OK who doesn’t love comfort food?

What are some of your favorites? Chocolate, ice-cream, candy, carbs?  

You know my old time favorite….. Mr. Cereal!
My other old stand bys were popcorn, chocolate chip cookies and bread-ANY KIND!.

Yet the more I eat well I notice that things like brown rice (especially if made with coconut milk) , kabocha squash and YES even dark leafy greens are comforting . They nourish and balance me at the same time. Especially balancing for the hormones.

Learning to alter our habits from chocolate and ice-cream (or other comfort foods) takes attention and options.

Let me remind you I’m not saying you cant have your favorite comfort foods at all. It’s just that when I hear my client’s share that they ate sugary, carbie foods and then are filled with guilt I want to help.

Learning to eat these foods in MODERATION is the first step to practice . That way you can still enjoy them with out the guilt and negative effects on your body, mind & spirit.

Second- find alternatives. Foods with sweeteners that have a mild effect on your blood sugar & hormones will have a mild effect on your hormones, thoughts and body.

The recipe I want to share with you today is sweet, comforting and good for you!

It’s from Amadea Morningstar’s Ayurvedic Cooking for Westerners cookbook.
It’s my new favorite cookbook.

Ayurvedic foods are often categorized and recommended for people according to their dosha (constitution). This recipe is best for vata and pitta types. Yet I hesitate to give anyone a recommendation ONLY based on their dosha. There are so many factors to consider when shaping our diets.

If you are curious about your dosha check out Deepak Chopra’s (the guru of ayurveda) quiz on his website. http://store.chopra.com/dosha-survey.asp.

But remember take it all with a grain of salt. You might find it helpful to speak to one of our Fruition Counselors. We will help sort through your dosha, cravings, lifestyle and habits to help you find the diet that fits ALL your needs.

In the meantime have a great time baking these delicious
SWEET POTATO BISCUITS

One warning: I burned the bottom of my first batch. I think it was because at 11 minutes I cut into it and it looked very doughy so I left it in the oven. After I took them out and saw they had burned I realized that the reason they looked doughy inside was because of the soft sweet potatoes inside. My conclusion: they wont look “done” the way biscuits might look if you didn’t use a sweet potato.

WHAT TO DO:

Combine:
2 cups whole wheat flour or barley flour
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp baking powder
¼ tsp. baking soda Add:
¼ cup butter or ghee
By cutting the butter into the flour mixture

In a separate bowl peel and mash 1 medium sweet potato- already cooked*

Spoon the sweet potato into a measuring cup. You should have a little less that ¾ cup total mashed potato. Add the juice of 1 lemon or lime and about ¼ cup soy or cow milk or enough milk to bring the volume up to 1 cup total. Stir together with a spoon or fork.

Mix with wet ingredients into the dry ingredients with your clean hands.
Working quickly and lightly.
Cover the dough and chill it for about 15 minutes in the fridge.
Preheat over to 450 degrees.

Butter 2 cookie sheets, roll the dough out until it is about ½ inch thick.
Cut into rounds (I used the top of a small glass).
You can do this directly on the cookie sheet.

With the extra dough around the cut our rounds keep rolling it out and make more biscuits.

Bake for about 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Pat with butter, ghee or jam.

** I have not tried a vegan version of this recipe but you can try using earth balance instead of butter or ghee.

Let me know how it goes.  

* How to cook a sweet potato: I bake mine in the oven for 45 minutes. You can also steam them.

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WOMEN, YOGA & WELLNESS WORKSHOP
Treat PMS naturally with nutrition and yoga
Taught by Darshana Weill

** This event is perfect if this article rang true for you.
You will learn lots of options for sweet and comfort.

• Do you dread your monthly cycle?
• Do moods, cramps and cravings affect your day-to-day life, your yoga practice and your food choices?

Well they don’t have to. Join Fruition founder Darshana Weill and a group of supportive women to learn more about what happens inside your body and how the female hormonal system works. We’ll also:

• Learn what foods might be emotionally triggering and which foods support your mood, hormones, energy, cravings and monthly weight changes
• Discuss how life, relationships and stress can impact your monthly cycle
• Learn yoga poses for when you are menstruating, craving sugar, experiencing hormonal fluctuation or just feeling stressed out
• Explore how meditation and pranayama can guide you to listen more deeply to the messages your body is sending and feel more comfortable in your body

Leave the workshop with a deep understanding of the female body, new recommendations, recipes, yoga asanas and inspiration that will leave you feeling rejuvenated and refreshed month-to-month.

Where and when?
Saturday March 29, 2008
1:00-4:00 pm

Yoga Tree Stanyan
780 Stanyan St. (between Waller and Beulah)
San Francisco , CA

The investment for your health: $35

Pre-registration required: Space is limited!
Call Yoga Tree @ 415-626-9707 to register.

Questions? Call 831-440-8733 or email darshana@fruitionhealth.com

I'm excited to share that we will be offering the 7th Annual Fruition Women's Health Spring cleanse in 3 locations.

San Francisco on 3 Saturday's starting April 12th
Santa Cruz on 3 Tuesday's starting April 15th *women only*
AND
A virtual cleanse Tele-class starting Monday April 14th

Click HERE for more details or to register.

Questions? I’m totally available - email me directly at darshana@fruitionhealth.com

If you know that cleaning your insides helps you feel and look great on the outside don't miss this workshop! Make sure to reserve your spot because this cleanse fills up fast ….

In the next few weeks I’ll be sharing with you information about 2 awesome retreats.

SOLSTICE SANGHA RETREAT with Learning to Listen
DATES: June 20-22 , 2008

&  

THE FALL FRUITION WOMEN’S HEALTH RETREAT
DATES: TBA

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Fruition Women's Health is a holistic approach to wellness that includes:

• Nutritional education to help you understand and clear up health concerns
• Skilled counseling that supports you to work through emotional blocks in your personal relationship to food &
• Inspiring coaching to transform your ideas into practical action steps

Both in person and phone health counseling programs available. Find out more at www.fruitionhealth.com

Contact us for your FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION. During your free initial session, we will review your health history in detail and discuss your goals. Then we will work together to design a program that focuses on your specific health goals.

Click HERE to tell us more about you and your health or email info@fruitionhealth.com to set up your free consultation.

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