Free Health Seminar with Raw Foods Chef Mandy!

Mandilyn Canistelle is my favorite Raw Foods chef. Tomorrow, June 5th, she will be holding a free health seminar and promoting her new book " The Raw Food Feast: 7 Days Through the Rainbow".

Chef Mandy and friends will feature three informative and health promoting topics to be shared during the book release. Chef Mandy believes in living simple with organic foods, therapeutic-grade essential oils and healthy water to function the way God intended for life.

There are two sessions during the day on Saturday at:
A.R.T.S
312 Coltrane,
Edmond, OK 73003

Schedule

9:00-12:00
9:00-9:30 Registration
9:30-10:00 Coconut Parfait Demo
10:00-11:30 Intro to Oils, Raindrop Application, Healthy Water
11:30-`12:00 Vegetable Soup Demo

1:00-4:00

1:00-1:30 Registration

1:30-2:00 Chocolate Sauce Demo

2:00-3:30 Intro to Oils, Raindrop Application, Healthy Water

3:30-4:00 Raw Ice Cream Social

I am going to attend for sure (probably the one with the raw ice cream) to learn all I can on how to be as healthy as possible. Hope to see you there!

            

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There is a movement in the health world today called Raw Foods. People who are a part of this movement believe that there are many health benefits to eating food raw as opposed to cooked. Raw foodists eat mostly plant and nut based foods, but there is steak tartare or raw fish like sashimi that can be a part of their diet depending on how strict a person is. Many celebrities explain that raw foods is the reason for their youthful and slim appearance. Here are some of the basic beliefs:

1. That heating food above 105 degrees destroys enzymes that aid in digestion, such as amylases, proteases, and lipases.
2. That raw foods have good bacteria that the gut needs to have a healthy flora and that it is killed off when cooked past 105 degrees.
3. Raw foods have a higher nutrient value than cooked or processed foods.
4. That raw foods help promote weight loss, healthy glowing skin and great vitality.

So, I decided I am upping my raw foods to 75% of each meal for the next 21 days starting yesterday to see if I feel that big difference. I'm sorry I'm not quite ready for the 100% raw foods yet or EV-ER. For lunch I had a huge green salad with raw vegetables, 1/2 a pear, 1/2 a plum and 4 oz. ground beef patty and yes it's cooked, see the pic above. I am going to explore a ton of recipes with my Matthew Kenny, Oklahoma City's own chef of 105degrees , book "Entertaining in the Raw" so I can eat more than just salad. I'll let you know how it goes.

Kitchen Garden Salad

My mother's recipe "Kitchen Garden Salad" is a winner. It's very tasty and extremely healthy. The recipe is:

Thrice washed organic mixed greens: Full of antioxidants

Cut parsley from the garden: Good for anemia, bad breath, blood purifier, digestion and weight loss

Grape tomatoes: High in lycopene known for preventing cancer

Diced Strawberries:  Full of antioxidants and high in vitamin C

Chevre Cheese: High in protein

White Onion: Anti-bacterial properties

Sliced Mushrooms: Potassium, riboflavin, niacin and selenium

served with a rice vinegar and olive oil dressing.

This salad is full or raw living foods and full of anti-oxidants and vitamins the body needs to be healthy, lean and full of energy.