the Seven Criteria for Food Selection

The Seven Criteria for Food Selection. This is such valuable information we thought we’d share with you too.

These seven criteria (found in Annemarie Colbin’s “Food and Healing”) can help us find healthful food wherever we are; they are not dependent on laboratory studies, tables of calories and fat content, or individual nutrients, all of which are subject to endless changes and revisions over the years. They are based on age-old principles and observations, and have been proven good in the laboratory of life. For this reason, this model is “fad-proof” and flexible.

1. Whole: As nature provides them,d with all their edible parts (grains with their bran and germ, apples with their skin); cooked or raw vegetables or fruits rather than processed juice or viatmins. Whole foods supply all of nature’s nutrients in a team, as well as providing us with the life energy of the food.

2. Fresh, Natural, Real, Organically Grown: Not canned, not frozen, certainly not irradiated or genetically engineered; free of chemical additives, colorings, preservatives. The foods we choose should be the real thing, full of their life energy, not imitations, which invariably turn out to have some health-damaging effects. Organically grown foods have not only proven to be higher in nutrients, but also taste far superior.

3. Seasonal: To be in harmony with our environment, it is a good idea to choose summery foods in the summer, wintery foods in the winter. Fruits and vegetables in season are cheaper and do not lose nutrients like foods that have transported long distances. They also taste better.

4. Local: Local produce tastes better, costs less and is more nutritious because it is picked riper and does not lose nutrients in travel.

5. In Harmony with Tradition: We should pay attention to what our ancestors ate and incorporate those foods into our modern diet whenever possible, maybe with some modifications (less salt, less sugar).

6. Balanced: It’s important to make sure there is enough protein, carbohydrates, fat and micro nutrients in our diet as a whole. For sensory and aesthetic satisfaction, we also need to include foods with a variety of flavors, colors and textures.

7. Delicious: There is no point in eating “healthy” food if it doesn’t taste good! Besides, our taste buds can guide us, when encountering whole, real, natural foods, to what we need and what we don’t need – and we’d do well to listen.

Caramel Apple Breakfast Bowl

One thing that I am putting a lot of attention to is my breakfast, the most important meal of the day. I'm trying different ideas and recipes to create breakfast that are not too time consuming and at the same time very tasty!!!

Here is a very sample recipe and doesn't take more than 5 minutes to make.

Caramel Apple Banana Breakfast Bowl

makes 1 serving

ingredients:

2 Apple or 1 Banana and 1 Apple

1/2 oz Any Nuts ( I love

walnuts)

1 tbsp Almond Butter

1 tbsp Raw Agave

Blend together the agave and nut butter. Sprinkle the nuts (I used walnuts, pecans and almonds) over the apple chunks and then dollop with the nut butter/agave mixture.

Broccoli & Mushrooms With Garlic Brown Sauce

Broccoli & Mushrooms With Garlic Brown Sauce

I Love Chines food and this is a grate dish!!! - Marinating followed by dehydrating softens the broccoli and onions nicely, and the mushrooms are just yummy.

2 servings

2 heads broccoli

8 oz mushrooms

1 medium onion

sesame seeds

3 tbsp olive oil

3 tbsp balsamic vinegar

3 tbsp agave

2 cloves garlic, pressed or finely minced

1 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

red pepper flakes to taste

Mix together the olive oil, agave, balsamic vinegar, garlic, salt, pepper, and paprika. Chop the broccoli into bite sized pieces, and diced the onion. In a Zip Bag, put the broccoli, mushrooms and onion. Pour the marinade over, shake to coat, and let sit overnight in the refrigerator.

An hour before serving, dehydrate on plastic or teflex sheets. About an hour should make these warm and slightly softened. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and, if you like it spicy, add a pinch of red pepper flakes.

Mango Bread

Mango Bread

Makes 1 loaf

2 cups Sprouted spelt

1/2 cup chopped apples

1/2 mango, peeled and seeded

2 large dates, pitted

1/3 cup fresh- squeezed-orange juice

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 cup maple syrup, agave or honey

2 tablespoons mango cubed

2 tablespoons apples or other fruit, diced

In a food processor, puree the ingredients except mango and fruit cubed and dice.

Transfer the mixture to a bowl and stir the cubed mango and diced apples.

On a solid dehydrator sheet, form the pureed dough into a loaf about 1 1/2 inches tall, 3 1/2 inches wide and 6 inches long. Dehydrate at 90° for 13 to 17 hours. When you take the loaf out of dehydrator it should be crisp on the outside and moist on the inside.

And definitely make more than one bath! is really good!!!

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Raspberry Salad

Cashew Cheese

Spinach Cream Soup

Mango Bread

lasagna

Breakfast Buckwheat Coco Puffs

Breakfast Buckwheat Coco Puffs

4 servings

ingredients

1 cup buckwheat groats, soaked

2 ripe bananas

3 tbsp carob chips or carob powder

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp salt

Rinse one cup buckwheat groats and then soak in about two cups water for 5-6 hours or overnight. Rinse the buckwheat groats well.

In a food processor with the S blade, add the banana, carob or carob powder, vanilla and salt. Process for a minute or two until very creamy. Fold into the buckwheat groats. Then spread the mixture in clusters about 1/4 inch thick on the teflex or plastic sheets in a dehydrator. Dehydrate for about 4 hours, then turn over and dehydrate for another 2-3 hours. Serve with 1/2 cup almond milk.

Very Berry Salad

Very Berry Salad

Ingredients for 1-2 servings

-150 gr wild blackberries
-250 gr strawberries, halved
-1/2 pomegranate, seeds
-1 bunch arugula leaves
-2 tbsp raw sesame seeds
-2 tbsp raw pine nuts
Minty Vinaigrette
-2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
-5 tbsp olive oil
-1 tsp agave syrup
-pinch of salt
-fresh ground pepper
-5 fresh spearmint leaves

Add all the salad ingredients in a bowl.Blend the dressing and pour on the salad. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and pine nuts. Enjoy!