Eating on the Run: Gluten Free, Dairy Free Healthy Fast Food

You can indeed eat healthy foods on the run.  In our class Healthy Fast Foods, we demonstrate how to make quick and easy meals using 100% fresh whole, gluten free, dairy free, sugar free  whole fresh foods.   That’s for when you’re in a hurry and at home.

Sometimes you’re on the road and you just don’t have the tools or foods to whip up a quick meal.  That’s when having handy- dandy convenience packages of super foods comes in handy.  On today’s video you’ll see a show and tell form my trip to the health food store in search of high nutrient density fast food.

Take a peek:

Question for YOU! What are your favorite on the run healthy fast foods?

Comment Below.

Love, Health and Joy To You,

Dr. Ritamarie

Raw Foods Recipe for Bone Building Sesame Ginger Coleslaw

I love creating new  delicious health enhancing gluten free recipes, raw food recipes and recipes loaded with nutrients that support various organs and glands.   Today I’m going to tell you about Sesame Ginger Cole Slaw, a dish that is not only  raw and  gluten free, but also is very good for your bones.  Since osteoporosis is becoming an epidemic among women over 40, the more you can do on a daily basis to support bone health, the better.

In April 2011 we hosted a class  “Eating for Bone Health”, that is now available as a video. (http://www.drritamarie.com/rawfoodsuniversity).  In that course material we provided detailed lists of bone building nutrients and gluten free dishes that supports healthy bones, along with other gluten free recipes and videos of both information presentation and preparation of the recipes.   Since then, I’ve been experimenting with adding bone fortification to all my recipes. Today I would like to share a delicious summer picnic recipe for bone building Cole slaw.

In addition to supporting healthy and strong bone development, it’s loaded with antioxidants that fight cancer and contribute to hormone balance.

Sesame Ginger Cole Slaw

Ingredients

• 1 small red and 1 small green  green cabbage
• 4-5 carrots
• ½ – 1 bunch of dark greens, like kale, collards, bok choy, chard or spinach.
• Sprinkle of whole, unrefined salt
• ½ cup sesame tahini
• 1-2 inch piece of fresh ginger, depending on how much you like ginger
• juice of 1-2 lemons or limes, depending on size
• 5-10 pitted prunes, depending on how sweet you like it
• ½ teaspoon kelp powder, or more to taste
• ½ teaspoon salt (optional)
• ¼ cup of unpasteurized vinegar. I used coconut vinegar, and apple cider works well too.

Directions

1. Finely shred cabbage and carrots and place in a large bowl.
2. Finely chop greens  and place in bowl with cabbage and carrots. Shredded broccoli stems are a nice addition too.
3. Sprinkle with whole, unrefined salt and massage well to break down the cell walls and tenderize the vegetables. If you are on a salt restricted diet, rinse to remove the extra salt.
4. Blend tahini, ginger, lemon or lime juice, prunes, kelp powder, salt (optional) and  vinegar.
5. Pour sauce over vegetables and adjust seasonings to your preferences. If you like it sweeter, blend a couple more prunes or some dates with a small amount of water to a smooth paste and add to slaw. If desired, add a handful of sesame seeds for garnish and extra calcium.

This yummy dish and is good for your bones, is loaded with cancer fighting sulforaphanes and hormone balancing indole-3-carbinol and iodine to feed your thyroid. Enjoy it and share it with your friends using the Facebook and twitter links below.

Please use the comment field below to let me know what your favorite bone building foods are. To submit your recipes for inclusion on a blog post or in my newsletter, visit

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Love, Health and Joy,

Dr. Ritamarie

Raw Food Recipes:Gluten Free, Dairy Free Chocolate Pie & Cole Slaw

Earlier today, I polished off the last of the decadently delicious gluten free, dairy free and sugar free chocolate pudding pie and no-mayonaisse coleslaw I made Saturday evening for my son Kevin’s baseball party and I’m still smacking my lips.

These recipes are made with all raw food ingredients and are super easy and quick to make.  Enjoy Simply Divine Chocolate Pudding Pie and Quick and Easy Coleslaw, naturally high Omega 3 fats.  It tastes better than the deli style coleslaw I had as a kid.

Quick and Easy Cole Slaw

Ingredients:

• 1 bag organic broccoli slaw mix (or you can shred 1 broccoli stem, ½ small cabbage and 1 carrot
• ¼ cup hemp seeds
• ¼ cup sesame seeds
• 1/8 cup apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
• ½ cup water
• 2 pitted medjool dates
• 3/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/4  teaspoon garlic granules
• 1 inch piece of ginger (optional)

Directions:

1. Put the shredded slaw mix in a bowl.
2. In a blender, combine the remaining ingredients until smooth.

Notes: Add a little extra water if necessary to help it blend.

Additional picnic recipes are available in our class Picnic Foods and Barbecue for Gluten Free and Living Foods Diets

Ingredients:

Crust

• 1/2 cup dried shredded coconut
• ½ cup raisins
• 1/2 cup pecans
• ½ cup hazelnuts

Filling

• 1 cup medjool dates, pitted
• 1/2  teaspoon ground vanilla beans or vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon almond extract
• ¼ cup coconut cream or coconut butter
• ¼ cup macadamia nuts or additional ¼ cup coconut cream
• 1/3 cup raw organic cacao powder

Directions:

1.    Make crust: Process the coconut, raisins, pecans and hazel nuts in a food processor until well combined, nuts coarsely ground and it begins to hold together.   Be careful not to over process to nut butter.

2.    Remove from processor and press into an 8 inch tart pan or pie pan.

3.    Put the remaining ingredients in a high speed blender.

4.    Blend until smooth, adding extra water if needed until it’s thick and creamy like pudding.

5.    Pour the filling into the crust.

6.    Refrigerate or freeze to allow it to become firm.

Additional Dessert Recipes are in the book Dessert:  Making it Rich Without Oil

Be sure to comment below and answer my question for today:  Which is more important to you, how the food tastes or how nutritious it is for your body?

Why 95% of all Health and Weight Loss Programs Fail and How You Can Succeed

It’s officially summer time.  That means it’s time to have fun…swimming, picnics, vacations to exotic places, amusement parks…you get to choose.  It’s not all that important WHAT you choose to do for fun, but THAT you choose to have fun.

No kidding.  Fun is an important ingredient for hormone balance, good digestion, amazing energy and overall great health. It’s up there with broccoli and sprouts!  And, it’s a lot more  FUN!  Besides, Fun is One of the key ingredients that all health and weight loss programs are missing.

Unfortunately, the first thing to fall by the wayside when you get busy is fun.  “I don’t have time for that”  you may tell yourself as you rush from one activity to the next, attempting to “get it all done”.

I’ve found FUN to be such an important ingredient for good health that I even named my website to include it.  Fresh and Fun!   These are the ingredients to vibrant health.  Start with fresh food, fresh water, fresh air.  Add fresh thoughts, fresh feelings, and fresh relationships.  Stir well and top with a big dollop of fun.

Fun is best incorporated into everything you do, including food preparation and eating.  Start with small doses…at least 5 minutes a day.  You’ll find it so addicting, you’ll soon add more.

Do you know that regular FUN is a part of my secret formula for getting off the diet roller-coaster.  As much fun as roller-coasters are at amusement parks, they are down right annoying when it comes to your health plan.

You know what I mean.  You get frustrated with your body.  Maybe you’re more tired than you think you should be, or have annoying –or even downright painful—symptoms, or your tummy is softer than you’d like or your thighs are larger than you you’re comfortable with.

Whatever the trigger, the action plan results in your resolve to a healthy diet and exercise plan to get you feeling good again.  And you do feel better…at least for a little while.  How long do these programs usually last?  A month or two?  Three at most?

What follows is usually a ride down the slippery slope until you feel bad enough to start again.  Then up the hill you go once more, putting in hard work and deprivation, until you hit another high point and head back down again.

The problem with this approach is, just like the roller-coaster ride, you usually get off at the bottom.  What if this time, you could exit the roller coaster at the top, and stay there…and continue to feel the exhilaration of being at the top…long term.

Would you like to know the shocking truth and missing link in every health and diet plan you’ve ever been on—every book, article, program and course you’ve ever followed —-and why you may have failed.?

The real truth is that YOU didn’t fail.  They failed you.

You can have amazing success for many years – never having to look back..when you understand and apply the secret strategies that no one has ever told you about…until now.

Once I discovered the missing link, I began to share it with my patients and clients.  And low and behold, those who embraced it and put it into practice had amazing success.

The same process that I had unknowingly followed myself allowed those I counseled to get truly life changing results.

When I was Back in my teens, I tried diet after diet ever in search of the one that allowed me to indulge in my favorite foods and maintain my slim figure.  That quest lead me to yo-yo dieting, obsession with food and binging to the point of illness.  While I was never more than 5 pounds overweight at any one time, I gained and lost over 100 pounds while I was on the roller-coaster.

What I discovered is that most plans focus on the ACTIONS you need to take without addressing the MINDSET you need to consistently follow through on the Actions.

If  you’ve been struggling with inconsistent follow-through on your health and fitness goals… having setbacks and recoveries over and over again… you owe it to yourself to learn this system.

It’s my secret for going from a wine-guzzling junk food junkie in my twenties  to the vibrantly healthy athlete I am today…with joy and ease.   It’s what allows me to consistently choose foods that nourish me without even being tempted by those that don’t.

97% of health and weight loss programs Fail because they don’t start with the following steps:

• Clarifying Your Core Values – getting in touch with what really matters is the important first step towards consistent follow through in creating the vibrant health you desire.
• Connecting to Your Visions -  stepping into a clear, detailed picture of who you’d like to become is a vital part of creating lasting health.
• Clarifying What You Love – falling in love with your vision allows you to create the environment for consistent joyful follow-through, resulting in ease and energy in your life.
• Setting Your Goals – breaking your big vision into manageable, measurable pieces will take you step by step towards comfort, fitness, energy and vitality.
• Building Your Toolkit – inspire and uplift yourself into the  actions that keep you pointed in the direction of your goals.
• Learning to Negotiate Obstacles – simple techniques to maneuver around barriers between you and the goals you hold near and dear.

To get started on this process and apply it to whatever health or weight loss plan you’d like to follow, check  out the recording of  my FREE teleseminar:  6 Ultra Simple Fool Proof Strategies For Finally Achieving Your Health Goals: A Crash-Course on How to Get in Touch with What Really Matters on a Deep, Core Level and Live the Vibrant, Joyful and Fulfilled Life You Deserve.

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All health and diet programs need to include an element of fun or they are doomed to failure.  So start today by finding something fun to do and do it.  Then express gratitude for your gifts.  That’s another secret ingredient to health and weight loss success.

Love, Health and Joy to You,

Dr. Ritamarie

www.vibranthealthmindset.com

Gluten-Free, Raw Foods Comfort Foods Using Your Food Dehydrator!

By learning the ancient art of dehydration, which is, in essence, “low temperature baking”, you’ll be able to eat guilt-free breads, loaded with veggie goodness, and have them taste similar to your old favorites. Gluten free raw foods like pizza, enchiladas and tacos will become your favorite staple foods once you discover how easily you can make them at home.

Dr. Ritamarie and Chef Alicia have teamed up to bring you some great tips and tricks on using your dehydrator to create yummy breads, cracker and more!

About Chef Alicia:

Chef Alicia Ojeda is an amazing classically trained professional chef, who is passionate about gourmet vegan raw and living food cuisine.

Her culinary background includes both cooked and raw cuisine.

Listen to the replay:  www.blogtalkradio.com/dr-ritamarie