Participants: Mark & Ernestine Finley
Series Code: TDY
Program Code: TDY013094A
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00:01 I want to spend my life
00:05 Spend my life 00:07 Mending broken people 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Removing pain 00:23 Lord, let my words 00:27 Let my words 00:29 Heal a heart that hurts 00:34 I want to spend my life 00:40 Mending broken people 00:45 I want to spend my life 00:51 Mending broken people 01:09 Welcome to "Natural Lifestyle Cooking." 01:13 You're in for a real treat today. 01:15 My wife, Teenie is gonna share with you 01:16 some absolutely delicious, 01:19 healthful, delightful, holiday recipes. 01:24 During this program you'll learn 01:26 how your holidays can be healthy. 01:29 Teenie, what do you have for us today? 01:31 Well, the holidays are special time. 01:34 It's a wonderful time of the year 01:36 but often time's people think, 01:38 well, I'll go on a diet after the holidays 01:41 because they haven't eaten good healthy food. 01:44 And so we're going to show today 01:47 how you can have wonderful food for the holidays. 01:51 We're gonna to talk about food for Thanksgiving and Christmas 01:54 and we're even going to have 01:55 a special holiday of Valentine's Day. 01:59 And so let's look at the abundance of good things 02:03 that we have as a plant base vegetarian. 02:07 Some people wonder, 02:09 do you have very much that you can eat? 02:12 Well, let's take a look at our table. 02:14 Well, first of all we have on our bread plate 02:18 some wonderful pecan rolls. 02:21 And we have a recipe in the new workbook 02:24 that I just finished for those pecan rolls 02:27 and they are delicious 02:29 and nutritious with all those pecans. 02:32 And then let's take a look at the sweet potatoes. 02:37 These are wonderful sweet potatoes with some pecans 02:41 and we're going to share a little more about that. 02:44 And then we also have some relish trays. 02:49 We always want to eat of course some good 02:52 fresh things everyday. 02:54 So we have all these good things 02:56 and we've even made some 02:58 radish roses for our relish tray. 03:01 So always getting something fresh is very important. 03:04 And then we have some green beans and almonds. 03:08 And you can do a number of things with your vegetables. 03:12 And then we also have some vege-turkey and dressing. 03:17 We always want of course some dressing, 03:21 some kind of bread dressing for the holidays. 03:23 So we have vege-turkey and dressing. 03:26 And then we have a delicious cashew holiday roast 03:32 made mainly from some nuts 03:35 and it is delicious and nutritious. 03:38 And of course we have some wonderful butternut squash 03:42 which is high in your vitamins and vitamin A. 03:45 So we have a number of things. 03:47 And of course we have homemade bread 03:50 and then also the best dessert that you can get 03:53 is always something fresh. 03:55 And so we have some fresh fruits 03:57 and you may even want to top off that Thanksgiving dinner 04:01 with some wonderful nuts, some fresh nuts in the shell. 04:06 Those nuts are so nutritious 04:08 and high in protein and wonderful for us. 04:11 And then of course we may want 04:13 some desserts at the Valentine's Day too. 04:16 So we might want to have some carob cup cakes 04:20 and maybe even some little fruit balls 04:23 made from dried fruit. 04:25 So this is a wonderful array 04:28 of holiday foods that we can have 04:31 and we might want to even add some jam on our bread 04:35 or our pecan rolls or even add some color 04:38 with some fresh cranberry sauce. 04:41 We have an abundance of good things 04:43 that we can get at the holiday time. 04:45 And you are gonna share some recipes 04:47 of just how we can do this 04:48 and with the audience and share exactly 04:53 the ingredients to have these healthy holidays. 04:55 Yes, let's start with the holiday roast, 04:59 the Cashew holiday roast. 05:39 So, let's start this recipe right now. 05:42 We're going to start with our cashews. 05:45 Cashews are wonderful nut. 05:47 We have many wonderful nuts, our almond nuts, 05:49 our cashew nuts, our walnuts 05:52 but all of these natural nuts are good and high in protein. 05:56 And then we have some vegan vegetarian burger 06:01 and we are going to mix that together here. 06:04 And then we'll add actually some egg replacer to the water. 06:10 And I like to just beat that a little bit 06:12 so it actually becomes almost like an egg white 06:15 and you just beat that and mix that all in. 06:19 And so we are just gonna mix that in here. 06:22 And then we have some onions 06:26 and this is a large onion. 06:29 And onion here and some celery. 06:33 And of course again onions and celery 06:36 are very nutritious and good for us. 06:38 And so, and then bread crumbs. 06:40 And what I did was I just took some bread, 06:44 some 100% whole wheat bread 06:46 and ground it up 06:48 so that we had some natural good bread crumbs here. 06:52 Then you can add your table spoons of oil, 06:55 just a little bit of olive oil. 06:57 We'll just use some light olive oil there 07:02 and then a little bit of salt to just season this a bit 07:06 and some McKay's chicken seasoning. 07:11 And then we have a little bit of Braggs. 07:17 And then we mix this all together 07:20 and then we're going to add our soy milk 07:22 once we get this all mixed up. 07:25 And this is a wonderful roast to serve at the holiday time. 07:30 In fact its even god 07:31 when it's not the holiday time as well 07:34 but it's a wonderful roast. 07:36 It will hold together nicely for you as well. 07:39 So we're going to add our milk 07:42 and then put it into 07:45 probably an 8 X 8 pan like this it will fit nicely. 07:50 And it will hold together as you can see 07:52 our finished product here. 07:54 And it will hold together nicely. 07:58 And so just mix this all together 08:01 and then you can serve with this 08:03 some wonderful mash potatoes 08:07 or you can serve some good holiday sweet potatoes. 08:11 And then some kind of a salad is always good. 08:15 Something fresh is always wonderful. 08:17 And then in addition to that you can have 08:19 some fresh green beans or carrots 08:23 or whatever cooked vegetables you want 08:25 and you will have a complete meal. 08:29 So we're going to just pour this into here 08:32 and then we're going to bake this for about an hour, 08:38 little more than an hour 08:40 sometimes if-- at about 350 degrees 08:44 and it will be golden brown, nice and brown. 08:50 And so here we have this you can see how easy it is 08:54 to mix everything up. 08:56 And just have it so that it is nice and even 09:00 across the top of your pan. 09:02 And then you have a wonderful holiday roast. 09:07 And here is your finished product here. 09:10 So you just take this and bake it. 09:13 You bake this at 350 degrees 09:17 and then you have a wonderful roast. 09:21 So its wonder-- it's easy to have 09:26 a plant base diet even on the holidays. 09:30 And then with that you can serve 09:32 some wonderful sweet potatoes. 09:36 Sweet potatoes are high in vitamin A, 09:39 wonderful and then you can add a little bit of protein 09:42 by having some pecans or even some walnuts. 09:45 And serve that roast with some sweet potatoes 09:49 and maybe even some delicious butternut squash. 09:52 All I did with the butternut squash 09:54 is just cook the butternut squash 09:57 and a little bit of water enough so that it's all cooked up. 10:01 Whenever you cook your vegetables, 10:03 it's good to cook them so that they are-- 10:06 that all the water is cooked up in them 10:09 so that you get the god nutrients there. 10:11 And then I just add it for the holidays 10:14 a little pinch of brown sugar 10:16 and a little bit of salt and that is it. 10:19 And you have some wonderful food for the holidays. 10:24 And now Mark is going to share with us 10:26 seven principals of how to keep you family healthy 10:30 during the holidays. 10:32 Teenie has been keeping me healthy for the last 45 years 10:35 and so I've enjoyed so many wonderful holidays. 10:39 We've enjoyed these holidays 10:40 and special occasions with our family. 10:43 As many of you know for the last 45 years 10:46 Teenie has been teaching Natural Lifestyle Cooking. 10:49 We calculated the other day that about 10:51 250, 000 food samples were made during that period of time 10:56 and over 20,000 people have attended 10:58 her Natural Lifestyle Cooking classes. 11:00 Many of you have gotten her 11:02 Natural Lifestyle Cooking cookbook 11:05 and that has been a blessing to your family. 11:07 She has now added a companion book to that 11:10 and I am gonna be working on that today, 11:11 called Natural Lifestyle Cooking Workbook. 11:15 And this is for particularly for people who are teaching 11:18 Natural Lifestyle Cooking classes 11:19 and others who want more 11:21 scientific information regarding it. 11:24 We're gonna look at seven principals 11:27 of having healthy holidays. 11:30 Here's the first, if you want to have healthy holiday, 11:33 live a very balanced lifestyle. 11:36 In fact, plan your holidays to be balanced. 11:40 In our home on our holidays 11:42 we look at the Finley's F's of holidays. 11:46 First, absolutely delicious food. 11:49 Teenie looks at these holiday meals 11:52 and she plans then ahead of time. 11:55 It requires careful planning but it's really worth it 11:57 because our holidays become a great memory. 11:59 So the first aspect of this balance is to have 12:05 really good tasting food 12:08 but good tasting food that's healthy. 12:10 Have you ever had some good tasting food 12:12 that wasn't healthy? 12:15 Have you ever had some healthy food, 12:17 might I say it that did not taste the best 12:21 and you thought, oh, man, this is healthy 12:23 and I am gonna eat it if it kills me, you know? 12:27 You want to have on holiday's 12:29 first absolutely delicious, attractive food 12:34 and that really take some planning. 12:36 The second thing that we strive for on holidays 12:38 in Finley family is fellowship. 12:41 We want our healthy holidays to be filled with fellowship. 12:45 We want to balance eating with fellowship. 12:49 You know, some people eat and sleep 12:51 or eat and watch TV. 12:53 They've this huge Thanksgiving meal 12:54 that they just stuff themselves with 12:57 and then they sit back groggily, 12:59 have thing to watch television rest of the day. 13:02 In our home we have some great food 13:04 but them we want the fellowship, 13:06 the interaction that makes 13:07 such an incredible difference in a family. 13:12 The third thing that we look for in these Fs, food, 13:16 that is fantastically tasting. 13:19 Fellowship that is rich and meaningful 13:22 as we sit and share our experiences, 13:24 maybe families come in, kids have been off to school. 13:27 We haven't seen one another for a period of time. 13:30 Our children are grown now-- so they have been working. 13:32 We get together when we want, 13:34 it's about chatter around the table and chatter after. 13:37 And then we always plan fun. 13:39 So we have food, fellowship and fun. 13:42 And so we'll be playing games, 13:44 recently we were together for somebody's birthday 13:47 and one of the things we did is watch a little YouTube video 13:50 on how to draw an eye. 13:51 And all of us, six of us were sitting around there 13:54 from the youngest children to the oldest grandpa. 13:57 And we were drawing this eye 13:58 and then we had people guess who drew what eye. 14:01 And it was a lot of fun 14:03 and a lot of family activity involved there. 14:07 So the first thing you want is balance. 14:09 We balance food, fellowship and fun. 14:13 The second thing that I've listed here 14:16 in the workbook is on holidays make wise choices. 14:23 Choices are incredibly important on holidays. 14:26 Some people chose to tank up on all their protein. 14:32 Other people will say, 14:33 oh, I am gonna eat a little bit moderately 14:35 but then I am going to have two pieces of pumpkin pie 14:40 with ice cream and they load up on the desserts. 14:43 When you look at your holiday plate, 14:46 look for a variety of color. 14:49 The salads, the beautiful squash, 14:55 the holiday roast. 14:56 Try to look at a variety on the holidays 15:00 and make it wise choices in what you eat. 15:04 Wise choices not only in what you eat 15:06 but in the quantity that you eat. 15:08 The joy of eating comes not simply 15:12 when we are stuffed 15:15 but the joy of eating comes from the satisfaction 15:17 we have of the food in our mouth. 15:19 So chew food thoroughly, eat moderate amounts 15:23 and you will have a delightful holiday. 15:26 So here are three things so far. 15:28 One, balance. 15:31 Try to achieve a balance between food fellowship and fun. 15:35 Two, make wise choices. 15:38 Three, eat in moderation. 15:41 Don't stuff yourself and try to be full 15:46 when you finish but eat in moderation. 15:49 And fourthly, get some exercise. 15:53 In our home on our holidays 15:55 we love after eating 15:58 for everybody to get some exercise by doing three things. 16:02 The first exercise that I want to teach you is push away. 16:06 You simply push away from the table 16:10 before you are completely stuffed. 16:12 The second exercise is you exercise your hands 16:16 by participating in doing the dishes together. 16:20 Men, women, children, 16:21 everybody participate in a family activity. 16:22 The third exercise is get out in the fresh air. 16:25 Head erect, shoulders back, deep breath, 16:27 take some good walks. 16:29 And you will have healthy holidays 16:32 if you do these four particular things. 16:35 One, balance. 16:37 Two, make wise choices. 16:39 Three, eat in moderation 16:40 and four, plan your holiday so you get some exercise. 16:43 Whether, it's throwing ball in the backyard, 16:45 playing badminton, playing croquet, 16:47 whether it's taking a walk. 16:48 Help with the dishes, you like that too 16:50 and your spouse will like it as well. 16:54 Teenie, there is another recipe on the holidays 16:59 that I really love. 17:00 What do you have for us now? 17:02 Well, we're going to do some vegetarian turkey and dressing. 17:07 I know that you'll like that because every holiday 17:10 usually has some kind of bread dressing. 17:34 So let's start with our bread crumbs and saute 17:39 and I've sauted some onions and celery together. 17:43 So you just add that to the bread crumbs 17:47 and then you add a little bit of your 17:50 McKay's chicken seasoning in with your boiling water. 17:54 So this water is been boiling-- 17:57 its important to make sure its hot and boiling 18:00 because it will make the-- 18:04 it will not make the dressing soggy. 18:07 And so then you just pour it over there 18:10 and mix it all together 18:13 and then you'll have a wonderful dressing 18:17 that you can put in between your veggie turkey. 18:21 And so you can serve this just plain as well 18:25 and then we just put this-- 18:27 add this inside a piece of vegetarian turkey. 18:33 And put some dressing inside, just like this. 18:38 And put it into a baking dish because you want to bake this. 18:44 And if you want them to look nice 18:45 you just push them all together 18:48 so that you have a nice, 18:52 a lot of turkey vegetarian dressing in there. 18:56 And then you just keep piling one in back of the other. 19:01 And then with this of course 19:03 you're just going to serve you potatoes again. 19:06 Wonderful different kinds of potatoes. 19:08 We have lots of different kinds of potatoes 19:10 in the Natural Lifestyle Cooking book. 19:13 Then you can put some of the dressings 19:15 on to the side here--if you want to have little more. 19:20 And put some on the other side 19:24 and bake this off just for about half an hour. 19:27 Really, what you're wanting to do 19:29 is get your vegetarian turkey just warmed up 19:33 and then you have a wonderful entree dish. 19:37 Again, this is high in protein 19:40 and this is a wonderful holiday dish. 19:45 Now in addition to that 19:46 you can serve some wonderful pecan rolls. 19:49 Pecan rolls are high in protein. 19:52 Ten grams of protein in just one cup on pecans. 19:58 In addition to that you have lots of fiber in pecans. 20:02 So it is also nutritious 20:04 because it's high in nutrients as well 20:09 and all our vitamins and even some minerals. 20:12 And so you have some good pecan rolls to go with that 20:17 vegetarian turkey and dressing. 20:19 And then in addition to that 20:22 you just serve that with your potatoes, 20:24 maybe mash potatoes and some gravy 20:27 and your vegetarian turkey, and you pecan roll 20:31 and some wonderful cooked vegetables. 20:34 Maybe some cooked carrots. 20:36 And remember, when you are cooking those vegetables 20:39 just cook them in enough water 20:41 so it's all cooked up when the vegetables are done. 20:45 It will be much more nutritious. 20:47 So yes, we can have healthy holidays. 20:51 So, Mark, share with us some more principals 20:55 of having good healthy meals on the holidays. 20:59 Well, we've been looking at some very significant 21:02 principals of how to have these healthy holidays. 21:06 How to have your holidays, not simply holidays, 21:09 in which you say, my, once this is over 21:13 then I am going to get on a health program. 21:15 Your holidays actually can be a catalyst for health. 21:18 In the Natural Lifestyle Cooking Workbook 21:21 designed especially for people 21:23 who want to conduct cooking schools, 21:25 Natural Lifestyle Cooking schools 21:26 or for people that want to probe more 21:29 of these scientific aspects of health. 21:31 We've listed seven principles 21:33 that will help your family have healthy holidays. 21:35 We've already talked about having a balance in your life. 21:39 Blending food, family, fellowship and fun. 21:44 We've talked about making wise choices on the holidays. 21:47 Looking--and the wise choice looking really two ways. 21:51 One, the food on your plate 21:54 being sure that the color is varied, 21:56 that you're varying protein and starch 21:59 and carbohydrates and vegetables 22:01 and salads et cetera. 22:03 We talked a little bit about eating moderately. 22:06 Eating so that you are satisfied 22:09 but not eating so you're stuffed. 22:12 We've talked about exercise. 22:13 Remember, we've talked about the push away, 22:16 that famous exercise when you sit at the table. 22:18 And when you are just about full 22:20 you use your hands to push away. 22:22 We've talked also about the participating together 22:27 in family activities and getting out 22:29 and taking great walk. 22:31 Now there are some other principles 22:32 I'd like to discuss with you about healthy holidays. 22:35 Enjoy relationships, you know, wouldn't it be a tragedy 22:38 if you had a birthday party 22:40 or Thanksgiving or Christmas time. 22:43 The kids were home, 22:44 the brother that you haven't seen for a while is there, 22:47 your family is all together 22:50 and you are so busy preparing food 22:53 or you are so tired from the preparation 22:57 that you don't have time for fellowship. 22:58 Concentrate on fellowship on the holidays. 23:02 There is something about positive relationships 23:06 that is health giving and life giving. 23:10 Next, surprise somebody with kindness. 23:13 You know, Jesus said, it is more blessed for us, 23:17 to do what? To give than it is to receive. 23:20 Often in our home we like to look for people 23:24 who may not have a place to go in Thanksgiving 23:27 and invite them. 23:28 We like to look for people on Christmas 23:30 that we can prepare a special gift for. 23:33 Very regularly my wife on the holiday's 23:37 makes homemade bread, wraps it in tinfoil, 23:40 puts a bow on it and we go out 23:42 and give it to the neighbors or others. 23:44 There was a time, couple of years ago 23:45 when we adopted a family 23:48 in a particular city of America in the intercity 23:51 that my wife, I and our children brought Christmas gifts to. 23:55 When you think about the holidays 23:58 think about that person that may not have some place to go. 24:02 Think about that individual who maybe single and alone. 24:05 Think about the widow. 24:06 Think if you are in academic environment, 24:09 a college environment when you come to the holidays 24:12 think about that student that's gonna be in the dormitory 24:14 and invite them over. 24:16 What can you do to reveal kindness to others? 24:20 As you do that 24:23 you will find that your own health 24:25 will dramatically increase well 24:27 because there's something about giving 24:30 that is life giving. 24:31 There's something about sharing that is health building. 24:35 And lastly, on the holidays 24:38 think about what you can be grateful for. 24:40 Thanks giving is really health giving 24:43 and we will talk a little bit about that later. 24:46 But now, Teenie, you have anther recipe for us. 24:48 We're gonna do some chicken salad sandwiches. 24:52 I love them. 24:53 Okay, well, they are good 24:55 and they are delicious and nutritious. 25:45 So, let's start with our garbanzo beans. 25:49 Garbanzos are wonderful source of protein. 25:53 You see, you get proteins 25:55 from basically high protein from three sources. 25:58 From your beans, your legumes 26:01 and then of course your gluten flours 26:05 and then your nut products. 26:07 And so the last time we did a demonstration with nuts 26:11 and now we are going to do with beans. 26:14 And so we have garbanzo beans. 26:17 These are the dry garbanzos. So these are dry. 26:21 Now you can also use them in the can 26:24 and so, but we are using the dry ones. 26:27 And this is-- these are the garbanzos 26:29 after they have been soaked. 26:31 So these are the garbanzos after they've been soaked 26:34 and we're going to put those. 26:36 And you just soak them in water, 26:38 cover them completely with water 26:40 and then let them soak overnight. 26:43 And then put them into your blender 26:47 and add your water and then just blend that up 26:51 until it's blended nicely. 27:23 Okay, then once they are blended, 27:26 very good so that it's all nice and more of a batter, 27:31 looking like a batter then you pour it into a bowl 27:36 and simply add your seasonings. 27:39 Then you add the gluten flour. 27:42 So we have our garbanzo beans blended 27:45 and now we are simply going to add all of our seasonings. 27:49 So put all the seasoning together here, 27:51 the garlic and garlic salt and your onion powder 27:57 and your parsley flakes and just mix that all together. 28:01 And then you're going to add your gluten flour. 28:06 And then you have two sources of good protein. 28:11 You have both your garbanzo beans 28:13 and you have your gluten flour. 28:16 So mix this up and it will come all together. 28:20 It will be almost like kneading in a little bowl. 28:24 And so it's like, almost like bread making here. 28:27 Going to just get everything in there 28:30 and make it like one round ball 28:33 and we need to put that on to a baking dish 28:38 because you're going to bake this as well. 28:41 Now, I had a cooking school 28:45 and there was a lady that came to my cooking school 28:48 and she had never tasted vegetarian food. 28:51 And once she tasted this chicken salad 28:53 she couldn't believe it. 28:54 And she came to me and she said, 28:56 "Oh, Mrs. Finley, this is wonderful. 29:00 Absolutely wonderful. 29:02 In fact it even beats my pork roast." 29:06 And I thought well, I am glad 29:09 I have something that beats pork roast 29:12 because of course, pork is the highest source 29:15 of cholesterol and fat. 29:18 So we want to make sure 29:19 that we are eating something really good. 29:21 And this chicken vegetarian-- chicken salad is really good. 29:25 So you see you have a nice, almost like, 29:28 it's just about like what you'd do 29:31 when you're kneading bread. 29:33 And so you knead this all and to think that you can 29:36 actually make your own vegetarian chicken salad. 29:41 You don't have to buy it out of a can. 29:43 You don't even have to buy it frozen, 29:45 you can make it yourself 29:47 out of gluten flour seasoning and garbanzo beans. 29:51 And then you put his ball now-- 29:52 I made two balls here for the recipe. 29:59 You can make one, flatten it out 30:01 and then put it into the oven and bake it 30:04 or you can take two balls like this, 30:08 split it up and make two out of there 30:12 and put it into the oven 30:14 and what you want to do is bake it off. 30:17 So you press it down and put it on a baking sheet 30:21 and you have two balls like this 30:25 and you going to bake that off 30:28 and then you have your chicken here. 30:32 Then you have your chicken here 30:34 that you're going to make your chicken salad with. 30:36 So we're gonna make some chicken salad 30:39 after Mark comes back and tells us some good reasons 30:42 why we should eat healthy during the holidays. 30:47 I really enjoy that chicken salad. 30:51 You know, I often take it in sandwiches 30:53 and often take it in my lunches. 30:56 And Tinnie makes it not only at the holidays 30:58 but she makes in other times especially for me 31:00 and its absolutely delicious. 31:02 We've been talking about seven principles 31:03 of how to have healthy holidays. 31:05 Health is not merely a matter of diet or eating, 31:08 it's a matter of every aspect of our lives. 31:11 To be in health means that we are physically well, 31:15 that we are mentally alert, that we are emotionally stable 31:19 and that we have a spiritual life 31:22 in our connection with God. 31:24 And so when we talk about the holidays in our family 31:26 we try to include all of the aspect of health. 31:30 And here in our Natural Lifestyle Cooking Workbook 31:35 I've been talking about seven principles 31:37 of how to make your holidays the most healthy. 31:41 And we've been looking at one principle 31:43 called Thanksgiving of gratitude. 31:45 When Hans Selye, the founder of stress research 31:50 and the great stress researcher from Canada talked about stress. 31:56 He said, "The key attitude 31:58 in reducing the stress in your life 32:01 is the attitude of gratitude." 32:03 So when we celebrate holidays in our home, 32:06 often at Thanksgiving we sit around the table 32:08 and I ask each of the children, grandchildren 32:12 share something that you are thankful for. 32:16 If we go to Christians 32:17 we're talking about on Christmas day, 32:20 the fact that not only do we give gifts to one another 32:24 but that Jesus is the greatest gift 32:27 and we talk about Thanksgiving for Him. 32:29 Birthdays, we try to look for experiences of things 32:32 that we're thankful for. 32:33 There are two physicians, physiologists, 32:36 Dr. Robert Emmons of the University California, 32:39 Davis and Dr. Michael McCullough, 32:40 at the University of Miami 32:42 and they did and amazing study on gratitude. 32:45 They took two groups of people. 32:47 The first group of people, they said "Write about 32:49 something you are thankful for." 32:51 The second group of people they said, 32:52 "Write about something that irritates you." 32:55 And over a 10 day period each day the first group 32:58 would write about something they were thankful for 32:59 and second group would write about 33:01 something that irritated them. 33:02 At the end of the 10 days this is what they discovered, 33:05 let me read to you. 33:07 It was actually 10 weeks. 33:08 And they said, "After 10 weeks, 33:10 those who wrote about gratitude were more optimistic 33:13 and felt better about their lives. 33:15 Surprisingly, they had fewer visits to the physicians. 33:20 They exercised more 33:21 than those who focused on sources of aggravation." 33:25 This remarkable research indicates 33:28 that if you develop a thankful sprit 33:31 and a grateful heart that the brain releases 33:35 positive chemical endorphins into the body 33:39 that help to reduce stress and promote health. 33:42 So on the holidays look for things to be thankful for 33:46 not things that you wish were better. 33:48 On the holidays, enjoy your family relationships. 33:51 On the holidays eat some of these great healthy foods 33:56 from Mrs. Finley's cookbook. 33:58 And you have another recipe for us. 33:59 Well, we are going to finish the chicken salad sandwiches. 34:02 Exactly. 34:04 So we're going to bake this off. 34:07 You remember, we just blended up 34:10 all those garbanzo beans 34:11 and mixed it with gluten flour and the seasoning. 34:14 So we're gonna bake this off 34:15 for about an hour at 350 degrees in the oven. 34:19 If you're ever in doubt about a temperature, 34:21 350 is a moderate oven so that's great. 34:25 And now, this one is already been baked. 34:27 This is one of those round balls that we just made 34:30 and we're going to just break this up 34:33 and put it into this grinder. 34:36 And we're gonna make our own chicken salad. 34:40 So we're going to put this into the grinder 34:43 and just--you could just tear them off 34:45 like that in pieces. 34:47 And this is just garbanzo beans, 34:50 gluten flour and seasonings. 34:52 Amazing how nutritious this can be and inexpensive. 34:56 If you want something 34:57 economical for the holidays as well 35:00 then you can have this good recipe. 35:03 So we're gonna blend this all up here 35:06 and break it up 35:09 and then we're going to put the cover on 35:11 and just click that in 35:15 and we're going to turn it on 35:18 and you'll have some ground up vegetarian chicken salad. 35:34 Let's do it just a little bit more. 35:44 Okay, see what you have. 35:46 You have some ground chicken here 35:50 just like we have here 35:52 and we have this chicken all ground up. 35:56 So I am gonna now take-- and you have another ball. 35:58 So this is nice because you can grind it 36:01 and you can put it in your freezer. 36:03 And actually have it whenever you want to have 36:08 special occasions maybe for evening meal, 36:12 just a sandwich or something. 36:14 And then I am going to add some chopped up celery 36:20 and then some vegenaise. 36:22 This is vegetarian plant based vegetarian mayonnaise. 36:27 And we're going to mix that together. 36:29 And you know what, you can make the holidays fun 36:32 because you can even make 36:33 special sandwiches for your guests. 36:36 You can take a piece of bread and make a Christmas tree. 36:41 Here's a wonderful little Christmas tree. 36:42 Just take a cookie cuter, like this, put your bread down 36:47 and cut your Christmas tree right out of your bread 36:51 just like we have here. 36:53 You cut that out and you have a nice Christmas tree. 36:57 So you just take Christmas tree bread 36:59 or bell or whatever you want 37:01 and then mix this with your soy mayonnaise and you celery. 37:07 We'll put a little more of that mayonnaise in here. 37:11 You can put--use as much or as little as you like. 37:14 You can use it to taste. 37:16 And we'll put that and then you just spread it on your bread 37:19 and you have a nice appetizer or you can use it 37:26 when you actually have a supper meal 37:29 or you want something substantial 37:33 but a little lighter than a full roast or something. 37:36 So this is a nice dish to have on hand. 37:42 In fact, you can just freeze this even. 37:45 You can put it into-- 37:46 once its ground up you can freeze it. 37:48 You can put it in your refrigerator 37:50 and keep it for quite sometime. 37:52 And so of course nothing will keep that we make forever 37:57 because you don' have any preservatives, 38:00 you only have of course natural ingredients in here. 38:04 So then you just spread this across your Christmas tree bread 38:09 and make yourself a sandwich. 38:12 And then here you go. 38:16 You have some good sandwiches, Mr. Finley. 38:19 Looks great. Yes. 38:20 So I hope that you'll try some of these delicious, 38:24 nutritious and economical recipes during the holidays. 38:29 These look and smell delicious. 38:31 What's our next recipe? 38:33 Next we are going to do some, 38:34 something for Valentine's Day, maybe some fruit balls. 38:55 So let's take our apricots, 38:58 wonderful and vitamin A, iron, all kinds of good nutrients. 39:03 Some good dates and some resins 39:06 which are also high in your nutrients. 39:09 And so we're going to take 39:10 some of these and I've already ground these. 39:14 You can use one of those old fashion meat grinders 39:17 to do your dried fruit candy with 39:20 or you can actually on your-- 39:24 with your kitchen aid, they have a piece 39:26 that you can do that with as well. 39:27 So I've already ground this 39:29 and I'm going to mix it all together. 39:31 And now you just mix it with your hands. 39:34 And you'll have some wonderful candy 39:37 and you can use this 39:38 not only for your Christmas holiday 39:41 or Thanksgiving or parties or whatever 39:45 but also you can use this for Valentine's Day. 39:50 Serve your family, the ones that you love 39:54 some good nutritious candy. 39:57 And you can see that that's all going in there. 40:00 We have more apricots-- double the amount of apricots 40:04 than the resins and dates. 40:09 Now also there are lots of other dried fruits too 40:12 that you can use. 40:13 There's dried mangoes, there's a lot of different dried fruits. 40:17 So whatever you chose you can use there. 40:21 So you want to get that all in. 40:23 So it's all mixed in nicely, 40:26 and once you have that all mixed in 40:29 then you gonna roll this in some crushed nuts. 40:34 So here we have a mice ball and then we're going to take 40:37 some of this and roll it in some nuts. 40:42 And you just roll them as big or small as you want. 40:47 And these are delicious 40:50 and of course there's no sugar in here, 40:54 just the sweetening from the dates 40:58 and the dried fruit itself. 41:01 And so then we're going to-- let's have our bowl here. 41:06 You can put those in 41:08 and then you just keep making all these fruit balls. 41:12 And you have a wonderful natural dessert. 41:16 Also something good for the children 41:19 so they're not always eating that sugar candy. 41:22 Have you ever noticed when children eat a lot of sugar 41:26 then they maybe hyper, hyperactive? 41:30 And so it's good to have some good natural fruit. 41:33 And then of course your natural fruits, 41:37 just your grapes and your peaches 41:41 and plums and pears and apples. 41:44 In fact there's a lot of good nutrition in an apple. 41:47 They say "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." 41:51 And they are good for your bones as well 41:53 because you have lots of boron. 41:55 So beside the dried fruits be sure to give your family 41:58 lots of good fruit. 42:00 We can eat it in abundance really and with-- 42:04 and have a lot of good nutrition. 42:06 So we're gonna make these fruit balls 42:08 and Mark is going to share with you some more things 42:11 from our Natural Lifestyle Cooking Workbook. 42:17 We have been talking about the fact that our attitudes 42:21 play a dramatic role in our health. 42:24 We've pointed out that a positive mental attitude 42:28 makes a difference. 42:30 The University of Kansas recently has done 42:33 some pioneer land breaking research. 42:37 And let me share with you some of that research 42:40 from the University of Kansas. 42:42 They were looking at the role of attitude 42:45 and physical health. 42:47 The University of Kansas found that 42:49 positive emotions are critical 42:53 for maintaining health of people worldwide. 42:55 And here I am quoting the study. 42:58 "There is a science that's emerging 42:59 that says a positive attitude isn't just a state of mind. 43:02 It also has linkages 43:04 to what's going on in the brain and in the body." 43:07 So attitudes have linkages to what's going on in our brain 43:12 and what's going on in our body. 43:15 A positive mental attitude brings health and joy in life. 43:20 Health is very, very broad based. 43:24 If you go back to creation in the Book of Genesis 43:28 you discover that god put Adam and Eve in a garden. 43:30 Why? 43:32 He wanted them to have fresh air and sunshine. 43:35 Those are elements of health. 43:38 He gave them a plant based diet in Eden, 43:42 the diet that would give them the fuel to sustain their life 43:46 and to sustain their health. 43:48 And in that garden, Adam and Eve 43:50 had a positive loving relationship together. 43:55 That made all the difference. 43:56 We know today that attitudes 43:57 and relationships do make a difference. 43:59 And in that garden, Adam and Eve were to give-- 44:02 were to dress and keep the garden. 44:04 They got adequate exercise but most of all before sin, 44:10 Adam and Eve had a relationship with God. 44:12 And it was that relationship with god 44:14 that gave them an anchor in their lives 44:17 because love heals 44:20 and selfishness and hate destroys. 44:24 Teenie, you've just about got those 44:27 nut balls done, don't you? Yes. 44:30 These are wonderful fruit, 44:33 natural fruit dessert for the holidays. 44:36 So I hope that they will enjoy 44:38 making those and also eating them. 44:40 You know, the walnuts are really good as well. Yes. 44:43 Studies indicate Howard, 44:44 I was looking at a study from Howard recently 44:46 and it indicated that the walnuts provide 44:49 a reduced cardiovascular risk 44:52 if you eat walnuts three times a week or more. 44:55 And I know every time we sit down for breakfast 44:57 you always give me a handful of walnuts. Yes. 45:00 And I do want to feed you those walnuts 45:02 because I want you to live longer. 45:05 And you know one way that we can actually 45:07 even improve our health is by gratitude. 45:10 And so we're going to talk a little bit next about 45:13 another day that's important and that is Valentine's Day. 45:19 Valentine's Day is a very special day to express our love 45:23 and flowers make a difference. 45:25 Red Cross University joined with the American Floral Society 45:29 to study the impact of flowers on attitude. 45:33 They looked at 147 women that received flowers. 45:37 Now men, listen to this one. 45:40 These women had two predominant emotions, 45:44 excitement and happiness. 45:47 And as they got their flowers 45:49 their mental attitude improved. 45:52 And anytime you improve somebody's mental attitude 45:54 you improve their health as well. 45:57 So giving flowers, 45:58 expressing love on Valentine's Day 46:02 benefits both the giver and the receiver. 46:05 Right, Teenie? That's right, Mark. 46:08 Flowers are an important part but just giving a gift 46:12 is also very important. 46:14 In fact, on the holidays people can give 46:17 a wonderful loaf of bread. 46:19 Just wrap it in some homemade bread 46:21 in some foil with a nice bow 46:24 and that's a wonderful nutritious gift. 46:27 But in addition to that we might give flowers 46:31 but we can give other gifts as well. 46:32 I'd like to tell you and share with you 46:35 the first Valentine's gift that I got from Mark 46:39 who is then my boyfriend, not my husband. 46:43 And he gave me the first valentine's gift. 46:45 He gave me a lovely card. It was wonderful. 46:49 But in addition to that do you know what he gave me? 46:51 It wasn't flowers and it wasn't even a box of candy. 46:59 Of course, it would have been health candy 47:01 maybe like fruit ball candy or something 47:03 but it wasn't that. 47:05 Do you know what he gave me? 47:07 He actually gave me many years ago 47:11 a bread cooking book. 47:13 Can you believe that, 47:15 a bread book for Valentine's Day? 47:19 I thought what do I do with that bread book? 47:21 I wasn't quite sure but I thought, 47:24 after I was married to him 47:26 maybe I should learn how to fix bread, make bread. 47:30 But also maybe I better try some pecan rolls. 47:35 I ought to try some of these recipes. 47:38 And do you know that, that bread book was so good, 47:43 it was lasting. 47:45 Yes, candy is leading, 47:47 even flowers although they're wonderful 47:50 at the time for health is leading 47:53 but my bread book still last today. 47:56 So I have that bread book. 47:58 So gentlemen, maybe of you're thinking about 48:01 something nice for the one that you love 48:04 you might want to have a special present as well. 48:08 And maybe it is a Natural Lifestyle Cooking cookbook 48:14 because you know what, 48:16 it's going to be lasting that's for sure. 48:19 So maybe, Mark, since you gave me a cookbook 48:23 on Valentine's Day over 46 year ago, 48:27 maybe they could give a cookbook as well. 48:30 That's a great suggestion. 48:31 You know, having joy on the holidays, 48:36 giving on the holidays 48:38 isn't that what the holidays are all about? 48:40 Having a heart filled with Thanksgiving. 48:43 Now there maybe somebody is thinking, 48:45 well, you know what, I am not sure 48:46 I have a great deal to be thankful for. 48:50 Let me share this story of Matthew Henry. 48:52 Matthew Henry was a circuit riding preacher in England. 48:58 And he rode from place to place preaching. 49:00 One day as he was riding between two villages, 49:03 a band of robbers robbed him. 49:06 He was knocked off his horse, 49:08 they took his purse 49:10 and they left him there bruised and bleeding. 49:12 That night Matthew Henry wrote these words in his diary. 49:17 He said, "Today I was robbed and I am so thankful. 49:22 I am thankful first that it was I who was robbed 49:26 and not I who did the robbing." 49:29 I mean that is something to be thankful for, isn't it? 49:32 He said, "Secondly, I am thankful 49:33 that although they took my purse, 49:36 they didn't take my life. 49:38 Thirdly, I am thankful 49:40 that although they took my purse and not my life 49:43 that when they took my purse 49:45 they didn't get much money." 49:48 And then he made this remarkable statement. 49:51 He said, "I am thankful 49:52 that I have something to look forward to, 49:56 that's far beyond this life. 49:58 And even if they take everything from me, 50:01 I still have Jesus on the holidays." 50:06 Let your heart be filled with Thanksgiving 50:09 for the graciousness and the goodness of God. 50:14 On the holidays 50:16 let your heart be filled with Thanksgiving 50:19 for the people that are around you. 50:22 People that share with you life, 50:25 family, friends, working associates. 50:29 And on the holidays 50:31 let your heart soar with the joy 50:36 that Jesus gives 50:37 and the eternal gift of salvation. 50:40 The reason Teenie and I 50:41 do these Natural Lifestyle Cooking Schools 50:44 is because we have a great desire 50:45 that every one of you live life to the fullest. 50:52 Yes, may your holidays be special 50:55 and as you fix some of these foods 50:57 I know that you'll be healthier, 51:00 happier and even live longer. 51:02 So my wish for you is that you have better health 51:07 and live longer, happier and healthier. 51:10 And if you desire to get the Natural Lifestyle Cookbook 51:14 or our new workbook 51:18 these materials will be a great blessing to your home, 51:22 a great gift for others. 51:25 Here's the information 51:26 that you need on the screen right now. 51:33 If you like to order 51:34 the Natural Lifestyle Cooking Cookbook or Workbook 51:38 you can do so by calling the Adventist Book Center 51:40 at 800-765-6955. 51:44 Again, 800-765-6955. 51:49 You can also visit their website 51:51 at adventistbookcenter.com. 51:54 Again, adventistbookcenter.com. 51:58 You can also call the 3ABN call center at 618-627-4651. 52:04 Again, for the 3ABN call center at its 618-627-4651. |
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