Some of the best tasting super foods are the ones you grow yourself.  Using organic soil with ORMUS-rich probiotics, harvesting rain water, and eating as soon as the food is picked makes for a densely nutritious and delicious feast in your own backyard.

If you’ve got room for a backyard garden, you may be interested in these simple steps for building your own rain barrel in order to catch the rain from your roof.  Rain water is the best water to use on your garden since it doesn’t contain any chemical residues (from city tap waters) or over-concentration of minerals (often the case with well water).  And it’s free! :)

I’ll talk more about raised garden beds, ORMUS probiotics and other backyard gardening ideas later.  For now, here are the steps I used to make my own rain barrel with photos of my process and thanks to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension program (and specifically Dottie Woodson) for the starter barrel and instructions.

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smooth chia pudding

smooth chia pudding

I’ve got good news for those of you who don’t like the texture of tapioca pudding (or the upgraded chia pudding recipe for that matter).  I’ve played with the recipe and discovered that you can blend the entire pudding to make a much smoother pudding consistency.  You can even get away with freezing it as an ice cream (though it’s not quite as ice-cream-like as our raw ice cream recipe).

Here’s the version I featured at a recent raw superfood dinner:

3 Cups Almond Milk

1/2 Cup Chia Seeds
Soak chia seeds in the almond milk for at least 30 minutes with several stirs in-between.  You can also soak them overnight for the chia gel to form.

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strawberries in balsamic & mint

strawberries in balsamic & mint

I don’t know if Balsamic Vinegar is raw, but it’s worth an exception in my book for what it does to the flavor of strawberries.  I never would have thought of putting this combination together, but WOW does it work!  I used to eat this strawberry-mint concoction over ice cream, but now it goes over creamy chia pudding or raw ice cream. Yumm!

2 pints Strawberries

1/3 Cup Vanilla Agave Nectar or honey

3 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar

3 Tbsp chopped mint

Wash and cut the berries into a bowl.  Add the remaining ingredients and stir well.  Chill for at least an hour before serving.

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Mock Salmon Spread

Mock Salmon Spread

If you crave salmon, or you’re just looking for another yummy “raw sandwich” filling, this mock salmon spread is Excellent!

Here’s the recipe for making the basic salmon spread (it’s like a nut paté) and then I’ll share some ideas on how to use it, including in nori rolls (the quick raw sandwich)

Salmon Spread

2 Cups Walnuts

2 stalks Celery

1 Red Bell Pepper

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Here’s Part 2 of my interview with David Favor continuing our discussion on radiation.  Part 1 talked about preventing radiation effects through superfood nutrition.  Now we’re going to discuss how to detox any radiation you’ve already got in your body.

Watch the 20 minute video here:

 

 

 

A few notes from our conversation:
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I had the pleasure of another round of Skype interviews with David Favor, creator of the SunFire Super Foods line or densely nutritious products we distribute and eat daily.  This time we’re talking about the stages of radiation impacts on our bodies and how to use superfoods to prevent such disruptions.

Watch the 19 minute video here:



A few notes from our conversation:
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