Apple – Celeriac and Strawberry Salad

September 8, 2010 by Monika
Filed under Anti Aging, Detox, Diets, Digestive Health, Eating Raw, Natural Healers, Recipe, Strawberry, Weight Loss, whole foods

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

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

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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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Here is a Method That is Helping the Swiss to stay Slim

January 4, 2010 by Monika
Filed under Anti Aging, deficiency, Detox, Natural Healers, Vitamins, Weight Loss

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Salad, comes from the Latin word herba salata and literally means salted vegetables. The Greek and Romans enjoyed salad often and ate the raw greens and vegetables with salt and herbs, hence the name salad – salted vegetables.

Growing up in Switzerland I never got the concept of eating your salad before your meal. It was just something my Hungarian family didn’t do. As a teen I started to understand why one should eat the salad first and follow it with soup and main course. You can cut calories by about 500. Another reason is, the vinegar in the salad dressing will get your stomach acid going so it can be ready to digest the main dish you are about to eat. Smart eh?

Raw salads should consist of:

leafy greens
raw root vegetables
the fruit of the vegetable like tomato, zucchini and peppers
as well as nuts and seeds

Switching your vegetables everyday is your best bet. You can switch also the colors and spices from spicy to sweet dressing and so forth.

Can you imagine how easy it would be for everybody to loose weight with eating a plate of raw veg salad everyday. Salads don’t have to be rabbit food. Salads are colorful, exciting, tasty, juicy and most importantly healthy and delicious. The crunch will satisfy your cravings and make your jaws work, the more you chew the more vitamins and minerals you get out of your food. It will also take you longer to eat your salad, since chewing raw vegetables is really hard work. Longer meals means less calories consumed and less calories consumed mean less pounds on the scale. Let me explain the last sentence, taking your time with eating means your stomach has the time it takes – about 20-30 min – to signal your brain that you are in fact full. Eating slowly also means that when your brain tells you that you are full you can actually stop eating before emptying the whole plate or bag of chips.

Salads as appetizers should always be on a vinaigrette base and not a cream, mayo or cheese base. Calories from the vinaigrette dressing is less than the mayo base and less will stick to your salad and vegetables as well to your thighs. Keep mayo and cream sauces to a minimum and replace them with a natural yogurt base.

How to put it all in action:

eat fruit salads or fruit smoothies for breakfast
serve freshly prepared salads as a appetizer
introduce children to raw vegetables with hummus dips
have a leaf and vegetable salad as dinner

Are you aware that raw vegetables are really inexpensive? Yes, I’m not kidding. In season vegetables and fruits are inexpensive and available in you grocery store as very fresh and delicious produce. Fresh and local produce is very high in vitamins and minerals. Always choose the local produce vs the imported ones, it’s healthier and the price is better. Buying a cart full of vegetables is less expensive than buying all the junk food and manufactured empty calories. Your body does not get any satisfaction from eating manufactured foods, so pile up your cart with lots of local veg and fruits the next time you go to the local market.

These days we love to start our main meals with some salad or have a raw salad as dinner. Even as a snack it’s great. Children particularly love the crunchy stuff with dips and sauces.

Stay Healthy!

Monika Baechler

Tags: raw food, salad, swiss, vegetables, vegetarian, Weight Loss

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