This concept occurred to me as we ate Christmas dinner
with some wonderful friends. As dinner began, I placed the Apple Cranberry
Crisp (see the recipes section) on the table, and our friends were surprised.
They considered that dish a dessert dish, which is understandable when a person
is programmed to eat the Standard American Diet (SAD). I told them that they
didn’t need to worry about when they ate it or if they ate too much of it, as
it was very tasty and very healthy. Then I told them that for Christmas
breakfast we had chocolate cake and a kefir smoothie (see recipes section)!
That concept did not register either. It breaks all of the SAD rules.
As I reflected on their need to pause and digest our
strange and supposedly healthy eating habits, it occurred to me how fully
empowered we are. Our food is all delicious and healthy and we really can eat anything at any time! Our chocolate
cake has eggs, nut flour, a coconut product and honey (the same ingredients as
our pancakes) plus some chocolate. When short on “lunch food”, a slice of
pumpkin pie fills the need (eggs, pumpkin, nut flour, honey, coconut product). These
are all healthy, unprocessed ingredients.
I never thought that I would see the day when I would
give my son a slice of cake or pie as the main portion of a meal, but it works!
We are no longer prisoner to the worries associated with too much fat, counting
calories, avoiding that extra piece of cake, or any other food-related guilt
symptom that almost 100 percent of the people I know suffer from. My family is
so in tune with our needs, and our food is so luxurious and nourishing, that
overeating is not even a remote threat. Talk about power: yummy, nourishing
food, no guilt, and moving strongly forward!
This Arabian-based proverb has become my mantra, and I
hope it can inspire others:
She who has health has hope, and she who has hope has
everything.
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