A Healthy New Year

HEALTHY NEW YEAR

By Jo Francks MH

On the day after New Years I woke with a start

I stumbled to the bathroom, it was no longer dark

I stepped on the scale, oh no, it won’t stop!

Up five pounds, no ten, fifteen, what a crock!

The memories are all coming back to me now

We got fudge and divinity, cookies and pie

All kinds of goodies from neighbors coming by

It all looks so good I’ll have just a taste

I surely don’t want it to go to my waste

But a taste’s not enough, I have to have more

I sampled, I sipped and tasted galore

And now what can I do after such celebration

I’ve got a bad headache and should I mention constipation

What were the words from David Christopher now?

For all of these problems USE LOWER BOWEL!!

But where is my bottle, nowhere to be found

And now I remember there was someone at work

Who didn’t have theirs and he was all bound

For class in a hurry so I gave him mine

Oh yes it was Jesse

And now all I have are some fruits and a veggie

Let’s not forget all the grains have I many

All stacked in my basement in buckets a plenty

I’ll soak them I’ll sprout them and then I’ll low heat them

And my family will love me when I make them all eat them

I’ll make some fresh juice and a green smoothie knowing

Whole grains nuts and seeds will all get me going

With two feet of snow on the ground and more falling

Jogging is out but my cellercizer’s calling

Exercise yes it’s a must for good health

A good attitude too, all this will help

I’m on a good path to making things better

And I won’t forget to drink lots of water

Healthy New Year to you and to me too!

Holiday Flax crackers

The latest in the flax cracker mania for me is Cranberry orange and gingerbread. I wanted a treat to gve to my healthy minded friends.  While still in the dehydrator, they smell fantastic and I can't wait to try them.  If interested, here are the instructions.

Cranberry Orange Flax crackers

Soak 1 cup golden flax, ½ cup sunflower seeds, ½ cup buckwheat, and ¼ cup chia seeds in a lot of water. For about 4 hours.  Drain excess water. Put 1 1/2 cups of this mixture in the blender with ¼ cup frozen orange juice concentrate. Blend until smooth. In a food processor process 1 cup fresh cranberries and 2 oranges that have been peeled and sectioned.  Mix all together and add ¼ cup agave. Add 1/8 cup more of orange juice concentrate.  When it's all mixed well together spread on teflex sheets of the dehydrator trays and dehydrate until the top feels dry enough to flip, about 6 hours,  flip over and remove teflex and continue to dehydrate until dry.

Gingerbread Flax Crackers

Soak 1 1/2 cups golden flax in water for 4 hours. Drain excess liquid if needed. Add ½ cup ground flax seed, Mix well and add ¼ cup agave and 2 tbs blackstrap molasses, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp ginger, and ½ tsp cloves.  When it's all mixed well together spread on teflex sheets of the dehydrator trays and dehydrate until the top feels dry enough to flip, about 6 hours,  flip over and remove teflex and continue to dehydrate until dry.