Monday, August 10, 2009

experimenting

Lunch today:

brown rice with cooked chopped carrots
black beans heated up
chopped/sliced hard-boiled egg 
fresh baby spinach leaves in abundance on top

warm the rice and beans, add egg and spinach on top, and sprinkle a little rice vinegar over top if you think you need the little extra zing. I ate half with the vinegar, half without and enjoyed it both ways. 

Filling, nutritious, and packed with nutrients and vitamins



Friday, August 7, 2009

Is milk dangerous?

The USA and Sweden are the countries that consume the most dairy milk. We are the only creation that drinks another's milk... some food for thought. We are also the leading countries in osteoporosis and brittle bone disease and breast cancer, yet milk is supposed to be good for us, strengthening our bones, due to the calcium found in it. Green leafy vegetables provide far more calcium than dairy milk. Do we need calcium, yes, but we can find higher contents, in forms free of hormones and other harmful additives, in vegetables and nuts.


Calcium can be found in: cabbage, almonds, turnip greens, broccoli, okra, bok choy, collards, kale, figs, spring greens, parsley, and orange juice to name a few.

Dairy products are known/proven to create more mucus in the body, creating ear infections, respiratory infections, etc. And, unless you buy organic and do your research on specific farms/producers, you're risking infusing your body with an abundance of hormones your body wasn't meant to have. 

Great substitutes for your breakfast or to accompany the warm cookies out of the oven: rice milk and/or almond milk. I personally enjoy the vanilla flavor.