What Goes on Inside that Can?

Forewarning: Don't read this article if you are about to eat or are eating.

According to "What's In You Food?" article maggots, insects, mold, rodent filth, larvae, and parasites exist is processed foods. Apparently nowadays our government thinks it is "economically impractical" to grow food from the ground, in a natural environment, and to harvest in traditional fashions, without the pesticides or GMO's.

Canned tomatoes: an average of 10 or more fly eggs per 500 grams or 2 or more maggots per 500 grams.
Pizza sauce: an average of 30 or more fly eggs per 100 grams or 2 or more maggots per 100 grams.
Wheat: an average of 75 or more insect fragments per 50 grams or 1 or more rodent hairs per 50 grams.
Canned or frozen berries: a mold count up to 60% or an average of 4 or more larvae per 500 grams. 
Chocolate:  up to 60 or more insect fragments per 100 grams or 1 or more rodent hairs per 100 grams. 
Curry powder: an average of 100 or more insect fragments per 25 grams.
Macaroni and noodle products: a whopping average of 225 insect fragments or more per 225 grams.

Now I'm not saying to stop eating this food because I know I'll never stop eating chocolate. I'm simply just letting you know what is or could be in your food. There is also another link which tells you what's in your food. When I tried it though it didnt work; so it might not work but if it does let me know please!

Sorry for those with queasy stomachs.

Food Wise Personal Chef

Anne Lloyd posted earlier on this food-conscious chef's healthy fried chicken recipe, and I wanted to share more with you about her. I actually picked this chef's card off of a bulletin board at Yeah! Burger. When I got home, I immediately visited her website and was very impressed! Check it out for yourself to see how she is helping to get more people in the ATL to eat heathily and inteligently!

I am planning on emailing her soon to ask her how being a personal chef is and what she thinks about as she goes grocery shopping for her customers. Keep posted!

Until then, here is another very interesting recipe that I found on her site. Please let me know if anyone has the chance... and the guts to try making it!!!

 

BRAZIL NUT MILK--a delicious dose of selenium! 

 

This recipe for Brazil nut milk is made the proper way. It's hard to find a recipe out there for nut milk that states the importance of discarding the soaking water. All nuts, seeds, grains and legumes contain large amounts of toxic phytic acid, an enzyme inhibitor. When you soak them, the phytic acid is broken down, thus making the nuts much more digestible and better for your health. As you see, the soaking water must be discarded. These naturally occurring phytates block the body from absorbing all the beneficial minerals and nutrients the nuts contain. Not to mention, are bothersome to the digestive system and chelate the minerals right out of your bones!
more on this later...
Here's the recipe for the most delicious Brazil nut milk:



Ingredients:
2 cups of Raw Brazil Nuts
pinch of salt
6 cups of clean filtered water
2-3 TBSP of organic Maple syrup
1-2 teaspoons of organic vanilla extract
1 can of organic coconut milk
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon (optional)


Tools:
1 large jar
a blender or food processor
cheesecloth, coffee filters or cotton kitchen towel
mesh colander
bowl

1. Soak the raw Brazil nuts in cold filtered water with a large pinch of salt..covering the nuts a couple inches over with the water. Let sit on the counter for a full 24 hours.



2.The next day, strain off the water and rinse nuts well. place in blender or food processor, add 6 cups of water and blend for 2 minutes.


3. Line a mesh colander with cheese cloth or kitchen towel. Place over a bowl or stockpot. Pour the blended mixture into the colander to strain. let sit for 30 minutes or as long as it takes for all the liquid to run through. You can even tie the corners of the cloth together and hang from a wooden spoon over the bowl to yield a little more milk.


4. Add coconut milk, maple syrup, vanilla and cinnamon to nut milk. Stir well with a whisk and transfer to glass bottles. Refrigerate and enjoy! 

Organic Fast Food

 EVOS is a fast food restaurant located in California, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina.  They support sustainable farms.  The founders wanted to have a good American burger and fries without the extra fat.  They airbake their food instead of frying so that it is healthier.  They also use organic meat, fruit, and vegetables.  They have burgers, wraps, and even milkshakes (that are really good).  You can check them out on their website.


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CHECK THIS OUT! ADVANTAGES OF EATING LOCALLY.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWhu75skkNI

Food Wise (Personal Chef) vs. KFC.

McDonald's. Wendy's. Burger King. Taco Bell. Kentucky Fried Chicken. What do these all have in common? Well, it is proven that some of the most unhealthy foods are found in fast food restaurants like these. Fast Food restaurants should probably not be named so much for the customers' convenience, but rather the way the restaurants carelessly order cheap meat and other foods and then prepare it quickly and unsafely. We have looked into healthy personal chef services, and found this wesbite, www.foodwisechef.com (preview website for more information, recipes, and to follow her website). On her website, we came across her recipe for "Healthy Fried Chicken." Immediately, we went to find a KFC recipe for fried chicken. Have a look at the Stephanie's Healthy Fried Chicken Recipe compared to KFC's Original Filet Recipe and check out what we discovered!

KFC® Original Recipe® Filet 

Fresh, Boneless Chicken Breast Filets, Rice Starch, Soy Protein Concentrate, Salt, Sodium Phosphates and Monosodium Glutamate.  

Breaded With: Wheat Flour, Salt, Monosodium Glutamate, Spices, and Garlic Powder. Battered With: Water, Wheat Flour, Tapioca 

Dextrin, High Amylose Corn Starch, Nonfat Dry Milk, Dried Whey, Dextrose, and Dried Egg Whites. Predusted With: Wheat Flour, 

Salt, Monosodium Glutamate, Spices, Nonfat Dry Milk, Dried Whey, Dried Egg Whites, and Garlic Powder. Breading Set in Low 

Trans Fat Oil (RDB) Soybean or Corn/Soy Blend With or Without TBHQ. 

Contains Egg, Milk, Wheat and Soy. 

OR 

Fresh Chicken Filets Marinated in Salt, Potassium and Sodium Phosphates, Breaded With Wheat Flour, Sodium Chloride and Anti- 

caking agent (Tricalcium Phosphate), Nonfat Milk, Egg Whites, Colonel’s Secret Original Recipe Seasoning.   

Contains Egg, Milk, and Wheat. 

*Will contain one of the Ingredient statements above, depending upon regional suppliers 

http://www.kfc.com/nutrition/pdf/kfc_ingredients_oct10.pdf

Healthy Fried Chicken

I've lived in the south for a long time. I'm practically rooted here! I had to figure out a way to make fried chicken that didn't harden the arteries, and this is what I came up with. It's totally delicious and a crowd pleaser all around. You'd never believe this is good for you! I used sprouted almonds, gluten-free flour and pastured egg to bread the organic chicken breast. Cooked in cultured butter and EVOO, how could it go wrong?? It won't.

INGREDIENTS:

2 Organic Pastured Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts 

1-2 Organic Pastured Eggs (orange, orange yolk!)

1/2 cup of sprouted crunchy almonds, very finely chopped (almond recipe coming soon..if you have no access to sprouted almonds, roast raw almonds in coconut oil for 10 minutes)

1/2 cup of gluten-free flour or sprouted grain flour 
1 teaspoon of garlic powder 
1 teaspoon of mustard powder

1 teaspoon of salt 
1/2 teaspoon of cayenne
lots of black pepper

a few pinches finely chopped parsley 
a couple pinches of paprika 
1 Tablespoon of cultured butter 
2 Tablespoons of EVOO

http://www.foodwisechef.com/p/recipes.html

Tips On CSA's

Community Supported Agriculture or CSA, is a lot more difficult than one would think. You have to be fully dedicated to your CSA. How to Choose a CSA gives helpful hints on what to do when finding a CSA. You have to be willing to go through all the hardships and successes the farmers go through; meaning some years might not produce as much produce as the next. Before you join a CSA you should cook your own meals, be able to handle the excess produce, be open to new vegetables, and accept the possible risks. When you have answered these questions and they point you in the direction of a CSA start researching. Find CSA's near you, ask questions about farmers, workers, techniques, and produce. Don't go into this blindfolded. More links are listed on the website given above. If you don't think you are willing to be committed in this CSA relationship, don't be upset. Buy food from your local farmer's market. There is always an alternative to eat healthy.

Slow Food?



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 Slow Food USA is a movement across the country to make food good for the consumers, producers, and the planet.  You can learn more about this movement at their website http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php.

Yeah! Burger's burgers will make you say Yeah!

Local Harvest

Here are some basic facts about eating/ purchasing food locally. Browse this website to learn more!

www.localharvest.org

Delicious Hot Dogs or Deadly Chemicals?

You Decide!

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Deadly Ingredients

We all know that some foods can contain unhealthy ingredients, but according to this website there are specific ingredients that are extremely dangerous: Sodium nitrite, hydrogenated oils, and excitotoxins.

Sodium nitrite is used to make the red coloring in hot dogs, which if you feed to kids too much increases brain cancer by 300%. Hydrogenated oils are the fatty acids that can cause heat disease. Excitotoxins kill nerve cells through over excitement.

Other ingredients you probably didn't know:

Florida oranges are dipped in an orange dye to seem more appealing. This dye is banned from food use because of cancer risk.

Your favorite guacamole dip, it might not even have real avocado in it. Some are made with hydrogenated soybean oil and artificial colors.

These food companies trick us, their consumers, with these ingredients by using multiple words to confuse us.

Want to know more?

Information from: "Grocery Warning"