Did You Know?

In 1977, the U.S. government released a report showing that the cause of death in six out of ten U.S. cases is dietary. That’s profound. Not drugs, not surgery but better dietary choices and practices could eliminate all those illnesses.
To improve your health, have at least 50% of your daily food choice be vegetables, preferably raw.
Foods high in Vitamin D: fish liver oils, eggs (2/week), tuna fish, sunflower seeds.
Foods high in calcium: almost all fresh foods, whole grains, leafy green vegetables, sesame seeds, molasses.
You can get plenty of protein from vegetables. 50 grams of protein a day is recommended. Most people overdo it by consuming 200 grams. Quinoa and beans are great sources of protein. Quinoa provides all essential amino acids and the protein in ½ cup equals that of a 12 oz. steak.
Bowel elimination, one bowel movement for every large meal, is essential to maintaining excellent health. Holistically, one bowel movement per day equals constipation.
Limit water at meals to 4 oz. More than that dilutes the hydrochloric acid in the stomach and diminishes proper digestion of proteins.

Instead of using cane sugar try the following:

Raw organic agave is a plant based sugar.
Rapadura is natural sugar with minerals and is great for baking.
Stevia is not sugar but comes from a sweet herb and is a great natural sweetener which actually helps balance blood sugar levels.

Read labels carefully:

If sugar, fat, or salt is one of the first four ingredients listed this food is probably not a good choice.
Sugar has been added if the label lists sucrose, glucose, maltose, lactose, fructose, corn syrup, HFCS, white grape juice concentrate, or evaporated cane juice. The lower these items are on the list the less the amount.
Look at percentage of calories from fat as well as the number of grams of fat. For every 5 grams of fat in a serving, you are eating the equivalent of 1 tsp of fat.
A healthy snack should provide at least 2 grams of fiber.