March 2007 
21 Day Raw Food Challenge, Day 6
Posted on Mar 6th, 2007
by 
ZenFlower
ZenFlower
Glass Of Organic Sesame Milk 2 lemons/oranges 2kiwi Sprouted Almonds namaste
Glass Of Organic Sesame Milk 2 lemons/oranges 2kiwi Sprouted Almonds namaste
Access: Public21 Day Raw Food Challenge, Day 5
Posted on Mar 5th, 2007
by ZenFlower
ZenFlower
I know it's been a minute since, I've blogged:-) I was in the bitter cold of Detroit(twisting roots), but I'm back here's what I had on this day
Organic Sesame Milk Strawberry Smoothie Salad of Organic Sprouts, Carrots, Spinach and Suga Snap Peas w/ Garlic Dressing 2 apples/lemons 1 oz macadamia nuts namaste21 Day Raw Food Challenge, Day 4
Posted on Mar 4th, 2007
by ZenFlower
ZenFlower
- 21 Day Raw Food Challenge, Day 4- March 04, 2007
PMS today, craving anything salty:-/ feeling bloated, felt better towards the end of the night Here's what had to day Organic Ginger Celery Juice Organic WheatGrass Shot Glass of Organic Strawberry Sesame Milk(looked better than taste should have strained the seeds more, not to bad though) Organic Marinated Kale w/Flaxseed Cracker Organic Goji Berry-Sesame-Sunflower Seed-Pumpkin Seed Ball Sprouted Organic Almonds Dinner Time, 1 oz Organic Macadamis nuts, Organic Marinated Kale w/ Strawberry Banana Pineapple Smoothie namaste
21 Day Raw Food Challenge, Day 3
Posted on Mar 2nd, 2007
by ZenFlower
ZenFlower
Still Half asleep while sipping on my Ginger/Lemon very early in the am:-/ I was Feeling better this morning with energy to spare, being that I slept soundly. Then later on being out in the pre spring air made me even more hoarse, now my throat is tender this evening.
here's what I had today Organic Lemon Ginger Juice Followed with one shot of WheatGrass Around breakfast time Organic Marinated Kale, with Spinach, carrots, sprouts, 10z of Organic sprouted almonds w/ garlic dressing I love EarthFare Market they gave out free sample of mandarin tea(yummy) around lunch time I had some yummy fresh cut papaya with lime juice, followed with a Organic Pineapple Strawberry Smoothie Dinner time small Organic kale salad with sprouted seeds w/one organic pignoli pizza cracker After dinner I made some Organic Raw Blueberry Apple Sauce with some Yogi Organic Peppermint Teanamaste
21 Day Raw Food Challenge, Day 2
Posted on Mar 1st, 2007
by ZenFlower
ZenFlower
21 Day Raw Food Challenge, Day 2- March 02, 2007
Friday, March 02, 2007
21 Day Raw Food Challenge Day 2
Feeling a bit under the weather, still battling a sore throat:-( Optimistic though:-)
I really don't like malls at all, but I had no choice but to stroll in there to the Cingular Wireless booth to try and get my phone fixed:-) Needless to say, my phone was not fixed or replaced because my number was out of network(detroit digits, living in charlotte grrrrrrrrrr anyhoo in the midst of my eye rolling I saw a fresh smoothie booth yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh for me I love fresh fruit smoothies, so excited to find something semi healthy in the MALL. So I decided I would go with the peach smoothie with just fruit and ice, my belly was happy then, hooooorahhhhhhh. So I'm walking away smoothie in hand reaching over to get some napkins realizing they were only using canned fruit with is so unhealthy and devoid of all vital nutrients(Having a fit). False Advertisment must stop, anyway I had to vent today.
here's what I had today, thanks for listeningRuby Red Grapefruit (before the mall)late that morning I had a pineapple/strawberry smoothie(my tongue sang)lunchtime I had some fresh spring rolls made with romaine, daikon, cucumbers, avocado and carrots - Organic Marinated Kale w/ one Flax Seed CrackerEvening time I had some Organic raw sprouted almonds, Organic Marinated Kale w/ one Diddi Living Pignoli Pizza Cracker
namaste
Friday, March 02, 2007
21 Day Raw Food Challenge Day 2
Feeling a bit under the weather, still battling a sore throat:-( Optimistic though:-)
I really don't like malls at all, but I had no choice but to stroll in there to the Cingular Wireless booth to try and get my phone fixed:-) Needless to say, my phone was not fixed or replaced because my number was out of network(detroit digits, living in charlotte grrrrrrrrrr anyhoo in the midst of my eye rolling I saw a fresh smoothie booth yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh for me I love fresh fruit smoothies, so excited to find something semi healthy in the MALL. So I decided I would go with the peach smoothie with just fruit and ice, my belly was happy then, hooooorahhhhhhh. So I'm walking away smoothie in hand reaching over to get some napkins realizing they were only using canned fruit with is so unhealthy and devoid of all vital nutrients(Having a fit). False Advertisment must stop, anyway I had to vent today.
here's what I had today, thanks for listeningRuby Red Grapefruit (before the mall)late that morning I had a pineapple/strawberry smoothie(my tongue sang)lunchtime I had some fresh spring rolls made with romaine, daikon, cucumbers, avocado and carrots - Organic Marinated Kale w/ one Flax Seed CrackerEvening time I had some Organic raw sprouted almonds, Organic Marinated Kale w/ one Diddi Living Pignoli Pizza Cracker
namaste
21 Day Raw Food Challenge, Day one
Posted on Feb 28th, 2007
by ZenFlower
ZenFlower
Thursday, March 01, 2007
 | 21 Day Raw Food Challenge Day 1 Day one of my Raw Food Challenge has been smooth sailing, with the exception of readjusting to taking my ginger juice shots(my morning routine):-) here's what I had today Organic Yogi Peppermint Tea Organic Fresh-Ginger Apple Lemon Juice Before Work I had Organic Spinach, Kale Salad with Shredded Organic Celery w/alfalfa sprouts and raw relish w/ (garlic dressing) 2 flaxseed crackers In the evening I had a citrus salad of Organic Oranges and Lemons with some Organic Yogi Peppermint Tea namaste |
Advantages of Eating Raw Foods
Posted on Feb 11th, 2007
by ZenFlower
ZenFlower
TEN ADVANTAGES OF EATING RAW
by Susan Jorg
The human race learned long ago that cooking meat before eating it would protect them from certain diseases. Since then this practice of cooking has grown to include all types of foods and is now considered an art. Very few meals are eaten which include raw elements, except for the leafy green salad.
One advantage of eating raw is that it brings Nature's intentions into focus. When I speak of eating raw, I am referring to fruit, nuts, and vegetables that taste good to the majority of humankind in their basic simplicity direct from tree, bush, or vine.
I realize it isn't easy to simply abandon thousands of years of tradition and revert back to 100% raw food. Margaret Mead once said, "It is easier to change a man's religion than to change his diet." So to the point, here are 10 advantages to a diet of fresh, whole raw fruits, vegetables, and nuts that may lead you to find a greater place for them in your diet.
1. Raw foods are better quality; therefore, you eat less to satisfy your nutritional needs. The heat of cooking depletes vitamins, damages proteins and fats, and destroys enzymes that benefit digestion. As your percentage of raw foods increases, you feel satisfied and have more energy on smaller meals because raw food has the best balance of water, nutrients, and fiber to meet your body's needs.
2. Raw foods have more flavor than cooked foods, so there is no need to add salt, sugar, spices, or other condiments that can irritate your digestive system or over stimulate other organs.
3. Raw foods take very little preparation, so you spend less time in the kitchen. Even a child of 5 or 6 can prepare most items for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. This gives children a sense of self-esteem and independence, not to mention the break it gives Mom or Dad.
4. When you are eating raw, there's little chance of burns, unless you're in the middle of a forest fire or out in the sun too long. Just think! No burns to tongues, the roof of your mouth, or fingers, and many fewer house fires.
5. Cleaning up after a raw meal is a snap. No baked-on oils or crusty messes. And any inedible parts go directly to the compost pile.
6. Eating a diet of raw foods can reverse or stop the advance of many chronic diseases, including heart disease and cancer. Remember, cooking creates free radicals, which are the major cause of cancer. When you lower the number of free radicals your cells are bombarded with, you lower your risk of cancer.
7. A raw food diet can protect you from acute diseases such as colds, flu, measles, etc. Raw foods maintain a healthy body, and a healthy body will not become diseased.
8. As long as you combine raw food properly according to the rules of Natural Hygiene, you will soon reach a level where you no longer suffer from heartburn, gas, indigestion or constipation.
9. It is environmentally sound. With humanity on a diet of raw foods, the food industry would close up shop and take up organic gardening. This would save us enormous amounts of natural resources used to produce power for these industries. Nuclear power would be clearly unnecessary. And think of how many trees and oil reserves could be saved without the need for the paper and plastics used in packaging our processed foods.There would also be less carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere when all the cooking stopped. More oxygen would be produced from all the new orchards and gardens, thus helping to reverse the Greenhouse Effect.
10. Eating raw saves you money on food, vitamins, pots and pans, appliances, doctor bills, drugs, and health insurance.
So don't waste your food, yourself, and our planet by cooking what you eat. Fruits, nuts, and vegetables which are whole, fresh and raw are brimming with life and have the ability to transmit their life force directly to you.
Susan Jorg,
Estacada, Oregon
by Susan Jorg
The human race learned long ago that cooking meat before eating it would protect them from certain diseases. Since then this practice of cooking has grown to include all types of foods and is now considered an art. Very few meals are eaten which include raw elements, except for the leafy green salad.
One advantage of eating raw is that it brings Nature's intentions into focus. When I speak of eating raw, I am referring to fruit, nuts, and vegetables that taste good to the majority of humankind in their basic simplicity direct from tree, bush, or vine.
I realize it isn't easy to simply abandon thousands of years of tradition and revert back to 100% raw food. Margaret Mead once said, "It is easier to change a man's religion than to change his diet." So to the point, here are 10 advantages to a diet of fresh, whole raw fruits, vegetables, and nuts that may lead you to find a greater place for them in your diet.
1. Raw foods are better quality; therefore, you eat less to satisfy your nutritional needs. The heat of cooking depletes vitamins, damages proteins and fats, and destroys enzymes that benefit digestion. As your percentage of raw foods increases, you feel satisfied and have more energy on smaller meals because raw food has the best balance of water, nutrients, and fiber to meet your body's needs.
2. Raw foods have more flavor than cooked foods, so there is no need to add salt, sugar, spices, or other condiments that can irritate your digestive system or over stimulate other organs.
3. Raw foods take very little preparation, so you spend less time in the kitchen. Even a child of 5 or 6 can prepare most items for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. This gives children a sense of self-esteem and independence, not to mention the break it gives Mom or Dad.
4. When you are eating raw, there's little chance of burns, unless you're in the middle of a forest fire or out in the sun too long. Just think! No burns to tongues, the roof of your mouth, or fingers, and many fewer house fires.
5. Cleaning up after a raw meal is a snap. No baked-on oils or crusty messes. And any inedible parts go directly to the compost pile.
6. Eating a diet of raw foods can reverse or stop the advance of many chronic diseases, including heart disease and cancer. Remember, cooking creates free radicals, which are the major cause of cancer. When you lower the number of free radicals your cells are bombarded with, you lower your risk of cancer.
7. A raw food diet can protect you from acute diseases such as colds, flu, measles, etc. Raw foods maintain a healthy body, and a healthy body will not become diseased.
8. As long as you combine raw food properly according to the rules of Natural Hygiene, you will soon reach a level where you no longer suffer from heartburn, gas, indigestion or constipation.
9. It is environmentally sound. With humanity on a diet of raw foods, the food industry would close up shop and take up organic gardening. This would save us enormous amounts of natural resources used to produce power for these industries. Nuclear power would be clearly unnecessary. And think of how many trees and oil reserves could be saved without the need for the paper and plastics used in packaging our processed foods.There would also be less carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere when all the cooking stopped. More oxygen would be produced from all the new orchards and gardens, thus helping to reverse the Greenhouse Effect.
10. Eating raw saves you money on food, vitamins, pots and pans, appliances, doctor bills, drugs, and health insurance.
So don't waste your food, yourself, and our planet by cooking what you eat. Fruits, nuts, and vegetables which are whole, fresh and raw are brimming with life and have the ability to transmit their life force directly to you.
Susan Jorg,
Estacada, Oregon
