Sorry I couldn't post anything last week as life just got too hectic!
"Let food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food?" Was Hippocrates ahead of his time or just plain crazy?
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| Hippocrates: Father of Medicine |
I think the "Father of Western Medicine" was onto something, don't you?
What powerful words he uttered more than 2000 years ago. Fast forward 2300 years and where have we arrived? This is the generation of uncertainty, especially where food and health are concerned.
Thanks to the media, we are so confused about the amount of dietary cholesterol, fat, protein, and carbohydrate intake we should consume in order to be considered healthy!
"Let food be thy medicine", let's start here...
We are educated enough to know that saturated fat is bad for our body as it raises our cholesterol and clogs our arteries. What foods have the most saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol? Meat, eggs, dairy, and junk food.
What foods give us the necessary protein, calcium, and carbohydrates? Foods that are whole and plant-based.
The media has done a good job to confuse us with the latest fads and headlines such as "Wheat belly", "Grain brain", and that "Butter is back" gimmicks! These fads are not based on any scientific proof!
Eating a whole, plant-based diet is not the latest fad, it's a lifestyle change that cannot happen overnight but has been proven by many doctors to prevent and reverse all of our wonderful Western American chronic diseases!
Need I mention them?
Follow the link below. Great informative site about the latest medical studies!
What foods give us the necessary protein, calcium, and carbohydrates? Foods that are whole and plant-based.
The media has done a good job to confuse us with the latest fads and headlines such as "Wheat belly", "Grain brain", and that "Butter is back" gimmicks! These fads are not based on any scientific proof!
Eating a whole, plant-based diet is not the latest fad, it's a lifestyle change that cannot happen overnight but has been proven by many doctors to prevent and reverse all of our wonderful Western American chronic diseases!
Need I mention them?
Follow the link below. Great informative site about the latest medical studies!
http://nutritionfacts.org/video/trans-fat-saturated-fat-and-cholesterol-tolerable-upper-intake-of-zero/
As I promised in my first post, I will be sharing some of family's homemade Italian recipes which have a plant-based twist!
Let whole, plant-based food be thy medicine and thy medicine be whole, plant-based food!
Your journey to optimal health awaits you...
Open wide and take a bite...
You will never miss animal products and processed food again!
To your health,
Sandra Perri
As I promised in my first post, I will be sharing some of family's homemade Italian recipes which have a plant-based twist!
Nonna Anna's Pasta Fazool Recipe
This is my mom's recipe passed on from her mother when she was a little girl in Italy. Back in the day, meat was only a garnish, not like today when the average person consumes 50g of protein from animals daily.
The tomatoes,beans, and garlic I used were from my dad's garden,
This recipe is very easy!
Boil your beans until tender as shown below.
For the sauce, I sauteed 2 cloves of garlic with minimal olive oil, adding some hot pepper flakes to taste and then added my tomato sauce, salt, pepper, and oregano which I simmer for 20 minutes, since the sauce is homemade and was already boiled in mason jars when preserved.
Next, choose your favorite pasta. It wasn't hard to switch from white pasta to whole grain pasta. I love Catelli pasta!
Cook until al dente and drain, reserving some water in case it's needed later.
Add the beans, along with the juice it made when cooked.
Add your sauce and mix. here is where you add more water left over from the pasta, if necessary.
It should be soupy like below!
Now the hard part, eliminating Parmesan cheese and finding something that is plant-based!
I found it and my kids prefer this version over the cheese! Who would of thunk it!
Thank you, Vegan Insanity for the recipe!
Let whole, plant-based food be thy medicine and thy medicine be whole, plant-based food!
Your journey to optimal health awaits you...
Open wide and take a bite...
You will never miss animal products and processed food again!
To your health,
Sandra Perri
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