Ooooo Organic + delicious salads

Organic Munching box

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organic carrots

When I first heard the term organic in middle school I wondered what it was. Another money making scheme? What’s the point of paying for organic when you can just buy normal fruit and veg and it costs less. That’s how I used to think. I never used to think deeply about where my food came from or how my food was being grown.

Since becoming a health food addict, it’s really important for me to know all about my food. I don’t always trust a label in Thailand that says organic because there aren’t any strict rules on labeling here. 3 weeks ago I went to a local farmers market and was introduced to Raitong organic farm. They grow a whole bunch of local foods and deliver one a week to your home. So I signed up and have had a big box of fruit and veg arrive at my door weekly. I get a whole variety of leafy greens, veggies and fruit. Everything tastes super fresh and amazing. I would rather spend the extra money and know I’m eating CLEAN foods than those that have been sprayed with poisonous pesticides. I’m not 100% organic because some things are difficult to come by organically or are way too expensive like organic apples but I do try and eat as much organic as possible.

I also stumbled upon a little food website which is closing down (sadly) that sells hemp seeds, coconut butter and flour. So I got my hands on these asap and need to experiment with them. I’m in LOVE with coconut butter. It tastes amazing.

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Mangosteens

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homemade fruit rolls – banana and strawberry

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Green smoothie – banana, raspberry and spinach

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Burmese ginger salad – this salad is SO amazing! Recipe is below.

Ingredients:

Chickpeas I used 1 cup

Sesame seeds 1/4 cup

Garlic cloves 4-5

Peanuts roasted

Gluten/wheat free soy sauce or fish sauce if you have

Limes and a lemon

Coconut oil

Ginger

1 Cabbage

2 Tomatos

(Makes one huge bowl)

Soak chickpeas for 12 hours.

Peel and slice ginger into very thin slices then pour squeezed lemon juice over and let it sit overnight too.

Dry the chickpeas and fry in coconut oil for 8min, add garlic cloves (sliced lengthwise) and sesame seeds and fry all till golden brown.

Thinly slice the cabbage.

Squeeze out the ginger.

In a bowl thrown in the fried seeds/ cabbage/ ginger and add some soy sauce/fish sauce. Squeeze over some lime juice and add roasted peanuts. Add some sliced tomato and hand mix all the ingredients together. Taste and add more lime/soya if you need to. Let it sit in the fridge for half an hour before serving. Delicious! It sounds like a lot of effort but it really isn’t and you don’t dirty many dishes either.

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banana flower salad – another delicious salad

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hemp milk and raw banana, raisin granola – yummy!

I made hemp seed milk for breakfast and I adore it. It’s soothe and creaming and so nutritious. I added some coconut butter and dates to it to sweeten it and make it more creamy.

I got a new job with my other half and we are starting tomorrow. Super excited. Will share a shoot I did of a lovely couple soon.

xoxoA

Corny Saturday

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I’m probably the corniest person you will ever meet. See I’m being corny again 😛 B is always rolling his eyes at me when I say something silly. Anyways I love corn and more so I love ORGANIC corn. I never saw the importance of products being organic until I went raw. The whole point of being raw is to purify your body of toxins so eating products which are sprayed with nasty pesticides works against the ultimate goal. While I can’t afford to be fully organic, I do try and buy as much organic produce when I can and when we move I’ve made it very clear to B that I want a garden so I can grown my own veggies. What we put into our bodies is important if we want to live an energetic, healthy, long life.

Today I craved pumpkin soup and so I decided to make my first ever. It came out pretty delicious and although it wasn’t completely raw (I had to cook the pumpkin) it left me feeling full and energized. I had it for lunch and supper 🙂

Recipe if you are interested:

A quarter of any pumpkin (cooked slightly if you don’t have an amazing blender)

1 carrot chopped

1 organic corn

Half an apple

fresh coriander chopped

half a garlic clove and you can add in some onion if you have.

Add some cumin, cayenne pepper and I added curry powder to mine.

Add water until desired consistency.

Blend all the ingredients in a blender and enjoy as is or heat slightly. If you are not into cool soups then heat it up, it will still taste delicious.

I told B I will feed my baby this one day 😛 Better than any purity in a bottle.

xoxoA

Go green

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I’ll admit I never liked greens. The only leafy green I used to eat was iceburg lettuce. I used to hate spinach or any other greens growing up and to this day I can’t say I love them except for lettuce. That’s why I juice and LOVE juicing. I make sure I get in my greens and I don’t have to chew any leaves. Most animals eat greens and they are all healthy, so they have to be great for us 🙂 I haven’t had any skin break outs since juicing every morning and I believe it has something to do with an alkalized system which used to be super acidic. If you have skin problems, look at your diet and you will most likely find your problem. Go for green 🙂

xoxoA