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This recipe is by far the best vegan banana bread recipe that I have found!
If you are like me you eat a ton of bananas. I eat them daily. Bananas are the most versatile fruit out there. I like to use them in smoothies and oatmeal the best.
Since we always have bananas on hand they can ripen and go bad quickly. This is when I like to make banana bread. It is an easy sweet treat that can be heathy if you make it that way.
Banana bread is a quick bread that is easy to make. I prefer to make vegan recipes for my family when I find a recipe that works.
Many vegan recipes just aren't good. I know because I've tried a bunch of them. But when I find one that works I hold on to it. This recipe is one of the good ones!
But this Banana Bread is one for the book. I made it the first time and made sure to print it out for my folder at home. That way I always have it anytime I feel the need to make Banana Bread. Next time I would like to make it using oat flour for a gluten free variety. I am not sure how that will turn out, but it is worth a try.
I recently read a book called Never Binge Again; Reprogram yourself to think like a permanently thin person. I happen to find this book in the Kindle store when looking with my Kindle. It said $0, which is awesome for me so I got it. This book is written very well with a bit of humor.
Right away I knew this book was something different. The phycology is spot on yet so simple. A simple mind set hack that could help anyone kick any addiction! The book is certainly geared towards mastering your cravings, Never Binging Again and achieving your ideal healthy weight but I see it as so much more.
No, this is not a quick fix and does NOT take the place of the hard work that is needed to accomplish Never Binging again. This is a simple phycology hack that you can use to once and for all be in control of what you put into your mouth.
The mind set hack in this book reminds me of The Wizard of OZ movie when Dorothy realizes that the power (to go home) was with her all along. This book will help you to realize that YOU AND ONLY YOU HOLD THE POWER TO NEVER BINGE AGAIN! Finally taking control over your disordered eating habits. The author Glenn Livingston reminds the reader that they are the ones who pick up that harmful food, and shove it into their mouth.
So the concept behind this phycology hack is pretty simple and will help you if you do the work. It is about recognizing that, the part of you that binges, is not you. Not the real you that wants to be healthy and skinny. The part of you that is so primitive it can't help but shove whatever it is in front of you, no matter how damaging it may, into your mouth. This primitive part of our brain he calls the Lizard brain. Basically it is the part of you that wants only to eat, sleep, kill and mate.
You know, that part of you that ate that whole cheese pizza the other day! Or that thing inside of you that keeps eating candy by the bag full even thought you already spent five grand on fixing your teeth. How about the idiot who keeps eating junk food even though losing twenty pounds would be the best thing ever?! I think you know who I am talking about? I certainly do.
In Never Binge Again you will learn that #1 that person who cares very little for health, and happiness is NOT YOU, but your destructive alter ego Lizard Brain. This is the part of every one of us that is literally trying to destroy itself. This Lizard does not care about health or the future. It only cares about momentary pleasure no matter what the cost. It is not the part of you that wants to be healthy and actually have a future!
In this book Glen teaches us how to identify this part of us, call it out, and put it in its cage where a disgusting lizard belongs! Now this language may seem harsh but that is just it. You have to despise this part of you. Why? Because it hates you and wants to harm you. He/she does not want you to be healthy just fat, and blinded by how much you can actually control.
This side of you cares nothing for your future just how much you can eat at your local fast food restaurant! In the book Glenn constantly reminds us that this thing inside of you that you hate is not you. So I need to emphasize that here. This is not about hating yourself. Just that part of you that you can't seem to get a hold of. It is the reason why you are addicted to the foods and substances that are literally killing you!
I know my life will never be the same after reading this and implementing the technique. It is so simple and juvenile but exactly what I needed to here. I was just half way into the book when I wrote a letter to that horrible side of myself. I told him to stay away and that he was not welcome anymore. You can do this too. Just makes it a bit more real. I also followed Glenn's guidance on creating a food plan. I don't know why I didn't think of it but the food plan is a common sense masterpiece.
Glenn does not tell you what to eat or anything like that. We are all grown ups and know what foods hurt us and which ones harm us. But he taught me how to lay out my food plan in a way that identifies my NEVER EATS, ALWAYS EATS, CONDITIONAL EATS, and UNRESTRICTED EATS. This is genius and I wonder why I never thought of it.
I feel like this one thing alone, if you follow it can change your life for the better. A food plan like this takes out the guesswork no matter what the situation may be. In the book Glenn tells us to write it all out too. I wrote it out and place it in my pocket that way I always have it to reference if there is any doubt at any moment. Then I just go tot do the work and NEVER BINGE AGAIN.
I love this book and Glenn Livingston's common sense, psychological hack that anyone can do. It really is genius and very well written book. It is also free on Amazon or on the Never Binge Again website along with other free resources to help you. Don't knock it down until you try it! Get the book, read it, implement it, do the work it takes and remember the best way to NEVER BINGE AGAIN, is to NEVER BINGE AGAIN!
You just need the tools and the mind set that you need to cage that beast!
I believe this book is just what you need to do just that.
Take Hold of The Flame and achieve your dreams because you deserve it!
A song dedication to ALL OF YOU GO GETTERS!
This song is dedication to ALL OF YOU GO GETTERS! A reminder to take hold of that flame to be the light of this world while you achieve your dreams!
This song and band gets me energized every day I listen to them. Listen to this song while reading the lyrics. Very powerful song in my opinion.
Play it loud!
Feel it and believe it!
Interesting fact; the singer here Geoff Tate started out his career a young man who liked to hang out with his buddies that had formed a band.
One day their lead singer Got sick and couldn't make the gigs that they had lined up. Geoff was sitting there with his rocker friends listening to Rush, thinking about what they were going to do.
Geoff started singing casually. When the base player asked him if he "could sing this stuff?" Geoff said, "I don't know" and agreed to give it a try.
Turns out he's an excellent singer! In my opinion the absolute best in the progressive metal genre. Take a listen.
I absolutely love it!
The point is and the lesson to this story is that Geoff didn't even know he could sing, let alone be one of the best. But the opportunity was there and he gave it a try.
Then in the 1980's Geoff joined with four other guys and became Queensryche! All together as a team these guys produced amazing songs that have stood the test of time. And in a lot of ways was ahead of their time.
Listen to these words and let his voice energize you as they do me.
Whatever it is you have set out to do. Just do it, start now, take the opportunity, learn along the way, run the race and take hold of that flame!
We are children of the light!
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We are children of the light!
Queensryche live in Tokyo 1984.
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We see the light of those who find
A world has passed them by
To late to save a dream that's growing cold
We realize that fate must hide its face
From those who try
To see the distant signs of unforetold
Oh oh, take hold
From a haze came a rage of thunder
Distant signs of darkness on the way
Fading cries scream of pain and hunger
But in the night the light will guide your way
So take hold of the flame
Don't you see life's a game
So take hold of the flame
You've got nothing to lose,
but everything to gain
Ride, to a place beyond our time
Reach, for the edges of your mind,
and your are there
See, that the light will find its way
Back to a place where it will stay,
make it stay
Throw down the chains of oppression that bind you
With the air of freedom the flame grows bright
We are the strong, the youth united
We are one, we are children of the light
So take hold of the flame
Don't you see life's a game
So take hold of the flame
You've got nothing to lose,
but everything to gain
Source: LyricFind
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Listen to this interview with Geoff Tate and how he got his start singing and with Queensryche. I enjoyed this interview very much!
I loved it and very interesting. I am a big fan of yours Geoff Tate!
For information about Geoff Tate visit his site at GeoffTate.com
The Best Vegan Blueberry Muffins Recipe I have ever made!
I have made this recipe for my family. many times. This is the absolute best vegan baked goods recipe that I have found! My family is not vegan but I'm always looking for healthier vegan versions of the foods they like. If I can make something yummy without eggs, meat and dairy then that is what I want to do!
I also believe making foods like this fresh from scratch at home is the best if you're going to eat it. That way I can control what is in it and what I am giving to my family. These have become my go to blueberry muffin recipe! Sorry the picture isn't too good/ I will replace it with a better one when I make these again. Taking imperfect action and getting this post done for you :)
These muffins are easy to make and don't taste vegan at all. This is a recipe that everyone is sure to love. These are great for breakfast, or any occasion. For this recipe I didn't use the soy milk suggested in the recipe. I prefer to use other plant-based milks like almond milk and cashew milk.
My muffins turned out great using these nut milks instead. I stay away from soy and soy containing products if I can. This is another reason why you should always make stuff like this from scratch since most premade, packaged foods contain some kind of soy product in them.
The recipe suggests using vegetable oil, which is actually soybean oil and another soy product that I try to never use. I used same mounts of softened coconut oil with good results. Coconut oil is much better oil to use, and it may have some health benefits that other oils do not. You can also use corn oil or a light olive oil if you don't like soy-based oils either.
This recipe says to use fresh blueberries, but I have used the small size frozen blueberries right out of the freezer with good results. I usually have frozen blueberries on hand, so it was easy for me to use what I already had.
I want to try this recipe as a base for other variations. Instead of blueberries I want to try diced strawberry and maybe a shredded zucchini for another version of the best vegan muffins. I will let you know how that turns out.
I also want to try using whole wheat pastry flour instead of the white flour another time too. Or even a good gluten free flour to make them gluten free. For now, give these vegan blueberry muffins a try using the recipe. I found this particular recipe at My Darling Vegan. You can print it out via the link.
I think you will love this recipe too!
Let me know in the comments and as always God bless you wherever you are in your life!
