Why Use Food Concentrates?

I believe our food supply to be substandard, at best, and toxic, at worst. I absolutely agree with the opinion of Zoltan Rona, MD, in his book 'The Joy of Health'. Here is a quote: "Live whole food concentrates might well be the most logical and convenient answer to the deteriorated quality of foods available from supermarkets today. Whenever possible, use whole food concentrates rather than single nutrient tablets or capsules. That's because when one isolates a single component from a given food, a lot of the benefits of the complete food are lost. ... Whole foods contain what are called 'phytochemicals' which are linked to both the prevention and treatment of such major degenerative diseases as heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, and cancer. The only way to get these phytochemicals is by eating whole foods or live whole food concentrates." 

Unless you're among the fortunate few who harvest your homegrown organic produce daily, get clean eggs from organically raised chickens, and raise your own farm animals for meat, you probably require some whole food concentrates! Make sure that these are truly "live" though! My family has found what we need in Isagenix. It's been 5 1/2 years now, and I've never looked back!

Here's a good "knife and fork meal" recipe for you, for this chilly season! 

 Organic Vegan Split Pea Soup

• 3 organic carrots, sliced
• 1 organic yellow onion, diced into large pieces
• 5 - 6 organic celery stalks, sliced
• 1 frozen, organic cube of minced garlic (or one clove fresh)
• 1 frozen, organic cube of basil
• 21 Seasoning Salute to taste (or other multi-purpose seasoning)
• Freshly ground pepper
• Sea Salt to taste
• 8 cups organic vegetable broth
• 2 cups organic split peas
• Organic Coconut Oil

Saute all vegetables in 1-2 tablespoons of coconut oil, along with garlic, basil, and seasonings. Stir until fragrant and beginning to soften. Meanwhile start heating 8 cups of broth in crock pot on high heat.Add 2 cups of split peas, and the vegetables, to the liquid in the crock pot and keep on high. Cover and allow to cook until peas and vegetables are very tender (about 4 hours). Every crock pot seems to have a different cooking time, so watch the soup, but don't lift the lid TOO often!

I used 4 cups of organic vegetable broth in a carton, and 4 cups of filtered water with the 'Better than Bouillon' concentrated organic vegetable broth base.

Serve this with a crispy, cold salad of all raw veggies. Great contrast, and will aid digestion rather than slowing it down!

A cup of split peas cooked without salt contains 231 calories, 1 g of fat, no cholesterol, minimal sodium, 16 g of fiber and 16 g of protein, according to Nutrition Data.