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Many of you have asked what kind of food I am eating these days...well here are a few things I've learned to love.

Manna Bread (Manna Organics - Sprouted Whole Grain) - Yum Yum

Genesis 1:29 Sprouted Grain & Seed Bread (Food for Life) 

Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Grain Tortillas (Food for Life) - Great for Tacos

Smoothie: Organic Harvest Berries (Cascadian Farm - frozen), Banana, Honey, Whole Milk Grassfed Yogurt (Traderspoint Creamery), Organic Heavy Cream (small amount)

Cage Free Eggs (Organic Valley) - I sometimes make an omelet with veggies & Raw Whole Milk Cheese (Organic Valley)

Organic Black Beans & Brown Rice

14 Grain Cereal with Berries (4 times a week) (Wheat Berries, Buckwheat, Rye, Oat Groats, Millet, Sesame Seeds, Brown Rice, Flaxseed, Corn, Alfalfa Seeds, Lentils, Mung Beans, Barley and Almonds)

Trail Mix with Almonds, Walnuts and Organic Raisins (with no added sugar)

Homemade Salsa

Guacamole Salad (recipe below - also at www.foodnetwork.com)

We eat fresh fish, grassfed beef, cage free chicken. A lot of organic fresh fruits & vegetables. We cook with mostly organic olive oil, coconut oil, garlic, butter, sea salt and fresh herbs... most of what we eat comes from Whole Foods, but Publix does carry some of the items listed above.

 

One of the best things I've ever eaten... sooooo good! (all cancer fighting ingredients)

Barefoot Contessa -

Guacamole Salad 

Ingredients

• 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
• 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and 1/2-inch diced (I left these out - not big fans of bell peppers)
• 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup small diced red onion (I used a spanish onion)
• 2 tablespoons minced jalapeno peppers, seeded (2 peppers)
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (2 limes)
• 1/4 cup good olive oil
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt (I used sea salt)
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 2 ripe Hass avocados, seeded, peeled, and 1/2-inch diced

Directions

Place the tomatoes, yellow pepper, black beans, red onion, jalapeno peppers, and lime zest in a large bowl. Whisk together the lime juice, olive oil, salt, black pepper, garlic, and cayenne pepper and pour over the vegetables. Toss well.  Just before you're ready to serve the salad, fold the avocados into the salad. Check the seasoning and serve at room temperature. makes 6 servings (I served it with chips)

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I made Ina’s Capellini with Tomatoes & Basil and oh my goodness…. it was delicious! I used mostly fresh organic ingredients and even better is was so easy. You must try it!

 

 

 

Something else I'm loving...Himalania Goji Berry Trail Mix (my new healthy snack)

 

gotta love ina

INA’S CAPELLINI WITH TOMATOES AND BASIL

Serves 6 (ready in 15 minutes)

½ cup good olive oil, plus extra for the pasta pot (use extra-virgin olive oil)

2 tablespoons minced garlic (6 cloves)

4 pints small cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes

18 large basil leaves, julienned

2 tablespoons chopped fresh curly parsley

2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

¾ pound dried capellini or angel hair pasta (I will be using whole grain)

1½ cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Extra chopped basil and grated Parmesan for serving

 

1 Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add two tablespoons of salt and a splash of oil to the pot.

2 Meanwhile, heat the ½ cup of olive oil in a large (12-inch) sauté pan. Add the garlic to the oil and cook over medium heat for 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes, basil, parsley, thyme, two teaspoons salt, the pepper, and red pepper flakes. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for five to seven minutes, tossing occasionally, until the tomatoes begin to soften but don't break up.

3 While the tomatoes are cooking, add the capellini to the pot of boiling water and cook for two minutes, or according to the directions on the package. Drain the pasta, reserving some of the pasta water.

4 Place the pasta in a large serving bowl, add the tomatoes and Parmesan, and toss well. Add some of the pasta water if the pasta seems too dry. Serve large bowls of pasta with extra basil sprinkled on top and a big bowl of extra Parmesan on the side.

 

{By Ina Garten ~ House Beautiful Magazine}

 

Going to try out this recipe. It has some great Anti-Cancer Superfoods (per Dr. Oz) : cooked tomatoes, whole grain pasta, minced garlic, basil, extra-virgin olive oil, parsley. Yum.

 

Making Changes: Started juicing this week. Tonight I had a spinach, parsley, celery, carrot, green apple, strawberry, blueberry, kiwi, orange and banana drink. Not bad actually, but it sure looked funny. Chris (my hubby) said it looked like the liquid in the bottom of the sink after you've made dinner...just before you hit the disposale button. Sadly, that's exactly what it looked like. CHEERS!!!