No means not that way!

John Thomas Scott taught his children and everyone around him that is there is something you really want then, keep at it until you get it accomplished. No, is not an obstacle or barrier, it only exists if you allow it to exist. Therefore, you can achieve, you just may have to get it done a different way.

First thing to note is the farmers are NOT the ones making all the money. The stores selling the produce are the ones actually reaping most of the profit. Why are the stores selling the produce making so much more? You the consumer have created this produce price monster! How, you ask? Let me explain the process of how the produce or any product gets to market then, it will be evident how you created this “produce price monster” as well as you have the ability to destroy the “produce price monster” as well.

Recipe for Reducing Produce Food Prices

Step one: the farmer prepares the soil, plants the seeds, tends the crop, protects it from the havoc of Mother Nature and finally takes it to a distributor. Now, the farmer knows he must put it at a price the distributor will buy it from him/her. Depending on the weather’s effect on the crop that year, the farmer may only break even. He has to get something for all his work so often he/she has to settle for less than what he/she would like.

Step two: the distributor marks the product up to sell it to the stores. The distributors usually have multiple relationships to move the produce quicker than the farmer could so alone. This is why the farmer went to the distributor in the first place.

Step three: the store buys the produce and marks it up before you purchase it from them. The store’s markup on produce is generally the highest in the store. In many instances this could be 60% above the already marked up distributor price. Why is the markup so high? Spoilage! When YOU, the consumer, do not buy the produce and it spoils, it is thrown away or given to shelters and food banks just before it goes bad.

How can you the consumer have an impact on reducing the price of produce?

1. buy seasonal (highest nutritional value and boosts immune system),
2. buy more fresh seasonal produce so the stores have less waste,
3. shop the reduced for quick sale produce section,
4. freeze seasonal produce (retains nutrients for later consumption),
5. can seasonal produce,
6. eat more seasonal produce (helps immune system and weight maintenance or loss),
7. buy in a group with others and share for variety
8. keep pre-cut fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator available for kids to snack on as they want
9. know what is in season, Peak-Season Interactive Map by State at Epicurious
10. Agritourism, California Wine Coast Farm and Wine Tours
11. Farmers’ Market Listing Across the United States, Interactive Map

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It’s “Grillin Time!”  You ask: What about the carcinogens? How can I tenderize the meats? What will help my system digest the meats and proteins? Are there any good marinade suggestions or recipes?

Carcinogens

When meats are grilled, carcinogens are created. Unlike meat, vegetables don’t create carcinogens when they char.  Scientists have come up with ways you can dramatically reduce the hazard of carcinogens in grilled meat.  according to Fitness and Freebies, scientists have come up with ways to reduce carcinogens in grilled foods. the following are a few of those suggestions:

• Flip your burgers often. By turning burgers once a minute and cooking them over a low heat you reduce HCAs and kill potentially deadly E. Coli bacteria. In addition, use a meat thermometer to make sure the meat reaches 160 degrees. This is the temperature needed to deactivate E. coli. The appearance of the meat being brown does not mean it is thoroughly cooked.
• Use the right marinade. Marinate raw meat in a thin, liquid sauce for at least ten minutes. When thick commercial sauces are used, the HCAs triple. Dilute thick sauces.
• Microwave first. Partially cook burgers, poultry, ribs and fish in a microwave oven for at least ten minutes before grilling. Be sure you discard juices when done. By practicing this procedure, you eliminate 90-percent of HCAs.
• Add anti-cancer soy. Mix 1/2-cup of textured soy protein into a pound of ground meat before grilling. This cuts 95-percent of the expected HCAs in burgers without affecting taste.
• Enhance with vitamin E . Add vitamin E to raw meat grinders. 120 milligrams of vitamin E powder mixed into or sprinkled on 3.5-ounce patties can reduce HCA formation as much as 72-percent. You can use a capsule of vitamin and crack it open for contents.
• Try a fruit burger. This will not be for everyone but the fact is if you mix a pound of ground meat with a cup of tart, ground cherries before grilling, you suppress 90-percent of HCA formation. Other deep -colored fruits rich in antioxidants work as well. These include grapes, blueberries, and plums.
• Add garlic and herbs. Garlic, rosemary and sage reduce HCAs when mixed into burgers. In addition, use them in marinades or just eat them in a meal with grilled meat. Antioxidants in citrus fruits also block HCAs.
• Do not order meat very well-done. The longer you cook meat at high temperatures the more HCAs you produce. This applies in grilling, broiling and frying. If you cook a steak well done as opposed to medium-well, you double HCAs.
• Drink tea with your barbecue. Chemicals in black and green tea help detoxify HCAs. Hot or iced tea from bags or loose tea is what you want to drink. Bottled teas or powdered, instant teas are not beneficial. If you wish, you can also marinate meat, poultry and fish in concentrated tea. Let the tea bag steep in 1/4-cup of hot water for five minutes.
• Skip meat entirely and grill greens. Fruits and vegetables do not contain creatine, the animal protein needed to make HCAs. Pineapple and peppers are very good when grilled. In addition, eating fruits, vegetables and green salads along with barbecued meat lessens the cancer hazard.

Tenderize:

Below are a few natural ingredients to tenderize meats:

1. fresh raw unripened papaya contains an enzyme, papain, which breaks down the meat’s connective tissue when it comes in contact with the meat; red meat is the preferred meat to tenderize this way
2. fresh pineapple contains bromelain, an enzyme that is  anti-inflammatory and aids digestion
3. Asian pears – when cooked used to tenderize meats
4. fig – has the enzyme called ficin which breaks down both muscle fiber protein and both types of connective tissue fibers.
5. kiwi – contains a sulfhydryl protease enzyme,  acitinidin which mildly tenderizes when over ripe kiwi is used
6. kachri melon – contains the enzyme called  cucumin, tenderize spent hen meat, tough sheep and buffalo meat successfully,
7. ginger – contains a protease enzyme, zingibain, acts on the collagen and actomyosin of meat which contributes to the tenderness of meat.
   

   Papain Characteristics

   If you score the skin of a raw Papaya with knife, the fruit will exude a milky white substance known as the latex that contains Papain.  The Papain enzyme activity depends on two factors: pH factor, and the temperature.

   Effect of the pH factor

   pH for optimal Papain activity: 6.0-7.0

   The enzyme is active when the pH factor is neutral (pH = 7) to slightly acid (pH = 6). The pH of most of the meats is neutral to slightly acid.

   Effect of temperature

   Temperature for optimal Papain activity: 149 °F

   Inactive Papain: 170°F to 185 °F

   Active Papain Range: 140 °F to 160 °F

   If you just store the meat with the papaya paste in the refrigerator, it will do nothing to tenderize meat. It starts to become active at 140 °F, slows down at 170 °F, and dies at 185 °F.

8. yogurt -  this is the preferred ingredient to tenderize chicken,

Preparing Yogurt Marinate

The live culture, fat, and lactic acid are the key components of yogurt that help with tenderizing.

In Punjab, Tandoori spices are added to yogurt to enhance flavor.

Tandoori Marinate Chicken / Seafood

- As a minimum, the marinate should include salt

- Add tomatoes to increase the acid

- Add Ginger for enzymes

- Add oil to increase the fat

How long to marinate meat?

It depends on pH factor, temperature, fats, type of meat. Marinating also infuses the flavors in the meat. I use the following table.

Seafood: 30 minutes at room temperature

Chicken/ lamb :  8 to 12 hours in the refrigerator

Chicken/ lamb :  4 to six hours at room temperature

Digestion of meats:

Ingredients that assist with the digestion of meats as well as they have other health benefits:

1. garlic – antibacterial, antiviral, antiseptic,
2. pineapple – contains bromelain, an enzyme that is  anti-inflammatory and aids digestion
3. ginger – ease digestive complaints and nausea
4. turmeric – combined with parsley aids digestion, cancer preventative, stimulates the gall bladder to release bile, a substance that helps fat digestion
5. peppermint – causes the muscles of the stomach to relax, allowing food to move into the intestines faster and digestive gases to be passed,
6. anise – member of the parsley family, aids digestion, reduces gas, naturally promote breast milk,
7. basil – has flavonoids (which provide protection at the cellular level), anti-bacterial properties that inhibit several species of pathogenic bacteria – which have been shown to be resistant to commonly used antibiotics.
8. black pepper – increase circulation, regulate blood pressure, reduces pain during joint movement, during digestion,  helps reduce free radicals and prevents the useless breakdown of vitamin A,
9. cinnamon – mild energy boost, relieves abdominal spasms and gas,
10. fennel – works well with cinnamon. Fennel is a also a good source of niacin, calcium. vitamin C, folate, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and copper.
11. lemon peel
12. parsley -  combined with turmeric aids digestion, three times as much vitamin-C as oranges, double the calcium as broccoli,
13. cardamom – aid to digestion, stimulates metabolism and  has aphrodisiac properties.
14. coriander – vitamin C, coriander is also believed to help reduce swelling and cholesterol levels, and eliminate mouth ulcers, anemia and menstrual disorders.
15. dill – rich in minerals, vitamin C and flavonoids; one tablespoon has more calcium than 1/3 cup of milk.
16. bay (laurel) leaf -  also beneficial in treating migraines and diabetes,
17. oregano – antibacterial  inhibit the growth of many kinds of bacteria, including those that can cause food borne illnesses.
18. rosemary – improve memory, treat colds, headaches, nervous tension and as an antispasmodic

Marinades and Recipes:

Teriyaki Sauce

One garlic of clove
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water
Mix all. Pour over meat, fish or poultry. Marinate at least ten minutes. 1-cup

Turmeric Garlic Marinade

2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 cup orange juice
Mix all. Pour over meat, fish or poultry and marinate at least ten minutes. 1/2 cup.

Rosemary Tea Marinade

1/2 cup concentrated tea (two bags brewed in 1/2 cup hot water for five minutes)
1 teaspoon crushed rosemary
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 teaspoons honey
2 teaspoons soy sauce
Add rosemary, garlic, honey and soy sauce to hot tea. Cool slightly. Pour over steaks, ribs, burgers, chicken or fish. Marinate at least ten minutes. 1/2 cup.

Preparing Papaya or Pineapple Tenderizer Paste

Raw Papaya

1. Peel green skin up about 1/8th to ¼” deep off the raw papaya or pineapple or combination of both.

2. Add ¼ teaspoon of salt per two Tablespoons of Papaya.

3. Grind to a paste. You need 2 Tablespoon of Papaya paste for one pound of meat.

Preparing Yogurt Marinate

The live culture, fat, and lactic acid are the key components of yogurt that help with tenderizing.

In Punjab, Tandoori spices are added to yogurt to enhance flavor.

Tandoori Marinate Chicken / Seafood

- As a minimum, the marinate should include salt

- Add tomatoes to increase the acid

- Add Ginger for enzymes

- Add oil to increase the fat

How long to marinate meat?

It depends on pH factor, temperature, fats, type of meat. Marinating also infuses the flavors in the meat. I use the following table.

Seafood: 30 minutes at room temperature

Chicken/ lamb :  8 to 12 hours in the refrigerator

Chicken/ lamb :  4 to six hours at room temperature

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The information and opinions expressed here are believed to be accurate, based on the best judgment and research available to the authors at this time, and readers who fail to consult with appropriate health authorities assume the risk of any injuries.

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I am passing on to you what has been shared with me!

According to Bruce Fife, ND, author of The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil: “Coconut oil is in essence, a natural antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and antiprotozoal food.”
Coconut oil becomes a solid below 78 degrees Fahrenheit. In the solid state, coconut oil is called coconut butter. Coconut oil and coconut butter is actually the same thing.

Coconut butter is a raw saturated fat that contains no cholesterol and does not elevate bad (LDL) cholesterol levels.  Unlike other oil/butters, coconut butter is stable up to 170 degrees Fahrenheit.  Dr. Peat recommends increasing one’s coconut butter intake for women with hormone imbalances.

Recommended daily intake: 1 to 4 tablespoons.

• Improves digestion.
• Provides quick energy.
• Improves insulin secretion and utilization of blood glucose.
• Relieves stress on the pancreas and enzyme systems of the body.
• Can be easily absorbed and utilized by those who have trouble digesting fats or who have gallbladder disease.
• Improves calcium and magnesium absorption for the development of strong bones and teeth.
• Aids in the absorption of minerals and fat-soluble vitamins.
• Is lower in calories than any other fat.
• Supports thyroid function.
• Supports and aids the immune system.
• Helps protect against disease-causing bacteria, viruses, yeast, fungi, and parasites.
• Is heart healthy; does not increase blood cholesterol or platelet stickiness.
• Does not create free radicals like other vegetable oils and is stable under cooking temperatures.
• Helps protect the body from free-radical damage.
• Helps you to look and feel younger.
• Makes skin smooth and soft.
• Reduces the need for essential fatty acids.
• Does not deteriorate like polyunsaturated oils so has a long shelf life.

STORAGE:

Coconut butter should be stored in a cool, dark area. It can be refrigerated after opening, but this is not required to insure freshness and the label usually suggests not to refrigerate. All butters and oils are light-sensitive, they should be sealed in black containers to insure no light penetrates the container and damages the oil.

In a nut shell, no pun intended. These are just a few reasons why you should switch to eating coconut butter and not dairy butter or margarine. Most coconut butters are organic and do not contain remnants of vaccines like those found in milk taken from cows that had been injected with bacteria killing vaccines. The dairy industry at the penning of this blog has no intention to stop these injections or the Bovine Growth Hormone, rBGH.

Source:  Fats and Oils: Formulating and Processing for Applications, Richard D. O’Brien 1998

NOTE: Some margarines are no longer processed with hydrogenation.

Finally, regarding margarine, it was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys.  When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back.

It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter.  How do you like it?  They have come out with some clever new flavorings.

DO YOU KNOW: The difference between margarine and butter?

1. Both have approximately the same amount of calories.
2. Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams; compared to 5 grams for margarine.
3. Eating margarine can in crease heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent  Harvard  Medical Study.
4. Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.
5. Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few and
   only  because  they are added!
6. Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods.
7. Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years.

And now, back to margarine.

1. Very High in Trans fatty acids. 
2. Triples risk of coronary heart disease.
3. Increases total cholesteroland LDL(this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)
4. Increases  the risk of cancers up to five times..
5. Lowers quality of breast milk.
6. Decreases the immune response.
7. Decreases the insulin response...  And, Margarine is merely ONE  MOLECULE away  from being PLASTIC… and shares 27 ingredients with PAINT

These facts alone should be enough to have you avoid margarine for life  and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is  added,  changing the molecular structure of the  substance).

Do your own Experiment, Here you go!

Purchase  a tub of margarine and leave it open in your garage or shaded  area.  Within a couple of days you will notice a couple of things:

*  no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it  (that should tell you something)

*  it does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value; nothing will grow     on it.  Even those teeny-weeny microorganisms will not a find a home to grow.  

    Why?   Because it is nearly plastic.

    Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?

Give the multi-purpose coconut butter a try~! …

Healthy Never Tasted So Good

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rBGH & Monsanto
Illustration by David Dees
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Everyone is talking about the problem with milk and the genetically-engineered bovine growth hormone (rBGH) in milk which has been shown to increase cancer. However, the concerns should be regarding the entire dairy and meat industry not just milk as well and the overall adverse impact on the economy and expense to the health of the nation.

According to a post on the Prevent Cancer Coalition’s web site, http://www.preventcancer.com, the following is true:

“American dairy farmers inject rBGH to dairy cows to increase milk production.

European nations and Canada have banned rBGH to protect citizens from IGF-1 hazards.

Monsanto Co., the manufacturer of rBGH, has influenced U. S. product safety laws permitting the sale of unlabeled rBGH milk. (Monsanto would lose billions of dollars if rBGH were banned in America.)

Q. Is there any milk not contaminated with rBGH and IGF-1?

A. Yes. Milk that is clearly labeled “NO rBGH” is free of rBGH and does not contain excess levels of IGF-1.

Q. What about cheeses?

A. American-made cheeses are contaminated with rBGH and excess levels of IGF-1 unless they’re labeled “NO rBGH”. Imported European cheeses are safe since Europe has banned rBGH. “

“Where’s the Beef?” Well, it only stands to reason that it too IS contaminated with the touch of Monsanto.

Is the growth in the number of people said to have  lactose intolerance due to a problem with cow’s milk or a problem with the genetically altered protein in cows being consumed due to the injection of rBGH and other so called SAFE vaccines?

What are some solutions?

1. As we wait for the FDA to reverse its decision that these vaccines are killing us, we STOP eating contaminated products
2. If you are going to have milk, drink goats milk that has not been from these sources
3. Drink almond or coconut milk
4. There are many other sources for calcium and the sun works wonders for vitamin-D
5. Avoid soy milk because it has been contaminated unless organic
6. Only eat certified organic from proven sources
7. Grow your own vegetables on your patio in flower pots
8. Eat game meat: ostrich, buffalo, deer and any other game meat if you must have meat
9. Eat sustainable fish following this list provided by the Monterey Bay Aquarium http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/download.aspx
10. Encourage others to follow this list and post on Facebook and Twitter

In conclusion, Have Now NO Cow!

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Using scientific evidence of glycemic index, I submit the glycemic index for various sugars:

Artificial Sweeteners n/a [chemicals]
Stevia 0
Xylitol 7
Agave Nectar 15-30
Fructose 17-22
Brown Rice Syrup 25
Raw Honey 30
Coconut Palm Sugar 35
Barley Malt Syrup 42
Amasake 43
Sugar Cane Juice 43
Lactose 46
Organic Sugar 47
_____________________<50 = Low Glycemic Index (GI)
Maple Syrup 54
Blackstrap Molasses 55 (not considered a sugar, sugar cooked off)
Evaporate Cane Juice 55
High Fructose Corn Syrup 62
Sucrose 64
Brown Sugar 64
Turbinado 65
Raw Sugar 65
_____________________ 56 – 69 = Moderate Glycemic Index (GI)
Cola 70
Corn Syrup 75
Table Sugar 80
High Fructose Corn Syrup 87
Glucose/Dextrose 96-100
__________________________ 70 and greater High Glycemic Index (GI)
Date Sugar 103
Maltodextrin 150 a common sweet food additive derived from starch

The glycemic index is determined by how the particular sugar raises the blood sugar level in the body over a 2-3 hour period. If, as the television commercials state, sugar is sugar and your body doesn’t know the difference then, your body would respond exactly the same when introduced to each of the sugars. Given the fact that the GI is scientifically determined and your body responds differently to each then, scientifically speaking, your body know the difference and thus responds differently to each ingredient categorized as a sugar.

Another note to consider is cancer patients are advised to avoid sugar because the sugars feed the cancer. Sugars encourage cancer growth, inflammation, arthritis and a host of other diseases. If it is true that we all carry cancer cells and depending upon what is going on in our lives and what we eat, activation of these cells may happen; our body’s response indicates it knows the difference between sugars.

Finally, the lower the GI the slower the sugar is released into our body and acts as energy. The higher the GI the more rapid the sugar is released into our body and is eventually stored ad fat. The body chooses to use as energy or store. Making a choice to use as energy or store means the body knows the difference.

In order to choose and react differently means your body KNOWS the difference.

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This is added to Starbucks coffee, ketchup, Ocean Spray, meats and an assortment of other foods.

Last week it was the meat industry being exposed for putting “Pink Slime” in seventy percent (70%) of the meat in the United States. Now this week, Starbucks announces it has been using cochineal in its coffee. I cannot wait to see what we will have announced is in our food next week.

If you have not read the article posted on “Pink Slime” check it out at  http://www.mamavega.com/blog/?p=170. I discuss the ammonium that has been added and how that is really a poison.

Regarding Starbucks and cochineal, this is really crushed insects used to give their coffee the caramel coloring. Starbucks is not the only company using this insect additive. It can be found in ketchup, meats and alcoholic beverages.

Interesting, the only item on the list that would have an ingredient label disclosing the name or coloring is the ketchup. therefore, when you get your ammonium poison  coated meat that has been seasoned with crushed insects, you do not have to be informed.

What happened to full disclosure?

How many vegan’s have now been on a diet of bugs without knowing they were?

These two examples alone are prime reasons why YOU as a consumer, must  ask for an ingredient listing with an explanation of the meaning of the ingredients and a reference list. ASK questions and stop being the little mice following the Pied Piper right off the cliff to your early death.

“Wake Up and Smell the Coffee” why don’t YOU???

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