wyjoz
01-18-2006, 02:41 PM
Here is a newsletter from Victoria;
Tonyas Green Pudding
I never new anything could be so tasty, until Tonya prepared it for my family for the holiday breakfast.
Tonya Zavasta is a raw food teacher and author, but most importantly, she is a true hero.
Afflicted from birth with hip problems she went through numerous surgeries that enabled her to walk,
but left her aging and ailing. Nevertheless, she has transformed her body and made it truly beautiful with
the help of living foods. Learn more about Tonya on http://www.beautifulonraw.com/
½ pineapple, sliced
2 ripe mangos, peeled and sliced
1 bunch Swiss chard chopped (without stems)
No water!
Put all the ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender and blend well using the tamper.
Serves 6
Most Popular Green Smoothie Questions answered by Victoria:
QUESTION: Do you think it is beneficial or helpful to add any fat to raw smoothies? I don't eat salads, so instead I just add a little fat,
a couple tablespoons of flax seeds, or half an avocado, occasionally I will have a whole one if I'm feeling really decadent.
VICTORIA: Each person is unique and thus has different needs. Some people might need fat, however, fat does slow down the
digestive process. You may add anything you want to your smoothie to make it suit your personal needs. As for me, I believe that Green
Smoothies are a complete food.
QUESTION: Do you think it is better to use powdered greens in green smoothies as apposed to fresh greens?
VICTORIA: I think that if one remembers to rotate the greens they consume and drink at least one quart of green smoothie per day,
they will receive an optimal amount of nutrients. I recommend leaving green powders for the times when green smoothies are not accessible
for example, during travels. I do not think that dried greens are nearly as vibrant or nutritious as fresh greens. My daughter Valya recently
decided to further explore the theory of dried versus fresh greens with a group of volunteers who were not susceptible to advertisements.
It happened that my husband was invited to help out at a horse farm. Valya preformed an experiment by offering six horses the option
eating green, professionally dried, high quality hay, (super food) or fresh kale, and grass. Six out of six horses chose the fresh greens over the dry hay. (heh-heh )
QUESTION: How much greens does one really need? I generally consume a head of lettuce. Do you think this is enough?
VICTORIA: One needs fewer greens in the form of green smoothies than in the form of salad, because blended greens assimilate
several times more thoroughly then chewed greens. People who have an acidic pH balance in their body could benefit from consuming
up to 80% greens in their diet. When they reach a stage of balance, they will notice that they want less greens and less green smoothies,
but they will enjoy them more than ever.
QUESTION: When greens are broken up in the blender, do they oxidize and lose most of their nutrients? Incidentally, I do
consume a ton of greens by eating huge salads and juicing.
VICTORIA: In my book, Green For Life, I explain that in order to get nutrients from greens, every cell of the green leaf has to
be ruptured. To get all of the nutrients from food by oral mastication, one would have to spend several hours a day chewing, and have
extremely healthy teeth that are all in place, including wisdom teeth. By observing the results of those who regularly consume green
smoothies, I now think that the assimilation of nutrients from smoothies is several times more efficient than from chewing greens.
Of course, these numbers are different from person to person, but I estimate that two bunches of greens chewed are equal to
approximately to half a bunch of greens blended (not juiced, because juice is missing an important ingredient: fiber).
When I was juicing my greens on a daily basis, I noticed how quickly the green juice turned brown and began to taste bitter.
This doesnt appear to happen with blended greens, probably because of the large quantities of antioxidants in the fiber.
Green smoothies continue to stay bright green and taste fresh for many hours if kept in a cool place.
QUESTION: I thought Victorias point for green smoothies being superior to green juices was lacking. One of the main
benefits of juice is that it requires next to no digestion and can be absorbed and assimilated immediately into the bloodstream,
allowing the digestive system to rest.
VICTORIA: I agree with Dr. Doug Graham that juices are a fractured food, which is missing an essential componentfiber.
I believe that when we consume enough fiber, we take a load off of our organism by dramatically improving our elimination.
Toxins build up in the colon. Fiber cleans them out. When most toxins have been removed by fiber, then the body has a greater
ability to absorb nutrients, thus improving digestion. There are many more important benefits in having fiber. For example,
in my previous newsletter, I cited research about good bacteria needing raw fiber from fruits and vegetables in our colon to be
able to survive. These bacteria are linked to the B complex vitamins--another important issue. Juices are not a complete food;
humans could not live on juices alone. Very often juices have unbalanced amounts of sugar. Contrary to juices, green smoothies are
a complete food. Also, I have met people who went on prolonged juice fasts and saw no improvement in their hydrochloric acid.
QUESTION: What falls under the category of 'greens'?
VICTORIA: Greens are the leaves of all edible plants. On page 102 of my book Green for Life I listed 34 different greens
that are available to us from stores and farmers markets.
QUESTION: How did Eskimos live without any greens?
VICTORIA: I was born on an island in the Far East in Russia and lived near many Eskimos tribes. My answer to your question is:
One probably can live without eating greens, if he or she is ready to eat meat and fish that have been rotting for over two weeks on a
daily basis. That was living food for the Eskimos I knew. In addition, they consumed moss called yagil, and probably other things that
I never thought to ask about (I left the island when I was 16). In addition to that, their lifespan was usually less than 50 years.
part only.... it's not on her site yet, if you want the rest of the newsletter, e-mail me and i'll forward it to you.
Tonyas Green Pudding
I never new anything could be so tasty, until Tonya prepared it for my family for the holiday breakfast.
Tonya Zavasta is a raw food teacher and author, but most importantly, she is a true hero.
Afflicted from birth with hip problems she went through numerous surgeries that enabled her to walk,
but left her aging and ailing. Nevertheless, she has transformed her body and made it truly beautiful with
the help of living foods. Learn more about Tonya on http://www.beautifulonraw.com/
½ pineapple, sliced
2 ripe mangos, peeled and sliced
1 bunch Swiss chard chopped (without stems)
No water!
Put all the ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender and blend well using the tamper.
Serves 6
Most Popular Green Smoothie Questions answered by Victoria:
QUESTION: Do you think it is beneficial or helpful to add any fat to raw smoothies? I don't eat salads, so instead I just add a little fat,
a couple tablespoons of flax seeds, or half an avocado, occasionally I will have a whole one if I'm feeling really decadent.
VICTORIA: Each person is unique and thus has different needs. Some people might need fat, however, fat does slow down the
digestive process. You may add anything you want to your smoothie to make it suit your personal needs. As for me, I believe that Green
Smoothies are a complete food.
QUESTION: Do you think it is better to use powdered greens in green smoothies as apposed to fresh greens?
VICTORIA: I think that if one remembers to rotate the greens they consume and drink at least one quart of green smoothie per day,
they will receive an optimal amount of nutrients. I recommend leaving green powders for the times when green smoothies are not accessible
for example, during travels. I do not think that dried greens are nearly as vibrant or nutritious as fresh greens. My daughter Valya recently
decided to further explore the theory of dried versus fresh greens with a group of volunteers who were not susceptible to advertisements.
It happened that my husband was invited to help out at a horse farm. Valya preformed an experiment by offering six horses the option
eating green, professionally dried, high quality hay, (super food) or fresh kale, and grass. Six out of six horses chose the fresh greens over the dry hay. (heh-heh )
QUESTION: How much greens does one really need? I generally consume a head of lettuce. Do you think this is enough?
VICTORIA: One needs fewer greens in the form of green smoothies than in the form of salad, because blended greens assimilate
several times more thoroughly then chewed greens. People who have an acidic pH balance in their body could benefit from consuming
up to 80% greens in their diet. When they reach a stage of balance, they will notice that they want less greens and less green smoothies,
but they will enjoy them more than ever.
QUESTION: When greens are broken up in the blender, do they oxidize and lose most of their nutrients? Incidentally, I do
consume a ton of greens by eating huge salads and juicing.
VICTORIA: In my book, Green For Life, I explain that in order to get nutrients from greens, every cell of the green leaf has to
be ruptured. To get all of the nutrients from food by oral mastication, one would have to spend several hours a day chewing, and have
extremely healthy teeth that are all in place, including wisdom teeth. By observing the results of those who regularly consume green
smoothies, I now think that the assimilation of nutrients from smoothies is several times more efficient than from chewing greens.
Of course, these numbers are different from person to person, but I estimate that two bunches of greens chewed are equal to
approximately to half a bunch of greens blended (not juiced, because juice is missing an important ingredient: fiber).
When I was juicing my greens on a daily basis, I noticed how quickly the green juice turned brown and began to taste bitter.
This doesnt appear to happen with blended greens, probably because of the large quantities of antioxidants in the fiber.
Green smoothies continue to stay bright green and taste fresh for many hours if kept in a cool place.
QUESTION: I thought Victorias point for green smoothies being superior to green juices was lacking. One of the main
benefits of juice is that it requires next to no digestion and can be absorbed and assimilated immediately into the bloodstream,
allowing the digestive system to rest.
VICTORIA: I agree with Dr. Doug Graham that juices are a fractured food, which is missing an essential componentfiber.
I believe that when we consume enough fiber, we take a load off of our organism by dramatically improving our elimination.
Toxins build up in the colon. Fiber cleans them out. When most toxins have been removed by fiber, then the body has a greater
ability to absorb nutrients, thus improving digestion. There are many more important benefits in having fiber. For example,
in my previous newsletter, I cited research about good bacteria needing raw fiber from fruits and vegetables in our colon to be
able to survive. These bacteria are linked to the B complex vitamins--another important issue. Juices are not a complete food;
humans could not live on juices alone. Very often juices have unbalanced amounts of sugar. Contrary to juices, green smoothies are
a complete food. Also, I have met people who went on prolonged juice fasts and saw no improvement in their hydrochloric acid.
QUESTION: What falls under the category of 'greens'?
VICTORIA: Greens are the leaves of all edible plants. On page 102 of my book Green for Life I listed 34 different greens
that are available to us from stores and farmers markets.
QUESTION: How did Eskimos live without any greens?
VICTORIA: I was born on an island in the Far East in Russia and lived near many Eskimos tribes. My answer to your question is:
One probably can live without eating greens, if he or she is ready to eat meat and fish that have been rotting for over two weeks on a
daily basis. That was living food for the Eskimos I knew. In addition, they consumed moss called yagil, and probably other things that
I never thought to ask about (I left the island when I was 16). In addition to that, their lifespan was usually less than 50 years.
part only.... it's not on her site yet, if you want the rest of the newsletter, e-mail me and i'll forward it to you.