Simple Delicious Alkaline Recipes!

[Music]  hello everyone and welcome to my channel  that was weird  if you knew my name is Rachael Emma and  for this week's video I'm doing a very  highly requested video you guys asked me  to share some Alkaline recipes so that  is what I'm gonna do today now if you  are new to the kind of alkaline acid  theories in very very simple terms the  body strives to kind of keep a pH  balance between 7.3 and 7.5 and that's a  blood pH and a year and every pH of  around 7 and it's thought that at that  pH level your body should be functioning  and moving properly with that in mind  it's also thought that a lot of diseases  formed in the body is a result of your  body being too acidic so the dietary  goal around that is to eat more alkaline  forming foods then acid forming foods  and actually keep your body at a nice ph  level now the reasons for your body to  be too acidic could be due to eating to  me acidic form in foods it could be  stress toxins immune system reactions  there's so many different reasons but  the kind of general goal is to just eat  more alkaline forming foods than acid  forming foods as you guys probably know  dr. Surrey has done lots of work on this  he has his own list of electric foods  which he recommends for optimal health  I will cross-reference the foods that  he's mentioned with the foods that I'm  going to share in this recipe of  alkaline foods I feel like I just spoke  a lot I hope that all made sense so  today I'm going to share with you a meal  idea and a juice idea that are using  alkaline foods please give this video a  thumbs up if you're excited for this  week's video and don't forget to  subscribe because I'm here every week  with new videos to share with you guys  so let's get into these alkaline rich  food ideas so we've got some kale we all  know that kale is very nutritious and  it's delicious as well as that we've got  some quinoa quinoa is a great grain to  use it's got all nine essential amino  acids lots of fiber lots of protein very  delicious one of my favorite grains to  use and one of my favorite sources of  protein on a vegan diet and we've got  some apples which are nice and alkaline  and they're gonna add a really nice  sweet crunch to the meal that I'm gonna  share with you guys you got some limes  too to add some more flavor  I know normally when we look at  limes and lemons and things like that we  are looking at acid but when you digest  them they actually are alkaline forming  in the body so they are alkaline in this  instance we're gonna use some squash  squash is amazing it's got up to 50% of  your recommended daily amount of it man  see plenty of it a very nutritious and  delicious and it's gonna add some great  flavor too but also going to use some  parsley parsley as alkaline it's not  actually on dr. SEVIS list of foods so  if you wanted to stick to that you could  swap it out with basil but it's alkaline  I love parsley so we're gonna be using  parsley today avocados because I mean  who doesn't love avocados and their  alkaline and delicious so we're gonna  add some avocados too so let's get into  this amazing delicious meal that I'm  gonna show you guys so we're gonna start  off with this huge butternut squash and  I wanted to use a huge one because when  you roast these these really do shrink  in size so what this beautiful one here  I'm just gonna cut the butternut squash  in half this can be quite difficult so  you want to use a really good knife for  this and I'm going to cut it in half  again pop it open and then we've got the  seeds as I've mentioned before you can  keep the seeds you can reuse them you  can add them to salads and things like  that to reduce your food waste then I'm  gonna slice it up and you just want to  cut them into small pieces and you want  to keep the sizes very similar just in  order for them to cook at the same time  but they don't need to be perfect by any  means and then we've got all this  gorgeous delicious looking butternut  squash I just loved the color of  butternut squash so we're gonna add it  to a roasting tray and you want to add  these in a single layer so if you need  to use two roasting tins that's  completely fine and we're not gonna cook  them in oil we're just gonna cook them  as they are pop them in the oven into a  preheated oven and they're gonna roast  for about 45 minutes just until they're  nice and soft and ready to eat  meanwhile we're gonna prepare our quinoa  so I'm gonna use 1 cup of quinoa to 2  cups of water and you just really want  to make sure you give your quinoa a  really good rinse before you cook it  which also makes it a lot easier on  digestion and as you can see from the  first wash but the color of the water  why it is important to wash the quinoa  so we're just gonna drain that  and rinse it again in Russia in some  water to just get the water running a  little bit more clear once you've done  that we're just gonna pop that straight  to the pan like I said before just  double the amount of water to the ratio  of quinoa bring it to a boil  and once it started to heat up pop a lid  on top reduce the heat and just let that  cook and that takes about 10 minutes and  you'll get perfect fluffy quinoa every  time and also season with a little bit  of salt meanwhile we're gonna prepare  our kale and we're also gonna give our  kale a really good wash and rinse and  I'm gonna make a little dressing that's  gonna go with it so I'm just gonna grate  some garlic garlic is also alkaline so  that's great too adding some extra  virgin olive oil a high quality extra  virgin olive oil I'm also gonna use some  of our limes we're just gonna roll it  squeeze it get it flowing and then slice  it in half and squeeze in a nice good  amount of lime juice and also I lost the  tip I also added a little bit of apple  cider vinegar apple cider vinegar is  alkalizing to the body too and you just  want to season it and to your taste  preferences now that the quinoa is  cooked it is nice and fluffy and perfect  we're just gonna set that aside and let  that cool completely before we add it to  the kale so now we're just gonna massage  the dressing and the kale all together  and this will help the kale just wilt by  itself naturally which is easier on  digestion and it will really help bring  out some good nutrients then I'm just  gonna get some parsley we're gonna  finely slice this and we're gonna mix in  the parsley with our roasted butternut  squash we're just gonna put all the  squash into a bowl and now we're gonna  season it with some extra virgin olive  oil so we are using oil but this way we  are keeping the nutrients of the oil  because we all know when we cook the oil  we lose a lot of the benefits of  actually having olive oil so we're going  to add it here as well as the parsley  add some salt if you're using salt and  mix it all together and then you get  this really delicious simple roasted  butternut squash which is so so tasty  now that the quinoa has cooled we're  just gonna mix together the kale with  the quinoa and it's gonna get the  dressing that we used  fused with the quinoa as well and at  this point you can always add a little  bit more dressing always kind of cook to  your taste preferences so whatever  tastes good for y'all then we're gonna  add some apples apples are alkaline and  they're gonna add a really nice sweet  crunch to the quinoa salad so we're  gonna slice these up into little pieces  we're gonna keep the skins on these are  organic and when it comes to alkaline  rich foods always try and get organic  non-gmo organic food is always the most  nutrient rich food so that's what you  want to opt for when you are shopping  I'm just gonna chop up the parsley I'm  gonna add some parsley straight to the  quinoa as well and again if you're  sticking to doctor SEVIS specific  ingredients and swap that out for a  basil I'm gonna squeeze on top with a  bit more lime just to add a little bit  more flavor and I do love lime so and  then season with salt and pepper to your  preference and finally I've got an  avocado moment of truth is it gonna be a  good one  ah yes it is look at that nice English  avocados and the slice set up and we're  gonna add the avocado straight to the  salad and you get this really epic  delicious kale apple avocado salad and I  also forgot to mention I added some hemp  seeds hemp seeds are alkaline and  they're full of protein and lots of fun  nutrients so it's a nice little addition  and then you get this finished meal with  everything together  you've got the kale apple quinoa salad  some avocados and some roasted butternut  squash for a really simple delicious  whole food meal so another way to get in  some alkaline-forming foods into your  diet  is doing juices so now I'm going to show  you a juice using lots of delicious  vegetables that are alkaline to make a  really simple green juice so let's get  it let's get into it so to start off  with we've got some apples and I'm just  going to cut them up so they actually  fit in the juicer I've got parsley kale  celery ginger and apple  and some fresh lime and that is the  juice that we're gonna be making today  so I'm gonna start off with my ginger  get that straight in the juicer get that  pressing I'm gonna add in a parsley kale  that apples squeezing it all in to make  a really nice green juice so I'm going  to pour this into a jug all this  deliciousness and I'm just gonna squeeze  to my taste preference with some fresh  lime juice a really simple alkaline  juice there we have it our alkaline  friendly meal idea as well as our  alkaline friendly juice two very very  simple delicious healthy recipes the  power in cooking with whole plant-based  foods you've got the really delicious  quinoa which has infused with the lime a  bit of salt a bit of apple cider vinegar  the kale is got some garlic in there and  the apples give a nice sweet crunch to  it  really delicious avocado and then the  butternut squash with all the parsley on  top and a bit of olive oil and a  high-quality olive oil so you actually  taste the olives and get the nutrient  benefit as well  simple plant-based meal using alkaline  rich foods very nutritious very  delicious  try out this recipe especially if you're  looking for more alkaline meals I  recommend not to mention our delicious  green juice just give it a little mix  green juices are normal to me I love the  ginger in it ah ha if you're not used to  green juices potent green juices just  add some more sweet fruits alkaline  friendly sweet fruits like more than  apple and things like that and then  that'll add a sweetness that will cover  up the green juice taste which again I  like that some people might not or just  adjust to it very simple recipes I  really  I hope you guys enjoyed them I will put  the recipe on my website in case you  guys want to make it do make them don't  forget to let me on Instagram  I'll leave my instagram tag me in them I  love seeing what you guys are doing and  if you want more of my vegan recipes my  cookbook is available for pre-order and  then link all the information down below  if you pre-order it now you're gonna get  7 recipes ahead of the release date and  the release date is to 2019 so in a  couple of weeks so yeah don't forget to  give this video a thumbs up if you  enjoyed the alkaline recipes if you want  more meal ideas recipe ideas using  alkaline foods please let me know in the  description bar and I can do that let me  know and subscribe because I'm here  every week with new videos to share with  you guys if you haven't heard much about  dr. Sebby I do recommend you having a  gander having a read if you want to know  more about acid and alkaline diets I've  got some books here I've got this book  here as well as this book here luckily  for me my mum studied nutrition so  there's always things like this around  my house but um if you do want to know  more about our client acid diets there's  a lots of academic papers books that  just explore the topic which are really  interesting just to know and learn about  and have a gander have a look and I hope  you guys will do it see you bye I'll see  you all next week next week