Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Why you should not drink cow’s milk?
9:37 AM
Many people are firm believers that cow’s milk is the
“perfect food” and you will never be able to change their minds. But parents
need to educate themselves about milk allergies and lactose intolerances with
their children in mind to be forewarned. One main reason why cow’s milk isn’t
that great for you is that it was made for cows, not humans. Secondly, if you are not consuming magnesium
along with cow milk, you are not benefiting from the calcium. Thirdly, if you consume something with iron
in it, your body also cannot uptake calcium at all. So, red meat and a glass of milk, is not a
great idea.
The reaction of the immune system to milk proteins and milk
products is a milk allergy. These are
signs and symptoms that will appear while the child is an infant. This affects the digestive system along with
skin and airways. Milk allergies can be
life threatening to infants if not recognized and something done about it. Infants who develop milk allergies are usually
put on soy milk by the family doctor.
Lactose intolerance shows up a couple of years later and is
caused by the body not being able to break down the milk sugar lactose. This affects the digestion only, and causes
symptoms such as bloating, gas and loose bowels. This occurs only after
drinking milk or eating dairy products.
This is not a serious intolerance and many people can still drink milk
or dairy products in small amounts and not really feel any symptoms.
If a child or adult is found to be milk-allergic, it is best
to know that not all “milk-free” labels are misleading, and they still can have
milk protein in it. Some of the soy
cheeses that are labeled as milk free can still have some milk in it, so read
the labels very carefully.
Many nondairy foods can be substituted for milk or milk
products. Be aware, however, that just because a food is labeled
"nondairy," it does not necessarily mean that it is milk free. Even a
"milk-free" label can be misleading. For example, some soy cheeses
claim to be milk free but may still contain milk protein. That's why it's
always important to read all food labels when you have a milk-allergic child.
Benefits of juice
9:34 AM
Eating raw foods is a way to give your body some of the
nutrition it desperately needs. Many of us are at least slightly overweight,
and even the morbidly obese are starving for essential proteins and amino
acids. All the processed, cooked foods we eat give us only a small percentage
of what we need. Consequently, we eat and eat and yet we’re still not
nourished. Psychologists try to tell us we’re eating to make up for an
emptiness in our souls. Wrong! Our bodies our empty and trying to tell us so.
Eating raw foods is good for us on so many levels. It’s
satisfying to eat them. They take more time to chew and swallow, so we don’t
eat as fast. And we’re getting so much more in the way of nutrition by
consuming fruits, vegetables, nuts and sprouts.
It can take time to prepare raw foods, however. Which is why
a juicer is an important addition to your kitchen once your start to be serious
about raw foods. A good juicer can process an entire apple – seeds, stems,
peel, pulp and all – and turn all that into a healthy, nutritious juice.
Buying apple juice is NOT the same thing!!! Don’t even look
at apple juices or even ciders in the grocery store. Put that $2 or $3 aside
and save up for a juicer. Buy bags of apples, orange, bananas, carrots and make
your own juices to get everything from the fruit that you’d get by eating it
raw. Now you’re getting juice that’s as fresh as the fruit or vegetable you
made it from. No preservatives, no processing that strips most of the energy
from the fruit. And think of all the delicious combinations you can make with
the many tropical fruits that are available now in most grocery stores. You can
customize your fruits and add non-typical ingredients like pumpkin to an orange
juice. Now that’s a powerhouse of a juice!
Vegetarian Vs Raw Food
9:29 AM
Vegetarian compared to raw
Is there a difference between vegetarian and raw food diets?
A raw foodist is a vegetarian, but one who generally is not going to cook his
vegetables or fruits. A vegetarian is someone who simply doesn’t eat meat, fish
or poultry, but only consumes vegetables, pasta, and rice. A vegetarian might eat
meatless spaghetti sauce or order onion rings in a restaurant. (Not the
healthiest choice, but sometimes it’s hard to find something to eat in a
restaurant if you’re vegetarian – even harder if you’re a raw foodist.)
There are different categories of vegetarians, like vegans,
or fruitarians, and raw foodist is a category of vegetarianism. We haven’t seen
anything about sushi being considered a raw food, but it is. Raw food, though,
generally means eating raw, uncooked fruits, vegetables, dried fruits,
seaweeds, etc.
But to be a raw food purist means raw broccoli, not steamed.
To a vegetarian, someone committed to not eat meat or fish or animal products,
steamed vegetables are just as good, although everyone would agree that
steaming can take out nutrients from foods, rendering them less nutritious. A
vegetarian might consume dairy or egg products; however a vegan will not
consume any animal products at all. And a raw foodist is a vegan who consumes
only uncooked, unprocessed raw foods.
Proponents of the raw diet believe that enzymes are the life force of a food
and that every food contains its own perfect mix. These enzymes help us digest
foods completely, without relying on our body to produce its own cocktail of
digestive enzymes.It is also thought that the cooking process destroys vitamins and minerals and that cooked foods not only take longer to digest, but they also allow partially digested fats, proteins and carbohydrates to clog up our gut and arteries.
Followers of a raw diet cite numerous health benefits, including:
- increased energy levels
- improved appearance of skin
- improved digestion
- weight loss
Raw Food and Skin Healt
9:26 AM
What’s the largest organ in your body? It’s your skin! It
provides a protective covering for the other organs of the body. It changes to
regulate your internal body temperature. And it’s a good indicator of overall
health and well-being.
People spend thousands of dollars on skin preparations to make your skin look vibrant and glowing.
They’re all topical products – products that we put on top of our skin. But if
we spent just a fraction of the money we spend on these preparations on RAW
FOODS, we’d begin to see an immediate change in the texture of our skin.
When you eat raw foods, you put more of the essential
vitamins and amino acids your body needs into it. You’re also adding moisture –
naturally. Raw foods have a much higher moisture content than cooked foods,
simply because the cooking process takes out so much essential moisture.
Your skin is a mirror of what’s going on in the rest of your
body. And when your organs and blood are fed the nutrition they need to function
properly, that shows in your skin. Get your vitamins and moisture from foods
like apples and carrots. When you do, then phrases like “inner beauty” and
“inner glow” will be applied to YOU. Your skin is what’s presented to the rest
of the world and healthy, glowing skin makes the best first impression.
When you start adding raw foods to your diet, things will
just naturally fall into place. You’ll feel better. You’ll look better. People
will react to you more positively. You’ll have so much more energy for your
work, your friends, and your family. And this kind of energy is a
self-perpetuating thing. You don’t need self-help books and expensive
moisturizers and plastic surgery. When your body and skin are getting their
essential nutrition with raw, uncooked foods, you’ll look and feel your best,
NATURALLY!
What is the Raw Food Diet?
9:24 AM
Have you started hearing about the
Raw Food Diet? It’s gaining popularity and buzz, not just as a diet to lose
weight, but a diet for a long and healthy life. We eat so much in the way of
processed food that we don’t even stop to think about what we’re putting into
our bodies, and how far we’ve come nutritionally from our ancestral, agrarian
roots.
A raw food diet means consuming
food in its natural, unprocessed form. There are several common-sense
rationales for why this is a good idea. Processing and cooking food can take so
much of the basic nutritional value away. Think of some of the conventional
wisdom you’ve heard about for years, such as: If you cook pasta just to the al dente (or medium) stage, it will have
more calories, yes, but it will have more the nutritional value in it than if
you cooked it to a well-done stage. Or you probably remember hearing not to
peel carrots or potatoes too deeply, because most of the nutrients and values
are just under the surface.
The raw food diet means eating
unprocessed, uncooked, organic, whole foods, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts,
seeds, legumes, dried fruits, seaweeds, etc. It means a diet that is at least
75% uncooked! Cooking takes out
flavor and nutrition from vegetables and fruits. A raw food diet means eating
more the way our ancient ancestors did. Our healthier,
more fit ancestors. They cooked very
little, and certainly didn’t cook or process fruits and vegetables. They ate
them RAW. Their water wasn’t from a tap; it was natural, spring water. Maybe
they drank some coconut milk on occasion.
Doesn’t it just make sense that
this is how our bodies were meant to eat? It’s a way of eating that’s in
harmony with the planet and in harmony with our own metabolisms. Our bodies
were meant to work, and need to work to be efficient. That means exercise,
certainly, but it also means eating natural, raw foods that require more energy
to digest them.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Fruit Cocktail Recipe
8:02 AM
FRUIT COCKTAILS.
Cocktails made of a combination of fruits are often served as the first course of a meal, usually a luncheon or a dinner, to precede the soup course. In warm weather, they are an excellent substitute for heavy cocktails made of lobster or crab, and they may even be used to replace the soup course. The fruits used for this purpose should be the more acid ones, for the acids and flavors are intended to serve as an appetizer, or the same purpose for which the hot and highly seasoned soups are taken. Fruit cocktails should always be served ice cold.
Grapefruit cocktail.
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The cocktail here explained may be served in stemmed glasses or in the shells of the grapefruit. If the fruit shells are to be used, the grapefruit should be cut into two parts, half way between the blossom and the stem ends, the fruit removed, and the edges of the shell then notched. This plan of serving a cocktail should be adopted only when small grapefruits are used, for if the shells are large more fruit will have to be used than is agreeable for a cocktail.
2 grapefruits 2 oranges 1 c. diced pineapple, fresh or canned Powdered sugar
Remove the pulp from the grapefruits and oranges. However, if the grapefruit shells are to be used for serving the cocktail, the grapefruit should be cut in half and the pulp then taken out of the skin with a sharp knife. With the sections of pulp removed, cut each one into several pieces. Add the diced pineapple to the other fruits, mix together well and set on ice until thoroughly chilled. Put in cocktail glasses or grapefruit shells, pour a spoonful or two of orange juice over each serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar, garnish with a cherry, and serve ice cold.
Summer cocktail.
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As strawberries and pineapples can be obtained fresh at the same time during the summer, they are often used together in a cocktail. When sweetened slightly with powdered sugar and allowed to become ice cold, these fruits make a delicious combination.
2 c. diced fresh pineapple 2 c. sliced strawberries Powdered sugar
Prepare a fresh pineapple, and cut each slice into small pieces or dice. Wash and hull the strawberries and slice them into small slices. Mix the two fruits and sprinkle them with powdered sugar. Place in cocktail glasses and allow to stand on ice a short time before serving.
Fruit cocktail.
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A fruit cocktail proper is made by combining a number of different kinds of fruit, such as bananas, pineapple, oranges, and maraschino cherries. Such a cocktail is served in a stemmed glass set on a small plate. Nothing more delicious than this can be prepared for the first course of a dinner or a luncheon that is to be served daintily. Its advantage is that it can be made at almost any season of the year with these particular fruits.
2 bananas 1 c. canned pineapple 2 oranges 1 doz. maraschino cherries Lemon juice Powdered sugar
Peel the bananas and dice them. Dice the pineapple. Remove the pulp from the oranges in the manner, and cut each section into several pieces. Mix these three fruits. Cut the cherries in half and add to the mixture. Set on ice until thoroughly chilled. To serve, put into cocktail glasses and add to each glass 1 tablespoonful of maraschino juice from the cherries and 1 teaspoonful of lemon juice. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
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