Toppings are optional, but a mixture of
fresh raw vegetables like carrot, cucumber and avocado makes a beautiful pairing with the savoury shiitake, chives and eggs.
Not exact matches
Some suggestions: instead of tomatoes, try any juicy, slightly sweet
vegetable; add some kidney beans in there; replace the cucumbers with something equally crunchy,
like fresh bell peppers; if you
like the taste of
raw onions, you can put some of those in; sub out the Feta for a goat cheese or perhaps Parmesan shavings; add roasted nuts or seeds; etc..
I
like chunks of cheese in the dressing but if you want it smooth, feel free to run it through the blender or food processor.Another excellent use for blue cheese dressing is to mix a salad of grated
raw vegetables; carrots, radishes, avocados, cabbage, and kohlrabi, and with perhaps additional
fresh herbs
like chervil and tarragon tossed in as well.
* 2 slices thick cut bacon - optional (I used my preservative free home - cured bacon) * 1 small red onion, peeled and thinly sliced * 1/2 pound clean and dry organic baby spinach * 1 cup coarsely chopped pea sprouts / shoots - optional (use another seasonal
vegetable like asparagus, if you prefer * 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese, or more / less to taste * 1/4 cup chopped
raw walnuts, or more / less to taste * 15 - 20 violet flowers * toasted walnut or olive oil for drizzling on the salad * squeeze of
fresh lemon or drizzle of balsamic vinegar - optional
Red Mango serves
fresh, cold - squeezed juices made with
raw, never heated whole fruits and
vegetables, sandwiches and salads under 500 calories,
fresh fruit smoothies, and uniquely delicious all - natural frozen yogurt fortified with live and active probiotic cultures
like GanedenBC30 ® (Bacillus coagulans GBI - 30, 6086).
Include one or more cut - up
raw vegetable or steamed
fresh vegetables, such as carrots, celery, cherry tomatoes, green beans, broccoli flowerets, zucchini, sweet pepper (red or green)-- anything your child
likes.
Include a wide variety of
fresh fruits and
vegetables that can be eaten
raw, as well as snacks
like cheese, whole wheat crackers, hummus, dried fruit, cottage cheese, and nuts.
This includes foods
like sauerkraut and other fermented
vegetables, those that actually rebuild the gut lining
like gelatin - rich meat stock and bone broth, and those that restore depleted nutritional stores
like fresh - pressed juice and copious amounts of
raw egg yolks.
I'm sure my diet is much
like yours: lots of
fresh and frozen fruits, steamed and
raw vegetables, lentils, a few whole grains such as rolled oats and barley, mushrooms, onions, garlic, dark leafy greens, berries - and not oils, fats, or animal products.
Building Foods: Pastured eggs, lean organic meats, wild - caught fish,
fresh fruits &
vegetables, legumes, nuts & seeds, whole grains, bitter foods (such as leafy greens, cacao, and herbs),
raw honey, and healthy fats
like olive oil & avocado.
The top 10
raw fruits and
vegetables they found related to better mental health are: carrots, bananas, apples, dark leafy greens
like spinach, grapefruit, lettuce, citrus fruits,
fresh berries, cucumber and kiwi.
If you are traveling by car, bus, or train, pack a small, portable cooler with quick - and - easy healthy snacks
like fresh fruit, sliced
raw vegetables, single - serving bags of nuts, and hard - boiled eggs.
Some items I
like to keep stocked at home (I choose organic and local whenever possible): unsweetened, full - fat coconut products (oil, butter, milk, cream); MCT oil; cold - pressed olive oil; grass - fed beef and jerky; pastured poultry and eggs; wild - caught seafood; seaweed
like nori (great for «burritos»); grass - fed, full - fat, cultured dairy
like butter oil, ghee, and heavy whipping cream;
raw milk and cheese; fermented cod liver oil;
raw nuts and seeds (especially macadamia nuts) and nut butters; olives; fermented foods
like sauerkraut and kimchi; non-starchy
vegetables and leafy greens; avocados; low - glycemic berries; lemons and limes; whey protein powder; stevia; apple cider vinegar; sea salt; garlic; onions; mustard;
fresh and dried herbs spices (especially turmeric, cinnamon, and
fresh ginger root); salsa; grass - fed beef and pastured chicken stock and
vegetable stock.
Pairing it with high value foods (
like raw goats milk) will quickly develop a positive association with the unique taste of
fresh vegetables.
Vegetables: Some that dogs
like raw (grated or finely chopped) are parsley, carrots, zucchini, lettuce, bell peppers (green, red, orange and yellow),
fresh corn, celery, tomatoes and beets.
When we think of homemade dog food, I know for myself and a lot of others and maybe you as well, we think of things
like fresh meat,
raw meat, fruits,
vegetables, some supplements
like glucosamine and chondroitin, fish oil — things that are really super healthy for our dog.
About 5 %
fresh leafy
vegetables (
like kale and pumpkin), blended to a liquid and supplemented with 1 tsp brewer's yeast (Vitamins B), 1 tbsp
vegetable oil (vitamin E), a
raw egg yolk (extra vitamins, antioxidants, and protein), and 1 tbsp yogurt (probiotics).
Smoothies provide important vitamins and minerals from nutritious ingredients
like fresh fruit,
raw vegetables, Maca Root, chia seeds, protein powder, spirulina and coconut oil.