February 2012
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Back to Basics: Homemade Banana "Ice Cream"
Craving ice cream but want to eat healthy and stay away from sugar? Making this one-ingredient “ice cream” is easier than you can imagine, and you don’t even need an ice cream maker!
That’s right, all you need are bananas! The process is easy:
Gather 2-3 bananas (or more, depending on how much you are making)
Peel & slice the bananas and freeze them in a container...
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Back to Basics: Chipotle's Commercial Gets...
I posted months ago about the Chipotle commercial, which supports going back to basics and sustainable farming. And tonight, that awesome commercial actually had national airtime during the Grammy’s!! That is so exciting!!
I love that commercial and everything it stands for. I only hope that the people watching actually understood the strong message, not just in regards to Chipotle, but...
January 2012
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Back to Basics: Homemade Toothpaste
Here are the homemade toothpaste/tooth powder recipes I’ve promised from last week’s Back to Basics post, regarding why store-bought toothpaste is not as beneficial as you may think it is.
Remember, you want to steer clear of harmful store-bought toothpastes that contain: Fluoride, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), Saccharin, glycerin, and any artificial colors (such as: FD&C Blue 1,...
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Back to Basics: What You're Putting Into Your...
In ancient times, toothpastes varied depending on the culture, although many cultures used crushed shells (including eggshells) and bones, and powdered ingredients such as ashes, bark, charcoal, herbs, and salt. When toothpaste was developed in the 1800’s, many toothpastes were made of soap and chalk. It wasn’t until after the 1850’s when toothpaste actually became made as...
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2011 --> 2012: A year in review
It’s finally 2012! The year that many have anticipated due to the ending of the Mayan calender.
1/1/2012 …the anniversary of my first Tumblr post of the new year, and last night (12/31/2011) was my Tumblr’s official birthday, which started with a post of a quote that inspired the name “Malleable Reality”. So for me, this really is a year in review. I’ve...
December 2011
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Back to Basics: Homemade Granola Bars (Recipe #2)
This weeks Back to Basics post is a homemade, no-bake granola bar recipe. I’ve previously posted a homemade granola bar recipe here, along with a short explanation on why it’s important to make your own rather than continue to eat store bought granola bars. Also, it’s important to remember to soak and dry all of your ingredients beforehand (I mentioned how I do this at the...
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Farm Fresh Milk Warning
Nourishing Our Children shared this picture via Facebook so I had to post it here.
Check out Nourishing Our Children’s overview of raw milk vs. pasteurized milk here.
[http://www.nourishingourchildren.org/Milk]
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Back to Basics: Healthy Homemade Ketchup
Have you ever read the ingredients list on the back of your store bought ketchup bottle? High fructose corn syrup is often one of the main ingredients (yuck!)
Ever since we finished using our favorite store bought ketchup, I decided to no longer buy ketchup, and that the ketchup we use in our house would only be homemade. Of course, there’s always the all natural, organic ketchup that can...
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"Top 25 Ingredients in Taco Bell's 'Beef'." →
What’s really in that Taco Bell Beef ______ you love? Find out by clicking the link above. As it turns out, Taco Bell “beef” is actually only made up of 36% cow meat, aka: beef.
This means the other 64% is all filler. Yuck. Check the link for the top 25 ingredients list of this highly processed “food”.
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Back to Basics: Roasted Chicken
I’ve been cooking a lot of chickens lately and I love it. So this Back to Basics post will be dedicated to the process I take to make a delicious chicken and what I do with the leftovers!
To start:
We have a chicken that came from Clover Patch Farm via the 4 Season Harvest Buying Club (which I’ve previously blogged about here). This was somewhat of a smaller chicken than what we...
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For 150 Years, the Pitbull has been labeled... →
Okay, so although this is kind of irrelevant & random, I wanted to include this as one of posts because of my love for pitbulls and how much we, as people, have done them wrong. We think of them as evil & dangerous dogs that should be put down, regardless of the fact that that entire thought process is completely wrong, and we are 100% at fault for creating the idea that these animals are...
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Back to Basics: How to Make (Liquid) Whey
Liquid whey is much different from whey protein (in powdered form), which is derived from whey and is often used as a supplement by many health enthusiasts. Powdered whey, however, is denatured and often toxic, and contains MSG (although it will not be listed on the label, since the MSG is a byproduct of the manufacturing process and is not added). Whey protein is extremely delicate and should...
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Back to Basics: On a Quest to Eating...
I’ve previously posted an introduction to my new venture in life: eating traditionally (video included). Today’s Back to Basics post is in regards to some of the changes that I’ve made so far in my quest for a healthier lifestyle. Most of the changes I’ve made are small things here & there, removing some ingredients used & replacing them with healthier, less...
November 2011
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“Don’t eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognize as...”
– Because of the holiday yesterday and the craziness of today & this weekend, I’m skipping the post that was going to be this weeks Back to Basics post, & will instead pick up with it again next week. Instead, I’ll leave you with an awesome quote by Michael Pollan to reinforce the...
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"REPORT: BPA in Thanksgiving Canned Food" →
Lab studies show that just a single serving of food from a can lined with BPA is enough to have a negative impact on health.
Click the link above to learn more & to view the full report done on popular canned goods.
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Back to Basics: Farm Fresh Delivery
We got our first ever farm fresh delivery last week! I was super excited to pick it up and even more excited to have everything in front of me.
I like going to Farmer’s Markets but it’s not always the most convenient thing for me — I tend to forget to go to them (at the right place, at the right time, on the right day), and because every Farmer’s Market is different...
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"Johnson & Johnson Gently Poisons Babies With Its... →
^ Click to read more about this important issue!!
I’ve posted about this a while ago, but this is an updated article with newer information. PS: If you read some of the comments below the article, people give alternative shampoos to use for babies (rather than the more expensive Johnson & Johnson Naturals shampoo product). In my opinion, you actually don’t need to wash a...
October 2011
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How To Stop Receiving Junk Mail & Pre-Approved...
Sick of getting all of that junk mail?? I know I am. Pre-screenings and pre-approvals for credit cards and loans fill my mailbox and annoy me on almost a daily basis. These companies waste tons and tons of paper sending out stupid pre-screening offers that mostly no one wants to receive anyway. I don’t! I end up just ripping them up and throwing them all out (recycling! of course). ...
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Back to Basics: "Why you should choose Sodium... →
SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) is a chemical found in the majority of our store-bought personal care products today (unless, of course, you a buying a truly all natural product). SLS is added toothpaste, facial cleansers, body wash, soap, shampoo, and laundry detergent as a inexpensive foaming agent. Basically, without this toxic chemical, your personal care products would not have those lathery...
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Back to Basics: "Hidden Sources of Food Coloring... →
Click link above to read about some of the toxic food coloring chemicals in mostly all of the foods we eat. To avoid these toxic chemicals, read the ingredients labels!! And whenever possible, go back to basics and make foods from scratch whenever possible.
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Back to Basics: "Can You Go Without Processed... →
Take the challenge!
Go back to basics and live WITHOUT processed foods!!
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Back to Basics: Homemade Granola Bar Recipe
Store bought granola bars may seem like a healthy snack, but after taking a closer look at the ingredients list, you realize how awful these things actually are. They are no better than any other processed, prepackaged snack. Store bought granola bars are filled with sugar, preservatives, MSG (often disguised as “natural and artificial flavors”), and rancid...
September 2011
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Dangers of Water Fluoridation →
Water fluoridation is unnecessary and should not be added to drinking water. Fluoride is added to drinking water (even bottled water is sold with added fluoride) to help prevent cavities and tooth decay, specifically in children. However, according to the US Center for Disease Control & Prevention, it does not provide substantial benefits to oral health. For these reasons, a civil rights...
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Back to Basics: Healthy (and Easy!) School Lunch...
Unfortunately, last Friday I was extremely busy and was unable to post a Back to Basics post — so I will pick up on that now.
With this school year now in full swing, I think now would be a good time to dedicate a post to healthy school lunches. As I said in a few posts a couple of months ago, school lunches are not necessarily the most healthy foods. Oftentimes, school meals are...
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“When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use; when diet is correct, medicine is of...”
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"World's Oldest Person Found Thriving in the... →
Photo credit: Survival International
Maria Lucimar Pereira, the world’s oldest living person, is 121 years old! Her birth records date back to 1890, in Brazil, where she currently lives in the Amazon. According to the article linked above, the 121 year old credits her longevity to an active lifestyle with a diet of local meats, & locally grown fruits and vegetables — which...
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Back to Basics: Shampoo-free!
As a continuation of today’s previous post, regarding my 1 year anniversary of being shampoo & conditioner free, here are the pictures I promised!
I don’t have pictures of the detox period. But as you can imagine, it was pretty bad (extreme greasiness) — and like I said before, this greasiness lasts only a week or two before your hair becomes completely normal &...
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August 2011
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Back to Basics: Preventing and Healing Cavities...
Most people believe (after being told by their dentists) that sugar is the main culprit behind tooth decay…as it turns out, it seems that most of us have been misinformed. We’ve also been told that once a cavity is formed, the only solution is to drill it and fill it. Apparently, however, our teeth are able to completely heal themselves! That’s right — our teeth are...
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Back to Basics: "Natural Tooth Cure for Curing... →
This week’s Back to Basic’s post is dedicated to the best way(s) to have healthy teeth, naturally. The article linked above gives a very basic summary of why conventional dental strategies and surgeries are unnecessary and can be avoided completely through a healthy, traditional diet of “real” foods, and fat-soluble vitamins. I think this is a good start to explain the...
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WatchThis is so disturbing to me. It also reminds me how important it is to buy meat from a local farmer. Ugh. Gross.
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"Monsanto preys on popularity of omega-3s by... →
Although still absurd, Monsanto doesn’t surprise me. The FDA, however, blows my mind every time — passing ridiculous things that are obviously not good, yet putting up a fight against anything that is good/healthy.
I actually expect it at this point, but it’s still mind blowing.
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"Here’s an Easy $100 Billion Cut" →
Too bad this will probably never happen…