14 Ways to Supercharge Your Health With Whole Foods
There’s a hot off the press brand new f’ree e-book called “14 Ways to Supercharge Your Health With Whole Foods” and
it explains WHY some so-called “health foods” are aging you, and which foods are the real nutrient powerhouses.
I got a sneak preview of the book this weekend, during a seminar I attended with the author, Trevor Justice and I have been chomping at the bit to tell you about it. It’s available today (yeah!)and I can’t wait for you to get your hands on it.
Get Your Healthy Eating Quiz HERE
What I love about the book is that Trevor takes a variety of categories of foods, like bread, pasta, sweeteners, crackers, chips, ice cream substitutes, salad dressings, cheese substitutes and more, compares different foods in each category and ranks them as most processed, less processed and optimal. There are lots of nutrition charts comparing the best and worst in each category on a nutrient level. Plus, each section has at least one recipe for the optimal selection in that category. It’s an awesome resource and it’s absolutely f’ree.
There’s even a quiz so you can assess your own Healthy Eating Score. So many processed foods are marketed as “health foods”, misleading people who desire to eat well.
Don’t be fooled. Take the quiz, get your score then use your complimentary copy of this awesome new ebook: “14 Ways to Supercharge Your Health With Whole Foods” to make your healthiest possible choices. (The recipes are by some of the most popular raw foods and vegan chefs and authors!)
Go here now to take the quiz and get your f^ree e-book!
Love, Health and Joy,
Dr. Ritamarie
P.S. There’s one small area of the book that I disagree on the optimal food in the category. In fact, what i think is
optimal is not even listed there. Can you guess?
Go here now to take the quiz and get your f^ree e-book!
Comment below when you figure it out.
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Raw Foods Recipes: Sweets for Easter and Special Occasions
When I first made the connection between the M&Ms and ice cream I was eating daily and the health challenges I was experiencing, it came as quite a shock. Sure, there were other things contributing to my failing health, but the ones that hurt the most to let go of were the ice cream and M&Ms…especially the peanut M&Ms and the pralines and cream ice cream. I guess the good news in all that was I did like nuts, even back then.
At the time I was feeling badly enough so I was willing to do anything to feel better. Brain fog, headaches, post nasal drip and burning in my stomach did not contribute to a happy life.
I proceeded to detox my body, give up all processed food (what would I eat now??) and vowed that only whole fresh foods would pass my lips.
I stayed true to my decision and most of the time it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be…except around the holidays.
In my family of origin, Easter was a big holiday, and candy was the focus. We’d all get a chocolate bunny and those solid chocolate foil wrapped chocolate eggs…and we started eating them right after breakfast.
My grandmother , “Nana”, would cover the top of her dining room “buffet table” with plastic Easter grass and “hide” all sorts of candy for us to find.
After I changed my diet, holidays like Easter would bring back the longing for something special and sweet. Over the years, I developed many recipes to satisfy my sweet tooth. My focus was on creating the most nutritious whole foods sweet treats possible, and many of the recipes I created contained hidden green foods. I managed to fool everyone…unless I spilled the beans, no one knew they were eating green spiked candies and brownies.
For years everyone who tasted my desserts has asked me when I’d write a book and share them with the world. At the end of last year, I teamed up with my dear friend and very talented living foods chef, Karen Osborne, to put together a very special Dessert book called Dessert: Making it Rich Without Oil”
Unlike when I was first starting out on my health journey, there are quite a few raw food dessert recipe books on the market today. The problem is, most of the recipes contain a fair amount of oil and questionable sweeteners.
Our goal in writing this book was to offer sweet treats made exclusively from whole foods. They’re naturally sweetened with fruits, dried fruits and freeze dried fruit powders. Their richness comes from are made rich with whole foods fats like seeds, nuts and coconut – no oil. Oil is not a whole food, and while therapeutically it’s sometimes used to replenish deficient fatty acids, overall the healthier choice is to use whole food fats to achieve the desired mouth feel and taste. We’ve found that by using natural thickening foods, like psyllium seeds and a sea vegetable called Irish Moss, you can achieve creaminess and richness with very little fat.
For a limited time, when you invest in Dessert: Making it Rich Without Oil , e-book or paperback, you’ll get access to a set of video demonstrations of three recipes from the book.
This special offer expires on Monday, April 25. If you celebrate Easter, order the e-book and you’ll have immediate access to the recipes and the videos so you can make your family Easter treats to remember.
Order the print book and e-book combo by Thursday April 21 and I’ll also send you as a bonus my two favorite Easter Recipes: Chocolate Easter Eggs and Easter Cookies and a copy of Karen’s video for Fudge Cherry Bursts.
We’ve posted photos of some of the recipes and the complete table of contents here:
http://drritamarie.com/makeitrich/
Eating a health promoting diet need not feel like deprivation. Enjoy nutritious whole food desserts made with love and pleasing to the whole family.
Love, Health and Joy,
Dr. Ritamarie Read more »
Tags: Dr. Ritamarie, Gluten free desserts, Gluten Free Diet, Gluten Free recipes, Healthy Easter Foods, karen osborne, raw food diet, raw foods recipes, sugar free desserts
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Dr. Ritamarie’s Then and Now – Birthday Thoughts and Remembering Mom
April 4 was my birthday. Ironically, on this same day my mom gave me life she also took her last breath – back in 1991.
As a result, celebrating my birthday is bitter sweet.
I get to celebrate another year of life, joy and abundant health, a career that is fulfilling beyond belief and a wonderful family I love and cherish deeply.
I also get to celebrate my mom with gratitude to her for the gift of life and with a pang of sadness that she is no longer with us “in the flesh”. As a result of losing both parents at a young age, I have learned to deeply cherish connecting to those I love and let them know regularly.
My birthday celebration was joyful. My kids got me cards that would bring a tear to any mother’s eyes, filled with expressions of appreciation and love. Here I am with my almost teenager, Kevin. Luckily he’s still a cuddler.
We were joined by dear friends at Beets Café in Austin, a fantastic living foods restaurant, for a delicious celebration meal.
I feel so blessed and thankful.
In celebration of my birthday, and in honor of my mother, whose life might been saved had she been guided to the diet and lifestyle choices that restore and create vibrant health, I’ve put together some gifts and special offers, as a token of appreciation to you for allowing me to live my passion.
There are two products I’m offering for free and many more at huge discounts.
The special Birthday Party Discounts are available until the end of my birthday week, Friday, April 8, at midnight so hurry and get access to some amazing products and services.
I am even offering an introductory consultation with me for 55% off to the first 10 who sign up.
Dr. Ritamarie’s Birthday Gifts for YOU
With Love and gratitude,
Dr. Ritamarie
P.S. Let me know if you think my baby picture looks like me. Comment below.
Tags: abundant health, beets cafe, Birthday celebration, birthday party, Dr. Ritamarie, lifestyle choices, raw foods recipes, Vibrant Health
Posted in Raw and Living Foods, Raw Food Recipes, Raw Foods
Raw Foods Recipes: Quick and Easy Healthy Meals for BUSY People on the Run
3 Simple strategies for preparing healthy Meals EVEN when you’re SUPER BUSY
Last week I shared about how to fit exercise into your life…even if you’re super busy. I wrote an article about burst training and posted a video on You tube.
This week I’d like to share how to eat really well, even if you’re super busy. SO many people tell me they were doing well with eating whole fresh foods and felt really good when they were doing it, but then got busy and fell back into old habits.
There is NO NEED for this to happen once you learn HOW to make super delicious, nutrient dense foods even when you’re in a hurry.
Last week was super busy for me. I had several technology challenges, a couple of program deadlines, articles to write, guest appearances on telesummits, radio shows AND kids home on spring break. Add that to a new puppy that’s not quite house broken, a weeklong trip to prepare for, private clients and patients to talk to on the phone AND see in person and……
If you felt tired just reading my list…welcome to my life.
In spite of it all I managed to exercise every day…a couple of days less than 5 minutes combined burst sessions as I showed on last week’s posts…and to eat really WELL.
How did I do it?
I have developed tricks and techniques over the 26 years I have been following this “Fresh Green Living and Eating” life style. It didn’t happen overnight. I had my struggles in the beginning and would often fall back into the “grab a taco and run” mode. I usually felt the drop in my energy whenever I grabbed for a starchy meal on the run, even if it was organic and made with whole grain flour and natural sweeteners.
Today I’m going to share a little bit about my strategies …as much as I can in a short post, a few of the recipes I made this week…ones that took UNDER 5 MINUTES to fix, and then let you know how you can learn my strategies and recipes in DETAIL .
My Top 3 Strategies for Eating Well, Even When You’re SUPER BUSY!
1- Have Ingredients on hand.
This may seem overly simplistic, yet it needs to be stated. If you always have a variety of healthy choices on-hand, it’s easy to whip up a quick, healthy Gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar and trans-fat free meal in a matter of minutes.
Sometimes people object saying they don’t have time to go to the store several times a week to keep fresh ingredients on hand. Others argue that when they do stock up on fresh veggies, oft-times they spoil before they are eaten.
These are simply, I hate to be so blunt, excuses. Many of the green leafy veggies are hearty enough to keep around for over a week before they spoil. I’ve had kale that’s been forgotten in the back of the refrigerator for up to 10 days before I found it resurface and make a perfectly great smoothie, soup or salad.
Even if you can only shop once a week, you can keep a supply of fresh foods on hand to make most of the recipes I’ll share. Just be sure to have your staples on hand. I have a FREE gluten-free pantry stocking guide available on my website.
2- Make things in advance as much as possible.
With as little as 15 minutes a week, on a weekend or day off from work, you can pre-make a few dips, sauces and spreads that make creating healthy “fast food” a snap. We teach all about that in our class Quick and Easy Healthy “Fast Food”. For those times when you run-out of fresh veggies, once you learn the art of making delicious bread, chips and crackers in your food dehydrator, you can make a month’s supply with less than a half hour a month time investment. We have some free resources about dehydrated comfort foods on the web as well
3- Be adventurous. Think veggie and green at each meal. Think filling.
It can be as simple as a handful of carrot sticks, celery or a red bell pepper eaten out of hand with or without a dip. What’s a good wrapper in the veggie world and what can I fill it with. The “filling” is just that. The veggies alone are not calorically dense enough to “fill you” so you need a filling. I usually turn to avocado, nuts or seeds as the filling and have all sorts of recipes for combining them with herbs and vegetables to make delicious and nutrient dense fillings.
My Meal in a Hurry Recipes
Cheesy Italian Tomato Slices
Ingredients
Several tomatoes (depends on how hungry you are and how many you’re feeding)
- 1 recipe creamy nut cheese
- Dried basil
- Garlic powder
- Kelp powder (optional, adds to the mineral content)
- Sea salt, unrefined
Directions:
- Slice tomatoes about ¼ inch thick and place on a plate
- Spoon enough nut cheese on top to cover
- Sprinkle with basil, garlic powder, kelp and salt.
- Enjoy….heavenly!
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Creamy Nut Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw nuts**, your choice. My preference is ½ macadamia nuts and ½ cashews.
- ½ cup pure water
- Juice of ½ – 1 lemon, depending on size and to taste
- ½ teaspoon sea salt, unrefined
Directions
Blend all ingredients until creamy and smooth, adjusting water, lemon and salt to taste and desired consistency
**Seeds can be substituted for all or some of the nuts. The macadamia and cashews are white and make the cheese look like ricotta cheese. Pine nuts can be substituted, except they are VERY expensive. Hemp seeds are a good choice. Almonds and Brazil nuts are tasty, and make the cheese more brownish gray than while.
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Green Avocado Wraps
Ingredients
- 1-2 large green leaves per person – romaine and collards seem to work best
- A small handful of spring mix or shredded cabbage, lettuce or other greens per person
- A small handful of sprouts per person
- A few spoonfuls sauerkraut per person (optional, adds to the flavor and nutrition)
- ½ avocado per person
- 1 tablespoon seeds per person – hemp, pumpkin, sunflower or ground sesame (optional, for texture)
Directions
- Lay leaf on cutting board. Top with greens, sprouts, sauerkraut if using
- Slice avocado and lay on top of the greens
- Sprinkle with seeds
- Roll up leaf to cover the filling and eat with your hands like a sandwich.
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Wilted Arugula Salad
Arugula is one of nature’s best sources of nitric oxide, a potent circulation enhancer…nature’s Viagra and blood pressure lowering green. Here’s a tasty way to enjoy it. This can be a no cleanup meal if you get the arugula in one of those big plastic containers.
Ingredients
- 1 container pre-washed arugula
- ½ teaspoon sale
- 2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice
- Your choice of seasonings
- Creamy nut cheese (optional)
Directions
- Rinse arugula if desired
- Sprinkle with salt
- Massage well with hands to wilt it.
- Add lemon
- Continue to massage until the arugula has shrunk to half or less of its original volume
- Add seasonings to taste. I love curry powder, Italian seasoning and Mexican seasoning (not all together…choose 1 and try them all eventually!!)
- Add nut cheese and massage in or stir well for a creamy and more filling salad.
There you have it. These are actual meals I eat on a fairly regular basis. Sometimes I use spinach instead of or in addition to the arugula
My YouTube video Dr. Ritamarie’s Raw Food Recipe for “Sautéed” Spinach…Fast Food without Cleanup demonstrates the massage technique in action using spinach.
Our video class Quick and Easy healthy “Fast Food” shows all these techniques in detail and includes a recipe booklet with recipes, photos and guidelines for preparing and creating your own recipes.
I look forward to hearing your feedback.
Please comment below and share your favorite healthy “fast food” recipe.
Love, Health and Joy,
Dr. Ritamarie
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Gluten Free Recipes: Brussels Sprouts – Raw or Roasted They’re Antioxidant Rich
Brussels sprouts are an incredibly nutritious vegetable that offer protection from cardiovascular diseases as well as colon and prostate cancers. Here are two recipes, very similar. One is raw, marinated and warmed in the dehydrator. The other is roasted.
Both are antioxidant rich and delicious.
Roasted Rosemary Brussels Sprouts
- 2 cups Brussels sprouts
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup fresh rosemary, minced
- 2 cloves garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ tsp kelp powder
- ½ tsp salt
Clean Brussels sprouts and remove any discolored or damaged outer leaves. Place in bowl with remaining ingredients. Mix well. Place on a baking tray and place into oven set to 375 degrees F. Cook for 20 – 30 minutes, or until soft.
Raw Marinated Rosemary Brussels Sprouts
- 2 cups Brussels sprouts
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup fresh rosemary, minced
- 2 cloves garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ tsp kelp powder
- 2 carrots, shredded
- 1 fresh squeezed lemon
Clean Brussels sprouts and remove any discolored or damaged outer leaves. Cut into thin slices. Place Brussels sprouts in a bowl and add salt. Massage Brussels sprouts until they start to soften and wilt. Add remaining ingredients and toss until well coated. Allow to sit and marinate for several hours. Spread Brussels sprouts on a dehydrator tray lined with a non stick sheet and dehydrate at 140 degrees F for 2 hours. Reduce temperature to 110 degrees and continue dehydrating until soft. Serve immediately.
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Posted in Cancer, Gluten Free recipes, Raw Food Recipes
