Have you ever wondered exactly
how to prepare healthy food
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that actually taste good?
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Well, stay tune
while Evita Tezeno
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and yours truly
Nyse Collins show you
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just how to do it
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and give you something
better, A Taste of Paradise.
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Welcome to A Taste of Paradise.
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My name is Evita
Tezeno and I'm from Texas,
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and I love Tex-Mex food.
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I just love quesadillas.
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And so when I became vegan,
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I was trying to figure
out how am I going to still
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celebrate the
taste of Tex-Mex food,
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and have it vegan and raw.
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Well, believe it
or not, I did it.
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I came up with a
scrumptious recipe
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that is flavorful,
have that Latino flair
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and still it's
nutritious and great for you.
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I call them Garden
of Eden quesadillas.
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So let's go the recipe.
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For the marinated
veggies you will need:
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So let's begin.
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These are the
veggies, they're so beautiful.
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And you wanna just
place them in a bowl.
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And one of my
very favorite veggies
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is spinach next to kale.
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So I tried to
incorporate spinach and kale
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in all of my dishes, if I can.
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So we're adding the
spring onions, the garlic,
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and garlic makes
things so flavorful.
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They're just, just add so
much wonderful spice to it.
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Lemon juice, the cayenne,
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and the cayenne can be omitted
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if you don't
want that extra kick.
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The lemon juice and the sea salt
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combine kind of mix the veggies
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look like they're cooked
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and have the
appearance of cooked.
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The cumin and
the smoked paprika...
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And you wanna combine
these and set these aside.
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Make sure that they
are thoroughly mixed.
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And sometimes what you can do
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is you can
prepare this overnight
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and they would
sit in the fridge,
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so it really gets a
real good marinate on it.
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For the next recipe
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we're going to do the tortillas.
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And that recipe is:
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So let's begin.
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This is a very easy recipe
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and you can use it
not only for tortillas
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but you can also use them
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for a wrap like a sandwich wrap,
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also you could use
this also for your bread,
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like a flat bread.
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And you wanna put
the flaxseed in last
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because the flaxseed
tends to get gelatinous
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and this is the chopped onions,
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Italian
seasoning, sea salt, garlic,
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and we want to put the flaxseed,
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golden flaxseed in last.
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Seems like a lot of
ingredients to put in a blender,
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but this blender is a workhorse.
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So after all the ingredients
are mixed thoroughly,
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you wanna pour this
mixture on a dehydrated sheet.
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I would say about two cups each
and you wanna spread it out,
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pretty thin.
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And because of the
miracle of television,
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this is what it looks like
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when it's
dehydrated after a 12 hours
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and it comes out pretty dry.
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And you have to make sure
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that you don't
dehydrate it too long
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or it will get a little cracked
on the ends like this one,
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but you could put a little
sprinkle or little water on it
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and it will be okay.
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And for the next recipe,
we're gonna do the cheese.
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The ingredients
for the cheese are:
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So let's make the cheese.
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Cashews, cashews
are my favorite nut
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because they make things
so creamy and macadamias.
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Yes, they are little pricy but,
you know, aren't you worth it?
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You are definitely worth
it. And they're so good for you.
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Red bell pepper,
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we have some cayenne, cumin,
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onions chopped.
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Okay.
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And then we put the yeast flakes
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which makes it
very cheesy and tahini.
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Tahini is sesame seed butter.
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Sesame seeds that have
been grounded down into a paste
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and this gives the
cheese the sharp taste.
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Of course, our
salt, the minerals,
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Himalayan sea salt,
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and last but
not least our water.
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And we give it a thorough blend.
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And now since we have
the veggies, the tortillas,
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and the cheese, now
we have to assemble them.
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And what we need for them are:
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So what I've done is I've
cut the tortillas in strips
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and then I cut them in squares
and then I cut them in half.
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So they look
just like tortillas.
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So this is amazing.
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So this is what we
do, we take the cheese
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and we spread it on the tortilla
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and this smells so good.
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We take some veggies
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and we place
them on the tortilla.
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And be careful
not to get the liquid
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because the salt
and the lemon juice
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has made a great liquid.
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And then you take
some more cheese...
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Look at this, this is awesome.
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And what's so cool
about these veggies
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that you can use these
veggies if you want cooked food,
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if you want some brown rice,
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you could serve
these over brown rice.
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You can also wrap them
up in a tortilla if you do,
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you know, tortillas.
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So they have a lot
of different things
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that you can do with
these marinated veggies as well.
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But here you have it, these
are Garden of Eden quesadillas.
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You know what? I think
that I'm going to sample it.
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Let me tell you, I
can't begin to tell you
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how amazing these are,
they're so good, delicious.
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Now don't let this
recipe intimidate you,
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have a raw quesadilla
party, invite some friends over.
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They are so good and remember,
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live life fresh.
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The dynamic duo.
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People are saying,
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"What is this
brother talking about now."
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I believe that we
have two of the most
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special, special
veggies around town.
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You all know, I'm a fruit guy,
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I love fruits
and stuff like that
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but also I love
my special veggies.
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And there is one in
particular that we all know
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and it's talking
about the artichoke.
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But people say,
"Well, that's just one.
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What are you talking
about a dynamic duo?"
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Well it's a second one,
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we consider
artichoke to be veggies
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a best kept
secret, but we have one
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that is actually
artichoke's best friend.
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And I'm gonna share
with you here shortly
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because a lot of times
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people are majorly
concerned with diabetes.
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And so we're gonna
share with you something
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that actually disarms it.
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You know the
importance of the artichoke
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and how it destroys any
possibility of diabetes.
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But we have his
friend that's the backup plan
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that goes ahead and helps out.
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And it's one that like
most people are not, you know,
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they don't know or
they're not familiar with,
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and so I'll show
you that here shortly.
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But as we look at the artichoke
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in terms of its
benefits and its properties,
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as you see it
looks like the crown,
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I consider it is the
crown jewel of veggies,
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the king of veggies.
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Look at those little
spikes and stuff like that.
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You can't mess
around with this thing.
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This one is a little
tired but hey, it is still good.
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You know, what I mean, a
lot of people enjoy that one,
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I will share with you,
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we share with you many
times over and over again
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how to prepare, you
just remove the leaves
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and you can do it
fresh, you can cook it,
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and if you stay
tuned, now this season,
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I may even show you
even simpler way do it.
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You can do it
raw, you can roast it,
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you can, you name it,
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you can make a
soup out of it as well.
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And this one is
good. Why is it good?
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Because it goes
ahead and it starts to work
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as a natural diuretic
to get out excess fluids,
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so person who has
high blood pressure,
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what will that do?
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It now will start to slowly,
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but surely,
gently decrease that.
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A person who has increased
level of sugar as well,
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you will have a gentle decrease
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because it has a carbohydrate
in it called inulin.
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Not insulin, but
the what? The inulin.
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So this is very good, very good
and a lot of people enjoy that.
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So that is the artichoke.
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But you said, "I wanna know
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what is the
artichoke's best friend?"
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We know veggies best
kept secret is artichoke.
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But who is the best
friend of the artichoke?
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Are you ready?
Where's the drum roll?
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All right, here it is
and it is called nopal.
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Yes, I'm talking about
nopal. Have you ever seen this?
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Many people
just call it a cactus
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and that's basically what it is.
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Look at that
thing. It is, look at...
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this thing is
dangerous right over here.
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Be careful.
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A lot of times we may
see in specialty markets,
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in particular
international markets
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such as like the Mexican
supermarket or something.
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And people say,
"Man, these people,
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I don't know what they're doing?
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Eating cactus?
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There's so many other
things that they can eat."
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But actually,
they're on to something.
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I know we're talking
about Taste of Paradise
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and we want
things that is good for,
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or good from the
Caribbean or tropical areas.
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Well, I'm sorry
to let you all know,
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Mexico is part of the Caribbean.
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It's right
there, you have Cancun,
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and all these other places.
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And so that's why this is
in our program and this nopal,
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a lot of people don't
mess with it but if you notice,
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people of Mexican
origin they eat this,
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this thing is in a
lot of their meals.
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This thing is
dangerously good for you.
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Yes, I did say,
dangerously good for you,
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because it is very good
to fight against diabetes,
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it is also good for helping
with the digestive track,
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and I'm gonna share a little bit
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of those items with you,
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why is it good
for the digestion?
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Because it's so high in fiber.
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I know it looks
just like a cactus
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and you probably drove by,
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something that looks
like it in Nevada or Arizona
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or California.
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But, man, next time you
needed to pull over, say,
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"Let me go ahead."
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But be careful 'cause you
may get hurt in the process.
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And you know,
what's really funny?
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I notice like the things
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that are like
really good for you
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are sometimes like the things
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that are the most
challenging to get,
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the most challenging to cook
or something of that nature.
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But today we're gonna
show you a simple recipe
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that is phenomenal
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'cause you saw what Evita
did, that stuff looks good.
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We just need now a little
salad that goes along with that.
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And don't tell Evita,
and I'm not gonna do it raw
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but I'm gonna cook
this up a little bit.
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So now we're gonna
complement both of these items
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and this is the nopal.
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Let me just show
you now real quick,
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how it can be simply prepared?
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Now because it has those spikes,
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what you want to do
is you wanna go ahead,
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I'm gonna bring that
over to this cutting board
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and I'm gonna share a
little recipe with you.
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But I first wanna show
you at least how to cut it
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or how to clean
it off a little bit.
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In most supermarkets
this is already done for you.
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They usually have, in
specialty supermarkets
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they usually have a person
that will clean it for you.
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You just hold it from one
end and if you can follow there,
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this one I already did for you.
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You just cut off those
items, it's just real simple.
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And if you notice,
if you look closely,
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it has like a
little sliminess to it.
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That is actually a good thing,
that's the mucilage there.
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And that's what's
gonna help with digestion
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and balance things out.
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So you just remove
those cactus, please.
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When you do this, do it properly
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because we don't want anybody
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to end up with a
little thorn or something
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and they throw a name
like, "Nyse told me to eat this.
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He said it was good for this."
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So that. No, no,
none of that stuff.
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We're gonna do it properly
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so you get that there nicely
just like that and basically...
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Oh, I just made a mess.
00:16:32.39\00:16:33.86
You have a nice clean
nopal, as you see there,
00:16:33.89\00:16:37.53
I'm gonna show you right there
00:16:37.56\00:16:40.33
as you can see
that this is very good.
00:16:40.40\00:16:42.40
Now we're gonna
make a delicious recipe
00:16:42.43\00:16:45.37
from this here.
00:16:45.40\00:16:46.80
I'm sorry, in a second
00:16:46.84\00:16:48.67
but I'll show you real
quick how to cut it now.
00:16:48.70\00:16:50.87
So after you remove
00:16:50.91\00:16:52.24
a lot of those
spines and thorns,
00:16:52.27\00:16:54.71
you just go ahead and
you slice it there long way
00:16:54.74\00:16:57.41
as you see, again
really simple and easy to make.
00:16:57.45\00:17:02.55
And so people say, "Okay, cool."
00:17:02.58\00:17:04.65
All right, we learned
how to cut the cactus,
00:17:04.69\00:17:06.92
we know that it's high in fiber
00:17:06.99\00:17:09.66
but why is it
per se good for me?
00:17:09.69\00:17:12.16
Why is this good for me?
00:17:12.19\00:17:13.63
Now because of its
high quantity of fibers,
00:17:13.66\00:17:16.67
it's like
literally booming with fiber,
00:17:16.70\00:17:19.33
this helps to decrease the,
00:17:19.37\00:17:21.47
or slowdown the
absorption of sugar
00:17:21.50\00:17:24.67
and carbohydrates and items.
00:17:24.71\00:17:26.54
You know, 'cause a lot of times
when people who have diabetes,
00:17:26.57\00:17:29.11
if they use white
or refined products,
00:17:29.14\00:17:31.68
when they digest
and it breaks down,
00:17:31.71\00:17:33.21
it causes a sugar to do what?
00:17:33.25\00:17:35.45
Shoot up really high and
then when they check their,
00:17:35.48\00:17:38.15
you know, postprandial,
they check their blood sugar
00:17:38.19\00:17:40.96
and they go "Oh, my
goodness, my sugar is so high."
00:17:40.99\00:17:42.82
Then what did they do?
00:17:42.86\00:17:44.23
They do the insulin
or they take the pills
00:17:44.26\00:17:45.59
and what happens
to the sugar then?
00:17:45.63\00:17:47.10
It comes crashing again.
00:17:47.13\00:17:48.43
Then they eat another
meal, what happens next?
00:17:48.46\00:17:49.96
It goes right back up again
00:17:50.03\00:17:51.37
and they have this
rollercoaster effect.
00:17:51.40\00:17:53.60
The reason why we are diabetic,
00:17:53.64\00:17:56.24
in particular it
needs a high fiber diet
00:17:56.27\00:17:58.44
'cause what fiber does,
00:17:58.47\00:17:59.81
fiber holds on to those sugars
or like the white products,
00:17:59.84\00:18:04.48
and it causes it to do what?
00:18:04.51\00:18:06.25
Gently, gently
go ahead and absorb.
00:18:06.28\00:18:09.95
So then after
two, three, four hours
00:18:09.98\00:18:12.32
then it comes
down slowly but surely.
00:18:12.35\00:18:14.36
So you don't have these what?
00:18:14.39\00:18:15.72
These peaks and these troughs.
00:18:15.76\00:18:17.29
So it's really simple
and very good for a diabetic.
00:18:17.36\00:18:21.60
Also this thing
is like literally
00:18:21.63\00:18:25.27
booming with vitamin C.
00:18:25.30\00:18:27.57
Now people are like, "Vitamin C?
00:18:27.64\00:18:28.97
This thing is just a cactus."
00:18:29.00\00:18:30.61
They did a little study actually
00:18:30.64\00:18:32.54
and they gave a
couple of individuals,
00:18:32.57\00:18:34.38
vitamin C pills or
supplements or stuff like that
00:18:34.41\00:18:37.98
and then they gave them what?
00:18:38.01\00:18:39.58
A nopal and say it with me.
00:18:39.61\00:18:41.42
Nopal, like no pal, but nopal.
00:18:41.45\00:18:44.65
You just bring it back together,
00:18:44.69\00:18:46.02
so basically
nopal tells diabetes,
00:18:46.05\00:18:48.02
"No, pal, I don't
want none of your problem."
00:18:48.06\00:18:50.26
And so they gave other
individuals this to eat
00:18:50.33\00:18:54.00
and you will be happy
to know that watch this,
00:18:54.00\00:18:56.97
after they finish the study,
00:18:57.03\00:18:58.87
they found that the beneficial
properties of vitamin C
00:18:58.90\00:19:02.27
was more pronounce
or well documented,
00:19:02.30\00:19:05.71
and they could actually observe
and see the difference there
00:19:05.74\00:19:10.08
with the
individuals who ate nopal
00:19:10.11\00:19:12.55
in comparison to the people
who actually took the pills.
00:19:12.58\00:19:15.95
Or not the pills
per se, the supplement.
00:19:15.98\00:19:18.55
And that's like a
little note here for us.
00:19:18.59\00:19:20.92
It says, the simple things
of God confounds the wise.
00:19:20.99\00:19:23.56
God will want us to
eat the simple food,
00:19:23.59\00:19:25.59
simple things
that we can access,
00:19:25.63\00:19:27.23
you know, anywhere.
00:19:27.23\00:19:28.56
You know, we're
not saying supplements
00:19:28.60\00:19:29.93
or anything are bad,
00:19:29.96\00:19:31.30
but what we want to
do is choose the food
00:19:31.33\00:19:34.17
that best supply the
elements needed for what?
00:19:34.24\00:19:37.14
Building up the body.
00:19:37.21\00:19:38.64
And so if you use certain foods,
00:19:38.67\00:19:40.38
that's why we
need to be studying
00:19:40.41\00:19:42.21
and just show ourselves a proof.
00:19:42.24\00:19:43.58
Which food is
actually good for us?
00:19:43.65\00:19:45.65
Man, we can save
ourselves a lot of money.
00:19:45.68\00:19:47.95
And one person
said, "Yeah, that's true."
00:19:47.98\00:19:49.68
I notice, I was taking a
whole bunch of extra stuff
00:19:49.72\00:19:52.15
that I didn't per se need.
00:19:52.19\00:19:54.06
And they said,
00:19:54.09\00:19:55.42
"When I went to
the restroom...",
00:19:55.46\00:19:56.83
you know, a person who is like
over supplementing, of course,
00:19:56.86\00:20:00.53
you follow doctor's instructions
00:20:00.60\00:20:02.16
but they will over
supplement and they say,
00:20:02.20\00:20:03.53
"When I went to the
rest room, I noticed,
00:20:03.57\00:20:05.23
wow, the urine was
really bright and yellow."
00:20:05.27\00:20:07.87
And we say, "Hey, that's a sign
00:20:07.90\00:20:09.44
that your body
doesn't per se need as much."
00:20:09.47\00:20:12.31
But if you eat
four or five oranges
00:20:12.34\00:20:14.24
and you go to the
restroom, what happens?
00:20:14.28\00:20:16.41
When you go to the restroom,
00:20:16.44\00:20:17.78
you notice the water
comes out nice and clear.
00:20:17.81\00:20:19.35
So that's your body
saying, "Hey, I needed this way,
00:20:19.38\00:20:21.55
this is the way I absorb it."
00:20:21.58\00:20:23.45
So hey, keep that in
mind and let's go ahead
00:20:23.49\00:20:25.82
and let's cook some nopales.
00:20:25.85\00:20:27.22
So we're gonna have a
simple recipe for you,
00:20:27.26\00:20:29.42
this is the
nopal delicious salad
00:20:29.46\00:20:33.23
as we cactus salad,
and it's real simple.
00:20:33.26\00:20:35.36
All you need is:
00:20:35.40\00:20:36.73
What did we say?
"Sea salt to taste."
00:21:19.27\00:21:21.24
So this is real
quick. How we're gonna do it?
00:21:21.28\00:21:23.01
We take the same
ones that we cut up
00:21:23.04\00:21:24.98
and we just go ahead,
00:21:25.01\00:21:26.35
you could cut that into
quarter or even in half.
00:21:26.38\00:21:30.25
You can take that,
00:21:30.29\00:21:31.62
I'll make this one a
little bit shorter there.
00:21:31.65\00:21:33.52
And what we're gonna do,
00:21:33.56\00:21:34.92
we're just gonna
take these items,
00:21:34.96\00:21:36.29
we're gonna get
this on the stove now.
00:21:36.32\00:21:38.33
I'm gonna light that up.
00:21:38.36\00:21:40.36
All right, we're
gonna take these items
00:21:40.40\00:21:43.53
and we're just gonna put them
00:21:43.60\00:21:44.93
as you see here
in the pots go ahead.
00:21:44.97\00:21:48.20
We're gonna make
it till it's tender.
00:21:48.24\00:21:49.67
Don't boil it to death, please.
00:21:49.70\00:21:51.57
A lot of times
people, they just boil
00:21:51.61\00:21:53.51
till they can't boil anymore.
00:21:53.54\00:21:55.24
And so just boil just enough.
00:21:55.28\00:21:57.18
I'm gonna go ahead
and cut one more nopal,
00:21:57.21\00:22:00.52
very simple, very easy.
00:22:00.55\00:22:01.88
Oh, you know,
what's cool as well,
00:22:01.92\00:22:03.52
some specialty markets...
00:22:03.59\00:22:05.75
So you go right
here on the side there.
00:22:05.79\00:22:07.66
Make sure 'cause this is
where the thorns hang out.
00:22:07.69\00:22:10.73
Some specialty
markets actually have people
00:22:10.76\00:22:13.50
that will go ahead
and prepare this for you.
00:22:13.53\00:22:16.10
So and go ahead and let me
cut off this last part there.
00:22:16.13\00:22:20.74
And they'll have it prepared
00:22:20.80\00:22:22.90
and they'll just give
it to you in a big bag.
00:22:22.94\00:22:25.17
And so you could
just bring it home,
00:22:25.21\00:22:26.84
wash it, and cook it.
00:22:26.88\00:22:29.21
So I'm just gonna go ahead
and dice or just cut these up
00:22:29.24\00:22:33.25
and I add a little bit more,
00:22:33.28\00:22:34.62
you see that
slimy, sticky stuff.
00:22:34.65\00:22:35.98
This is also good for
the respiratory system.
00:22:36.02\00:22:38.69
All right, just like
okra, everybody knows okra.
00:22:38.72\00:22:41.36
That's a simple
thing that we can use.
00:22:41.39\00:22:43.06
And look at me, this
thing is so slippery,
00:22:43.09\00:22:45.79
I can't even pick it up.
00:22:45.83\00:22:47.30
So we take that,
we're gonna put that there,
00:22:47.36\00:22:49.16
we're gonna add a
little bit of salt,
00:22:49.20\00:22:51.67
and you're gonna let
that boil for a little while
00:22:51.70\00:22:54.27
until it's nice and
tender, nice and tender.
00:22:54.30\00:22:57.67
But we're gonna go ahead
00:22:57.71\00:22:59.04
and speed up things
just a little bit for you
00:22:59.07\00:23:02.01
because his buddy, artichoke
is gonna little jealous
00:23:02.04\00:23:05.35
that we're giving all
the attention to the nopal.
00:23:05.38\00:23:07.92
But we had some that
is already been prepared
00:23:07.95\00:23:10.82
and the coolest thing
is you could also get this
00:23:10.89\00:23:12.72
from the
supermarket, already prepared.
00:23:12.75\00:23:15.36
Just if you buy in the
jar or in a container there,
00:23:15.39\00:23:21.03
make sure it hasn't
been stored in vinegar.
00:23:21.06\00:23:23.10
Okay.
00:23:23.13\00:23:24.47
Or they probably
storing in like citric acid
00:23:24.50\00:23:26.07
or something of that nature.
00:23:26.10\00:23:27.44
That's usually a better option.
00:23:27.50\00:23:28.84
But not in vinegar, if
it's stored in vinegar,
00:23:28.87\00:23:30.47
then you wanna hold off on that.
00:23:30.51\00:23:31.84
So this is how it should look,
how it should come up there.
00:23:31.87\00:23:35.28
This is nice and
tender, they're nice and soft,
00:23:35.31\00:23:38.05
and you can use that there.
00:23:38.08\00:23:39.91
So we have, this
is prepared nopal.
00:23:39.98\00:23:43.69
We're gonna take these nopales,
so you just say nopales.
00:23:43.75\00:23:46.96
And we're gonna pour
that into the big bowl
00:23:47.02\00:23:49.16
and you notice
it's real sign there.
00:23:49.19\00:23:51.63
Then we're gonna add a
couple of the other ingredients.
00:23:51.66\00:23:54.30
What do we have?
00:23:54.30\00:23:55.63
We have the green
onions, we have the cilantro,
00:23:55.66\00:23:58.43
we're gonna pour
all of these in here.
00:23:58.47\00:24:01.14
We're gonna add some flavor,
00:24:01.17\00:24:02.50
we add some red or
orange bell peppers there,
00:24:02.54\00:24:07.48
we have the tomatoes.
00:24:07.51\00:24:09.58
All right, you, guys
know how to speak Spanish now.
00:24:09.61\00:24:12.11
And then we have
the cebolla or onions,
00:24:12.15\00:24:15.08
as you see there and radishes.
00:24:15.12\00:24:17.89
Let me tell you
something about these radishes.
00:24:17.92\00:24:19.25
Radishes are amazing.
00:24:19.29\00:24:20.66
This is like
very good for people
00:24:20.69\00:24:22.19
who are dealing with allergies.
00:24:22.22\00:24:23.83
A lot of times people
are dealing with respiratory,
00:24:23.86\00:24:27.23
you know, they always sinusitis
00:24:27.30\00:24:28.70
and they're congested
all the time and radishes,
00:24:28.73\00:24:31.57
fresh radishes eating those up
00:24:31.60\00:24:33.70
are really good like
sometimes, I get sick,
00:24:33.74\00:24:36.07
I get a cold or
flu or something.
00:24:36.10\00:24:37.81
And what gets me
really bad is the sinuses,
00:24:37.84\00:24:39.64
so I eat a lot of
carrots and what else?
00:24:39.67\00:24:42.31
Radishes,
radishes are very good.
00:24:42.34\00:24:43.91
So we're gonna pour
all of those items in here.
00:24:43.95\00:24:46.88
We're gonna mix that
up just a little bit.
00:24:46.92\00:24:48.45
Then we're gonna add
the lemon juice, all right.
00:24:48.48\00:24:52.39
Oh, man, this thing
is so easy, so simple.
00:24:52.42\00:24:54.82
I need to hurry up
00:24:54.86\00:24:56.19
and we get that
our oregano there
00:24:56.22\00:24:58.13
just enough there.
00:24:58.16\00:24:59.53
We got the salt as well
because this would go perfect,
00:24:59.56\00:25:02.96
perfect right
along those enchiladas.
00:25:03.00\00:25:06.97
And make sure, of
course, anytime we add the salt,
00:25:07.04\00:25:09.44
the sea salt, it's sea salt.
00:25:09.47\00:25:11.24
Try to see if you can get
them one with iodine, okay.
00:25:11.27\00:25:14.71
And a lot of times people
are on this no salt diet stuff.
00:25:14.74\00:25:18.11
No salt. No, no, no.
00:25:18.15\00:25:19.91
And then they give us a call,
00:25:19.95\00:25:21.28
two or three months later
and their neck is swollen,
00:25:21.32\00:25:23.02
"Help me, I have a goiter."
00:25:23.05\00:25:24.92
And sometimes it's
because they're not using salt.
00:25:24.95\00:25:27.66
So we're not saying, go
ahead and use a lot of salt
00:25:27.69\00:25:31.16
but just make sure you have salt
00:25:31.19\00:25:32.53
with the iodine in it, and
a lot of people enjoy that.
00:25:32.56\00:25:36.36
And you can use, if
you want just a little bit,
00:25:36.40\00:25:40.00
we don't wanna put too much
00:25:40.04\00:25:41.64
but just a little
bit of olive oil there.
00:25:41.67\00:25:46.41
You can use anyone extra virgin,
00:25:46.44\00:25:47.94
cold pressed if you
wanted to use the light version,
00:25:47.98\00:25:50.41
you can do that as well.
00:25:50.45\00:25:51.91
And so this is it.
00:25:51.95\00:25:54.58
It's so simple,
so easy, so tasty,
00:25:54.62\00:25:57.99
a lot of people enjoy that.
00:25:58.02\00:25:59.79
And I'm telling you
this thing, it works so well.
00:25:59.82\00:26:02.39
One person says, "Man,
I started eating nopales.
00:26:02.42\00:26:05.23
Man, my blood sugar came down."
00:26:05.26\00:26:07.13
They said, everyday, you
know, "I had a good moment."
00:26:07.23\00:26:10.37
And so I was like,
"Are you excising?"
00:26:10.40\00:26:11.80
They said, "No, not
that kind of moment."
00:26:11.83\00:26:13.47
You all know,
what I'm talking about,
00:26:13.54\00:26:14.87
high fiber moment.
00:26:14.90\00:26:16.24
So you'll never have to buy
another supplements to go ahead
00:26:16.27\00:26:18.01
and get things moving.
00:26:18.04\00:26:19.37
Just eat some
what? Some nopales.
00:26:19.41\00:26:21.31
This is very
good for that as well.
00:26:21.34\00:26:23.88
We also... A lot of people...
00:26:23.95\00:26:26.92
It's not
something that we promote
00:26:26.95\00:26:28.28
but if you ever
like get involve,
00:26:28.32\00:26:30.42
you meet somebody
00:26:30.49\00:26:31.82
and they're like
really out of it,
00:26:31.85\00:26:33.19
you know, they've been involved
in extracurricular activities.
00:26:33.22\00:26:36.96
This as well helps to nicely
purify and detoxify the system.
00:26:37.03\00:26:42.83
You remember,
it's the dynamic duo
00:26:42.86\00:26:44.53
so it works right along
there with artichoke as well.
00:26:44.57\00:26:47.44
So what I'm gonna do,
I'm gonna let that finish up.
00:26:47.50\00:26:50.41
I already have
a finished product
00:26:50.47\00:26:51.81
'cause this thing is so good.
00:26:51.84\00:26:53.44
If you know me, I always like
to cleanup at the same time,
00:26:53.48\00:26:56.41
I hate ending with a big mess.
00:26:56.44\00:26:58.31
And I have one that is
already finished and very good.
00:26:58.35\00:27:03.92
And my buddies,
they put it together.
00:27:03.95\00:27:06.65
Look, how delicious that looks.
00:27:06.69\00:27:08.56
This is...
Where is my fork here?
00:27:08.59\00:27:11.63
This is the nopal cactus salad.
00:27:11.66\00:27:15.40
Very nice, very
tasty, delicious.
00:27:15.43\00:27:17.93
You can like literally
serve this out to everyone.
00:27:17.97\00:27:20.64
But watch this,
when you put it out,
00:27:20.67\00:27:22.30
people say, "What is that?"
00:27:22.34\00:27:23.71
Don't say anything.
00:27:23.74\00:27:25.07
And matter of fact, some
people may not even question
00:27:25.11\00:27:26.88
'cause they think
it's like green beans
00:27:26.91\00:27:28.34
or something of that nature.
00:27:28.38\00:27:29.71
Don't say, "No.
This is a cactus."
00:27:29.74\00:27:31.38
They'll be like, "Look,
leave that cactus stuff,
00:27:31.41\00:27:32.85
you go on a desert
and eat it by yourself."
00:27:32.88\00:27:35.05
But just put it out
there and let them try it.
00:27:35.08\00:27:38.22
A lot of times if
you put it out there,
00:27:38.25\00:27:40.56
and then most people say,
00:27:40.59\00:27:41.92
"Oh, this is some new thing,
00:27:41.96\00:27:43.63
I don't know how
it's gonna taste,
00:27:43.66\00:27:45.53
you know, maybe you
should give it try."
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I'm like, "Look at your face.
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If you don't even
like it, why should I?"
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So when you put it out
there just like, "Hey, guys,
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how is everybody doing?"
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Go ahead and enjoy some nopal.
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It's good for you,
outside, and inside.
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And you won't
regret it, enjoy it.
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