A Thanksgiving meal is a joyous experience. Consequent indigestion  and constipation is not.
What can you do differently this year?
Try our alternative Thanksgiving recipes below.

Pumkin Pie with Cashew Cream

Inspired by Nomi Shannon

Crust:
2 cups brazil nuts
1 cup shredded coconut
½ cup pitted dates
dash of salt

Process shredded coconut in the food processor. Add the remaining ingredients and process again until the mixture is sticky. Press the dough into a round pie pan and put in the freezer while making the filling.

Filling:
6 small yams, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 cup raisins, covered in water for 20 min. (keep the water)
½ cup pitted dated
½ cup macadamia nuts
1 orange, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 tsp. Chinese 5 – spice powder
¾ tsp. cinnamon
pinch of clove powder
pinch of salt
2 Tbl. psyllium powder (mix in at the very end)

Blend in a power blender the top 5 ingredients, including the water from the raisins.
If the mixture is hard to blend, add a little more water. Add the remaining ingredients, except psyllium husk, and blend. When the mixture is smooth, stir in the psyllium husk and pour into the crust immediately. Then put back into the freezer while making the cream.

Cashew Cream:

2 cups Cashews
½ cup pitted dates
½ Tbs. vanilla extract
1 cup water

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Steamed Garlic Green Beans

Makes 4 servings

4 cups fresh green beans
2 cloves garlic, pressed
3 Tbs. virgin olive oil
2 Tbs. Tamari sauce
2 tsp. dried chili pepper

Snap off the stem end of the string beans. Steam the green beans lightly, just until they turn bright green and tender. Immediately toss with the remaining ingredients. Vuala.

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Cranberry Relish

1-1/2 C fresh cranberries
1 date (or 2, to taste)
1 orange, juiced
1 sm piece fresh ginger, grated (optional)
agave syrup to taste (optional)

• In food processor, grind cranberries, orange juice, and ginger to desired consistency.
• Add agave syrup (if used) to taste, and mix well.

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Mother Nature beckons us into the sun and we go skipping down the beach, gliding on the shimmering surfboard, sitting quietly on a high rock. Being in nature is almost timeless, magical — and then we get hungry. Picnics allow for a long day out of the house without spending extra cash on fast food. It’s all about preparing ahead while keeping it easy, healthy and quick. As you pack your picnic basket think about balancing these three food classes:

- Chlorophyll: green leafy vegetables such as lettuce, celery, parsley, kale and sprouts.

- Fats: avocados, olives, nuts, seeds, coconuts, unheated olive and seed oils.

- Sweet fruits: apples, peaches, pears, grapes and watermelon with seeds.

Notice that animal flesh and dairy products are not recommended because of their dense, slow-metabolizing quality; they also decay quickly in the sun. Instead, highly nutritious organic plant-based food is encouraged.

Chlorophyll, also known as “liquid sunshine,” is the blood of plants; it keeps the entire planet alive and well, and it will revitalize you, too. The plants absorb and organize the sunlight; eating plant food transfers the vital sun energy directly to you, undiminished. Green leafy vegetables are overall the best source of iron and heal anemia; they alkalize your blood and boost immunity, while detoxifying the liver of heavy metals and pollution.

Get the summer glow — eat unheated plant fats for beauty. Raw plant fats optimize your brain function, lubricate your joints, make your skin and hair shine, and allow for a longer-lasting high energy level. Yes, you want them! The craze against fats applies mostly to cooked fats. When oil is heated it breaks down into a carcinogenic molecular structure that cannot be absorbed by the body, leading to weight gain. In contrast, eating avocados, olives, and fresh coconut flesh can help a person lose weight because these fats contain lipase enzymes, which allow body fat to be burned.

Sweet fruit is a summertime favorite; it is the optimal fuel for our sparkly brains and cognition. Choose fruits with seeds. Seedless fruits such as bananas, grapes, oranges and watermelon are bred for certain genetics and thus are hybrid foods that confuse the body’s metabolic process. It’s important to eat this quickly-digestible fruit alone or before the denser slowly-digestible foods such as nuts, breads, and animal products to avoid gas, bloating and constipation.

“Better than a Sandwich” Picnic Wraps

1 bunch romaine lettuce, 1 avocado, 1 tomato

1 cucumber, 1 box of sprouts, tamari or soy sauce

Layer sliced veggies on a romaine leaf topped with sprouts, drizzled with tamari sauce. Roll it up. Breathe and bite in!

Also enjoy this educational article at http://coastviewsmag.com/easy-healthy-picnic-foods