Raw Arame Seaweed Salad
Here is an easy and refreshing way to eat raw seaweed, another food that protects the body from radioactive material.
Soak for 15 minutes in cold water:
1.76 oz package of organic Arame, a species of kelp
Drain and rinse. Place in a bowl with:
3-4 carrots, grated
Toss with dressing:
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp water
1 tbspn extra virgin olive oil
2 tbspn raw local honey
3 tbspn Nama Shoyu
Garnish with:
Scallions, sliced
ENJOY!
Strawberry Cream Pie
My cousin Miguel e-mailed me out of the blue last week and after reading my posts, he immediately set out to make his own Coco-Nutty Banana Cream Pie. I was so impressed when he e-mailed me just 2 days later with a photo of his own pie. Although his was made with a Graham Cracker Crust, the rest was all raw. He and his 2 year old little girl, Estelle devoured it. His response brought a smile on my face, “I’m SOLD! I’m inspired to eat raw desserts! Any more desserts involving strawberries or peaches in the making? “
Needless to say, I’m always so excited when others are motivated to eat less processed and more raw foods. So today, I looked in my fridge: strawberries – check, almonds – check and macadamia nuts – check. Thought I’d create a Strawberry Cream Pie!
So, Miguel, this is for you and Estelle!
Strawberries are rich in vitamin C and manganese. They are also a very good source of dietary fiber and iodine, the latter nutrient helps protect our thyroids and gonads from radiation exposure of iodine-131. Strawberries also contain potassium, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium, copper, and vitamin K. And they are abundant in the Spring. In fact, City Roots just announced that their strawberries are ready for picking.
Pulse together in a food processor:
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tbspn extra virgin coconut oil, liquified by placing bottle in warm water
1 1/2 tbspns raw local honey
1 cup raw almonds, unsoaked, process to a powder
Create the crust in molds (first grease with coconut oil) or on 2 5″ pie pans or free form rounds. Freeze.
Puree in a high speed blender:
2 tbspns raw local honey
1 organic orange, juiced, around 1/3 cup
1 cup raw organic macadamia nuts, unsoaked (or raw cashews, soaked overnight, drained and rinsed) I prefer cashews but macadamias are a great substitute if there are cashew allergies.
Refrigerate until needed.
1 pint of organic strawberries
mint from the garden
Make sure everything is cold when served and after putting it together, serve immediately.
Place Strawberry Slices on top of Crust
Top with Orange Cream
Add another layer of strawberries
1. Place an almond cookie crust on a plate.
2. Top with strawberry slices.
3. Spread orange cream on top.
4. Top with more strawberries.
5. Garnish with a mint leaf.
Petits Fours
Mini Strawberry Cream Pies
Or as my son likes them, sans crust: Strawberry Cream Kisses
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I have worried about my friends who live in Japan. Yet at the same time, in the midst of the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, I am inspired and awed by the great peace, power of community and strength of the Japanese people.
Today, trace levels of radiation from the explosion at Fukushima are now in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Nevada and other Western states. Despite the low levels found, the risk of radiation exposure hits home. Although we are exposed to significant amounts of radiation already in our daily lives (cell phone towers, microwaves, X-rays, CT scans, yes even cigarette smoking), the low levels of radioactive material leaking out from a nuclear plant on the other side of the earth makes it seem more significant.
The byproducts of the recent nuclear explosion are Iodine-131, strontium-90 and cesium-137. Iodine-131 travels best (therefore the first material to be found in the US), but after 80 days, only less than 0.1% will remain. Cesium-137 can travel too, but once it falls on the ground, it will stay there for 300 years with only 0.1% remaining.
Because these radioactive materials can enter our bodies through ingesting, absorption through the skin or inhalation. Moreover, they have been shown to cause different types of cancer.
Before going out to buy Potassium Iodide, Mamas can simply use Raw Food to:
1. protect our family’s bodies by filling up our cells with good minerals and thereby keeping radioactive materials out, and
2. detoxify in order to get rid of any radioactive materials already present.
From Gabriel Cousens’ A Comprehensive Holistic Approach to the Plague of Radiation and What To Do:
1. Serve up foods that protect the body from radiation exposure:
| MINERAL | PROTECTS | FROM |
|
Iodine (found in kelp and strawberries)
|
thyroid and gonads |
iodine-131 |
|
Potassium (found in chard, crimini mushrooms and spinach)
|
muscles, kidneys, liver, and reproductive organs |
cesium-137 |
|
Calcium (found in spinach, turnip greens, mustard greens and collard greens)
|
bones |
strontium-90 |
Other excellent foods that protect against radiation are:
– garlic, onion, ginseng
– echinacea, rosemary
– green tea – 20 cups gives 97% more protection against radiation
– chlorophyll-rich foods: cabbage, leafy greens, spirulina (decreases side effects of radiation by 50%), wheatgrass, sprouts, blue green algae
– beets can lessen cesium-137 absorption by 97-100%
– bee pollen contains 15% lecithin which protects against all 3 radioactive materials: iodine-131, strontium-90 and cesium-137
2. Serve up foods that bind to radioactive material, turning them into harmless salts and then ridding the body of them:
| CHELATES (foods that bind) | DETOXIFIES BODY OF |
|
Kelp family (kelp, arame, wakame, kombu, hijiki) contains sodium alginate
|
Strontium-90 |
|
Green algae (chlorella)
|
Cesium-137 |
Other excellent chelates:
apples, sunflowers seeds, miso, grains, beans, peas
3. Serve up alkalizing foods that are low in the food chain protect the body against radiation:
– raw vegan foods because they have lower concentrations of radioactive materials:
– avoid animal products because they contain up to 15 x (milk) and 30 x (beef) more radioactive materials
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