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With a few tricks you can help yourself to feel relaxed about your healthy diet
and finding all the things you need to buy and wish to eat. Before I go shopping
I have a look at my self-made list of items to get inspired and to be reminded
of the vast varieties of foods available. Then I write down what I want to buy,
I grab a few shopping bags and a carton and go on my way. I also make sure to
listen to my instinct while shopping what I might need additionally. My
self-made list of items is three pages long and has all the fruits, vegetables,
spices and other products I like to buy in my town. Here are some things about
shopping to consider:
Enjoy the place where you shop:
It is important that you like the place you go to do your shopping. For example,
I drive for example every fortnight 45 min to go shopping in one of my favorite
Health Food stores. When I am there I feel happy and relaxed because they offer
a great range of things to choose from. I buy enough supplies for the fortnight
and return happily to my home. To buy most of my fruits and vegetables I visit
the farmers markets. The produce may not always be organic but the variety is
huge and I enjoy the busy markets and the bargains I can make whilst there.
Shopping should be fun and you should feel fully satisfied when you get home!
Shall I buy organic or conventional food?
In general, I truly recommend buying organic produce as much as you can to get
the best food quality possible and to support organic farming. Depending on
where you life and what your circumstances are, that may not always be possible.
In this case there is no need to worry, as before you buy organic food, in there
are certain things which need to be fulfilled:
Firstly: Buy as much variety as possible, if your body craves mangoes but these
are not available organically grown, please follow your instinct and buy them
somewhere else.
Secondly: Eat as much ripe and fresh food as possible. The longer food lays in
the shop, the more it loses more life force. Fruits and vegetables that are
harvested long before they are ripe and eaten unripe can't give the body the
same taste sensation and therefore you can not experience the same deep
satisfaction.
Thirdly: When you have found a wide variety of fresh and ripe fruits and
vegetables that you like you should consider getting that very same food
organically grown. There is no point in feeling deprived of foods you love
because you have made a commitment to only buy organic produce. Neither should
you throw your family into financial despair. Start gardening, find farmers,
wild fruit trees and pick wild herbs in order to get the most natural food
possible. Inspire others to do the same. If you feel happy buying only organic
products and you don't feel the need for any other foods, please follow your
feelings, remember: OA happy person is a healthy person'.
Note: Whenever you are not able to use organic produce be aware that you have to
wash or peel it thoroughly to remove any harmful waxes and pesticides. Under no
circumstances your food should have been heated or treated with gas. You can't
wash that away!
Storing enough supplies:
It is a good idea to have enough storable supplies on hand at all times. You
will feel relaxed that you have enough food at home and when you have a craving,
instead of going out shopping and getting off track returning home with blocks
of chocolate, the immediate craving can be satisfied with dried apricots or
honey straight away.
Store nuts in an airtight container in the fridge.
If you pick fresh nuts from a tree, the best place to store these is buried in
the soil in your garden, for four to five months so they won't lose any of their
Life Force Energy. (like squirrels do)
Store dried fruits, beans, seeds grains, spices in glass containers in a dark
place.
Store cold-pressed oils in the fridge.
Store vegetables in the fridge for not longer than a week.
Store potatoes, onions, garlic in a box in the cellar.
Store fruits in the cellar preferably not beneath 5 degrees.
Store open fruits, fresh juices and living food in the fridge for 2 days.
Whatever threatens to go bad eat it, give it away, dehydrate, juice or freeze it
and you can't go wrong.
My Shopping list:
. fresh, ripe fruits in season
. some tropic treats
. apples, oranges, grapefruit, banana, lemon as a basic daily supply at home
. fresh vegetables in season
. tomatoes, carrots, celery, onions, garlic as my basic supply at home
. seaweed: kelp, nori sheets, wild blue-green algae
. green clay
. sprouts: sunflower seeds, alfalfa, mung beans, wheat grass
. raw olives (confirm with the producer if product is not marked Oraw')
. high-quality cold pressed olive oil
. one high-quality cold pressed nut oil (flax seed oil for example)
. grains: oats, buckwheat, quinoa, millet
. sweeteners: cold washed honey, stevia
. herbs: chives, parsley, oregano, basil, coriander, rosemary, thyme, aloe vera
in the garden
. spices: Chinese five spice, pepper, sea salt, fresh ginger, soy seasoning
(Bragg's), nutmeg, cinnamon, mustard powder, caraway seeds, chili, turmeric,
curry powder, carob
. apple cider vinegar (unpasteurised brand, preferably with the 'mother' in it
to retain all nutrients)
. nuts in the shell or marked as raw: almonds, macadamia nuts, sunflower seeds,
pumpkin seeds, coconut shreds;
. 100% natural dried foods: dates, figs, apricots, plums, raisins, banana,
tomato, capsicum, bee pollen
. frozen bananas, raspberries, mangoes in the freezer
Once you have done the first load of shopping and have set yourself up at home,
you will see how complete and wonderfully equipped you are. There is everything
for every need. Buying bulk saves you time and money and you have what you need
at home for every unexpected guest!
AN IMPORTANT NOTE: The information on this page is
not in any way offered as prescription, diagnosis nor treatment for any disease,
illness, infirmity or physical condition. Any form of self-treatment or
alternative health program necessarily must involve an individual's acceptance
of some risk, and no one should assume otherwise.
Persons needing medical care should consult a doctor or physician before making
any health decision
Kevin James Rogers
Director
Nivek Nywnorb Sregor & Co Pty Ltd
trading as:
Retsel Australia & GrainMaster Australian Whisper Mill Distributors
P.O. Box 712,
Dandenong, Vic 3175
Australia
Telephone (03) 9795 2725 or mobile (0414) 95 2725
Fax (03) 9713 2622
International phone (61 3) 9795 2725 or mobile (61 414) 95 2725
International fax (61 3) 9713 2622
E-mail kevinjamesrogers@bigpond.com
Web sites: http://www.retsel.com.au -
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