Cherry-Berry Watermelon Soup

August 9, 2010 by Monika
Filed under Detox, Eating Raw, Recipe, Strawberry, whole foods

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What you’ll need for 4 servings!

1 medium watermelon
some blueberries
some strawberries
some cherries

Chill your watermelon overnight!

scrape all the watermelon flesh out with a spoon and pulse it couple of times in the food processor and strain
save the flesh for something else if you like
wash and slice the strawberries, put aside
wash the blueberries, put aside
wash the cherries and remove the stones
pour the watermelon juice into 4 soup bowls
add some berries and cherries and voilà

Stay Healthy and Enjoy!

Monika Baechler

Tags: cherry, cold soup, raw recipe, Strawberry, summer soup, watermelon, whole foods

Raw Apricot – Almond and Strawberry Jam

July 19, 2010 by Monika
Filed under Eating Raw, Strawberry, Weight Loss, whole foods

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What you’ll need:

1 1/2 cups Dried Apricots
1 cup chopped Raw Almonds
4-5 fresh Strawberries
1 tbsp honey

Put it all together:

Soak the apricots in water for 2 hours
Soak the almonds as well
put the soaked apricots with the soaked almonds in the food processor
mix until it forms a paste, use some of the soaking liquid from the almonds if needed
add honey and 2-3 strawberries, mix
use the leftover strawberries for decoration

This raw apricot jam would be delicious on whole grain toast, crackers or mixed in with your yogurt or muesli. It tastes so sinfully good without being spiked with white sugars.

Enjoy and Stay Healthy!

Monika Baechler

P.S. Let me know about your recipe ideas for raw jam and post them here.

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What every Mother ought to know about Danger-Foods to small Children!

May 25, 2010 by Monika
Filed under Children, Cold and Flu, Digestive Health, Eating Raw, Parenting, Strawberry, Toxins, deficiency

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Do you give dangerous foods to your children? Why would you? You are a great mom. Right?

There are many dangerous foods I see parents give to their children. Don’t make the same mistakes. Foods that are sometimes OK for us adults are not appropriate for infants or small children. You should stick with whole foods, better yet home cooked whole foods. Never reheat pumped breast milk in the microwave or any food for that matter. Cut round, slippery foods like berries or grapes in half so they don’t slip down their throat. Strawberries can cause allergies, especially skin disorders. Don’t give any strawberries to small children under two years of age.

Other danger-food to avoid are:

Single cheese slices (Rancid Oils, NON-Food
Milk Products (Hormones, Pesticides, Chemicals, Antibiotics)
Fast Foods (Rancid Oils, Contaminated Meats, NON-Food, MSG, Chemicals and on and on)
All Chips (MSG + Rancid Oils)
MSG (in most manufactured products)
Cereals
Crackers
Cookies
Ice cream

you get the picture…

Now to the most dangerous foods for infants and small children.

Flours: Avoid for the first 2 years. Flour promotes mucus and allergies in infants. The best grains and flours to use with small children is kamut or spelt pastas as well as breads. These old grains are well tolerated by small children.

Raw onions and garlic: Raw garlic and onions are too strong for little tummies but make great cold and anti-worm medicine.

Use no salt under 1 year of age: There is enough salt in natural foods like grains and vegetables for children. You can slowly increase the salt intake after 1 year.

Rancid oils: Avoid refined and rancid cooking oils (like in fast food fries and nuggets) as well as margarine, shortening and all treats made with hydrogenated oils. All of these fats and oils block fat metabolism, resulting in a bigger chance of nervous system development, emotional instability and degenerative diseases later in adult life.

Raw foods: Too much raw foods can weaken children, especially infants and toddlers, by reducing their digestive strength. Raw vegetables like lettuce, radishes, carrots, and potatoes can harbor parasites. If a child shows deficiency like low weight, low energy, pale complexion, weak voice, introversion and feels often cold or has loose stool, keep uncooked foods to minimum. Your child suffers from excess if you witness aggression, loud voice like screaming or yelling, thick tongue coating or red face and wants lots of cold fluids and little clothing. In case of excess your child needs more salad, fruit, raw or lightly cooked sprouts. Juices from vegetables and barley-grass are also very helpful.

Avoid all refined sweeteners like fructose and white sugars

Chocolate: Chocolate contains a caffeine-like substance, theobromine, which contains oxalic acid, it can inhibit calcium absorption. As a treat, chocolate always contains refined sugars and processed milk.

Fruit: Use only if children are fully fit and vital. Too much fruit can encourage colds, runny nose, ear problems and general weakness. In the winter and cold weather, fruit is best eaten cooked, especially if children are sick or weak.

Raw Honey: It sometimes contains small amounts of the toxin botulin. The underdeveloped digestive systems of little kids and infants don’t have the ability to fully digest the toxin botulin. Botulin in raw honey has been known to cause infant death, this acute food poisoning is called “botulism”.

Limit or avoid strong spices and condiments: Not only can spices damage children’s mucus lining and give them digestive problems but small children’s taste buds are so pure, little spice can be overwhelming to small kids.

Legumes: Sprouted beans and pulses are easier to digest for kids and adults. Sprout them for about 48 hours before cooking. Don’t feed small children under 18 month any legumes.

Sprouting breaks down their protein into amino acids and the starches in to simple sugars and it also creates valuable enzymes and vitamins. Sprout Legumes just until they have tiny roots.

Peanut butter: Children can be allergic to peanuts or develop reactions like skin disorders. Don’t give peanut butter to small children under 2. Peanuts are heavily sprayed with chemicals and are grown on land saturated with synthetic fertilizers and it might also have a carcinogenic fungus aflatoxin. Only use organic peanut products sparingly or avoid all together to be safe.

Peanut butter: Children can be allergic to peanuts or develop reactions like skin disorders. Don’t give peanut butter to small children under 2. Peanuts are heavily sprayed with chemicals and are grown on land saturated with synthetic fertilizers and it might also have a carcinogenic fungus aflatoxin. Only use organic peanut products sparingly or avoid all together to be safe.

Keep your children safe and…

Stay Healthy!

Monika Baechler

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Strawberry-Banana-Apple Smoothie

April 10, 2010 by Monika
Filed under Antioxidant, Children, Recipe, Strawberry

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Start your day with a delicious fruit smoothie!

It’s fast, easy and oh so good for you! Children in particular love anything that can be “consumed” with a straw, it’s a fact! Drinking smoothies is also sweet, why would you start your day with a horrible bitter black liquid that turns your stomach acidic? Just wondering sometimes about the choices people make.

Now to our fruity glass of deliciousness. What you will need for this particular recipe is:

2 ripe bananas
4-7 strawberries
1 small cup of organic apple sauce
some organic soy milk (original, not sweetened)

Put everything in the blender and mix. You can even add raspberries or leave the applesauce and add instead some frozen peaches. It’s all up to you. This recipe is just a suggestion because everybody has their own favorite fruits, milks and juices they like to add. No matter what you put in your smoothie it’s going to be a delight every time you drink it.

Now go and make yourself a nice fruity smoothie! Enjoy.

Monika Baechler

Tags: Antioxidant, breakfast, Children, fast, fruit, Recipe, smoothie, snack, Strawberry, super food, vegetarian, Weight Loss

Claustrophobia

February 27, 2009 by Monika
Filed under Claustrophobia, Detox, Fat, Phosphorus, Strawberry, Weight Loss, deficiency

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Claustrophobia is a fear of small places. a very smart natural Doctor ones said, that claustrophobia is a phosphorus deficiency and it can be cured by eating lots of celeriac and strawberries.

Celeriac is a root vegetable and taste delicious prepared as a raw salad. Grate it or cut matchsticks it and dress it with a light yogurt or mayonnaise salad dressing or a vinaigrette. Mmmm…

You can also make a outstanding veg soup with celeriac but make sure you DO eat the broth, cause the vitamins and minerals are cooked into the broth also.

And the very wise Doctor also said that children learn better if they eat enough phosphorus like strawberries. Try it, it can’t hurt! celeryroot2