Paradise Diet......

Musings on the plan of eating for fun and enjoyment for 2013!!!!

Truth is Beauty; found an interesting divine creator named Ramanathan Iyer, experiementing with his version of Raw called the Paradise Diet. Basically, listen to your body and have fun with eating this way.

You divide Raw Vegan into 3 spheres which are: 1.leafy greens/veg 2. fruits and 3. nut and seeds with preference on nuts/seeds fresh out of their shell. Do not combine any sphere and eat when hungry and what tastes good, and no processing - remember Rama is promoting enjoyment, if you don't like something don't eat it...but you need all 3 groups... I am going to be adding my home-made Kefir I make with Kefir grains - dairy Kefir, organic cow or goat milk which I have been drinking previously. And guess what - I have had my best year yet in winter cold/flu season....and I have a suspicion it is the Kefir I drink everyday 2 cups.....so I want to keep that in my diet, and even though Rama does not enjoy Dairy or Fermented (too processed) foods he is wise in saying heh! that is what I think is ultimately healthy for humans, but do what your body tells you!

I will be looking at eating Romaine for a meal, just the heads, no chopping or dressing and I know a small meal of low GI Fruit in the early afternoon might be nice, and then either a Kefir-chia seed pudding or some nuts in the evening.

I tell you, I still eat meat - but lately my desire for animal flesh cooked has really gone away....it might be that this expanded awareness that has come over me really intensely shifting with momentum in December last year (2012) and further growing, has made me realize that I want to make choices in how I live more consciously, with balance and great intent. I know that eating meat is necessary for alot of climates that are not in constant supply of warm weather, but the philosophy of eating less or none is interesting to me, because I CAN choose. 

Love You All,
Samantha

Kefir Chia Seed Pudding

Hi all you Beautiful, Radiant Goddesses and Gods out there!! I want to update you on my progress to Healthier Living.....I have been dedicated to exercising on my incline bike every possible day (but I do not beat myself up if I don't :) and my morning routine goes like this !

Get up - Drink a liter of water or Mulberry room temperature tea
Exercise for 30 min on my bike and stretch....

Then I make a Kefir/Chia seed/Nut Pudding for Breakfast; I have been making my own Kefir for a couple of weeks and I love it, a gorgeous lady from the SE gave me some Kefir grains and I ferment them for 12 hours or so, and then switch to a new fresh organic milk batch and put the Kefir in the fridge with a closed lid to make it nice and fizzy. In the morning, I take that out of the fridge, put about 3 TBSP of ground chia seed, mix it up, and then a handful of raw nuts (walnut, jungle peanuts etc). Stir and enjoy. Lot of fiber, probiotics, protein, Omega 3's, Calcium, and other minerals in the chia and nuts, I use Organic Milk because I am still debating the cost of Raw Milk, and want it as clean as possible.

I find that my digestion is tip-top, my energy is high, and it fills me up.

So, try some fizzy kefir today you can buy it at Healthy grocery stores and some mainstream stores. I wanted to save money so hence the ferment my own route but it's up to you!!!

Love you All,
Samantha

Blessed with wonderful living food!

Beautiful people,

Today I was blessed to have for breakfast:

Super Teal Smoothie: 2 cups blueberries, 3TBSP Hemp Protein, 2 TBSP Ground Chia seed, 1 Tsp Ashwagandha, 3 tsp Tocotrienols, 2 tsp Bee Pollen, 1 Head of Romaine, 2 cups of Spinach - Blended in the Vitamix.....yummy!!

Lunch: Went out to Rickie's, made a dressing at home of Almond butter, Cocoanut Vinegar, Cocoanut Animos, and a little ****fresh**** Bee Pollen ( I save this melts-in-your-mouth stuff for a treat) and brought it along and ordered a Meal-sized Garden salad with a Grilled Chicken Breast on top.....

Supper: Snaked on Kale chips - goodness I love those, then had 4 Romaine sandwich leaves with Avocado, cucumber, tomato, a little pork sliced up with a Dressing on top with Almond butter and Plum vinegar.....

Today was a little heaver than I liked - but I choose snacks and meals that keep my blood sugar fairly level and I did not give in to the Baked Chips and Cheezes the rest of my family had for a movie treat....Oh Yeah and I watch this wonderful film above this last week too :)

Love You All,
Samantha