I love healthy sweet potato fries! Yum! Yum!
http://www.joybauer.com/healthy-recipes/sweet-potato-fries.aspx?xid=nl_JoyBauersFoodCures_20110221
I don’t know about you, but it was h-a-r-d for me to give up forbidden foods. It took me a year to give up Diet Coke! Even when I was able to leave behind foods I craved, I held onto a ton of resentment, crying in pillow about how unfair it was the “other people” got to eat what they wanted and I didn’t!
Then I discovered a sensational secret: Using an “instead of” made the process easy, creative, and downright fun!
Here’s how it works. Rather than giving up an item, I replaced it with something better!
“Instead of” giving up frying mushrooms and onions, I learned to saute’ them in olive oil and beef broth.
“Instead of” giving up milk, which is low acid-forming, I replaced it with unsweetened almond milk, which is low alkaline-forming.
Surprisingly, I no longer felt deprived because I didn’t leave a hole in my diet! Instead, I filled the hole with something even better!
Be on the watch for more “Instead of” articles coming soon…on OsteoDiet.com.
Tags: Instead of, osteoporosis diet
Want to spice up your meat dishes with a scrumptious, alkalizing salsa? This recipe for pineapple salsa, created by my daughter, Kelly, tastes great served over grilled chicken or fish!
1/2 red bell pepper, diced small
1 small red onion, diced small
1 tbsp. fresh cilantro, chopped
1 very small jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
Juice and Zest of one lime
Second, on the grill, place beside the chicken or fish:
Third, heat the mixture in a saucepan.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve warm over grilled chicken, mahi-mahi, or other grilled poultry or fish.
Enjoy!
Lately we’ve been hearing about Atelvia advertised on TV commercials. It supposed to be “better” because it has a special coating, which eliminates the fasting requirements applicable to the earlier drugs. However, Atelvia has all the side effects of the other bisphonate drugs. What side effects? Just read this review of Atelvia by Vivian Goldschmidt, M.A., of SaveOurBones.com by clicking on this link: http://saveourbones.com/atelvia-review/.
On the other hand, deciding to re-build bones naturally through an alkaline diet, weight-bearing exercise, daily sunshine, and restorative sleep has only one side effect: improved health!
Our new OsteoDiet version of Gypsy Soup substitutes lentils (which are medium alkaline-forming) for garbanzo beans (which are low acid-forming).
Note: For quick information about the effect of various foods on pH levels, a handy reference for your kitchen is The Acid Alkaline Food Guide by Susan E. Brown and Larry Trivieri, Jr.
The long list of ingredients makes this look like a complicated recipes, but it’s not. Once you have the sweet potatoes diced, the rest of the prep is a breeze!
You will need:
Stock pot
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 cups onion, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 cups sweet potatoes, diced
2 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. ground turmeric
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. sea salt
1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper or crushed red pepper
1 bay leaf
4 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
1 tbsp. tamari
1 cup fresh tomato, chopped
1 can of organic lentils
3/4 cup green bell pepper, chopped
Directions:
1. Saute onion, garlic, celery, and sweet potatoes in olive oil for about 5 minutes, or until onion is soft.
2. Add paprika, turmeric, basil, salt, cinnamon, cayenne, and bay leaf. Stir to blend.
3. Stir in broth and tamari.
4. Cover and simmer over low-medium heat for about 15 minutes.
5. Add tomatoes, lentils, and green pepper. Simmer over low-medium heat for another 10 minutes, or until all of the vegetables are tender.
Enjoy!
Before breakfast: Decaf coffee with almond milk and honey (Yes, every now and then I have a cup of coffee, especially when I’ve been up during the night with a little one who is teething and fighting a cold.)
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs + 1 tsp Earth Balance buttery spread, 10 cherry tomatoes, Wild Berry tea + Vitamin C powder
Snack: 10 almonds
Lunch: Cocoa Cherry Standard Bar, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1/2 cup strawberries, 1/2 banana, water
Snack: Protein Shake with 1/3 cup of my favorite whole food protein powder, 1 cup frozen strawberries, 1 cup water, and 11 almonds
Supper: 1 Crab cake, 2 oz. turkey sausage, 2 oz. baked salmon, sweet potato medallion, summer squash, mushrooms & onions, broccoli, 1/2 cup So Delicious brand frozen dessert (vanilla), water, green tea (decaf)
Here’s the link to a fascinating article from SaveOurBones.com about the incredible health benefits of one of our alkaline heroes: the cucumber!
