Babalicious on Buckwheat

Apr 25, 2012 by

Wouldn’t it be nice to take a “get gorgeous” pill?  The only silver bullet is working from the inside out.  You have to eat  your way to shimmering beauty.  And eating buckwheat is a dazzling means to firm, hydrated skin, sustained energy, and improved digestion.  While normally used in place of grains, like rice or cous cous,  buckwheat is actually a seed.  This makes it a fantastic carb alternative for people with gluten allergies.  Some buckwheat can become cross-contaminated with wheat or other gluten products.  Always buy the highest quality buckweat and double check with your waiter at a restaurant to ensure that your buckwheat is truly gluten free.

That being said, buckwheat’s robust and dark flavor make it a delicous way to eat to our most attractive selves. Here’s why buckwheat tops the charts:

  • Buckwheat’s high in antioxidants that will clear and fortify the skin.
  • Buckwheat’s high in minerals that keep the mind and the body relaxed.
  • Buckwheat’s a low glycemic food and can help you kick sugar.
  • Buckwheat’s a high protein and high fiber food that will satisfy your tummy and detox your body.

Enticed?  To prepare a beatuy boosting buckwheat dinner, try the recipe below for something simple and tasty! Remember  to only by organic buckweat, and if possible, sprouted.  Sprouted grains, nuts, and seeds are easier to digest than non sprouted!

Buckwheat and Roasted Vegetable Salad

Roasted Vegetables
1 onion
1 big bell pepper (yellow or green)
1 medium-sized zuchinni
1/2 lb oz. summer squash
1/2 lb oz. cauliflower
1-2 tablespoons of olive oil
salt to season
fresh herbs (e.g coriander, oregano, whatever you like…)

Buckwheat
1 cup buckwheat (sprouted if you can find it)
2 cups of water

Salad Dressing
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 tablespoon of white balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
1 clove crushed garlic

Peel and cut all vegetables in bite-sized chunks. Place them on a baking tray. Chop the fresh herbs and add. Salt generously. Then drizzle 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil over the vegetables and stir thoroughly so that everything is covered thinly in the oil. Place in the oven and bake at 450 degrees for about 20-30 minutes or vegetables are cooked.

Bring the buckwheat groats to boil in salted water, then simmer for about 10-15 minutes. Most of the water should be absorbed by the buckwheat. Check regularly for doneness, as the buckwheat should always have a bite. Overcooked buckwheat looses its shape and texture.

Mix  the dressing and toss all portions togeather.

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Happiness Is Under Your Feet!

Apr 17, 2012 by

 

For your best and brightest health, it’s time to liberate your soles! I mean, or course, the soles of your feet. Your feet support your entire body.  Bad health, and even imbalanced emotional and energetic health, are due to in part to misaligned bones in the feet.  Taking a walk barefoot is fun, refreshing, and the best way to realign those delicate peds of yours. So kick off your sneakers, sandals, or pumps and reap the benefits of letting your feet go unrestricted and au natural!

 

Benefit 1:  Staying in the moment
A barefoot stroll reactivates the nerves on the soles of the feet.  These nerves are highly sensitive and rarely used.  When liberated, they allow you to have a really enjoyable kinesthetic experience.  Getting into your sensing self, and out of your over-thinking self, helps keep you in the present moment.  Awakening the senses on the bottom of your feet helps to focus on the here and now.

 

Benefit 2:  Looking strong and confident
Bad posture is caused by weak muscles.  The abs, the lower back and the upper back are all important, but one of the biggest, and most fixable, contributors to bad posture is weak foot muscles. Compressed bones in the feet and underused muscles and tendons create week knees, a hyper-extended pelvis, and slouching.   You might think that a good core workout would fix your posture problems, but if you don’t take care of the problems in your feet, no amount of crunches will restore you to majestic alignment. Walking barefoot strengthens and stretches the muscles, tendons and ligaments in your feet, ankles and calves. The stretching and strengthening helps keep you upright and beautiful.

 

Benefit 3: Getting a free spa treatment

Reflexology is a popular therapeutic treatment, and for good reason.  There are reflex points in your feet that relate to the health of your eyes, liver, spleen, colon, etc.  Almost every major organ in your body is tied to the health of your feet.  When you walk barefoot, you give yourself a free reflexology treatment. You’re feet may be a little sensitive in the beginning, but over time that tenderness will be replaced by a feeling of rejuvenation!

 

Benefit 4:  Improving your mood and ending chronic depression
Anxiety and depression can be greatly reduced when you give your feet an open air excursion.  According to one source by 62 percent! And while you meander your sadness away,  a barefoot mosey increases the levels of happy, feel good endorphins. How cool is that?

 

Benefit 5: Getting good shut-eye
Walking barefoot is an old folk remedy for sleepless nights.  The logic is simple too: walking barefoot relaxes the muscles and the mind, making it easier for your to get to bed and snooze peacefully. Sweet dreams!

 

Benefit 6:  Grounding yourself in the most literal sense
The human body is an incredible electrical conductor.  It’s one of the most beautiful things about our bodies that we are made up of mostly water.  Because of this, we pick up electrical charges throughout the day that eventually need to be discharged- think the static shock when we touch the door knob.  Discharging electricity as static shock is normally an unappealing experience, however there are more gentle ways to let off some ions.  The bare earth is negatively charged, and when we walk barefoot, we discharge any excess electricity we had held in our bodies.  ”Grounding” has been proven to detoxify, calm, reduce inflammation, synchronize your internal clocks, hormonal cycles and physiological rhythms.

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This Chia Seed Pudding Will Make You Feel Cha-Ching!

Apr 13, 2012 by

 

One sure-fire way to feel like a million bucks is to spoon down some of this high-vibe pudding.  Chia seeds are the superfood of superfoods!  Just 2 tablespoons of chia seeds has three times the amount of antioxidants in blueberries.  That means consuming just a little of this low-calorie food brightens your skin, fights off aging, and protects you from disease.  Plus, chia seeds also have three times the amount of fiber in oatmeal, two times the amount of protein of any other bean, seed or grain, and two times the amount of potassium in a banana. Chia seeds are a sure-fire way to a sleek physique because they help you get rid of waste, go longer without food, and burn more calories.  You’ll feel totally dazzling and give off tons of glitzy vibes when you make a breakfast or snack of this yummy recipe.


Chia Breakfast Pudding

1/2 cup unsweetened organic almond milk
2 tbsp chia seeds
2 tbsp organic sulphite free raisins
1 dried organic date, pit removed, chopped
1/2 tsp alcohol free vanilla
generous sprinkle of organic cinnamon
dried stevia herb powder
1 organic avocado
2 tbsp more almond milk for blending

Method
Combine 1/2 cup almond milk, chia, raisins, cinnamon, vanilla and let stand for 5-10 mins til thickens up.  Blend the mixture with avocado, adding almond milk for consistency.  Test to see if chia seeds are smooth. In a really fab blender, these chia seeds will totally disappear.

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Haute Lunches

Apr 9, 2012 by

 

Here’s the round-up of my favorite simple and stylish lunch ideas.  Lunch is one of those meals that’s just too easy to skip. We get busy in the middle of the day at work or running errands and we think we’ll squeeze a meal in later.  Sometimes we even think we’ll cut down on calories by skipping a meal.  Nothing could be farther from the truth.  Eating lunch helps us stay slim and healthy.  Our bodies need regular meals to keep our metabolism high and, when we skip meals, we often find ourselves unconciously snacking on unhealthy foods a little farther down the line. These sleek and delicious recipes are so easy to prepare and fashionably appetizing!  When you’ve got something this swank to look forward too, you’ll never skip lunch again!

1. Black bean burritos

Wrap some black beans with a gluten-free, whole grain tortilla, hold the dairy cheese, but add Daiya Cheese (non-soy). You’ll never know the difference! Toss in some chopped tomatoes, avocados, zucchini and carrots.

2. Avocado sandwich

If you don’t have millet bread in your pantry yet, get some! Millet bread (or another gluten free bread) is great for making easy to digest sandwiches like this one.  Toast the bread lightly, and then drizzle with olive oil and vinegar.  Lightly mash an avocado and spread it on your GF bread.  Layer tomatoes, asparagus and Baby Bella mushrooms, for to-die-for taste.

3. Banana “milkshake”

If you’ve got access to a blender during the day, this easy, in-a-rush shake gives you needed fiber, protein, potassium and  B vitamins to keep your energy up and your tummy satisfied.  Take a large organic banana, some almond milk, and a little cinnamon and mix it up for a sweet shake. If you don’t have a kitchen at your office, make this shake in the morning and tote it to work for an on the go fix.

4. Hummus and veggie sandwich

Raw hummus is easy to digest, and sharper in flavor than regular hummus.  You can easily make it yourself or buy it at Whole Foods.  To make it yourself, follow this recipe.  It’ll keep for sometime, if you don’t devour it right away!  For a lunch treat that’s truly en vogue, spread it on some millet bread, and top with matchsticked carrots, cucumbers, and a few halved kalmata olives.

5. Quinoa pasta

Most of us love pasta, but pasta is a wheat and gluten product, which most of us as adults can’t tolorate. Quinoa pasta however, has no gluten, and you’ll love it! Cook up a batch of quinoa pasta, toss with pesto, sundried tomatoes, and peas for a spiffy and savory mid-day meal.

Feast on these posh dishes and lunch will transform from that meal you dread, to that meal you luxuriate in!

 

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Chic Culinary Delivery

Apr 3, 2012 by

 

 

I recently discovered an amazing food delivery service called Mother Organica. Never in any of my nutrition day-dreams have I imagined such mouth-watering perfection – an uber yummy food club and catering service that specializes in personalized, succulent, farm-to-table meals.  Twice a week,  the chefs at Mother Organica visit the farmers market and from what’s locally available and in season, they design tantalizlingly tasty meals.  There are a three ways to get Mother Organica’s zesty meals delivered to your doorstep:

  • Mother Organica is a food club.  That means you join a plan where you have a certain number of meals delievered to your home once or twice a week (depending on your plan).  You can have these meals customized or semi-customized to your tastes, dietary restrictions, and or allergies.  You can also order a la carte items like Carrot-Ginger and Lemongass Soup, or Black Bean Chipotle Chili with Quinoa from their stunningly appetizing online menu.
  • Mother Organica is a catering company.  Remember your dilema every time you have an occassion to celebrate?  You need to provide delicious food for a large group of attendees, but it’s hard to find a catering company that can supply decedant taste with your standards of superior healthiness. Getting Mother Organica to cater your party guarantees a fantastic fete – for health concious you, and your many guests!
  • Day-of Delivery.  If you have family coming in from out of town, but you don’t feel like eating out, call Mother Organica in the morning to place an order for that night.  You don’t have to be a food club member to do this.  Just call it in as a catering order.  And if you want a little extra elegance, they will even come to your house and plate the meals for you.

Check out this low stress, cutting edge way to stay looking fresh by eating fresh here!

 

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