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A Summertime Breakfast Smoothie

Posted on Jun 08, 2009 by Reenita Malhotra.

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As summer approaches, it can be challenging to create the perfect breakfast. Although it is a good idea to start your day with a full breakfast that incorporates all the food groups, the warmer weather makes it difficult to digest heating foods like eggs and sausages.

Ingredients for you Breakfast Smoothie

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Raw Milk is Most Widely Consumed Illegal Commodity Besides Drugs

Posted on Apr 10, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

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Do you drink raw milk? If you live in one of the states where raw milk is illegal, you may be part of underground movement that is second in size only to illegal drugs. It’s legal to consume raw milk in all 50 states if you own your own dairy cow, but it is not legal to sell it if you live in one of the 46 states that have adopted the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO). The PMO states that only Grade “A” pasteurized, ultra-pasteurized or aseptically processed milk and milk products can be sold to the final consumer, and federal law makes it illegal to transport raw milk across state lines. Such laws make raw milk drinkers underground consumers like illegal drug users.
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GTR: Raw Organic Cuisine with Bryan Au

Posted on Jun 26, 2008 by Sean Daily.

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Sean Daily, Green Living Ideas’ Editor-In-Chief, talks raw organic food and cooking with Bryan Au, author of the book, Raw in Ten Minutes.

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Nutritional Considerations

Posted on Jun 13, 2008 by GLI Editors.

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If you are following a raw food lifestyle plan, you must take measures to ensure that you are getting adequate amounts of all necessary nutrients.

Here are some of the most common nutrients missing from most raw food meal plans:
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Sprouting Grains and Legumes

Posted on Jun 12, 2008 by GLI Editors.

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Sprouted grains and legumes are an economical and essential part of a living food diet. They contain nutrients that are missing in dry grains, they are easy to digest, and they stretch your budget too. From a health perspective, sprouted grains are recognized as gastrointestinal aids for conditions like IBS, as they help to prevent infection and speed healing in the intestines.

Sprout Beans for Raw Food Dishes
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Benefits of Eating Raw

Posted on Jun 11, 2008 by GLI Editors.

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The raw food plan emphasizes restricting items that have been processed or refined, usually white in color—white flour, white sugar, white bread, white salt.

Think of the refining process as similar to that of bleaching: Bleaching strips away life, removing any color and stain from a garment, turning it white. Refining mimics this process by stripping natural life-sustaining nutrients from our food, leaving the physical structure intact, but not much else.
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