2009 The Good, The Great, and The Gorgeous year in Review

December 20, 2009: At 1:54 a.m. little Ryan Lamont Smith was born. I arrived just in time, but missed the birth. I wasn't the only one. This little baby waited on no one. He was born in my sisters jogging pants on a stretcher while being rushed to an open emergency room. My sister the Professional Chef I always talk about in class is doing well after a natural birth. I also took her placenta and made it into powder to put into pill capsules. Consumption of the placenta after birth stimulates milk production and helps to prevent postpartum depression. Animals in the wild do it all the time. Check out her website at www.cakecrumbsonline.com. Everything is made into a cake on her site, she has amazing talent.

November 2009: I served a Living Raw Vegan Thanksgiving Meal to over 40 people this year and everyone was pleasantly surprised. I also held Alissa Cohen Chef and Instructor courses, "Congratulations to all of my graduates this year".

October 2009: Health Fair at Victory Christian Church International in Gaithersburg, MD 11-2 p.m and then Candy, Candy, Candy at The Common Market in Frederick, MD from 3-5 p.m. You do the math! Who knew you could get full by eating healthy raw candy that taste like the real thing. Well, we did, you tried it and now we have no excuses! "I had only 1 group of kids ring my bell all night. Strange"!

September 2009: By far one of my busiest months of the year! I spent 14 days in Boston, MA selling Vita Mix machines. I taught 4 two-hour raw food classes in 4 days, traveled back and forth from Maryland and New Jersey 4 times in two weeks and ended the month with a 10 hour health fair. I started teaching Raw Food Classes at the Edgewater Whole Foods in New Jersey.

August 2009: My daughter turned 11 years old, she is my mini me and so much more! We celebrated her birthday at Seaside Heights Beach in New Jersey. My family and I presented the Vita Mix at the first Raw Spirit Festival in Washington, DC! This was one of my Summer Highlights! The best raw food ever was served at this outdoor festival. My husband met many raw foodist who have lost tons of weight and has decided to go 100% raw. Thank God! I must thank my children as well for being so helpful at my raw food classes this year! Thanks Chickens! (That is my pet name for my children, since we don't eat it we must at least be able to say it!)

July 2009: My son suffered a concussion July 1, 2009 playing outside with a friend, he survived. I catered my first Living Raw meal to 20 non raw foodist. They had rave reviews. I went to six flags with my family and we brought raw food to the park! They don't allow food in the park, but after a cooler search and the realization that they did not serve healthy food at the park that would fit into my diet, they allowed us to enter with our raw food. I had the awesome pleasure of visiting the Frederick, MD Costco to sell the Vita Mix, nice to see everyone again! My dental appointment revealed that I have reversed my pre-periodontal disease. Thanks to night time flossing and brushing and daily use of the water pik. This month I also started teaching Living Raw Food Classes at the New Whole Foods in Annapolis, MD.

June 2009: I love the hot summer months! I taught my second class at the Common Market in Frederick, MD. We had a ball, we were now on a roll with sold out classes and delicious living raw cuisine. I started teaching Raw Food classes at the New Whole Foods in Paramus, NJ.

May 2009: I did the Master Cleanse for 10 days and wrote about it on my blog. Check out my journal. The Master Cleanse is great for a spring time cleanse.

April 2009: I finally made the full transition into a Living Raw Food Lifestyle, which I would recommend at least 80% for everyone. April 19 is the exact day I started eating all raw. I feel great and now realize that once you fully go raw it really is not difficult and you really do feel the difference. My birthday month is April as well, I turned 35! Yippee!!

March 2009: This month was devoted to Vita Mix, I did 4 shows this month, 2 in Michigan and 2 shows in Maryland.

February 2009: My son broke his foot 3 days before turning 12, he was skate boarding and decided to jump 6 stairs. He is a natural in any sport he chooses. He learned this year that he is not tougher than concrete.

January 2009: New Jersey is our new home and we are slowly introducing ourselves to the city! I have to get busy in a new city and by the looks of it, I did!

Enjoy my No Bonez year in review!

Happy New Year to you and your family!!!!!


The Williams Family!
Christmas Morning in Detroit, Michigan

I hope you celebrated Christ for Christmas!

Be Blessed & Win in 2010!

Love,
Darrick, Ruchelle, Darrick Jr., & Daijelle

Tooth Soap, Buy one get one for free!

Merry Christmas!!

I love Tooth Soap, my whole family uses it everyday! I enjoy catching the deals because it is an expensive tooth care product.

Today, until December 31, 2009 you can buy one bottle of Tooth Soap and get one for free!

Use Code: 2009

Click on my Tooth Soap add below!! This is also a great Christmas gift idea.

Eat healthy and live, Live!

Merry Christmas! Christmas Recipes

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR, GOD BLESS YOU!! ENJOY THESE RECIPES!

EGG NOG BY CHELLY
2 cups almond milk or handful almonds and 1 cups water
1-2 frozen bananas
6 Dates
1/8 t Nutmeg
1 cup ice
Blend on high until smooth. Enjoy!

MIXED GREEN SALAD W/ RASPBERRY VINEGARETTE BY CHELLY
1 bag Mixed Greens
Alfalfa Sprouts
1-2 Pears, sliced thin

RASPBERRY VINEGARETTE
Yield: 1 cup
1/2 cup Olive Oil
1/4 - 1 cup Red Raspberry (to taste)
1/4-1/2 cup Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar or Raspberry Vinegar
1 t black pepper
1 t sea salt
2 Medjool dates or 2 T honey
1 t ground oregano
Place all ingredients in Vita Mix and blend until smooth, refrigerate in air tight container.

CHEESY CUCUMBER BITES BY CHELLY
3 large Cucumbers, sliced
Sprouts
Cheese Dip:
2 cups cashews, soaked 2 hours
3/4 C lemon juice
1/4 C water
1 T sea salt
1 T agave or honey
dash of cayenne or paprika
Add to cheese:
1/4 C chopped scallions
Chopped Endive, smaller pieces
Blend cheese ingredients until smooth, stir in scallions and chopped endive.
Fill the endive with the cheese, sprinkle with paprika or cayenne pepper, place
sprouts on top and enjoy, can also add cheese to half Jalapeno peppers and enjoy!

MARINATED MUSHROOMS BY CHELLY'S HUSBAND & DAUGHTER
1-2 Portabella Mushrooms
1 cup Nama Shoyu ( can also add Olive oil, vinegar, & tamari)
seasonings of your choice: curry, chipotle, pepper, jerk, BBQ, & ginger or
make a mixture of fresh basil, vinegar & Nama Shoyu or lemon, olive oil & pepper for
Lemon Pepper "Steak".

MASHED POTATOES & GRAVY BY CHELLY
1 head cauliflower
1 1/2 cup cashews, soaked 20 minutes or use avocado
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 T Olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Blend until smooth and creamy

GRAVY
2 1/2 C cremini mushrooms
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup raw almond butter
1 T onion, minced
2 t Nama Shoyu
Pinch of sea salt
Blend until smooth and "cremini". About 2 T per serving of Mashed Potatoes.

HOLIDAY LOG BY CHELLY
Crust
2 C Almonds, soaked and dried, or dry
20 Medjool Dates
1/4 cup coconut
2 tsp vanilla
dash sea salt
dash cinnamon or other holiday spice

Cheesecake Filling:
1 1/2 cup cashews, soaked 2 hours
1 1/2 C lemon juice
1 TBSP coconut oil
1/2 cup Agave, Honey, Yacon or date paste
1 TBSP Vanilla
Blend crust ingredients in Food Processor until almost dough consistency,
spread out on chopped nuts or shredded coconut. Blend cheesecake filling in Vita Mix.
Spread cheesecake filling over entire surface, and roll. Slice and enjoy with fresh fruit.

The Common Market's Raw Food Class

Christmas in the Raw at the Common Market

What a blast and wonderfully healthy way to start the New Year!

Enjoy your recipes and if you missed the class, the recipes will be posted.  Thank you all for coming out and supporting the classes at the Common Market!  I'm so thankful to be able to share with you all.  Enjoy your families this Christmas Season and tell everyone I said Hello!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all who shop at The Common Market!!

Columbia, MD Costco

Thank you to all who came out and purchased a Vita Mix, we sold out of machines again!  Enjoy your Vita Mix and get healthy!

Chelly

Raw Vegan Live Food - 100% Healthy, No Guilt Food

Key Lime Pie Cheesecake Poppers, Chocolate Cake with Coconut Topping, Apple Pie, & Key Lime Pie Cheesecake

Dessert Plate: Key Lime Pie Cheesecake Bites, Chocolate Cake topped with Coconut, and an All American Apple Pie

Raw Desserts are fun fabulous, guilt-free and delicious! That's why I make so many at holiday and birthday celebrations, one is just not enough!

Common Market, Frederick, MD Raw Food Classes

Level I Chef Certification
The Common Market, Frederick, MD
Date: December 12, 2009
Time: 9:00-11:30 a.m.
Cost: $130
Call me at 240.498.9639 or email me at rawchefchelly@aol.com for more informtaion

Learn the basics of a raw/living lifestyle and the techniques that make it easy and doable. I will teach you how to prepare delicious raw meals that are very satisfying! If you want to regain your health and vibrance, lose weight and feel great all of the time, the raw lifestyle is for you and your family too!

Raw Christmas Meal at the Common Market
Date: December 12, 2009
Time: 12:00- 2:00 p.m.
Cost: $25.00
Call store to register 301.663.3416

Let's finish the year with a bang! A delicious Christmas meal that won't leave you tired and sluggish, who knew?

Columbia, MD Costco Vita Mix Show

I'm on the road again! Come on out to the Columbia, MD Costco and learn how to use your Vita Mix and have some delicious food too!

Friday, Dec. 4, 2009 until Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 - Store Hours

*Send your friends and family to get their Vita Mix!!


Thank you to ALL who purchased a Vita Mix!! I had fun this last five days!! Enjoy your machine and contact me for any questions. Call me to schedule your Health History Consultation.

Have a Merry Christmas!!
Chelly

Cold & Flu Remedy: This will cure what ails, yah!

Fenugreek Tea from the Sacred Diet Book
16 oz. boiling water
1 heaping teaspoon Fenugreek seed powder
Juice of a lemon
1 garlic clove, chopped

Add ingredients to boiling water allow to steep, enjoy warm!

Fenugreek Bnefits:
* High in Vitamin B
*Promotes Lactation
*Fenugreek seed is high in protein
*Helps balance blood sugar

Fenugreek Cereal
1 Tbsp Fenugreek
1/2 cup water
Honey, Molasses or date paste to taste

Allow Fenugreek to absorb water and get creamy, add sweetner and enjoy as a cereal.

Thanksgiving Meal Whole Foods Edgewater, NJ

Thank you to the New Jersey Gals that came out on Wednesday night, we had a ball, the food was delicious, it was my pleasure to serve you!

Thanksgiving meal time can be delicious, nutritious and overwhelmingly satisfying. I have had the honor of serving over 30 people a raw Thanksgiving Meal and I must say everyone was pleasantly surprised, from Maryland to New Jersey. My guests ate things they have never eaten raw, like sweet potatoes, enjoyed foods they don't like cooked, like Raw Kale, and who knew you could make a savory stuffing that does not go in the oven.  The classes also enjoyed an Apple Pie made in 10-15 minutes that taste better than the cooked version.

I think I have managed to convince a few people that eating a raw diet is totally satisfying and surprisingly easy! I have posted my Living Raw Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes down below in the recipe section. Enjoy them with your families this Holiday Season and don't miss my December class for great Christmas Recipes at The Common Market in Frederick, MD.

Feeling a bit overwhelmed with the desire to eat healthy, but Thanksgiving is here?

Have a Plan for the Parade!  Here goes:

1. Drink lots of water 2 hours before meal time, 32-48 oz.

2. Make a plate, then take half the food off and wrap it for the next day.

3. Share one piece of desert with someone else or do number 2. (Not that #2)

4. Bring your own healthy meal, prepare enough to last the rest of the week, (your healthy leftovers) and bring a healthy desert to share.

5. Traveling? Find a healthy market and prepare something great from my Thanksgiving Recipes, even one dish can be a satisfying meal.

a.  Please share why you are eating differently and the benefits or changes that you have noticed, and share my website with everyone :).

6.  Travel with your Vita Mix, you must not leave home without it, make green drinks daily, as if your life depended on it!

7.  Going home for the holidays often causes emotional cravings for comfort food!  Be on alert, ask yourself three questions before you indulge. 

1. Why am I having this craving? (Healthy or Emotional Craving)

  2. How will I feel after I eat this, is their a healthy substitute?

3.  Am I doing the greatest good to my body or do I care at the moment?

The decision is yours......................... 

What ever you decide accept your decision with love, peace and joy!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!

Thanksgiving Meal at the Common Market

Thank you everyone for coming out to The Common Market!! We had a wonderful time, the food was fabulous!

We ran over time and still didn't make the sorbet!! Enjoy that recipe!!

Please post your comments about the class, and make sure you subscribe to NO BONEZ.

Dec. 12, 2009 is our Christmas Class, hope to see you there!

Common Market Thanksgiving Feast 2009

Come on out and get your thanksgiving recipes in the raw, natural, living form.

We are meeting again before the year ends at the Common Market for a delicious meal.

Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Call the store to register! 301.663.3416

$25.00

Hope to see you there!

Thanksgiving Recipes 2009

Cranberry Relish by Chef Chelly

1 12 oz. bag Cranberries

1 orange, whole or remove peel to add less sweetner

Orangic Raw Honey to taste, or dates

Blend lightly in Vita Mix until chunky

Turkey Loaf by Alissa Cohen

1 cup cashews

1 cup pumpkin seeds

1/2 cup brazil nuts

5 stalks of celery

1 scallion

1 tsp sage

Process in Food Processor until well blended and mixed, form into loaf and spread Cranberry Sauce on top.

Sweet Potato Souffle Ingredients by Chef Chelly

4 large yams or sweet potatoes (Garnet or Jewel)

3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 cup water, more or less as needed

1/2 cup cashews

1/2 cup pine nuts

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

15 pitted medjool dates

1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg

Peel potato, slice into cubes, place all ingredients in high power blender until smooth.

Wilted Greens Ingredients by Chef Chelly

35-30 large, hardy, dark green leaves

1-2 teaspoons sea salt or Herbamare

1-2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice

2 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Lay greens on top of each other roll like a cigar and thinly slice, sprinkle with salt, let sit 10 minutes, then add other ingredients and massage (rub greens with hands) into greens, serve.

Savory Stuffing by Matt Amsden

1 cup soaked raw walnuts

1 cup soaked raw pumpkin seeds

1 cup soaked raw sunflower seeds

1/3 cup yellow onion

3/4 cup diced celery

1 cups chopped mushrooms

2-3 T Nama Shoyu

2 T Olive Oil

1/4 t sea salt

1/2 t black pepper

1 1/2 t kelp

1 1/2 t sage

1 1/2 t thyme

Process in FP until chunky and well mixed.

Apple Pie by Chef Chelly

Crust

2 cups walnuts, soaked

5 dates

Process in FP until crumbly, form into pie shell shape.

Pie

2 apples, quartered

1/2 lemon juiced

Process in FP until chunky, place on pie crust.

Pie Topping

2 apples

1 cup flame raisins

1/2 lemon juiced

1 banana

2 tsp cinnamon

Blend until smooth in Food Processor. Spread on top of pie

NOVEMBER 14, 2009 RAW FOOD CHEF & INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION CLASSES

As a Certified Raw Food Chef, Instructor & Teacher, I would be honored to share my knowledge and expertise on a higher level with more recipes, tips and techniques. The raw food diet is exciting and easy. I will show you how to feel better, look better and have the energy to accomplish your goals!!! Check out Alissa & Me!

Become a Certified Raw Chef through Alissa Cohen's Living on Live Food Program
Visit my website www.rawteacher.com/chelly
Learn just how easy it is to maintain a raw food diet and help others!

Class Title: Level I Chef Certification
Class Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009
Class Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Class Cost: $130.00
Class Location: The Common Market, Community Room, www.commonmarket.coop
**This Chef Certification is through Chelly in the Raw, not the Common Market, for all registration and payment please email me at rawchefchelly@aol.com or call me at 240.498.9639.**

Level 1 Chef Certification Topics:

* What a raw and living food diet is
* How to get excited about raw
* How to make delicious raw meals that taste like your favorite cooked food dishes!
* How to prepare gourmet raw food meals, simply and easily
* How to shop for raw foods
* How to stock your kitchen and set up your environment
* Kitchen equipment use

A Chef will receive:
* A Certificate
* Can become a member of the Affiliate Program
* Can purchase a website, see mine www.rawteacher.com/chelly
* Can attend my Level II Instructor Training
If you are interested in taking your Raw Journey to the next level,
Please send me:
Name
Address
Phone Number
Email Address
I will send you a Payment Request from Pay Pal to complete the registration process.
Thank you and I hope to see you there!!!

Living on Live Foods Level II - Instructor Certification

Class Title: Level II Instructor Certification
Class Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009 & Sunday, November 15, 2009
Class Time: 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Saturday), 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (Sunday)
Class Cost: $650.00
Class Location: The Common Market, Community Room, www.commonmarket.coop
**This Chef Certification is through Chelly in the Raw, not the Common Market, for all registration and payment please email me at rawchefchelly@aol.com or call me at 240.498.9639.**

Level II Instructor Certification Topics:

* Preparing elegant gourmet meals
* Sprouting and dehydrating techniques
* Grassroots raw
* How to encourage and help people stay raw
* Daily raw food living such as environment, friends, family and traveling while raw
* People's experience while raw
* What happens emotionally and physically on Living Foods
* Cleansing and Detoxing
* How to adjust the raw food diet for personal needs
* Raw food product demonstration
* Additional components that make up a healthy raw food lifestyle
* Leading the Level I - Chef Certification Course

An Instructor will receive:
*Certificate
*Can become a member of the Affiliate Program
*Can purchase a website
*Can be listed on Alissa's Referral Page
*Can join Raw Teacher Talk site
*Can Teach the Level I Class

If you have already attended the Level I class and are looking to become an Instructor this class is for you. If you would like to sign up for both classes and spend the day with me, you will be able to take Level I & Level II in the same weekend.

If you are interested in taking your Raw Journey to the next level,
Please send me:
Name
Address
Phone Number
Email Address
I will send you a Payment Request from Pay Pal to complete the registration process.
Thank you and I hope to see you there!!!

Happy November 2009!

Hello Everyone,

I am working on huge things. Listen, if you are in need of a jump start to your health and wellness, your energy needs a boost, you want to feel great, look awesome, have compliments come your way everyday, you need more than The SECRET!

One hour could change your life! If I have not had an opportunity to speak with you about your health, schedule a Health History Consultation, please give me a call or send me an email. I will schedule you this week! It's free and it takes just one hour over the phone. The health history consultation is a great way to experience having your own personal health counselor.

I had a Raw Dessert Tasting at a fabulous little health store in Ramsey, NJ called Organico. The tasting went very well, I sampled Living Raw Vegan Chocolate Pudding, Cheesecake, Brownies and Key Lime Pie. The customers loved them! The deserts sold in the store for a week. The Cinnamon Rolls, Key Lime Pie and Apple Cobblers all sold out! The selection also included Strawberry Shortcakes. That was fun and I will have more!

I have great classes coming up in November in Frederick, MD and also New Jersey, please check my schedule for dates and time.

Thank you for your support, lets finish this year with Raw Spirits (Raw- happy, pure, clean, energetic) and look forward to a Win, Win, 2010!!!

Chelly

PS. How did you do with Candy addictions this Halloween? None for me!

I made a Living Raw Vegan Pumpkin Pie and a Pumpkin Soup! Truly Delicious!

Coconut Cream Sauce & a Delicious Breakfast Recipe by Chelly

This is so wonderful! Eating raw is so deliciously simple!

2 ripe organic bananas
1 big spoon of Artisana Coconut Butter
1 big spoon of Organic Raw Honey
Dash of Vanilla and Maple Extract
2 dashes organic cinnamon
1 inch piece fresh ginger root

Mix in Vita Mix until well blended.
Dash= one pour
Big spoon= we all have two sizes of spoons in our utensil drawer, not the small one the big one:)

Coconut Creamed Apple & Banana with Oats Breakfast

2 chopped organic gala apples
2-3 sliced organic bananas
2 handfuls organic rolled oats
1 batch Coconut Cream Sauce

Mix ingredients in bowl, pour the Coconut Cream sauce over and enjoy!
Serves 4-6

I have finally been able to post all of my recipes in one section, just scroll down the right side of this page. Enjoy!

Alissa Cohen's Living on Live Food Certification Class Schedule

Please call or email me to register for these classes.

Level I Chef Certification

Cost:  $130.00

Date: November 14, 2009

Time: 9-12 a.m.

Location:     The Common Market

             5728 Buckeystown Pike Unit 1-B

                     Frederick, MD  21704

                  In the Community Room

Come learn how to make delicious gourmet meals that are filling.  This class is all about the food.  Learn how to set up your raw food kitchen making it easy to go and stay raw!  This class is a prerequisite for Level II Instructor Certification.

Level II Instructor Certification

Cost:  $650.00

Date: November 14, 2009 & November 15, 2009

Time: 4:00 - 9:00 p.m. Saturday & 5:30 p.m. - 7: 30 p.m. Sunday

Location:       The Common Market

                  5728 Buckeystown Pike Unit 1-B

                        Frederick, MD  21704

                     In the Community Room

Becoming Certified as a Raw Food Instructor will prepare you for the Raw Classroom.  The Instructor will learn about the tools needed and techniques to teach others while preparing delicious food all while teaching about the raw diet and lifestyle.  In this class you will learn how to sprout, dehydrate and make gourmet meals to help you and others go and stay raw.

Make today your Best Day EVER!

Hello Everyone!

I've been missing in action! But, I'm working on some exciting opportunities! Major announcements coming soon.

October is known for it's "not so healthy" relationship with Candy. So, I will tell you what I make my kids without compromising their immune systems, Raw Candy!!

October is also a Month of dryness. As we get further away from the warm days of summer you may be experiencing dry skin. Please use up the lotions you have and from now on don't put anything on your skin that you can not eat! It all ends up in your body! 100% Organic and Unprocessed Coconut Oil is great for skin and hair. Hydration is key to having beautiful skin as well, drink half your weight in ounces of water daily! I drink 100 ounces of water daily and I only weigh 145 lbs. You can do it! I believe in you!!

More Recipes to come...........can you say Apple Pie, Chocolate, and Caramel

Common Market Frederick, MD Raw Candy Class

Well, we did it again!  The candy was fabulous, very filling (interesting, huh?) and mouth watering!  

We had an 80 year old gracing us with her presence and she gobbled it all down and wanted more!

Healthy candy is something to always have on hand, it makes going and staying raw easy!

Join us next month for our Raw Thanksgiving Meal, register early!  November 14, 12-2 p.m. 

Allow me to help you to prepare for the holidays and eat RaW!

Your Victorious Life! Health Fair at VCCI, Gaithersburg, MD

Thank you to Victory Christian Church International, the Pastors and all of the Health Fair attendees!

A very special thank you to all who stopped by Raw Chef Chelly's booth and all those who attended my presentations!

I would be honored to see you all again at one of my Raw Food Prep Classes in Frederick, MD, just check my schedule.

Enjoy my site for very informative health information and lots of delicious recipes.

Click on my store Natural Zing to order your Spirooli's for making Zuchini Noodles and to order your Vita Mix give me a call 240.498.9639 or just email me at rawchefchelly@aol.com

I was honored to be in your presence!!

Flouride, a huge misconception!

Chelly's Flouride Tips:
**Say no to Flouride at the next dentist appointment
** Buy toothpaste without Flouride in it
** Avoid drinking tap water or any water for that matter containing
Flouride

www.FlourideAlert.org, sign this petition to remove Flouride from our water!

Click Here to watch a short but very informative Flouride clip!

HEALTH FAIR TEMPLE HILLS, MD

Thank you to all those who visited the Vita Mix Booth at the Health Fair, I enjoyed your presence, questions and interest in being Healthier!

We are what we eat! Health is Wealth! In all thy getting Get understanding!

Common Market, Frederick, MD

Another sold out class at the Common Market, I apologize for all those we turned away. Please register early for the raw classes.

Thank you again to all those who came out, I hope you enjoyed the Warming Fall Foods Class. We had 3 different delicious soups and a delicious salad made from Baby Bok Choy.

I enjoyed you all and all of the questions and feedback.

Thank you to Zoe & the Staff at the Common Market for having me as well.

I will see you all October 3, 3-5 p.m. Let's make some Raw Candy Ya'll!!!

www.commonmarket.coop

Boonsboro Wellness Center, Boonsboro, MD

I'm so excited!!! Thank you to everyone who journeyed out to the Red Clock Tower on Saturday, what a fabulous class!

www.boonsborowellness.com

I look forward to seeing you all again!!

Boonsboro Wellness Center Rocks!!

For are your Natural Medicinal Needs see Jeff, he's a great Accupucturist also!!!

Common Market Frederick, MD

Thank you everyone for coming to the class, I enjoyed you all!! As the weather gets colder, enjoy your raw soup recipes they will warm your soul, sooth your appetite for creaminess and satisfy your hunger!

Eat Healthy to Live Life filled with Passion, great Energy and Peace!

With Love,

Chelly

Common Market Raw Candy Class
October 3, 2009
Time: 3-5 p.m.
www.commonmarket.coop

I'm in the Frederick Post!

 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/art_life/display_food.htm?storyID=95268

Edgewater, NJ Whole Foods Raw Food Class #1

Thank you to R, S, M, E, N, J & G!

We had great raw food, fabulous funny conversation, and the time just flew by, wake up J!

Thank you all for coming out!!! I really appreciate your interest and I hope to see you all again!

Did anybody catch the missing scallions in the guacamole and the chopped jalapeno in the corn salad?

You all were wonderful!!!

Drug Problem? Not me!

If you are in the New Jersey, Maryland, DC, Virginia area......

Edgewater, NJ Whole Foods Market
Class: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 6-8 p.m.
To register
rawchefchelly@aol.com or call 240.498.9639


Common Market
Frederick, MD
Class: Warming Raw Foods, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 6-8 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 1-3 p.m., Repeat of Thursday night
www.commonmarket.coop
Call to register 301.663.3416


Boonsboro Wellness
Boonsboro, MD
Class: Saturday, September 19, 2009 12-2 p.m
http://boonsborowellness.com/Events/

Whole Foods Market
Paramus, NJ
Monday, Sept. 21, 2009
Time: 6-8 p.m.
To register call 240.498.9639 or email rawchefchelly@aol.com

Grand Opening of the Largest Whole Foods Dedham, MA

Thank you most graciously to all those who came out to see the show and purchase a Vita Mix!! I'm so happy that you now have the best machine in the world!!!

You have made a huge investment in your health! Check out my entire site for recipes and health information.

If you are interested in a health consultation please click the link in the upper right corner. As a Holistic Health Counselor I'm here to help you have the healthiest most fulfilling life ever!

Enjoy your Vita Mix!!!!

Whole Foods Market, Cambridge, MA

Thank you to all those who stopped by the Vita Mix Booth!!! It was my pleasure to meet you all! I had a ball at the Top 10 Store in the Country!!!


Packed Raw Food Class Schedule in September!!!!

Be sure to check out my schedule, I have many raw classes coming up soon!

MAJOR NEWS FLASH ABOUT ME OF COURSE

I have just enrolled as a student at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, to become a Certified Holistic Health Counselor! This is major news because I have been considering this for 2 years.

I'm receiving my training to practice Health Counseling at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, which is the only nutrition school integrating all the different dietary theories—combining the knowledge of traditional philosophies with modern concepts like the USDA food pyramid, the glycemic index, the Zone and raw foods. My certification is pending and will be completed in June 2010.

As a student I will begin to accept clients at my student rates.

After Graduation in June 2010 my 12 week programs go to full price.

Please contact me to see what one hour a week can do for your health!

Tahini Milk Shake & Raw Granola

1/4 Artisana Raw Organic Tahini (you can make Tahini in the Vita Mix using Sesame Seeds)
3-4 cups of water, start with 3 cups if more is needed add additional cup
1 1/2 tsp. organic vailla
1-2 tablespoons raw honey or agave

Blend well and enjoy! Milk will be slightly warm, perfect for the holidays with a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg!

3 cups Organic Rolled Oats
10 pitted Medjool Dates
1/2-1 tablespoon Cinnamon
1 tsp Nutmeg
1 Gala apple, or your favorite
1/2 Tbsp vanilla
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 cup sprouted pumpkin seeds, chopped

Blend first 7 ingredients in your Vita Mix until smooth and pour over oats and pumpkin seeds. Mix well and spread on dehydrator sheets to dry over night at 110 degrees. May to need to break into smaller pieces once dry. Enjoy with Brazil Nut Milk, Almond Milk, Banana Milk or the Tahini Milk Shake recipe above. Fresh fruit like blueberries, strawberries or banana can be added or raisins.

RAW SPIRIT FESTIVAL UPPER MARLBORO, MD AUGUST 29-30,2009

Come join the fun at the Raw Spirit Festival! I already had great food on Friday and I'm sure Saturday and Sunday will be fabulous. Stop by the Vita Mix Booth and say hello!

Welcome to my page, thank you for stopping by!

New Raw Spirit Friends: My pleasure to meet you, I look forward to working with you in the near future!

Enjoy my site!

Owey, Goowey, Soft and Chewey Raw Brownies by Chelly

*Soak and dry nuts, my almonds were soaked and dried, the cashews soaked for 6 hours but were wet when used. All ingredients raw and organic.

1 cup almonds
1/2 cup cashews
1/8 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
1/2 Tbsp Carob
4 Tbsp Cacao
3 Tbsp Agave, or 3-4 dates, or raw honey
2-3 Tbsp Cacao nibs, to cover brownies

Blend all ingredients in food processor or Vita Mix until dough forms, Food Processor is easier because of the space. Use a spatula to wipe sides of container frequently.

Form into brownies on a plate sprinkle and press cacao nibs onto the top of the brownies, and dehydrate 104 degrees for 1-2 hours to dry out just a tad or enjoy as is.

You can make a Cacao or Carob frosting or chocolate sauce to top your brownies or add walnuts, you can also add fresh mint to your brownies and make mint chocolate chip brownies.

Enjoy!

AGAVE

I know it seems that we have already made huge improvements in our heatlh, especially if you have achieved the level of being a raw vegetarian/vegan (I'm using this term now because I occassionally use honey/maple syrup when recipes call for them, however honey comes from bees and maple syrup is not raw) but we should always remain teachable and act as servants.

I have posted this link to share what I'm learning about AGAVE, the beloved sweetner. I just bought my last bottle. I have noticed the more you use it the more you want it. We used to make our smoothies with no sweetener at all, now that is all my husband and children use. I have at least gotten them to cut back. I prefer more banana, sweeter fruit or dates.

http://renegadehealth.com/blog Look down the page for episode #374 AGAVE RE-VISITED

Agave
* does not have a high glycemic index, but that does not make it automatically healthy
* high in fructose, does not cause blood sugar spike, but has no fiber
* fructose is the natural sugar found in fruit, but fruit has fiber which helps our bodies to absorb, digest and properly utilize the fructose
* Negative affects of Agave - causes insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, uric acid build up in your liver (fatty liver)

Better sweeteners to use:
Apples, bananas, peaches, berries, grapes with seeds, pineapples, dates, raisins, stevia (green leaf powder)

No-Bonez Notes of the Day!!

Slow gradual changes will help you to appreciate the journey even more, when we know better, we can then do better!

Knowledge is power and when you have been given the knowledge, it is up to you to use it.

Listen to your bodies love language, what are you addicted to?

Chelly

RAW FOOD AND ME

I HAVE BEEN RAW FOR 4 MONTHS!!! I WAS ABOUT 90% RAW FOR 14 MONTHS, I'VE BEEN A VEGETARIAN FOR 5 YEARS!!!

I CAN NOT CALL MYSELF 100% RAW VEGAN BECAUSE I WILL USE HONEY, IT IS IN THE BIBLE AND IN ITS RAW UNPROCESSED STATE I DON'T MIND IT, HOWEVER I RARELY USE IT, HARDLY BUY IT AND DON'T LIKE THE TASTE MUCH AND IT CAUSES MY TEETH TO BE MORE SENSITIVE, YOU GET THE IDEA.

I ALSO EAT ORGANIC OLIVES THAT ARE NOT RAW, HOWEVER THEY ARE TOO EXPENSIVE AND YOU DON'T GET MUCH, AND TOO SALTY. I ALSO USE BRAGGS LIQUID AMINOS, RARELY, ONLY IF A RECIPE CALLS FOR IT, MY SON LOVES IT ON NUT MEATS AND IN SOUPS. I ALSO USE AGAVE, THAT SAYS RAW AND ORGANIC BUT IT IS NOT, ONLY THE CLEAR AGAVE THAT CAN NOT BE PURCHASED FROM REGULAR HEALTH FOOD STORES IS REALLY RAW UNPROCESSED AGAVE.

CHECK OUT MY STORE NATURAL ZING AND MY WWW.RAWTEACHER.COM/CHELLY SITE FOR GREAT PRICES ON RAW OLIVES, AGAVE, NUTS, AND OTHER RAW GOODIES!!!

I HAVE MENTIONED ALL THIS TO SAY........

I LOVE YOU IF YOU EAT MEAT AND EVEN IF YOU DONT! I FEEL BETTER NOT EATING MEAT, DAIRY, FISH, COOKED & PROCESSED FOODS, SUGAR AND NON ORGANIC PRODUCE. I FEEL BETTER LEADING BY EXAMPLE AND REALLY TRULY PRACTICING WHAT I PREACH/TEACH!!

I DON'T CHEAT, MY STOVE HOLDS BOWLS FILLED WITH FRUIT AND RECIPE BOOKS, MY MICROWAVE HOLDS DISHES AND IS A SPROUTER, MY OVEN HOLDS MORE DISHES. I WOULD LOVE FOR EVERYONE TO EXPERIENCE THE RAW DIET AND GREAT HEALTH.

I HAVE WITNESSED RECOVERY FROM SICKNESS AND DISEASE WITHIN MY OWN FAMILY AND TREMENDOUS WEIGHT LOSS AND RENEWED ENERGY. I WANT THIS FOR EVERYONE!!!

IT IS MY PRAYER THAT IF YOU NEED HELP OR GUIDANCE YOU WILL CALL ON ME. INTEGRITY IS IMPORTANT TO ME, I SAY WHAT I MEAN AND MEAN WHAT I SAY.

I ENJOY THE RAW DIET BECAUSE I FEEL GOOD, HEALTHY, STRONG, ENERGIZED, I'M FREE!!

FREE FROM THE QUILT OF EATING FOOD THAT MAKES ME FEEL HEAVY, LETHARGIC, MOODY, DEPRESSED, SICK, FULL, GUILTY.

MY CHILDREN ARE HEALTHY THEY LOVE GREEN DRINKS, ALL VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. MY HUSBAND JUST LOST ANOTHER 15 LBS IN ONE WEEK, HE NOW RUNS (WE LAUGH AND CALL IT A SLOW TROT) TO AND FROM WORK, IT'S ABOUT 7 TO 8 MANHATTAN BLOCKS. WE HAD A GOOD LAUGH THE OTHER NIGHT!! A LADY IN HIGH HEELS JUST WALKS PAST HIM WHILE HE IS RUN/TROTTING TO WORK. HE WEIGHS 430 LBS SO HE IS DOING AWESOME. MOVE YOUR BODY, EAT HEALTHY BUT MOVE YOUR BODY, 30 MINUTES PER DAY.

THANK YOU FOR READING MY BLOG, GOD HAS GREAT THINGS IN STORE FOR YOU AND YOURS!!!

BE POSITIVE, BE HEALTHY, BE TRUE TO THE GOD IN YOU!!!

RAW CHEF CHELLY

RAW SPIRIT FESTIVAL UPPER MARLBORO, MD AUGUST 29-30,2009

CHECK OUT WWW.RAWSPIRIT.COM FOR MORE INFO!!!

I WILL BE DEMONSTRATING THE VITA MIX ALL DAY BOTH DAYS!!

$79 ADVANCE PURCHASE WWW.RAWSPIRIT.COM
$85 AT THE DOOR

THIS IS THE FIRST EVENT OF ITS KIND IN THE MARYLAND AREA, THERE WILL BE LOTS OF INFORMATION AND DELICIOUS RAW FOOD TO TRY.

GO RAW FOR YOUR HEALTH, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD!!!

Green Drinks!!!!

I realized recently that I've been making the same green drink recipe for over a year alternating the greens of course, but the same basic fruit apple, bananas and lemon. It's time for a change so here are some recipes that I will be making.

Kale & Apples by Chef Chelly

1 large bunch of kale

2 apples (gala or pink lady) My favorites!!

1/2 lemon with peel

1 cup water

Blend on high to liquefy and add ice just to prevent juice from getting too warm, you should not drink your juices freezing cold. Your body temperature is warm, don't shock your cells!

Strawberry Minty Kale by Chef Chelly

4 ripe pears

4-5 leaves of kale

1/2 bunch of mint

2 cups water

8 strawberries

Blend on high to liquefy add ice sparingly and enjoy!

Nutritiously Bitter from Victoria Boutenko "Green for Life"

Blend well:

5 leaves of kale

1/4 avocado

3 cloves garlic

1/4 cup lime juice

1 bell pepper

2 celery sticks

1/2 bunch of Italian parsley

2 cups water

Yields: 1 quart of smoothie

Enjoy your green smoothies on an empty stomach and enjoy!!

Simply Delightful by Chef Chelly

1 banana
1/2 lime w/peel
1 bunch of spinach
2-4 pink lady apples or your favorite(I used just two)
2 cups water
Ice

Liquefy lime in water, add apples to liquefy then spinach, banana and ice to cool slightly.
I was in heaven drinking this, and I'm sure you will be also!


Parsley Green by Raw Chef Chelly

1 bunch parsley
1 handful spinach
1 apple
1 kiwi, 2 peel or not that's the ???, it's up to you
1 banana
1 peach
fresh mint, optional
2 cups water
Ice
Yeilds: 64 oz, 2 quarts or 8 cups :)

Blend in Vita Mix to liquefy and enjoy!!!

Level I Chef Certification Class

This class was so fun and the time flew by!! Thank you for attending this 4 hour intensive RAW FOOD class. We had a ball!!

Here are just a few thoughts from the class:
A BIG THANK YOU!!! That was a tremendous class, again you exceeded my expectations! I made the corn salad for dinner that night for friends. It was so good! Wish Level II was this weekend. It was great fun spending the day with you and all the delightful women in our class, not to mention all that we learned. M

- the more you learn the more you know we BETTER return to God's way of eating. Thought of you yesterday afternoon as I made the Collard wraps & guacamole - it was good but not as good as yours. And I must commend you again on the ease of your preparations, etc cause girl, my kitchen did NOT look like yours did - ha - but don't have a food processor used a chopper that kinda minced the carrot & zucchini - but again it was good - yesterday was an almost total raw day - 97%. Thank YOU for the presentation & the wisdom imparted - truly you DO show people raw is easy & delicious - be well - be greatly blessed - M

Hi, Chelly, Gosh, I don't know where to begin to say Thank You for such a great day. Your personality just added to the fun and also that of your daughter. What a sweet, polite young lady she is. It was so much fun to be around her. I learned so much today and was so surprised at the food items. I just had no idea what it would be like. Thanks for the encouragement and knowing that I can contact you if I have questions. Came home tonight and several of us went out for Pizza (of all things!!). First of all I surely wasn't hungry and second...it didn't even sound good! Everyone wanted to know why I wasn't eating!! My glass of water was delicious and now I am going to bed and dream of all the good food you fixed today and think about what I can do about my eating habits. Thanks again. I know this is a lot of work for you but how nice of you to share your passion- J

CCC's: Coconut, Chocolate, Cherry Cookies

Enjoy these dehydrated or not!  They looked cooked!

*all ingredients raw and organic*

Cookie Dough

1/2 C almonds

1/2 C walnuts

1 T cacao, ground

1 T carob, ground

1/8 cup coconut butter or less

1 1/2 T agave

5 T shredded coconut, just enough to see specks in the dough

15 large dried cherries

Make butter out of nuts, do not over mix releasing the natural oils, add other ingredients, except cherries.  It should look like ground nut meat with white coconut specks.  Form into balls the size of a quarter.  Press one dried cherry in the center and form a beautiful cookie.  Eat as is or dehydrate over night (104-115) or longer until dry.  Cookie may be oily, so dehydrating will help, you can use less coconut butter or just grind/chop nuts until just before they form a smooth nut butter.  Let me know how yours turns out!

PEACHES ARE IN SEASON

My family from Michigan is visiting this weekend for my daughters 11th Birthday.  So, in honor of the family I've come up with some great recipes, to go in the cookbook of course. Fortunately, my followers/friends to No-Bonez will get these great recipes to try out at home! Let me know what you think!

Sweet Peaches 

2-3 large peaches, sliced w/ skin

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp cinnamon

1/8 cup agave or honey

Use a glass baking dish, place peaches in the dish, sprinkle with nutmeg and cinnamon, pour sweetner over.  Dehydrate over night, stir to remix in the morning.  Enjoy as is Yum!! Put over Banana Ice Cream, add to your morning oatmeal or add to your favorite raw cheese cake recipe.

Blueberry Delight by Daijelle my 11 year old

Make a smoothie with lots of blueberries so that it is dark purple. (Strawberries, banana, blueberries, apple or your favorite combo)
No ice is needed.

Blend and then pour it over your oatmeal and stir. My husband says it taste like fruit loops!!

CLASS ALERT:
Paramus NJ WHOLE FOODS
August 10, 2009 6-8 p.m.
Cost: $25.00
Call to preregister 240.498.9639
or email rawchefchelly@aol.com

Raw Spirit Festival
August 29-30, 2009
All Day
Upper Marlboro, MD

Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania

Please check out WWW.BOONSBOROWELLNESS.COM  click on the EVENTS link and come on out.

Class: September 19, 2009

Time: 12:00-2:00 p.m.

Cost: $30.00

Organic Raw Vegan lifestyle at it's best, come discover just what a raw vegan diet will do for you and have some delicious, very tasty food too! 

TO DARRICK JR

Go and hug your “Michael” by Maya Angelou… 

Yesterday I cried watching the Michael Jackson memorial. I cried for a little
black boy who felt the world didn't understand him. I cried for a little black
boy who spent his adulthood chasing his childhood. And I thought about all the
young black boys out there who may too feel that the world doesn't understand
them. The ones who feel that the world does not understand their baggy jeans,
their swagger, their music, their anger, their struggles, their fears or the
chip on their shoulder. I worry that my son, may too, one day will feel lonely
in a wide, wide world.

I cried for the young children of all colors who may live their life feeling
like a misfit, feeling like no one understands their perspective, or their soul.
What a burden to carry.

As a mother, I cried for Katherine Jackson because no mother should ever bury a
child. Period. And I think about all the pain, tears and sleepless nights that
she must have endured seeing her baby boy in inner pain, seeing him struggle
with his self-esteem, and his insecurities and to know he often felt unloved
even while the world loved him deeply. How does it feel to think that the
unconditional love we give as mothers just isn't enough to make our children
feel whole? I wonder if she still suffers thinking, "what more could I have
done?" Even moms of music legends aren't immune to mommy guilt, I suppose.

When Rev. Al Sharpton ("who always delivers one" awesome "funeral speech") said
to Michael's children, "Your daddy was not strange....It was strange what your
Daddy had to deal with," I thought of all the "strange" things of the world that
my children will have to deal with. Better yet, the things I hope they won't
ever have to deal with anymore.

And as a mother raising a young black boy, I feel recommitted and yet a little
confused as to how to make sure my son is sure enough within himself to take on
the world. Especially a "strange" one. To love himself enough to know that even
when the world doesn't understand you, tries to force you into its mold or
treats you unkindly, you are still beautiful, strong and Black. How do I do
that?

Today, I am taking back "childhood" as an inalienable right for every brown
little one. In a world, that makes children into booty-shaking, mini-adults long
before their time, I'm reclaiming the playful, innocent, run-around-outside,
childhood as the key ingredient in raising confident adults. Second, I will not
rest until my little black boy, MY Michael, knows that his broad nose is
beautiful, his chocolately brown skin is beautiful, and his thick hair is
beautiful.

And nothing or no one can ever take that away from him.

"Now aint we bad? And ain't we black? And ain't we fine? ---Maya Angelou

Dear Blog,

So, I have not written in a while. Been Busy, what can I say!! I have lots to tell you. For starters, I woke up this morning and made a mexican flavored breakfast scramble, a salmon pate, jalapeno lime corn chips, and croutons!! Everything is all raw, organic and vegan of course. I also made green drink! We are going to Great Adventures on Monday and since we don't eat traditional amusement park food, we must go prepared. So, I've started early so we can eat like the Kings and Queens that we are!

I have a testimony......some good news........a miracle to share..........an I told you so moment!!!!!

All of those and a bag of raw chips!!!!!

In the search box of my blog, type in "oil pulling". Read that post about my dental appointment and what I was told. Sept. 2, 2008 Post

For starters I did the oil pulling for about 3 months. I did not notice any results, many people have, so I'm not knocking it.

In April, 2009 I purchased a Water Pik, it works just like the tool your dental hygienist uses to squirt water onto your teeth when being cleaned. For 3 months I have flossed ( first off, I've flossed my teeth for 17 years daily), brushed my teeth ( using toothpaste with no fluoride, Nature's Gate/Toms) and I have used the Water Pik (which still removes food even after flossing).

Three Months............**Floss**......**Brush**......**Water Pik** Before Bed, missed 3 nights

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE * I already posted a blog on flossing, but it is best to FLOSS AT NIGHT, a dark mouth is the perfect environment for bacterial growth. Of Course follow with brushing and YES, I brush in the morning, also!!

If you were not able to read my post from Sept. 2, 2008 here is an update: My dentist wanted me to have underneath my gums scrapped and the antibiotic arestin applied to prevent bacterial growth and the advancement of what had already started, periodontal disease (gum disease).

I refused, he yelled at me, "You have gum disease, if you don't do anything about it, it will only get worse. Diet has nothing to do with it!!!!", said Dr. Zaner. Jan. 2008

July 24, 2009: Dr. Zaner said, "Your gums look wonderful, beautiful color, what ever you did keep doing it, it's not there now. They look great!"

As the hygienist cleaned my teeth she said, you have no bleeding at all, that is the first sign of disease, you have no swelling, your diet and preventative care is working, you have prevented the bacteria from growing! All signs of gum disease reversed!!!

So let's review the obvious, shall we????

I eat 100% raw organic vegan food, I floss nightly, brush twice a day and use the water pik nightly. I had gum disease and in Jan. 2009 was told to have the scrapping done and antibiotics applied to kill the bacteria and prevent more growth.

I refused.........because God knows best........and here I am today..........cured.......healed.......better........no bleeding gums........no swollen gums.........just a healthy mouth!!!

Now, just who do I have to thank for all of these blessings??????????????? Only God!!!

No antibiotic, no surgery, no chemicals, no drugs, no cooked food, nothing can do for me what God can.

Coincidentally: He gave us fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds!!!!!!

Good Bye Gum Disease!!!!!

Love,
Chelly

Annapolis Culinary Center at Whole Foods Annapolis, MD

Thank you to all those who came out to Thursday nights class, we had a ball and way too much delicious raw food!!!

I hope you enjoyed the class as much as I did and I hope to see you all again!

Chef Chelly

Whole Foods Paramus #2 Class

What a wonderful evening!!! Raw food, great conversation and lots of information.

Thank you to all those who came out to experience "A Day in the Life of a Raw Vegan".

The food was awesome and not just because I made it!! It was 100% organic, all raw and vegan. Dining on delicious food without guilt, symptoms and side effects is priceless!!!

Don't miss the next class August 10, 2009 6-8 p.m. Cost: $25

Mercury Free Salmon!!!

Salmon Dip, Salmon Spread, Salmon, Salmon, Salmon

2 cups walnuts, soaked at least 4 hours & dried ( you can use them wet as well)

2 large green onions

2 stalks of celery

1 large red bell pepper

1 tablespoon Dulce Flakes (for an even fishier flavor, optional)

1 teaspoon of Himalayan Sea Salt

Blend in Food Processor or Vita Mix (don't go to high speed if using a Vita Mix, you don't want to over process. 

Adapted from Alissa Cohen's "Living on Live Food", you can order this raw cook book from me, visit my store at www.rawteacher.com/chelly 

Before you POP it in your Mouth, Check the PH Balance

Alkalising Foods/Drinks	Relative pH	Acidifying Foods/Drinks	Relative pH
Cucumber	+31.5	Pork	-38.0
Alfalfa Sprouts	+29.3	Veal	-35
Soy Sprouts	+29.5	Beef	-34.5
Avocado	+15.6	Chicken	-18
Tomato	+13.6	Eggs	-18
Summer Radish	+39.4	Hard Cheese	-18.1
Kamut Grass	+27.6	Quark	-17.3
Carrot	+9.5	Cream	-3.9
Soy Beans (soaked)	+12.8	White Bread	-10
Soy Lecithin (pure)	+38	Wholemeal Bread	-6.5
Cabbage	+14.1	Rye Bread	-2.5
Celery	+13.3	Pistachios	-16.6
Garlic	+13.2	Peanuts	-12.8
Spinach	+13.1	Cashews	-9.3
Watercress	+7.7	Margarine	-7.5
Leeks	+7.2	Corn Oil	-6.5
Courgette	+5.7	Butter	-3.9
Fresh Soy Beans	+12	Artificial Sweeteners	-26.5
Tofu	+3.2	Chocolate	-24.6
Lemons	+9.9	White Sugar	-17.6
Limes	+8.2	Fructose	-9.5
Cucumber	+31.5	Honey	-7.6
Wheatgrass	+33.8	Ketchup	-12.4
Sprouted Radish Seeds	+28.4	Mayonnaise	-12.5
Barley Grass	+28.1	Mustard	-19.2
Red Cabbage	+6.3	Soy Sauce	-26.2
Almonds	+3.6	Vinegar	-39.4
Olive Oil	+1	Liquor	-38.7
Flax Seed Oil	+3.5	Wine	-16.4
Turnip	+8	Beer	-26.8
Asparagus	+1.3	Coffee	-25.1
Onion	+3.0	Fruit Juice (Natural)	-8.7
Watermelon	-1.0	Fruit Juice (Processed)	-33.6
		Tea (Black)	-27.1
*Source - Back to the House of Health (Redford-Young, S) Visit this site to view the entire chart www.energiseforlife.com/food_ph.php Alkalising = Health, Wellness, Everlasting Joy Acidifying = Sickness, Disease, Depression

Smoothie Anyone?

The Top 7 Reasons Why Smoothies Can Help You Lose Weight, Boost Your Energy Levels and Create Vibrant Health

 

By Kevin Gianni - Health Advocate and Author

 

1. Smoothies deliver a power-packed, slam dunk of nutrients

 

Smoothies, pound for pound, are some of the most nutrient dense meals. A green smoothie with some fruit and berries can deliver more antioxidants and phytonutrients than most meals eaten by the majority of people around the world. It's also easier to digest, since a good blender will break up the plant fibers for better absorption.

 

By preparing a smoothie every morning, you can start off your day with the protection of antioxidants, an incredible array of vitamins and nutrients, as well as get the energy and calories you need to go on with you day without getting hunger pangs an hour after your first meal.

 

2. Anyone can use a blender and make something that tastes awesome.

 

Yes, this is true. Even the most culinary-challenged individuals can dump smoothie ingredients into a blender and turn it on to make a great tasting smoothie. This applies to kids as well!

 

Kids and adults alike love the process of blending together their favorite ingredients for an awesome tasting concoction.

 

QUICK TIP: Adding bok choy or spinach into a fruit smoothie is a great way to sneak some greens into a child's diet!

 

3. You don't have to be a brain surgeon to create your own recipes.

 

This isn't like baking where everything needs to be just right.

 

Like I've already said, anyone can use a blender, but this tip means that you don't have to be overly creative in order to build your own smoothie.

 

For anyone just starting, usually I'll tell them get some of your favorite fruits and vegetables and start playing around. You'll be amazed at what you come up with.

 

4. They take literally minutes to prepare (sometimes less!)

 

The fastest smoothie I've ever made was about 45 seconds (Yes, I timed it!). This can do wonders for your time management!

 

Studies have shown that most people stress about money and not having enough time in the day. Smoothies can literally buy you 30 minutes or so in the morning--or whenever you choose to make one--so you can get to the things that really matter.

 

5. They taste amazing.

 

I may sound like a broken record here, but when done right a great smoothie can transport you to a tropical island or give you the mental clarity of Einstein-ian proportions.

 

6. They can help detoxify your system.

 

There are many non-organic and industrial pollutants in our environment that can be the cause of various aliments. So it's extremely important to detox your system to avoid build up of toxic materials.

 

Adding fruits and herbal tinctures or powders to your smoothies can help the body detox. This is a great way to take many tinctures or powders without having to taste them (some taste notoriously awful, if you ever get a chance try the herb andrographis and you'll know what I mean!).

 

Many fruits alone are detoxifying, so just making a fruit smoothie can have detoxifying effects on your body.

 

7. They are fun!

 

It's hard to think of a meal that is actually fun to make, fun to eat and fun to share. Smoothies happen to be one of those meals!

 

Every day you can pick new ingredients and try new mixes to create endless recipes and tastes. They're a perfect addition a meal plan that is stagnant and boring and that is not getting you any noticeable results.

 

With all these reasons and literally dozens more, it's easy to understand why smoothies will work for you.