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Pistachio Non-Dairy Ice Cream

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Who says eating healthy is bland, difficult, or boring?  Pistachio Non-Dairy Ice Cream is heavenly. 

I love pistachios. So paring them with frozen bananas to make what I call “nice cream” is delightful. This recipe is so simple, delicious, and can be a bit addictive.

The recipe is from the Hungrier for Health recipe book and I made a few adjustments to it as it called for using a juicer (which I don’t have).  The recipe book contains 127 recipes that are gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, kosher, and delicious. This is an excellent resource if you know someone with cancer or other chronic diseases. The author is Susan Silberstein, Ph.D. and you can find her many helpful resources at BeatCancer.org. I was fortunate to obtain my Holistic Cancer Coach training from her which was an incredible blessing.

This is a wonderful healthy dessert to serve guests or even a healthy snack. Today we have non-dairy ice cream options but they are laden with sugar.  If you use ripe bananas, you will not need to add any sugar to this recipe!

Pistachios are the richest source of potassium of all nut families. One ounce contains 310 mg. They are also rich in phytosterols, helpful in lower cholesterol and fighting cancer.

 Ingredients

4 large bananas, peeled, cut in quarters, and frozen

¼ cup raw or roasted (without added oils) pistachio nuts

¼ tsp vanilla extract

¼ cup almond milk

1/8 tsp organic stevia powder or 1/8 tsp monk fruit powder (optional)

Instructions

Coarse chop 1/8 cup pistachios in a food processor and set aside. Grind remaining nuts to a fine powder. Add almond milk and vanilla extract and blend. Add bananas to high power blender or Vitamix and beat until creamy. Transfer to serving bowls and sprinkle with the roughly chopped pistachios. You may want to drizzle some dark chocolate syrup on top as well.

I didn’t add the stevia or monk fruit as it was plenty sweet without. My presentation didn’t look like this as I ate it right out of my Vitamix! It was delicious.

Serves 2.

 

If you want to try another homemade, healthy sweet treat- check out these Spiced Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies!

If you would like to talk more about what foods may help repair your body, you chat more with us here!

The Ripple Effect

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What is the ripple effect? The ripple effect is a metaphorical concept that describes the spread of an action, idea, or influence through a system, causing a series of secondary effects or consequences.

The first email that I opened today was from a newsletter subscriber thanking me for doing what I do.

A few hours later, I received a phone call from someone diagnosed with cancer.  He said the nurse at the clinic had suggested that he contact me.  She had attended one of my online classes and told him I would be a great resource as he wanted to take a healing approach to his cancer. I have since completed my training as a holistic cancer coach.

Later that day I met with a new client and she commented “meeting you is an answer to my prayers”.

Someone once shared that what I do is like skipping a stone on the water.  The ripples can continue on and on.  You never know where it will stop or if it does. It’s the ripple effect.

It is on those days that I may think I’m not making much of a difference in the world or that it is all too hard to be a solo entrepreneur where a few words of appreciation and encouragement keep me going.

However, I want to say that I do receive so much support and words of encouragement regularly from my friends, family, business partners and clients.  I am so blessed in that respect.

When I am coaching a client and they change their eating habits, it can impact their spouse,  kids and their grandkids.  I think about the fact that we are in times where we could outlive our children because of the breakdown of DNA over the generations.  This is sad and scary.

What if I could help change that?  I know how my health has dramatically improved  but would people really want to make such “drastic” changes in their health?  Drastic defined as not eating junk food, fast food or processed food daily.  What if people were willing to take extra time to cook foods that are not laden with additives, preservatives, antibiotics, hormones, etc?   What if we decided our life is worth investing time and resources in?

Well,  first I had to stop making decisions for others, put it out there and see who was open to experiencing a new way of life with energy, vitality, mental clarity and free of prescription medications and sickness.

Creating and maintaining a lifestyle of wellness isn’t for everyone.  However, it is for those who want to experience a life that is much easier to navigate through as well as those willing to experience temporarily inconvenience to make it a reality.