My Love for Lemons!

    I have this love for lemons since I was a child. My best friend who lived across from me had a lemon tree and we would pick lemons all the time. We would also make lemonade like all kids do and sell it! I still make lemonade but have a healthy spin on it. And I also start my day off with fresh water with a squeeze of a lemon. This helps with your digestive system and also kick starts your metabolism. 

Williams- Sonoma $24.95

This is the ultimate tool for anyone that loves lemons! It juices the lemon and with holds the seeds.

 

Now I absolutely hate wasting food, so today since my lemons were about to go bad I squeezed all of them into a ice tray and freeze them for use this week. You can also do this with limes and oranges. It adds great flavor to water or any iced teas!

Here is my simple lemonade:

Makes 1 Serving

2 Cups Purified water

2 Lemons juiced

Dash of stevia (now this is your own required taste for how much you want)

Garnish with Mint Leaves and Lemon wheel 

 

ps. mason jars are my favorite for all my homemade drinks and sauces! Also recycle your coconut oil jars to do the same with them.

Work Salad to-go!

Want a salad that will fill you up?……Well here it is! 

Ingredients:

• Spring lettuce mix
• Tomatoes
• Cucumbers
• Shredded Carrots, Red Cabbage & Green Cabbage
• Beets (Boiled for 30 minutes first, then peeled and cooled)
• Alpha Sprouts

Dressing:

• Avocado Oil
• 1 Lemon Juiced
• Himalayan Salt
• Chopped Cilantro (optional)

Enjoy your work day a little bit more!

8 Great must haves in your pantry

These are a couple of my favorite things in my pantry/ fridge that i wanted to share!!!

Coconut Oil 

Best kept Secret!!!!!

Brand of Choice: Trader Joe’s Organic Coconut Oil

Health Tid Bit:

Dr.Oz got to love him! Here is what he has on Coconut Oil http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/surprising-health-benefits-coconut-oil

Coconut Aminos

Brand of Choice: Coconut Secret

Health Tid Bit:

Great alternative to soy sauce

Here are some really interesting benefits of coconut aminos: http://www.coconutsecret.com/Tappingthesap2.html

Coconut Unsweetened Shreddred

Brand of Choice: Let’s do Organic

Health Tid Bit:

Unsweetened shredded coconut contains a wide range of minerals, including iron, potassium, manganese and selenium.

Raw Organic Honey

Brand of Choice: 100% certified organic raw honey

Health Tid Bit:

Organic, raw honey can provide an energy boost. Its carbohydrates supply energy and strength and it can boost your endurance and reduce muscle fatigue.

Olive Oil

Brand of Choice: Verolio

Health Tid Bit:

Take a look at all these amazing health benefits that olive oil has:)

http://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-health-benefits

Ketchup

Brand of Choice: Organicville Ketchup made with clear agave nectar

Health Tid Bit:

Since ketchup is made with so much sugar, this guy found a way to make it with organic tomatoes and clear raw agave nectar which you know is the only kind that is not turned into fructose since it is not heated.

 

 

Mustard

Brand of Choice: Organic Brown Mustard by EDEN

Made only three ingredients: Canadian whole brown organic mustard seed traditionally stone ground, Eden organic raw apple cider vinegar and Eden sea salt.

Health Tid Bit:

Mustard seeds have antiseptic as well as anti-fungal properties. This makes them very useful for purging the digestive system and increasing the body’s natural defence system.

Raw Apple Cider Vinegar

Brand of Choice: Braags

Great alternative for white vinegar.

Health Tid Bit:

• Potassium – helps to prevent brittle teeth, hair loss and runny noses.
• Pectin – helps to regulate blood pressure and reduce bad cholesterol.
• Malic Acid – gives ACV the properties of being resistant to viruses, bacteria, and fungus.
• Calcium – supports strong bones and teeth.
• Ash – gives ACV its alkaline property which aids your body in maintaining proper pH levels for a healthy alkaline state.
• Acetic Acid – It appears that this acid slows the digestion of starch which can help to lower the rise in glucose that commonly occurs after meals.

 

I would love to know if anyone of you have tried these and what other finds do you love in your pantry/ fridge???

Health Update

I am sorry I have not posted anything in a while. I just recently found out that I have Candida overgrowth to the max, which is causing multiple health problems. Candida is a yeast/ fungal infection found inside the body. My overgrowth is pretty extreme and could have started as a child or when I was born. So now after seeing a holistic doctor and getting back on track I am ready to blog my love for food once again! PS I am now eating meat since I am on a restricted diet plan, you could say I am more on the Paleo lifestyle now. This new way of eating has been a challenge this past two months, but I am finding new and exciting recipes that i cannot wait to share with you all!!!

Easy as 1,2,3 Spaghetti Squash

Step 1. Preheat your oven to 375. Then cut your spaghetti squash in half lengthwise and then rub olive oil, salt and pepper on the rim.

 

 

Step 2. Then flip both sides upside down on the baking sheet and bake for 40 min. After the 40 min then flip them upside-down again so the inside is facing up and bake for another 10-15 min.

 

Step 3. Take it out of the oven and let it cool for 10 min. Then take a fork and scrap the insides so that it becomes stringy and then place in your bowl!

There is many different ways to serve your spaghetti squash, my favorite is just treating it like pasta and pouring tomato sauce on top.

Here is two other ways that I found to be really tasty:

http://mynewroots.blogspot.com/2010/11/oh-my-gosh-spaghetti-squash.html

http://ohsheglows.com/2012/09/28/creamy-avocado-spaghetti-squash-pasta-how-to-roast-spaghetti-squash/