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November 2008
Personal Notes: Greetings.
Happy November. Hope you are enjoying the fall. It’s that time of year where things
can tend to get out of hand in terms of expenditures – monetary expenditures
but also expenditures of time, resources, patience and the giving of
ourselves in general. For me, I
attempt to control this by finishing my holiday shopping well before the
season (this year I was done by July) and then monitor my social
commitments. I also know for me, being
out in the hustle and bustle often is just too intense. As such, I also monitor my exposure to
chaos during this time. What will you
do to keep control this year? Perhaps
the holiday tips below will help.
In This Issue
 Nutrition Tip
– Mushrooms read
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Featured Recipe – Holiday Stuffed Mushrooms read
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Featured Article – Holiday Survival Guide read
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Tools to start the new year of right – Detoxify Self-Guided Cleanse Program read
more...
Get to Balance read
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Looking for a Speaker? read
more...
New at Seeds To Change read
more...
Quote of the Month Planting seeds …. read more...
Nutrition Tip
Mushrooms
– They are a great detoxifier. This comes from the environment in which
they are grown – mold invested and decaying life. They are especially good at removing
undesirable fat from the blood as well as pathogens and excess mucus in the
respiratory system. They are rich in
glutamic acid (the natural version of the flavor enhancer monosodium
glutamate) and as such enhance the flavor of any savory food that they are
cooked with. They are also a good form
of protein.
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Featured
Recipe
Holiday Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms
I made these last year for
Thanksgiving and LOVED them. I am
making them again this year.
1 small
loaf whole wheat bread
4
portabella mushrooms, cleaned and stemmed (save stems)
1 medium
onion
5 stalks
celery
2 large
carrots
1 / 2
head of kale
2 cloves
garlic
1 cup
brown rice
Olive oil
Vegetable
broth
Salt,
pepper, vegetable seasoning, thyme, sage (or poultry seasoning)
The day
before remove bread from bag and lay out slices to dry (I put them on cooling
racks and put them in the oven with the door propped open)
Chop
mushroom stems, onion, celery, carrots, kale, garlic and brown rice until all
is fine. (I just throw everything in
the food processor) Sauté all in olive oil until onions are soft. Let cool slightly. Meanwhile, break dried bread into small
pieces and put in large bowl. Combine
cooked veggies and bread pieces, add spices.
Pour small amounts at a time of the vegetable broth over the bread and
veggies. “Work” everything
together with your hands, making sure all bread is moistened and the veggies
are “massaged” into the bread.
This whole concoction should be rather moist. If there are any hard lumps of bread either
discard or, what I do is throw the hard lumps of bread into the food
processor with a little broth and whirl slightly. I then add this into the
rest of the stuffing. Taste and adjust
seasoning.
Mound the
stuffing in the mushroom caps. Place
stuffing side up in a slightly oil baking dish. Cover and bake for one hour at 350. Remove cover and bake another 15 minutes at
375 or until mushrooms are soft. You
can bake any stuffing the does not fit into a mushroom in a separate covered
baking dish. It will only need to bake
for half of the time as the mushrooms.
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Featured
Article
Holiday Survival Guide
To Avoid Over-Eating:
1. Drink a glass of water (or two) in
between each alcoholic drink.
2. Grab a healthy snack and a glass
of water - then walk away from the buffet table. No plates!
3. Fill up on veggies, hummus, lean
meats, and fruit first… or bring healthy dishes with you.
4. Don’t let yourself return to
the food table until you’ve met three new people!
5. Before you head to a party, eat
something with a bit of protein and fat in it to fill you up (try apples with
peanut butter, trail mix, hummus and veggies, or a hardboiled egg).
6. Think about the long-term effects
overeating will have on your body…. instead of the temporary pleasure
of putting it in your mouth.
7. After a holiday meal, GET
MOVING! Take a family walk or play a
game of flag football.
8. Package up holiday leftovers and
take them to a homeless shelter.
9. Ask for the recipes of whatever
dishes you can't resist – then don’t eat as much that night.
10. Work out the morning of a holiday
to reduce your stress and make you less tempted to waste your hard work for a
couple spoonfuls of pie.
11. Hang out with the kids –
they are much more interested in presents than food!
To Avoid
Over-Spending:
1. Use the day after Thanksgiving to
sit quietly and assess your budget.
2. Make a family agreement to create
a memory instead of debt.
3. Bake treats as an easy, economical
gift for neighbors, acquaintances, and co-workers.
4. Do your shopping throughout the
year and capitalize on mid-year sales.
5. DON’T GO to stores on Black
Friday. Declare it “Buy Nothing
Day!”
6. Don’t shop till you
drop. Plan trips, make a list, plan a route,
shop during off-peak.
7. USE THE INTERNET to shop from the
comfort of your home.
8. Give non-traditional healthy gifts
- massage, cooking class, meditation CDs, yoga session, etc. (see more suggestions below)
To Avoid
Over-Stressing:
1. Cut your holiday card list in half
this year, and/or write out 5 cards a day.
2. Split up responsibilities for
holiday dinner – ask everyone to bring a dish to your party.
3. Don’t let relatives stress
you out – bombard them with your own questions first!
4. Use mini-meditations – remember
to breathe (especially in line at the mall).
5. Get horizontal earlier each night
and bring a hot water bottle to bed.
6. Keep exercise in your routine to
keep your energy high.
7. Drink herbal tea. Have less sugar and caffeine. Eat more vegetables.
8. Schedule in time for fun! Shop with a buddy and meet halfway through
for a sanity check.
9. Create
‘”non-actions” – take things off your list…
delegate… simplify.
10.
Practice saying no – don’t make your calendar
so full that it bursts! Identify the
things that are most important to you and your family and stick to those.
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Tools
to Accomplish Your Goals
Detoxifying Cleanse
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Get to
Balance –How will you bring more balance to your life? How about a healthier, more balanced life
plan?
Are your health concerns
impeding you from living life fully? Do you want to change your relationship
with food from the inside out? Are you seeking deep seeded balance and
wellness?
I
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incorporate those changes into your existing routines.
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by using nutrition as a focus and a tool. To do this I look at your
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starting today, you will; Create action
NOW
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Looking
for a speaker?
One of my
greatest joys is speaking to groups.
It is always a dynamic exchange and we all come away enriched. Would your company or group benefit from an
entertaining, motivating speaker on how to get healthier? If so, please let me know the name and
contact information of your program coordinator so that I may send them an
informational packet. I would love the
opportunity to serve your favorite group.
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New
at Seeds To Change
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month’s featured CD is— Healthy Holidays
The average person gains between 5
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Quote
of the Month
Exert from the book – For This I Am Grateful “ …. If you plant seeds and do
not water them, feed them or give them sun, they won’t grow; poppy
seeds will never yield lavender and nothing blossoms before its season – from Arlene Levine
– Forest Hills, NY (BTW
– this is a wonderful little book
perfect for the Thanksgiving holiday)
Please
forward this newsletter to anyone and everyone that would benefit from
Nutritional and Lifestyle Advice. Enjoy and thanks for reading.
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