I LOVE food

I've come to the realization that I love food and I love the opportunity to share food with others.  I used to be like most EVERYONE else.  If my mama used lard, i used lard, if my dad always used bacon drippings, I used bacon drippings.  I was accustomed like my family of feeling stuffed and moderately ill after one of those meals but...That's what it's supposed to feel like, right?  we laugh and joke about the "itis".  That's the stories that you were given around the table and at family gatherings.  You along with them laughed about how Uncle John ate so much he fell asleep at the table and Aunt Mary had to help him to the sofa and undo his pant button so he could exhale while he slept it off.
Yeah, that was the sign of doing alright.  Eating till your stomach capacity had been totally exceeded then going to sleep and waking up to the Peach Cobbler, Apple dumplings, Red Velvet Cake, Sweet Potato pie, Sweet Tea and Morgan David wine.

Yep, those were the days.  But you see that's what I knew.  Once I moved from home to the Army, I was practically force fed potatoes three times a day.  Hash browns for breakfast, french fries for lunch and baked potatoes at dinner.  Each meal had three starches and "You got three minutes to wolf it down Private!"

So as a result still I was not provided an opportunity to know or do better in the Army indoctrination program of boot camp.  Once I was married and had to prepare meals for my husband and then had a child and had to take that into consideration, I learned more, did better and got healthy.  I've been diagnosed with all sorts of things that I was able to handle herbally, nutritionally and thru holistic methods.  Through it all I have become a well versed Holistic Practioner that focuses on the Trinity model of heal thyself FIRST. 

If you are sick and tired of being sick and tired.  Make a CHOICE.  Take a CHANCE.  Be the CHANGE.

A living food diet is in no way easy after a lifetime of dead things and food like things.  but it does have its rewards if it is for you. There is no right way.  There is no right time.  Start right where you are and take a step in the natural whole food direction.

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WATERMELON JUICE

Greetings and WOW am I ever stoked.  Been on fruit for three days now.  today is watermelon day and I have a great big one to juice and one to eat. 
Summer is a great time to take the stress out of food preparation and just eat fruit.  There are several reasons:
~ It tastes good
~ It's refreshing
~ you body loves the water content
~ your skin loves the enzymes
~ your digestive system appreciates the break from more dense foods
and I could go on and on.

For this recipe no juicer is needed (per se) since watermelon is such a juicy and water filled fruit all you need is a blender.

cut your melon up into chunks and place in the blender
blend on low to high to ensure the seeds are emulsified
using a tight strainer or nut bag (I use a knee high stocking for this stuff) pour the juice thru the strainer into a bowl or pitcher
Chill if you like and garnish with a sprig of mint or lemon balm

* I enjoy a peeled lime added into my watermelon juice as it adds a refreshing tingle.

Enjoy the summer and look for the citrus three recipe next week.

I am Chef Vee an I am RAWsome.

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