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Is Almond meal/flour considered unprocessed? Can it be used instead of flour or whole grain wheat flour?

Hello Lisa and team! I love this blog, it’s mission, education and passion. My name is Dani Walker and as a Mom/Entrepreneur blogger myself I’m reaching out to like minded parens who have a passion for health, simplified living and business. Great job on getting nominated for top Mom bloggers!

The reason for my message is simple: (I could not find a contact form so I hope it’s ok to leave a comment. You can simple delete or not accept it if you’d rather.)

I’m a stay at home Mom, wellness author, & marketing consultant with a passion for helping improve the lives of children & have recently become a founding member of a new healing food company named YEVO International (no processed foods company). Our mission is to improve the lives of people through good nutrition an our cause is http://43forkids.org

Every meal YEVO makes provides…

26g Protein
8g Fiber
1g Omega 3s
15 Macronutrients
14 Vitamins
11 Minerals
100% Whole Grain
gluten free, non-GMO, soy free options

Yevo foods leave out all the bad…

No MSG
No Trans Fat
No High Sodium
No Preservatives
No High Heat
No Cooking
No Artificial Dyes / Colors

… while preserving all the good.

All 43 essential nutrients are contained in every meal.
Half of the daily requirement for most of the 43 nutrients is provided in each meal.
Delicious flavors.
Simple and easy to prepare, every day foods like mac-n-cheese, refried beans, oatmeal, mashed potatoes, alfredo, marinara and much more.

Yevo’s foods are an excellent source of protein, all the essential vitamins and minerals, potassium and fiber.

These are foods for every person, young, old, active, aching etc.
I’d love to send you a sample and see what you think? Maybe we could form a strategic alliance as I know your audience would love these natural, quick and easy to prepare foods for their families. As we bring this brand to the world through the direct sales industry, lead by Harvard billionaire economist and philanthropist Peter Castleman, we are going to need the help of passionate Mothers, bloggers, and business people like yourselves.

As we bring 43 for Kids to schools we are enlisting the help of volunteer Mom’s and passionate parents who really want to change the way our children think about FOOD, what it is, what it isn’t and how if effects our well-being.

Please let me know your thoughts and thank you in advance for your response.

Dani Walker

Did you part ways with Vani Hari? I saw a less than flattering post from Kevin Folta and I was wondering if Lisa had a take on this?

http://kfolta.blogspot.com/2014/10/food-babe-visits-my-university.html

Hi Lisa!
I love both your website and cookbook! My family and I are well on our way to only eating “real food” and I’m very excited about it. I have a tough crowd here! We live in Illinois and since fall is on it’s way, I was wondering if you have any “fall” recipes that involve pumpkin, apples, etc. If you do, I’d love to get some ideas.
Thanks so much!
Becky

I’m sure you can work-out the answer to your question.
WHY don’t I? =>time, financial commitments, obligations, etc.

if I could go back to school days and make different career choices, I would now do something in a health context. though back then as a naive 17 year old in a country town, having to take steps towards making career path choices, there was no way I could know a career could be forged out of pursuing health.

unfortunately or fortunately (depending on how you look at it), life’s about compromise and sacrifice (you can’t get something for nothing, which applies to everything in life), thus you can’t always do what you want/you’re passionate about.

meanwhile though, I obviously do/impart what I can in the context of the people I know and come into contact with, if they’re interested.

this is my last post, so I’ll leave my 2 cents for what it’s worth (of course, delete this post if inappropriate or OTT or too long), which is based SOLELY on my personal experience and results, obtained from my continuing 30 year interest/hobby in:

“diet and nutrition and its role in, and contribution to, a healthy ageing process”, and since 1996: research into human physiology and biochemistry, and molecular biology.

Some people collect stamps. I’ve collected 30 years of knowledge, trialled and errored it, applied and put it into practice with me as the Guinea Pig:

Core personal nutrition ethos since 15 years old:
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– if you can’t find it somewhere out there (out the window of your house/car/plane/train) in nature growing/grazing/flowing AS God intended (not GM), then: DON’T CONSUME IT, or (to be practical given modern-day lifestyles), consume it in as close to the state as you would find it in nature.
But better to go hungry till you can find it in the preferred state (which you should have already pre-prepared for anyway).
ie. don’t consume anything made/invented by man.
ie. don’t consume additives (..cause they’re man made)
ie. if you have to deviate from above, make it as unprocessed as possible

Dietary fundamentals:
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– bowl of organic rolled oats with scoop of unprocessed bran and sliced banana for breakfast
– with 60 grams high quality Native (undenatured) Whey Protein Isolate stirred through
– with water (a good WPI will make the taste as good as with milk)

– no dairy (reasons to involved to elaborate here as to why)
– no bread (or only occasionally because you make it yourself)
– no simple carbs (simple carbs are usually the domain of processed foods, though there are a few natural ones to avoid, eg. white potato)
– organic: red meat twice per week; chicken once per week; fish once per week (optional)
– vegetables to the max., particularly cruciferous (organic if possible)
– no added fat
– no added sugar
– no added salt
– minimal alcohol
– minimal fruit (sugar is sugar)
– vegetables to the max.
– vegetables to the max. – did I already say that?

Other dietary policies:
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– only eat to 80% full
– structure eating habits to include small snacks throughout day, rather than large meals
– even stretch half your enormous bowl of breakfast over the whole day by refrigerating. protein and slow release carbs = ideal
– try and always feel a bit hungry
Very Important:
– when your hormone levels start to fall, and levels become out of balance with age, Naturally restore them to healthy youthful levels EARLY
– take your health into your own hands, next to your family it’s the most important thing in life
– do your own research, don’t believe anything ANYONE says (including conventional General Practitioners), even if it’s in print
– supplement daily with (at MINIMUM): Ubiquinol; Pomegranate; Thymus; Magnesium; Phosphorus; plus, Life Extension Foundation’s Life Extension Mix product.
– exercise supplements: Arginine and Creatine are useful in terms of providing a little extra zest to help you physically, energy wise, put the most into a session

Exercise staples:
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– one: 3 mile jog; OR 24 lap swim, per week
– optimally: one of each
– two sessions of isometric exercises per week (each one after jog or swim), with 5 sets of 10 chin-ups included (incorporate leg raises in chin-up sets to work abdominals and strengthen core)
– women: hands shoulder width apart on bar
– maintains all-round tone
– guys: hands approximately 1m apart on bar
– attains and maintains a V-shaped athletic (with a little bulk) masculine physique
– you don’t need to ‘pump iron’ or work-out with weights and stress/destroy your joints to attain or maintain a healthy, and what society deems an attractive physique.
your own body weight combined with resistance, exercise (particularly swimming), and optimal hormone levels and balance is sufficient. for guys: if you actually ask them, very few women find the pumped up lumpy body builder physique attractive.
– most importantly, you don’t need to use steroids (which are for people who are trying to get something for nothing [doesn’t happen in life in the long term]. whilst, like a washing machine on credit, the price is deferred, you’ll still end up paying later with your health)

Physical Status:
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– 45 years; 180cm; 82kg
– can still run a 6 minute mile like when in school
– still have an 8-pack etc.
– resting pulse: 62
– resting blood pressure: 100/60
– HBa1C; LDL; Cholesterol, etc. all optimal
– no joint or connective tissue issues
– physically, feel no perceivable difference to when 25. can still do the days work of a 25 year old, though more relevant (to me), is that: providing after a hard-days physical work, I have a decent early meal with a couple of scoops of protein powder, and 8 hours sleep, I can get up and do it all over again day-in-day-out.

In Summary
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40+ has been an especially enlightening period, being a critical period in the ageing process, when any legacy from youthful unhealthy lifestyle choices, as well as declining hormone levels, start to physically manifest themselves. if I need any reassurance what I’ve practised and advocated makes a massive difference, I only need to look around at the state of the health of friends I’ve known for 20+ years who are now also around 45.

Many friends have maintained a regular exercise routine, probably to an even greater and more competitive extent than I have, though from observation exercise has not seemed to have made too much of a difference by itself in terms of muting/blunting the ageing process. It seems to be the whole package that makes a difference.

some readers might say, in making personal experiences public via this blog, that I think I’m better or some other rubbish. But if so it will likely be from the ‘quitters’ and the “I can’t do it” types, who are looking for a way to dismiss and write-off what I’ve stated above, and justify to themselves why the above isn’t valid and why they shouldn’t do it. ie. trying to find a way around putting in the work.

however, if someone reads this blog, who has practised similar habits, please also leave your comments.

Healthy ageing seems to me to largely be all about the “R”‘s: renew; repair; regenerate; refurbish; recompensate; remake; remodel; rebuild, etc. etc.
Unlike when younger, with age, the body produces diminishingly less of the raw materials (predominantly hormones) it needs to achieve the “R”‘s.
Therefore, it appears logical that you need to continually feed the body the right fuels (diet) it needs to produce the raw materials it is still capable of producing, and also to supplement the raw materials it is no longer capable of producing.

Hi Lisa!
For one of my health science courses in college we have a “Student Wellness Project/Assingment”.
The Wellness Project entails setting a health-related goal for ourselves, determining a plan to meet that goal, and then carrying out the plan and writing a paper on it assessing our health behaviors, motivation, modifications, etc. I have been thinking about cutting out processed foods for a while but always thought the task was unconquerable. Your blog is giving me the courage and resources to do it! I want to take the 10 day challenge to start. What exactly is a “whole food” though? Thank you for doing all this!

Kindest regards,
Selena

I am delighted to discover this blog on my journey to feeding my family well and to teaching patients that healing should first be through food and lifestyle choices – not through medication! (I am in my final year of residency training in combined pediatrics and internal medicine). I hope to make a career of practicing “modern medicine” with a twist – empowering people to make changes that invest in the future health of their bodies and the environment and using medication as a last resort. Thank for all you do!

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Hi everyone!

It’s a pleasure to meet everyone. I love how you bring awareness to us about the foods we ingest. I’ve been eating whole food for a few years now and it’s great to see the support is growing.

What I like most about your blog is your honest approach. No pretense….you all come across as real people and that is appealing and refreshing!

Thank you for sharing your life with us.

Steph

I am sooo happy that I discovered your site about four months ago and have been adicted since. I believe my entire family has benifited and am really excited about your new staff bringing what they can to the table. Congrats!!

Thanks for introducing us to your talented and busy team. I have been reading your blogs since last August and have cut out most processed foods. Love your recipes. Although my children are grown, I applaud all of you young mothers for taking the time to feed your children “real food.” It is so interesting and must be very rewarding to you to read how much you have helped other families.

Yay for healthy blogging! As a recent graduate from Nutritional Therapy Association, I applaud you and your teams wonderful endeavors to spread the news about properly-prepared, nutritionally-dense food. Little by little, we ARE making a difference on the road to good health. Great job!

Cheers! No one is smiling more than me that you have built a team, delegated tasks and moved from a solo-preneur to a booming business. Well done. you must have had some good advice ; )