Oatmeal & Molasses Cookies

I’ve added a new recipe to the Recipes page – take a look.

These are my ‘no-guilt’ cookies. With only a 1/2 cup of sugar and the rich, toasty flavor of molasses as the other, slow-metabolizing sugar, the benefits outweigh the fact that they are still ‘a cookie’.

In ‘Eating Real Food’ I recommend these as a good night time snack along with a cup of Chai Tea. Oatmeal and Molasses both are beneficial to maintaining good blood sugar levels and the fiber of oatmeal, along with the natural laxative effect molasses has, can help keep you regular and full of energy.

Chai Tea with spices that include cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, ginger and clove give you benefits for digestion, gall bladder health, acid reflux, anxiety, infections, Alzheimer’s prevention, arthritis and osteoporosis. Cardamom itself has detoxifying properties, improves circulation, relieves stomach acid, improves digestion and is used for a cure to halitosis.

In the original cookie recipe, shortening was recommended, 1/2 cup of it. I replaced it with 3 tablespoons of butter for a more yummy flavor and texture, less fat and all natural ingredients. I recommend making a batch, then freezing them. Take out 2-3 each evening before bed to eat with your tea.

Surprising Results

This is actually the title of Section 4 in the book and really tells the story most completely. I didn’t expect to get the results I did from removing processed foods from my diet. I found that I could more easily lose weight. I wasn’t focused on losing weight, in fact, in my effort to remove foods I’d been eating from boxes for years, like crackers, Mac & Cheese, even breakfast cereal, I’d added some foods I’d given up like 2% milk, butter and red meat back into my diet. I still wanted my food to taste good and it seemed hard to give up things like graham crackers and honey nut cheerios.

The surprising results were how much better I felt. I began eating more raw vegetables but wanted some type of dip. As I found recipes for dips that were made with healthy oils (sesame, olive) and real spices  I found another whole source of foods that added to my health. The oils seemed to add moisture to every part of my body and when I researched the food value in spices I was amazed how much nutrition and healing effects they brought me.  My skin looked better, not having the translucent look of seeing through to the veins on the back of my hands. My hair was thicker and shiny.

Stay tuned for more on the surprising results I experienced….

Eating Real Food.. is now available!

‘Eating Real Food Is Easy’ is now available for sale in print from Amazon and the ebook is available through Smashwords.com (see the links under Useful Links).

My inspiration for this book came from listening to family members and their friends who showed interest in doing something to improve their health but didn’t think they’d make time to read a book. I listened to friends my age who’d had the same eating habits their whole lives and just didn’t know how to change those life long habits.

I took the success I’ve had in improving my health by eating real food and put the information into a color coded, easy to read, reference manual. I refer to it as a cheat sheet. Each section addresses a separate issue. The book does not have to be read straight through to get the gist of how each section offers solutions to many conditions anyone may be struggling with. There are many photos and illustrations that help even a ‘skimmer’ get the main points.

I’m excited to share the surprising truths I’ve learned and success I’ve enjoyed since I began my own journey of eating real food 5 years ago. I enjoy better health today than I ever have…

Your Health Is Your Wealth…

I’ve used this phrase a lot over the years but it’s had new meaning in the last 3.  I’ve realized how much of a priority my health is to me.  At a time when gathering wealth is more of a challenge than it’s been in a long while the freedom and advantage of being healthy has brought me peace and hope.

What about you?  What are your most important values?  Are you taking the time to manage your health and eating habits?  I’ve found new ways to keep my health on track and on budget and I share many of them in my book, soon to be released “Eating Real Food Is Easy”

I’ll be giving more information to where and when it will be available ~ Stay Tuned