Beyond the Master Cleanse by Tom Woloshyn

Beyond the Master Cleanse by Tom Woloshyn

Author:Tom Woloshyn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Published: 2010-05-07T00:00:00+00:00


Fruit, Smoothies and Nature’s Desserts

When it comes to the most delicious way to get your nutrients, antioxidants and life-saving vitamins, look to the trees—the answer is always fruit. Every year we hear the same unfortunate fact: The average American just doesn’t eat enough fruit. Of course, not every fruit is created equal, and knowing which ones will supercharge your body and which ones will overload you with sugar is vital.

Personally, I can’t get enough fruit. I make a smoothie almost every day mixing a pineapple, papaya, mango with orange juice as a base and an assortment of berries, which can be fresh or frozen. I spend several days each summer picking 50 pounds or more of strawberries, raspberries and various berries grown near where I live. I will also add pomegranate juice and/or cranberry juice as well, depending on what I have available. Remember you don’t have to add every fruit in every smoothie. You can mix it up for a change in flavors, but also to give the body a different mix of nutrients from day to day.

I also add a water-soluble fiber, inulin, to the smoothies with a green food powder. Some people use chlorella, spirulina or barley grass powder, to name just a few of the selections that are available in stores or online. There are now many pre-packaged powders that have protein, essential fatty acids, mixed with berries or fruit.

I cannot overstate the importance of a good blender. I use a Blendtec blender to make my smoothies and to prepare other foods for eating. Having a good blender that is powerful enough to mix, grind or liquefy almost anything is important. I have burned out a few blenders in the past, so invest in a good blender that will last many years.

I also eat fruit without any preparation other than washing or using a knife to cut it into pieces. It is best not to mix fruit with other foods to avoid improper food combining and possible digestion issues.

When watermelon (a delicious treat that can’t really be considered a fruit) is in season, I will buy a whole watermelon and eat it all over a two- or three-day period. I will sometimes eat only watermelon for one or two meals of the day and also in between meals. This is described as a mono meal; only one food is eaten at a time and makes digestion very easy and efficient. When there is an abundance of one food available I find I might eat it several times because it is at its peak quality and nutritional value and throughout the rest of the year its quality and nutritional value may be significantly diminished. Our early hunter/gatherer ancestors moved from area to area gathering and picking foods that were in season and ate only that food until the supply was gone. I, for example, will start with cherries, then move on to apricots, then plums, peaches, pears and then apples as the season progresses.

Tropical fruit is generally



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