Newly Added Recipes:
Check out some of the newest recipes on our site! Just click the title to be taken to the full recipe...
1. Simple Chicken and Rice Soup
2. Spicy Quinoa Spinach Cakes
3. Cauliflower-Millet Casserole:
4. Simple Potato-Leek Soup
A Life Unprocessed
Wheat Free, Gluten Free and Processed Free Recipes
Wheat Free, Gluten Free and Processed Free Recipes
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WELCOME!!!
A Life Unprocessed is dedicated to creating and adapting recipes that are tasty and simple to follow, contain no wheat or gluten and drastically reduce the use of processed foods. All of our recipes have no added sugar and no harmful fats. We believe that the cleaner the diet is, the
better your quality of life will be.
A few tidbits on why we cook the way we do...
GLUTEN: Over the past 50 years people have begun consuming 50 times more gluten in their diets due to the many foods that now contain gluten. Bakers and food producers are also adding more high gluten flours to baked goods. Gluten is like "glue" and our digestive systems are not able to properly absorb the massive amounts of gluten the average person eats daily. This can cause serious digestive issues that can lead to disease. When choosing products for our recipes, we always check to see if that brand is gluten free. If you are unsure, visit the official celiac website for a complete list of gluten free foods and products. We will also include our favorite GF brands through out the site.
***A BIG mistake many people make when going gluten free is to eat any GF breads, pastas, baked goods, etc they come across. Just because a food is gluten free doesn't mean it is healthy! Often times even more sugar and other harmful ingredients are added to make the food taste better, these are PROCESSED foods and should be avoided.
SUGAR: Sugar in any form (sucrose, fructose, corn syrup, evaporated cane juice, brown sugar, lactose, maltose, dextrose, alcohol) is one of the most harmful substances you can consume! Sugar depletes vitamins and minerals that you need to be healthy. White sugar has absolutely NO nutritional value and is found in far too many foods in grocery stores today....including breads and canned goods. Become a label reader!
PROCESSED FOODS: Processed Foods are foods that have been altered from their natural state. Most processed foods contain trans-fats, hydrogenated oils, high sodium and sugar, all of which can be harmful to your health and can interfere with the proper absorption of nutrients. Many processed foods are refined carbohydrates, which rapidly convert to glucose or sugar (think crackers, chips, pasta, breads, baked goods, cereal). It is those foods that we avoid in our recipes. However, some of our recipes still have some processed items. For example; cheese, meats, even olive oil are minimally processed. When choosing which products to buy, the best way to avoid added chemicals is to buy organic fruits and vegetables and organic free-range meats.
DAIRY: Our recipes do include some dairy - eggs and cheese - but we opt for goat/sheep milk cheese as we believe it is a healthier option and more compatible with humans bodies than cows milk. Goat milk has more protein and smaller fat molecules than cows milk, meaning less lactose, which may make it an alternative for people with cows dairy protein allergies.
FATS: Healthy fats are essential to the body. Fats are used in the body for energy, building tissues, aiding metabolism, directing nutrients to the central nervous system, supporting the immune system, synthesizing hormones, balancing inflammation as well as for numerous biological processes. It is important to include healthy fats in your diet. Healthy fats include: essential fatty acids found in nuts, seeds, oily fish, grass-fed beef, leafy green vegetables, small amounts of organic butter and unrefined oils. Harmful fats to avoid include: margarine, shortening, vegetable oil, trans-fats and partially hydrogenated oils. Our recipes only include healthy fats!
MEAT: We believe that eating meat is an excellent source of protein & vitamins B12 and B6, which are key vitamins required for proper cellular function. We do not, however, include Pork in any of our recipes as we believe it to be an unhealthier option. Pork may contain higher concentrations of parasites because of what pigs are fed and because their bodies do not eliminate toxins efficiently. The toxins are reabsorbed into their tissue which is then eaten by the consumer. Although there are valid points about some aspects of not eating meat, we find that eating some animal protein is the easiest and healthiest way to keep your body in balance. When choosing meat, always try to go for grass fed and/or free range options!
BACKGROUND: Our background is in education and teaching in the areas of Nutrition, Health, and Physical Education, including curriculum development and instruction, at the college level. However, we are not physicians! Any questions you may have regarding food choices or any specific health needs should be discussed with your health provider. The recipes and suggestions you will find on this website are based on not only our background in Health Education, but through personal health & healing benefits along with the joy of eating & discovering foods that rebuild and replenish the body.
GLUTEN: Over the past 50 years people have begun consuming 50 times more gluten in their diets due to the many foods that now contain gluten. Bakers and food producers are also adding more high gluten flours to baked goods. Gluten is like "glue" and our digestive systems are not able to properly absorb the massive amounts of gluten the average person eats daily. This can cause serious digestive issues that can lead to disease. When choosing products for our recipes, we always check to see if that brand is gluten free. If you are unsure, visit the official celiac website for a complete list of gluten free foods and products. We will also include our favorite GF brands through out the site.
***A BIG mistake many people make when going gluten free is to eat any GF breads, pastas, baked goods, etc they come across. Just because a food is gluten free doesn't mean it is healthy! Often times even more sugar and other harmful ingredients are added to make the food taste better, these are PROCESSED foods and should be avoided.
SUGAR: Sugar in any form (sucrose, fructose, corn syrup, evaporated cane juice, brown sugar, lactose, maltose, dextrose, alcohol) is one of the most harmful substances you can consume! Sugar depletes vitamins and minerals that you need to be healthy. White sugar has absolutely NO nutritional value and is found in far too many foods in grocery stores today....including breads and canned goods. Become a label reader!
PROCESSED FOODS: Processed Foods are foods that have been altered from their natural state. Most processed foods contain trans-fats, hydrogenated oils, high sodium and sugar, all of which can be harmful to your health and can interfere with the proper absorption of nutrients. Many processed foods are refined carbohydrates, which rapidly convert to glucose or sugar (think crackers, chips, pasta, breads, baked goods, cereal). It is those foods that we avoid in our recipes. However, some of our recipes still have some processed items. For example; cheese, meats, even olive oil are minimally processed. When choosing which products to buy, the best way to avoid added chemicals is to buy organic fruits and vegetables and organic free-range meats.
DAIRY: Our recipes do include some dairy - eggs and cheese - but we opt for goat/sheep milk cheese as we believe it is a healthier option and more compatible with humans bodies than cows milk. Goat milk has more protein and smaller fat molecules than cows milk, meaning less lactose, which may make it an alternative for people with cows dairy protein allergies.
FATS: Healthy fats are essential to the body. Fats are used in the body for energy, building tissues, aiding metabolism, directing nutrients to the central nervous system, supporting the immune system, synthesizing hormones, balancing inflammation as well as for numerous biological processes. It is important to include healthy fats in your diet. Healthy fats include: essential fatty acids found in nuts, seeds, oily fish, grass-fed beef, leafy green vegetables, small amounts of organic butter and unrefined oils. Harmful fats to avoid include: margarine, shortening, vegetable oil, trans-fats and partially hydrogenated oils. Our recipes only include healthy fats!
MEAT: We believe that eating meat is an excellent source of protein & vitamins B12 and B6, which are key vitamins required for proper cellular function. We do not, however, include Pork in any of our recipes as we believe it to be an unhealthier option. Pork may contain higher concentrations of parasites because of what pigs are fed and because their bodies do not eliminate toxins efficiently. The toxins are reabsorbed into their tissue which is then eaten by the consumer. Although there are valid points about some aspects of not eating meat, we find that eating some animal protein is the easiest and healthiest way to keep your body in balance. When choosing meat, always try to go for grass fed and/or free range options!
BACKGROUND: Our background is in education and teaching in the areas of Nutrition, Health, and Physical Education, including curriculum development and instruction, at the college level. However, we are not physicians! Any questions you may have regarding food choices or any specific health needs should be discussed with your health provider. The recipes and suggestions you will find on this website are based on not only our background in Health Education, but through personal health & healing benefits along with the joy of eating & discovering foods that rebuild and replenish the body.
Thanks for visiting!
- Karen & Meg
- Karen & Meg
