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Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

All you Garrison Keillor fans out there have heard his commercial about Rhubarb Pie. You can hum along as you make this one. Its delicious and sour and sweet, and a perfect summertime dessert.

• 3 cups of sliced strawberries (sweet, sour)
• 3 cups of sliced rhubarb (sour, sweet)
• 2 TBS powdered stevia (sweet)
• 2 TBS of arrowroot powder
• Almond Flour Pie Crust (sweet, bitter, pungent)
  
• Whipping cream (sweet)
• 1/4 tsp of vanilla (sweet)

1. Combine all ingredients except the pie crust in a saucepan and cook until heated through. Pour into the pie crust and bake in a 375 degree oven for 40 – 45 minutes.
2. Top with fresh whipped cream sweetened with vanilla and enjoy!

Greek Salad for a summer day

Summer started here in Virginia a few weeks ago, with temperatures soaring into the 90s and plenty of humidity. If you are outside for part of your day, you know by now that staying hydrated is really important. Now that summer is officially here, try adding more foods that hydrate and keep you cool, vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, and green peppers in this simple Greek salad. It calls for dried oregano, but if you have fresh, so much the better. Your taste buds will be delighted with  the 5-Flavors, and your body will thank you.

• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (sweet)
• 1½ tablespoons lemon juice (sour)
• 1 clove garlic—minced (pungent)
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano (bitter, pungent)
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt (salty)
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, and extra for garnish (bitter, pungent)
• 3 tomatoes—cut into wedges (sweet, sour)
• ¼ red onion—sliced into rings (sweet, pungent)
• ½ cucumber—sliced into thick half-moons (sweet)
• ½ green pepper (capsicum)—julienned (sweet, pungent)
• 4 oz (120g) feta cheese—cut into small cubes (pungent, salty)
• 16 kalamata olives (salty, sweet)

Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper and oregano in a large salad bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and toss gently to cover. Garnish with fresh ground pepper.

Learning the 5 Flavors

Our weight loss club participants are learning how to use the 5 Flavors to satisfy their appetites.  Using the 5 Flavors in your meal planning will also help to keep your body healthy.  As you learn to identify these flavors, and identify your cravings, you may also learn to put attention on areas that are deficient.  Your attention cues your body to send healing energy to those areas.  (And needles sure do help, too.)  As always, work with the Doctor on diagnosis and a healing plan.

The 5 Flavors are Sweet, Salty, Sour, Pungent, and Bitter.

Here are some foods that will help you learn the 5 Flavors (pages refer to recipes in the HBC Recipe Book).

• candied ginger (pungent/sweet)
• dark chocolate–70% if you can find it (bitter/sweet)
• roasted almonds (salty/sweet)
• grape tomatoes (sour/sweet)
• kosher pickles (sour/sweet)
• Mediterranean olives (sour/sweet)
• slices of cucumber with curried yogurt dip [pg 5] (sour/sweet/pungent)
• celery with peanut butter or goat cheese/ground pepper (salty/sweet)
• pistachio nuts (ALL 5 FLAVORS!!)
• protein shake [pg 15, pg 16]  (sweet)
• green drink (sweet/sour/bitter)
• spoonful of peanut butter (the natural, no sugar kind) (sweet)
• guacamole [pg 8]  (sweet, sour, pungent, salty)

All of the recipes in the HBC Recipe Book list the flavors of each ingredient to make it easier for you to do your menu planning.

Gillian will be in the clinic select Saturday mornings (watch our Facebook page) with GWF Baking Mix goodies and to answer your questions about 5 Flavor Eating and the Weight Loss Club.

Waking up is hard to do: Qi Juice

I love coffee, but when I’m out of half and half I just can’t drink it.  That doesn’t happen often, but when it does, please let me have a lemon!  I have found that our wonderful Qi Juice is the perfect stand-in for coffee in the morning to wake me up and get me moving!

Of course, there are some other really amazing reasons to sip on Qi Juice through out your day, even if you have plenty of cream for your coffee.  Also called the Master Cleanser, Chi Juice keeps your body in proper alkaline balance, tonifies the Spleen Meridian, as well as boosting qi.  Here’s how to make it:

• 1 quart of water
• 4 lemons (or 2 lemons, 2 limes), pulp and all
• 1 tsp cayenne
• 1 tsp honey (or stevia to taste)

Mix the ingredients in pitcher, and sip on it all day!  You can enjoy this drink cold, hot, or at room temperature.

Berry Tart

Summer time means berries, and here’s a new berry recipe that will delight your taste buds.  We offered a sampling to our clients at the Women Only Sauna Night this month and it was a hit.  I hope you like to, too.

For the crust:

• 2 cups GWF Baking Mix (sweet, salty)
• 1 1/2 sticks of cold butter, cut into small pieces (sweet)
• 1/4 cup ice water

For the filling:

• 2 cups of blueberries (sweet, sour)
• 1 cup of raspberries (sweet, sour)
• 1 cup of blackberries (sweet, bitter)
• Zest of 1 lemon (bitter)
• Juice from 1/2 lemon (about 2 TBS) (sour)
• 1 tsp arrowroot powder

1. To make the crust, place GWF Baking Mix in a food processor.  Add butter and mix until the pieces are about pea sized.  Quickly add the water and mix until a dough forms.  Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for an hour (or overnight).
2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Mix filling ingredients in a medium bowl and set aside.
3. Roll the dough out onto a large piece of parchment paper until about 1/4 or 1/8 inch thick.  Transfer, parchment paper and all, onto a large cookie sheet.  Place berry mixture in the center leaving about 1 inch of dough uncovered around the edges.  Gently fold the edges up and over the berries so they don’t escape as it bakes.
4. Bake in the center of the oven for about 45 minutes, or until the berries start to bubble.  Remove from the oven, and cool for about 1 hour before serving. To finish it off, add whipped cream and chopped fresh basil (optional).

* You can purchase GWF Baking Mix from the Heavenly Bodies Clinic or order it from our website.

Strawberry Lemonade

The weather outside is frightful!  Frightfully warm, that is.  Here’s a quick recipe that will cool you down (as both the citrus and the strawberries have a cooling effect) and at the same time satisfy the sweet and the sour flavors.

• 1 1/2 cups of lemon and or lime juice (sour)
• 5 cups of water
• 1 16 oz package of fresh strawberries, hulled and pureed (sweet & sour)
• 1 cup of heavy whipping cream (sweet)
• 20 drops of stevia liquid (sweet)

1. Combine the juice, water, and stevia in a large pitcher.  Add the pureed strawberries and the cream.  Stir until combined.
2. Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream and a mint leaf, if desired.  Enjoy!

Note:  This recipe can also be found in the “Heavenly Bodies Clinic Recipes” book, which can be ordered at: http://www.heavenlybodiesclinic.com/biodetox/detox_products/index.nclk

5-Flavor Eating

Did you know that balancing the flavors of the food you eat on a daily basis can actually prevent disease?  Food can and should be considered medicine.  You really can eat to lose weight, balance your emotions, and improve your overall health.  When your meals contain a variety of flavors and textures, you simply feel more satisfied sooner and don’t tend to overeat, burdening your body with too much.

The 5 Flavors:

• Sweet
• Salty
• Sour
• Pungent
• Bitter

When you include each of these flavors when you eat, you will find that you feel more satisfied, more energetic, and less inclined to snack.  Your concentration may improve, your moods may be more steady, and life just may seem brighter.  Come back to this category for scrumptious recipes and delicious meal ideas to help you on your journey to optimum health.