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No-Deprivation Diets & The 3 Levels of Evolutionary Eating ™

If you think all diets are cringe-worthy, think again. A good “diet” is one that is deliciously varied, flexible, rich, and that works for your unique body and lifestyle. Evolving your relationship with food can help you stop with the fads, restrictions, and “shoulds” and discover a way of eating that your body, taste buds, and life can all thrive on.

Delicious Health Presents The 3 Levels of Evolutionary Eating ^TM

Level 1: Impulsive The most primitive way of eating with very low bodily awareness. You go by the dictum “I want” and make choices mostly based on perceived convenience and immediate gratification. Often lends itself to mindless or emotional eating, unwanted weight gain, burnout/fatigue, and a host of chronic health issues.

Delicious Sunday Smoothie with Orange Peel

I just made what is possibly my best tasting smoothie ever and I wanted to share it with you all before I forget what I did.

Delicious, ridiculously nutritious, and easy…

Sunday Smoothie

Makes enough for 2.

Place in blender in this order:

1.5 cup filtered water
5 heaping TBS of full-fat organic plain yogurt
4 heaping TBS of ground flax seeds
2 tsp spirulina (or you can use liquid chlorophyll)
2 TBS frozen organic cherries (pitted!)
1/4 bag frozen mixed organic berries
2-3 TBS of chopped orange peel
2 small bananas

Then blend away and enjoy!

Stovetop Poached Wild Salmon with Lemongrass & Herbs

This is another one of those dishes I came up with when I had a bunch of odds and ends in our fridge one night. Since then, it’s become a favorite.

Super easy, delicious, and will give you a punch of anti-inflammatory healthy Omega 3 oils – just make sure to eat the skin and/or the layer touching the skin to get the most of those Omega 3′s.

2 servings
Prep time: 7 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes for simmering poaching liquid, plus 5-8 minutes per inch of thickness of the fish

Ingredients

Gobble Gobble… Or Not?

The turkey. The stuffing. The mashed potatoes and yams with marshmallows. The buttery gravy. The green beans. The pies.

It’s THANKSGIVING!!!!!

And here’s a recommendation from your friendly holistic nutritionist, moi:

Go ahead and enjoy your Thanksgiving meal to the fullest.

Literally.

Stuff yourself like the turkey if it makes you happy, and take that tryptophan-and-sugar-crash-induced nap.

Amazing Avocado Honey Cup

Easy? Check.
Delicious? Check.
Versatile? Check.

Only 3 ingredients and NO COOKING involved? YEAH!

I made this recipe up one morning when I wasn’t too hungry for breakfast, needed something filling and satisfying and easy to eat to hold me off until lunch, and I had a bunch of odds & ends in my fridge… as usual when it’s close to the end of the week. And given that I need to manage my blood sugar levels and adrenals carefully due to my fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue tendencies, this was the perfect breakfast – healthy fats, a good dollop of protein, fabulous fiber. For me, this is intuitive “cooking” at its best.

Beautiful BBQ and Client Brag Time

I LOVE MY CLIENTS!

I just want to brag about one of my clients, Megan, who has jumped wholeheartedly into changing her nutrition & lifestyle habits.

Here are two photos she sent me of her recent BBQ. Aren’t these veggies just GORGEOUS?!?

Yes, there was meat involved, which is just fine, but this just makes it better.

Goooooo Megan!

And more!

How colorful are your BBQs going to be this summer? Get creative!

Turkey – White Bean Chili over Greens with Caramelized Sweet Potato

I created another impromptu recipe last night from my Mariquita Farms organic veggie box and some staple pantry items.

Here’s the treasure trove of veggies we got in this week’s $25 box (I don’t want to hear anymore that “organic is too expensive” — rubbish! blasphemy! untrue! More proof coming soon…): http://www.mariquita.com/Farmers%20Market/mystery%20lists/Piccino5-28-09.pdf. See this blog post for more info on eating organic for cheap:  http://delicioushealth.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/magical-mystery-box-of-veggies/

This is also a great “chili” recipe for those who can’t eat nightshade vegetables – it has no tomatoes, peppers, or white potatoes. Also great for allergen-free, delicious eating for autoimmune and the allergy-prone. For those careful of the oxalate levels (oxalic acid) in their diet, you can replace the chard with lower-oxalate greens such as the greens of bok choy.

Savory Rhubarb Over Jade Rice

Call it beginner’s luck.

I’d never had rhubarb before. I didn’t grow up in the U.S. I’ve never met a rhubarb pie.

When I saw some pretty rhubarb stalks at the organic co-op yesterday, I figured you could cook this thing, but I had no idea how.

So first I looked at it. Looked like a big, red celery stalk. Hmmm.

Then I bit into a thin slice. Interesting. Possibilities…

When I said earlier today I was going to make a savory rhubarb dish, I got a range of responses, from “Ew,” to “I love rhubarb!” Somebody had to be wrong.

Single? Sick? What you should have in your pantry!

This past week, I participated in a great health fair at one of SF’s largest employers. It was fun, it was busy; it also took a lot of energy and A LOT OF TALKING. The tea mix I made helped me protect my voice throughout that day (it was already waning the night before) BUT by that night, I ended up losing my voice (I still can’t find it) and coming down with the bug that’s been going around. And my husband was out of town.

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