POP CORN FOR SNACKING (dieters delightful)

Great Pop Corn Snack (a fibrous Snack for dieters)
It’s all about adding more fiber and relieving hunger for between meals to compliment any good diet. This will help you to be prepared for those hungry times when you could get into wrong things. And beside the vegetable and fruit with dips we rotate from now and then for variety add in some needed grains with lots of fiber. One suggestion is to include popcorn in your diet every day. Have it plain and you'll never tire as easily.

Nibble all day or/and carry it with you during the day as a pre-breakfast, pre-dinner, pre-lunch your appetite controller and as a mid-evening mini-meal, i.e.
"Pop corn" is already organic (I read?) however I buy the orgainic kind, just in case they've used pesticide in the soil, or irrigation. I guess they're talking about the seeds planted for pop corn.
This will satisfy your hunger and prevent any panicky, impulsive eating’s. (I eat when I am hungry, small snacks during the day. Don't let your body starve; we, now,  know this puts on weight.)



One of my favorites reads was Diane Thornocks diet book, 2000+ calories. She was correct about her basic  dieting ideas but she got carried away with fads, "Low Fat" and her ideas about too much meats in every meal...by the way she died of cancer (young too) Her books and all those fads diet books are available at thrift stores. Low fat proven out to harm to children’s brain mentally abilities.

Then comes along the zone diet proving by adding the right fats to your diet your mind actually becomes un-fogged and by adding the right fats (omegas) the dieter can actually lose weight better. However, I'm not going to do your research in this area today.



The point I wanted to make with this in mind is its OK to eat, eat, eat, but watch out that it's quality, fibrous, complex organically grown whole grain foods i.e.. That means lots of legumes, fresh fruits and vegetables in all varieties and no chemicals. Even dairy shouldn’t have hormones and etc.


 You can eat a lot more quality foods, but not in the incorrect areas such as pre-boxed, packaged, pre-prepared and chemically treated, fake sugars, and sodas are all out. Because they don’t meet the first criteria of quality. Fresh and seasonal foods then balance it all out with variety. It’s not quantity so much but the quality. One person said not boxed nor packaged, well it make sense to me for the most part if you want to be a successful dieter.



Try different brands of popcorn but better if no GMO corn. It's all accumulative and chemicals and lack of nutrition adds up in our bodies. Bad nutrition, chemicals will catch up with us all and put on weight because it put the body in a starving mode. It lacks the essentials nutrients. So, eat, and be choosy! You not a garbage can.

Carry popcorn in your purse, in your car, to work, school, movie, sporting events and keep it with you at all times. A plastic zip bag is great and it keeps it fresh and tasty. Add raisins, nuts, darker chocolate +such if you need a change. If your popcorn doesn't look good and tasty, you're probably not hungry. Therefore you shouldn't eat popcorn or anything else for that matter until you are hungry.

Use Air-Poppers or on top of the stove in a two quart pan with a good tight lid. Make sure the coconut oil is hot before adding the popcorn. Or, use enough olive oil just covering one layer of popcorn then shake it once in a while then add sea salt. When using sea salt you’ll not need much and in add organic butter (no fat hormones which would defeats the whole purpose, or use Pam butter spray on top.



Get a paper bag add ¼ cup Organic popcorn, salt and a bit of oil and bingo you have microwave popcorn. Same directions as the store brand bag style, but with no chemicals.

Store in a plastic zip locked bag to keep it fresh. Make up enough to last the week, or day. NEVER use the microwave popcorn with too many added chemicals.



Add 1-2 Tb. of water in old UN popped/cooked corn and place in fridge to put back its moisture. I prefer the white popcorn with no kernels. Watch out; don't choke on the “old maids.”



This will facilitate clearing out your gastrointestinal tract through healthy regular bowel movements. Take advantage of the dry salty taste in taking of plenty drinking of good reverse osmosis lemon water while eating a rich  fiber-rich popcorn.
Evenings are weak times for snacks eating and maybe a good time to add some protein in (with 11 g protein in organic soymilk) to your evening . I always loose lots lbs my popcorn weeks.



You can add cut up veggies and fresh fruit with the organically grown popcorn. If faithful they will begin to say, You’re too thin!


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Need some PEP?

WHERE YOU GET IT: Need some energy for your day? Get that pH balance in check. How's your potassium levels?
It’s our blood pH. When the pH is balanced, the body is in line and healthy.
Most disease states can’t exist when the body’s pH is alkaline. Bacteria, viruses and fungi can’t reproduce. So what’s a body full of fast foods, drugs, GMOs, and non-organic food to do?
Get alkaline and balance your pH (baking soda, lemon aide or hot tea of lemons) https://www.pinterest.com/toughertimes/
· Choose only organic foods that are GMO-free to avoid pesticides, chemicals and other contaminants
· Eat alkaline foods like most fruits and vegetables. They sustain the body’s pH on a daily basis.
· Reduce all kinds of meats, fowl and refined sugars and flours. Protein intake should be approximately 40-50 grams daily.  (I think this is too high) And, it these foods contribute to an acidic state.
· Combine highly alkaline foods in a meal with foods that are acidic to create better balance and maintain alkaline pH.
· Drink one or two glasses of organic apple cider vinegar and water daily. Mix one to two tablespoons of vinegar in eight ounces of water.
· Make a pH drink by combining two tablespoons lemon or lime juice with half a teaspoon of baking soda. After foaming has subsided, add 8-12 ounces of water and drink immediately.


· Add one to two teaspoons of baking soda mixed with an eight ounce glass of water daily. If you have hypertension or edema, this may not be a good choice for you.
 Speak to your health practitioner.


· Consume foods high in potassium like lemons, bananas and honey.


· Lemonade or lemon water helps to clear the body of excess acids and create an alkaline-forming state. Mix the juice of half an organic lemon with two teaspoons of raw honey and eight ounces of warm water. Drink first thing in the morning to flush the system. Do not warm water in microwave oven.


· Mix one to two teaspoons cream of tartar with eight ounces of water. Cream of tartar is very acidic, like lemons, and helps to create an alkaline-forming state. It is especially good to use in an emergency, to quell nausea, relieve a headache or overcome shock. It has a light, sour taste and is very refreshing mixed with room temperature water. Do not sweeten.


· Drink lots of water daily to flush the system of waste. Consume in ounces, 50 percent of your weight in water every day. In other words, if you weigh 150 pounds, drink 75 ounces of water daily.
· Supplement with digestive enzymes to help balance the body’s pH and overcome acidosis. The pancreas is responsible for producing most digestive enzymes, including bicarbonate. If your pancreas is not functioning properly, the quantities of natural enzymes can be less than optimal.
Sources:
Baroody, M.D., Theordore A. Alkalinize or Die. Waynesville, NC: Holographic Health Press, 1991.
Even Better Now, Natural Health Solutions
http://www.evenbetternow.com/alkalize.asp
Saliva pH test
http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/salivaphtest.htm


Correcting the pH Balance
http://realhealthtalk.com/Correcting_the_pH_Balance.html


Digestion & GI Health
http://www.womentowomen.com/digestionandgihealth/phbalance.aspx

CUCUMBER REPLENISHES ELECTROLYES

@CUCUMBER TIPS _TRICKS

1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitam...in B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.

2.For a pick me up in the afternoon... Put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours. Slice some and put in your water bottle.

3. If you rub a cucumber slice along your bathroom mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.

4. Place a few slices of cucumber in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.

5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemical in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!

6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free.
Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!

7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries by European trappers, traders and explorers for quick meals to thwart off starvation. (add sea salt and olive oil)



8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don’t have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.

9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!

10. Stressed out and don’t have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber will react with the boiling water and released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown to reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.

11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don’t have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the photochemical will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.

12. Looking for a ‘green’ way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but it won’t leave streaks and won’t harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.

Tofu Pepperoni

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Left-Overs Makes Great Meat or Veggie Spreads

How about just plain veg. sandwich
avocado, tomato and green onion  etc.

SUGGESTIONS; Chopped left-over meat (baked chicken, turkey, beef, ham, Spam, hot dog, cold cuts, 6 boiled eggs, beans, potatoes, or even cooked organic tofu)---this recipe will come later

 Holiday Left-overs for Meat Spreads (Organic is best, with no hormones i.e.) Or, use some of the meatless mock veggie sandwiches into a spread to this recipe (Basic)

· Smaller chopped onion or green onions or even fresh chives for color, + nutrients

· ½ to 1 stock smaller chopped celery

· Fresh, bit of parsley

· Salt and pepper to taste

· 2 tbls + mayo (enough to hold it altogether) (sub, Greek yogurt) +season)

· abt 1 tsp. mustard (optional, except for an egg salad)

· 1 tbls pickle relish or pickle (optional)

· Chopped Romaine Lettuce or Watercress

· Whole wheat bread, pita or, whole wheat wraps

The ratio of measurements to ingredients depends on how much meat in your serving 4-6-8 etc. This is about four servings per 2-cup meat. This is a great way to use leftovers especially meat you do not really care for the dark, light, neck, tail end etc. Have a handy small food chopper that can pulse the meat to desired constancy (don’t over pulse unless you want it for a fine spread for crackers i.e.)

First, chop up the vegetables in a food chopper (don't over process unless you like it this way,)or a blender on pulse and add in a pickle if you do not have relish. Leave out anything you do not like and sub what you do like. This is basic method type of recipe for any meat spread. Pick up a small food chopper at Savors or another Thrift Store. Also make this same recipe up with six boiled eggs for egg salad using the same ingredients except for of course the meat. (Crush the eggs, add the above recipe all in a large baggy, squash then chill and spread on bread or crackers.)

Garnishes: Adding in Black or garbanzo beans to your wraps. Rinsed cooked black beans can be added to the whole-wheat wrap, diced up a tomato or, add salsa i.e. (This will adds more grams of fiber!)

Use Cans, drain or start from scratch: After soaking beans an hour in hot water, salting the dry black beans cooked in onion-garlic and left over vegetable odds and ends to all my months cooking, boiling them in the soup mixture. After about a two hrs. Read the direction on package for exact times, then strain, rinse the beans, discarding the odd and ends of all the vegetables to the garbage. We just want their nice flavors. (You can use odd and ends of meat or broths for flavoring in a pinch too). (I use big freezer bags for the freezing any vegetable ends or left overs until I get enough to process as a nice broth.) If you brown them first, and use the brown bits, the flavor is the best. Even store bought broths are not as rich as by processing them with this method

The whole idea here is to add fiber to our diet that is hard to do. (25-35 grams daily) So, once a month I package in small snack plastic bag 1/2 cup of black beans in the fridge or freezer and put them in everything including just for snacks. It works for me! 1/4 cup is 12 g of fiber that nearly 1/2 the fiber needed for the day. The rest of your fiber is in the vegetables and the wrap. Never eat meat without gobs of fiber to get it through the bowel without any hang-ups.

Protein in 1/4 cup is 11 grams...1/2 cup is 22 really, who needs meat.

RE: Read Daniel for the story of not eating meat but legumes.

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Fresh Marinara Sause

Basic Fresh Marinara Sauce
USED AS A BASIC SAUCE, SALSA AND CONDIMENT
3 Tbs. Olive Oil
1 Small onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
8 ripe tomatoes, peeled and cooked for 5 minutes. Or a 2 lb. can plum tomatoes.
1/4 cup parsley, chopped Or cilantro
6 leaves fresh basil
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
salt and pepper to taste.
Heat oil in a heavy pot. Saute the onion until browned, then add garlic and brown.
Drain some of the liquid from the tomatoes after peeling and pulse in the food processor to break up most of the chunks to your liking.
Add the remaining ingredients to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes.
Vegan Tomato Sauce Basic for spaghetti i.e.

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