We Are Biological Machines...Infinite Being

The other day when I updated my computer's antivirus software, the new software notified me that there was another antivirus scan already downloaded and it may interfere with the new program; it even prompted me on how to remove it. 

So I did and the new software downloaded successfully.

While it was downloading I decide to purchase some new vitamins capsules called Chaga Mushrooms, and to do some more research on these mushrooms, and I came across an article that stated that Chaga Mushrooms may have an adverse reaction to some prescription drugs.

So I thought why is that? 

Why would this natural vitamin cause an adverse reaction?

So what came to me was...

"For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction."

Chaga is like the new software you take its positive solution to heal self; it then enters the body and once there, recognizes that something else is already here. 

And how do you physically recognize the old software? 

By you physically getting sick, and 

how does your body delete it?

You either throw it up or shit it out. Sometimes both…

I've come to believe that we are biological computers, we get viruses and if we do, we then download…

i.e. Eat, drink or inject some sort of antivirus remedy, whether it’s prescribed or holistic, for protection. 

Therefore, it’s important that we are fully aware of what we take into our bodies.

We must always protect our Mind, Body and Soul.

~A Healthy Munchy Snack~ Black Folks Eating Right

The munchies we all get them right??

Well at any rate, I found another low fat, snack that you can put into your kids lunch, next to your desk at work or for that midnight snack you crave. It satisfies that sweet, nutty craving we all seem to get every now and again.  

Here is a recipe that I modified to suit my taste buds…

try it and enjoy!!

What I used:

2 cups Uncooked, Old Fashioned Rolled Oats

1 cup of  Craisins 

1/2 cup toasted Coconut {sweetened or unsweetened}

1/3 cup roughly chopped {shelled} Pistachios

1/2 cup Honey

2 tablespoons Coconut Butter

1 teaspoon Real Vanilla Extract

1/4 teaspoon ground Cardamom

1/4 teaspoon ground Cinnamon

1 pinch Sea Salt

DIRECTIONS:

To toast the coconut just preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Scatter the coconut onto a rimmed sheet pan and bake for 5-10 minutes or until golden, stirring {and checking on it} often.

In a small bowl combine the honey, coconut butter, vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon and a pinch of kosher salt. Stir and set off to the side.

In a large mixing bowl; combine the oats, craisins, pistachios, toasted coconut and  pour in the honey mixture. Stir to combine.

Spread the granola mixture onto the same pan you used for the coconut and bake at 325 degrees for 10 minutes, rotating the pan 

 Stir and continue to bake for an additional 5-10 minutes or until the granola is a deep golden color

. Let cool and store in an airtight container for a few weeks.

I often make a large batch and store...

GREAT FOR BREAKFAST TOO!

Mama Mingz Pizza Sauce~Black Folks Eating Right

My son loves pizza and that was the one foods he begged me to allow him to eat with a plant based diet.

Why not, 

I can find a low calorie recipe sauce for pizza I already have a bread maker that makes pizza dough. I am more than half way there.

And I did.

And he loves it. 

The sauce is pretty good, if I don't say so my self.

(say it in your best Italian accent)

"MAMA Mingz Pizza Sauce"

1 tablespoon Olive Oil

1/2 cup minced  Sweet White Onion

2 cloves Garlic, pressed through a garlic press

2 tablespoons minced Sun-dried Tomatoes 
{ packed in olive oil}

2 teaspoons Dried Oregano

1-1/2 teaspoon Dried Basil

1/4 cup White Wine (like a Chardonnay)

1 {6 ounce} can of Tomato Paste

1 cup Water

2 pinches of Kosher Salt

1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper

 Heat a large {10 inch} skillet over moderate heat. Add in olive oil and when hot, add in the minced onion and garlic. Stir until soft.

Now add in the minced sun-dried tomatoes, dried oregano and basil and stir. The oil and the heat of the pan will soften up the dried herbs.

Pour in the 4 tablespoons of white wine and let that simmer until reduced by half.

Add in the entire can {6 ounces} of tomato paste and the cup of water. Switch over to a wire whisk and stir until combined. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer the sauce for 15 minutes before seasoning with kosher salt and black pepper.

Pour in to a jar to cool and store in the fridge for a week, or use it tonight.

2 Beets & A Strawberry Juicing Recipe~Black Folks Eating Right

BEETS!! 

Yep. Beets…

 Beets should be eaten fresh, if you have not had fresh beets they taste like a sweet carrot and turnip…

Adding lots of fruits like granny green apples, pears and oranges helps mask that veggie taste. 

The benefits of juicing beets, once in a while*, are excellent.

Today I am sharing with you one of our favor juicing recipes.

I call it

"Two Beets & a Strawberry"

1 Pineapple cut and peeled

8-10 Strawberries

1 med Beetroot

1 Red Delicious Apple

Blend for about 2 mins or until smooth

  Makes about 2-4 servings

*(Side effects of drinking too much beet juice)

~~I usually add fresh beets to my juice twice a month.

2 My Health A Plant Based Diet

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 Since I have been on this Plant Based, I have been doing a lot of research and  I came across this information , according to the CDC more than 75% of the $2.6 trillion in annual US health care costs are from chronic diseases. Diets high in meat and dairy are some of the main causes of most of these diseases.

·        Chronic diseases cause 7 in 10 deaths each year in the United States.

  About 133 million Americans—nearly 1 in 2 adults—live with at least one chronic illness.

More than 75% of health care costs are due to chronic conditions.

And it is worst in the Black Community.

My people are dying at an alarming rate: due to heart disease, strokes, cancer and diabetes.

What the old folks use to call “the suga.”

AND SISTAHS...Shaking my head!

With those numbers and facts, why aren't more people on a plant based diet? 

Are people not connecting the dots? Or just don't care about their health?

Humans are committing suicide at a snail's pace...

Did you know that the first sign to heart disease is DEATH.

Seriously...

 It  is interesting to me that as I scroll down my face book time line, I often see photos of steak dinners cooked or at some restaurant  Or statuses saying I want to go to such, and such steak house.

I've seen several post from people who say they are on some type of diet; but eat Mickey D’s Oatmeal, most mornings…

Either they have ignored the information about McDonald’s Oatmeal, or they don’t give a rats’ ass. 

But I digress.

One misconception about a plant based diet is that all one is eating is sticks and carrots all day. 

There are an ass of recipes out there...check out Recipe.com, Youtube, go to the freaking library, most of my information came from there.  Another excuse is: it’s too expensive or time consuming…so is waiting in the E.R. Or having to fill another doctor’s prescription; because of high blood pressure or high cholesterol, both are just the beginning signs of many chronic ailments.

Oh! And where are you getting your protein?

 The same place a cow does.  Eating plants! 

I eat like a Gorilla.

It has been drilled into our heads "that humans need meat and dairy to survive" and it’s one of the biggest lies ever told! 

Humans are getting cancer and heart disease from eating animals and drinking their bodily fluids.

But I digress.

Mingz Plant Base Diet

Hello,

What a lovely day it has been today.

 A bit breezy yet warm, I have been seeing on the internet

That the weather over on the West Coast and Midwest is cold, cold and snow…

Lived in Milwaukee for over 10 years, when it snows it snows…and the temps are usually 20 or below.

Crazy!

One of the things I like about the south is its weather in the winter time, it can get cold but for the most part…

NO SNOW!! 

But I digress…

Juicing~

Still loving it!

Since I have been juicing; I have lost 15 pounds…

15 in two weeks that would have never taken place on some traditional diet.

I also decided not to number the days; because to me implies  I will be ended this

And I will not…

I will never go back to eating unhealthy again.

This is my body, and I only have one…so I plan to take care of it from here on out!

Peace Love and Olive Oil Y’all….

Tomingo