5/2/13 REAL FOCUS NUTRITIOUS l DELICIOUS l ALLERGEN FREE Let s Get REAL Finding Optimistic Creative Useful Solutions This is our Passion and REAL Food is Key REALITY Check Detox + Methylation REAL Foundational Nutritional Strategies Promote REAL Healing Focus on REAL Food in YOUR Kitchen Biotransformation and elimination: a fancy REAL Meals for Everyone Understand Why Certain REAL Foods Heal REAL FAT and its Role in Health Foods With Benefits - Know what to EAT way of how our bodies Take Out The Trash Identify the Trash Learn to Support the Process Human Garbage Disposal (or trash compactor) Reduce & Replace Harmful L Foods Have a REAL Eating Plan Detoxification Detoxification A complex process that transforms and removes toxins/waste from the body Urine Stool Sweat Bile 1
Methylation Methylation (Simplified) A Process of Transformation Impacts Gene Expression Is Essential for the Proper Function of almost All of Your Body s Systems Occurs Billions of Times Every Second Plays Important Role in Healing Support the process with beneficial foods especially foods rich in B vitamins Sunflower seeds (vitamin B6) Fish and Eggs (vitamin B6 and B12) Beans and Walnuts (vitamin B6 and folate) Leafy dark green vegetables Asparagus, Almonds, and select grains (folate) Liver (B6, B12 and folate) Food & Science REALITY REAL Quality Food Unlock the Mystery of What s for Breakfast Lunch Dinner and Snack time! Minimize Sugar: Anti-Nutrient Depletes the Body s Vitamin Stores Avoid Processed Foods Keep the Bacteria in Your Gut Healthy Improve Stomach Acid Organic - free of pesticides, herbicides, chemicals in the soil and on plants Dirty Dozen/Clean 15 foodnews.org Non GMO Grass fed, Wild caught, Pasture raised Cows not meant to eat corn and soy Eggs from pasture raised chickens Chickens are NOT vegetarians Read Food Rules by Michael Pollan Including Foods With Benefits Bone Broth include sea vegetable kombu for added micronutrients Collagen Fermented Foods good gut bacteria Help body naturally detoxify, fight toxins Better digestion, absorption of nutrients Healing herbs and spices Bone Broth Checklist Prepare for Success with Tools and Equipment ü Sharp knife, cleaver & cutting board ü BIG stock pot or slow cooker ü Large glass pitcher to strain broth ü Large strainer or chinois ü Funnel ü Variety of freezable storage containers 2
5/2/13 Equipment & Ingredients Chicken Bone Broth Recipe ü 1 pastured chicken pieces, cut up and/ or backs, wings, necks, FEET ü Cold filtered water ü 2 tablespoons vinegar ü Vegetables (onion, leek, carrots, celery) ü Herbs: fresh thyme, parsley, bay leaf, peppercorns, juniper berries More Ingredients How to Cut Up Chicken Start with SHARP knife or cleaver 1) Whole chicken 2) Cut off wings at joint 3) Remove leg/thigh, feel for joint How to Cut Up Chicken Into the Pot 4) Separate leg and thigh at joint 5) Cut in half separating breast from back 6) Cut pieces to expose marrow 3
Putting it Up How to Use Bone Broth ü Soups, sauces, gravies ü Add to tomato-based sauces ü Use to steam veggies ü Cook GFCF pasta, rice, other grains ü Drink it! Meals That L ve You Back Meals That L ve You Back Breakfast Lunch Dinner Shepherd s Pie** Green Smoothie Spaghetti and Meatballs Turkey patty Veggie sticks Collard Slaw** Seaweed-Cucumber Salad ** Pancakes with added protein and pureed vegetables Scrambled eggs Sautéed veggies Turkey bacon, Sweet potato patties, Crunchy Kale Chips Homemade Coconut Chicken Bites, Apricot dipping sauce Apple kraut Chicken Soup or Chili Veggie sticks Lentil pancakes with stir fried vegetable filling Tuscan Chicken & Pasta or Spaghetti squash with sautéed kale Lamb Meatballs Roasted veggies Turkey Meatloaf Mashed sweet potatoes Sautéed broccoli Snacks: Remember to include protein, carb and fat. Sliced apple or pear with nut/ seed butter; Hummus and raw veggies; Almonds or other nut/seed and unsweetened applesauce; chicken pancakes, carrot chips, smoothie We will demonstrate and sample Shepherd s Pie with ground turkey topped with celery root/cauliflower puree and filled with yummy veggies Collard Slaw surprising take on coleslaw with carrots and apples for sweetness and crunch Seaweed-Cucumber Salad an amazing recipe developed by my lovely granddaughter Kudzu Berry Pudding Major YUM! Add Foods with Benefits THE BUDGET Depending on your need/situation Gut healing Kudzu starch Need melatonin? Tart cherries, almonds More fiber? Cruciferous broc, caul, kale, bok choy, turnips, kohlrabi: fiber, vits A&C, phytonutrients, reduce oxidative stress, fight damage from free radicals Chia seed, hemp, flax Hard to know if you are within the budget without boundaries Evaluate where you spend most $$ Meat Bulk purchases, share, menu plan Veggies In season, co-op, CSA, bulk, reduce waste Prepared Foods make your own Healthy & beauty products online options, bulk purchases 4
Overcoming Obstacles Creating Reality Cost too much Improves with meal planning Bulk and online purchases Pay now or pay later Too hard Change your focus, support groups Cook with friends Cook double/triple and freeze future meals Websites, Cookbooks, Cooking TV for inspiration Whatever you focus on GROWS focus on POSITVE outcomes Attitude IS EVERYTHING: good or bad Make it taste good and BE GOOD Make cooking a daily habit Learn to cook without processed foods Share family meals no short order cooks Cook once eat twice, three times, freeze portions for another meal Nourish your body, feed your spirit, cook with Thank You! NUTRITIOUS l DELICIOUS l ALLERGEN FREE CONTACT SUESON WWW.SPECIALEATS.COM sueson@specialeats.com 800-981-5029 CONTACT ROBYN www.flourish-health.co.uk robyn@flourish-health.co.uk 5