Cooler Raiders

Yesterday was play play play. We got all the games out that seem to collect dust when the oldest two are back at school.

My youngest child thought it was Christmas he was fascinated with his sisters Dora backpack that is full of fun games.

In fact he is playing with the domino's as i type. ((Hugs))

Yesterday would of been Day 6 of my fast but I woke up and decided I was going to break it for the day.
At no stage had I been hungry or felt deprived,I felt light and clean all week.

I always do mini fasts a couple of days a week and I fast when waking everyday until 12pm.

For you guys out there that are not Raw please realise when us raw dudes do this we are in control of our eating habits we do this to clean and rest our body (we are at an higher level of raw).

Please research fasting before you ever try it, please don't just do it, there are ways of starting and finishing a fast so not to cause any problems.

I don't very often just water fast I tend to do a day of smoothies or juices even sometimes a combination of both.

This one I needed purely to release a couple of extra pounds I had gained.

I released 5lb in 5 days by mostly drinking smoothies and loads of water.
So I had achieved my reason for fasting yesterday that I decided to break it for the day.....

Friday is fruit pick up day and we had a ton of fruit in the cooler yesterday that would of started to spoil if not eaten in it's natural form.

Anything that I know is not going to be eaten in time I tend to freeze,this is so rare that happens.

There are so many benefits to eating this way, but one which works for the children is the freedom of it all.

They are never forced to eat something, they listen to their body!!!!

I am under no stress to prepare food then to see it wasted at the end.(Our old processed cooked food life)

No preparation or clean up is necessary.

I have some really big bowls one holds the fruit we intend to eat the other for all the peels. We sit on the carpet peel, chat, job done nobody is under pressure to sit a certain way and they eat to their individual needs.

My oldest son had the following yesterday:

500 ml Fresh Orange juice
900 ml Smoothie
900 ml smoothie yes really again
2 large Bananas
2 Raw Bars (called NAKED bars, you can get them in most supermarkets now)
900 ml smoothie
Curried veg topped with boiled egg (eaten 1-2 times a week, they are veggie not vegans)
3 chopped up apples
6 satsumas
2 slices of Rye Toast with nut butter (again supermarket)
Strawberries, Banana, Grapes and raisins
900 ml smoothie
He also has a 700 ml bottle that is re-filled with water through out the day.

He is also free to go to the larder when he wants to graze on any dried fruits,nuts and Granola.

And I indulged in my banana, honey, cinnamon and nut butter obsession...lol

Oh It was so good to chew you again Mr Banana I had not realised I had missed you soooooooooo Muchhhhhh !!!lol.

Oh nearly forgot the children had the banana crumble version of my obsession...

So all in all a really free day.

I was intending to fast today then as I was preparing the children's lunch of which was a banana and rye sandwich and before I knew it I was spiralizing a couple of apples and peeling a carrot and cucumber,Mixed in my curry powder Yummmmm

I was obviously not meant to fast all day today I listen to my body.

Now I am fasting for the rest of the day and we will see what tomorrow brings us.

The day is coming to an end already I can see the night moving in from beyond the window.

Daddy is home tonight yippee!

So I will bid you all Good Night.

Have A Beautiful Evening.

In - light Freedom xx

Self Sufficient And Raw On A Budget

Simple smoothie

Invented by my youngest son.....

5oo mls Rice milk
Tb Sp cinnamon
Tb Sp Honey
Banana
Place all in blender
Whizz
Pour and Enjoy......

All these ingredients you can have in your cupboard.

The milk has a long life till opened.

There is only one fresh ingredients the banana.

You can make this with an apple or an orange the list really is endless.

I use this one when I am running low on fruit and it works if you have to stick to a budget.

It would be even cheaper if you made it from nut milk.
(I stick with nut milk or water now)

My youngest son loves this smoothie he would drink this particular one all day.

Because he makes it, it's even more appealing to him I think!

So generally he will drink about four of these, hmmm lol, that's four banana eaten all broken down for him less work on his body.... (how many bananas do you eat a day ?) lol


Curried fruit or veg

Have on it's own or as a side dish

Grate 2 apples
Tsp Curry Powder
Tsp of Mayonnaise (Non Raw) Agvar nectar, honey or apple juice if Raw.

Keep it simple or add raisins, grated carrot is good too or mix both together.

Also gives a feeling of warmth on a cold winters day that an apple in its natural form might not.

I own a gadget called a spiralizer, it turns the apple into spaghetti swirls but a grater will still do a good enough job until you are ready to invest.

There is so many ways you can make a apple or carrot more interesting by simply chopping it up and mixing in another natural ingredients.

These type of snacks work really well if you are a grazer or an addition to a meal.

I am keeping it short tonight but I will leave you with a question from my oldest son ?

He asked me this question when getting into bed tonight.

Give me a food that's not meat
Is vegetarian
Yet not Raw ??????


A Chip !!!!!!

God I love this boy, How smart......

The innocence and intelligence of our children.

Have Beautiful Dreams
Take a moment for yourself....... and Breathe

In - Light Freedom xx

PS I have a Beautiful Spiritual Friend who as made her own Meditation Cd's
A children's one and a Past life one, they are fantastic highly recommended.
If you have never meditated they would be ideal for you.

My kids love the children's one it takes them on a great adventure each night and really calms them down before sleeping or we all lay down on the living room floor on a Sunday afternoon and talk about our adventure at the end. ((Thumbs up))

And the past life one is great too. I have learnt from this one that I have already been on this earth three time before....... She charges £10.50 each Fantastic gift.

Night xxx

Feasting

Today I had lots of smoothies !!!!!!

Pineapple coconut and banana was the hottie today, about 2 litres

6 litres of water....

warm nut milk and honey (about 1 pint)

Had a really pooh day today someone I thought cared about me as recently shed the coat she once wore and is showing her true colours.

She recently went out of her way to tell me how she doesn't like the way I live my life.

This really shocked me as it just came from know where,the week previous she was also going Raw,
I have known her for years well...... I obviously have not known her, but we are connected through family.

I never tell people how bad their diet is or how to live their lives....!!!

So honestly I find it difficult why others need to make people feel sad to make them selves happy.

Now I know that she is obviously jealous of what I have, she as nothing she is on her own.... But it still hurts.

So end of that one enough tears shed,,,,,

I am an emotional eater (oh yes we raw dudes still have that problem....Ok I do)

But today I took lots of deep breaths remembered who I am and stayed on my path of feasting.

Raw porridge

( I was asked today for a recipe so here goes)

I get steel cut oats from the wholesale department in the supermarket, health shop or on-line.

All the rest of the ingredients form the market or supermarket if I am rushed for time.

Raw Porridge ( apple and cinnamon flavour )

Handful of oats
Chop small banana
Grate an apple
Teaspoon of cinnamon
Tbsp of honey (Add more if desired)
Place all in bowl
Mix
The liquid is now your choice.

For the non Raw try Rice Dream Rice Milk.

I use water,apple juice or nut milk really depending on what I have in the house.

Just use enough liquid to cover your cereal.

Cover leave to stand at room temp or in the fridge.

The longer you leave it the softer it will become and the flavours mix I have made it the night before in some cases.

I no longer eat solids now though until lunch time (bowl movement first lol)

I make sure yesterdays food as left before I start the day.

Sorry for any one that did so not need to hear that....lol

Add more liquid if required when you go to eat it.

You can vary this raw porridge in loads of ways, I always keep the honey and banana.

I like to add different nuts and even mix in some hard Granola to give the crunch.

You can buy raw granola although I make mine.

Some oats
Honey
Raisins, nuts or dates
Mix altogether
Using a tea spoon scoop out mixture into little portions, place on a plate.
Place in the fridge use when you want. They go nice and chewy.

I use this mixture when I want something sweet.....I make a little pudding by adding a Banana and blend down some other fruit like strawberries to make a sauce yummmm!

Right then guy's I will sign off for the night.

I am going to pamper myself to a home made body scrub using cold pressed oil and Rock Sea Salt. Fantastic inside and out......

Have A Beautiful Evening (((Hugs)))

Let that special somebody know they are loved.

In-light freedom xx

Closed Book !

Sorry........

I have been away for a little while.......Our journey as been a sad one although we are on our way back up the hill.

My oldest dog Atlanta as been really poorly, the vet was ready to put her down. ((Hugs Pants))

She as had trouble with her ears for many years all the cleaning and tablets were no longer removing the wax build up.

This was effecting all the other functions in her body, her balance was effected and the left side of her face was sagging due to her holding her head to one side.

After looking at this women ( The Vet) who had given up on my dog I suggested if they syringed her ears as a Doctor would do to a human that would help her.

So as we had nothing else to lose thats what we did. She had to be sedated so there was a risk due to her age.

I am guessing the vet believed it was a lot of money to spend when this problem will return. ????

I believed that if her ears were cleaned out the rest of the problems would improve.

Guess what she is a lot better.

I had wrote a blog about it at the time but to be honest it was completely depressing and although I am really open about my diet when asked I am not so good at talking about my problems.

I like to mull things over not debate them and moan about them. It works for me!!!!!

In that department I am a loner..... a closed book.

I feel there is no point discussing some things, anyway enough depressing you guys.....lol.

So since Atlanta came out of doggy hospital she as been RAW,,,,, yes you read right.

Dogs stomachs are designed to eat meat only were as.... most the products in the shops are mixed with everything but....!

The text step was always the dog but I always talked myself out of it !! Think it might of been the whole meat thing...lol

So at the moment she is ok.

We are waiting for the results to come back from the lab to see if the problem is treatable. I will keep you updated.

Ok where are we ....

We are doing great Noooooo colds still, kids are dropping around us with the cold and temperatures at the moment.

This will be our first winter as a family.... Raw.

This is always the worse time as I would constantly have one sick, they would take it in turns.

One would recover, one would be sick.

Doing sooooo Good at the moment.

I am on day four of a fast....I GAINED WEIGHT, Noooooooo.....lol

Reason... Nuts TOOOOOOOOO Many Nuts!!!!!

Some people work well on a raw diet eating lots of nuts others do not.. I come in the do not department.

With the events over the last few weeks and the weather change I was grazing all day on nuts.

I will blog about this later today.... I knew I was gaining weight I feel it,,, I do not need to weigh myself.

I am on the morning of Day 4 and have now lost 5lbs my clothes feel comfy again.

I am well into my juices and smoothies again which have been brushed to the side a little over the recent months. (Due to the change in weather I think)

Not sure whether I will Feast (Smoothies and juices for you none Raw guy's out there) or fast today !!!!!! Let you know when I do.

((((((Big Hugs))))) xxxx

In - light Freedom

What A weekend !!!!!

What an Awesome weekend.......Hubby came home Yay......Then went...! Now in this country though ....breathe.

I joined the Gym.

I Fancy pumping some serious iron, intending on giving Angelina jolie a run for her money on the interviews for the next Tomb raider.

I have no desire to be skinny. Yuk ,,,,,,,

So lotsa weights it's gonna be.

(something I have always wanted to do yet lacked the dedication)

I do love stressing my heart rate so there will still be a hour of that daily.

I went to my first ever spin class yesterday..

I was walking like john Wayne this morning !!!! lol.

That was not enough pain though, I did an hour on the bike and rowing machine this morning

(((( Bring it on !!!!! )))) I Sooooooo Love Pain.....lol.

The Instructor at the spin class yesterday asked while we were spinning what I was laughing at !!!!

my reply was "I am hurting !!!!!.... And when I hurt, I laugh, I cant help it."

I had a beautiful day on Saturday ! I spent the day with the wonderful lady that gifted me with Reiki. We spent the whole day pampering and meditating......

Oh and I became a fully qualified Indian head Massage Therapist.

I have been working on this little project for a while and finally finished it this weekend.

I made an Awesome smoothie today that I gotta share this one.


Banana and Berry Cocktail / Ice Cream Slush

These are all Small Hand Measurements and filled a 500ml glass

(add ice and you would of had more but thinner)

Raspberries
Strawberries
Blueberries

Splash of water, just to give mixture an hand.

Whizz till smooth

Pour-Out into your glass

Now place:

One Banana
Pineapple
1/2 mug of Coconut Milk

Whizz till smooth

Pour into glass with berry mix

It not only tasted exceptional, Sweet and Smooth at the same time.

It looked fantastic!

The mixtures hugged one another, leaving the colours to gel but not mix.

The Kids loved it!!!!!!

To me it looked like a Cocktail you would get on holiday.

And the children called it an ice cream slush.

Liked it Sooooo Very Much I had it twice today.

Well that is it for me tonight. I have 30 Min's to give my Re-bounder, Then it's off to bed to do a past Life Meditation.

Have A beautiful Evening

May Your Dream's Meet Your Wishes

And Your Wishes Come True ((Hugs))

In-Light Freedom x

Soya Is The Most Mucus-Forming Plant Food On The Planet !

I know a Ton of vegetarians and vegans that aren't Raw. They also do not eat much fruit and vegetables and live on soya .

Why then I hear you ask are they following this path...... !!!!

Simply because they want to save the planet..... or it is cruel to animals.... or they don't like the taste,,,, hmmm.

The list is endless, never the less while helping others they are neglecting their own health.....!

Well calling all you veggies and vegans now, Reality check >>>>>> chances are your gonna be dead down to poor health way before you save the planet...lol.

Way before my family went Raw we ate soy occasionally, Well my children did.....

They always seemed poorly the week they ate it, My oldest son started with his Asthma around this time.

His Asthma would not just disappear with an in-haler he would struggle to breath for days,seem exhausted along with flu like symptoms, snotty noses and sore throats. (my kids loved the soya spaghetti bolognaise)

I then started researching, we had always been a healthy conscious family, always getting our daily five.

I couldn't understand why it was one of the children constantly ill when I viewed us as a really health family .

With four young children, school runs etc were difficult when one was sick.

So oh boy was I shocked when I learnt about soya products.

Soy has received a huge amount of press over the last decade. It has been touted as nothing short of a miracle food.

Before you slurp back a glass of soya milk in lieu of an-other mainstream beverage,consider this:

soy is the most mucus-forming plant food on the planet, The form of mucus it creates is called mucoid matter - not to be confused with mucus membrane.

This mucus is a sticky,splurge-like substance that holds up the body's flow and productivity.

It accumulates and creates respiratory distress in asthmatics, creates common digestive problems like IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), and by down the body's digestion and circulation systems, ultimately triggers weight gain and premature ageing.

You are probably wondering about all those healthy Japanese, who are supposedly living on soy.

The truth is, the Japanese do not eat nearly as much soy as soy product manufacturers would have us believe.

More to the point, they do not eat the same heavily processed soy products that we eat, like imitation chicken and pseudo-fish.

They are getting edamame pods (soy in it's natural, unprocessed state) and small amounts of tofu.

We misinterpret this to mean that every product listing soy as an ingredients is automatically a "free, guiltless food" with myriad magical properties.

It's a wounder we don't walk on water after consuming them! Soy sauce is fine because it isn't concentrated, meaning it is a liquid rather than a dense food.

You may also employ small amounts of raw miso in recipes. But other than that, you will want to avoid all processed soy products, unless you want to keep reaching for that inhaler !

A nice alternative to milk and a good stepping stone to Nut Milk (Raw Milk)

Rice Dream and Date Milkshake

Rice Dream Milk found in all whole food Stores and most supermarket chains.

Pour your chosen amount into a blender

Place 3 De-stoned Dates in with milk

Whizz and Enjoy

My kids have rice milk on there Raw Granola ( They did not all take to the nut milk, which I happen to live on.)

The rice milk is also nice as a warm drink

Place your chosen amount in a pan

Place in a piece of cinnamon stick

Boil gently

Pour and enjoy.


Have a Beautiful Night All

Love Freedom xx

PS..... If you have any questions or thoughts about yours or your children's diet, please don't hesitate to contact me.

To Die Or Not To Die..... Vegetarians and Protein

If You Don't Eat Meat And Fish Where Do You Get Your Protein ?

Oh Man How Many Times Have I heard That Question !!!!!!!! lol

There has been a lot of rubbish over the years about how much protein we need.

Both the dairy and meat industry along with certain governments-have had vested interest in telling folk that they will wither away without plenty of animal protein.

So successful has the propaganda been that the minute anyone becomes veggie,the first question they are asked is "But where will you get your protein".

The thing is no matter what you have heard, read or been brainwashed to believe,we can live and grow easily without consuming any animal protein whatsoever.

For example lets look at Some of the largest animals that are herbivores, consuming no meat/fish or dairy whatsoever. The elephant for example is by far the strongest and one of the most muscular land animals.

Then you have Hippos,giraffes,rhinos,Buffalo's deer and even cows.
Not only do you never see them slapping a few burgers on the Barbey you don't see them visiting the Health food store to top up their vitamin B12 either.

These magnificent muscular land animals get all their protein from the vegetation which was designed specifically for them by Nature.

Hence we can easily get our protein from eating fresh 'live fruit, vegetables,nuts and seeds which were specifically designed for us.

Most Nuts contain almost as much protein as red meat and 6 per cent more calcium per 100g than plain yogurt.

In reality, we don't need any protein. what we actually need are amino acids, the building block of protein. The human body requires 23 amino acids.It can manufacture 15 all on its own, but the the other eight we must get from our food.

These are also known as essential amino acids. All of these essential amino acids can be found in the plant kingdom, not just the animal kingdom.

Avocados, ((The best-est scrummiest fruit on the planet,except bananas...lol)) once seen as the dieter's kryptonite because of their fat content, are packed with all the essential amino acids. All fruits, vegetables,nuts and seeds contain plenty of these essential protein building blocks.

It takes the body 20-30 min to use your fruits and veg, none of it wasted, the body uses it all. (Bonus for the dieter)
It can take 2- 3 hrs for the body to use fish for example, a piece of steak even longer.
Very little will be used and the rest will be stored as fat sitting on your intestines never to leave, throw in some chips with that steak and you are looking at several hours even longer.
(Not so good for the dieter - The longer your body is working on digesting that waste, the less time it is burning those excess pounds you want to lose).

How long do you go between meals .....?

What do you think is going to happen when you eat again !!!!! yup it sits there while you throw in your spag bol or lasagna then you feel even more exhausted.

The body cant use it all so it stores it,,,, you get bigger more tireder then sicker.

Although with time green juicing can clean out this waste matter along with colonic ( another topic for another time). But constant abuse of these foods will lead to disease eventually in one form or another.

I am not saying you have to go 100% Raw you can make little changes. When I started this journey I did not know were i would end up.

I went more Raw as I liked how I was feeling.

No longer tired all the time, no longer needing pain killers for pain, ( I actually used to suffer the pain as I have never been one for pain killers)

The level of Raw that I am now never happened over night.

It was not a difficult journey, I juiced or had a smoothie first thing, snacked on fruit till lunch.

I would probably have a smoothie for lunch occasionally some chopped veg and hummus.

I would then snack on fruit until dinner.

my dinner would be a massive salad of grated vegetables and fruit, with hummus, nuts and avocados.

Finished off with Raw ice cream and occasionally a glass of wine.

Eventually the desire to have such a large meal in the evening disappeared, although I do still occasionally eat a large meal.

One thing that did go is processed food,( specially bread and pasta )and yes I occasionally had it , but eventually it really does lose it's addictiveness.

So the next time your child refuses to eat their meat or pasta but screams out for more green beans or sweet corn.

Don't worry it might not satisfy you !!!! But your little one is still getting all he/she needs.

For the record I was a big veggie,,,,,,Lived on Pasta.....What is Pasta !!!!! Do you know ? (chemicals ) Had I known what I know now Id of stuck with the meat......!

That is a big statement for someone that would never consider meat as a food source again, however again for the record if we had a plane crash and you died. An it was down to survival then yeah sorry I would eat you ( Sorry..... so laughing now)

That is the old military girl inside talking now

Have a beautiful night

In-light Freedom xx

Raw Energy

fruit and Vegetables provide Raw Energy.......... Why !!!!

Have you ever felt tired after a meal consisting of cooked and processed food ? (Yes)

Have you ever felt tired after eating a bag of oranges/grapes or apples ? (No)

All of Nature's foods have been more or less pre-digested by the plant,and all contains digestive enzymes,leaving the body very little work to do.

One of the most energy-consuming processes the human body undertakes is the digestion,assimilation and elimination of the wrong kinds of food.

Because nature's foods have been pre-digested this is why you can eat as many oranges etc as you like but not feel sleepy, yet a large bowl of pasta can have you in sleepy land before you know it.

As scary as this may sound,what's actually happening when you "doze off" after eating that meal or cake is that the body doesn't have enough energy to keep you alive and awake at the same time.

In order for the body to try and turn this semi-dead 'food' into some sort of usable body fuel and extract the waste it creates, it needs energy.

The entire process of digestion, assimilation and elimination can take hours, days, months and even years. In some cases the process never fully happens.

It is really important to give good long periods in-between meals to allow the body to finish the job. Even better idea, replace the cooked meal with a raw one.

Take the processed cereal and milk breakfast away that you have each morning and replace it with a large portion of fruit or a smoothie, and even better than that a juice, even less work for your body to do.

A smoothie still has the bulk/fibre in it, where as with a juice this as been extracted through the juicing machine. I like to vary both. And some days I just want to eat it plain and simple the way nature provided it.

Why smoothie or juice ?

Simple really !!! It is a guaranteed way of getting all the good guys into your body which you probably would not do if you had to prepare it and chew it.

You truly would be eating all day long.......

We all have certain fruits and veg we don't like. By juicing or blending them you get the goodness from them. If mixed with other ingredient you wont even taste it.

Try a week at keeping your food light through the day, Smoothies, juices, chopped fruit and veg, dried fruit and nuts, the list really is endless.

Give your body what it needs to work.

Give it a rest, You truly will have so much more energy.

If you really cant live with out that cooked meal ? Then try leaving it to the end of the day. When you are likely to be chilling out, late evening ect.

My guess though is in time you will start favouring Raw over cooked, simply because of how it makes you feel.

I am in no way suggesting you give up all the things you truly love !!!! If you don't want too.

However, next time you are feeling tired or groggy when you wake up in the morning. Constantly getting a cold or feeling under the weather, Just not your self.

THEN.........Ask your self !

Do you need chocolate, cake, cooked food.

Or is your body crying out for it's much needed fuel.

Let Fruit Be Thy Medicine.

You have no excuse it takes no time to prepare......

Have A Awesome Weekend

In-light Freedom xx

PS... Come on be brave,,,,,,, let me know you are a follower.

Recipies

When approaching her son...... (my "life" sister) she accidentally caught his face with her hand.

While trying to apologise to him her son responded with.

"Don't worry Mummy it didn't hurt.......! I'm made of Broccoli.

I have such an Awesome nephew ((Hugs))!!!!!!

Green And Red Smoothie

2 Red Apples
Large Bunch of Parsley
2 Medium Carrots
1/2 Cup Filtered Water (or ice cubes)
Whizz
Pour

Quick, Easy ,Cheap.

Full of everything you need in a glass !!!!!



Raw Ice Cream

5 ripe bananas
1 Teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
Whizz in blender until smooth
Place in a sealed container
Freeze overnight or for 6-7 hrs

When ready..... Simply enjoy

You can add anything to this... fruit chunky or blended down.

I like to add in nuts, dates and honey !!!

Simple salad (which I had this evening)

Grated carrot x1
Sliced cucumber whole large one
Green apple x1
Avocado Blender down to make sauce.
( I used to love mayonnaise on my salad for a long time. That was one thing that stopped me from being 100% Raw)
Nuts and raisins.

Hope the Recipes help.....!

Gotta keep it short tonight.

I have a few on-line clients that need guidance.

Have an Awesome evening

Beautiful Dream


Goodnight

In - Light Freedom

No Way !!!!!

While walking around the fruit market this morning with my youngest son, I was stopped in my tracks by a comment I overheard.

A women was telling her child that she could not have any more grapes !!!!!!.
Ok Mums the boss !!!!!!

However then came out the crack of the day. "Listen" she said "we are going in the cafe in a minute, if you eat all your Fish and Chips, I will get you a chocky bar".

Oh man !!!!!!! come on. Dead - cooked , fat storing, heart sticking, disease making, waste matter, No longer nutrient based any more....... was to win over a gorgeous bag of red grapes.

Full of water, vitamins, minerals,amino acids, anti-cancer blasters. And yes carbs. That child's body was being fed by pure sunshine.

Nothing was going to be stored it was all going to exit and be used.

Who really wanted fish and chips and a choc bar !!!!!!

Any way that child screamed the place down (Laughing loads now) and Mum didn't get her dinner....!

The little girl returned to her happy self sat in the trolley eating her grapes (were she had been quite happily munching before her mother took them away).....lol.

The mother cant be knocked she is following the rules,,, We have all been educated to think that is what makes a balanced diet. We have been programmed to enjoy the taste.

Why is disease increasing...... ? Certainly not because we are eating our apple a day, that's for sure.

I was once there at the beginning !!!!! shouting at my children for refusing there food.

Gosh I sure am soooo, grateful those days are behind me now.

My children eat everything now, (of course Raw) no bribing necessary.

They are much more happy, balanced children.

My oldest son was so poorly with asthma before going raw. I really felt the next attack which lasted for days was going to kill him.

Since going Raw he has not even had a sniffle and as actually gained weight.
This is down to the fact that he is now not constantly poorly.

Fact:- Raw food saved his life that I am sure of.

Doctors just gave him a steroid inhaler and sent him on is merry way. (no I am not Anti-Doctors)


So funny !!!!!

My oldest son brought a letter home tonight from school. The letter in-formed us that there was a outbreak of head-lice in his class.

I then said to him that if he was going to carry on growing his hair we need to consider tying it back like his sister as to.

His answer was "Mum... The teacher said nits only go to clean hair". lol(Classic)

Chocolate Brownies ( I did not make them today but here is the recipe)

1 cup of nuts- walnuts, Almonds (whatever you fancy) soak 3 ish hrs
1 cup of pitted dates (I like Medjool Dates)
3 Tablespoons of Carob Powder (Type in carob on-line, you will find a on-line shop)

Blend all the ingredients in your food processor until it all gels together.
Place in a dish.

Chill in cooler for 2-3 hrs (If mixture does not form well together add more dates)

I love a piece of this with ???? You guessed it, chopped up banana. More Laughter ...

My In-take today;

Cold lemon tea (Mad ..Morning... lol)
4 litres of water (on my last 2 ltr bottle now)
Green Blast - Juiced 3 large bunches of spinach
Juiced 3 lemons
Juiced 2 green apples

This is so hard core drinking, I could never of drank that in the beginning.

I have felt a little groggy the last few days. Not unwell....., There is a ton of different bugs going around at the moment that I did not think it would hurt to give myself a bit of added love.

Did the trick. Felt wicked straight after.......(Laughter)

1 full cucumber

1 mango, 1 Avocado, 1 banana all chopped up in a bowl

2 bananas,handful of sunflower seeds
swimming in avgar

Another green juice.

5 satsumas

I eat a lot of fruit, I wonder if this time next year I will be a fruitarian.

I rarely eat large bowls of salad now. ( I juice them )

I have a request for you guy's. (((HUGS)))

Could you click in as a follower for me so I have an idea how many of you guys are reading the blog.

Thank you to the rest of you guys that have FB me. ((Hugs))

Post me a question...... We can make a topic.

Well I guess your hot choc as gone cold now guys I have gone on a little too much.

Meditation - That as soooo!!!!! got to wait until tomorrow........lol

Have a beautiful night

May your dreams be beautiful

God bless

In-light Freedom

Strength........

I have always loved him.........

Told myself the moment I saw him that he was the man I was going to marry.

But why then does it take such drastic changes in our norm for us to stand back and go.... Oh man that was a really bad call.

I am married ( for close to 13 yrs now ) to a soldier who follows a Raw food vegetarian diet when at home... Why ????????

Trusted me enough..... to also allow me to make our children also follow a raw vegetarian lifestyle.

Although he know this is a very healthy way of life, he would happily eat a cooked diet more so. (for the love of taste) He follows it, why ???

Purely because he loves me.......

He still likes his cooked food, he can take or leave meat as that is something we haven't really had much of in our home since the start of our marriage.

As you know he is a soldier so I am used to him coming and going....!!!

My soldier loves the outdoors, so when the opportunity came for him to take a job that allowed him to be outside more often we jumped at the opportunity.

But here is the problem !!!!! I didn't go.

I did not want to move from here.

So we made a decision for him to go and to commute each weekend....Fine !
At the moment though he is away in Oman so he wont be home for a few weeks, also fine.

The individual separation's are not the problem it is them both together.....I am sure starting to miss him loads.

So this today was for you baby. I MISS YOU...... Thank You for finding me too. ((Hugs)) to you.

Winter and Raw!!!!!!!!!!

This will be my first winter 100% Raw

I know I will never go back to cooked food now, I simply do not like the taste anymore.

And I guess you ask????? So what is the problem then ?

Well simply the desire for comforting food's which I think we all tend to lean towards in the cold winter months.
I have already started with a obsession for Bananas and nuts, which I know is my bread replacement.
This is something I used to eat a lot of in the winter.

I have not got a Dehydrator as I love the simpleness of my fruit and veg. I guess I may need to keep an open mind as to whether I end up buying one this winter.

My Intake Today:

I juiced 3 lemons poured into a glass and added ice.
For lunch I blended 3 tomatoes and added some sea salt and pepper.
I also had a Banana and satsuma.
Lotsa water......
Banana and nut crunch with strawberry sauce (see previous blog on how to make).
Avocado Dip with chopped vegetables.
Nut milk with cinnamon and honey.
Yum and another nut milk lol.

Tomorrow is my green smoothie day, as I have not started on the beautiful fresh organic vegetables my friend so kindly gifted me with yesterday.

My aim this week is to get some more time to exercise... hmmm I hear you say.

Ever heard the saying Not enough hours in the day..... Well this mamma is feeling real sluggish at the moment. So more hours please I need my exercise lol...x

I will now bid you all good evening as I am now going to embark on an evening adventure....Some much needed deep meditation.

Tomorrow I will let you know where it takes me.

Have an Awesome evening.... Do something Random like make your partner a meal with you as the naked desert..... And I guess if your normally naked then balance a strawberry on your tongue.

Sweet Dreams,,,,, Thank you life,,,,,, for another Awesome day....

In light Freedom

Gifts !

Yesterday was a very spiritual day in our home.......
I spent my day gifting people with card reading's, Reiki and distant Reiki.
I also spent some time giving myself some much needed Reiki. I do not treat myself with this gift half as much as I really should.
I also did a meditation in the evening before sleeping.

A friend of mine gave me a beautiful gift yesterday day.
She gave me something from her home, she no longer wanted, but knew it would be perfect for me. ((Hugs))
It is a candle burner and when lit gives off the most beautiful smell.
In the dark mornings when I rise I light it in our sitting room.
It gives such beautiful light and the feeling of warmth.

My babe (Husband) mailed me today.... he is in Oman at the moment doing some military training.
We have not been able to talk on the telephone so it was so lovely to hear he was safe.((Hugs to you babe I do miss you ! ))

And then this evening I went outside to find another friend of mine had left me a very large box of spinach and beetroot. How lucky am I !!!!!!
I am surrounded by so many special people.

But to name a few, I want to say thank you to ......

Clare (My sister) For always being there.
Rachel For you gift of light
Erika For the beautiful green and purple juices I will be serving up tomorrow.

Tomorrow is a special day, my little girl turns six ((Oh boy were did the time go))

Today was a water fast day.... I like to do them more at the weekends when the children are home. I am not rushing around as much.
Today the children ate:

They started the day with OJ
Then Smoothie
And another smoothie
Strawberries
Raw Bread with nut Butter
Oranges
Bananas
Raw Bars
OJ
Smoothies
Raisins
Granola balls
Apples
Banana Chips
Slightly Toasted Raw Bread and Nut Butter.
And I am sure I will of missed a few things!!!!!!!

4 Bags of Oranges,,,,,,, Man they were hungry today....lol

We got loads of fresh air today, It was a cool day with no breeze.
I have now got the evening chores to do, but hoping to get on my re-bounder and do some weights before retiring for the night.

Have a beautiful night.
I hope your dreams are everything and more.
And your day even better.

In - Light Freedom xx

Oh my !!!

Oh my what a Beautiful Day.....In the End!
Upon opening my eyes this morning I was greeted with the one and only !!!! Mr Winter.
He is most definitely here. Dark, Damp and dam right miserable looking.
Yes I am a sunshine girl.
Well I juiced and blender loads of greens today along with a smoothie soup. I just needed a little warmth inside today, So I had:-
Spicy Tomato Soup

All I used was:-

A Blender
5 Lrg Tomatoes
Sprinkle of Ground Cayenne
Sprinkle of Celtic Sea Salt
Dash of Cold Pressed Natural Hemp Seed Oil
Throw all this in the Blender,
Whizz
Pour into a Bowl or Mug and Enjoy !!!!!
This really gave me the warmth inside that I desperately needed on this cold winters day,,,,,,Yummmmm
I had that at Mid-day it really warmed me up,and then guess what happened ?????
Mrs Sunshine came out to play ((Sorry so laughing now))
I started the day with my normal glass of juiced lemons and water.
I took on loads of water up until mid-day. I then had my soup....Perfect yum.

I had loads of spinach in the cooler so I juiced that along with some green apples and a cucumber.
I fancied my drink tasting thick and creamy so I poured my juice into the blender and added the meat of an avocado into my pure sunshine and whizzed. Delicious !!!!
I have blended more of my food's today than I would normally.
Usually when I juice I keep it to purely juice but today I just felt I needed that little bit more bulk.
I had a beautiful Text sent to me today. Out of the blue,from a very special lady.
I don't see her that often, I know in our future we will spend Lot's of time together.((Hugs Debz)) She is my Reiki Master, this wonderful women blessed me with her gift.
The text she sent me today
Had an x-ray done today,guess what they found??? It was you,safely tucked away in my heart! They said my heart is fine with a FRIEND like you in it.
How beautiful and privileged I am to have such amazing people in my life.

To you Debz Namaste

On that I will sign off for the evening. I am going to take a warm bath and snuggle up with a warm nut and date milk.
Goodnight x
May your dreams while sleeping be everything and more.
And your day when rising even better.
In- Light freedom xx

Few more minutes to kill

Ok so the dogs are chilling around the garden with no sense of the time, so I am taking this opportunity to write a little more.

Bit of a mad day really!!!!! Woke at 5am to the noise of the two new puppies pitter pattering on the kitchen floor, (Buster and Fudge).

On the hope that they were going to greet me with possibly a lick maybe a scratch or two on my legs from there claws hmmmmm noooo. I was greeted with their ..... Well anyway !!! say no more ((Very smelly)) naughty puppies. lol

So after cleaning up it was straight into smoothie and OJ making for the children.

I started my morning as always with my lemon and water.
Once the children were off to school Me and my youngest son took the boys for a lovely walk. (Buster and Fudge)

When I got back I tucked into my first meal which was banana and nut crunch Yummy !!

Chop 2 bananas
2 Tblsp of sunflower seeds
Mix in a bowl with 2 Tbsp Sp of honey (or just pour from the jar as I do)
Tsp of cinnamon
Mix again and enjoy...

Takes seconds to make lovely.

Today was a mad day, kinda in and out the car so I grazed on fruit and lots of water until after tea this evening.

Tomorrow is my juice fasting day so I don't generally overeat the day before a fast (just makes it more gentle on my body)

so quick as this was meant to be I have found I am not that fast at typing hmmm.

Well dogs in !!!

Now just after midnight.

Best call it a night.. Less than 5 hrs and the day starts again.... Yippee yay.

Have a Awesome day

((Hugs))

Freedom
xxx

Really Late

Have I managed it!
Can I be found.
This is my 5th blog set up, Yet I can never find myself, lol.
On a daily basis I am asked what I or my family eat and do with-in our Raw lifestyle. ((Hugs))
So I guess this blog is for you guys that want to know.....
I will tell you all each day all about my day. lol Seem's bizzare to me that I am actually interesting to someone else..... It's late and I have been sat on the computer all evening writing an Article for Timeless Spirit Magazine.
I have lots to share with you guy's.

Until tomorrow.......x

In-light

Freedom

My first blog

Today is my first blogg. I am just going say Hi and check if it work's before I write my diary.