OK, here is a great meal that is easy to cook, tastes great, and is very healthy.  This is my Quinoa Curry.  I make it with chicken, but it tastes just as good without for all you vegetarians out there!  The quinoa provides plenty of protein, so again the chicken is optional.

Here is what you need:
1.  Bag of quinoa
2.  13 ounces of unsweetened coconut milk.  Comes in a can, use the whole can.
3.  One spoon of Thai Green Curry Paste.  It's spicy, so start small and add to taste.
4.  One medium butternut squash
5.  4 ounces of blanched almonds, "whole"
6.  One can of canned peas.
7.  Two chicken breasts, cut up into pieces.

OK, start by boiling some water with the quinoa, and begin peeling the butternut squash.  After you peel the squash, cut it into small pieces and steam them.

Now get your biggest frying pan out and start cooking the chicken.  You can add a little olive oil if needed, however the browning of the chicken is a good thing.

After the chicken is cooked, you want to add the almonds in the same pan with the chicken.  Eventually, the almonds will get a nice toasty brown and the browning will start to caramelize the dish a bit, yummy!

At this point the butternut squash will be done, so toss that into the pan as well.  If the squash is a little bit al dente, don't worry about it.  Just throw it in; you still have plenty of cooking time left.

Next, stir in the coconut milk and make sure the heat is on low.  Then add the green curry paste, the peas, and stir it all together.  Let it simmer for about ten minutes.  While simmering, put the quinoa in a separate bowl.

That is it, you’re ready to eat!  Serve the quinoa, add the curry on top, and enjoy!

When making this dish, obviously try to buy organic when possible.  The whole dish should take about 40 minutes to cook and it serves up to four people.

The almonds and coconut milk make this meal rich and high in good fat.  This means it is not low in calories; however the coconut milk and quinoa are very cleansing.  The meal as a whole is very satisfying and healthy.  If you want to salt to taste, just use Celtic Sea Salt.  Also, you can buy low fat coconut milk.  But I say stick to full cream; it's very good for you and healing.

Enjoy!!

All the Best in Health!

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Good Monday everybody!
Many nutritionists will prescribe a free day or a cheat day in your eating programs.  I understand and support the theme of a free day, but I feel we can even take it one step further.  You see, it's not about eating whatever you want because ingredients like high fructose corn syrup or crazy names like "blue 2 lake" or "yellow 5" should never be in our bodies, ever!!!  I feel we are smarter, and we can recreate a meal and make it a smart meal.  The result: you have the satisfaction of that free choice, but still keep your bodies free of chemicals and modern day ingredients.  In my opinion, is just poison to the body - plain and simple.

We all know certain foods are bad for us, and yet we still blindly eat them anyway.  Isn’t that just ridiculous?  That's how I felt this Halloween when Dylan had M&Ms for the first time.  I looked @ the wrapper and felt so foolish letting him have them!  Badparent.com.

But the odds are stacked against us, with all the marketing and advertising in today’s world.  It's hard - all his friends eat them and I feel like the outcast or enemy.  So, I let him have some and it has bitten me in the butt ever since.  It's all he wants now!  “Papa, please I want more M&Ms!”  His friends @ school have them in their lunchbox, all in the mini M&M packaging, and “why can't I have that too, Papa, why why why?!!”  Grrrrrr!!!  Well, now that I'm looking at it, yes, our lunchbox does seem very dull, but, you know, that's the way it is.  Deal with it till your 18, and then do what you want.  I refuse to take on the guilt!  I know he knows inside where we are coming from:  Love.  So, I am not your best friend, I am your parent and there is a difference.

Anyway back to my point.

So instead of suffering or giving in to the constant campaign of artificial foods, here is a great example and recipe of a healthy, but tasty, alternative.  This is my "Mexican Fajita Special", just for you my One Body, One Life family!  Yes, it takes a little creativity and specialty shopping, but it's worth it.  So here is your list:

Ingredients:
-Corn tortillas: *sprouted if possible
-Black Beans: Organic
-Chicken Breast: Organic
-Quinoa: Organic
-Sprouts: any kind is fine, Organic
-Tomato: Organic, dice it
-Avocado: Organic, dice it


OK.  To start, just grill the chicken dry, or if cooking in a pan, just add a little water.  Cook the quinoa, warm the beans, and warm the tortillas.
Now, put some quinoa, black beans, avocado, and chicken in a warm corn tortilla.  Sprinkle some diced tomatoes and add sprouts.  Just roll it up and enjoy!

They taste pretty amazing.  The protein, fat, and fiber really balance each other out while the carbohydrates are really kept in check.  The only thing that is not perfect about this meal is the food combining element.  But, it's pretty close and the overall meal is fresh, tasty, and very, very healthy!

Have an open mind and try it.  The whole meal took me 30 minutes to make, and all the separate ingredients made it fun to use your fingers and get messy.  You can apply healthy principles to so many of these types of meal.  Just make the effort!  You’re worth it and it does not take to much time.  Just takes commitment to your well-being.

Hope this inspired you to make this week and holiday period exciting and as healthy as possible!  All the Best in Health!

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