Mouthwatering Recipes for Healthy Foods

Try to eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, preferably uncooked as much as possible because raw food is alive with many enzymes and other nutrients while cooked food is more or less dead.

Canned and frozen foods are also dead. Eat moderate amounts of fresh, uncooked fruit early in the day and fresh salads in the latter part of the day. Salads should include onion and garlic, very powerful medicine.

Dark, leafy greens should be consumed regularly. They are delicious when steamed with some fresh onion and garlic, salt and pepper, a little natural soy sauce (tamari) and a dash of vinegar.

In salads, use dark lettuce such as Romaine, Greenleaf or Garden. Iceberg lettuce has no nutrition. Use natural salad dressing from the health food store. If you don't like some of these foods, try to eat small amounts as often as possible. They are MEDICINE! Eventually, they will start to taste good.

Once your healthy diet has taken root, your taste buds will re-group and you will be able to appreciate the more subtle flavors of natural, unadulterated food.

When vegetables are cooked, they should be steamed, not boiled. To steam your veggies, place them in a pot with a small amount of spring water, or in a steamer basket (you can pick up one up at the dollar store or supermarket). Simmer gently until somewhat soft, but still crisp.

You may have to add water during the steaming process. Most veggies will steam in a relatively short amount of time, usually from ten to twenty minutes.

If you cannot afford the organic produce, then use the regular. All produce, organic or not, must be scrubbed well (use a vegetable scrubbing brush). Leave the skins on. That's where a lot of the nutrients are.

Remember, a healthy diet should include whole grains and legumes (beans). A grain and a bean make a protein. Grains: brown rice, millet (the staple grain of Africa), oats, rye, barley, bulghur, quinoa, amaranth, whole wheat. Legumes: potatoes, lentils, peas, black eyed peas, kidney, lima, adzuki, black, navy, garbanzo, pinto and soy beans.

Stir and lower heat. Simmer until soft and fluffy, usually thirty to forty minutes. With some grains, you may need to add water while cooking.

Also you can briefly boil (parboiling) the dried beans in the morning (ten minutes) if you forgot to soak them overnight. Then let them sit for a few hours. After they have soaked or parboiled, they need to simmer with lots of onion and garlic for a few hours (if you use a crock pot, you can go out).

Season with sea salt, soy sauce, red or black pepper, cumin, perhaps a little honey and/or tomato paste. Try to get in the habit of preparing soups, stews and casseroles with fresh veggies, whole grains, legumes and perhaps some soy products such as tofu and soy cheese.

Cold Soup

Cut up salad veggies, including tomato. Place in blender. Add dash of salad dressing and maybe some raw sesame tahini for protein and a little spring water. Puree.

Fruit Smoothie

Cut up fruit (any kind) and place in blender. Add small amount of spring water or fruit juice. Puree.

These are good recipes for getting started with a healthy diet. As mentioned elsewhere, this website is in it's beginning. These are just a few of the many, many recipes that will eventually be included here. If you have any recipes that do not include red meat, dairy, white flour, or sugar, please contact me.

Stay tuned for dozens more mouth watering recipes that will have you absolutely delighted with your new healthy diet.

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