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Vol. 2, Issue 35: December 5, 2008
It's time for a Sunday Edition of
Health in High Heels!
From the Diva Desk
 Every week isn't quite as momentous as this week was. I'm still wiping the "glow" from my brow in awe of how quickly a life can change in such a short time. You can read between the lines if you'd like to know a bit more. A lot of things are changing around here, starting with our new and improved Health in High Heels newsletter.
The Truth About Your Food, the series of 6 lectures that we hosted with Dr. Tel-Oren, has officially been made available for FREE. If you missed it, or didn't get the chance to sign up, you can do that now, though we warn you, these are still the unedited versions we're making available. We're still making transcripts and cds that we'll make available for purchase, but the Truth About Your Food lectures will continue to be offered as a service to the community for the foreseeable future. ENJOY and please use the Tell A Friend form on the Truth About Your Food website. It costs nothing and it really has changed the lives of so many people already
The thing that's got us grinning and grooving around here the most is the 24 Day Green Smoothie Countdown to Christmas, and if you haven't signed up, well, it's not too late to be a part of the action! It's fun, flexible and helps keep the butter tarts at bay! Don't forget to check out Angela Elliott's AMAZING blog post all about pomegranates with a scrumptious new cheesecake recipe, too!
Out With The OLD! In with the NEW!
Kick Off 2009 With A Clutter Buster Like No Other!
Program starts January 11th
Making Space for Something Better...
Juicy Treats: Sweet Potato Pudding and More Christmas Cookies
by Tera Warner
 Sweet Potato Dream Pudding
I was thinking I should steam some sweet potatoes for the kids, when I started to feel a bit defiant! "I'm not steaming anything!" I said to myself. I pulled out the grater, and started to...
...grate a big, fat sweet potato. Then, I put the grated sweet potato in my food processor. After which point, I added:
1 dash of vanilla
a sprinkle of cinnamon
2 Tablespoons coconut butter
1 big handful of raisins (or dates, if that's what you have).
Then I whipped and whizzed the ingredients together in my super Blendtec blender. It make a yummy, creamy sweet potato pudding and my daughter just loooved it! I played around with it and did layers of sweet potato pudding and sliced bananas. Then I decorated the top with raspberries, just for fun. The kids ate quite a lot of it and it was requested the next morning as a healthy way to start the day before school! Enjoy
“Anything Goes Into the Food Processor With Bananas” Cookies
I don’t know how this happened… perhaps it was a moment of divine intervention, but these cookies were a huge hit. My daughter, Mika, said,
“Mom, these cookies were fabulous. I took one bite, and then as the tastes stayed in my mouth after I swallowed, I just said to myself, ‘Oooooh yeah! Gimme another one of those!’” Here they are:
Ingredients:
I started out with about 4 ripe bananas, and whipped them up in the food processor. I added:
a splash of vanilla
a few pinches of cinnamon
½ cup- 1 cup of shredded coconut.
3 Tablespoons of ground flaxseed
a handful of sunflower seeds
Then I found a bag of about 3 cups oat flakes, and rice flakes, etc. I dumped these in, mixed them all up in a big bowl and then laid them out on the dehydrator trays and “baked” them at about 105 degrees overnight. Throw in a bit of Christmas spiceAhhh… Christmas baking! Just like the good ol’ days.
Lip smackingly yours,
Tera
Grandma's mashed potatoes have got some SERIOUS competition this year!
Feature Article: 'Tis the Season to be Green…
by Tracy Neely
What do you think of when you hear the word “holiday”? For me the holidays represent spending time with friends and family and creating lasting memories. The holidays can be one of the least eco-friendly times of the year. I’ve been thinking of ways that my family can reduce, reuse and recycle this holiday season. I know we hear these words all the time, but they definitely ring true during the holidays because the amount of “stuff” we consume is enormous.
Tis the Season to be Green with a Few Holiday Ideas……
•If you are thinking of sending Holiday greeting cards, why not send electronic greeting cards to those with email addresses. You’ll save considerable money on cards, stationery and postage.
•During the holiday season you may want to consider a potluck instead of preparing the whole dinner, or have each person bring a certain course rather than doing the whole dinner yourself, this will save you more time to enjoy your family and friends.
•Shop green for the holidays. If you are shopping for holiday gifts, why not shop over the internet and have the gifts sent directly to your friends and family. If shopping online check out The National Green Pages™, which is a directory listing nearly 3,000 green businesses, http://www.coopamerica.org/
•When shopping for clothing, buy merchandise made from organic materials. You can buy recycled items such as furniture and jewelry. Giving family and friends reusable items is a great way to be green. I love to give our friends and family reusable cloth bags as eco friendly gifts, you can never have too many. If you like to touch and feel the presents you buy for friends and family buy from locally owned stores and craft markets featuring local craftspeople. While most people get ready for “Black Friday”, why not spend that day donating old clothing, toys and canned goods to local shelters and food banks.
•Reuse all cardboard packaging and peanuts and other Styrofoam packaging that comes with gifts as these items will not de-compost in a landfill but can be used over and over again for packaging and shipping.
•If you are shopping for a Christmas tree, think sustainable. What about buying a live tree that can be replanted once the holiday season is over. If you are entertaining the thought of a cut Christmas tree, look for an organic tree or one that was grown without pesticides or chemicals that can be mulched or used as compost. Although most artificial trees are not recyclable, you can reuse the same tree year after year.
•Let’s conserve the amount of energy we consume during the holidays by switching out any old Christmas lights and replace with energy efficient LED lights. Even though the lights are energy efficient, turn them off at night and use a few less lights this year.
•The best organic food is what is grown locally. Eating fresh seasonal foods that are local in your area will bring variety to your dinner table. Here is a wonderful website that will allow you to find local farms in your area, http://www.localharvest.org
Take time to celebrate with friends and family and create lasting memories for a lifetime.
Happy Green Holidays
Tracy
Just think of all the plastic, styrofoam and paper smoothie cups in the world that we could avoid if only people used more Green Smoothie Jugs!
Order 3 and we'll send you a 4th one for FREE, so you can leave a Green Smoothie for Santa next to the fireplace this year! ORDER HERE IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS!
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