Vegan Green Smoothie - Food for Thought

Vegan & Vegetarian Green Smoothie

    1 cup of baby spinach
    1 cup of Arugula
    ¼ cup of blueberries
    ½ cup of mango's  
    1 person cucumber
    1 apple
    1 banana
    Water to fill about ¼ of the container

If you’d like it cold, use frozen fruit or put ice cubes into your blender

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A Happy and Healthy Vegan Meal

The Nutty Vegan Smoothie

THE NUTTY VEGAN

Before I head out to meet the world, here is what I’m drinking/chewing. In an ordinary old blender.

4oz of Aloe Vera Juice

2 Tsp of Hemp Seed (organic whole seed I grind in my coffee grinder)

1 Tsp of Yeast Flakes (this is what makes the nutty taste
Handful Walnut Pieces (put 1^st into my food processor)

5-6 bits of frozen Mangos

5-6 bits of frozen Strawberries

2 spotted Bananas

1 Persian Cucumber (sliced up a  little)

1 cup of fresh Kale

1 cup of fresh Spinach

Water to fill ¼ of the blender

Ready for life and love

Camber Hill

Juicing Carrots, Beets and Spinach for a Vibrant life.

I've just made a drink out of my juicer that had a total of four elements. About 6-8 oz of carrot, 2-3oz of beets and 2-3 oz of spinach.

Beets build up the red corpuscles of the blood and tone up the blood generally.  Beets will have a cleansing effect on the liver, and should be used in small amount until you get use to it.

Carrot juice is the richest source of vitamin A which can quickly assimilate and contains an ample supply of vitamins B, C, D, E, G and K It promotes the appetite and is an aid to digestion. Just to name a few

Spinach helps the entire digestive tract, both the alimentary section of the body (the stomach, duodenum and small intestines) and for the large intestine or colon, and it has been so recognized form time immemorial.

Last but not least I took a lime and squeezed a little of it into the glass.

Much of my information was found a book called Fresh Vegetable and fruit Juices what's missing in your body? by N.W. Walker D. Sc.

That's it from Camberland

Cold Rice with Delicious Lemon, Basil and Sugar Plum Tomato’s.

Cold Rice with Delicious Lemon, Basil and Sugar Plum Tomato’s.


I love making people smile and get inspirited. This happens with good food and good friends. All the foods in this recipe can be found at your local Trader Joes.


1-cup brown rice (I used the rice in the frozen section that can be micro waved in 3 minutes.

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

3 tablespoons (or more) fresh lemon juice

3 pinches of sea salt

2 pinches of freshly ground black pepper

¾ cup of Sugar Plum Tomato cut in half

¼ cup or more of fresh cut (I use scissors) basil


Take bag of rice out of box of 3. Use a fork and stab the bag created air holes. Place in microwave for 3minuts. Now add the olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Mix well; add the tomatoes and sprinkle toss in the basil. Toss and serve. Yummy, easy and alive.




Love, Camber

Nutrition, Fitness and Meditation

Keep your attention on nutrition, fitness and meditation today to increase the fabulousness in your life.

Here is a great vegan green smoothie to help with nutrition.

A good handful of green dandelions

2 stalks of celery (or more)

A smart handful of Italian parsley

2 Tlbs of hemp protein

2 big cuts of pineapple

2 organic bananas

1/4 cup of fresh blueberries

3 or 4 ice cubes

good water filled to the top of the heap

I'm going to sit for 30 minutes to meditate. But you may want to take baby steps today and sit for 10 minutes to start your practice?

Next I'm going for a 4 mile run on the bike path along the beach

Next I'm heading for a fabulous party that I've been waiting to attend for months.

Now this if living fabulous!

Vegan Green Smoothie For May 14 2010

Friday Vegan Green Smoothie
May 14, 2010

2 stalks of Kale
3 stalks of Celery
1/2 a Cucumber
2tlbs of Flax Seed meal
2 Medjool Dates (take pit out)
4 Bananas Organic
1 Peach skinned
A few ice cubes for fun
Water to nearly the top of the heap of love
Hugs
Camber

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Vegan Green Smoothies with Trader Joes Southern Mixed Greens

Note: All products are found at Trader Joe's

This has to be the biggest hit to date. The demand lasted for hours, until I just had to change the menu. Here is one fabulous green smoothie that will make every cell of your body smile:

1.Southern Blend of Greens (mix of Mustard Greens, Spinach Greens, Collard Greens and Turnip Greens)Use about a good full handful.

2.Persian Cucumber (unpeeled)just chop it in to slices if need be

3.Medjool Dates 1 date

4.Pineapple two spears or 1/2 cup

5.Banana Two

6.Water fill to about the top of your stuff in blender.

Blend for 30-40 sec for greatest mix.

Healing the world one meal at a time.

Camber
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Fresh Fruit Will Heal Your Life!

EATING FRUIT...
We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It's important to know how and when to eat.

What is the correct way of eating fruits?
IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! * FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.
If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.
FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD. Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.

In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil....

So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining every time I eat watermelon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet, etc, Actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!
Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes all these will NOT happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.

There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.

When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste. Cooking destroys all the vitamins.

But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!
KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.
STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.
ORANGE : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.
WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene, the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.
GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.
Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer! It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

Camber Hill

Every day’s a new day with vegan green smoothies. This one was very daring!  I ‘m once again glad to announce it was delicious, though a little bit stringy. All smoothies are made with my ordinary kitchen blender and so can yours.




    One Orange, peeled
    Two Bananas
    One thumb nail of fresh Ginger
    Two stalks of Kale
    Four or five Broccoli heads
    Two tbls of Hemp Protein
    Fill water to about top of product


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Hugs,
Camber

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Shade Grown Coffee

 You and I use our dollars to vote for things to live or die. I vote to keep Shade Grown Coffee a thriving business. 

Read on

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By Mark Ingebretsen 

 

If you’re a coffee lover, you have thousands of varieties to choose from. But one choice in particular – opting for shade-grown – can help save the planet. 

Here's a little-known fact: Coffee plants originally evolved to thrive beneath the lush canopy of tropical forests, not in sun-exposed fields.

Small-scale coffee growers have long benefited from shaded farms. When sown in the shade of healthy forests, coffee plants require relatively little care and can coexist with fruit trees and other shade-tolerant crop-yielding plants – potentially a diversified income source for farmers.

For coffee connoisseurs, the taste of shade-grown coffee often better reflects the delicate nuances of the region where it is grown, in much the same way prized wines exhibit the unique characteristics of their vineyards.
READ MORE: Today coffee is grown in 16 of the world's 34 biodiversity hotspots.

But what we love most about shade-grown coffee is that it's the product of healthy, intact forests that are crucial in our fight to stabilize climate change and home to important plant and animal species.

Despite this, more than 40 percent of the shaded coffee fields in Mexico and Central America have been converted into sun-exposed plantations, their once-nurturing forest canopies destroyed in the process. In the 1960s, scientists began tweaking coffee plants so they could withstand sunlight and produce more beans. Thus relief agencies, hoping to raise the income of farmers, encouraged the switch from shade-grown to sun-tolerant varieties. Governments soon also joined the push.

But plantation-style coffee growing has produced consequences that few anticipated. Open fields of coffee plants sap nutrients from the soil, increase erosion and are dependent on chemical fertilizers. In a fast-developing world that consumes 2.5 billion cups of coffee daily, these practices pose a grave danger to the world’s tropical forests and to our global climate.

The wholesale burning and clearing of forests in tropical regions today produces roughly 20 percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change – that's twice the amount created by all the planet’s cars, trucks, SUVs, and trains.

By contrast, healthy forests extract carbon from the atmosphere, effectively using it as the basic material of their limbs and leaves. This fundamental natural process helps moderate climate change by balancing out carbon emissions. Healthy forests also combat erosion, help provide safe drinking water – which more than 1 in 6 human beings lack – and preserve untold plant species that local communities rely on for food, medicine, and shelter.

Fortunately, these facts are not lost on conservationists and some pioneering members of the multi-billion-dollar coffee industry. Understanding the benefits of preserving forests and the important role shade-grown coffee farms play in doing just that, Starbucks Corp. has worked with CI since 1998 to halt and eventually reverse years of unsound coffee-growing practices. The fruits of that relationship continue to be positive. Together with Starbucks, we've given farmers incentives to adopt sustainable growing practices and dependable, fair prices for their products.
NEWS: Starbucks is announcing the next phase of its 10-year partnership with CI.

Call it enlightened self interest or maybe even a partnership made in heaven. It’s certainly a partnership that grows stronger each time consumers opt to fill their cups with coffee that's grown in the shade.  

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Low Sweet Vegan Green Smoothie

This drink was more on the veggie side. There are no mistakes with green vegan smoothies...just play and see what you come up with. Here's one way to go.

3 cups of spinach leaf
1 carrot
1 celery stalk
1 apple
a cup of pineapple cubs
2 Tsb of flax oil
water and love

So give a go and enjoy your fabulous body, mind and spirit.
hugs
Camber

Glow In The Dark Vegan Green Smoothie

January 26, 2010

This Glow In The Dark Smoothie is super yummy

When you blend this drink up and look at the magnificent neon green color, you just know it's packed full of fabulous sizzle. The ingredients will rush to the cells of your body and take good care of you.
Now let's get started

Hand full of spinach leaf
Palm full of parsley
2 or more stalks of kale (pull the kale off the spine)
Hand full green grapes
A bunch of cut pieces of pineapple, this is a big yummy in this turbo drink
2 bananas
2Tsp of flaxseed meal
water to the middle of your blender full of food.
Blend it and if it's to gritty, put more water in, till you love the texture of this wonderful drink

Now bottoms up my little pretty

Camber

July 26, 2008

Are Chia Seeds (Salvia Hispanica) the New & Improved Flax Seeds?

"The results were lower blood pressure, reduced low-grade inflammation, and it made blood thinner.  There are not many studies in the literature showing this kind of results from a natural grain.   It was rather spectacular."

-Dr. Vladimir Vuksan, U of Toronto researcher-


Three weeks ago my sister asked me if knew anything about Chia Pet seeds. Yes, you read that right--these are the same seeds that grew the hair of the 1980's sensation "The Chia Pet"!  She said she heard they were better than flax seeds--more nutritional bang for the buck--and you didn't need to grind them up or keep them in the refrigerator.  Even Dr. Andrew Weil is a big fan.
I was clueless--never heard of the them.  But I said I would check it out.  After looking into it I think Chia just may supplant my super food favorite flax seed, and here's why I'm starting to use these teeny tiny Peruvian poppy seed-sized seeds :

• High in Omega 3-s. Chia has the highest level of healthy omega-3 fatty acids of any plant, including flax.  This is in the form of alpha-linolenic acid.  A June 2008 article in Nutrition Reviews raves about the cardioprotective & neuroprotective benefits of ALA, as well as its effect in countering inflammation and its beneficial effect on autoimmune diseases.
• Fiber. Chia has the highest known whole-food source of fiber.  About 2 TBS.=7 grams of fiber, both soluble & insoluble. Note: This differs by brand.
• Needs no refrigeration. It's so rich in anti-oxidants (chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, myricetin, quercetin and flavonols) that it doesn't need to be refrigerated, unlike flax seed. And it doesn't need to be ground up, unlike flax.
  
• Nutrients. It's chock full of important nutrients, including protein, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, copper, niacin and zinc.
• Easy to use. It's tasteless & can be mixed easily in oatmeal, yogurt, baked goods, or smoothies. Or you can sprinkle it on salads.
• Keeps your blood sugar steady. You can add it to your water bottle, wait 30 minutes & give it a good shake. The tiny seeds form a pleasant gel, which will slow down the digestion of carbohydrates, preventing blood sugar spikes, and keeping you feeling full longer.  My sister adds lemon Crystal Light to her "Chia Water".  My husband & I drink it "straight up".  Or try "Chia Fresca", a traditional Mexican & Central American drink.  Mix 8-10 oz. of water, 2 tsp. of Chia seed, a little lemon or lime juice & some sugar.  "Chia water" is reminiscent of the bubble tea you may have tasted at a Thai restaurant.
• No gastric discomfort.  Flax seed is gas producing for me--Chia isn't.  No idea why!

The big buzz started when Dr. Vladimir Vuksan, a professor of endocrinology and nutritional sciences at the University of Toronto, published a study of 20 type-2 diabetics who supplemented their diets with about 3 tablespoons of Salba (the commercial brand of ground Chia seeds) everyday for 12 weeks.  Dr. Vuksan thought it would be a great supplement to lower the blood sugar levels of diabetics and decrease their risk of cardiovascular disease at the same time. The control group ate wheat bran, the other group ate the Chia seeds.  Turned out that both groups had equal drops in blood sugar.  But, some surprising cardiovascular benefits accrued for the Chia group!

Benefits found from the Chia Seed Study.

• Blood pressure decreased. The Chia group had a 6.3 point drop in blood pressure.  According to Dr.Vuksan, "That's better than a lot of medication."  The drop may be because of the Chia's unique combinations of  high omega 3's, high fiber, vegetable protein and magnesium.
• The C-reactive protein levels decreased by 30%.  CRP is a key measure of inflammation & an important marker for cardiovascular disease.  Anything that can reduce it by 30% is worth noting.
• Clotting factors dropped by 20%.  Based on previous research, this would translate into a modest decrease in cardiovascular disease.
• The ALA blood levels (the plant form of Omega-3) doubled in the Chia group.

The Aztec Legends Surrounding Chia seeds.

• A handful of Chia seeds could sustain ancient Aztec warriors for a full day.
• The Aztecs used Chia as a medicine to relieve joint pain and skin conditions.
• Aztec runners, who delivered messages between communities, used Chia mixed with water to sustain themselves on long runs.

How Much Do The Seeds Cost?  Which Brand Is Best?

• Chia seeds will set you back much more than flax seed will.  Bob's Red Mill Flax costs only $.14 an ounce.  I'm not giving up my flax, just adding Chia a few days a week.
  
• The plain Jane black seed Shiloh Farms brand costs about $.62 an ounce.  
• The ChiaLife brand costs about $1.20 an ounce at a local health food store, but $.88 an ounce online.
• Nature's Answer (the brand my sister uses) costs about $.77 an ounce.
• The Salba brand, which was used in Dr. Vuksan's Toronto study costs about $1.25 an ounce.  This is a white seed, that the company says is the culmination of 15 years of special breeding and results in a substantially enhanced nutrient density.  Who knows?  You be your own judge.
• The nutrient content for Salba, Natures' Answer & ChiaLife are all basically the same, so I'm not sure why Salba thinks their product is superior.  The Shiloh Farms brand just has basic fiber, carb & protein content on its label, not omega-3 or vitamin & mineral content.
• As far as my taste tests went, they were all the same.
• UPATE:  When I wrote this post I had only tasted the Salba brand of Chia meal (ground up Chia). I have since tasted the Salba Chia regular seed & I have to say, I really like its taste & texture.  If it weren't so expensive it would be my first choice.  Maybe the price will come down.

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Textured Vegetable Protien

Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP)?

To be turned on to sensible ways to eat makes for good common cents. Here is another way to save on the fake meat stuff we like to use in tacos, burritos, soups and many other delightful meals.

Textured Vegetable Protein

also know as TVP, it can be a sound way to get your dishes what what they need with out paying more money than need be.

Also known as textured soy protein, TVP is not tofu. It is, however, made from soy. TVP comes from defatted soy flour, which is a by-product of soybean oil, so it is plentiful in supply. It’s also quick to cook and a great source of vegetable protein without all the fat.
TVP comes in small dry chunks resembling, well, dried vegetables more than anything, or in a finely-ground form. It’s flavorless, but when you rehydrate it and add your own flavors, it makes a great protein-filled addition to many dishes calling for ground meat. Because of its varying texture, it’s versatile, and can take on the texture of many meats. For instance, it’s excellent in chili, tacos, veggie burgers and soups.

A 43-gram serving of TVP contains 120 calories and 21 grams of protein and hardly any fat. Since it’s so high in protein, it makes a great transition meat substitute; but since North Americans eat more protein than our bodies can process, you should gradually reduce or even eliminate TVP as well.
When it’s used to replace meat in stews and soups, your family will hardly be able to tell the difference and since you can marinate it in many of the same sauces as meat, it can take on many of meat’s flavors.

Though TVP is much healthier than most meats, it’s still a high-protein processed food, and high-protein diets increase the rate at which you age. With minimal proteins and a high fruit and vegetable diet, you’ll achieve the best level of health.

Natural food stores, health food stores and large supermarkets generally carry TVP; check the bulk section if you can’t find it.

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Chesse Is A Legal Addition!

If you're detoxing from dairy you may needed a 12-step program. I found it so hard to give up cheese! Amazingly, little did I know that cheese has actually been proven to be addictive. It has been as equally harder for me to give up dairy as cigarettes were at one time. Perhaps more shocking thing is that the Dairy Industry has deliberately fed on cheese's addictive quality, with all of us being completely duped. I feel sickened by the following article. If you can honestly read the last paragraph of this article and not be furious, you are addicted.

Here is an excerpt from the article in the Orlando Sentinel July 13 2003:

Of all the potentially addicting foods, cheese may be the most complex. In research studies using vegan and vegetarian diets to control cholesterol or reduce body weight, most participants soon forget the lure of ice cream, sour cream, and even burgers and chicken. But for many people, the taste for cheese lingers on and on. Yes, 70 percent of its calories may come from waist-augmenting fat, and, ounce for ounce, it may harbor more cholesterol than a steak. But that cheese habit is tough to break.

Why is cheese so addicting? Certainly not because of its aroma, which is perilously close to old socks. The first hint of a biochemical explanation came in 1981, when scientists at Wellcome Research Laboratories in Research Triangle Park, N.C., found a substance in dairy products that looked remarkably like morphine. After a complex series of tests, they determined that, surprisingly enough, it actually was morphine. By a fluke of nature, the enzymes that produce opiates are not confined to poppies -- they also hide inside cows' livers. So traces of morphine can pass into the animal's bloodstream and end up in milk and milk products. The amounts are far too small to explain cheese's appeal. But nonetheless, the discovery led scientists on their search for opiate compounds in dairy products.

And they found them. Opiates hide inside casein, the main dairy protein. As casein molecules are digested, they break apart to release tiny opiate molecules, called casomorphins. One of these compounds has about one-tenth the opiate strength of morphine. The especially addicting power of cheese may be due to the fact that the process of cheese-making removes water,lactose and whey proteins so that casein is concentrated. Scientists are now trying to tease out whether these opiate molecules work strictly within the digestive tract or whether they pass into the bloodstream and reach the brain directly.

(some paragraphs about chocolate addiction snipped)

The cheese industry is miles ahead of them, having gone to great lengths to identify people who are most vulnerable to addiction. It dubs them "cheese cravers," and tracks their age, educational level and other demographics so as to target them with marketing strategies that are tough to ignore. With a $200 million annual research and marketing budget, the dairy industry is not content to have you just sprinkling a little mozzarella on your salad. It is looking for those Americans who will eat it straight out of the package, whatever the cost to their waistlines or cholesterol levels.

At a "Cheese Forum" held Dec. 5, 2000, Dick Cooper, the vice president of Cheese Marketing for Dairy Management Inc., laid out the industry's scheme for identifying potential addicts and keeping them hooked. In his slide presentation, which was released to our organization under the Freedom of Information Act, he asked the question, "What do we want our marketing program to do?" and then gave the answer: "Trigger the cheese craving." He described how, in a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the dairy industry launched Wendy's Cheddar Lover's Bacon Cheeseburger, which single-handedly pushed 2.25 million pounds of cheese during the promotion period. That works out to 380 tons of fat and 1.2 tons of pure cholesterol in the cheese alone. A similar promotion with Pizza Hut launched the "Ultimate Cheese Pizza," which added an entire pound of cheese to a single pizza and sold five million pounds of it during a six-week promotion in 2000. The presentation concluded with a cartoon of a playground slide with a large spider web woven to trap children as they reached the bottom. The caption had one spider saying to another, "If we pull this off, we'll eat like kings."

Camber@ThinkFabulous.com
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