I don't like green eggs and ham!

SOOOOOO I think I've made my omelet too much cause I was just not into it tonight.  It is super yummy I just can't eat eggs right now!

Here is the recipe in case you'd like it. The salad I had before, was really not great, so I ain't postin' that either!

But the most exciting thing that came today was my NEW Natalia Rose and Doris Choi cookbook

Go and buy the book!!!!! It's FULL of amazing recipes that I can't wait to try.

 My rebounding is going great and I'm actually surprised at how out of breath I am and sweating! Love it!


 Also, I finished an amazing book last night by the people that did the documentary Food Matters and Hungry for Change. I hope you will take the time to watch such films. I hope you will look out for books and literature that inform YOU about your health and what YOU need to do. Don't take my word for all of this, do your own research and see if what I am saying doesn't ring true.

Do you drool green?

So, my daughter is a pretty hard core rawist. She loves tomatoes, cucumbers, and my juices. I even try to feed her bad food sometimes, and I'm not kidding she totally turns her nose up to it! Can you believe it!? She's 18 months and that is just incredible to me!

Takes her first bite of cucumber...

She chews...(and she is a spitting image of her father, I only give life, nothing else to my children)

Commences drool sequence...

This is one girl who literally drools over her vegetables!

Since doing this cleanse I've learned I can be VERY satisfied with the simplest of foods and meals. Even on my last 30 day cleanse I felt like I had to have a big salad and then a big main course. Not any more (thankfully, cause that was a lot of freakin' work!)

So tonight I stayed in the grains/avocado category! So yummy! Both of tonight's foods came from Hungry For Change's cook book, which I LOVE by the way!

I also tried their Buckwheat Sesame Crackers, which were very good dipped in the extra dressing from the salad above!

Curry-ious about my dinner?

Tonight I made a detox friendly curry and it did not disappoint.

While at the store I saw these delicious looking strawberries and they did not disapoint. So yes I ate the whole 1 LB of strawberries myself.

Then I went on with dinner.

I did the simple lemon and stevia packet dressing with romaine and a tomato, yummy, but make sure you put on enough stevia. There was a complaint that it was a bit too tart...

Then I adapted my Massaman curry recipe to work for being on a detox. OOOOhhhhh my so good!

It really looks like "rice"

So first and foremost I love rice and I love rice with almost anything. So when I am not detoxing, I will typcially have rice with my massaman curry. So for the rest of the family they did get their black rice with the meal, but I decided to try cauliflower rice and it was actually pretty good. Now would I replace my rice with cauliflower rice forever? NO, I will not but for now it was a great substitute. Go here for detoxinista's direction on how to make cauliflower rice. You can also try her curry but I love my curry and will not depart from it cause I love it!

My cauliflower rice

My real peanut butter used in place of a store bought oily peanut butter

Dinner cooking away

I realized half way through stuffing my face I better take a picture!

Massaman Curry Original (substitutions in red)

2 tbsp vegetable oil                                                      2tbsp coconut oil
3tbsp massaman curry paste
1 tsp ground ginger
1 1/4 pd chicken cubed                                                Omit
3 tbsp brown sugar                                                       Use 10 to 15 drops of liquid stevia
3 tbsp fish sauce
3 tbsp tomato paste or tamarind paste
1/3 cup peanut butter
3 cups peeled cubed potatoes                                      Omit
1 (13.5oz) can coconut milk
3tbsp fresh lime juice

Heat oil. Add curry paste and ginger. Cook and stir for 2 min. Stir in chicken and cook. Stir in brown sugar, fish sauce, tamaring paste, peanut butter, pototaes, and coconut milk. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to med. Low, cover, and simmer for about 20 min. Add lime juice coook additional 5 min.

Serve over jasmine rice. ENJOY!

I add chopped carrots, cauliflower, mushrooms, and peanuts, which I think make it super yummy. You might want to double sauce making ingredients if you want it runnier and more soup like. Massaman is more of a soupy curry.

 I hope you LOVE the above recipe, it is one of our families favorites! 

Also, I apologize for the lateness of my post. I met with our logo/brand designer and it was LATE when I got home and I didn't have it in me to do this post!

xoxo

News of the day...

Today was a good day!

Did fairly well with my symptoms and at dinner decided I had to try detoxinista's Tahini Dressing, and it DID NOT dissapoint.

But because nuts and seeds are their own category, I can't properly combine nuts and seeds with anything but raw veggies or more nuts and seeds. (saying nuts so many times makes me blush, haha)

So it was a HUGE, GINORMOUS, GARGANTUAN kind of dinner, salad...ok, dinner salad.

I'm pretty sure I used 3 smaller heads of romaine, or probably one and half of a BIG romaine head. Included in this monster of a salad was two tomatoes, half a cucumber, a lot of purple onion, 1 1/2 of a carrot, and the most dreamy, creamy, delicious salad dressing ever. I think I will be addicted to this dressing. The recipe is here.

This is Ms. Detoxinista's picture, not my own

I tried to leave some for Jordan...

I am feeling a bit hungry, even with the chocolate I've already had, so I might be having something else as the night goes on...

But really I should just have some more water or maybe I'll make a sparkling lime drink. Oooooo yes that is exactly what I'm going to do! Yummy! Sparkling water, lime juice, stevia and LOTS of ice! Delicious!

Also, something I've started, that sounds pretty dorky, but I am enjoying it thus far is jumping on our mini trampoline. Natalia extended a challenge to "rebound" for 20 min., 3x a week until the middle of November, I think. Well, I decided to take that on along with some stretching everyday and runs when I can/feel like it. I also plan to do pushups, tri-dips, lunges, squats, and situps, every other day.

So there is my exercise routine. I have some weight to get off, especially because I wasn't too disciplined with my family in town and family pictures coming up SOON!

I just have to say how excited I am about all the physical "good" things that come from doing this cleanse. I love how firm my skin is and how much energy I get from the raw, natural food I am eating. There is true power in the foods you eat, if they are the right foods. The key is finding ways to cook these natural foods so they don't taste boring and like dirt, yes, I do think some vegetables still taste like the ground they came out of.

And lastly, my phone call today with the co packer went well. They are pretty far away so shipping could be very spendy if we are to go with them which will only make our product more expensive. Thankfully, the man was extremely nice and gave me two co packer references to call that are on the West coast, namely the Denver area and shockingly enough, one in Woods Cross (Bountiful, North Salt Lake City). Using these facilities would greatly cut down on shipping costs. So much to think about and figure out...I can do this, I can do this, I CAN DO THIS!

Night!

Sushi day

So today, not too exciting.

I had a bad headache start around 10am but by 12pm it was gone and I was grateful for that!

Around 4:30pm I started prepping my veggies and getting dinner going...

Sushi!

It was awesome.

I started with my salad. Romaine, tomato, lemon juice, and a packet of stevia sprinkled on top...so good and so easy!

I probably had two rolls and Jordan had the other two. (my sushi is from detoxinista.com if you are looking, it is the spicy "tuna" sushi)

But the most exciting thing is a little food project I'm working on. I FINALLY, after calling 50+ companies, got a response from a co packer out of Ohio that could package my IDEA and I am so excited!!!!!

So I'm sure as I am doing this blog more things will come to fruition and I cannot wait to tell you all about it when I can! But I can't right now, unless you want to sign a non disclosure agreement. :)

Have you ever felt like EVERYTHING in your life has led you to this EXACT point? If we weren't living in Utah, a lot of this wouldn't have happened. If I hadn't met Ginger, I KNOW I wouldn't even be thinking of this opportunity, and so many other things that I really can't say have put me on this path, and I am grateful for my Heavenly Father's guiding hand throughout all of this. I am especially grateful for Jordan and Ginger and all their support and slapping me around mentally to stay focused and get this thing done. (yes, I am flighty and have a hard time finishing a project)

So, I cannot wait until tomorrow I have a co packer to phone and discuss some very exciting things!

xoxo

Another 30 Day Cleanse...WHAT????

What???? Am I crazy?

Well, yes, I am

:) Haha

Time to get serious. So I decided to do another 30 day cleanse of juicing till dinner for the beginning of October, but I have to confess, and I'm sure Ginger already knew (she is "joining"me on this cleanse again) that I haven't been doing it.

My grandpa died two days before the cleanse and with all the family in town, I just knew it would be REALLY hard to stick with it. Lame excuse but when people are on "vacation" they just don't want to eat healthy, ya know!

So here I am, October 17th, Day 1 of my 30 day yeast cleanse. And since I need something to keep me accountable, here I am again at my computer! And I am so glad you are joining me!

So this morning I enjoyed a big glass of water with two of my probiotic "pills" I take. Then I juiced 20+ oz of juice. That's all I'll probably make as far as juice for the day.

I'm thinking a big mug of herbal tea, soon, very soon.

Then a homemade lemonade with stevia, lemon juice, sparkling water, and ICE!

I'll probably have Kombucha before I start gnawing on some carrots or cucumber slices around 3:30 pm.

But what I'm most excited about is tonights dinner...

Barley Stew and it is truly delicious!

I'll start with a nice big salad with some avacado, tomato and maybe some purple onion with Apple Cider Vinegar and some coconut aminos as my dressing.

Then a big bowl of Barley Stew...I do love the chill in the air because of delicious soups!

And if I'm still hungry, I'm thinking some yummy sweet potato disks sprinkled with EVOO and garlic salt! Cooked at 400 degrees for mmmmmm 20 minutes.
 
And if I still want some yummy goodies some dark chocolate.
I cannot get enough of this Endangered Species brand of dark chocolate...so good! And I can eat the whole bar if I so desire!

Lastly, I want to post some things I love.

I love Sun Warrior protein powder. We make protein shakes out of this super easily digestible protein powder all the time. Now Jordan, NOT ME, mixes in all sorts of goodness, like bananas, nuts, etc! Me, I have to keep mine skinny, well, for obvious reasons, nuts aren't very "cleansing" so after the cleanse I'll enjoy them again!  We put goji berries in, Chia seeds, cacao nibs, maca powder (good for Libido), acai powder...oh my we add a lot! But these are great for lunch options NOT when I'm cleansing!

I also love Nuneutrals Stevia. AMAZING! This Fiber Plus is great in a yummy little cake detoxinista has a recipe for that is great on my cleanse!

And I'm definitely on the organics band wagon. I watched Food Inc and just about had a heart attack. So if I can afford it/priced similarly to a non organic product, I buy it. I love my gargantuan Smith's because they have a large organics/natural section and they had this ORGANIC Sauce 2 for $5 well, that is a great deal on an organic pasta sauce so I bought a FEW!

And I still buy a lot of my produce at Winco, because it is MEGA cheap and so I was perusing along when BAM I saw this amazing product! So now I feel better about not ALL my produce being organic cause if this product is doing what it says then I am at least getting the pesticides and wax off my food! LOVE IT!

Adieu till tomorrow!

How much do I hate cancer? Oh, let me count the ways...

I probably need counseling, but since I don't really want to go this blog will just have to do...

Kenzie woke me up about 20 minutes ago needing a snuggle and a banana. Whatever girl, just fill that belly and go back to bed. If only I could go back to bed.

Sometimes you don't know how much you miss something or someone until they are completely ripped out of your life.

          you can't call them
          you can't remember certain things about them
          you can't have them give you a hug or a small word of encouragement

This last year has been, oh pretty awful when it comes to people leaving my life.

I didn't realize how much I truly loved my husband's mother until she was gone and no longer a part of our lives.

Since I'm lying here crying in my bed remembering my children's grandmother and wishing she could make with me one last batch of carrot pudding and tell the same story for the hundredth time, I might as well post a few things to maybe help a few of you not take for granted a few of your blessings.

First

If you have grandchildren, and you are a grandparent, please stop spending so much selfish time on yourself. Someday you will not be able to get out of your house to visit them, and chances are they will be so busy, that your grandchildren will find it difficult to visit you. Please know that when you aren't around, your grandchildren worship you and talk about you like you are some famous magical being. It is truly precious and something I love seeing and hearing.

Second

If you are in good health, please continue to take care of yourself. Stop eating so much meat and refined/processed foods. If you are on medication that would go away if you ate better, for Nadine's sake, please, stop your medication and start eating to live.

Third

If you are a mother or father of children who have not seen their grandparents for whatever stupid reason, please move on and let your children have a truly amazing relationship they can't get anywhere else. Forgive, forget, and move on.

My desire is that my children will grow up knowing Nadine and the amazing, wonderful, and loving grandmother she was. I hope I get it right. I only get one shot at this thing called Life.

I started watching Forks over Knives tonight, probably part of my emotional mess at 1am. Learning about the foods that turn on and off the cancer gene in each of us. But it's not just cancer I hate, it's other preventable diseases that we as Americans mask with drugs like Diabetes, heart disease, and chronic fatigue.

Oh, you didn't know that chronic fatigue is a disease? Think about all those Starbucks and Diet Cokes and oh, my personal favorite, Red Bull (I actually can't stand the taste of that cough syrup for a drink), and the amazing drug caffeine has become in our society to help keep us awake. And then because caffeine does such a great job of keeping us awake, we go to the doctor to get a sleeping pill to help us fall asleep...that just sounds DUMB doesn't it?

Please WAKE UP and start living and seeing that there is more to this life than yourself, Facebook, and your iPhone.

And just so you know, I am guilty as charged by the above statement.