Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Raw & Non-Dairy Blueberry 'Cheesecake'

Blueberry filing and yummy

 Raspberry flavour

Crust

  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1 cup pine nuts
  • ½ cup pitted dates
  • ½ cup fresh moist coconut shreds

Filling

  • 4 cups cashews
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries or raspberries
  • ½ cup fresh lemon juice
  • ¾ cup raw unfiltered honey
  • ½ cup raw coconut butter (or oil in room temperature)
  • Vanilla beans from 1 vanilla pod
  • ½ teaspoon Celtic fine sea salt 

Monday, November 12, 2012

The 2010 Bibbulmun Track 1000 Record

Raw Sunrise for breakfast!
Eating mostly raw and unprocessed vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds, honey, olive oil, and most importantly fresh juices provided heaps of energy, stamina and health for Paul Madden while he was aiming for the 2010 Bibbulmun Track 1000 Record!


©Joy Madden, November 2012

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Spinach - An Iron Rich Food

I was a Popeye's fan and made to believe during my teenage years that if you ate spinach you could do anything! 

Now as I look at the nutritional properties of spinach I have discovered that it is an iron-rich food and also a good source of iodine, vitamin A, B complex 
vitamins, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and trace elements. It is also extremely rich in antioxidants