What we are really eating... at least in the U.S.

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Guess what i just bought yesterday having arrived back home from the eastcoast and now visiting Bring4th for the 1.st time in months!!!

Ecological, non homogenized, just slightly pasteurized milk from a nearby producer where the cows live a decent life! I actually stopped drinking milk altogether substituting it for ecological oat milk! But i mostly drink Kangenwater these days.

I had just read the 11:11 thread through

Sent you an e-mail Monica eager to get in touch

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Whohoo:idea:

Milky synchronicities...should i post them here or in the 11:11thread?
Anyway, the milk packing was opened! I just called the store and they will give me a new one...opened...did someone taste it and then put it back? or maybe put some poison into it...No, the milky way lies open

Anyway, just listen to David Wilcock using "milk" as analogy while explaining the underpinning geometry of all the structures in the universe: http://.youtube.com/watch?v=34pMs773BFc

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...mercury retrograde...small dot creating trouble..., no, i forgot www...have to repost the adress: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34pMs773BFc

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..also I just had buckwheat with dates, almonds, blueberries ecological cream and oatmilk for breakfast...

....and David used the word "lighter" while describing how the Coral Castle was built...i just looked the word up when i should describe the level of pasteurization of the milk...should i use "light" or "slight"..?

[Monica]

Monica and All:
use the Bouchard Family Farm Buckwheat Flour.

Thanks fairyfarmgirl! I will try it this weekend! I have been looking for a good tortilla recipe that doesn't use white flour. The whole wheat tortillas at the health food store have a bleh texture and my Hispanic hubby won't eat them. I hope he likes these!

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Ecological, non homogenized, just slightly pasteurized milk from a nearby producer where the cows live a decent life! I actually stopped drinking milk altogether substituting it for ecological oat milk! But i mostly drink Kangenwater these days.

I had just read the 11:11 thread through

Sent you an e-mail Monica eager to get in touch

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That's great that you found a source for good milk!

I've been gone alot and behind on email (again) - will get back to you today, I promise!

Milky synchronicities...should i post them here or in the 11:11thread?

Well I'd say put it in the 11:11 thread if the focus is on the synchronicity.

[fairyfarmgirl]

Non-GMO corn tortillas are really tasty too! Although corn is something I am allergic too as well. Corn is supposed to be better for you than wheat.

I have thought about mixing Quinoa flour with masa corn flour and buckwheat and rye to create a tortilla recipe. Maybe someone has already thought of this--- and it is out there in the Natural foods markets.

fairyfarmgirl

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Hello again and talk soon Monica....

Well i've been reading The Choice, Living the Law of One slowly trying to get my 88 year old father into the stuff, mixed with digging the soil, moving stones, picking blueberries, cooking, walking and taking care of my old dog, quarreling with my father, releasing childhood issues....

He slowly agreed to not use the microwawe oven, buy more ecological food, less meat...and as i told him about "pyramid power" in Carlas book (which he actually had read in the mainstream media many years ago, but only the shrpening of razorblades was mentioned) where it says food can be stored eternally, he actually wants to build a pyramid at our summerhouse:idea:....can anyone give us the proportions and the material that works? And what size must it be to have any effect?

He loves the buckwheatporridge by the way...

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[Monica]

Non-GMO corn tortillas are really tasty too! Although corn is something I am allergic too as well. Corn is supposed to be better for you than wheat.

I have thought about mixing Quinoa flour with masa corn flour and buckwheat and rye to create a tortilla recipe. Maybe someone has already thought of this--- and it is out there in the Natural foods markets.

I like corn tortillas but hubby likes flour. I thought of using spelt or some other flour to get them as similar as possible to the tortillas he grew up with, but the problem was I really didn't have a clue as to how to make them!

Thanks for sharing, fairyfarmgirl. Please let us know of any other tortilla recipes you come up with!

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Non-GMO corn tortillas are really tasty too! Although corn is something I am allergic too as well. Corn is supposed to be better for you than wheat.

I have thought about mixing Quinoa flour with masa corn flour and buckwheat and rye to create a tortilla recipe. Maybe someone has already thought of this--- and it is out there in the Natural foods markets.

fairyfarmgirl

Hmmmm, I've heard that corn is not good at all to eat?!?! - don't remeber where, and i was intrigued since the native pple of America have had corn as on e of their main source of food....

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[Monica]

Spelt can be used as you use wheat flour. Only due to its lower gluten level double the baking powder

A tip that I have concerning reverse engineering recipes is study the ingredients of the tortillas that your Husband likes, Monica. It is always the fat and salt/sugar content that make the taste of a dish. Next comes texture. Since finely ground spelt is nearly the same in texture to wheat flour this is a good match. Then see if there is a "secret" ingredient in the tortillas that he likes--- such as a wood fired hearth or grill. This adds that special flavor that he may or may not have a memory of.

Thanks for the tips, fairy! I appreciate it!

Corn has become a gentically engineered food. That is why it is important to choose NON -GMO corn.

Yes. Many of the detrimental effects, and even allergies in some cases, to foods are because of pesticides, genetically engineering, etc. So whereas the modern version might be unhealthy, a pure, organic version might be fine and even quite healthy.

[thefool]

I would be interesting in getting some information on 'Spirulina'. Have you personally used it before? What was your experience, good, bad or indifferent? What form do you normally take it? And what brand, company to be considered?

I have been guided to 'spirulina' a few times now and would love to know more about it from your personal experiences... Any other relate comments are really welcome from anyone...

[fairyfarmgirl]

I would be interesting in getting some information on 'Spirulina'. Have you personally used it before? What was your experience, good, bad or indifferent? What form do you normally take it? And what brand, company to be considered?

I have been guided to 'spirulina' a few times now and would love to know more about it from your personal experiences... Any other relate comments are really welcome from anyone...

I have used spirulina often. I usually eat it when I buy premade foods from the local healthfood store. I have not used it in my own cooking as it is cost prohibitive.

I do know that it is very high in protien and minerals. It is a fresh water bacteria/algea that is cultivated and harvested for food. Because this is a product that is produced for the supplements industry--- it is very important to make sure your supply is free of heavy metals--- water is often polluted with heavy metals. It is high in protein and in order for it to make a difference for a human one needs to ingest very large quantities of spirulina! This is a little tiny baterial organism... not very big at all!

I have not taken spirulina in large amounts as I usually find it is an ingredient in prepared health food store foods... so as to its proported health benefits... I see it is as possible but risky due to the high degree of contamination found in such products.

Here is an article on Spirulina. http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/spirulina-000327.htm

I tend to go for foods that I can grow in a garden, pick with my hands and eat immediately. Test tube types of stuff I usually shy away from. That is simply my take on things.

However, if my inner guidance was urging me to use spirulina on a daily basis-- then I would give it a go with a high quality product that is certified mercury, lead, cadamium, and other heavy metals free.

--fairyfarmgirl

[thefool]

However, if my inner guidance was urging me to use spirulina on a daily basis-- then I would give it a go with a high quality product that is certified mercury, lead, cadamium, and other heavy metals free.

--fairyfarmgirl

Thanks Fairy !!! Appreciate the inputs...

[Monica]

I would be interesting in getting some information on 'Spirulina'. Have you personally used it before? What was your experience, good, bad or indifferent? What form do you normally take it? And what brand, company to be considered?

I have been guided to 'spirulina' a few times now and would love to know more about it from your personal experiences... Any other relate comments are really welcome from anyone...

Hi thefool! Your guidance must be pretty smart, because spirulina is great stuff!

I have a lot of personal experience with spirulina, as well as other green 'superfoods.'

Fairy is correct that they don't have a huge amount of any one particular nutrient, and you'd have to eat huge amounts to get, say, your calcium or iron needs met.

However, that isn't where their value lies. Superfoods are valuable because of their micronutrients.

Macronutrients are those like calcium, magnesium, etc. which are needed in large amounts by the body.

Micronutrients, in contrast, are needed in only trace amounts, but they are highly significant. In particular, the trace minerals act as 'spark plugs' of the body, without which vitamins cannot work.

The average person is very deficient in trace minerals, because of chemical farming and erosion of topsoil. The soil no longer has the beneficial microorganisms that break down the nutrients into micronutrients. Thus, Americans tend to over fed but under nourished.

Superfoods are a great way to help compensate for the shortcomings of the modern diet.

Common superfoods are amaranth, quinoa, any sprouts, chia seeds, etc.

Common 'super' superfoods are spirulina, chlorella, flower pollen, and wild bluegreen algae (aphanizomenon flos aqua, or AFA). I would also include various herbs from the Amazon Rainforest, which still have a rich, fertile environment to grow in.

All of these are great! You really can't go wrong with any of them.

I've tried them all. I got excellent results from spirulina. I used to take it by the tablespoonful 30 years ago. I definitely felt an increase in energy.

Later, I discovered AFA and the results far exceeded what I had ever experienced from spirulina or chlorella. A single teaspoon of AFA gave me more mental clarity, focus, and physical energy than 3 tablespoons of spirulina! It also cleared up some health issues that had not responded to the others.

The difference is in how they are grown. AFA and spirulina are close cousins, but spirulina is cultivated, whereas AFA grows wild in Klamath Lake, which has 35 feet of volcanic ash at the bottom.

Wild foods tend to be much, much stronger than cultivated foods, and they impart their vitality to us when we consume them. Have you ever noticed how the bugs don't bother dandelions, but your lettuce must be pampered? It's because dandelions are much stronger, and this shows in their nutritional profile. Dandelion greens are at least 12 times more nutritious than lettuce!

Klamath Lake is an amazing ecosystem. If you removed half the algae in the morning, the lake would be full again by the end of the afternoon. There is enough algae in that lake to feed every person on the planet a gram a day! (which is all you need, since it is so potent.)

The reason I know a lot about AFA is that, after I experienced it, I became a distributor and attended a lot of trainings from alternative health professionals who were doing research on microalgae and other superfoods. I no longer do the business, but I still love the algae and still recommend it (along with other superfoods as well). If anyone wants more info, please pm me! I have lots of info I can share with you.

Any green superfood would be beneficial, but, just as with anything else, there are variations in quality. Not all brands are enzymatically active, which is important to preserve the delicate essential fatty acids and neuropeptides that feed the brain. Wild bluegreen algae (and wild spirulina if you can find it) have trace amounts of virtually all the nutrients needed by the human body, so it tends to 'fill in the gaps' in our diet. But not all the nutrients are necessarily available, depending on processing methods, growing medium, etc.

Bluegreen algae (spirulina and AFA are both bluegreen algae) is the most primitive lifeform. It has elements of plant, animal, and bacteria. An evolutionist would say that all life evolved from bluegreen algae. So it's very, very primal! It communicates with other algae (and with our cells!) the way bacteria do. It's amazing stuff!

The brand I use also has a brain food version which has a concentration of the neuropeptides. I use them together. The brain food has profound effects mentally, emotionally and even spiritually.

Edit: You don't need to worry about toxins in microalgae, if you get it from a reputable company. These companies have proprietary methods for separating the bluegreen algae from other species of algae. Also, blue green algae is known to chelate heavy metals out of the body and purify the blood, so I would be much more concerned about not consuming bluegreen algae than I would about consuming it. Supermarket foods are far more toxic than the wild superfoods. The brand I use isn't the only good company, but I stick with it because I know how stringent their standards are. Whichever superfood you choose, it will help offset the other toxins in your diet and environment.

[AnthroHeart]

I use the Green Vibrance powder to make my juice slushes. It's got a lot of micronutrients.

[thefool]

Thanks Monica! That was really insightful... I am looking forward to interact more on these interesting topics as I am guided to more raw and natural foods...

BTW- What brand and specific product do you use for the wild blue green algae and how to get it?

Hi Gemini Wolf ! for the micro-nutrients, I have been using Sea Weed granular powder for a few years now and am very happy with it. I was introduced to it by the helpful lady at my trusted local spiritual/health food store. I didn't have any big issues so I can't judge it real well but my body feels really good with it and misses it if I don't take it for a few days... actually that reminds me- That store is where I first saw 'spirulina' and then the next day I got an email from a friend about using spirulina in passing. since then Spirulina is just stuck in my head...

[Monica]

Thanks Monica! That was really insightful... I am looking forward to interact more on these interesting topics as I am guided to more raw and natural foods...

By the way- What brand and specific product do you use for the wild blue green algae and how to get it?

You are quite welcome!

I'll send you a pm about the algae.

This thread started out being about the bad stuff in foods but we're starting to talk about the good stuff in foods.

[fairyfarmgirl]

I would rather talk about how to find the good stuff than the bad. I already know all about the bad and by talking about the bad one gets more bad... A sort of Law of Attraction thing.

I really would like a recipe exchange thread... and actually thought that was what this thread was about when I orginally clicked on it... and then found it was another thread about the sins of food and the malice of humanity. *Sigh*

I believe life is a celebration. I especially love to celebrate with Good Food and Drink and Good Company! What is the point if every thing is like attending a Wake-furneral (where everyone is pretending to celebrate.) LOL

I am tired of hearing about what I could "die" from. Instead I wish to hear about Living Love.

fairyfarmgirl

[thefool]

I would rather talk about how to find the good stuff than the bad. I already know all about the bad and by talking about the bad one gets more bad... A sort of Law of Attraction thing.

I really would like a recipe exchange thread... and actually thought that was what this thread was about when I orginally clicked on it... and then found it was another thread about the sins of food and the malice of humanity. *Sigh*

I believe life is a celebration. I especially love to celebrate with Good Food and Drink and Good Company! What is the point if every thing is like attending a Wake-furneral (where everyone is pretending to celebrate.) LOL

I am tired of hearing about what I could "die" from. Instead I wish to hear about Living Love.

fairyfarmgirl

lol !!!
Why don't we start a healthy recipe thread then and talk about the good food...

[Monica]

I would rather talk about how to find the good stuff than the bad. I already know all about the bad and by talking about the bad one gets more bad... A sort of Law of Attraction thing.

I really would like a recipe exchange thread... and actually thought that was what this thread was about when I orginally clicked on it... and then found it was another thread about the sins of food and the malice of humanity. *Sigh*

I believe life is a celebration. I especially love to celebrate with Good Food and Drink and Good Company! What is the point if every thing is like attending a Wake-furneral (where everyone is pretending to celebrate.) LOL

I am tired of hearing about what I could "die" from. Instead I wish to hear about Living Love.

fairyfarmgirl

lol !!!
Why don't we start a healthy recipe thread then and talk about the good food...

That's a great idea! Start a new thread, so this one can stay on topic.

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Done!

Bring4th Forums > Olio > The Obligatory RECIPE Thread!

[Monica]

Fairyfarmgirl, your 2 recipes were moved to the new recipe thread.

[Monica]

I remember, when I was around 20, a co-worker and I marveled at how a Cheeto that had fallen behind the desk never decomposed. We joked about it for many months. We called it the petrified Cheeto.

I never ate Cheeto's again after that!

Why McDonald's Happy Meal hamburgers won't decompose

[kristy1111]

Milk is also absolutely terrible for you, don't let anyone fool you in think the contrary.

Yes, if you really think about it, too, isn't it odd that we drink the mammary fluid of an *animal*, way past our age of weaning? Would we walk out in the pasture and suck on a cow teat? ;o)

Years ago, I found this INCREDIBLE and informative website about milk:

http://www.notmilk.com

I use Rice Milk in place of cow milk. I use the Rice Dream brand - it's organic and reeeeeally tasty. We're buying an ice cream maker so we can make our own homemade "ice cream" with it. If want it creamier, we'll add avocados, virgin coconut oil, etc. I can hardly wait to make lots of different flavors! wooo hoooo!!

[Eddie]

This time of year, for breakfast every day, I make a green smoothie with fresh greens from my garden, grapefruit juice, and bananas. The greens that I use are high in natural pigments: anthocyanins, xanthophylls, etc. These compounds have strong natural anti-inflammatory properties, and help prevent or cure all kinds of illnesses. I make enough to fill 3 pint glasses and drink all of it.

Not coincidentally, I am quite healthy. Heck, my allergies have largely disappeared.

These varieties of greens are hardy down to at least 23 degrees, so I'll be enjoying this stuff well into December. Raising a large, year-round garden is one of the best things you can do for yourself.

[kristy1111]

This time of year, for breakfast every day, I make a green smoothie with fresh greens from my garden, grapefruit juice, and bananas.

I basically do the same thing, although I do miss a day here and there. I make a great big smoothie out of organic baby spinach (it doesn't have a strong flavor), bananas, and some other mixed fruit like mixed berries, or peaches/mango/pineapple, etc. I like to add bee pollen, and sometimes I add virgin organic coconut oil. I use purified water in it, or a mixture of water and organic rice milk. Then I share it with hubby and my little girls. mmmmm.....

[Monica]

Oh, green smoothies!!! Me too!!! I have a green smoothie every day! I love them! Yum yum!

I vary the greens - Victoria Boutenko says different greens have different nutrients as well as acids so it's important to vary them. I vary the fruit according to what's in season. I usually add a handful of frozen blueberries and/or raspberries and/or frozen bananas, to avoid using ice and watering it down.

It's a great way to get our fruits and veggies, it's filling enough to make a complete meal, and it's great for kids! I wish I had known about green smoothies when my child was little.

Eddie, I just planted a fall garden. What kinds of greens do you grow? I'm in a warmer climate though, in Texas. The bugs just ate all my lettuce plants. I still have spinach, chard, and cabbage though. And of course bountiful wild greens like dandelions.

[kristy1111]

I wish I had known about green smoothies when my child was little.

You and me both. I was one of those mothers that used the jarred baby food and the boxed rice cereal (sooooo over processed). But I didn't know... At least I breastfed for a looooong time with each child!

If I ever happen to get any grandchildren, I'll encourage my children to make their own baby food in a good strong blender!! No waste with jars, etc. No cooking of the food, and lots of vitamins and minerals!!

[Eddie]

Eddie, I just planted a fall garden. What kinds of greens do you grow? I'm in a warmer climate though, in Texas. The bugs just ate all my lettuce plants. I still have spinach, chard, and cabbage though. And of course bountiful wild greens like dandelions.

My cousin from Fort Worth was just up visiting, and he was so impressed with my greens, he ordered some to plant in my uncle's garden. He's certain you can grow them in Texas. You may need to water them more than I do, but they are very easy to grow in nearly any soil. Planting is easy, too....you just sprinkle the seed on bare ground! All these are from Territorial Seed Company.

Wild Garden Mustards

Kyoto Mizuna

Tah Tsai

Ruby Streaks

Now, anywhere south of the Pacific Northwest or the Great Lakes region, these are strictly Fall-Winter greens. If you try to plant them in the spring in Texas, they'll bolt and wither before they get big. They like cool weather and can withstand surprisingly cold weather before wilting (last year, they didn't die until the temperature got down to 10 degrees F). Where you live, they'll probably grow all winter long.

That last one, Ruby Streaks, is pretty spicy, like wasabe. I usually mix them with other greens for a smoothie, rather than using them alone, although my cousin was so taken with them he'll have them straight.

[Monica]

Planting is easy, too....you just sprinkle the seed on bare ground! All these are from Territorial Seed Company.

Thanks for the info, Eddie! Somehow I missed this last post until now. I'll check it out.

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I just learned about the pigs and I'm feeling sick...This is horrible, just horrible!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/12...08119.html

There's no excuse for this. As if they weren't already tortured enough, now they are being buried alive!

What is it going to take, to get across to the world that it's harming everyone - humans, animals, plants, and the planet - to continue to kill animals for food? What's happening with the pigs is a wake up call.

[C-JEAN]

Hi, "good food" fans.

We don't worry anymore with food, because we switched to
BIOLOGICAL/ORGANIC food,
http://www.marchestau.com/
and buy directly from the producers.
http://www.ecomarchedesolidarite.org/ecomarche

See what is REALLY bad food:
Prescription and over the counter Medication,
Fluoride,
MSG,
Artificial Sweeteners,
GMO Foods,
Plastics,
Disinfection products and others,
Sunscreens.
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread470821/pg1

Blue skies.