Do you love the
recipes on A Taste of Paradise?
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I love them... Stay
tuned to meet the hosts
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of Dare to Dream's innovative
Food and Nutrition Program
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My name is Yvonne
Lewis and your watching
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Urban Report...
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Hello and welcome
to Urban Report...
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My guests today are
Evita Tezeno and Nyse Collins
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Hosts of A Taste of Paradise...
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I talked to them
recently while on their set
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Take a look...
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So, I have the
opportunity to be on the set of
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A Taste of
Paradise with the hosts
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two of my favorite people,
Evita Tezeno and Nyse Collins
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Hey Evita... Hey Sis...
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How are you? I'm
doing fine, thank you
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I'm so glad to have
you both at the same time
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Yes... because,
I've interviewed you
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with Brenda that
other time on the set
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and Nyse on the
set of Urban Report
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but never... the
two of you together...
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Yes... So, I'm so glad
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to have you all here...
and I just have to tell you
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that you are both
doing such a great job with
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A Taste of
Paradise... I get calls and
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and people want... you know...
where is the recipe for this and
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and I tell them,
"Go to the website,
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go to the website...
you can get the recipe"
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so, what is it that you're
looking to do when you're doing
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A Taste of
Paradise, when you're hosting
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what are you
trying to accomplish...
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To make people realize
that it is a joy to eat healthy
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Hmmm... and it can be fun
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and it's flavorful...
it doesn't have to be bland
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and they could eat
some of the similar dishes
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that they're used to
but it could be raw...
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and it's
remarkable... because you know
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I've done tacos,
I've done enchiladas,
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I've done lasagna,
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and all of it has been raw...
You're making me hungry...
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I know, it's so
good... and a lot of people
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don't realize that you can
do raw foods and it tastes good,
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you can make all
these different recipes
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with raw food and it
really tastes good...
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Exactly... What about you Nyse,
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what are you looking
to cook? Well, you know,
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I got to cook it
up a little bit...
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Come on... come
on... that's how we balance
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each other out...
since you kept us separate
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so much...
sometimes, if you noticed,
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I had to jump on
Evita's show and sometimes
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Evita jumps on mine but
it's... the whole purpose is
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just to encourage people to
engage in a healthy lifestyle
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and show them that it's
cool, it's fun and it's tasty,
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as Evita mentioned
here... a lot of times
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when people associate
food, and they think of food
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as either... it's an
addiction it's bad for you
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or something like that
or totally healthy for you
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but it doesn't taste good...
and so, what we're trying to do
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is, you know, trying to get rid
of that and find a middle ground
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where it tastes good, it
doesn't have to be an addiction
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and hey if you have a
second piece, you know,
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it's not a problem
because it's good for you
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but then also to
encourage them and educate them
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on what they're
actually eating, a lot of times,
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when we eat food
like if you're having a
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hamburger or something
you know it tastes good,
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but you're like, "Man,
I'm going to hit the gym
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again or
something like that but now,
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when you make an
"oatburger" or I don't know...
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"unsausage" or I something
that we made on the show,
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you can eat it and you're saying
"Man, that oat is actually
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good for my brain so,
man, it's good for that and...
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and the nuts that are also there
is going to help to lower my
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cholesterol... or
something of that nature,
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so, now you're enjoying
something that tastes good
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but... at the same time,
you know, it's good for you...
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so, I don't usually say this...
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I hope you don't get into
trouble or get me in trouble...
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I call it, "Eating
Ecstasy" a little bit...
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now not the drug or
anything like that...
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because you're
eating something good...
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Yes... and at the
same time you know
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it's good for you, so,
it's like you're in a cloud...
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you know what I mean,
at the same time and so,
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we want food to be
an enjoyable experience
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and also a healthy
experience and something that
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people can start
sharing with others...
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and that's the whole
point for us, I believe here at
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A Taste of Paradise...
we don't want you to like
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take this and
keep it for yourself,
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but now, take it and share
it with other people and so
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it's truly been a
blast and so many seasons now
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that we're going so,
I'm excited... I'm excited.
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I'm excited too...
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And I had a viewer that
called me that was using
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some of my
recipes at a gathering
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and she had invited all these
people over and she was making
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three of the recipes
and she was so excited
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so, it's such a blessing... and
she was sharing it with friends
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Isn't that great to
share health with friends...
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that's such a blessing,
that's such a great thing to do.
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One of the things that I
love about what you guys do
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is... you will take items
that are familiar like the
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"Mac and Cheese"
"Nachos and Cheese"
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I say "Cheese" with a
Z and what's good is that
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you're not sacrificing
taste, viewers, you have to try
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these recipes... these
recipes are phenomenal...
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I mean, I...
okay... most people know
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that my son, Mark, is not...
like... a big "soy person"
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"tofu person" and
I made the Tikin...
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the Tasty Tikin... not
chicken but Tasty Tikin
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so you remember that,
huh? yeah and so, I said,
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"Why don't you
just try a piece?"
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and he said, "No, that's okay"
and I said, "No, just try one"
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well, after that...
"Are you going to make
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that tofu again?"
I'm like, "Okay... "
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and that's what we
want... we want to be able to
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take these recipes and use
them and have people share them
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with others who don't eat
well, and we can help them
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with their health... I
mean, it's just great...
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that's ultimately the message
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God has given us
something better in our lives...
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all right... the
world shows one thing...
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and then He's going to
show us, "All right... cool...
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you enjoy that or whatever...
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but watch this... let me...
I'm going to still meet your
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desire... so I'm going
to give you something good
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that tastes better...
it's going to take a little
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effort... now, you know...
making some of these recipes
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is not, you know, you can't
just put it in the microwave
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or anything... it will
take a little effort...
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but when you put in the effort
you're going to be fulfilled
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you're going to be fulfilled
most important... all right...
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so, you'll be
fulfilling your taste buds...
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but at the end of the
day you're mind relaxes
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because I did something good,
I earned it... I worked for it
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and it was an
enjoyable experience
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so, ultimately... He's going
to give you something better
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than what you
originally wanted...
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and so that's the good news
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because we may eat
those chicken nuggets
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and stuff like
that... and we're wondering,
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"Man, what went into
it... " or whatever...
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"It did taste good, but
at the same time, you know,
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is it going to help
me... I'm feeling sadly...
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and I'm tired and weak and stuff
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so that's the ultimate goal
ultimately... the true paradise
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and having it...
where we have all of the
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eating off of the tree of
life, and stuff like that...
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Hmmm... We're
really being raw... right?
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awww... man... that got me...
but we are in a situation where
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and that's funny Evita
that sometimes when I travel...
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people are like,
"Well, you should go raw too"
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I'm like, "Hello... I go
raw, I was just showing you
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one or two recipes that
we can cook as well... "
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Well, but ultimately we
know at the end of the day
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as well... sometimes
God... well, it does show
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that God had actually cursed
the ground for our own good...
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you know, after the
fall, and the situation there,
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and so, sometimes there
are some foods that your body
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can't handle, you know, a
person in a debilitated state
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they may need it to be
cooked just a little bit there
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so, we're just finding
that nice balance there...
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That's the key
word... balance...
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I believe in
balance... which is why we have
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A Taste of
Paradise because the balance
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of the raw and the
cooked I think is critical...
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because there are some people
who... some people are "purists"
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they're like, "Okay, I'm
only going to do raw... "
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or... "I'm only going to
do like 95 percent raw...
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and 5 percent cooked...
but I believe in the balance...
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and that's what I tell
the viewers when they call...
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they say, "Do you advocate
a 100 percent raw diet?"
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and I said, "No, you
need to have a balance... "
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but I said, "It
should be high raw...
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because that's where
all the nutrients are...
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and it gives you that
spunk and it clears your mind
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it's just a blessing... "
And you're skin... okay...
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look at your skin...
one of the things that you
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made that... it's
just... the crackers...
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Yes... But every
time you guys come
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I have to tell
you... every time we do
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A Taste of Paradise... right...
all of our crew is like...
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so happy... because we
get to eat really good stuff
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it's very healthy... but
it also really tastes good
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that eggplant jerky... Yes...
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Man! it's some dangerous stuff!
Don't worry... I have a secret
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how do I say, "paparazzi photo"
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Come on... of Evita
eating something cooked
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I got it... I got it...
I'm going to release it...
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just in case...
she doesn't behave...
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but, no... no...
no... but it's all good...
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definitely you want to
increase some of those items...
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and a lot of times...
even on my segment, you'll see
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I use some salads or different
items of that nature there
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but it's crucial to find out
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find that balance...
of course you want to lean
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a little bit more to
the fresh foods and stuff,
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but, if you do it right
and enjoy it and stuff...
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no matter what,
even they show people
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who don't eat the
best food but are content
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and they enjoy life
and they are satisfied...
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I mean it
literally starts in the mind
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most importantly...
and they're not in the best
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physical
condition... but they're calm
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and the body can handle the
stress because a lot of people
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eat super healthy... but they're
stressed out all the time...
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Absolutely... and
their body is in a worse
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condition sometimes so...
they key is... find that balance
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of course, always
lean and trust in the Lord
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and that's when the
blessings will come...
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and then... just
follow the recipes
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watch Evita and myself and...
And I think, like you said,
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it's a balance because
Nyse and I both have...
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some recipes that are a
little complex but we have
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some that are simple and
using simple ingredients...
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and there are so many
"food deserts" around here...
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that people don't have
fresh fruits and vegetables...
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so they can get...
whatever they can...
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in their hometown or in
the store that's next to their
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Community... and they
can work with what they have
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and use some of our ingredients.
That's such a good point
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because so many urban areas
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have poor produce
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and I was reading
something not too long ago,
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that said that if your store...
your local grocery store
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doesn't have good
produce... go to the Manager
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and tell him that you
need better produce...
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because if you do that,
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then you can get them to move
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and you can get better
produce in your neighborhoods
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we have all kinds of
candy stores, liquor stores,
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all those things in
the Hood so to speak
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but we don't have great stores
for produce, so one of the
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things we can do... as
people on Dare to Dream...
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is... encourage people to
go out... to their stores...
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and say, "Hey, we
really need better produce... "
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Yeah, that's the focus... of
us trying to work with people
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and where they're at...
a lot of times when I go to
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different places... I
have actually like our series
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on DVD... as you see...
here is A Taste of Paradise
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and people always say,
"Yeah, I've seen the Program
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like on those DVDs and stuff,
the only problem I have is
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when I hear cooking programs
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they always use these weird
ingredients and stuff like that
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and I'm like, "No, you don't
have to worry about that...
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Evita... she's using just
fresh like how weird can you get
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with fresh items...
she's only using that
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and then I'm just using
one or two additional items
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that I just add a little heat
to it... and so, as a result,
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they're like, "Yeah,
great, we want the whole series
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and stuff... here
you've seen this already...
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I love it... and so
that's actually our focus
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is to use simple things...
we were in South Africa
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they're like, "Can we do this,
because a lot of their products
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are only found in
North America... "
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we're like, "No, you have fruits
veggies and nuts and grains... "
00:12:24.56\00:12:27.33
they're saying, "Yeah"
"Then you can do this. "
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We're in Australia...
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we're in Asia...
everywhere we go...
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people can implement
this program... you know,
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with maybe one or
two specialty items
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but Evita probably
shows different ways
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that they can use something
else if they don't have that...
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and I do the same as well...
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so, that's the focus...
is to make it very simple
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easy... so that we all can
enjoy "A Taste of Paradise... "
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This is the season when
we have the collard greens,
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Mac and cheese, Tikin...
right... I love it... love it...
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We've been moving up the
line on the seasons... and stuff
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so we have quite a bit available
now... that a lot of people will
00:13:00.94\00:13:05.14
enjoy so that's the
good thing about it...
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That is so awesome...
we want people to know
00:13:08.74\00:13:12.21
that these recipes are available
and they're easy to do...
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it's not that hard... I
mean... really... it's...
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just like you
said... a little while ago...
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it takes a little bit more
time but it's not really...
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it's not hard to
put them together...
00:13:24.45\00:13:26.13
and make... a really
good meal and experiment...
00:13:26.17\00:13:28.37
people can experiment...
you said, "Eat the rainbow... "
00:13:28.41\00:13:31.74
Exactly... All
the different colors,
00:13:31.77\00:13:33.76
you know, your
salads are so beautiful...
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and they're tasty...
it's just, this is...
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really the way to go,
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One person said, "You eat
fast food, you live a fast life"
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you're here
today... going tonight...
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literally... you don't
have to wait till tomorrow
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people are dying of
heart attacks or strokes...
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you hear it all the
time... "What! Johnny's dead?
00:13:48.77\00:13:51.01
Bobby's dead?" and you're like,
00:13:51.04\00:13:52.80
"I just saw him... "
and people are dropping
00:13:52.84\00:13:54.52
left and right...
if you eat fast food...
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but if you take the
time and make some slow food,
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you know, it's going to
take a little preparation...
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you'll live a longer,
greater quality of life...
00:14:00.78\00:14:03.08
and people are like,
"Well, I'm going to die anyway"
00:14:03.11\00:14:06.01
yeah, you're
right... you want to die fast
00:14:06.05\00:14:07.95
or you want to take
your time and enjoy...
00:14:07.98\00:14:09.81
one person said, "Well, it
only shows you can improve the
00:14:09.85\00:14:13.22
quality of life by
3 or 4 or 5 years... "
00:14:13.26\00:14:15.16
I'm like, "Yeah, no problem,
then just eat whatever you want
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not a lot of things
happen in 3 or 5 years... "
00:14:17.59\00:14:19.43
I was like, "What could possibly
happen... your grandchildren,
00:14:19.46\00:14:22.72
you know... could come,
somebody can meet somebody
00:14:22.75\00:14:24.96
and get married...
how long does that take?
00:14:24.99\00:14:26.63
that only takes, who knows,
some people meet each other
00:14:26.67\00:14:29.02
in 2 or 3 months and they're
already married and stuff...
00:14:29.05\00:14:31.36
so you know, if you cut
off 5 years of your life
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then, hey, then
you didn't miss much...
00:14:34.02\00:14:35.85
but actually... you
are missing a lot... "
00:14:35.89\00:14:37.69
Absolutely... The
only thing is that you need
00:14:37.72\00:14:39.72
about 9 months for the
baby, or the grandchildren
00:14:39.76\00:14:42.10
or something of that
nature... so the key is...
00:14:42.13\00:14:44.44
take your time...
make some good food,
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you'll enjoy life now and
you'll enjoy it later as well.
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Absolutely... how did you guys
get involved with food, you know
00:14:49.73\00:14:54.22
and it's properties and
00:14:54.25\00:14:56.55
how it helps the body
00:14:56.59\00:14:58.82
how did you guys get
involved, how did you do it?
00:14:58.86\00:15:02.13
Well, several years ago,
I was going to this Church
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and this couple came up
and they had just come back
00:15:05.44\00:15:08.63
from Uchee Pines...
and I was so inquisitive...
00:15:08.67\00:15:11.79
because I had eczema... I
had allergies and they said,
00:15:11.83\00:15:15.37
"I can show you how to
get rid of that naturally... "
00:15:15.41\00:15:18.92
I said, "What?" and
they brought me to their
00:15:18.96\00:15:21.16
home and started
cooking for me, and they said,
00:15:21.19\00:15:24.49
"You can do this too. "
So, the next time they went to
00:15:24.52\00:15:27.92
Uchee Pines... I went with them,
and it changed my whole life...
00:15:27.95\00:15:30.82
and this was in the early 80s...
yeah, this was in the 80s...
00:15:30.85\00:15:34.27
Early 80s? Well, the late 80s...
00:15:34.31\00:15:36.72
You were just a
young little girl then...
00:15:36.75\00:15:39.00
No, I was... She was only 10...
00:15:39.04\00:15:44.57
That's awesome... so
what you're doing now
00:15:44.60\00:15:49.22
is basically what
they did for you...
00:15:49.25\00:15:51.82
Exactly... exactly... Right...
00:15:51.85\00:15:53.55
on a larger scale
because you're on television
00:15:53.58\00:15:56.07
Yeah... but they took me in
their home and they nurtured me
00:15:56.10\00:16:00.07
and they showed me
simple ingredients...
00:16:00.10\00:16:02.65
they made
oatburger patties for me...
00:16:02.69\00:16:05.54
all these different
things... and I said,
00:16:05.58\00:16:08.36
"I've never seen this
before" and I was so convicted
00:16:08.40\00:16:12.94
and I started to feel
better just by eating the food
00:16:12.98\00:16:15.45
that they cooked
for me in their home...
00:16:15.48\00:16:17.69
and I said, "Okay,
I'm gong to do this... "
00:16:17.73\00:16:19.87
and I went cold turkey...
yeah, I went cold turkey...
00:16:19.91\00:16:23.29
I stopped eating beef and
the chicken and things like that
00:16:23.32\00:16:27.49
and then gradually... I went
to a total plant-food diet...
00:16:27.52\00:16:31.65
And that's another
thing that I love about
00:16:31.69\00:16:35.00
A Taste of Paradise...
because if you are transitioning
00:16:35.03\00:16:38.39
into... you know,
some people are like
00:16:38.42\00:16:40.87
what do I do...
where do I start...
00:16:40.91\00:16:43.29
this also, lets people
know how to start transitioning
00:16:43.32\00:16:47.93
into a healthier lifestyle...
because a lot of times
00:16:47.96\00:16:52.50
we say, "Okay... I want to do
it but... how... what do I eat
00:16:52.54\00:16:57.26
and how do I make it and
can I fry... can I deep fry... "
00:16:57.30\00:17:01.99
you know... you guys
just help with that...
00:17:02.03\00:17:06.08
How did you start Nyse?
00:17:06.11\00:17:07.93
I can't put a specific finger
on it... like this was the time
00:17:07.96\00:17:11.82
or whatever... I always
dreamed of those moments
00:17:11.86\00:17:13.54
that I could have
like Evita experience
00:17:13.58\00:17:15.61
for me it was a little different
I was more of a knucklehead
00:17:15.65\00:17:21.08
or whatever... like that...
I learned slowly but surely
00:17:21.11\00:17:25.04
along the way...
just little things...
00:17:25.08\00:17:27.83
I used to play football...
and I found when I ate
00:17:27.87\00:17:31.70
a healthier diet,
I was like vegetarian
00:17:31.74\00:17:33.89
during football season and
I would be able to run faster
00:17:33.92\00:17:36.72
and I'd have more
endurance and stuff like that...
00:17:36.76\00:17:39.75
and I was like, "Cool!" so
then, after football season
00:17:39.79\00:17:42.38
I ate any and everything
that moved... you know...
00:17:42.42\00:17:44.94
I'd just bite into Evita
with some hot sauce or something
00:17:44.97\00:17:49.94
but then... one
off-season, I waited...
00:17:49.98\00:17:53.63
and I didn't eat any other foods
00:17:53.66\00:17:56.23
and I just kept
the diet... healthy...
00:17:56.26\00:17:57.75
and then when I went back
to train and practice again
00:17:57.79\00:18:00.13
I was bouncing... you know...
which is normally the hardest
00:18:00.16\00:18:03.01
time... when you stop
playing and then start again...
00:18:03.04\00:18:04.97
and then my mom...
she had breast cancer...
00:18:05.01\00:18:06.51
but by the time
they had found it...
00:18:06.54\00:18:07.88
it had spread
throughout the body...
00:18:07.91\00:18:09.17
and so, you know, they
just went ahead and they just
00:18:09.21\00:18:11.06
cut off that part
there... and then the doctor
00:18:11.09\00:18:15.54
who is not an
Adventist doctor, he said,
00:18:15.58\00:18:17.09
"Hey, maybe if you go home...
" this was back in the days
00:18:17.12\00:18:20.24
when they used to
give you time to live...
00:18:20.28\00:18:21.79
he said, "I give you about 2
months to live or whatever...
00:18:21.82\00:18:24.14
because it has
already metastasized... "
00:18:24.18\00:18:25.83
and he was like... "Go home and
stay away from free radicals"
00:18:25.87\00:18:28.20
and we were like...
"What are you talking about?"
00:18:28.23\00:18:29.29
He was like... you know...
milk, eggs, cheese, fish...
00:18:29.32\00:18:31.58
any animal products...
because these produce
00:18:31.61\00:18:33.73
cancer cells... free
radicals" and we were like,
00:18:33.76\00:18:36.25
"What, is this man crazy...
" my mom was from Trinidad
00:18:36.29\00:18:39.21
my dad was from
Italy... like in our family...
00:18:39.25\00:18:41.66
if anything moved... we
threw either... like Italians
00:18:41.69\00:18:43.74
we threw tomato paste
on you or something...
00:18:43.77\00:18:46.91
from Trinidad... we
throw curry on you...
00:18:46.94\00:18:48.99
so it got so bad in
our house one time...
00:18:49.03\00:18:51.04
we made like... curry lasagna...
00:18:51.07\00:18:53.06
you got that... right...
Yeah... curry and lasagna...
00:18:53.10\00:18:57.31
I know... you all
are probably thinking
00:18:57.34\00:18:58.42
what in the world is
that... but it tastes good...
00:18:58.46\00:19:00.70
you should try to
make that one sometime...
00:19:00.74\00:19:02.06
but we ate everything...
but what happened is...
00:19:02.10\00:19:04.67
mom went home and she
prayed... most importantly
00:19:04.71\00:19:07.21
because the healing doesn't come
from food... it comes from God
00:19:07.25\00:19:09.22
you know, He just
blesses our efforts while we
00:19:09.25\00:19:11.62
when we live that
lifestyle... we prayed
00:19:11.66\00:19:14.06
and you know what
happened... Mom is alive
00:19:14.09\00:19:16.06
like 20 something years
later... Wow! praise God...
00:19:16.10\00:19:19.20
and it was hard... but
then... she threw everything out
00:19:19.24\00:19:22.03
the kitchen and... we're like,
"What are we going to eat...
00:19:22.07\00:19:24.83
you're sick not us... " and...
00:19:24.87\00:19:25.93
without realizing that you were
eating things that made her sick
00:19:26.38\00:19:27.68
But, it was a
blessing because mom was like,
00:19:28.03\00:19:30.17
"Do you love me... "
and we were like, "Yes... "
00:19:30.20\00:19:31.26
she was like...
"then... help me"
00:19:31.29\00:19:32.93
so, what did I start doing
00:19:32.96\00:19:34.30
from a young
age? I started to cook
00:19:34.34\00:19:36.85
and roll all
this roti and bread...
00:19:36.88\00:19:39.36
and all of these things...
00:19:39.39\00:19:40.55
and I just started to
learn to eat healthy food
00:19:40.59\00:19:42.82
from that age...
Hmmm... look at God
00:19:42.86\00:19:46.22
and the plan that He had...
He extended your mom's life
00:19:46.25\00:19:49.57
and gave you a
career path... a ministry...
00:19:49.61\00:19:53.19
that has blessed
thousands of people...
00:19:53.22\00:19:56.68
you know, I
mean, God is so good...
00:19:56.72\00:20:00.25
and what you guys are doing
00:20:00.28\00:20:02.32
is such a blessing
00:20:02.36\00:20:04.20
to so many people...
what are the projects
00:20:04.23\00:20:06.14
that you're
involved in right now?
00:20:06.18\00:20:08.57
I'm working on
my first cookbook...
00:20:08.60\00:20:11.03
well it's
really an "Uncook Book"
00:20:11.06\00:20:13.42
it is totally
plant-based totally raw
00:20:13.46\00:20:16.28
and it's called
"Living Life Fresh"
00:20:16.32\00:20:19.07
I know... she will
slip sooner or later...
00:20:19.11\00:20:22.77
And do a book...
Yeah... you might as well...
00:20:22.80\00:20:25.42
you heard her... a
cookbook... well... an ,
00:20:25.45\00:20:27.98
but that's good, Living
Life Fresh... huh...Yeah...
00:20:28.01\00:20:31.03
That's awesome... Yeah...
00:20:31.06\00:20:32.14
so... people will be able
to find it... everywhere...
00:20:32.18\00:20:34.92
yes... I have a
website... it's called...
00:20:34.96\00:20:37.59
livinglifefresh. com
and you can pre-order it
00:20:37.62\00:20:40.22
on the
website... That's awesome...
00:20:40.26\00:20:42.59
and this program will
probably air several times
00:20:42.63\00:20:45.35
and so people should
just go to your website
00:20:45.39\00:20:48.14
Yes... who knows
it will probably...
00:20:48.17\00:20:49.92
it will probably be out by
the time the program is on...
00:20:49.95\00:20:52.52
Exactly... so,
just go to the website
00:20:52.55\00:20:54.22
Livinglifefresh. com and
they can order the cookbook
00:20:54.25\00:20:57.19
Yes... the "Uncook book"
00:20:57.23\00:20:58.88
The "Uncook book" see I...
00:20:58.91\00:21:00.53
see you slipped...
my bad... my bad...
00:21:00.56\00:21:03.42
I got to come over to see it...
00:21:03.45\00:21:05.21
What about you
Nyse... what are you doing?
00:21:05.25\00:21:07.51
Well, we're working on quite
a few things with Sanare Life...
00:21:07.55\00:21:10.36
we do several programs
at different churches...
00:21:10.39\00:21:13.26
it's called...
"The WOW Series... "
00:21:13.29\00:21:14.84
you've heard...
"The WOW Series... "
00:21:14.87\00:21:17.18
W O W - it's a week of wellness,
00:21:17.21\00:21:19.45
Week of Wellness is a weekend
program or a week program...
00:21:19.49\00:21:23.99
and what we do
is... we come in...
00:21:24.02\00:21:25.37
we work with individuals... I'd
like you to take a quick look,
00:21:25.41\00:21:29.64
we work with individuals...
sometimes we do screenings
00:21:29.68\00:21:32.43
as well... and one
gentleman like in New York
00:21:32.47\00:21:35.61
his blood sugars were 444 Wow!
00:21:35.64\00:21:40.31
That's a wow! watch
this... and he followed
00:21:40.34\00:21:43.06
the program and in one
week when we tested him again,
00:21:43.10\00:21:46.10
because we have doctors and
nurses that come and assist us
00:21:46.14\00:21:48.86
when we tested him again,
his numbers had dropped down
00:21:48.90\00:21:51.59
to 126... no medication...
00:21:51.62\00:21:54.38
we encouraged him to follow
along with doctor's instructions
00:21:54.41\00:21:56.76
let your doctor
know what you are doing
00:21:56.79\00:21:58.43
you participated
in the WOW Series...
00:21:58.47\00:22:00.03
a week of wellness...
and it went from 444 to 126
00:22:00.07\00:22:04.06
in one week... Wow!
00:22:04.10\00:22:07.04
There you go... you
got it there it is...
00:22:07.07\00:22:08.94
that's the WOW Series...
so, we go to different churches
00:22:08.98\00:22:11.95
we go to businesses...
we go to schools...
00:22:11.98\00:22:14.94
we host these programs there...
myself... or the different
00:22:14.98\00:22:18.25
consultants on the
team, hint... hint...
00:22:18.28\00:22:21.25
and a lot of people enjoy it
00:22:21.28\00:22:24.06
because our focus is
not to tell you what to do,
00:22:24.09\00:22:26.11
but to encourage you
00:22:26.15\00:22:27.29
find out where
you're at right now
00:22:27.33\00:22:29.21
and help you make
the transition you know,
00:22:29.24\00:22:31.13
and work with
people a step at a time...
00:22:31.17\00:22:32.88
like I literally got
in trouble in one "Church"
00:22:32.92\00:22:34.92
it was like... "Oh,
the people here eat meat"
00:22:35.69\00:22:36.95
and I was like,
"What's the problem?"
00:22:36.99\00:22:38.29
it was like, "Tell them
to be vegan vegetarian... "
00:22:38.32\00:22:39.96
I said, "Where does it say that
you have to be vegan vegetarian"
00:22:40.00\00:22:42.29
so, I went to the
church and I did a program
00:22:42.32\00:22:44.45
I was like, if you
enjoy chicken no problem...
00:22:44.48\00:22:46.57
just do it the way
the Lord instructed
00:22:46.61\00:22:48.54
and the pastor was
like, "No, Nyse, get down... "
00:22:48.57\00:22:50.88
and I was
like... "wait a second...
00:22:50.92\00:22:52.32
what did the Bible
say... you can have it...
00:22:52.36\00:22:54.78
just remove the...
what? the blood and the fat
00:22:54.82\00:22:57.21
and make sure that
you grow your own chicken
00:22:57.24\00:22:59.46
that doesn't have all of
the estrogen and the hormones
00:22:59.50\00:23:03.37
added to it and stuff like that,
and then what you want to do is
00:23:03.41\00:23:05.91
you want to...
kill it properly...
00:23:05.94\00:23:07.07
you don't want to fry
it... you want to broil it...
00:23:07.11\00:23:08.57
you want to do this and
you want to do that... "
00:23:08.61\00:23:09.95
and the people... at
the end of the Program...
00:23:09.98\00:23:11.86
they were like...
"Man, eating meat is just too
00:23:11.90\00:23:13.80
complicated... how do you
make that lentil patty again?"
00:23:13.84\00:23:16.77
but we're assuring
people we're going to meet you
00:23:16.80\00:23:19.63
where you're at... and
then make that transition
00:23:19.66\00:23:21.80
not everybody can do it...
I'm not as strong as Evita...
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you know... to go cold turkey...
like when I made the transition
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I went from beef
to chicken, to fish,
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to cheese, to milk,
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and then I finally made
it... and sometimes I smell the
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other stuff and I'm like
"Hmmm... I remember those days"
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but now... I just eat
Evita's food and I'm good...
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so, that's one of the things...
but, another thing is...
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that even though we
work with adults... and stuff
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we realize that...
sometimes people don't want
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to make the
change... and that's fine...
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we said, "Let's
gear our approach now
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and let's start
working with children...
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because the children...
they're more receptive
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to learning...
they're not set in their ways
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and stuff like that...
so, we developed one other
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resource that is
called, "Kidlicious"
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Oh, I love it... Take
this... it is one of our...
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I want you to do a
Program on Dare to Dream
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for children...
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I think that's so important,
you have to be able to reach
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children and teach
them... you know...
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teach them how
to eat properly...
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yeah... because... like Evita...
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you do in-home
cooking demonstrations,
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consultations... matter-of-fact
we were like in Canada
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at the same time...
she was working with some
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clients and I was
working with some as well...
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and we're
spending all of this time
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when we're done with
them a whole other generation
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has come up... Hmmm...
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and they're making
the same mistakes...
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and so, let's educate
them while they're young
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and so that's...
that one there...
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I love it... I love
it... maybe Evita will come in
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and help you do some
raw stuff with kids too...
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There it is... it's a tag team
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as a matter-of-fact, I
found out that I was just
00:24:50.46\00:24:52.10
adopted... Oh, really...
00:24:52.14\00:24:54.15
Evita has just adopted
me as her younger brother
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I love it... now,
she's going to try to
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beat up on me... I'm praying...
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send her letters in
and tell her not to...
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That's tremendous...
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you guys are doing
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such a great
work for the Lord...
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what do you want our
viewers to know in closing...
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we have about 30 seconds a piece
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what do you want
our viewers to know...
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That it's easy to eat
healthy... it's not hard...
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don't let it be a drudgery...
but just use all the bountiful
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fruits and vegetables that
the Lord gave you... yes...
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Hmmm... hmmm... That's great...
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Yeah, and it says
it there perfectly...
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whatever you eat,
whatever you drink,
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whatever you do, do
it for the glory of God,
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that's like the best
key there, and enjoy...
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and live life
fresh... have us come out...
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to your church or
something like that
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and we'll assist
you where possible.
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Do all... to the glory of
God, that is the bottom line...
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and so, I thank you guys...
I thank you for your ministry
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and what you're doing...
because what you're doing
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is so critical... it's
such a critical piece for us
00:25:53.37\00:25:55.78
and for everybody...
because we want to be healthier,
00:25:55.82\00:25:58.20
we want to live
better, we want to feel better,
00:25:58.23\00:26:01.24
and you guys are giving the
tools to people to do that...
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so, thank you... I
love you so much...
00:26:04.50\00:26:06.78
and keep it up...
your website again...
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livinglifefresh.
com you're website...
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sanarelife. com sanarelife. com
00:26:11.98\00:26:14.88
you guys have
it... go to the website
00:26:14.91\00:26:17.47
order the resources...
and remember to do what?
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Live Life Fresh...
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I just loved
talking to Nyse and Evita...
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they have such a
passion for what they're doing
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it's a calling and a ministry...
Have you found your calling?
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If not, seek God and ask
Him to reveal His will to you
00:26:35.37\00:26:39.68
He's got something
special just for you...
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You know, the Bible says,
00:26:42.79\00:26:44.24
"Oh taste and see...
that the Lord is good...
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blessed is the man
that trusteth in Him...
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and so, we can find out
from God what is His will for us
00:26:49.58\00:26:54.05
what is that calling...
that special calling...
00:26:54.09\00:26:56.94
that is on our lives... and then
00:26:56.98\00:26:59.37
we can answer that
calling and go forth
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in the power and the
anointing of the Holy Spirit...
00:27:02.37\00:27:05.24
I think about my
life and what God has done
00:27:05.27\00:27:08.46
and how I ended
up here at 3abn...
00:27:08.49\00:27:11.69
and at Dare to Dream
and I know that it was God
00:27:11.72\00:27:15.41
who gave me this ministry...
and He has a ministry...
00:27:15.44\00:27:19.91
just for you... a
calling... just for you...
00:27:19.95\00:27:24.01
an anointing... just for you...
00:27:24.05\00:27:26.39
so hold on...
don't be discouraged...
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don't give up... know
that... that special plan
00:27:29.39\00:27:32.87
is right there... for you...
ask Him... pray... pray...
00:27:32.90\00:27:38.04
and get someone to pray with you
00:27:38.07\00:27:39.59
and ask them to
support you in seeking God.
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Well, that's our
Program for today...
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we hope that you were blessed,
we hope that you're going to
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try these recipes...
they are scrumptious...
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they are healthy...
they are good for you...
00:27:51.98\00:27:54.87
and they're fun to
make... Tune in next time...
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it just wouldn't be
the same... without you...
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