Newsletter June 5, 2002
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This Week's Edition, June 5, 2002
Article: Fruit Juices and Thick Frothy Shakes
Guest Writer, Lucie Brisson
Recipes:
Strawberry Dessert
Orange Ice Cream
Chewy Apricot Strips
Pineapple with Fruit
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Article:
Fruit Juices and Thick Frothy Shakes
Guest Writer, Lucie Brisson
A FUN and EASY way to get more vitamins and minerals into your
diet is by drinking freshly made fruit juices, vegetable juices,
and by blending thick and frothy smoothies and shakes from frozen
fruit.
A friend of mine describes drinking freshly made fruit juices like
this:
"If you have never taken a mouthful of cantaloupe juice or
strawberry juice mixed with apple, you simply have not lived.
Blueberry juice is a taste of liquid heaven."
Freshly made juices are a tremendous source of enzymes. The fruits
and vegetable juices that you get in your local grocery store do
not contain live enzymes, because the enzymes have been
destroyed by the heat of pasteurization.
Enzymes act as catalysts in hundreds of thousands of chemical
reactions that take place throughout your body and are essential
for digesting, absorbing and converting food into body tissue.
Enzymes produce energy at the cellular level and are critical for
most of the metabolic activities taking place in your body every
second of every day.
Another benefit of drinking fresh juices and smoothies is that your
body can absorb MORE of the vitamins and minerals than if you
were to eat the fruits and vegetables whole! Many of the nutrients
are TRAPPED in the fiber, but by blending fruits and vegetables,
you break down the fiber and release the vital nutrients.
Example: When you eat a raw carrot, you are only able to
assimilate a small percentage of the available beta carotene.
When a carrot is juiced, removing the Fiber, a LARGE percentage
of the beta carotene can be assimilated by your body.
Of course, you still need to eat whole produce, because fiber is also
an important part of your daily diet. Meeting your own or your
children's needs for energy and nutrients is essential for good
health. Children who do not meet their needs for energy may stop
growing and gaining weight. In severe situations, children can develop
a condition which is life threatening called protein energy
malnutrition. Vitamins and minerals are only required in very
small amounts, but a diet insufficient in these can cause SEVERE
deficiency diseases.
YOU MAY BE SHOWING SIGNS OF MALNUTRITION IF YOU ...
- feel tired and weak.
- feel like you never have the energy to clean your home,
make meals or even do the dishes.
- have difficulty losing or gaining weight.
- can't easily get to sleep.
- feel stressed and/or nervous.
- feel drowsy during the day.
- sometimes can't concentrate, you're mind feels numb, or you
get confused easily.
- have problems with your digestion.
- have constipation and/or hard, dry stools.
- have mood swings, or get easily upset.
- don't have patience for anything.
- sometimes feel depressed.
- have overly dry or oily skin.
- sometimes have nausea and/or abdominal pain.
- have annoying eye twitches.
- bruise easily.
- have muscle cramps and/or lower back pain.
- sometimes get cracks and sores in the corners of your mouth.
- notice that your nails have become thin and/or brittle.
- are losing your hair.
- have water retention.
- have uncontrollable temper outbursts.
- don't eat a well-balanced nutritious diet EVERY DAY
Natural vitamins are found only in living things, that is, plants and
animals. Your body, with a few exceptions, can't manufacture vitamins.
They must be supplied in your food or in dietary supplements but
supplements cannot replace food, especially fruits and vegetables
which provide thousands of substances, some of which have well-known
functions, and some whose roles in the human body are not yet understood
or recognized.
VITAMINS AND MINERALS ...
- reduce your risk of getting a stroke or heart attack!
- strengthen your nails!
- improve your hair condition, strength and growth by providing
certain essential nutrients to the hair follicle!
- beautify your skin by keeping it smooth, soft and disease-free!
- provide essential compounds that are necessary for growth,
health, normal metabolism and physical well-being! Without
them, you would die!
- promote normal growth and development!
- maintain bone density and strength!
- regulate blood clotting!
- help in the function of nerves and muscles, including regulating
a normal heart beat!
When it comes to choosing a healthy diet for your children, many
parents don't realize the important role that beverages play. For
example, fruit flavored drinks and soft drinks are not a substitute
for real fruit. Many of these drinks only contain 10% real fruit
juice. The very best drinks are made from whole fruit and you
can make great fruity healthy drinks at home.
Written by Lucie Brisson, Publisher, Light Bringer Publishing,
http://www.healthrecipes.com
Healthrecipes.com has put together a fantastic collection of great
fresh Fruit Juice Recipes, thick and frothy Smoothie and Shake
Recipes, nutrient-rich Vegetable Juice Recipes and savory
Gazpacho Recipes which can be downloaded into your computer
within minutes. Click on this link
http://www.healthrecipes.com/juicer_ebook.htm
to read about the collection and get FREE Fruit Juice Recipes,
FREE Smoothies Recipes and a FREE ebook.
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This Week's Edition, June 5, 2002
Article: Fruit Juices and Thick Frothy Shakes
Guest Writer, Lucie Brisson
Recipes:
Strawberry Dessert
Baked Apples
Chewy Apricot Strips
Pineapple with Fruit
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Hot Tip
When I cook, I always put a couple sheets of newspaper on my
kitchen counter. I put all the peels, empty wrappers and other
discards on the newspaper. When I am finished, I just roll up the
newspaper and throw it away. This cuts down on bad smells and
reduces the mess while I am cooking.
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COFFEE BAR
Espressso Coffee
Coffee con panna
This is a 5 fl oz (150 ml) cup of espresso coffee topped with
whipped cream.
Coffee Corretto
This is a 2 to 5 fl oz (70 - 150 ml) cup of espresso
with a "little" shot of cognac or liqueur. In Italy
grappa is a popular shot in the espresso coffee.
Coffee Doppio
These are two 5 fl oz (150 ml) cup of espresso coffee
(double espresso) served in a large cup.
Coffee Mocha
This is a 5 fl oz (150 ml) of espresso coffee brewed
from equal parts espresso, hot chocolate and whipped
milk topped with a teaspoonful of whipped cream and
cocoa powder.
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Joke / Story of the Week
The bad old days.
Next time you are washing your hands and complaining because the
water temperature is not just how you like it, think about how things
used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500's:
In the old days, people cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that
always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things
to the pot.
People ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would
eat the stew for dinner, leave leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight
and then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it that
had been there for quite a while - hence the rhyme, "Peas porridge hot,
peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot, nine days old." Sometimes
people could get a little pork which made them feel quite special. When
visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was
a sign of wealth that a man "could bring home the bacon." They would
cut off a little to share with guests and everyone would sit around and
"chew the fat."
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Next Week's Issue, June 12, 2002
Article: Diet Scams
By Carl Weisbrod, Ph.D
Recipes
Milkshake with Strawberries
Peach Shake
Mango Shake
Smoothies
Melon and Strawberry Drink
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