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Cherry Smoothie For Fun And Super Nutrients

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Cherry smoothies make my mouth water. Add cacao and it is a delight fit for royalty – YOU. While you are chronically ill, you can make simple meals that are beautiful, tasty and chalked full of nutrients to support your body. Come on, pick your favorite glass, whether it is a mason jar or fine crystal, a cherry smoothie looks mouthwatering…

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Easy Salads, No Complicated Impossible Stuff

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Sure, in our minds we can come up with a delicious salad. Then we head to the refrigerator and get lost in the sea of overwhelm. We don’t have the energy much less the ingredients. Instead of giving up on the salad idea, make an easy salad with what you have. It just might surprise you…

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Bamboo Shoots

Bamboo shoots, as a root vegetable, how fun and easy. Raw bamboo shoots come in a can if you cannot trek to Asia to dig them up yourself. The diet of a chronically ill person can get a bit dull. Let’s be more creative and healthy at the same time.

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Sumo Oranges

Food can be so much fun!! Sumo oranges are a type of seedless mandarin orange that is so incredibly delicious that the Japanese give them as gifts. Well, that’s what “they” said. Yet when you look at the two side-by-side you can see how sumo oranges got their name. Want to see?

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Food Fight, Bending The Food Rules

Food is a fascination of mine. It can bring great comfort and cause tremendous pain. The “rules” of what is right and wrong to eat while being chronically ill are not always right for every person in every situation. Let’s look at some exceptions so we know when to bend the rules.

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Summer Picnic for the Chronically Ill

It is finally time for those summer picnics. Well, actually any time is a good time for a picnic, especially for those with chronic illness. It is a well-needed change of pace. Keep your summer picnics easy so they are doable. Go do it!!!!!

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Slice In The Avocados, Slice Out The Cost

Avocados are expensive, organic even pricier. We can slice out some of the cost and get our healthy fats at the same time.

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Flavor Real Food With Herbs & Spices

Flavor matters. Start with real food, it already has layers of flavor. Add some herbs and/or spices and you have a gourmet delight with very little effort.

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