Vol. 2, Issue 33: November 14, 2008
Notes from the Diva
Participants on the BES are shedding pounds and gaining a whole new sense of freedom as the second week of their program is already well under way.The Truth About Your Food was a HUGE success and the inboxes have been overflowing with appreciation for the information and wisdom in this lecture series. If you missed your chance to be a part of this, we’re currently revising the materials and looking to see what we can do to improve and make them available to others.
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"Thank you Raw Divas...for such a wonderful week of enlightenment ;) I am almost giddy with excitement and, frankly, my head doesn't know why
but my body and heart and soul are just thrilled!!! All of Dr. Tel-Oren's lectures make a lot of sense - from the chemistry to the reality of the world we live.
I am very appreciative of the respect you are giving to your audience. We are intelligent human beings, but with regard to health, we have not been treated that way.
I am filled with relief, enthusiasm, even a greater sense of security in my own health (I admit I've been very afraid for a long time).
You've given us POWER and choice. The whole program is a mastermind!! I've never had such a learning experience where I felt so supported and respected. I will refer you with GREAT confidence and encouragement.
ALL my love and appreciation, you gorgeous girls ;)"
Ellie
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Thank you, Dream Team! We loooove you
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Treats The Whole Family Will Love
by Tera Warner and Ildiko Brunner
Easy Almost Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients:
4 cups soaked, lightly sprouted buckwheat groats
3-4 ripe bananas
loads of ripe dates
any other dried fruit or nuts and seeds to mix things up a bit.
I also used an apple or two or three.
Don’t you just looove my precision with recipes! ;-)
Directions:
I took about 4 cups of buckwheat and soaked it. (They say you only need to soak it about 45 minutes, but I left mine in a lot longer.) Then I let it sprout a bit by draining the water and rinsing it once or twice a day. I just left it in a big colander on the counter.
After a day or two, it was ready enough for me. So, I dumped half of it in the food processor with about 3 bananas and a bunch of dates.
I processed half the buckwheat with the bananas and dates until it was a yummy, doughy paste. Then I stuck my spoon in it and nibbled. Yummm…
The kids loved the doughy stuff and would have just eaten it like that. I mixed it with the remainder of the buckwheat sprouts and made a cookie dough batter. Then I made little tablespoon-sized blobs on the dehydrator tray and turned it on for the night.
You can let the kids decorate them with raisins and coconut sprinkles, too! Dehydrate overnight and PRESTO! COOKIES!
Another recipe from Ildiko, our Community Coordinator, was used at a taste-testing this week in Montreal, and it was the hit at our first BIG potluck in Montreal. Here’s the recipes for:
No-Chocolate Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients:
1 cup pumpkin seeds, soaked overnight and drained
1 cup sunflower seeds, soaked overnight and drained
1/2 cup carob powder
3 Tablespoons of honey or date paste
Directions:
Put soaked seeds in a food processor and grind them.
Add carob powder powder and process again.
Add honey and process one more time until you get a sticky ball of dough.
Roll them into little truffle-sized treats and sprinkle with extra carob powder. You can also add different essential oils and spices to zing ‘em up a bit, but this is the basic recipe and it’s a winner!!
by Dr. Tel-Oren
"As long as we avoid all those unnatural elements, (excess animal protein in the diet, severe stress, high level of exposure to electrical pollution) our blood sugar levels will be naturally even and we will not lose nutrients because the foods we will be eating, and the sweeteners we'll be using will be packed with nutrition for each calorie. They will not be making us lose minerals or lose vitamins every time we eat.
And that is the most important thing. Every calorie should count. We don't want any calorie in our body that comes without nutrients, because it will rob those nutrients from our body for the purposes of metabolism and we cannot afford to be deficient even more than we already are as a society."
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How To Survive On “Raw Food” In A Cooked Food Restaurant
by Tera Warner
This is one of the most common questions people ask as they encounter the raw food diet. The dinner parties, the corporate events, and the evenings out on the town with someone you love… “What am I going to do??!!”
If you’re not fortunate enough to have a vast selection of Raw restaurants to choose from, then you’re going to have to improvise. But don’t be worried about it, it’s actually much, much easier than you think.
Here’s what that’s going to look like:
1. Bend the rules, don’t break them.
Just because you’re in a restaurant, don’t let all those saucy smells seduce you into thinking “one slice of double cheese pizza won’t hurt.” It will hurt. And worse, you’ll ride the guilt train for having done it along with indigestion, constipation, water retention and oh-ho-ho, doesn’t that make for a lovely way to feel on a date?
You can find compromises if you have to. There’s no need to play pious Susie while you crunch on iceberg lettuce and a slice of tomato.
The raw food lifestyle is a lifestyle of abundance. Though it may not seem that way at first, once you get in the groove of things you realize how much there is to discover and create from an extraordinary selection of foods that improve your health and well being on so many levels. And they just look better, too!
2. Put some boundaries in place for yourself. Hands off the cheesecake!
Before I give you the tricks for sticking to raw in a cooked restaurant, I just want to qualify it all by saying that it’s okay, sometimes, to make compromises.
I guarantee that some lightly steamed vegetables and brown rice will not back on an extra 10 pounds overnight. But, if a floret of steamed broccoli leads to the justification that a thick slice of double-chocolate cheesecake would top it off well, you know you’ve gone overboard and will likely be feeling the consequences the next day and may have a hard time getting “back on track” easily.
3. Make it an adventure—a challenge!
I’ll be honest. I’ve had some disastrous experiences in this area. In the beginning I would go through the very laborious process of explaining everything I did NOT want to eat.
“Nothing cooked.”
“No noodles.”
“No, no croutons.”
“No toasted nuts, either, please.”
“Nope, I don’t do salad dressing!”
And despite all my qualifiers and explanations, I invariably ended up with a plate loaded with toasted walnuts, goat cheese and croutons.
I felt defeated. An outcast doomed to disappointments in a cooked food world. I’ll admit to having taken it all so seriously that one day, I was drawn to the point of tears at the table.
Then I changed the Game a bit. I heard about one chef who loved a challenge and so decided to play the “I wonder if you’ll be able to save the day...” card.
I admittedly gave them my woeful puppy look when I said,
“You know, I have a little favor to ask of you, and I’m not sure if you can do it, or not, but I thought it can’t hurt to try. Just so you know, every other restaurant that I have asked to get this right, has totally failed. They just didn’t get it. But this looks like a good place, and you look pretty clever, so here’s the thing…”
A-ha! A chance to rise above the competition. A challenge and an opportunity to impress had been placed on the table. At the time I ate very simply and had gone on to request that the only thing I wanted was a billowing plate of spinach and freshly sliced tomatoes on top. But I didn’t want some flimsy side dish show. I wanted a mountain of spinach and lots of tomatoes.
I also made it clear that money wasn’t a concern for me.
It was a total glory moment when my plate arrived. I was thrilled. It was so simple, but they really did try and make it look and feel exactly like what I wanted. And they refilled my plate as often as I asked.
We all had a great time, and it wasn’t weird or strange and awkward to make these requests. It was FUN! I left a generous tip and felt completely satisfied with my meal.
Another glory moment came when I’d offered up the challenge to the chef to impress me with anything Fruit or Vegetable, but nothing in between.
WOW! One of the most gorgeous salads I’ve ever had.
Don’t be intimidated by the idea of going out for a night on the town. Whenever possible, you can call in advance, too, and let the chef have a bit of notice! Often they’ll go to special efforts just to show off their skills a little. Whatever you do, don’t look upon the opportunity in fear. Make it an adventure.
4. Whatever you do, don’t apologize.
Some people have suggested or saying that the “Doctor says I have to eat this way…”
That’s just no fun at all and completely apologetic.
You do not have to make apologies for the fact that YOU are a health seeker. You do not have to make apologies for trying to go against the system and improve your conditions.
Smile with pride. Beam, giggle, flirt with your simple foods and look like the gorgeous diva you are! The world will catch on soon enough when they see your healthy glow! You are a pioneer for health in the world, and you should show it off, not hide in shame or apologize.
Don’t feel cooped up and isolated socially just because you happen to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables. Snack a bit before if you have to, but get out and show off your healthy ways.
If you keep the right attitude about it all, you’ll be sure to convert others who see your healthy habits.
Good luck! Keep me posted…
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