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A Guide to Choosing Healthy Eggs Purchase eggs from pastured hens raised locally- from small farms or even a friend’s backyard flock. Or, raise your own chickens! Pastured chickens have access to the outdoors, sunlight and pasture or grass. They eat not only grass, but grubs, worms and bugs and generally these chickens do not
A Guide to Choosing Healthy Dairy Products Raw or unpasteurized, unprocessed milk is something that nourished generations of our ancestors. Choose raw milk, raw cream, raw butter and raw cheese where available. Raw dairy offers many benefits over pasteurized dairy including enzymes, beneficial bacteria and vitamins/minerals not found naturally in pasteurized milk. Raw milk has
A Guide to Choosing Healthy Fat Choose organic, cold-pressed oils like pure extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil or palm oil. Other healthy fats include animal fats from pastured animals- like butter, ghee, lard (pork fat), tallow (beef fat), duck or goose fat and schmaltz (chicken fat). Saturated fat and cholesterol are essential nutrients and
A Guide to Choosing Healthy Vegetables Vegetables should be organically or sustainably grown, grown locally whenever possible. Fresh and frozen vegetables should always be chosen before canned veggies. Canned vegetables should generally be avoided. Many nutrients are more available in cooked vegetables, like the lycopene in tomatoes, and cooking reduces oxalic acid, an anti-nutrient in
A Guide to Choosing Healthy Fruits Fruits should be organically or sustainably grown, and choose locally grown whenever possible. Fresh and frozen fruits should always be chosen before canned fruit. Canned fruit should generally be avoided. Dried fruit can be purchased or made yourself in a dehydrator. When you purchase dried fruit (like raisins, cherries,
A Guide to Choosing Healthy Salt Natural, unrefined sea salt is a vital nutrient for health and it is the commercial, highly processed salts that pose health risks. Do not eat refined, iodized salt or commercial (white) sea salt which is highly processed and devoid of its natural minerals. Your salt should not be white,
A Guide to Choosing Healthy Herbs & Spices Fresh herbs are easy to grow, even in a sunny windowsill, and add not only fantastic flavor and color to dishes, but also add minerals, enzymes and other healing properties to the diet. If you don’t grow your own, look for local, organic herbs at the store
A Guide to Choosing Healthy Nuts & Seeds Nuts & seeds are a great snack- easy to keep on hand, portable and a good source of protein, fat and micronutrients. However, take it easy, you really don’t need more than a handful a day. Most seeds and nuts contain polyunsaturated fats, namely Omega 6 fats.
A Guide to Choosing Healthy Sweeteners In place of regular white, refined sugar, opt for natural sugars like Sucanat or Rapadura (dehydrated sugar cane), pure maple syrup (Grade B is sweeter and you can use less), or locally produced raw honey. Fruit can also be used to sweeten recipes- dates/date sugar, dried fruit (unsulphured) or
