Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Does This Surprise You?



I saw this on Yahoo today. Surprising? Not really!


Yikes, America. We have a long way to go. Should we never eat fast food? Probably. Is that realistic in our culture? Probably not. So what now? When you're on the go, or travelling, try any of these great ideas:




Good luck!

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Blueberry Muffins


This is a Betty Crocker recipe re-done! I changed some of the ingredients to make them healthier. Not very sweet, but perfectly delicious and healthy!


2 cups milk
1/2 cup grapeseed oil or coconut oil (I love it with the coconut oil!)
2 eggs
1/4 cup raw honey
4 cups whole wheat flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sea salt
2-3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries (I use a 12 oz bag of frozen organic blueberries)
Oats (just to sprinkle on top)


Heat oven to 400 degrees. Line or spray pans with grapeseed oil spray. Beat milk, oil, egg and your choice of sweetener. Mix in flour, baking powder and sea salt just until flour is moistened. Will be slightly lumpy. Fold in blueberries. Divide batter evenly among cups and sprinkle with streusel topping and oats.


Streusel Topping:

1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup organic sucanat (This may looked burned or very browned when cooked on top but it is not)
1 tablespoon raw honey
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 tablespoons unrefined coconut oil (kept cold otherwise it gets too melty!)

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl, cutting in the coconut oil if it's solid enough. Sprinkle on muffins.
Bake for about 20 minutes. This makes between 15 and 20 muffins for me.

Last Week I Cleaned Out My Pantry...


Last week I cleaned out my pantry. I threw away 3 full grocery bags of junk. Jelly beans from Easter, pudding cups, Crisco, candy, packaged cookies, and so many other things I can't even remember. Why throw away perfectly good things (minus the stale jelly beans!)? Because there are way too many people in my life suffering from disease. I want to make a change. It breaks my heart to see so many people suffering or losing loved ones, and if I can be any example or can help an average person learn what it takes to live healthily, then the 'sacrifices' are not sacrifices at all. That is why I created this blog. Hopefully you can gain something from it, and also take the time to throw away the junk in your pantry. I'm tired of seeing people die from cancer. It's about time we make a change.