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Put down that processed meal!!!!!

A common misconception is that if you aren’t eating takeaways and are cooking at home your diet is healthy. Well it would depend on what you are cooking with.

Processed means changed from its organic form, so this can take the form of freezing, canning, drying and of course food additives.

Food additives are put in foods to make them look and taste better and to make them last longer. There are preservatives, food colourings and chemicals added to name but a few. The end result is an edible food like substance – not real whole foods. Whole foods are those that are grown in gardens, greenhouses, orchards etc, the foods with vibrant colours, texture and taste, not manufactured rubbish.

Due to the fact that these foods have been processed to within an inch of their life there is a need to make up for the lack of nutrients in the frankenfood, so synthetic vitamins and minerals are added, seems strange doesn’t it, all nutrients have disappeared so synthetic ones are added…. Wouldn’t you rather keep the natural vitamins and minerals found in their organic form?

When I speak of processed foods, my thinking is that processed is any bought food that is ready made that you could have made from scratch at home. If you wanted to take it further it would mean you are only eating raw foods, as when we cook our food we are changing it from its organic form, so in a sense processing it, however the difference here is you are not adding dangerous food additives to it.

I had a client once whom I tried to help follow a clean eating plan, she looked at me when I told her she couldn’t buy ready meals and must cook from scratch, her reply “I do only buy the best ready meals” She seemed to think as she shopped in a more “upmarket” supermarket that she could escape food additives as the ready meals were of a better quality….. food additives are food additives, whether you pay more for them or not.

A study involving 1800 women in Mexico revealed that those consume a diet consisting of 57% refined carbs were 220% more likely to suffer breast cancer than those who ate a more natural balanced diet.

The problem with processed foods apart from the nasties that are in them, is that your taste buds will become used to those strong flavours and when you try and go natural you will feel the need to add a ton of sugar or salt as that is what your body has become accustomed to.

They also contain genetically modified foods, it is estimated that 75% of processed foods contain ingredients engineered from GMO’s.

As a nation we are raised to buy from the supermarket shelf, not cook as our grandparents tended to from scratch. We have replaced making foods with shop ready bought foods, which seriously are really easy to make, we just can’t be arsed to do it, or maybe we are in the habit of not doing it.

Break out of that habit, when you go to the supermarket don’t indulge in all the aisle’s, if I go to the supermarket I visit the fresh produce only then home I go, the majority of the time I have fresh organic fruit and veg delivered to my door. Discover cooking from scratch, the more you do it, the easier it becomes.

Some of the dishes above enjoyed by the people following my simple and effective nutrition protocol, It ensures that they dont feel like they are missing out on nice food, we just show there is a different way to make everything. the recipe book is full of recipes that are quick and easy and most importantly great for all the family to enjoy

Order your copy today and get detoxify your child for FREE the cost is just £12 – remember eating clean doesnt have to be mean!

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Paul Mort the leading fat loss expert, bootcamp king and Daddy to 9 month old Max, tells you here what he thinks of my new book – believe me if you know Paul (and if you dont you need to google him) he will always tell exactly what he thinks, he doesnt pull any punches, so see what he thinks of the book:

“If your a parent who cares about their childrens health at all then this book is a MUST. As a father of a 9 month old who’s growing by the day and a respected fitness professional i would ONLY put my name alongside a product i REALLY believed in. This cookbook is full of delicious, healthy recipes that will leave you safe in the knowledge that you’re taking care of your childrens health and vitality. Go get it now” Paul Mort www.bootcampking.com

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Food today is not what our grandparents ate or even our parents as children, over the past 50 years the food industrialisation has changed what and how we eat dramatically.

To maintain shelf life artificial preservatives are added to our food, have you ever considered what day after day year after year what this may be doing to your health or more importantly your kids health and their kids health and so on and so on. Colouring is added to our foods to make it look more attractive, thickening agents to change the appearance of the food,  flavour enhancers to trick your body into thinking the food is nicer than what it actually is – leading to the inability to have “just a little or moderation” of certain foods as you just cant stop eating it.

Ever wondered why kids are becoming so overweight? They are eating food that is full of man made additives which make unhealthy food addictive – so why on earth are we even giving it to them? Do we as parents ever stop to think what exactly is put into our kids food and what damage it may do in years to come?

Convenience and food cravings often determine our food choices today, so much easier to just pop into a local fast food restaurant or pick up something we can bung in the microwave, so here are some simple ideas to help you get off the convenience food wagon…….

Choose organic………. people believe organic food is so much more expensive but once you have taken away all the processed foods you buy and plan each meal, organic really isnt that much more – and you have to sit and think how much is your health really worth?

Plan your meals in advance, cook them the day before – plan so you dont get hungry and find it easy to just grab something off the shelf

Be a label looker – look at whats in the food your going to consume, look up the food additives, and what they do in the body – look at what they do when combined with other addititives.

Buy in season and local, so that the food is fresh!

Remember for our bodies to be able to detoxify the toxins from the environment and our food, they first have to be given the nourishment they need, fresh fruit and veg, so try and make sure you and your family eat well.

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Hi, being the mother of an autistic 6 yr old boy, i have learnt that diet is highly important; gluten intolerance is a major contributor to leaky gut syndrome.

The symptoms of Leaky Gut Syndrome include: abdominal pain, heartburn, insomnia, bloating, anxiety, gluten intolerance, malnutrition, muscle cramps and pains, poor exercise tolerance, food allergies. Leaky Gut Syndrome has also been linked to conditions such as: Celiac Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia, Autism, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Eczema, Dermatitis, and Ulcerative Colitis.  Leaky gut is the result of damage to the intestinal lining, allows toxins, microbes, undigested foods etc. to leak out of the intestines into the blood stream. This triggers an autoimmune reaction. For anyone who is “missing” or “lacking” the final stages of digestion, then gluten(wheat protein) & casein(dairy protein) does not get broken down properly, leaving it in its opioid stage  gluteomorphin & caseomorphin, resulting in these opioid peptides being released into the bloodstream and thereafter reaching the brain, causing anything from behaviour problems to being completely spaced out and not being able to concentrate or learn and also a high pain threshold has be reported in a lot of cases, these children/adults are literally “high”.

Now I have done the “science bit” which I do think is so important to understand, I can honestly say hand on heart that this book is one of the best recipe books I have read, just shows you that limiting your diet doesn’t mean sacrificing on taste or having to stand at a cooker for endless hours and you have the peace of mind knowing that you are feeding your children good nourishing foods that will help them learn and grow into healthy adults. This is an absolutely wonderful recipe book, written and laid out so well, puts all my other recipe books on my bookshelf to shame, well done Sally

Michelle Lacey

Detoxify your Child – Eating clean in a toxic world is out Tuesday 1st Nov, add your name to the data capture box to ensure you dont miss out!!!

Katie  Bulmer- Cooke is a busy fitness professional and mummy, she is Sunderlands TOP personal trainer and has changed many peoples shape and health for the better here is what she had to say when she reviewed my cookbook – Detoxify your Child – released Tues Nov 1st 2011

‘OMG its insane how amazing these recipes are! My 14 month old daughter, Heidi, has eaten ‘clean’ since birth but I’m a fairly simple cook, opting usually for omelettes, steamed veg, salmon, chicken etc…all pretty basic, but Sally’s book has given me so many ideas to add more variety. Having the healthy alternative to stuff like snack bars and burgers will come in super-handy as she gets older too, when she starts to take notice of what other kids are eating. And whats better than that the recipes are easy to make and quick…perfect for the busy parent (and who isn’t busy?). For the health of your children, parents, you NEED this book in your life!” Katie Bulmer-Cooke www.katiebulmer.com

Cookbook out Tues Nov 1st 2011