tbsp Maple Syrup

1/2 cup - Coconut Water or Apple Juice

1 scoop Acai Powder

Blend ingredients and top with Coconut shreds and Walnuts! 

This delicious sour and sweet Cranberry Splash Bowl supports Bladder Health with the Cranberries and Boosts your mental clarity with the Walnuts and Acai!  It's powerfully cleansing with a high ORAC value of antioxidants which helps protect your body from infections, cancer and autoimmune disorders! 

Arthritis Relief Juice

Arthritis Relief Juice 

1 Pineapple

4 Carrots

2 Stalks Celery

1/2 Lemon

1 inch Turmeric Root

1 tsp Cayenne Pepper

Hydrating, healing, lubricating and controlling inflammation is the key to reducing symptoms of Arthritis.  

This Arthritis Relief Juice is a powerful anti inflammatory and has a high amount of healing vitamins and nutrients. 

Drink this juice daily for 2 weeks and you will see a marked reduction in Pain from Arthritis and increased mobility! 

Date Syrup

Date Syrup:

15 Pitted Medjool Dates

6 cups Hot Water

Options: 

Raw: Place all ingredients in a Mason Jar then in the fridge. Let sit for 24 hours and you can strain out the dates pieces and start using the juice as a sweetener immediately or over 72 hours, shake and stir every few hours forcing the dates to slowly break up to make a thicker Syrup. 

Cooked: Boil the juice and dates until completely liquified and turn off heat. Stir continuously while it cools down to thicken the Syrup. 

Homemade date Syrup is a wonderful way to remove artificial sweeteners and processed sugar from your diet. It's easy to make in large batches and will add a delightfully sweet flavor to any dish, drink or baked good! 

Pineapple Chia Pudding

Pineapple Chia Pudding

2 cups Diced Pineapple

3 tbsp Chia Seeds

1 cup Pineapple Juice

1 cup Coconut Water

1/2 cup Warm Water

1 tbsp Maple Syrup

1 tsp Vanilla Bean or Extract

1/2 tsp Lemon Extract

1 tsp Nutmeg

1 tsp Gloves

Cut pineapple in half and gut. Save the skin for later to use as your serving cup!  Place all ingredients into a mason jar, mix well and place in the fridge for 4 - 5 hours until it has formed the consistency of pudding.  Spoon the pudding back into the pineapple and top with fresh berries! 

Light and refreshing, this tropical pudding is low fat, chemical free, non gmo, plant based and packed with powerful anti inflammatories, vitamins, nutrients and Omega 3 & 6.  This pudding will tickle your taste buds while feeding your body what it needs to live in optimum health while protecting you from disease. Delicious and nutritious!

Orange Turmeric Tea

Orange Turmeric Tea

6 - 8 inches Turmeric Root Sliced

1 tbsp Orange Zest

1 tsp Raw Coconut Sugar or Honey

32 oz Filtered Water

Bring water to a boil and add Turmeric Root. Boil for about 5 minutes and the water should turn orange. Add the Orange Zest and Coconut Sugar then let boil for another 5 minutes. Strain and drink hot or cold!

Tip: I don't mind straining the tea but if it's a bother to you, you can use tea pouches, cheese cloth or an immersion ball and stuff them with the ingredients for a quick no hassle tea! 

Health Benefits:  This tea is a super concentrated anti inflammatory and your first line of defense against inflammatory diseases, like cancer. Adding this tea to your daily routine will do wonders for your joints, any pain issues you have and your immune system. Give yourself a natural boost of energy while your body benefits from this tea and it's delicious too! 

Ginger Rice Vegan Sushi Recipe

Ginger Rice Vegan Sushi

Rice:

1 cup Brown Rice
2 cups Water
1 tsp Raw Coconut Sugar
1 tbsp Fresh Grated Ginger
1 tsp @braggsacvhealth Liquid Aminos

Bring water to a boil then add Brown Rice and Coconut Sugar. Boil for 15 minutes then start stirring every few minutes. When the water starts to thicken (about 25 minutes into boiling) add the Ginger and Liquid Aminos. Keep stirring until the water is gone and the rice will have a creamy Brown coating on it.

Sushi:

1 Carrot Sliced into long thin Strips
1 Cucumber Sliced into long thin Strips
1 Avocado Sliced into long thin Strips
1 cup Bean Sprouts
Nori Seaweed Papers (will say for sushi)

Lay the Nori Paper on a plate. Make a thin layer of Ginger Rice leaving about a 1/2 an inch boarder on two sides. On one end layer Carrots, Cucumber, Avocado and Sprouts. Using the 1/2 inch boarder start to roll the Nori Paper tightly over the veggies. Keep rolling until it forms a log. You can use parchment paper or your hands to press on the roll to make sure it's all tightly rolled. You can use a sushi roller but you really don't need to because the warmth from the rice will moisten the Nori Paper making it easy to roll. Using a very sharp serrated knife cut the roll into pieces. Yum!
You don't even need a dip with this roll because the ginger and Liquid Aminos give this roll an authentic Sushi Soy Sauce taste.

I like to pair this roll with a Smokey Cucumber Salad which I will post the recipe for shortly!

This recipe is low fat, all natural, gluten free, gmo free, vegan and so delicious!

Get Juicy!

Let the power of cold pressed juice change your life. If you add one cold pressed juice a day to your nutrition, you can get 100% of your daily required vitamins and toss that synthetic ultra processed multi vitamin away!

Cold-pressed juice is made with a hydraulic press that uses thousands of pounds of pressure to extract the maximum amount of liquid from fresh fruits and vegetables. No additional heat or oxygen is used in the process, meaning that no nutrients are lost in the heat of traditional pasteurization. You get all the nutrients and vitamins you need with immediate absorption without anything else being added, keeping the fruits and veggies Raw and full of nutritious goodness.

There's also a juice recipe for almost every kind of ailment. All it takes is giving the juice 2 weeks of consistent consumption to show you results. Before reaching for that pill, reach for a glass of cold pressed juice and give your body the chance to heal itself!

Vegan Layered Greek Briám Recipe

Vegan Layered Greek Briám! 

Prep: 1 cup Brown Rice 

         1 can Garbanzo Beans

          Zucchini Noodles

Pre heat oven: 400 (optional)

Chunky Veggies in Sauce Recipe:

10 minced garlic cloves

1 minced Serrano Pepper 

1 cup chopped Parsley

1 cup chopped Cilantro 

1 tbsp chopped Chives

1/2 cup chopped Onions

1 sliced Red Pepper

2 diced Roma Tomatoes

1/2 cup diced Zucchini 

1/2 cup diced Eggplant

1 tablespoon Garlic Powder

1 teaspoon Vegan Worcestershire Sauce 

2 tablespoons Dried Basil 

1 teaspoon Black Pepper

Last Ingredients: 

1/2 cup distilled Vinegar 

5 oz Organic Tomato Paste

Lightly Spray pot with Spectrum Expeller Pressed Coconut Oil Cooking Spray

Saute' all ingredients except "last" ones

Wait about 3 minutes; add Vinegar & cover

Let simmer 2 minutes; stir in Tomato Paste

Layers:

1. Zucchini Noodles

2. Chunky Veggies in Sauce 

3. Brown Rice

4. Chunky Veggies in Sauce 

5. Garbanzo Beans, Parsley, Cilantro, Chives and Micro Arugula 

Place in oven for 5-7 minutes or eat as is!

I can't even with this deliciousness! 

Nutrition and Diet

Fruits and Veggies keep you alive, alert and enthusiastic! 

By definition: Nutrition is the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism. 

Humans are Multicellular Organisms who consume a diet to get their nutrition. 

The word diet to most means a restriction one puts themself on in order to lose weight 

The original definition of diet: the kinds of foods a person, animal or community habitually eats that are indigenous to their geographical location. 

Your diet needs to be full of positive, living, natural foods in order to maintain health, mentally and physically grow, be capable of reproduction, have good health and prevent disease! 

Is what you are eating capable of doing that for you? 

Did you know Protein doesn't keep you alive, alert and enthusiastic. Over consumption of protein keeps you thin not healthy and it actually contributes to disease. Fruits and Veggies are the part of your nutrition that do that for you. Look it up! Be educated about the truth. Protein is a small fraction of your nutrition while all other nutrients found in fruits and veggies are more crucial to you maintaining health and preventing disease.