Body Ecology's "Eat
This Instead of That" Guide
You might think that cereal is the breakfast of champions, but there
are better ways to start your day. Find out if your breakfast, lunch
and dinner choices are truly healthy AND the Body Ecology recommendations
for choosing the best foods at every meal.
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Do you want to eat a healthier diet but find it harder to do than you thought?
Body Ecology makes it easy with our "Eat This Instead of That"
guide that helps you make healthy decisions every time you sit down to eat.
2 Best Bets for Breakfast
1. Instead of coffee, drink Body Ecology's Vitality SuperGreen
Coffee is an acidifying drink that can weaken your adrenals
and interrupt your natural sleep patterns. If you still need a morning refresher
or mid-day pick-me-up, try a green drink. Delicious green drinks start your
morning off right by hydrating your body and helping your blood return to
a more alkaline state. Body
Ecology's Vitality SuperGreen also gives you a true energy boost to start
your morning and keep you going in the afternoon.
2. Instead of breakfast cereal, have quinoa flakes
You might think that cereal is the breakfast of champions, but there are
better ways to start your day.
Most cereals are made from highly processed grains that have been so stripped
of all nutrients that inferior vitamins and minerals have to be added back
in. Typical cereal grains also contain anti-nutrients, making them hard to
digest.
Instead, try quinoa
flakes, a great substitute for oatmeal. Sprinkle on some cinnamon and
our new delicious Lakanto
and you have a true breakfast of champions! 
Read more about healthy breakfast ideas in: Healthy
Breakfast Ideas: How to Eat the Day's Most Important Meal Properly...And Satisfyingly
(Includes Recipes).
4 Healthy Power Lunches
1. Instead of a sandwich, eat a paté roll up
Bread is highly processed and lacks nutrients. It is also difficult to digest,
gummy and clogs your intestines. Instead, make a Body Ecology "sandwich"
using a romaine lettuce leaf or nori seaweed as the "bread" and
a variety of tasty fillings like fresh cut vegetables or artichoke
paté. Wrap it up for a healthy lunchtime treat that is more nutritious
than your standard sandwich.
Turkey roll-ups are very popular in our Body Ecology Kitchens. To make them
simply take a slice of organic turkey, spread a thin layer of mustard (or
your favorite salad dressing) on next and top with a dollop of cultured veggies
(squeeze out the juice) and a little piece of romaine lettuce. Roll into a
cone and enjoy! Beef slices work well too.
2. Instead of iceberg lettuce, eat romaine lettuce
Iceberg lettuce is a common ingredient in many salads, but it's not much
more than water and fiber. If you want to increase the nutrition, replace
that iceberg with romaine lettuce. Romaine lettuce is rich in vitamins K,
A and C, along with folate1 to give you
solid nutrition as well as a delicious taste.
3. Instead of creamy ranch dressing, eat Organic Creamy Miso by Cindy's
Kitchen.
Make your salads shine with a delicious dressing made from organic sweet white
miso, organic high oleic sunflower oil, Extra Virgin olive oil, organic mustard
and fresh garlic. At last, there is a store-bought dressing that passes our
very high approval standards. If you do not see this dressing at your local
health food stores, request it. There are many other flavors in the Cindy's
Kitchen line but this is the only one that uses these good quality oils. Organic
Creamy Miso (dairy free) is a great time saver when you need a quick salad
dressing. We also want to support the companies who make a better quality
product by voting with our dollars.
4. Instead of standard meat and poultry, eat free-range grass-fed beef
and poultry
Conventionally raised animals are often given hormones and antibiotics that
they pass on to you when you eat them. Protect yourself and your family from
questionable meat sources by insisting on free
range grass-fed meats.
5 Simple Snacks, Drinks and Tasty Desserts
1. Instead of sugar, use the best all natural, zero-calorie sugar substitute:
Lakanto
Sugar
robs your body of minerals, ages you before your time, and feeds candida.
To get the sweet taste of sugar without the dangers, try Lakanto, a zero
calorie all natural sugar substitute that you can use just like sugar. Sprinkle
it on your favorite dishes, swirl it in beverages and bake your favorite recipes
with Lakanto
- read more about it now.
2. Instead of sugary fruit juices, drink Young Coconut Kefir or the Convenient
InnergyBiotic.
Many fruit juices have high fructose corn syrup or other forms of sugar.
Even if they are 100% juice, many fruit juices can still feed candida. If
you want a delicious drink that is actually good for you, try Young
Coconut Kefir. Sweeten this liver-cleansing probiotic drink with stevia
and a few tablespoons of cranberry concentrate or pomegranate concentrate,
and this power packed drink will satisfy your need for juice.
If you are seeking convenience, great taste and a very healthy liquid - including
one loaded with probiotics - also consider InnergyBiotic.
3. Instead of chips and dip, eat blue corn chips with cultured vegetables
and a new snack chip: the Cassava Chip
When you truly need a crunchy snack, Donna Gates, the founder of the Body
Ecology diet, suggests:
Blue corn chips (the brands that do not use refined canola and DO
use high oleic sunflower oil) with a serving of cultured
vegetables. Tangy and full of probiotics to populate and heal your intestines,
cultured vegetables should be a staple of your diet. Serve them with chips,
and you won't miss your old snacks.
Arico Foods now offers a gluten-free, casein free chip made with palm oil.
Cassava has twice the fiber and 40% less fat than the common potato chip.
Over 500 million people around the world eat this root vegetable. It was originally
cultivated in the Amazon Basin but quickly spread around the world thousands
of years ago. We are pleased to recommend this great snack food and commend
Arico Foods for their foresight in cooking it in their native palm oil. While
three other flavors are available the SEA SALT MIST is the one you want to
buy. The others have ingredients that are not part of the Body Ecology System
of Health and Healing.
4. Instead of fruit, eat sweet vegetables
Fruits (except for sour fruits like lemons, limes, unsweetened black currants
and unsweetened cranberry and pomegranate concentrates) can feed candida and
other infections. Get your sweet fix without feeding candida by eating delicious
sweet vegetables like carrots and cook with lots of onions. They're especially
delicious when roasted. Once you add fermented foods and liquids to your diet
you will start to truly taste how sweet vegetables can be. Sour foods control
our cravings for sweet foods anyway.
5. Instead of energy drinks, have probiotic liquids
Energy drinks have become a popular way to get you through the day, but they're
often packed with sugar and caffeine, setting you up for an energy crash.
Probiotic
liquids actually help heal your body and boost your energy. Try Innergy-Biotic
intead. This probiotic liquid is packed with vegetarian protein to give you
sustained energy in a convenient, ready-made drink.
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Want to boost your energy for a long day or work OR for improved sports
performance? Instead of an energy drink that robs your energy in the
long-term, try Innery-Biotic. Innergy-Biotic builds your health, immunity
and energy from the inside out. Drink to your health with Innergy-Biotic.
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5 Delicious Dinners for Optimal Nutrition
1. Instead of pasta, eat konjaku or shirataki noodles
Pasta is made from flour and eggs that are mucous-forming in your intestines.
They are gummy and sticky and provide an environment that feeds pathogenic
yeast and bacteria.
As an alternative, try konjaku
noodles (also known as shirataki), a calorie and gluten-free option that
takes the flavor of the food you add to them.
This Shirataki
Miracle Noodle combines with protein or starches to make all kinds of
tasty and healthy meals.
2. Instead of regular potatoes, eat red skin potatoes
Red skinned potatoes have fewer sugars than other kinds of potatoes, so they
are the only kind recommended on the Body Ecology Diet. Try them with butter
or ghee and combine them with any vegetables for a delicious meal. We like
stuffing them with cultured veggies too.
3. Instead of whole wheat products, eat one of the four Body Ecology grain-like
seeds
While wheat is by far the most popular grain in America, it is not always
good for many of us. In fact, wheat products often trigger food sensitivities.
Instead of wheat, try millet, quinoa, buckwheat and amaranth. These four grain-like
seeds are nourishing and full of fiber yet easy to digest and healing
in your digestive tract.
Eating these grains for dinner help to calm you for a restful sleep.
4. Instead of raw broccoli, eat lightly steamed broccoli
Raw broccoli might be a popular appetizer, but it has thyroid-suppressing
properties that cooking your broccoli will remove. Learn more about the ideal
way to cook
your vegetables for maximum nutrition.
5. Instead of green beans eat kale
You might think that green beans are a healthy vegetable, but get more bang
for your vegetable buck by eating a nutrient-dense vegetable like kale. Kale
is packed with vitamins A, K and C as well as manganese. Because it is a cruciferous
vegetable, it is also linked to reducing your risk for cancer.2
Cruciferous vegetables are powerful detoxifiers. They must be cooked or fermented
to receive full their full nutritional benefits.
Body Ecology, One Meal At A Time
Just because you eat a healthy diet doesn't mean that you have to give up
delicious foods. Follow our guide and slowly begin to substitute healthier
options for your typical fare and you'll be enjoying greater energy and vitality
than ever before, one meal at a time.
Bon appetit!
Sources:
Romaine Lettuce: Health Benefits, WHFoods.com.
http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=61#healthbenefits
2Kale, Health Benefits, WHFoods.com.
http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=38#healthbenefits
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