Eating Raw While In College (And After!)

Eating Raw While In College (And After!)

Monday, January 9, 2012

Raw Chia Parfait

Ingredients (for 2 cups): 1/4 cup of chia seeds Almond milk 1 banana 1/3 cup soaked brazil nuts Vanilla extract raw organic honey About 5


Tai Nut Sauce

Tai Nut Sauce
(my personal favorite raw dip/dressing):

Ingredients:
1 C almonds
1/2 C olive oil
1/2 C tamari sauce (or Braggs Amino Acids)
1/2 C agave
4 cloves of garlic

Blend almonds in a high-speed blender or food processor ( Note: blenders make the sauce smoother). Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth. Serve with veggies, on a salad or with Spring Rolls (featured below) ♥

Spring Rolls

This is the infamous Spring Roll recipe I promised I would put up. :) I have never met a person who doesn't like them! The Tai Nut Sauce pictured up above goes amazingly well with these Spring Rolls. I highly recommend enjoying these recipes together! The Tai Nut Sauce is GREAT as a dipping sauce for the Spring Rolls, or just as a dressing for salads or a dousing sauce for veggies ♥ Enjoy!

Spring Roll Recipe (serves about 4):

Ingredients:
--16 round rice paper skins (these can be found at any Asian market or health food store)
--1/2 lb. of mixed lettuce greens (spring mix, romaine, green or red leaf lettuce, kale etc).
--2 carrots (washed, peeled, and sliced into long slivers)
--1 bunch of cilantro (washed)
--1 bunch of basil (washed)
--2 avacados (sliced into long segments)
--1 bell pepper (any color)

Wash and tear lettuce into small pieces. Set aside. Fill a shallow pan or a large plate with warm water. Place 1 sheet of rice paper in the water. Pat the rice paper down until it is covered in water. Wait until the rice paper softens and becomes pliable (around 10-15 seconds) and transfer it out of the water and onto a cutting board. Place 4-5 leaves of cilantro and 2-3 leaves of basil on the in a straight line on the soaked rice paper. Add a few slices of avocado, red pepper and carrot strips on top of the herbs. Arrange a handful of lettuce mix on top. Roll up like a burrito and serve/eat. :) Dip in Tai Nut Sauce for a glorious dining experience.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Mango Cake!!




Ingredients

Crust: 
1 C each almonds and raisins

Cheesecake layer:

2 cups Cashews, ground finely*

1/4 cup raw honey

1/4 cup agave

Juice of 1 medium lemon

1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Mango layer :

4 cups fresh or frozen mango, diced

2 dried pineapple rings, soaked 2-4 hours

1 small, really ripe banana

1 tbs Coconut Oil (optional)


Methods/steps
Crust:

blend both ingredients until left with bits

Cheesecake layer:

In high speed blender, mix all ingredients until smooth.

spoon the mixture onto the nut crust.

Mango Layer:

Puree all ingredients until smooth in a food processor or blender. Pour over the cheesecake layer.

Carrot Ginger Soup!



Ingredients:
Juice from 10 carrots and 1 green apple
1 avocado
Juice from 1/2 a lemon
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/2 tsp. chopped ginger
1/4 tsp. allspice
Methods/steps
Put everything in a high speed blender and blend till thick and smooth. Serve slightly warm.

Zucchini Linguine with Basil Pesto


  • For the Basil Pesto:
  • 2 Cups Tightly Packed Basil
  • 1/2 Cup Pine Nuts
  • 1/4 Cup pumpkin seeds
  • 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 Clove Garlic
  • 1/2 Tsp Himalayan or celtic sea salt
  • 1/4 Cup Cold Pressed olive oil
  • Spring or Filtered Water
  • For the Zucchini Linguini:
  • 3 Large Zucchini
  • 2 Medium Tomatoes
  • 8-10 Dried Olives
  • 1/2 Red Capsicum
  • 2 Tbsp Pine Nuts
  • 1/2 Cup Basil Pesto

Methods/steps

  1. For the Pesto:
  2. Soak the pinenuts and pumpkin seeds for at least 4 hours. Drain and rinse.
  3. Place all ingredients apart from the water into a food processor and process until almost smooth. You still want a little texture to it. Add a little water at a time if it seems too dry.
  4. Store in a glass jar in the fridge for up to a week.
  5. For the Zucchini Linguini:
  6. Use a julienne peeler to slice the zucchini lengthways into long noodles and place in a large bowl. You could also use a spiralizer.
  7. Chop the tomatoes and capsicum, destone and chop the olives and add these with the pine nuts to the zucchini.
  8. Add the pesto and mix thoroughly to combine.
  9. Leave to sit for 1hour before serving if you would like the noodles to soften a bit.

Monday, December 12, 2011

Micro waves kill nutritional value and alter DNA



If this is what micro waves do to plants, what does it do to us?
Check out these awesome links for more info:
http://wakeup-world.com/2011/06/15/why-did-russia-ban-the-use-of-microwave-ovens/?ref=nf
http://www.naturalnews.com/022015.html

All things have a frequency because all things vibrate.
Let me explain: our world is made of atoms, which make elements (carbon, hydrogen, gold, lead etc) which make molecules (H2O) which in turn make us and the world we live in. All atoms literally vibrate with energy and offer a  frequency. Because this world is made of atoms, this means we all vibrate as well.

Due to the fact that we are vibrational beings, we each offer a unique frequency to the world. This can either be a high frequency, which would result in a higher energy, or a low frequency. The ideas we entertain, the people we associate with, the objects we surround ourselves with, and the foods we eat all vibrate and affect our vibration as well. This is why when we listen to uplifting music it lightens our mood because if the music has a higher frequency than us, it lifts  us until we are literally vibrating at the same higher level of energy. This also explains why when you talk to someone who is feeling blue it is easy to feel sad/lower your vibration too because their frequency/energy levels "rub off" on you.

When someone radiates with a contagious, happy attitude, others notice that when they walk away from being with that person, some of that contagious energy has "rubbed off" onto them, causing them to feel better. This "rubbing off" of energy is called entrainment, which means to adjust or synchronize to someone or something's vibration. Entrainment an is a vital concept evident in and applicable to our everyday  lives. For instance, when you eat food, you entrain to the vibration that it resonates. If we are eating healthy, vibrant, nutrient rich foods that offer a high frequency, our bodies entrain, on cellular, molecular and atomic levels to that frequency. If we eat foods that boost our energy it is impossible to get sick, because we simply are, in the most literal form possible, energetically resonating at a level above sickness and disease, thus making it impossible to get sick.

Due to the fact that we all vibrate, we are affected by electromagnetic waves.These electromagnetic waves all correspond to a different level of energy and have the ability to lower or heighten our vibration. Their order of energy levels (from lowest to highest frequency) is as follows: radio waves, microwaves, infra-red, visible light, ultra-violet, X-rays, gamma rays.

On a day to day basis, we are surrounded by these waves. There are constantly surrounding such as in our cars when we listen to the radio, or at home when we cook with a microwave, watch the TV, or spend time on our computers. TVs and computers emit X-rays which, when used in any amount are capable of removing the electrons from atoms and damaging or detrimentally altering living cells and the DNA contained within these cells. This process of removing electrons from our cells resulting in producing a cation, or a positively charged ion. Ionizing, or in other words, simply displacing a single electron may sound harmless enough, however it generates enough energy to rearrange or even destroy the biological structuring in molecules. This is the process that happens to your food when people microwave, use cold pasturization or irritation on their food. I personally find it rather scary that all three of these undergo the same life-decimating process.

The number one way to elliminate these ions and free radicals from our systems is to oxygenate your body! This can be done in a number of ways,  including, deep breathing, exercising, drinking wheatgrass, eating leafy greens, thinking alkalizing/happy, non-stressful thoughts and knowing that all things are in perfect order, no matter how crazy life seems to get.

All electromagnetic waves
1) are reflected by metal
2) pass through glass, paper, plastic and all other non-metal objects
3) are absorbed readily by foods

Penetrating Power of Radiation


   
How Positive and Negative Ions Affect Our Bodies (when there's an overload of cations, or positively charged ions)
Negative IonsPositive Ions
Blood vesselsDilate blood vesselsConstrict blood vessels
Blood PressureStabilize BPIncrease BP
BloodIncrease blood alkalinityIncrease blood acidity
BonesStrengthen bonesWeaken bones
Urinary tractPromote urination;
increase nitrogen in urine
Suppress urination;
decrease nitrogen in urine
RespiratoryStabilize respiration and make breathing easierAccelerate respiration and make breathing more difficult.
Pulse rateDecrease pulse rateIncrease pulse rate
HeartEnhance heart functionImpair heart function
FatigueSpeed physical recoveryProlong physical recovery
Autonomic Nervous SystemCalm and relax nervesTense and strain the nervous system
GrowthPromote healthy growthSuppress and delay growth


Emotional Guidance Scale :) this chart can be used to determine your current frequency

1. Joy/Appreciation/Empowered/Freedom/Love
2. Passion
3. Enthusiasm/Eagerness/Happiness
4. Positive Expectation/Belief
5. Optimism
6. Hopefulness
7. Contentment
8. Boredom
9. Pessimism
10. Frustration/Irritation/Impatience
11. Overwhelment
12. Disappointment
13. Doubt
14. Worry
15. Blame
16. Discouragement
17. Anger
18. Revenge
19. Hatred/Rage
20. Jealousy
21. Insecurity/Guilt/Unworthiness
22. Fear/Grief/Depression/Despair/Powerlessness

Sources:

http://www.naturalnews.com/022015.html
http://wakeup-world.com/2011/06/15/why-did-russia-ban-the-use-of-microwave-ovens/?ref=nf
http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/radiation/rad-around-us.html
http://www.epa.gov/radtown/tv-computer.html