From the Melanated Man:

Refer to previous posts: ED vs. EL: Eating Meat, Huh?! , ED vs EL: Vegetables have Life/Light as Well

Originally I was going to do a post with starches, oils, and sugars all together. But I figured sugar needs its OWN post by itself because for black-melanated people it’s probably our biggest weakness besides ANIMAL FLESH. And also I have specified WHITE starches since that is more the REAL concern/issue than your natural starches (although you shouldn’t partake too much of the natural starches either.)

All of the white starches  that we eat are PROCESSED, DENATURED, AND DEAD! Here’s a comprehensive list of the those white starches we like to eat regularly:

White rice (Rice and gravy, fake “Chinese” fried rice)

Spaghetti noodles

Macaroni (with cheese)

Bleached, white flour (used for frying chicken, baking cakes and cookies and other various side dishes)

Bleached, white bread (with our hot dogs and hamburgers)

And much, much more!

(If there are any other starches I missed, inform me. Having brain farts.)

Your white starches do not have any LIFE or LIGHT within them (let alone any nutritional value) because they have been…

Bleached with chemicals…

Processed and preserved WITH chemicals…

And last but not least, we OVERCOOK them!

(Plus, this nonsense will more than likely be undigested and STORED AS FAT!!!!)

As mentioned before, we should be consuming more NATURAL starches, according to our activity level of course. And when we consume of the NATURAL starches, we should NOT be eating i.e. …

…Sweet potato souffle…

…OR Corn casserole!

I know what your are thinking, “There goes the holiday dishes, AND the Sunday dinners.” I know it looks good and TASTE good.

But don’t these dishes look a tad bit overcooked?

Ask yourself this: ARE YOU GETTING ANY LIFE/LIGHT FROM IT?

Or is it EMPTY CALORIES?

DEAD WASTE?

Again, if we love life and into celebrating life, don’t contradict yourself by eating DEATH!!

Here is a small list of starches (that SHOULD be steamed, lightly sauteed and/or grilled) we should consume more of:

• Brown, wild, basmati rice (no gravy!)

• Potatoes (white, red, and/or sweet)
• Wheat bread (preferably rye bread)
• Corn
• Whole grain pastas (spaghetti, macaroni WITHOUT the sauces)
• Whole grain oatmeal
• Yellow Grits

• Couscous (my favorite!)
• Wheat flour (a healthier alternative to help slowly break away from the sweets and fried foods)

Now to the oils. I am going to take an paragraph from Dr. Afrika’s African Holistic Health to help explain the cooking oil:

“Oil is processed, cooked, filtered, and refined. Nutrients destroyed, oil becomes synthetic transoil to retard spoilage and prolong its shelf life. The vital vitamins and minerals and fiber is dissolved with toxic chemicals and filtered out of the oil. In the refinement process, a gasoline solvent is used to dissolve the oil after extraction. Then it is treated with toxic poisonous lye, alkalis and caustic soda. Next, it is bleached to make it nice and clear. These refinement chemical and bleach leave a horrible odor and taste; so the oil is then chemically deodorized and perfumed  and poisonous antioxidants added. Residual amounts of the chemicals stay in the oil, which cause it to be unsafe fr human consumption. Some refiners add trace amounts of white sugar to make the oil addicting. Processed oils are a highly concentrated synthetic chemical that are harmful. Polyunsaturated, saturated and hydrogenated oils that are processed are equally health destructive. However, the consumer watchdogs, USDA and FDA, approve this and law does not require the listing of all the chemicals in the oil. The final oil product has been heated several times and further reheating by the consumer causes it to be even more dangerous. Cold pressed oils are the safest. They are concentrated and weaken the digestive system and thicken the blood making it into sludge (sewage.) Processed or cooked oils cause unidentified diseases.”

Processed Oils

• Increase the incidence and severity of cancer
• Contribute to inflammation of joints
• Weaken immunity
• Increase fluid retention (edema)
• Decrease and interrupt mitochondria function
• Increase cell death
• Slow down cell growth and development
• Decrease the cells of the brain, liver,skin,etc.
• Mutate cells
• Decrease energy
• Impair, fetal and infant brain development
• Cause fats to become transoils and rancid (rotten)
• Decrease communication between cells

So what some of the examples of processed oils to avoid?

• Vegetable Oil (Crisco, anyone?)
• Canola Oil  (How about some Mazola?)
• Corn Oil
• Soybean Oil
• Hydrogenated Oil
• Margarine

Use these cold-pressed (crushing the seed or nut, forcing out the oil) alternatives:

(All preferably extra virgin and unfiltered)

• Olive oil (not for cooking)
• Coconut Oil
• Grapeseed Oil
• Sesame Oil
• Flaxseed Oil

Hopefully this information can benefit you in some capacity and as a people we can slowly but surely break the chains of this sadistic food prison we have subjected ourselves too.

One day at a time!

Peace and Love to my melanated family,

The Melanated Man

References: Afrika, Llaila. African Holistic Health. Copyright 2009.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/145529-what-is-cold-pressed-oil/

From the Melanated Man:

I was grocery shopping at Wal-Mart (smh) the other day and I was browsing through the aisles getting the items I normally get for my family and myself. I checked out the ingredients on some of the items that I had  for my wife and kids (because of course, I eat only FRESH PRODUCE now) and began to become depressed. There were a couple of items that I was considering buying for myself (some almond milk, please!) and I put it back on the shelf because of the EXCESS ingredients in these items.

Trust me, I have cravings for some cereal (organic corn flakes, I mind you) or a nice fruit smoothie with almond milk. That doesn’t sound bad, right?

Well if you consider how many ingredients are in almond milk then you will understand why I placed it back in the freezer.

SIX INGREDIENTS FOR UNSWEETENED ALMOND MILK!! REALLY?!

VERY disappointed.

What CAN I eat these days?

Now I understood a while ago food that is pre-packaged, not fresh, or self grown is 100% of the time a RISK to eat, let alone buy it. Habits die hard and it took me awhile to overcome eating it myself.

Now I  battle with buying the shit for my loved ones with full knowledge of the damage it could cause them. My wife, of course has to make the decision to change in her own time.

My baby girls… they don’t know any better.The Oreos, Tombstone Pizza, the Skittles and M&Ms..

It KILLS me. And at times I feel I have failed them. It’s never too late. Although they’ve grown accustomed to the ARTIFICIAL, I will do everything in my power to guide them in the right direction.

If you don’t have a farm or *your own garden, PLEASE STAY CONSCIOUS during your grocery excursions.

Look out for your family’s best interest…

Peace and Love to my melanated family,

The Melanated Man

*Future post

From the Melanated Man:

Ye I walk through the valley of the shadow of death…

I shall bypass all restaurants aptly named Church’s Chicken and KFC,

That’s Kentucky Fried Chicken for the uninitiated.

Not to mention the infamous Mickey D’s and Burger King,

As well as the local Wendy’s and Krystal’s, or White Castle for you Mid-westerners!

I shall re-calibrate my tastebuds to the nearest fresh market,

And partaketh of the those fresh tomatoes and field peas,

Of that juicy, ripe honeydew melon and oranges with their seeds intact,

Celebrating all the Creator has given me through Mother Nature.

No GMO or processed crap, just NATURAL!

I shall honor the cow, the pig, the fowl of the sea, and especially the chicken,

For they are living creatures with uninhabited  ambition such as myself.

Never again shall I consume of dead blood,

What is killed for my nourishment will inevitably bring death to my existence.

 I shall say to self, “Disregard Longhorn’s and Outback with their well-done New York strip steaks,

Abstain from those scrumptious pork ribs brought to you by Jim ‘N Nicks,

Turn your nose up to some fried catfish from Pappadeaux’s,

And last but not least, deny  yourself some delectable, crispy chicken legs from good ole Popeye’s!”

I shall be thankful for SWEETS: a SWEET apple, a SWEET mango, and a SWEEEET watermelon!

I shall be grateful for GREEN: GREEN beans, GREEN peas, and COLLARD GREENS!

For they bring thanksgiving to my living body, spirit, and soul.

I SHALL NOT consume of those fruits that bear no seeds,

I SHALL NOT overcook and kill the GREEN of my food, 

For they hold the  light and truth that is imperative to my beautiful, melanated vessel.

Ye I walk through the valley of the shadow of death…

From the Melanated Man:

One day I was cleaning the mess of food my little ones made off the kitchen table.

Then I had I thought.

I was using chemicals to clean food residue from the kitchen table.

This may not seem like a big deal to you but it hit home with me. If the food we eat regularly is not harmful to us, why in the hell do we need Lysol and Clorox to wipe away its leftover residue?

We are suppose to eat natural, organic, healthy food then there should be no need for cleaning chemicals. I GUARANTEE that there would not be any stains on the table.

So what is the NONSENSE that we are eating that it requires the use of cleaning chemicals to be wiped away?

Please tell me I’m not the only one that sees the issue…