I used two recipes to come up with this one. One of the recipes came from my friend Alanna. The other one came from this older hispanic chef whose video I watched- and I was cracking up the whole 5 minutes. Anyways...
Ingredients:
1Tbls. olive oil
1 C. mushrooms- chopped
1 green pepper- chopped
1 can whole olives- sliced
1 tomato- chopped
1 can black beans- drained, do not rinse
1 C zucchini- chopped
1/4 C green onions- chopped
1 Tbls garlic- minced
1 tsp. Italian dressing seasoning packet
12 corn tortillas
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1 sm can red enchilada sauce
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a pan saute the mushrooms and green pepper in the olive oil. Once the mushrooms are cooked, add in the olives, tomatoes, black beans, zucchini, green chillies, and green onions. Stir all of these ingredients for a few minutes until they are all warm. Then add in the garlic, Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper if you want.
Mix together the spaghetti sauce with enchilada sauce in a bowl.
Heat a skillet over medium high heat to warm up corn tortillas. Do this so they wont break while rolling them up. Put a small drop of oil in skillet, put two tortillas together, then cook on the two outsides. The two insides that are touching each other dont get cooked.
Thinly coat the bottom of a 9x13in pan with some of the sauce. Evenly distribute the mixture into 12 tortillas. Roll the tortillas up and place them in the pan. If there is extra filling, I spread it across tops of rolled enchiladas.
Pour sauce over the top of the enchiladas so that they are all fully covered. I had about 1/4 of I leftover so I put it back in the spaghetti sauce jar.
Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
Serve with THIS guacamole (of course!), and lettuce or chopped spinach, tomato, (if you can handle packing in some more vegetables), with lime on top
Monday, October 25, 2010
the BEST guacamole
Guacamole
2 ripe avacados, peeled, pitted
1 tsp salt
2 Tbls lemon juice
1/4 C onion, chopped
1 medium tomato, chopped
1/2 C fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped
If you want to make this easy, blend all ingredients in Vita Mix, or blender. If you do that, you can leave the ingredients big and chunky. Saves on chopping by hand. Otherwise, I like to use a pastry blender. Last option would be the traditional fork mashing.
2 ripe avacados, peeled, pitted
1 tsp salt
2 Tbls lemon juice
1/4 C onion, chopped
1 medium tomato, chopped
1/2 C fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped
If you want to make this easy, blend all ingredients in Vita Mix, or blender. If you do that, you can leave the ingredients big and chunky. Saves on chopping by hand. Otherwise, I like to use a pastry blender. Last option would be the traditional fork mashing.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Slimcado
Have you ever heard of a SLIMCADO?! They are gigantic avacado's that have 1/2 the fat and 1/3 less calories. Yeah yeah yeah, avacados are "healthy fat, but when I eat them, I double my calorie intake for the day just in guacamole. There is a line between healthy and overdoing it. I made our guacamole with one of these. We could definitly taste the difference, but it was still good and we could eat more! I found mine at Fred Meyer's for $3. It was about the size of 3 regular Avacado, so same price overall.
Interesting and delicious Artichokes
Last night I made an artichoke for the first time. I had no idea what to do with it. I didn't know if it was super good for me, or high in fat (like avocado & olives). How I cooked and ate it is below the nutrition facts. Be sure to use the garlic, bay leaf, and lemon (or lemon juice). Eat it by itself. No dips. Don't forget to eat the heart! It turned out to be a perfect appetizer to our meal. Its slow to eat so you can socialize while eating, and didn't fill us up. I only ate a little because I was POSITIVE it had to be a fattening vegetable. It was delicious!
I think the first chart is if you consumed the whole thing, which is hard to do. The second chart is the "edible" part.
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California Artichokes are
How to Cook and Eat an ArtichokeMETHODHow to Cook an Artichoke1. If the artichokes have little thorns on the end of the leaves, take a kitchen scissors and cut of the thorned tips of all of the leaves. This step is mostly for aesthetics as the thorns soften with cooking and pose no threat to the person eating the artichoke.   2. Slice about 3/4 inch to an inch off the tip of the artichoke. 3. Pull off any smaller leaves towards the base and on the stem. 4. Cut excess stem, leaving up to an inch on the artichoke. The stems tend to be more bitter than the rest of the artichoke, but some people like to eat them. Alternatively you can cut off the stems and peel the outside layers which is more fibrous and bitter and cook the stems along with the artichokes. 5. Rinse the artichokes in running cold water.  6. In a large pot, put a couple inches of water, a clove of garlic, a slice of lemon, and a bay leaf (this adds wonderful flavor to the artichokes). Insert a steaming basket if you have one. Add the artichokes. Cover. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer. Cook for 25 to 45 minutes or until the outer leaves can easily be pulled off. Note: artichokes can also be cooked in a pressure cooker (about 15-20 minutes cooking time). Cooking time depends on how large the artichoke is, the larger, the longer it takes to cook.How to Eat an Artichoke1. Pull off outer petals, one at a time.   2. Dip white fleshy end in melted butter or sauce. Tightly grip the other end of the petal. Place in mouth, dip side down, and pull through teeth to remove soft, pulpy, delicious portion of the petal. Discard remaining petal.   Continue until all of the petals are removed.   3. With a knife or spoon, scrape out and discard the inedible fuzzy part (called the "choke") covering the artichoke heart. The remaining bottom of the artichoke is the heart. Cut into pieces and dip into sauce to eat.   | |
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Tacos
WOW! Neither one of us were expecting these to be this good! I couldn't put my tongue on which ingredient I loved the most. I could've eaten more if we hadn't finished it off!
Tacos
- Big Stuffer hard taco shells (they are bigger than regular, therefore easier to get the filling into)
- Whole wheat soft tortillas for a healthier choice- and it will taste healthier :) Depends what you're going for.
- bean filling (recipe below)
3. Guacamole (recipe HERE)
4.Chopped tomatos
5. Chopped spinach -or- romaine (much easier to eat when its not big pieces)
6. Limes -or- lime juice in the green lime bottles
Bean Taco Filling
1 medium onion- chopped
2 tsp minced garlic from jar -or- 2 garlic cloves minced
1 can pinto beans- rinsed
1 can black beans- rinsed
1 can (14.5 oz) vegetable broth
2 Tbls. Taco seasoning (from packet)
Saute onions without oil. If needed, use non-stick spray. Cook until soft. Add garlic. Cook 30 seconds before adding both cans of beans, vegetable broth, and seasoning. Let boil, then simmer covered until most of the moisture is absorbed, about 30 minutes. I stir and scrape bottom with spatula every few minutes to prevent sticking and to check the moisture level.
Processed food
My friends husband asked her what processed food is. When she told me that, I was shocked! And then I tried to define it. Wait... do I even know what processed food is?
Sometimes I wonder if the people that make processed foods are bitter people that want everyone to suffer. Or if they think to themselves, "I'm not gonna eat this!" cause they know whats really in it and how its made. Or if they are just dumb dumb people that think our bodies will accept anything that is not posion. What does it really come down to? We pay to eat their un-natural concoctions, feel so gross that we go back for more thinking its "hunger pains" when our body is withdrawling from the junk. And they are rich. Interesting how that all works out.
Even though I have tried to cut out processed food, I still crave it every now and then. Like when I remember the devine taste of an Oreo. Or when I look in the pantry for something to eat (which isn't where I should be looking) and see the garlic Triscuts I bought for a "healthy snack". Or when I want to use "this" in a recipe because it will taste better than whats called for. Plain ol' white corn tortilla chips are my downfall. Santita's for $2. Oh yeah. Sometimes I just want a quick fix for my hunger and its tempting to stop for some cheap fast food. You know what sounds real good right now? Olive Garden Breadsticks.
Will my tongue ever forget the succulent taste of junk food?
Mom said eat your veggies, not processed foods. And she was right!
9. They Ruin Your Taste
Processed foods contain refined sugar, extra salt, and other flavor enhancers. Not only are these often unhealthy, but they dull your taste buds to natural flavors. the result? A need to eat more processed foods to get the taste you want, and natural foods that don't taste as good as they should.
8. Unhealthy Additives
Unhealty chemical additives are added to foods so that they will stay fresh longer, or to enhance color.
7. Hide and Seek
Processed foods often contain hidden sugar, salt, and fat. All three of these contribute to health problems!
6. Mystery Ingredients
Many processed foods are filled with strange parts and pieces. For example, hot dogs contain "edible offal": animal skin, snouts, ears, esophagi, etc.
5. What Nutrients?
Processing takes a lot of the nutrients out of nutrient-rich foods. You get little that your body needs.
4. Fortified with Synthetics
To make up for the loss of nutrients during processing, synthetic vitamins and minerals are added. although helpful, these synthetics are not as healthy as their natural counterparts.
3. Wrong Market
When you spend money on processed foods, you encourage growth in this market. spending your money on fruits and vegetables, preferably organic, encourages others to enter this market.
2. Lose Money
Although fruits and vegetables often appear to be expensive, they are often less expensive than processed foods. Fresh broccoli can cost $0.78/lb, while frozen broccoli can cost $1.19/lb.
1. They're Dead!
Much of the goodness is cooked or processed out of our foods. We do not benefit from the enzymes and nutrients the foods normally contain.
Processed food is a real food that has been altered in any way in order to lower its production cost, lengthen its shelf life, resulting in the reduction of its nutritional content and/or the increase of toxins.
Okay, sooooo...... what isn't processed?
Sometimes I wonder if the people that make processed foods are bitter people that want everyone to suffer. Or if they think to themselves, "I'm not gonna eat this!" cause they know whats really in it and how its made. Or if they are just dumb dumb people that think our bodies will accept anything that is not posion. What does it really come down to? We pay to eat their un-natural concoctions, feel so gross that we go back for more thinking its "hunger pains" when our body is withdrawling from the junk. And they are rich. Interesting how that all works out.
Even though I have tried to cut out processed food, I still crave it every now and then. Like when I remember the devine taste of an Oreo. Or when I look in the pantry for something to eat (which isn't where I should be looking) and see the garlic Triscuts I bought for a "healthy snack". Or when I want to use "this" in a recipe because it will taste better than whats called for. Plain ol' white corn tortilla chips are my downfall. Santita's for $2. Oh yeah. Sometimes I just want a quick fix for my hunger and its tempting to stop for some cheap fast food. You know what sounds real good right now? Olive Garden Breadsticks.
Will my tongue ever forget the succulent taste of junk food?
Top Ten Reasons to Avoid Processed Foods
10. You're Not Listening to Your MomMom said eat your veggies, not processed foods. And she was right!
9. They Ruin Your Taste
Processed foods contain refined sugar, extra salt, and other flavor enhancers. Not only are these often unhealthy, but they dull your taste buds to natural flavors. the result? A need to eat more processed foods to get the taste you want, and natural foods that don't taste as good as they should.
8. Unhealthy Additives
Unhealty chemical additives are added to foods so that they will stay fresh longer, or to enhance color.
7. Hide and Seek
Processed foods often contain hidden sugar, salt, and fat. All three of these contribute to health problems!
6. Mystery Ingredients
Many processed foods are filled with strange parts and pieces. For example, hot dogs contain "edible offal": animal skin, snouts, ears, esophagi, etc.
5. What Nutrients?
Processing takes a lot of the nutrients out of nutrient-rich foods. You get little that your body needs.
4. Fortified with Synthetics
To make up for the loss of nutrients during processing, synthetic vitamins and minerals are added. although helpful, these synthetics are not as healthy as their natural counterparts.
3. Wrong Market
When you spend money on processed foods, you encourage growth in this market. spending your money on fruits and vegetables, preferably organic, encourages others to enter this market.
2. Lose Money
Although fruits and vegetables often appear to be expensive, they are often less expensive than processed foods. Fresh broccoli can cost $0.78/lb, while frozen broccoli can cost $1.19/lb.
1. They're Dead!
Much of the goodness is cooked or processed out of our foods. We do not benefit from the enzymes and nutrients the foods normally contain.
Life as a Vegan (5 1/2 weeks)
Excerpted for my personal blog September 18, 2010
Great! I really feel a lot better. First of all, natural food is a.m.a.z.i.n.g! Too bad I have been so addicted to sugar-y, chocolate-y, carb-y, delicious JUNK my whole life, and not appreciated the good stuff we're blessed with to eat. I eat about 5-10 servings of fruits and vegetables a day! I used to eat less than that a week. I know, I was disgusting. I also eat whole grains, like plain old fashioned oatmeal without sweeteners, Cracked wheat mush, Dave's killer bread, Whole wheat tortillas, and Santitas tortilla chips :) Okay, I cut those out today. I make a lot of dinners with beans (black, pinto, garbanzo, kidney). We love Mexican food so its not hard to incorporate beans into our diet. I eat nuts only a few times a week. Usually for a snack, or when they're in a recipe. I have found so many Delicious things to eat and make. Eating this way seriously isn't hard. When we go out to a restaurant, which isn't very often for me, I will have meat if I feel like "splurging". I love vegi subs at subway and Quiznos. I never have cheese or other dairy products though because I think that is what causes my headaches, along with sugar. So basically I'm allergic to dairy.
Okay, so here is a breakdown of how my symptoms have changed:
Fatigue- amazingly better. If I could only get myself to bed before midnight I would feel even better. I NEVER take naps, whereas I was taking them at least 3/7 days. When my kids wake me up in the morning, I get up and get going instead of turning a movie on for them in our room so I can sleep another hour.
Headaches- Almost never. I never take ibuprofen anymore. I used to take 600-1000 MG/day! I also used to drink Mt Dew to get through the day and only have 3 times in the 5 weeks! When I do have a headache that is as bad as the ones I used to deal with every day, its because I ate something I shouldn't have the day before (example-A big helping of peanut M&M's).
Muscles and joints- feel less tense. I'm not feeling awesome, but I'm not in pain. This has helped with the tension headaches. I've been to the chiropractor once in 6 weeks, whereas I was going once a week before ($30 a time!). My muscles instantly relaxed once I started eating this way.
Sinuses- I have TONS less mucus ( sorry, TMI). My face/head feels clearer.
Patience for my children- still waiting on that one.
Weight loss- 12 lbs.
I am slowly transitioning my children to eat healthier, but they are so stinking picky!!! Its hard. They are by no means vegan, but I have limited they're sugar intake and try to get them to eat fruits with most meals. Vegetables are impossible. Hopefully I can fix the damage I've done to them :) My goal is that they will someday eat what I make for dinner, instead of toast and strawberries. Our future children will be much better trained in eating healthy. You live a learn. Sorry, Addysin and Caiden.
One very interesting thing..... I weened Caiden off the bottle a month ago and he wont drink milk out of a cup because its "gross". Before he was weened he would throw up all the time from crying so hard and gagging on mucus in his throat. Especially during the night. I couldn't ever let him cry himself back to sleep because it was guaranteed that he would throw up. He threw up at our family picture photo shoot. He even threw up all on his nursery leader when he got made that I left him. I couldn't ever let him get worked up. I don't know if its coincidence on timing, but he never throws up anymore (and trust me he still cries just as hard)... knock on wood. I think he is intolerant to milk like I am, but he still eats cheese. Maybe I should cut that out too.... hmm.
Great! I really feel a lot better. First of all, natural food is a.m.a.z.i.n.g! Too bad I have been so addicted to sugar-y, chocolate-y, carb-y, delicious JUNK my whole life, and not appreciated the good stuff we're blessed with to eat. I eat about 5-10 servings of fruits and vegetables a day! I used to eat less than that a week. I know, I was disgusting. I also eat whole grains, like plain old fashioned oatmeal without sweeteners, Cracked wheat mush, Dave's killer bread, Whole wheat tortillas, and Santitas tortilla chips :) Okay, I cut those out today. I make a lot of dinners with beans (black, pinto, garbanzo, kidney). We love Mexican food so its not hard to incorporate beans into our diet. I eat nuts only a few times a week. Usually for a snack, or when they're in a recipe. I have found so many Delicious things to eat and make. Eating this way seriously isn't hard. When we go out to a restaurant, which isn't very often for me, I will have meat if I feel like "splurging". I love vegi subs at subway and Quiznos. I never have cheese or other dairy products though because I think that is what causes my headaches, along with sugar. So basically I'm allergic to dairy.
Okay, so here is a breakdown of how my symptoms have changed:
Fatigue- amazingly better. If I could only get myself to bed before midnight I would feel even better. I NEVER take naps, whereas I was taking them at least 3/7 days. When my kids wake me up in the morning, I get up and get going instead of turning a movie on for them in our room so I can sleep another hour.
Headaches- Almost never. I never take ibuprofen anymore. I used to take 600-1000 MG/day! I also used to drink Mt Dew to get through the day and only have 3 times in the 5 weeks! When I do have a headache that is as bad as the ones I used to deal with every day, its because I ate something I shouldn't have the day before (example-A big helping of peanut M&M's).
Muscles and joints- feel less tense. I'm not feeling awesome, but I'm not in pain. This has helped with the tension headaches. I've been to the chiropractor once in 6 weeks, whereas I was going once a week before ($30 a time!). My muscles instantly relaxed once I started eating this way.
Sinuses- I have TONS less mucus ( sorry, TMI). My face/head feels clearer.
Patience for my children- still waiting on that one.
Weight loss- 12 lbs.
I am slowly transitioning my children to eat healthier, but they are so stinking picky!!! Its hard. They are by no means vegan, but I have limited they're sugar intake and try to get them to eat fruits with most meals. Vegetables are impossible. Hopefully I can fix the damage I've done to them :) My goal is that they will someday eat what I make for dinner, instead of toast and strawberries. Our future children will be much better trained in eating healthy. You live a learn. Sorry, Addysin and Caiden.
One very interesting thing..... I weened Caiden off the bottle a month ago and he wont drink milk out of a cup because its "gross". Before he was weened he would throw up all the time from crying so hard and gagging on mucus in his throat. Especially during the night. I couldn't ever let him cry himself back to sleep because it was guaranteed that he would throw up. He threw up at our family picture photo shoot. He even threw up all on his nursery leader when he got made that I left him. I couldn't ever let him get worked up. I don't know if its coincidence on timing, but he never throws up anymore (and trust me he still cries just as hard)... knock on wood. I think he is intolerant to milk like I am, but he still eats cheese. Maybe I should cut that out too.... hmm.
Why I'm becoming Vegan
Excerpted for my personal blog July 30, 2010
I'm an unhealthy person. I usually feel "not well" or "sick and tired" -literally.
Extremely fatigued, always.
Headache, 90% of the time.
My joints and muscles aches, always.
My complexion, I look like a teenager.
My vision keeps getting worse.
My sinuses are swollen, always. Doesn't help with the headache.
I am ADDICTED to junk food. I eat maybe one serving of fruits/vegetables a day!
I take 3-6 ibueprophin a day!
I resort to caffine probably 4 times a week to make it through the day.
I take naps 50% of the time when my kids do! And I'm not even pregnant.
I want to wake up in the morning bright and early and have the energy to enjoy life, and get things accomplished.
I want all my aches to be GONE.
I want to have more patience with my kids. I want them to be able to let them be loud without me telling them that they're hurting my head. Addysin started asking me "does your head hurt?". Sad.
I want to be active.
Chris has type 1 diabetes. He is doing it too, and just in the past few days he uses much less insulin and his blood sugar levels are more in control. With this type of diabetes, he cannot cure it. But he can help it. He can live longer, avoid losing limbs to amputation, and help keep his eyesight. WOW!
#1 reason. My whole body and head always ache. My mother-in-law cured her arthritis by going vegan. She has more energy. I believe her, whats not to believe? Doesn't it make sense that the food that God gave us is what we should be eating in its natural form? I'm trying to steer away from processed foods as well.
#2 reason. (which should be my #1 reason) To be healthy, and to have healthy children that enjoy good food.
What am I doing with our kids? I want them to eat 100% better than they do now. I dont know how to do it. They are TERRIBLE eaters. Their favorite foods:
hot dogs
chicken nuggets
pizza
cheez whiz
cheese its
toast and butter
bagels and cream cheese
Candy, cookies, ice cream, junk food of all sorts
strawberries- thank goodness
instant oatmeal
sometimes bananas
apples with caramel dip
top ramen
yogurt
Yeah, wow, that is what I have to work with. Maybe I need to let them go hungry until they will eat brocolli. Any ideas?
If you want to be healthier and live a better life, read this. Eat To Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. It is so good. Maybe I'm only motivated because I am in constant pain and discomfort.
I'm so glad I have been "awakened" to the disgusting diet I, and most Americans, live. I dont want to have cancer, suffer a heart attack, develop diabetes, or arthritis. Call me crazy. And I definitly dont want to feed my kids things that are going to cause them MAJOR problems in a year from now, or 50 years. If you want the best for your children, you will be interested in reading this. Its going to be a hard change, but we need to eat more simple, whole foods. Its the way our bodies were designed, but they cant perform the way they are meant to with all the man made junk sitting inside of it. We aren't made to be diseased people. We make ourselves that way.
Just like the title of the book- Eat to live. If I have to hold back my gag reflex while I'm forcing down spinach and tomatos, so be it. Isn't it obvious? Eating makes us fat and unhealthy. Some people just get away with looking and feeling good while eating the same way I usually eat.
I'm convinced.
I'm on my third day of the "anti-headache diet" given on pg. 170 in the book. My headaches have been much much worse, which the book warns of. It is recommended that I dont take pain medication. My body is detoxifying. Its a 2 week diet. Its really hard to go through this, but everytime I think about the pain in my head it drives me to continue the diet. After I'm done with this, I will be able to eat a lot more variety. The hard part will be once my headaches are gone and the motivation to eat healthy is just to be healthy. Its hard when everyone else is eating the "normal" way. I need to remember the long term benefits.
I'm an unhealthy person. I usually feel "not well" or "sick and tired" -literally.
Extremely fatigued, always.
Headache, 90% of the time.
My joints and muscles aches, always.
My complexion, I look like a teenager.
My vision keeps getting worse.
My sinuses are swollen, always. Doesn't help with the headache.
I am ADDICTED to junk food. I eat maybe one serving of fruits/vegetables a day!
I take 3-6 ibueprophin a day!
I resort to caffine probably 4 times a week to make it through the day.
I take naps 50% of the time when my kids do! And I'm not even pregnant.
I want to wake up in the morning bright and early and have the energy to enjoy life, and get things accomplished.
I want all my aches to be GONE.
I want to have more patience with my kids. I want them to be able to let them be loud without me telling them that they're hurting my head. Addysin started asking me "does your head hurt?". Sad.
I want to be active.
Chris has type 1 diabetes. He is doing it too, and just in the past few days he uses much less insulin and his blood sugar levels are more in control. With this type of diabetes, he cannot cure it. But he can help it. He can live longer, avoid losing limbs to amputation, and help keep his eyesight. WOW!
#1 reason. My whole body and head always ache. My mother-in-law cured her arthritis by going vegan. She has more energy. I believe her, whats not to believe? Doesn't it make sense that the food that God gave us is what we should be eating in its natural form? I'm trying to steer away from processed foods as well.
#2 reason. (which should be my #1 reason) To be healthy, and to have healthy children that enjoy good food.
What am I doing with our kids? I want them to eat 100% better than they do now. I dont know how to do it. They are TERRIBLE eaters. Their favorite foods:
hot dogs
chicken nuggets
pizza
cheez whiz
cheese its
toast and butter
bagels and cream cheese
Candy, cookies, ice cream, junk food of all sorts
strawberries- thank goodness
instant oatmeal
sometimes bananas
apples with caramel dip
top ramen
yogurt
Yeah, wow, that is what I have to work with. Maybe I need to let them go hungry until they will eat brocolli. Any ideas?
If you want to be healthier and live a better life, read this. Eat To Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. It is so good. Maybe I'm only motivated because I am in constant pain and discomfort.
I'm so glad I have been "awakened" to the disgusting diet I, and most Americans, live. I dont want to have cancer, suffer a heart attack, develop diabetes, or arthritis. Call me crazy. And I definitly dont want to feed my kids things that are going to cause them MAJOR problems in a year from now, or 50 years. If you want the best for your children, you will be interested in reading this. Its going to be a hard change, but we need to eat more simple, whole foods. Its the way our bodies were designed, but they cant perform the way they are meant to with all the man made junk sitting inside of it. We aren't made to be diseased people. We make ourselves that way.
Just like the title of the book- Eat to live. If I have to hold back my gag reflex while I'm forcing down spinach and tomatos, so be it. Isn't it obvious? Eating makes us fat and unhealthy. Some people just get away with looking and feeling good while eating the same way I usually eat.
I'm convinced.
I'm on my third day of the "anti-headache diet" given on pg. 170 in the book. My headaches have been much much worse, which the book warns of. It is recommended that I dont take pain medication. My body is detoxifying. Its a 2 week diet. Its really hard to go through this, but everytime I think about the pain in my head it drives me to continue the diet. After I'm done with this, I will be able to eat a lot more variety. The hard part will be once my headaches are gone and the motivation to eat healthy is just to be healthy. Its hard when everyone else is eating the "normal" way. I need to remember the long term benefits.
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