FOOD TO FREEDOM

Savoury dish

Easy!

Ingredients:

2 zucchinis finely sliced with a large carrot grater or a mandoline
Put the slices in a bowl for 45 minutes with a pinch of celtic salt and 1/2 a lemon juiced. The zucchinis will soften and take on a "cooked" aspect). Once ready, drain well.
3 beautiful ripe tomatoes
1 avocado
Sprouted grains

Cucumber Tahini Dip

The combination of the two is perfect. It is very satisfying with crackers or thin rice cakes. Add a green salad with this and you have here a delicious meal.

1 lge cucumber (or 2 small)
1/2 cup tahini 
1/2 a lemon juice
1 garlic clove (or more if you like a more garlicy taste)
Himalayan salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Cumin to taste

Preparation:
Scoop the cucumber seeds out.
Mix everything in food processor till smooth.

Tip: try with Indian spices and a little bit of cayenne pepper.

"COOKED HUNGER" v/s "RAW HUNGER"

I had today an interesting experience I’d like to share.

I have been on raw foods for approx. 6 months now. The only non raw foods I still eat are rice cakes, even though I also make my own crackers in the dehydrator, and green tea because I loooove green tea.

Our hormones make us hungry!

Have you noticed how much hungrier you get right before your periods? I am starving the week before! and I mean, really hungry! much more than usual.

When I was deep into bingeing and dieting, I ignored the natural fact that for a few days a month, I had to eat more. So if I was on a diet, I thought I could not control myself and I hated myself for being so weak. So I binged or I thought I was simply because I did not know what was going on. Nobody ever told me this simple fact: a woman may need up to 500 more calories a day before her periods, it may be only one days of extreme hunger or it can last for a whole week. It is a genuine hunger. It is not a myth. The body needs more calories because it burns more during this period. It has to do with hormones obviously (I don't exactly know why and how; if anybody reading this has the answer, please send me an e-mail).

I know now exactly what is going on on those days and I do honor my hunger. I nourish myself the best I can. I was going through this period these past few days and I had a lot of seaweeds. I just couldn't stop eating seaweeds. Seaweeds are extremely rich in minerals so I guess my body was lacking some or a lot of them.  Here is  a very simple recipe for  a  "tartare d'algues" or a seaweed tartare:
I usually make a lot of it and keep it in the fridge in a glass bowl for over a week. Soak a bag of kombu, one of arame, one of wakame, one of spiral seaweed for 30 mn in cold water. Rinse well and drain well. Pour all in the food processor (you may want to do this in two batches because this is a lot) with a bit of vinegar, himalayan salt, ginger, garlic, a little bit of onion. Process for 1 minute. Do not overprocess it or it will be too mushy. Taste and adjust by adding more of the ingredients when needed. I usually add dulse flakes at the end and process again for a few seconds till everything is well mixed but pieces of seaweed are still in the mixture.  This is delicious either on a salad or on crackers.

I've done it!

Hello to everyone who is struggling its way out of compulsive overeating! This is my very first short post to welcome you and to tell you that I will be there to help you along the way as much as I can and that I am 100% dedicated to your well being!
It is actually extremely late for me here in Australia, 1:00am, and I need my rest!
I will certainly post very soon again.
With all my support, Anne