The Ultimate Formula For A Great Smoothie

What's America Eating ?? Tortellini with a side of Dimethylpolysiloxane ?? WTH ?

Eat up America ! It's all fake.. All that crap you're payin' your hard earned dollar for is all made by the same food manufacturer and that chef you're lookin' at in your favorite restaurant is probably someone fresh out of high school paid to heat and dress up those chemicals. Yuck! This ain't real food ya'll. Food made with sugar, fat, and salt can be addictive. Especially when combined in secret ways the food industry will not share or make public. We are biologically wired to crave these foods and eat as much of them as possible. … The problems with food addiction are compound by the fact that food manufacturers refuse to release any internal data on how they put ingredients together to maximize consumption of their food products despite requests from researchers. 

This can't be healthy.. Read more. 

This is so Awesome. Make your own Nutella! Yayyyy!

Here's what you'll need: 

Ingredients: (Oh yeah, makes about a cup)

1 cup hazelnuts, soaked for 8-10 hours
1/4 cup organic maple syrup
1 tsp organic vanilla extract
1/4 tsp celtic sea salt
1/4 cup raw cacao powder
2-4 tbsp organic coconut milk

Drain and rinse hazelnuts and place in food processor or high-powered blender. Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. Depending on the strength of your blender, this may take 10-15 minutes to get the desired consistency.

Once the hazelnuts turn into a buttery consistency, add the sweetener, vanilla, salt, and cacao powder and blend until smooth. Slowly add the milk until desired consistency. Then spread it on your toasty buns! Budda (butter) optional. Yummy yummy in my tummy, Mummy! 

Why The Original Nutella Sucks

Wanna Make Your Own Protein Bar? Try This!

But first! Here's 5 reasons regular protein bars suck! 

PS: Thanks Shane for the recipe

1. Eating too many will “suck” the sexiness right out of you, thanks to being loaded with sugar
2. They are addictive because they rarely have healthy fats or enough protein to keep you feeling full
3. They force you to snack, therefore spiking your fat storing hormone insulin, between meals
4. They don’t make you better at sports
5. Nothing natural about them


Nutrition facts
This recipe will make 24 bars. ONE bar is a serving. Not FIVE!
Calories: 323
Fat: 23
Protein: 14
Carbohydrates: 17
Sugar 6 (from dark chocolate, blueberries and bananas):


Recipe
2 mashed bananas
3 cups instant oats
4 tbs ground flax seed
6-8 scoops Life Time, Life's Basics Plant Protein Powder, with Greens
½ cup almond butter
½ cup coconut oil (melted)
½ cup water
4 tbs dark chocolate chunks
½ cup dried blueberries

Instructions:
Mix everything together except the chocolate chunks. This will work best if you add and mix one ingredient at a time. It’s very sticky. Line a 9 x 13 pan with foil or wax paper. I like the wax paper best. Add mixed ingredients to the pan, spread. Melt the chocolate chunks in a pan and add a little water as you go so it stays creamy and doesn’t harden. Spread the chocolate over the spread and freeze for at least 2 hours. Thaw for 5 minutes, cut into bars. Enjoy.

Benefits of the Body Bar

Increase strength, stamina and endurance
Shorten recovery times
Boost good calories for muscle building without spiking insulin
Will keep you full after meal time so you don't have to snack

WARNING

These are not to be eaten as a snack or a meal replacement. They are designed to be added to a meal, for individuals who are already at their OPTIMAL body fat percentage. These are perfect for the athlete, picky child, or to eat with a “light” meal on the go. And if you want to serve a healthy dessert, this is perfect!

WHAT'S LEFT TO EAT?

Okay, okay, what's better? Organic or conventional? First, we must set the record straight.  Scientific studies show that milk from pastured cows contains higher levels of beneficial fats.  Beef from grass-fed cattle and eggs from pastured hens are lower in cholesterol and saturated fat and higher in healthy omega-3 fatty acids and Vitamins A and E.  Organic strawberries and tomatoes contain more healthy antioxidants.  These are all undisputed facts laid out in a myriad of published, peer-reviewed scientific papers.

Consumers increasingly turn to organic and grass-based foods, based on this scientific evidence that has been reported in magazines, including Time, in recent years.  Now, the latest issue of Time mindlessly repeats the agribusiness mantra: “Nutritionally, an egg is an egg.”  Milk is milk. And canned peas, with toxic pesticide residues, heated to extreme temperatures during processing, and then placed in a container lined with a suspected endocrine disruptor, are just as healthy as those for sale at a farmer’s market, picked fresh from a local field just hours ago...

Thanks Cornucopia dot org...

AVOCADOS BABY! EAT SOME TODAY!

Hey Howdy Hey, eat some avocados! Have some guacamole or make an avocado and coconut butter shake! It turns out that not only is avocado super delicious, but you can enjoy your avocado without the guilt thanks to its mix of healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals. Now, I'm told that avocados, full of anti oxidants are the anti aging power house. I love avocados, but there's nothing "anti" aging about anything. You're getting old folks, no matter what you eat! So, with that said, eat them anyway. Why? Because you never know... Everyday, I have at least one avocado on lightly toasted and buttered Ezekiel Bread. The one in the red packaging. Ounce for ounce, this fruit packs more calories than almost any other fruit on the planet: 731! It also has the dubious distinction of being one of the few fruits with a significant fat content, up to 30 grams each. You wouldn’t think that a food that’s so fattening could be good for you, but that’s the word from the food experts, who say that adding a little avocado to your diet every day can definitely improve your health. I'll buy that!

Stay healthy!
Marco

Eat More Avocados!

TEN COMMANDMENTS OF NUTRITION!

Hey, it's Marco! Most of us have heard the quote "it's 80% diet and
20% workout". For the most part, this cheesy quote
holds true... Nutrition IS important, and it's even more important
than most of us even realize.
The human body is a brilliant machine, and we are
still trying to figure out what to put into it to
get it to function at its peak...and almost every day,
science presents us with new information that
challenges the old ways of thinking...
However, even with the countless theories swirling
around the internet these days (which can be confusing),
the basic fundamentals usually always remain the same.



Meet Jamin Thompson!

WANNA SEE MY BUTTERBALLS? It's Okay Mom!

Hey, it's Marco! How much do you know about your Thanksgiving turkey? If you buy your turkey from a typical grocery store–and most Americans do–you might not realize that the approximately 46 million turkeys consumed every year come from a factory farm. And we all know how nasty those places can be! So in the spirit of Thanksgiving, let’s be grateful to the turkey that we’re eating and opt out of supporting a system of abuse and environmental destruction. Eat a pasture-raised turkey or make a vegetarian alternative for this year’s Thanksgiving feast. Have an wonderful Holiday!
The Truth about Turkey

Primal Wisdom: Paleo Diet Basics: Why I Eat Walnuts

Hey, it's Marco! Get your walnut on! Love this! Thanks Don!

Primal Wisdom: Paleo Diet Basics: Why I Eat Walnuts: " Image Source: Mariani Nut Some contemporary hunter-gatherer tribes displaying a high immunity to diseases of civilization consu..."

FOODS THAT HEAL! REALLY! :)

Hey it's Marco! Here are some great yummy foods that you may want to add to your diet!

Apples - fiber rich and contains pectic which encourages the growth of beneficial bacteria in the intestines. Apples contain flavanoids, an antioxidant that improves immune function; apples are a good source of folic acid, potassium, vitamin c and calcium.

Asparagus – many of the elements that build the liver, kidneys, skin, ligaments, and bones are found in green asparagus. Helps in the formation of red blood corpuscles. The green tips are high in vitamin A.

Avocado – contains a high amount of fruit oil an element giving high food energy value. Contains no starch, little sugar and very few carbohydrates, 14 minerals, all of which regulate body functions and stimulate growth.

Beets – High vitamin A, good for eliminative system and also digestive system. Beet root juice has been shown to lower blood pressure in men and women due to the high dietary nitrate content.*

Blueberries - They are full of anti-oxidants and help fight bacterial urinary tract infection, great for brain function by activating 2 protective enzymes that keep neurons from being "turned off" by free radicals.

Broccoli – High in vitamin A and C. Low in calories. Best if eaten with proteins because the combination helps drive amino acids to the brain.

Carrots - The most neutral of all vegetables. So high in vitamin A it has been used extensively to improve eyesight and as a general body builder.

Cauliflower – A sulphur vegetable is more easily digested than cabbage, but it's high phosphorus content means it is gas – forming.

Celery – An alkaline, protective food, aids digestion, counteracts acidosis, halts fermentation and purifies the bloodstream. It can help clear up high blood pressure. One of the best foods for keeping the body well, celery can be a brain tonic, and the sodium in it will neutralize acids in the body. The leaves are rich in potassium, sodium sulphur.

Corn – one of the easiest foods to digest (raw) and one of the beast balanced starches. Yellow corn is high in magnesium, a wonderful bowel regulator, bone and muscle builder and an excellent food for brain and nervous system.


Cranberries -  Cranberries are a wonderful tool for combatting urinary tract infection, (no sugar added type) but should be avoided by people sensitive to aspirin as cranberry juice contains aspirin-like compounds.

Cucumber – alkaline, non-starchy, cooling effect on the blood. A wonderful digestive aid, purifying effect on the bowel and very beneficial to the skin.

Garlic – An internal antiseptic, it contains allylic sulphides, which work by waxing chemicals inside cells.

Greens – Are the healers of the body. They bring in chlorophyll, carotene and calcium, all important to the healing process.

Kale – Very high in calcium, vitamin A and iron. Builds strong teeth, an is beneficial to digestive and nervous system

Red Pepper – Peppers are classified as a protective food because they contain so many elements that build up resistance. Best eaten raw, they are very high in vitamin C. they contain vitamin A, which makes our tissue more resistant, especially to colds and catarrhal infections in the respiratory organs, sinuses, ears, bladder, skin and digestive tract and Vitamin B, aids in food absorption and normalizes the brain and nervous system by increasing metabolic processes.

Seeds - Food that have seeds are the greatest foods for us. Seeds are the glands of the plant. Foods with seeds help us nourish the glands, nerves, and brain. Pumpkin seeds in the diet may actually prevent cancer in the prostate.

Snap Beans - Beans, especially green beans, are an alkaline vegetable. Beans are high in protein and essential on a vegetarian diet.

Spinach – an excellent source of vitamin C and A, and iron, contains about 40 percent potassium. It leaves an alkaline ash in the body. Good for lymphatic, urinary, and digestive systems.

Sprouts – Very high in silicon. They come from seeds that contain all the elements necessary for life, and when they first begin to sprout they are rich in vitamins, minerals, enzymes and prostaglandins.

Squash – all squashes are low in calories, high in fiber and easily digested. Great for the eliminative system, they produce absolutely no gas in the intestinal tract. Winter squash contains more vitamin A than summer squash.

And don't forget almonds, but only if they are certified raw and organic!

And of course, meat is okay as long as it is certified grass fed and organic! 

Stay healthy! And remember, don't count the days, make the days count!