Health Tips

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I think the best spread to use

is Coconut oil. Keep it at

room temperature for easy spreading on toast or for use

in recipes instead of butter or margarine.

 

Butter is a better choice than

margarine but coconut oil is best

of all. Our son, Bryan, did research on margarine to find some

sources saying it is one molecule away from plastic. Never use

margarine !

 

To stretch butter you can blend it in your blender with Safflower

oil in a ratio of one cube to 1/2 cup of oil or 2 cubes of butter

to 1 cup of Safflower oil. Safflower oil remains liquid in

the fridge.

This means you will have "soft spread" butter.

 

I use Coconut Oil. Coconut oil gets very hard in the refrigerator.

I have substituted Coconut Oil in many recipes that call for butter

or margarine and it works very well in fact very yummy !

The coconut oil does have a sweet, distinctive flavor but it is not

strong or overpowering in most recipes. Coconut is non-dairy

and therefore does not have "hormones" to unbalance hormones

in your body.

 

Again if you want non-dairy and to avoid hormones going into

your body that may well unbalance your hormones, apple juice

can successfully be substituted for milk in the recipes I've tried.

I'm thinking of muffins, pancakes and our famous Rabbit Hole

Cafe scones and coffee cake that are sweetened with dates, apples,

cinnamon, vanilla and apple juice and have no eggs or dairy. We

even made them with sprouted Spelt flour when the Rabbit Hole was

open. You would not substitute apple juice for milk or cream if you

were making ice cream or a cream sauce for instance to pour over

veggies such as peas, broccoli or cauliflower.

 

I wanted to say more about "local, organic farmers" and "local,

organic farmer's markets". These can be found on an internet

search or ask around. Your local Extension Office and Botanical

Garden may be able to connect you up with organic gardening clubs

and local farmers. You will likely be both surprised and pleased

at what you may well find within 20 miles of your home. Remember

to watch for fruiting trees in your travels and if no one is picking

the fruit be sure and stop and ask if you can have picking rights. I

can honestly say that I've not purchased an orange, a lemon or a

grapefruit in Florida during the citrus season. Doc and I have

eaten our fill of delicious, free, tree ripened fruit. It doesn't

get any better believe me. Even people who think they don't like

grapefruits like "tree ripened grapefruit". These are a whole

different experience!

 

Email Mary at our main office if you would like to have our

Apple Cinnamon Scone recipe and/or our Old Fashioned

Oatmeal, Apple, Raisin Cake recipe.

Mary

 

All for now - Valorie