Attn: Health Enthusiasts: Fitness Camp in Washington
Just wanted to post a little advert for an amazing event coming up next month.
An AMAZING fitness camp offering up to 6 hours of fitness classes each day, lectures and amazing organic raw vegan food! In Sedro Woolley Valley, Washington, Sept 11-18th
A supportive community, regardless of your age or ability level, to help you achieve your personal goals.
This event is so amazing! I've personally attended twice and it was one of the best experiences of my life. You get in shape really quick and learn how to maintain it-without a gym and no expensive equipment. Plus its fun!! :) You get personalized training classes, an amazing organic raw vegan menu, massage from your choice of three therapists, B&B-style accommodations, two lectures daily in nutrition and fitness theory. And the location is beautiful-fields and trees all around, quiet, wild blackberries on the property. :
If you're interested in more info, you can go to the website (see below, go to events page), or contact me with questions. Let them know I sent you! Christina in Redding CA :)
I may be attending the event as well...! :)
They are also doing a raw food culinary classes the week before, and a fasting/feasting retreat the last 2 weeks of September in the same location!
www.foodnsport.com
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
More Smoothie Recipes!
Hello! My name is Christina, welcome!
If you are looking for info on doing a Daniel fast, on the right hand side of this page you'll see a link for 'what to eat on a partial fast'. Click on that, OR simply scroll down to view it.
Figgy-licious
Okay I've saved the best for first. Figs are coming into season and I had to include a fig recipe since it's the name of this blog! Actually I rarely eat figs in smoothies. Somehow they just disappear before I even get home from the store. It is challenging for me to put them all in a blender when they are so amazing on their own. So if you can resist the temptation of eating them whole, this is a gorgeous smoothie. Enjoy!
4-6 ripe black mission figs, stem removed
2-4 ripe frozen bananas, chopped
water
Blend till smooth. Savor every bit.
Blue Cream
8 halawi or 4 medjool dates
10 oz blueberries, frozen
2 fresh ripe bananas
1/16th of a vanilla bean (scrape the black beans from the center)
Blend and devour!
Sangria Zurra
Virgin, of course. An untraditional Spanish Sangria, made with peaches or nectarines.
Freeze strawberries and peaches and use instead of ice for serving. Beautiful presented in a punch bowl.
2 1/2 cups freshly pressed apple juice, or orange juice
1/2 cup fresh ripe peaches or nectarines, sliced thin
1/2 cup fresh strawberries, sliced thin
1/2 lemon, juiced
1/2 lime, juiced
1 cup pure water
Optional: 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Mix ingredients gently. Place mixture in refrigerator for a few hours so all the flavors
can dance together. Garnish with thinly sliced strawberries and peaches.
How to make banana ice cream, and how to freeze bananas:
Wait until bananas have brown sugar spots on them, then peel and freeze in a ziplock bag, usually at least 10 hours depending on how many in the bag. Remove from freezer, chop and blend in food processor or high powered blender with 1 fresh ripe(meaning with brown sugar spots) banana, some cinnamon or a few strawberries for a delicious frozen soft serve ice cream!! SOooo good!
P.S. These are all in my recipe book at www.thefigboxstore.etsy.com
P.S.2 you can find a couple more free recipes of mine here:
http://goneraw.com/account/show/thefigidea
If you are looking for info on doing a Daniel fast, on the right hand side of this page you'll see a link for 'what to eat on a partial fast'. Click on that, OR simply scroll down to view it.
Figgy-licious
Okay I've saved the best for first. Figs are coming into season and I had to include a fig recipe since it's the name of this blog! Actually I rarely eat figs in smoothies. Somehow they just disappear before I even get home from the store. It is challenging for me to put them all in a blender when they are so amazing on their own. So if you can resist the temptation of eating them whole, this is a gorgeous smoothie. Enjoy!
4-6 ripe black mission figs, stem removed
2-4 ripe frozen bananas, chopped
water
Blend till smooth. Savor every bit.
Blue Cream
8 halawi or 4 medjool dates
10 oz blueberries, frozen
2 fresh ripe bananas
1/16th of a vanilla bean (scrape the black beans from the center)
Blend and devour!
Sangria Zurra
Virgin, of course. An untraditional Spanish Sangria, made with peaches or nectarines.
Freeze strawberries and peaches and use instead of ice for serving. Beautiful presented in a punch bowl.
2 1/2 cups freshly pressed apple juice, or orange juice
1/2 cup fresh ripe peaches or nectarines, sliced thin
1/2 cup fresh strawberries, sliced thin
1/2 lemon, juiced
1/2 lime, juiced
1 cup pure water
Optional: 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Mix ingredients gently. Place mixture in refrigerator for a few hours so all the flavors
can dance together. Garnish with thinly sliced strawberries and peaches.
How to make banana ice cream, and how to freeze bananas:
Wait until bananas have brown sugar spots on them, then peel and freeze in a ziplock bag, usually at least 10 hours depending on how many in the bag. Remove from freezer, chop and blend in food processor or high powered blender with 1 fresh ripe(meaning with brown sugar spots) banana, some cinnamon or a few strawberries for a delicious frozen soft serve ice cream!! SOooo good!
P.S. These are all in my recipe book at www.thefigboxstore.etsy.com
P.S.2 you can find a couple more free recipes of mine here:
http://goneraw.com/account/show/thefigidea
Monday, September 22, 2008
Smoothie Recipe
*
Pineapple Peach Mango
by Christina Chadney
Serves 1
Smooth golden deliciousness.
2-4 perfectly ripe peaches, pitted (remove skin if you prefer)
1 perfectly ripe mango, de-seeded and peeled
1 cup frozen pineapple
ice and/or water to your liking
Blend. Eat this one outside in the sunshine.
For more recipes, visit www.thefigboxstore.etsy.com
What to eat on a partial Fast
In the book of Daniel
verse 1:12 "Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables (pulses) to eat and water to drink. 13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see." 14 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.
15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. 16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.
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It hit me the other day that my diet for the last 5 years has been basically what Daniel ate for a 10 day test (and apparently afterwards, once they saw the benefits of the diet), so I thought it might be nice for those of you who haven't eaten this way to give you a few tips and tricks.
I'll start out this post with a list of what to eat on a Daniel fast and what to avoid. Of course it is between you and the Lord what you ultimately decide to abstain from. If you are interested in a packet with over 20 pages of delicious recipes, and a 10 day meal plan, please comment with your contact info OR email me at thefigidea@mac.com and I'll send it to you.
When doing a long term fast, such as a 40 day fast, it is not advisable to abstain from all food if you are active and do not plan on lots of extra hours to rest. A Daniel Fast is therefore a good option for a lot of people because even though it excludes a lot of foods common in the American diet these days, you can consume as much fruit and vegetables, nuts, seeds, some grains and legumes on the diet. That way you get enough calories in order to keep you going strong-no fainting in class allowed!
In the packet I've included raw food recipes and cooked vegan recipes, so you can mix it up how you prefer, and take the fast as deep as you like. No matter what you decide to abstain from, if you cut out junk food, processed foods you'll be in good shape. It is fairly simple to improve upon the standard American diet (SAD), since it generally is full of foods that are less than ideal as far as creating healthful bodies. Processed foods contain many chemicals that disturb the delicate balance of our bodies functions. The goal is to eat as much whole, fresh, ripe, raw and organic plant foods as you possibly can. The more you eat fresh the better your body will treat you, and it will be less like a fast and more like a feast! A feast on good food that you love and that loves your body too. :)
I'd like to show you how very possible it is to consume only fruits and vegetables, and also how very enjoyable it is! :) If I have lived for 5 years on fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds only-in their natural uncooked raw state, then you can certainly do it for 40 days.
Special Note: if you have health issues, please be sure to contact your doctor for advice before committing to any fast.
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Foods you can eat:
All fruits! These can be fresh, frozen, dried, blended or juiced. Look for ripe fruits! Email me if you would like a fruit buying guide to assist you in choosing ideal fruits.
Fruits include but are not limited to apples, apricots, bananas, berries, cantaloupe, cherries, cranberries, figs, grapefruit, grapes, guava, honeydew melon, kiwi, lemons, limes, mangoes, nectarines, oranges, papayas, peaches, pears, pineapples, plums, prunes, raisins, raspberries, strawberries, tangelos, tangerines, watermelon
All vegetables. These can be fresh, frozen, dried, or juiced. Vegetables include but are not limited to artichokes, asparagus, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chili peppers, collard greens, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, ginger root, kale, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, mustard greens, okra, parsley, potatoes, radishes, rutabagas, scallions, spinach, sprouts, squashes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, turnips, watercress, yams, zucchini
All nuts and seeds, preferably raw and unsalted. List includes but is not limited to sunflower seeds, cashews, peanuts, sesame. Also nut butters including peanut butter.
Beverages: spring water, distilled water or other pure waters. Fresh fruit and vegetable juice, fresh fruit smoothies.
Other: herbs and spices.
-------------
Note: My diet doesn't include any grains or legumes(raw food diet). However, the word 'pulses' in the text in Daniel 1 suggests that 'pulses' are any food that is planted with a seed and is harvested. Therefore it is possible and likely Daniel included grains and legumes in his diet so I am including those foods here.
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All whole grains, including but not limited to whole wheat, brown rice, millet, quinoa, oats, barley, grits, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat tortillas, rice cakes and popcorn.
All legumes. These can be canned or dried. Legumes include but are not limited to dried beans, pinto beans, split peas, lentils, black eyed peas, kidney beans, black beans, cannellini beans, white beans. Be sure to check can food labels for beans that are preservative and chemical free!
Foods to avoid on the Daniel Fast:
All meat and animal products including but not limited to beef, lamb, pork, poultry, and fish.
All dairy products including but not limited to milk, cheese, cream, butter, and eggs.
All sweeteners including but not limited to sugar, corn syrup, raw sugar, honey, syrups, molasses, and cane juice.
All leavened bread including Ezekiel Bread (it contains yeast and honey) and baked goods.
All refined and processed food products including but not limited to artificial flavorings, food additives, chemicals, white rice, white flour, and foods that contain artificial preservatives.
All deep fried foods including but not limited to potato chips, French fries, corn chips.
All solid fats including shortening, margarine, lard and foods high in fat.
Beverages including but not limited to coffee, tea, herbal teas, carbonated beverages, energy drinks, and alcohol.
Also avoid all artificial sweeteners(no diet or sugar free products), flavors and colors, as well as additives, chemicals, dyes and Hydrogenated oils.
----------------
Fast=Rest
The word fast is equated with the word rest. I pray this is a time of deep emotional, physical, physiological and spiritual rest for you, and that God uses this time to open up all your senses (physical and spiritual) to download treasures and revelations from His heart into yours!
I hope this helps you out! :)
Heaps of blessings,
~Christina:)
P.S.
Keep checking back for more info soon...
and email me if you need support with diet/detox/whatever you need, I'd be glad to help.
:)
www.thefigboxstore.etsy.com
verse 1:12 "Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables (pulses) to eat and water to drink. 13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see." 14 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.
15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. 16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.
-------------------
It hit me the other day that my diet for the last 5 years has been basically what Daniel ate for a 10 day test (and apparently afterwards, once they saw the benefits of the diet), so I thought it might be nice for those of you who haven't eaten this way to give you a few tips and tricks.
I'll start out this post with a list of what to eat on a Daniel fast and what to avoid. Of course it is between you and the Lord what you ultimately decide to abstain from. If you are interested in a packet with over 20 pages of delicious recipes, and a 10 day meal plan, please comment with your contact info OR email me at thefigidea@mac.com and I'll send it to you.
When doing a long term fast, such as a 40 day fast, it is not advisable to abstain from all food if you are active and do not plan on lots of extra hours to rest. A Daniel Fast is therefore a good option for a lot of people because even though it excludes a lot of foods common in the American diet these days, you can consume as much fruit and vegetables, nuts, seeds, some grains and legumes on the diet. That way you get enough calories in order to keep you going strong-no fainting in class allowed!
In the packet I've included raw food recipes and cooked vegan recipes, so you can mix it up how you prefer, and take the fast as deep as you like. No matter what you decide to abstain from, if you cut out junk food, processed foods you'll be in good shape. It is fairly simple to improve upon the standard American diet (SAD), since it generally is full of foods that are less than ideal as far as creating healthful bodies. Processed foods contain many chemicals that disturb the delicate balance of our bodies functions. The goal is to eat as much whole, fresh, ripe, raw and organic plant foods as you possibly can. The more you eat fresh the better your body will treat you, and it will be less like a fast and more like a feast! A feast on good food that you love and that loves your body too. :)
I'd like to show you how very possible it is to consume only fruits and vegetables, and also how very enjoyable it is! :) If I have lived for 5 years on fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds only-in their natural uncooked raw state, then you can certainly do it for 40 days.
Special Note: if you have health issues, please be sure to contact your doctor for advice before committing to any fast.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Foods you can eat:
All fruits! These can be fresh, frozen, dried, blended or juiced. Look for ripe fruits! Email me if you would like a fruit buying guide to assist you in choosing ideal fruits.
Fruits include but are not limited to apples, apricots, bananas, berries, cantaloupe, cherries, cranberries, figs, grapefruit, grapes, guava, honeydew melon, kiwi, lemons, limes, mangoes, nectarines, oranges, papayas, peaches, pears, pineapples, plums, prunes, raisins, raspberries, strawberries, tangelos, tangerines, watermelon
All vegetables. These can be fresh, frozen, dried, or juiced. Vegetables include but are not limited to artichokes, asparagus, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chili peppers, collard greens, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, ginger root, kale, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, mustard greens, okra, parsley, potatoes, radishes, rutabagas, scallions, spinach, sprouts, squashes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, turnips, watercress, yams, zucchini
All nuts and seeds, preferably raw and unsalted. List includes but is not limited to sunflower seeds, cashews, peanuts, sesame. Also nut butters including peanut butter.
Beverages: spring water, distilled water or other pure waters. Fresh fruit and vegetable juice, fresh fruit smoothies.
Other: herbs and spices.
-------------
Note: My diet doesn't include any grains or legumes(raw food diet). However, the word 'pulses' in the text in Daniel 1 suggests that 'pulses' are any food that is planted with a seed and is harvested. Therefore it is possible and likely Daniel included grains and legumes in his diet so I am including those foods here.
-------------
All whole grains, including but not limited to whole wheat, brown rice, millet, quinoa, oats, barley, grits, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat tortillas, rice cakes and popcorn.
All legumes. These can be canned or dried. Legumes include but are not limited to dried beans, pinto beans, split peas, lentils, black eyed peas, kidney beans, black beans, cannellini beans, white beans. Be sure to check can food labels for beans that are preservative and chemical free!
Foods to avoid on the Daniel Fast:
All meat and animal products including but not limited to beef, lamb, pork, poultry, and fish.
All dairy products including but not limited to milk, cheese, cream, butter, and eggs.
All sweeteners including but not limited to sugar, corn syrup, raw sugar, honey, syrups, molasses, and cane juice.
All leavened bread including Ezekiel Bread (it contains yeast and honey) and baked goods.
All refined and processed food products including but not limited to artificial flavorings, food additives, chemicals, white rice, white flour, and foods that contain artificial preservatives.
All deep fried foods including but not limited to potato chips, French fries, corn chips.
All solid fats including shortening, margarine, lard and foods high in fat.
Beverages including but not limited to coffee, tea, herbal teas, carbonated beverages, energy drinks, and alcohol.
Also avoid all artificial sweeteners(no diet or sugar free products), flavors and colors, as well as additives, chemicals, dyes and Hydrogenated oils.
----------------
Fast=Rest
The word fast is equated with the word rest. I pray this is a time of deep emotional, physical, physiological and spiritual rest for you, and that God uses this time to open up all your senses (physical and spiritual) to download treasures and revelations from His heart into yours!
I hope this helps you out! :)
Heaps of blessings,
~Christina:)
P.S.
Keep checking back for more info soon...
and email me if you need support with diet/detox/whatever you need, I'd be glad to help.
:)
www.thefigboxstore.etsy.com
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Missing the ocean...
I wrote this about a year ago. I used to live by the ocean and would take long walks and drives, and then come home and write. :) This morning I came across it and was inspired by it, so I thought I'd share it for fun.
The North Coast
Passing birds fly, dance through the air. The singer on the radio crescendos. The air is crisp, delicate. I feel alive as I drive along the Mendocino coast, a rare sunny day, though very cold. The headlands are brown in patches, with large puddles of rain and mud splattered across the horizon. Distant but still encouraging, the flash of light that greets me every day when i come out here is my old friend; the light house. The ocean today is extra blue, with tiny specks of white out, out, out as far as you can see. It looks choppy, and I am glad for the warmth of my car. I pull into a dirt driveway on the headlands and park the car, angling it so the sun shines in. Crack the windows to let the wind and the roar of the waves in, but not too much. I sit there, letting the sounds of the music wave over me; it feels just about right.
A few people spot the horizon here and there, picking their way through the fields of grass, cameras in hand, staying just long enough to get the shot that says 'I was here'. Beautiful, but almost untouchable this coast. I think it holds back, never really letting you enjoy it because of its cold freezing winds. Maybe the ocean has a mean streak. Teasing- it pulls you out to look, look, - look as much as you can stand- the ocean, the air, the cold sky. They taunt-you think its warm enough to go out, the sun shines gayly, the wind blusters, but once you are out, you savor it, you drink of the intense beauty, but always run, arms wrapped tightly in front of you, happy, back to the tropical temperature of the interior of your car.
The North Coast
Passing birds fly, dance through the air. The singer on the radio crescendos. The air is crisp, delicate. I feel alive as I drive along the Mendocino coast, a rare sunny day, though very cold. The headlands are brown in patches, with large puddles of rain and mud splattered across the horizon. Distant but still encouraging, the flash of light that greets me every day when i come out here is my old friend; the light house. The ocean today is extra blue, with tiny specks of white out, out, out as far as you can see. It looks choppy, and I am glad for the warmth of my car. I pull into a dirt driveway on the headlands and park the car, angling it so the sun shines in. Crack the windows to let the wind and the roar of the waves in, but not too much. I sit there, letting the sounds of the music wave over me; it feels just about right.
A few people spot the horizon here and there, picking their way through the fields of grass, cameras in hand, staying just long enough to get the shot that says 'I was here'. Beautiful, but almost untouchable this coast. I think it holds back, never really letting you enjoy it because of its cold freezing winds. Maybe the ocean has a mean streak. Teasing- it pulls you out to look, look, - look as much as you can stand- the ocean, the air, the cold sky. They taunt-you think its warm enough to go out, the sun shines gayly, the wind blusters, but once you are out, you savor it, you drink of the intense beauty, but always run, arms wrapped tightly in front of you, happy, back to the tropical temperature of the interior of your car.
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