8. October 2008 by Shirley.

These are yummy light pizzas that take 20 mins to whip up in your kitchen. Charlie and his friends love them especially the Pepperoni &Turkey Sausage Pizza. Charlie will tell you that eating these pizzas makes him feel light and not heavy. He can almost eat an entire pizza by himself so I usually have to make two pizzas. I like to make both the veggie and sausage pizzas so he will have a variety.

Organic Veggie Pizza

Rustic Pizza Crust All Natural (Cheesy Herb or Italian Herb)

Zucchini

Red Onion

Garlic Clove

Bell Peppers

Mushrooms

Artichokes

Spinach

*Try to pick all Organic veggies.

I spread coconut oil all over the crust. It makes it taste soooo yummy!! I dice up all the amount of veggies I desire and spread it all over the crust. I top off the pizza with Garlic Pepper, a dash of Cayenne Pepper, and Veggie Shreds Cheese (Lactose Free; Soy Base) in Parmesan, Mozzarella & Romano Flavor. Put it in the oven for about 6-8 mins @ 350 F.

Pepperoni & Turkey Sausage Pizza

Rustic Pizza Crust All Natural (Cheesy Herb or Italian Herb)

Organic Pizza Sauce

Turkey Pepperoni

Turkey Sausage

Veggie Shreds Cheese (Parmesan, Mozzarella, & Romano Flavor)

Organic Garlic Clove

I spread Coconut oil all over the crust, then the pizza sauce. Use your desire amount of Garlic, Turkey pepperoni, and sausage for the pizza. I top off pizza with Garlic Pepper, a dash of Cayenne Pepper, and of course Veggie Shreds Cheese. Put in over for about 6-8 mins @ 350 F.

Enthusiastically yours,

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27. September 2008 by Shirley.

Just because the snacks listed below are organic doesn’t mean you want to give this to your child everyday. I highly recommend pulling all sugar from your child’s diet for about a month. Afterwards you can introduce some of the snacks below. To completely cut out any treats or snacks creates lack and you are setting your child up to turn into a sugar junkie when he/she is around sweets or junk food. When you tell kids or even adults that they can’t have something, all it does is make them want it more. So what you really want to do is create abundance and excitement. Take your child to the health food store the next time you go. This is a great time to educate them in a fun setting. When children are included in the kitchen, this will encourage them to want to learn. When your trying to teach your children the importance of nutrition, it has to be short and to the point. Don’t start lecturing them or they will totally block you out. Show them how to identify the ingredients on the back of the label that are harmful to them. When we go to the grocery store together, Charlie reads every label before he puts his snacks or meals in the buggy. He helps me pick out what’s we’re going to cook for dinner during the week. When Charlie had his break down with sugar about 1 1/2 weeks ago, I realized that we had stopped cooking snacks together as a family. I’ve been so busy that I stopped taking him with me to pick out snacks or meals that he wanted to pack for lunch during the week. When Charlie participates with cooking and grocery shopping, he’s want to eat healthier. It keeps his mind sharp. But when I do all the decision making for his meals, it makes him bored and he gets away from wanting to be healthy again. Once a week you as a family should make organic bread, or a cake, or cookies, or brownies together. Again this is a great time to take a brief moment to educate children about nutrition. Now you will have a child that WANTS to eat healthy snacks and meals and not a child that is being forced. Since letting Charlie participate in selecting some of his healthy meals for the week, he’s back to being excited about eating healthy food again. He’s been telling his cross country team how tasty organic food can be versus all the trans, hydrogenated, and sugary junk food out there today. So he asked me if I would make his team some organic brownies and cookies. He was soooo excited when his team were fighting over these snacks. He was telling his coach how I put walnuts in it which is high in omegas and how I make it with coconut oil which is really good for you when your an athlete because it’s a good fat. The kids on his team asked him if they could come live with us so they could eat healthy meals and snacks like this everyday.

*My favorite fast and all natural easy bake Organic Cake, Brownie, and Chocolate Chip Cookies mixes are from Pamela’s Products. I get this at Winn Dixie but it’s sold in health food stores too. All of Pamela’s pre-mix batters are Wheat-Free, Gluten Free, and Non Dairy. These cookies and brownies are just fricking fabulous. I ALWAYS use coconut oil and Smart Butter. Even when her cookies call for 8 tbsp of Butter, I’ll put 4 tbsp organic coconut oil and 4 tbsp of Smart Butter. I’ll also like to add walnuts or almonds in these cookies too. Charlie just LOVES them. He asked me if I would make his cross country team organic brownies and chocolate chip cookies. It’s so cute, the coach tells all the time how he goes on and on about how regular cookies spike your glucose level, suppress the immune system, blah blah and if she tried these organic cookies she wouldn’t even touch regular cookies again.

*My favorite ice creams are:

1.Soy Dream (made from organic soybeans) Chocolate Fudge Brownie (Publix) *This product is so delicious that Charlie’s friends, my husband’s clients, and my friends can not believe it’s not ice cream.

2.Rice Dream Organic Cocoa Marble Fudge-Gluten Free (Heath Food Store)

3.Purely Decadent Dairy Free (Soy) Cookie Avalanche

4.Chocolate Tofutti Premium

*My Favorite Ice Cream Pops and Sandwiches:

1.Chocolate Fudge Pops Tofutti Treats

2.Tofutti Cuties vanilla ice cream sandwiches

*These two products are so yummy, you will not want ice cream again!

*My Favorite Chips and Treats:

1.Mr.Krispers Sea Salt  & Pepper Baked Rice Krisps

2.Natural Tostitos Organic Blue Corn Chips (No preservatives, no artificial flavors, no artificial colors)

3.Eden Vegetable chips

4.Sun Chips Multigrain Original (Do not buy the flavor Sun chips b/c of artificial dyes, flavors, MSG, etc)

5.Robert’s America Gourmet Puffed White Cheddar Rice and Corn

6. Organic Clif Kid Z Bars- Chocolate Chip & Chocolate Brownie

*Homemade Bread:1.Bob’s Red Mill (Wheat Free, Dairy Free, & Gluten Free) Homemade Bread Mix*Still experimenting with bread, haven’t found my favorite yet.

Enthusiastically yours,

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19. September 2008 by Shirley.

There should be only 2 oils in your kitchen; Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil and Pure Organic Extra Virgin Olive oil.

Organic Extra Virgin Coconut oil is the BEST oil for cooking and frying. It’s your good saturated fat. It doesn’t become toxic or it doesn’t turn into trans fats when it is heated like other polyunsaturated fats (corn oil, safflower, sunflower, or canola oils).

Benefits Of Coconut Oil:

1. Contains the MOST saturated fat and is made up of short and medium chain oils that can help lower LDL cholesterol because they remove fatty plaques from your blood stream.

2. Also rebuilds and repairs damage nervous system (which is why it’s in formulas for premature infants).

3. Speeds up metabolism and can help you lose weight

4. Contains Lauric acid, antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal agent. This will help with killing yeast which is common in ADHD.

5. Supports healthy thyroid function

7. Helps with Digestive Problems

8. Helps with Hypoglycemic cravings

9. Can be used on skin and hair too

*If you do not like the coconut taste, purchase Spectrum Organic Coconut oil. I love the coconut flavoring especially on French Toast and on chicken!! Yummy! I use Nutiva and Garden Of Life Extra Virgin Coconut Oil. When purchasing coconut oil make sure it is organic and non-hydogenated. 

Cold Pressed Pure Organic Extra Olive Oil is your monounsaturated fat and should be used for salad dressings, salad pasta, and cooking. It contains essential acids that cannot be produced by your body (oleic acid).Like coconut oil, olive oil is a stable oil used for cooking. It’s best to cook with low heat or no heat at all to really enjoy all the health benefits but its still one of the better oils to use when cooking.

Benefits of Extra Olive Oil

1. Helps control Blood sugar and cholesterol

2. Anti-inflammatory (helps with asthma, arthritis, etc)

3. Helps prevent belly fat

4. Contains Phenols that have antioxidant properties & prevent free radical damage

5. Improves Insulin sensitivity

6. Great for your Heart

7. Helps with Gastrointestinal problems (peptic ulcers, gastric cancer, chronic constipation)

8. Helps your liver and bile; helps cleanse out the gall bladder

9. Also helps assimilate your fat solube vitamins (A,D, & K)

Enthusiastically yours,

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18. September 2008 by Shirley.

A great salad before dinner and lunch is this quick spinach and strawberry receipe that will only take you mins to whip up in your kitchen. It’s unbelieveable great for you!! And it taste yummy as well!You are going to pre-mix your salad dressing in an 16oz container.

Fill 8oz with Braggs Organic Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar (Winn Dixie & Publix)

Add 1/4 tsp of a natural sweetener Stevia (http://www.nunaturals.com/products/stevia.html )

Mix up stevia and apple cider together. After it is mixed up, pour 8oz of Cold Pressed Organic Extra Olive oil (Health Food Store) into the container. This is an absolutely healthy and a tasty salad dressing! Just shake this container together when you are ready and pour on your salad. You can store in refrigerator or not.

In a bowel mix up fresh organic spinach (Sam’s, Wal-Mart, Publix), sprinkle some walnuts or almonds (high in omegas), and sliced organic strawberries (Winn Dixie and Publix). The apple cider vinegar combined with the strawberries makes this salad so delicious. I love to sprinkle diced organic red onions on top of my salad.

Benefits Of Unfiltered Unpasteurized Organic Apple Cider Vinegar

1. It’s rich in minerals, vitamins, antioxidants,enzymes, amino acids, propionic acid, and apple pectin (contains both soluble and insoluble fiber).

2. Lowers cholesterol and regulate blood pressure

3. Helps detoxify your liver

4. Helps reduce water retention (bloating)

5. Helps with circulatory problems

6. Helps with  increase in concentration and memory (Great for ADD/ADHD)

7. Helps with Arthritis, Asthma, Ulcers, Constipation, Cramps, Weight loss, and much more!!!

8. Has natural antibacterial, anti fungal, and antiseptic properties

*When you take apple cider vinegar before meals, you increase the stomach’s acidity which improves digestion. It also kills harmful bacteria in your digestive tract (this why you take 1 tbsp 20mins before meals).

9. It’s also unusually high in potassium, which is not only great for muscle craps but it helps with concentration and thinking clearer (Great for ADD/ADHD)

Enthusiastically yours,

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17. September 2008 by Shirley.

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