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Super Bowl Snack Attack!

Feb 2, 2012 by Elissa Goodman

Super Bowl Snack Attack!
While the Giants and the Pats battle it out on the astro-turf, score your own touchdown – nutritionally. As an alternative to the chips, dip, buffalo wings, pizza, etc. – go for this super cleansing, Raw No-Bean Hummus to the mix of munching options.  It’s truly worthy game day cuisine!

 

Raw No-Bean Hummus

  • 2 organic zucchinis, chopped
  • ¾ cup raw tahini
  • ½ cup fresh lemon juice
  • ¼ olive oil
  • 3-4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • ½ Tbs. ground cumin
  • High quality sea salt, to taste
Add zucchini, olive oil and garlic to a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth and then add the remaining ingredients.

Serve with your favorite vegetables or Mary’s Gone Flax Crackers.

To set up your own personal cleanse/nutrition session with Elissa, call:  (323) 596-0003 or email:info@elissagoodman.com.

 

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My Top Juicer

Feb 1, 2012 by Elissa Goodman

My Top Juicer

This juicer tops my list because it is so efficient- it can make an 8-ounce glass of juice in just five seconds. You can change the speed on the juicer for softer fruits and leafy greens like cantaloupe or spinach, or for denser foods such as apples or beets.  It is super consistent and you don’t have to cut or peel anything!

Breville Juicer

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Incredible Detoxifier: Broccoli!

Jan 30, 2012 by Elissa Goodman

Incredible Detoxifier: Broccoli!
I was amazed when I recently heard that broccoli has been scientifically proven to aid cell detoxification! I’ve always recommended broccoli to my clients and cleansers because it’s nutrient packed and great tasting.Knowing that broccoli aides detoxification, as proven by science, now makes broccoli indespensible!  Here are my favorite ways to eat broccoli:
  • Chop a head or two of raw broccoli into small florets.  Marinate in a sauce of 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar, 1/3 cup tamari sauce,  1/3 cup olive oil, chopped garlic, thyme, and sage for one day.  Use on salads and in wraps.  You’re taste buds will be in heaven!
  • Steam one to two heads of broccoli for 5 minutes (never more) and toss with a simple dressing of olive oil and vinegar.  Steaming broccoli helps the broccoli retain it’s nutrients and the simple dressing allows me to enjoy broccoli’s naturally earthy flavor. Remember to always use extra virgin olive oil as it is the best tasting and the most cleansing!

 

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Wrap it Up!

Jan 26, 2012 by Elissa Goodman

Wrap it Up!

Get into the wrap game!  No, I don’t mean a hip hop career, I mean cleansing!  I love eating wraps for a cleanse diet because it’s a great way to eat all of your cleanse vegetables and have fun!  I love this collard green wrap in particular because it’s super elegant, and collard greens are packed with anti-oxidants!

Collard Green Wrap

  • 1 large collard green leaves (each at least 11 by 11 inches)
  • 1/2 Persian cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and cut into long strips about 1/4 inch thick
  • 1/2 large ripe avocados, peeled, pitted, and thinly sliced
  • 1/4 ripe tomatoes, halved and thinly sliced
  • 1 1/3 cups mixed salad greens.
  • Sunflower seed spread (pick up at Whole Foods or one of your local, crunchy, hippie spots)
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Balsamic vinegar
  • Salt and pepper to season

INSTRUCTIONS: Using a sharp knife, cut out the center of vein from the collard green leaf.  This will pretty much cut the leaves in half, which is what you want.  Now cut each half in half again, making 4 equal pieces.

Lay the collard green pieces on a work surface.  Spread 1 1/2 tblsp.  of sunflower spread in the center of each piece of collard green.  Lay 2 cucumber strips, 2 avocado slices, and 1 tomato slice over the spread on each piece.  Toss the mixed salad greens with enough extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and salt and pepper to season to coat the greens lightly.  Place a few leaves of the mixed salad greens on top of the tomatoes.  Roll up the collard green pieces around the fillings, tucking under one side to hold the filling in.

Stick toothpicks through the wraps to keep them together.  Serve the remaining mixed salad greens alongside.

adapted from Vegan Family Meals by Ann Gentry.

 

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Eating Out Tips & Tricks

Jan 20, 2012 by Elissa Goodman

Eating Out Tips & Tricks

Even if you’re on a cleanse, you can eat out and eat well!  You’ll have to skip wine and dessert, but there are plenty of ways to make sure you have fun and have a great meal.  Here, I’m going to share my favorite eating out tips and tricks for cleanses that allow cooked food and cleanses that are all raw.  Don’t be shy about talking to your waiter about possible meal options! It’s so easy to order steamed veggies at a restaurant, even if they don’t necessarily have it on the menu.  Also, a leafy green side salad can become an entree if you order a double portion. Sync this list to your smart phone, so you can have it on hand when your out to dinner and lost for what to eat!

If you are on a cleansing diet that allows cooked food diet, look for steamed veggies, steamed fish, and a healthy grain.  The following is a more specified list of what works, and doesn’t work on a cleansing diet:

  • Wild Salmon, Atlantic Mackerel, Sole, Tillapia, White Fish are good fishes to eat, but ask the waiter to hold the sauce.
  • AVOID King Mackerel, Mahi Mahi, Marlin, Orange Ruffi, Shark, Sword Fish,  all Tunas, Sea Bass as these fish have too much mercury.
  • Couscous, brown rice, basmati (no white rice)
  • Steamed broccoli, broccolini, or broccoli rabe.
  • Sauteed spinach with garlic
  • Sauteed green beans
  • Steamed or roasted carrots and beets.
  • Grilled zucchini and squash (ask them to use as little oil as possible)
  • Grilled portabella mushroom
  • Roasted yams or sweet potatoes
  • Tossed side salads (ask the waiter to bring you olive oil and vinegar, or order vinaigrette – great to put on your veggies too!)
  • Leafy greens
  • You CAN have chicken or beef IF it is grass fed, hormone free.

Feel free to check to side menu and assemble a few sides to make a complete meal! Most menus will have items that will work for your personal cleanse, read the menu closely and ask the waiter when in doubt, just remember to ask nicely!

If you are on an all raw cleansing diet,  order more than one salad and indulge in a leafy feast!  Some salads will come with add-on’s that are not raw.  In this case:

  • Have the waiter bring you olive oil and vinegar for your salad, or order a vinaigrette
  • Hold the eggs, croutons, cheese, or any meats
  • Skip the corn,  it could be GMO, but add a quarter slice of avocado.
  • Eat a little raw snack (carrots, sliced apple, green beans), or have a veggie juice before you go!  If you have a little nutrient dense snack before you eat out, you’ll be less hungry and more able to enjoy the people and the event, as opposed to lamenting the lack of raw options at a steak house!

One of the best ways to cleanse is in the company of fun, supportive, loving people.  So don’t give up going out just because you’re cleansing.  You can do both!

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