Missing the Watermelon

Well the main season for watermelon has come too an end and the stores have been cleared out from the summer stock up here atleast.  Hopefully my go too place for watermelon will have some more coming in as well you know watermelon is just awesome in so many ways.  The taste, benefits, sweetness, low calorie appetite filler, great re-hydrator, and of course again the health benefits are almost endless.  Anyways hope your still getting your watermelon fix I know I would be if I could find some and not the little mini ones that are finished in a heartbeat the big monster ones that are good for a couple of meals.

MMMMM I can't wait for next summer I'm gonna buy me some cases of watermelon and just have a watermelon fast.

God Bless and Best Wishes.
May Peace and Joy be with you.

Recipe: Awesome Green Juice

The items you will need for this are:

1 bunch of collard greens or kale would also work
1 cucumber
2 apples
7 medium sized carrots
 and 3/4 of stalk of celery


Now this is one for the people who have been living raw or mainly raw for awhile if it is too strong then add another apple this was however a dinner juice so I did not want it too sweet.

I have a decent juicer from my other posts I mentioned it but here it is again and if you can find one
grab it the best centrifugal juicer on the market.  I'm talking about the Breville Juice Fountain Elite.

This can also be done in a high power blender like a Vitamix or Blendtec or even a cheap one however I would recommend running everything through a nut milk bag or cheesecloth afterwards so your simply getting juice not the fiber.  The other aspect of using a blender is you will have too add water to the veggies to get stuff moving with a juicer you do not have that issue therefore your not diluting the juice.  For leafy greens and herbs I would recommend the auger style juicer like the Omega units or the Greenstar or even the old style Champions.  Though a good quality centrifugal juicer will work you will yield more juice from greens and herbs with the slower rotating auger juicers.

P.S. A decent juicer of either a auger or centrifugal should run you around 200.00+

Blenders like the Vitamix or Blendtec start around 400.00 remember these are commercial grade units that are found in juice bars and other professional establishments where a blender of great quality and warranty coverage is a must.

God Bless and Best Wishes.

Beating Temptations

Now I'm not saying that I'm perfect far from it I'm just saying there are simple ways to overcome or just distract yourself from many temptations that you may face if and when you start living a Raw Food Lifestyle.  First off many people who have been consuming meats, dairy and other animal products will have a lot harder time converting to this lifestyle then those that have been living vegetarian or vegan.  Vegan's would have the easiest transition simply because they would just have to remove the cooked foods from there diet the no animal product aspect is mute.  I myself have been a meat consuming person all of my life and it simply came down to research and my weight issues that I started down this path myself.  I do battle with meat and other animal products here and there as well as bread products.  The one aspect I have found on my journey to becoming a raw foodist completely is try to have some of your favorite fruits and veggies around at all times even if they are dried, the reason I say this is if your tempted to eat something that you know would just cause havoc too your body or disrupt your conversion to raw having something to eat in its place will help you through the temptation.   Kind of like the "Special K" commercial with the woman and the pastrie dilemma, instead it would be like having an apple or some raw trail mix or even some dried fruit like mango for instance.   Having the ability to carry around a delicious snack  whereever you go and not having to worry about it going bad is also one of the plus's of living a rawfood lifestyle.  So before you head out to the store or the mall where you have candy, pastries, and other unhealthy choices all around you and tempting your tastebuds at every turn toss an apple, pear, orange, or some other fruit, or a baggie of raw fruit and nuts and be full of joy that if you get the munchies you have something to curb your appetite rather then the crap all around you.

God Bless and Best Wishes.