I’m craving warm apples, apple cobbler, apple pie, caramel apples, apples….apples…..apples!
October 6, 2009 by admin
Filed under Eating Raw Live Food
This morning I jumped out of bed, only to jump back in again when I realized just how chilly it was! Burrrrr! How quickly the temperatures start to drop in October! A glimpse out the window only added to my feeling of ‘being cold’ as a cluster of dark clouds dotted the grey sky. There was no getting around it though, I had to get up. I was going to conquer the world today, or at least, my part of the world.
If you’re like me, you wake and bless the Almighty for being alive and feeling alive with new energy pushing you out of bed. If you’ve been eating the raw food diet, you discover you don’t require as much sleep as you did when you were eating the standard American diet. With fewer toxins to clean from your system and with a more efficient system your body enjoys a higher level of energy and well-being!
I’m fully awake now, but still feeling the chill of the fall season and crave a warm breakfast! Most people think that when you eat raw that you can’t eat anything heated, they’re quite surprised to discover they’re wrong. A food is still considered ‘raw’ if it isn’t heated above 118 degrees Fahrenheit; all the nutrients and enzymes remain intact. Eating heated foods is highly desirable when the temperatures drop!
I’m craving warm apples, apple cobbler, apple pie, caramel apples, apples….apples…..apples! Apples are in season now and everywhere I look their bright colors beckon and memories of childhood favorite apple dishes surface. Did you know that there are over 7500 varieties of cooking and dessert apples? They range from very tart (crab apple) to deliciously sweet! You can eat them out of hand, prepared in a raw dish or a heated one. If you’re like me, you want lots of options particularly when you’re transitioning to a high raw food diet. As a Recipe Club Member I share my favorite apple recipes with you – recipes I know will satisfy and delight you for both how tasty they are and with how easy they are to prepare.
Learn more about this wonderful healthy fruit on my website: www.sensationalrawfooddiet.com.
The sun is peaking through the clouds now, and I’m off to get breakfast. I wonder, “Why would anyone wish to eat a boxed cereal with milk when there are warm sweet apples beaconing?”
Have a terrific day!
Bon A Petite
Beth Wilke
HOW IMPORTANT IS COMBINING YOUR FOOD PROPERLY?
July 16, 2009 by admin
Filed under Eating Raw Live Food
I often get questions from my students, friends, and other researchers of healthy diets about proper food combining. They have heard, as I am sure you have, that it is not good to miss-combine foods.
It takes longer to digest starches, fats and proteins – if you consume fruit (a fast digesting food) while you’re still digesting the heavier fats, starches and proteins, the fruit will start to ferment (fruit uses different stomach acids to digest, and your internal body temperature is typically 98.6 degrees) causing gas, putrification, and toxins which is harmful to your body, to your health.
Properly combined raw foods will ease digestive processes and create the environment for perfect:
Absorption
Assimilation
Digestion
Elimination
The proper way to combine foods is clearly charted on the Food Combination Chart I provide you free to download from my website http://www.sensationalrawfooddiet.com/food-combining-chart.html
Post it on your refrigerator for easy reference.
It is always best to consume fruits on an empty stomach and/or by themselves PRIOR to eating fats, proteins, or starches. If you wish to slow digestion or maintain a longer balance of energy level, mixing fruit with a fat will achieve this. Example: a trail mix of dried fruit and nuts will leave you feeling satisfied and you’ll maintain your energy level longer. Consuming some greens with the trail mix will improve its digestibility as greens have the enzymes to help break down the fat in the nuts.
An exception to this food combining guideline is when you’re blending or juicing drinks.
The secret to incredible energy, beauty, health and fitness is through efficient digestion and a clean colon. When you properly combine raw foods you get efficient digestion and a clean colon……..AND……all the benefits described above!
Most people do not know the proper way to combine foods or truly WHY they should be concerned about it. I hope you found this information helpful.
There are more tips, suggestions, articles and information on my website along with great raw food recipes (see my Recipe Membership Program).
http://www.sensationalrawrecipes.com
My mission is to help you, through my own experience, exceed your own health goals – whether it is eating 100% raw or just eating better! I hope you’ll join me…………
Bon A Petite’
Beth
DISPELLING THE MYTH – THE RAW FOOD DIET IS EXPENSIVE
July 3, 2009 by admin
Filed under Eating Raw Live Food
DISPELLING THE MYTH – THE RAW FOOD DIET IS EXPENSIVE
I was in the checkout line at the local grocery store putting the last of my produce on the conveyer belt (already piled high with my array of fruits and vegetables) when I heard the cashier tell the customer before me what her total bill came to. It was an incredulous amount! I glanced at the food being bagged. In only a few sacks the cashier had bagged several large portions of meat, numerous dairy items, pop, beer, and a wide array of snacks. Assuming this woman was from a typical family, the groceries she purchased couldn’t last her more than a week, maybe less. I also noted several large bottles of supplements and medicine.
The customer left and as the cashier started ringing my groceries up I waited to finish emptying my basket until there was room on the belt. Finished, I wheeled my cart to the end of the counter where I helped a store employee fill up the numerous cloth bags I had brought for that purpose. The amount of produce I purchase requires durable, strong bags – lots of them. I eat a LOT of fruits and vegetables on my raw food diet!
The cashier looked at all my bags and said, “Wow, all that for so small a bill!” My total bill was less than half that of the customer ahead of me! My cart was full!
Eating the raw food diet is extremely economical – I’m not buying meat, dairy, manufactured foods (did I also mention the packaging, advertising, marketing, and processing costs rolled in to these foods?)
There is no need to purchase supplements as the raw food diet is an extremely healthy and nutrient-rich one that provides a vast array of vitamins, minerals, phtyo-nutrients, antioxidants, enzymes, and natural fiber.
While 1) eating healthy foods that support the body, improve overall health, and provide higher levels of immune, kidney, liver, and digestive function; and 2) NOT eating those foods associated with most major diseases – meat, dairy, processed foods, etc the need for medication is eliminated. What does it say about our current standard American diet when bottles of supplements and medicine are as typical to your grocery list as is the food you eat? Associated doctor visit, health insurance, and lost work costs are also eliminated. That means more money in your pocket!
There’s little ‘overhead’ to market fresh whole foods………..they “sell” themselves. They’re fragrant, beautiful in a rainbow of bright, vibrant colors and hues, and they come in all kinds of sizes, weights and interesting textures – their variety is endless. Fresh fruits and vegetables also come in their own environmentally friendly “packages” in the way of skins and shells. While at the same time you’re saving money you’re also leaving your ‘green imprint’ on this earth. It doesn’t get much better than that.
When people tell me that it is expensive to do the raw food diet, the expense is usually incurred in trying to initially set up a raw food kitchen – new equipment, new whole natural ingredients and, of course, trying to do everything at one time – including preparing a multitude of dishes.
Unlike the traditional meal, a raw food meal is simple and uncomplicated. The traditional dinner for example could be bread/butter, soup (maybe), salad (maybe as a side dish), meat, starch, cooked veggie and likely a dessert. Is it any wonder our digestive tracts are all amuck?! A raw food meal is simple. It may consist of one dish – lots of it, or maybe two. Because of its simplicity (and digestive ease), no additional money is spent in preparing all those other dishes – it is easier and cheaper to prepare a raw meal, and it is healthier!
We’re all feeling the pinch of today’s economy and tightening our budgets. Eating a wide variety of fruits and veggies, and a LOT of it, will help take the burden off your body and out of your wallet.
Bon A Petite
Beth Wilke, Raw Food Chef & Teacher
INCREASE YOUR STRENGTH, BALANCE, FLEXIBILITY, HEALTH AND ENERGY THROUGH A VARIED EXERCISE PROGRAM
Envision yourself with the energy to start exercising again and the stamina to stay with it! Experience an ABUNDANCE OF ENERGY by feeding your body nutrient rich food as Nature intended — unprocessed, whole food complete with its full compliment of vitamins, minerals, enzymes and phytonutrients: The Raw Food Diet! The raw food diet gives you ENERGY – with energy comes ACTION!
However, diet alone will not make you ‘healthy’! True HEALTH is achieved through diet AND exercise!
Increase your strength, balance, flexibility, and energy through a varied exercise program. Your body will respond by giving what you ask for: flexibility, strength and endurance. From stretching, weight lifting, rebounding, yoga, to breath work and meditation, these exercises will enhance your health and build a strong foundation. Experience a total transformation with the help and guidance of someone experienced and trained in the Raw Food Diet. I’ve been teaching raw food preparation for several years and have been enjoying the raw food lifestyle for over eight years now! See my MENTOR PROGRAM for further information on how I can help you reach your goals!
Use an Exercise Log Book to track your progress!
Bon A Petite
Beth Wilke, Raw Food Chef & Teacher
DISPELLING THE MYTH – THE RAW FOOD DIET IS EXPENSIVE
I was in the checkout line at the local grocery store putting the last of my produce on the conveyer belt (already piled high with my array of fruits and vegetables) when I heard the cashier tell the customer before me what her total bill came to. It was an incredulous amount! I glanced at the food being bagged. In only a few sacks the cashier had bagged several large portions of meat, numerous dairy items, pop, beer, and a wide array of snacks. Assuming this woman was from a typical family, the groceries she purchased couldn’t last her more than a week, maybe less. I also noted several large bottles of supplements and medicine.
The customer left and as the cashier started ringing my groceries up I waited to finish emptying my basket until there was room on the belt. Finished, I wheeled my cart to the end of the counter where I helped a store employee fill up the numerous cloth bags I had brought for that purpose. The amount of produce I purchase requires durable, strong bags – lots of them. I eat a LOT of fruits and vegetables on my raw food diet!
The cashier looked at all my bags and said, “Wow, all that for so small a bill!” My total bill was less than half that of the customer ahead of me! My cart was full!
Eating the raw food diet is extremely economical – I’m not buying meat, dairy, manufactured foods (did I also mention the packaging, advertising, marketing, and processing costs rolled in to these foods?)
There is no need to purchase supplements as the raw food diet is an extremely healthy and nutrient-rich one that provides a vast array of vitamins, minerals, phtyo-nutrients, antioxidants, enzymes, and natural fiber.
While 1) eating healthy foods that support the body, improve overall health, and provide higher levels of immune, kidney, liver, and digestive function; and 2) NOT eating those foods associated with most major diseases – meat, dairy, processed foods, etc the need for medication is eliminated. What does it say about our current standard American diet when bottles of supplements and medicine are as typical to your grocery list as is the food you eat? Associated doctor visit, health insurance, and lost work costs are also eliminated. That means more money in your pocket!
There’s little ‘overhead’ to market fresh whole foods………..they “sell” themselves. They’re fragrant, beautiful in a rainbow of bright, vibrant colors and hues, and they come in all kinds of sizes, weights and interesting textures – their variety is endless. Fresh fruits and vegetables also come in their own environmentally friendly “packages” in the way of skins and shells. While at the same time you’re saving money you’re also leaving your ‘green imprint’ on this earth. It doesn’t get much better than that.
When people tell me that it is expensive to do the raw food diet, the expense is usually incurred in trying to initially set up a raw food kitchen – new equipment, new whole natural ingredients and, of course, trying to do everything at one time – including preparing a multitude of dishes.
Unlike the traditional meal, a raw food meal is simple and uncomplicated. The traditional dinner for example could be bread/butter, soup (maybe), salad (maybe as a side dish), meat, starch, cooked veggie and likely a dessert. Is it any wonder our digestive tracts are all amuck?! A raw food meal is simple. It may consist of one dish – lots of it, or maybe two. Because of its simplicity (and digestive ease), no additional money is spent in preparing all those other dishes – it is easier and cheaper to prepare a raw meal, and it is healthier!
We’re all feeling the pinch of today’s economy and tightening our budgets. Eating a wide variety of fruits and veggies, and a LOT of it, will help take the burden off your body and out of your wallet.
Bon A Petite
Beth Wilke, Raw Food Chef & Teacher
