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HOMEMADE CONDIMENTS!!!

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Meet Tricia and Cary Bush.
Tricia is one of my good friends, and my official LIVING HEALTHY Mentor!  She is a focused, uncompromising homeschool mom.  Somehow, she runs the healthiest home I’ve ever seen for her husband and 5 children!  


 
I’m now very excited to say that Tricia is passing along her HEALTH wisdom to more of us through her new 
Isn’t that a great idea?  
 

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GREEK vs NON-GREEK YOGURT

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I like 
YOGURT!

 

 smoothies. frozen treats. salads. breads. granola. mac & cheese.
-YES.  Sub it for the milk = YUMMY!

 
I like Stonyfield Organic
so my info about yogurt is specific to this brand.

 

 

It is a good source of protein, calcium, fiber, and is gluten free.  Stoneyfields yogurt has 6 added natural probiotics– awesome for healthy digestion and a strong immune system.  Sooooooo, should I switch from my regular organic yogurt over to greek yogurt?

 

Here’s the difference:
 
                                  Regular Organic Yogurt
  • good source of protein, calcium, riboflavin, phosphorus & magnesium.
  • low in lactose
  • supports a healthy digestive & immune system
  • restores beneficial bacteria that is killed off when taking antibiotics
  • the body digests yogurt faster and easier than milk
All Good!
             Greek  Organic Yogurt
  • very rich, thick and creamy
  • has 2x the protein compared to reg. yogurt
  • less lactose
  • fewer carbs
So, it is better if you are involved in exercising and losing weight!

 

ALWAYS CHOOSE ORGANIC!

 

                   Organic 
  • no toxic pesticides and herbicides
  • no GMOs
  • no Antibiotics
  • no Growth hormones

 

Go get some yogurt and enjoy.  
Let’s be creative in the way we use it and share!

The Dirty Dozen

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This is the 2011 list of the fruits and vegetables that were found to contain the highest levels of pesticides. 
  1. APPLES – always make the list, have been found with up to 40 different pesticides- organic is best with all apple foods (juice, apple sauce,…)


  2. CELERY – more that 60 different pesticides have been detected


  3. STRAWBERRIES – always on the list, frozen contains smaller amounts of pesticides


  4. PEACHES


  5. SPINACH


  6. NECTARINES – imported nectarines test to have much higher amounts of pesticides


  7. GRAPES – especially imported – including raisins


  8. SWEET BELL PEPPERS – all colors


  9. POTATOES – over 35 different pesticides have been found by the USDA- sweet potatoes are a great alternative with far less


  10. BLUEBERRIES – even when they don’t make the list, cranberries and cherries are also high in pesticides


  11. LETTUS – including spinach


  12. KALE and COLLARD GREENS  – just in the last 2 years has made the list with a rise in pesticides


Other foods that need to be organic:

  • FATTY MEAT
  • MILK
  • COFFEE
  • WINE


Now, the GOOD NEWS:  There are lots of CLEAN foods free from pesticides that you don’t need to go organic with!

  • Watermelon
  • Grapefruit
  • Kiwi
  • Cantaloupe – domestic
  • Pineapple
  • Mango
  • Avocado
  • Onions 
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Sweet Corn
  • Sweet Peas
  • Asparagus
  • Eggplant
  • Cabbage
  • Mushrooms

Foods like Avocado have a wonderful protective skin.  
This will keep chemicals from getting into the food.
I always wash the outside of the avocado, for example, before cutting into it so I don’t drag any chemical that might be on the outside of the skin into the food.
Read more HERE.