The best way to stick with a nutrition plan that is going to benefit you is to try it out and figure out if you can actually see yourself eating that particular way for the rest of your life. I tried other diets that were difficult because I couldn’t stand them and knew that they wouldn’t last. I looked forward to cheat days and ended up cheating more and more. It was the same bland food every day. The recipes that I found and came up with this time make me realize that I can eat like this for the rest of my life. I actually enjoy the food that I eat. I eat sweet potatoes almost every day and in some cases more then one time a day. I like sweet potatoes but rather not eat them the same way all of the time. By experimentation I came up with the following recipe.
2 Small Sweet Potatoes or 1 Large one
1/2 cup of walnuts
1.5 teaspoons of cinnamon
1 Banana
2 slices of mango
1/2 cup fresh coconut
2 tablespoons of RAW honey
1/2 cup of walnuts
Pre-Heat oven to 400
Pierce Sweet Potatoes several times
Bake sweet potatoes for 45 minutes
Put them in a food processor with walnuts, cinnamon, honey, mango, banana, coconut
Blend until creamy
Eat it either hot or cold.
4 or 5 servings
Sweet Potato Benefits:
Helps with the prevention of heart attacks
Helps produce collagen which helps healing and maintaining youthful skin
Increases Energy
Brightens Moods
Supports Thyroid Gland
Builds Healthy Bones, Heart, Nerves, Skin and Teeth
Helps production of Red and White Blood Cells
Helps resistance to Stress
Helps with Immune Functioning
Helps Regulate Heartbeat and Nerve signals
Helps Ward off Cancer
Anti Aging
Mango Benefits:
Helps Prevent Some Cancers
Lowers Cholesterol
Clears the Skin: Helps with clogged pores and pimples
Promotes Good Eyesight and Prevents Night Blindness and Dry Eyes
Alkalizes the Body
Helps with Diabetes
Increases Sex Drive
Improves Digestion Remedy for Heat Stroke
Boosts Immune System
Cinnamon Benefits:
May lower cholesterol
May help treat Type 2 Diabetes
Contains antifungal properties and may rid the body of candida
May reduce proliferation of leukemia and lymphoma cancer cells
When added to food inhibits bacterial growth and is a natural food perservative
Boosts cognitive function and memory
Helps eliminate headaches and migraines
Helps stabilize blood sugar
Increases metabolism
Banana Benefits:
Provides Energy
Helps circulatory system deliver oxygen to the brain
Helps reduce strokes and regulates blood pressure
Helps maintain regular bowel functions
Helps the mind relax
Makes people more alert
May help lower depression
Helps reduce menstrual pains
Reduces physical and psychological effects on nicotine withdrawal. (Helps people quit smoking)
Promotes intestinal health
Gets rid of heartburn
Promotes hemoglobin production in blood. Helps you clot faster
Walnuts Benefits:
Contains minerals, antioxidants and vitamins
Contains good fats including omega-3’s
Helps lower Cholesterol
Helps prevent heart disease and high blood pressue
Helps prevent certain cancers
Promotes Anti Aging
Helps remove free radicals from the body
Coconut Benefits:
Antibacterial and Anti-Fungal: Fights infection and is a cleanser for intestines
Fights cancer
New research claiming that it has been helping Alzheimer’s patients improve and even reverse effects.
Positive results for people affected with Type 1 and 2 diabetes.
Increases thyroid health by raising body temperature.
It increases metabolism (increases body temp)
Increases energy