You Are What You Eat...No, I'm Serious!

I don't follow any particular diet.  That is to say, I am not vegetarian, not paleo, not vegan.  I mostly follow my instincts based on what I have learned recently.  So with that in mind, here is a basic rundown of what I eat and what I avoid.

I start my morning off with a large cup of organic "bulletproof" coffee.  If you don't know what bulletproof coffee is, you are missing out!  Here is a link to the recipe and the science behind it.

Bulletproof Coffee

I switched to organic because regular coffee has more pesticides than any other food.  Yuck!

Along with the coffee I drink my beloved ANTI FLUORIDE water with fresh fruit (today it's blueberries and kiwi).

Around lunch time I will have my first meal.  I make sure I include at least one raw food in, although most of my food intake is raw fruits and veggies.  Raw foods contain the live enzymes that are important for digestion.

I should add that around 30 minutes before I eat any meal, I take 2 tablespoons of raw organic apple cider vinegar.  That helps begin the digestion process.  raw organic ACV has so many other health benefits.  I won't even begin to try to list them here.  Suffice it to say it is probably the most important item in my diet.

I drink water throughout my day.  However, I do not drink it right before, during, or right after a meal.  I let my natural digestive enzymes do their job optimally.  I used to think drinking a lot of water with a meal would "help it along".  That is simply not the case.  My life is a lie!  ugh

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I consume very little meat.  In fact, when I do have meat in a meal, it is the smallest portion.  My main portion is veggies, and then perhaps nuts and/or fruits, and then meat.  I eat even less dairy.  I have read far too many facts about what they have to do to it to make it digestible for humans...   Anyway, I digress...  When I do have dairy, it's in my son's jalapeno popper casserole.  Hands down the best casserole I have ever eaten!  Here is the recipe for those of you who like jalapenos:

Jalapeno Popper Casserole

Preheat oven to 400F

Ingredients:
1/2 lb Grass Fed Beef
1 package Bacon, cooked and cut
1/4 cup Jalapeno slices
1 Tbs Minced Garlic
6 oz. Cream Cheese
3T Mayonnaise
2 oz. Shredded Cheddar

Directions:

Cook bacon in oven on 375 for 20 minutes..  Start browning hamburger.  (I brush coconut oil all over the bottom and sides of the pan before I put the hamburger in.)  Add jalapenos and garlic and cook until brown all the way. Add cream cheese and mayo and mix thoroughly. Place mixture in casserole dish and top with cheddar cheese.  Bake for 10-15 minute. Broil for 3-5 minutes to finish. Optional: Top with extra jalapenos before you broil.

We eat this once or twice a week, but it is our only meat dish that we eat on a regular basis.

So in the evening I like to snack on healthy nuts while relaxing before bed.  I have found that the best nuts to snack on are almonds, walnuts, Brazil nuts, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds.  As always, I look for raw and organic, and I salt them (with Himalayan pink salt, of course) and roast them myself.  It's quite easy to salt and roast them at home.  I use the pink salt and coat them with extra virgin coconut oil before baking them in the oven for about 10 minutes.  I like them much better than the ones that are already roasted and salted.  That goes the same for popcorn.  My son loves popcorn, so I buy the organic kernels and we pop them over the stove with coconut oil.  We like it a lot better than the store bought microwave junk that is full of trans fats.  And don't get me started on GMO corn...  >.>

In addition to whole foods, I make muffins using coconut flour and stevia (if needed).  Since coconut flour is very absorbing, the recipe calls for more eggs, but I like to substitute unsweetened apple sauce for one of the eggs.  I also like to add blueberries or go a little savory and add garlic and jalapenos.  Many of my recipes are very flexible, and I can easily tweak the same recipe and end up with a nice dessert or savory appetizer depending on my mood.

I wrote a post about the supplements I take, but I don't know if I properly emphasized the coconut oil.  As well as cooking with coconut oil, I also take coconut oil capsules throughout the day.  Coconut oil contains medium chain triglycerides that can cross the blood brain border and nourish the brain.  MCTs are being use to treat and prevent autism and alzheimers along with a myriad of other brain conditions.  I am convinced this is the reason my MS is currently in remission.  I have Relapsing Remitting MS, and I am going to do everything I can to prevent it from transitioning to Secondary Progressive.

So I know I have missed some things here, and I really hate that.  I have so much to share.  If you have any questions, or want to share your own daily and/or weekly regimen, please do so!

Have a happy and healthy day!  -J