The Easter Recipe

We received this recipe from Relief Society today. A sister was given it 10 years ago, and brought it out to share with us young new moms.  I'm excited to record it down so I can know where it is filed away, if I don't get to this year.  No original source on handout.

Easter Recipe

Ingredients:
1 C. Whole Pecans
1 C. Sugar
1  tsp. Vinegar
3 Egg whites
Tape
Wooden Spoon
pinch of salt
Zipper Baggie


Preheat oven to 300- this is important so don't wait until you're half done with the recipe.

Place pecans in zipper bag and let children beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces.  After Jesus was arrested He was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3

Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp vinegar into mixing bowl. When Jesus was thirsty on the cross he was given vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30.

Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Jesus gave His life to give us life. Read John 10:10-11.

Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl. This represents the salty tears by Jesus' followers, and bitterness of our own sin. Read Luke 23:27

So far the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1 Cup Sugar. The sweetest part of this story is that Jesus died because HE loves us. He wants us to know this and how to belong to Him. Psalms 34:8 and John 3:16

Beat with mixer on high speed for 12- 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. The color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3

Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper covered cookie sheet. Each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus body was laid. Read Matthew 27: 57-60.

Put cookie sheet in oven, close the door, and turn the oven overnight. Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16: 20 and 22.

On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty! Read Matthew 28:1-9

My Fighting Green Drink

Yes, I too am loving my daily Green Drink/ Green Smoothie. Have I noticed a weight loss yet?? no. Have I noticed better health?? not really. I guess I've got some other things to work on. Have I noticed it's addictive quality, curve of appetite and added energy! YES!

Unfortunately , I don't own a BlendTec or VitaMix so I have to be careful what i put in.. like key limes leave too much rind and cashews are a no- go either..

Here are some favorites (and other ideas) I add to my green drink fresh or frozen (not everything at the same time.. but you can if you want too!) Make your breakfast a Mean Green Super Strong Fighting Machine!!

Coconut Milk

Orange Juice

Grape Juice

Fresh Spinach

fights: age-related muscular degeneration, cancer, cataracts, fibrosis, night blindness

aids: memory and vision

Kale

fights: allergies, cancer, heart disease, age-related muscular degeneration

aids: bones and vision

Cranberries

fight: allergies, colon cancer, heart disease, urinary track infections

Blackberries

fight:allergies, cancer, heart disease, high cholesterol

aid: regularity and weight control

Blueberries

fight: cancer, heart disease, urinary track infection, wrinkles

aid: memory

Raspberries

fight: allergies, cancer, heart disease, high cholesterol

aid: regularity

Strawberries

fight: birth defects, cancer, constipation, heart disease

aid: memory, regularity, wound healing

Papaya

fights:cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure

aids: immune function, vision, wound healing

Pineapple

fights: cancer, heart disease

aids: digestion, immune function

Mango

fights: cancer, heart disease

aids: digestion and vision

Banana

fights: cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney stones, premenstrual syndrome, stroke

aids: energy 

Avocado

(so yum!)

fights: cancer, dry hair, heart disease, high cholesterol

aids: weight loss

Yogurt

fights: cancer, canker sores, diarrhea, high blood pressure, yeast infection

aids: bones, digestion, immune function, and weight control

Honey

fights: allergies, stomach problems, so much more..

aids: wound healing, weight loss, athletic performance, antiseptic, antibiotic

Key Lime

Collard Greens

Flax Seed

This handout accredits the "Giant Book of Kitchen Counter Cures, by Karen Cicero and Colleen Pierre for the food information.

Add new things! Let me know your favorites!!
Mix it Up and Love it!!

xoxo

You Are What You Eat...

....so eat well!

Here are some "Whole Food Signatures" that I have a document of at my home. I'd like to post my favorite "handouts", if you will, notes I've taken and things I have lying around. I want to keep them safe but in my effort of de-cluttering I want to put my information somewhere not in my house to take up more room, but I want it to look at again. Note: in many cases I am paraphrasing the document details. This information is not my own..  and in this case and many cases down the road, I don't have any sources for. If i do, I'll mention the original source!

The idea of Whole Foods Signatures are that whole foods resemble the body organ or physiological function and it is a  benefit to that part of the body to the eater. In my effort of whole foods living (we will talk about that more as I become more successful), this was fascinating to me while I focus on improving my eating habits. These are based off the most recent scientific research on these fruits and veggies.. or that is what my paper says! Also, these foods probably benefit so much more to our body.. this is just a few of the studies benefits!

CARROT: A slice of carrot looks like the human eye.  The pupil, iris, and radiating lines look just like the human eye and carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and the function of the eye.

TOMATO:  A tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. Tomatoes are heart and blood food!

GRAPES: Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of a heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell. Grapes are also heart and blood vitalizing foods.

WALNUT: Of coarse a walnut looks just like a little brain. It has a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums, and lower cerebellums. Its wrinkles and fold resemble the neo-cortex. Walnuts help develop over 3 dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.

KIDNEY BEANS: Yes, they look exactly like a human kidney.. they also heal and help maintain kidney function.

CELERY, BOK CHOY, AND RHUBARB (and more):  These look just like bones and target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet the body pulls it from the bones, making them weak. These foods replenish our skeletal needs.

EGGPLANT, AVOCADOS, AND PEARS: These foods target health and function to the female womb and cervix. They also look just like them. Did you know, when a woman eats 1 avocado a week it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight (I'm waiting for this one to kick in!) and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this?.. It takes 9 months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. P.S.There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each on of these foods, science has only studies and names 141 of them.

FIGS: Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos whent hey grow. Figs increase the motility of male sperm and increase the numbers of sprem as well to overcome male sterility.

OLIVES: Olives assist the health and functions of the ovaries.

GRAPEFRUITS, ORANGES, AND OTHERS: Citrus fruits look just like the female mammary glands.  They assist health of the breast and the movement of lymph in and out of the breast.

ONIONS: Onions look like body cells. Onions help clear waste materials from all the body cells. they produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes.