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What is it Wednesday 4: Not So Real.

October 15, 2014 By Rosie 1 Comment

What Is It Wednesday is the day we reveal a product and its ingredient list and you guess what this “food product” is. Then I’ll share with you an option for making a healthy version of this product.

What “food product” offers these 31 ingredients?

sugar
enriched beached flour
niacin
iron
thiamin mononitrate
riboflavin
soybean oil
water
eggs
pureed pumpkin
food starch – modified
glycerin
honey
molasses
spices
baking soda
sodium aluminum phosphate
monocalcium phosphate
mono-and-diclycerides
sodium stearoyl
lactytlate
polysorbate 60
whey
nonfat milk
wheat gluten
salt
natural and artificial flavors
preservatives
xathan gum
guar gum
soy flour

HINT: YOU CAN THANK THIS “FOOD PRODUCT” FOR THAT MUFFIN TOP YOU ARE WEARING.

What comes in this package and pretends to be a baked GOOD is not baked good at all. Looking at it from this perspective (the ingredient side of the box) gives you the clarity to see that there is actually nothing good about it at all.

REAL? REALLY? One cannot ascertain how much “real” pumpkin is actually in here as there is no way to tell.

The more you know, the less yummy it looks. I invite you to experiment and to think differently. The next time you bite into one of these store bought muffins, allow yourself to fully experience the taste and feel of the “chemicals” you are ingesting. You can also conjure up the image of lining these ingredients upon your kitchen counter for a baking day with your beloved child.

Okay. I get it. YOU LOVE MUFFINS in the MORNING! So what is a Muffin Maniac to do?
You can have your muffin and eat it too.

YOU CAN MAKE OUR OWN, in under 5 minutes.

Beautiful homemade muffins does not mean difficult, time consuming or impossible for the average cook – it means “muffins made in your home”.

These Cherry Banana Muffins are so easy. You only need one bowl to mix and a few simple ingredients! And if you’ve got your heart set on pumpkin, substitute 1/2 c pure pumpkin in place of the banana. I’ve made them this way and they were moist and delicious too.

These freeze well for weeks so you can have ’em when you crave ’em. (One one more thing. You get to be creative in your packaging and think outside the box or plastic tin. You can make your own parchment cups and tie a velvet purple bow, which adds even more to your experience and the joy you can receive from one little muffin. Here are a few other varieties for your delicious pleasure. Let me know which one is your favorite in the comment below.

MAGIC MUFFIN RECIPES… You get to eat a muffin without wearing it on your waist.

Cherry Banana Muffins HERE.

Jam ‘n Peanut Butter Surprise Muffins HERE.

Blueberry Nut Muffins HERE.

Sweet Potato Pineapple Muffins HERE.

Feel free to share this loving information with friend or post and tweet this link: #whatisitwednesday What is it Wednesday reveals a product & it’s ingredients – Can you guess what the product is. http://wp.me/p4MsYA-1UD

REMEMBER! Just because it’s in a box, on a shelf, in a grocery store, does NOT make it fit to eat.– Rosie Battista

If you like this weekly series of WHAT’S IN IT WEDNESDAY, please comment about your discovery below. If you missed previous the weeks reveal, check out the links below and continue to enhance your knowledge about what you are putting into your precious body.

Week One – This is a beverage

Week Two – This is a snack treat.

Week Three – This is a cracker.

If you’d like more kitchen skills and cooking confidence, join me, over at iCookNaked.com . It’s loaded with FREE yummy how to cook naked video. Go ahead and step into my kitchen so you can create health in yours.

Get your Free NAKED GROCERY LIST of foods to have on hand so you can cook naked in your kitchen. Put in your name and email and print it out HERE:

– Rosie Battista

Throw Your Louis Vuitton Over Your Picket Fence

August 25, 2014 By Rosie 1 Comment

You may think this title strange and wonder why the heck I would throw my Louis Vuitton purse over my picket fence.

For me it means that I am doing anything and everything to follow that baby over that fence. Once I make the decision to throw the Louis Vuitton over, I follow and don’t look back. ( Mind you, this is one gorgeous Louis bag.) Which the whole point. You do anything and everything (click here for motivation), no turning back, no giving up. Failure is not an option (click here for inspiration). Forward is the only direction.

“You get all in”

” You burn your boats”

“You cross the rubicon”

You’ve heard some of these expressions and they all point in the same direction.

The only way to move forward is to MOVE FORWARD (click here to get a view of what determination could look like), in such a determined way that looking back is not an option. I heard someone phrase it like this , “Throw your knapsack over the fence” . That made more sense in my head than burning boats, as I don’t have a boat or plan to be on one anytime soon.

I’ve decided that a better analogy for my brain was to use something that I can relate to. So I’m going with the idea of, “THROW MY LOUIS VUITTON OVER MY PICKET FENCE.”

Yup. You heard it here. “Throw your Louis Vuitton over the picket fence”.

What could you use to make your decision to move towards what you want so firm that you never looked back?

Now about the fence. This added one more dimension to the equation. A picket fence, even though I may feel comfy cozy within it’s boundaries, may be restricting my growth and ability to see beyond for more possibility. So jumping over that fence is important to the growth.

This growth shit is work. I never promised it would be a rose garden. But it will be as sweet.

Once a decision to move forward is made. DO IT. With blinders on. With ear plugs in. Don’t listen to anyone trying to talk you back over. With unfettered determination and persistence and resilience and tenacity and grace All these qualities that you have deep within you, come pouring out, when you DECIDE to tap in and jump over your (perceived) limitations.

You focus only on where you are going. On what you want. Not on the past or looking back.

Whether you follow a Louis, a knapsack, or the wide open ocean when you jump ship, remember, all of it is in your power.

Keep moving forward. And your life will show up as one beautiful combination of amazing moments that wrap up into a magnificently awesome life.

You may want to check out the trailer to “Strength Beyond Muscle” (click here to view) to get an glimpse of how using this idea of focused determination will produce results.Persistence. Strength. Grace. You name it.

CLICK HERE FOR DOCUMENTARY TRAILER

Whatever your dream. You can have it. Once you decide. Focus forward and jump, climb, move and believe. What do you want? And more importantly what is that “thing” that you will throw over, push thru, crawl under, let go of, or sink into ?

“Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Age Appropriate Dressing

August 18, 2014 By Rosie 5 Comments

Do you buy into the idea of “Age Appropriate Dressing”? Exactly what age is the right time to be “appropriate” and who exactly is making those rules?

Do you know your style? Does what you wear reflect your personality or do you wear what you think you should wear based on what others may think?

Back in the day, I wore what I was told, and fit right in with the family. My mom and my 3 sisters are wearing these white dresses that my mom sewed for us. I remember being so happy that I was the only one allowed to wear stockings with my white maryjanes (because I was age appropriate for the stockings). I’m the tall one over to the right with the stockings.

It took me many years to adapt a my personal style. I wore whatever. I tried lots and lots and never really felt like one belonged to me. So I wore what I thought others would think was good for me.

I believe that I had no specific style because I had no clue who I even was. I first had to discover the real me before I could own my style.

Once I got clear on the truth and began my journey of self love, I was able to embrace and own that unique part of me and show the world without fear of judgement. Some say I have a flare for fashion and some look at me like I’m a little nuts. AT 50, I’ve earned the right to own my unique nuttiness and the term “dress appropriate” has been replaced with “wear what makes me feel good”.

I don’t dress for you. Although if you like my style and it inspires you, that is a plus in the awesome column. But it’s not why I dress how I dress. I dress for me. What I wear makes me feel happy. And since my happiness is contagious, I could very well be infecting you with some of that happiness.

YUP. I am at the gym with a dress on. If I wore this to a Wedding, it would look smashing! Case in point, you should own your style but it could help to know where you are going.

If I wore this to a black tie event, maybe not so much. But if I am off to the grocery store, I may make someone smile, just because I feel pretty wrapped in a rose.

If I wore this on a first date, I may get a “proposal” of sorts. But if I choose to wear this to enhance my rockin’ hot and sexy. Why not?

Ummmm… Oh yeah baby. Not many would step out on stage in so little. But this “experience” meant so much to me. I’ll carry this picture and memory everywhere because at 53 years old I can rock any stage I choose. If I chose to listen to what others thought possible for me, I would not have this picture or experience.

Would I show up in the gym like this? That may not be so effective attire for squatting with a bar on my shoulders. However, lace, tule, texture, and pretty stuff make you feel pretty lady like.The feminine part of you that you may forget when running around in sweats all day. I wore this outfit to speak in a seminar for a group of Ladies, giving them inspiration to step into their feminine selves.

What if I wear this for my son’s wedding next year? You should see the back of this hot dress! BUT aahhh. It’s pretty but I want more!! I want more prettier, more me. I’ll know it when I feel it, and I’m feeling PURPLE VINTAGE .

Special. Special. Special. Pointy stiletto leopard leather with a red leather rose on top. Perhaps I am not doing much walking in these babies. I’ll choose the occasion that fits the shoe.

Age appropriate 50 year old shoes? Not in my closet. For MySelf (in the red) and my 3 sisters joining me in this picture, we’re a rockin’ shoe family. Would I show up at a family backyard barbecue sporting the red suede ? Hmmm?

I adore vintage 1950 and I am a wanna-be pinup model, so I had this apron made for me. If I show up in my kitchen like this every nite, it would lose it’s special touch. But a special someone or something could inspire me to get out the apron and rock the kitchen with some fun.

For my son’s wedding? Maybe not so much but I’ll have some fun and take this head band out to dinner with a friend. Just to reiterate and remind you, I own my style and I know where I am going.

SO WHAT IS THE POINT of my sharing these pics with you?

WHAT IS YOUR STYLE AND WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I’ve noticed that the fashion police have never come to take me away. So I can safely encourage and inspire you to use what you wear to express your inner gorgeousness. Ask yourself, if you are want to show happy, does the black you wear daily really add to that feeling?

The point is to rock your STUFF!

BE GORGEOUS. No matter what your age or stage.

The way to your style is to get clear on who you are. Get comfy in your skin and any thing you decide to put on is going to look gorgeous on you.

I hope I have inspired you to think about YourSelf.

What makes you feel good?

What makes you feel pretty?

What’s your favorite color? How often do you wear it?

Does what you currently wear reflect your personality or do you wear what you think you should wear based on what others may think of you?

The ultimate question of all questions, Are you showing up in your life as the REAL you?

If you need help discovering who you really are, I’ve got a special shovel for your digging purposes. And all the support and love you need to help you dig deep, get down and dirty and then cleaned up to the real you. Let’s get to the glorious gorgeousness that’s hidden within you waiting to bling itself out. Check out what I discovered when I visited Fashion Week in NYC Read here.

Even Gianni Vershachi, who was in the business of designing and selling his fashions, doesn’t want you to wear them if you don’t feel it. He said, “Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you. but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way you live.”

WOW!

Sexy. Naked. Food.

August 13, 2014 By Rosie 6 Comments

What if you could feel great naked?

It is possible. Really, it is. No matter where you stand right now.

Why is it important to feel good naked? Far too many women have shared with me how they don’t like themselves naked. And it stops them.

IT STOPS THEM.

Stops them from truly enjoying all areas of life. Sex is a big “no-no” when you don’t feel good naked. If you find yourself resisting and avoiding sex because you don’t like your body, you are missing out on a big part of your health.

I would invite you to consider that you could change this uncomfortable feeling in your body if you changed the food you took into your body. (Click here to find out why great sex is a major component of great health). And continue reading on if you want to find out more about Sexy. Naked. Food.

When you eat better, you will LOOK BETTER NAKED. That’s a fact.

More importantly, when you eat better, you will FEEL BETTER NAKED. And how you feel is most important of all.

“Eating better means …:”eating sexy, naked food.” Or “eating sexy food while you are naked”. Or “eating naked food before having sex.”

Pick one. They all point to the same thing. It’s all about feeling good in your body and about your body by taking “action” to get you what you want. By action, I mean clean up your plate. Really ? Seriously? If you are actually thinking that you could eat a few slices of pizza topped off with a mound of ice cream for dessert and feel happy to be ripping off your clothes, I seriously doubt it. Sorry. More likely you’ll be ripping them off because they feel tight, you feel bloated and gross and because that is the direct result of eating like crap. It doesn’t feel very sexy.

Let’s be real here. You are indeed living in your body. Whether you call it your temple or your vehicle, it is your mode of transportation in this life. The better you feel in “it” and about “it”, the more confidence you will have. The more confidence you have will allow you to put your best self out there in whatever it is you are up to in this world. When you feel rockin’ hot, sexy and gorgeous, everyone believes you. Even you believe you.

One of my favorite quotes is:

CONFIDENCE IS THE ONLY ACCESSORY YOU NEED.

Feeling confident means that you’ll feel sexier. And feeling sexier opens up a whole new world of creative experiences as your sexual energy is a power force. Read more about that…

Here is the list of my 5 top sexy, naked foods. Eating these foods promote health and support your body to being it’s healthiest, sexiest best. An immediate increase in your confidence and self esteem will ensue.

Besides the nutritional punch and all the vitamins and minerals they supply, I offer you a different look at these foods. Their symbolic reference to love, intimacy and pleasure make them an even sexier choice and something to think about as you nourish yourself with naked goodness.

I invite you to experience the recipes below for an amazingly Sexy Dressing on top of your grandiose greens. If you don’t feel like the crunching munching idea of a salad, try the Sexy Shake to drink to your health and happiness.

ASPARAGUS

It’s been said that asparagus stirs up lust in men and women.
This vegetable is a great source of potassium, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamins A and C, and thiamin and folic acid. The latter is said to boost histamine production necessary for the ability to reach orgasm in both sexes. And the shape of the asparagus spear is nature’s little tease.

ALMONDS

Long ago, the almond was regarded as fertility symbol.
It was even said that Samson wooed Delilah with these nuts.
Almonds provide vitamin E, magnesium and fiber and improve your general well being. The better you feel in your body, the better you perform in every area of your life. Yup. Sex is an area of your life.

AVOCADO

Avocados are voluptuous and feminine in shape and size. Back in the day, the Aztec’s thought that the fruit resembled the male testicles as it hung on trees in pairs. The avocado is a really healthy fruit filled with necessary good fat and quite helpful for enhancing hormones.

BANANAS

According to some myths, Adam (as in Adam and Eve) covered himself in banana leaves. Bananas are loaded with potassium, magnesium and B vitamins. Another great “naked” food that will help you build your healthiest, sexiest body with its nutritious value.

FIGS

Figs were Cleopatra’s favorite food and they are very sexy looking in appearance and texture. Cut one open and you ‘ll see why this juicy ripe beauty is synonymous with the female organs.

MACA

This is one of the sexiest super-foods around. My fave. This root brags on the ability to enhance and improve your sexual libido and stamina. This Peruvian power root makes a noticeable difference in your awareness and energy levels. Also referred to as Peruvian Ginseng, it was used as an energy enhancer and aphrodisiac. A mood lifter helps the situation but not as much as the increased sperm count that it is know to have an effect on. Sexy Maca? YES!

Here’s a SEXY SALAD that is yummy delish, satisfying, body enhancing, weight loss promoting, and energy boosting.

NAKED DRESSING:

2 figs
1 banana
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp almond or 1 tbsp almond butter (use almond butter if your blender is not that powerful as in Vitamix)

Mix all ingredients until creamy in your Vitamix. YUM.

NAKED SALAD:

For the base of your salad, combine a some a combo of chopped romaine, spinach and arugula leaves in a bowl. Add sliced asparagus spears and avocado on top. Pour Naked Dressing over greens and toss. Serve your Sexy Salad on a gorgeous plate.

Ingredients:

combo of romaine, spinach, arugula
asparagus
avocado

If you’d rather drink to your health, go right ahead and make your Sexy Shake!

SEXY SHAKE:

This shake combines sexy naked food for a really simple easy treat. (Using frozen banana creates a cold and creamy treat) Remember to serve it in a your very special glass.

2 fresh figs
1 tbsp almonds
3/4 c almond milk
1 tsp maca powder
1 tbsp raw cacao
1/2 frozen banana
1/3 avocado

“If you eat processed, refined food, it will show up on your body. When you eat pure and “naked” foods (like the ones listed above), the body of your dreams will show up and you may just fall in love with your amazing “naked” self.” ~ rosie battista

Try this idea of sexy, naked food and let me know how you life changes. Comment here.

Episode 6: Brush Your Teeth Everyday Please

August 6, 2014 By Rosie 2 Comments

Do you brush your teeth everyday? Well what about the rest of the care you need for you one very precious body?

The Adult Cookie

July 31, 2014 By Rosie 4 Comments

What a loving thing to do!! Make an adult version of a cookie that you don’t want to share. A special treat that you keep all to yourself. Better than that, how about if you actually gave yourself permission to act like a kid again and stick your hand in the cookie jar and enjoy these babies.

Technically you could call it a XXX Cookie because it’s one of those things that falls into the category of X-cellence in nutrition, X-treme self love and X-traordinary care.

I consider it a gift to Self.

There is something special about the combination of these ingredients, figs, pecans, hazelnuts, dark chocolate with ginger that make this cookie so unlike any other. And although I refer to it as an adult cookie , nothing helps you feel more like a kid again than dunking a delicious cookie in warm chocolate almond milk or your favorite hot tea.

When these cookies are frozen they become even more OMG-like! They are not too sweet, but just perfectly perfect. Using really fine ingredients allows you to appreciate the taste of the organic dried figs and Green and Blacks crystalized- ginger laced dark chocolate. YUM.

These are simple to make with only a few steps. A vitamix is a key helper for this recipe. Here are all the ingredients once blended, mixed all together to form a dough that looks like any ordinary dough. The consistency surprised me too when I was concocting, because I used NO FLOUR or SUGAR at all (except if you’re counting the chocolate bar. But who’s counting? At 50 years old, pleasure is the only thing that counts, so let go of the idea that a little dark chocolate can hurt you).

You get a nice big 14 in a dozen.

Oops only 12 made it to the serving plate…. yeeeohhhh! yummmmm.

What’s left to say… OMG! Oh, you want the recipe?… Keep scrolling and you’ll find it below.

One more thing. If you want to really solidify the reason you would bake your own, instead of buying cookies in the store, think about this, and click on this 2 minute video.

CLICK TO WATCH.

READ ON TO BAKE …

STEP ONE: Mix together in vitamix for about 5 minutes until it forms into an peanut buttery consistency. Then place into a mixing bowl.

1/2 cup hazelnuts (raw and unsalted)
1/2 cup pecans (raw and unsalted)

STEP TWO: Place 4 plump but dried figs into same vitamix (you don’t have to clean in between) and give a whirl until they chop up into a choppy mixture. Then place into the mixing bowl with the nut mixture.

4 dried figs

STEP THREE: Smash up the chocolate bar. An easy way to do this is to place on the table. Keeping chocolate wrapped, bang on it with a heavy metal serving spoon until it breaks into little chunks. Add chipped chocolate to mixing bowl with nuts and figs.

3.5 oz bar of fine dark chocolate (any brand or flavor you like- have fun and try different ones here)

STEP FOUR: Add the rest of the below ingredients into mixing bowl and stir all ingredients together to form cookie dough

1 whole egg
1/2 tbsp coconut oil
1/2 tsp baking powder

As you stir together, you’ll be amazed at how you will watch the consistency of dough form right before your eyes.

Drop by rounded tablespoon onto parchment lined cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 for 3 minutes. Press down soft cookie to flatten slightly. Continue to bake for a total of 10-12 minutes until slightly hard. These cookies will not harden until they cool and taste the most amazing when you eat them frozen right from the freezer. That actually turns out to be a good thing because you’ll have a good excuse not to eat them all directly out of the oven.

So like I said above. OMG… and enjoy yourself. Make some tea and treat yourself like the Amazing Goddess that you are!