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The Dirty Dozen - Chemicals In Your Food

(Excerpt from Evita Tezeno's Vegan Princess Blog. Please click HERE for full article)

More than a year ago, Consumer Reports had an article recommending a dozen foods that we should always buy organic. Here they are!

Peaches: Rating of 100. A no-brainer when you think about the soft, fuzzy, but porus skin a peach has. I am not surprised peaches were the worst. Anything sprayed on a peach is going to be there when you eat it, no matter how well you wash it. Definitely organic only! The FDA also tests for the following which, I believe, are not approved for use on peaches. Dinocap, Formetanate hydrochloride.

Apples: Rating of 89. The top 50 chemicals applied to apples are listed here. One batch of test performed on apples by the FDA detected 36 chemicals, close to 50% being neuro-toxins. The FDA also tests for the following which, I believe, are not aproved for use on apples. Prothiofos, Terbuthylazine, Dinocap, Formetanate hydrochloride, Propargite, Thiabendazole.

Bell Peppers: Rating = 86. More than 39 different pesticides have been found on bell peppers. On average, when tested, 68% of pepper samples contain measurable amounts of pesticides. In addition, fungicides and chemical ripening agents are found on some pepper samples.

Celery: Rating = 85. One study found pesticide residues on 94% of the celery tested.

Nectarines: Rating = 84.. Tested for unapproved use: Formetanate hydrochloride. One study found pesticide residue on 97% of the nectarines tested.

Strawberries: Rating = 82. Tested for, but unapproved use: Benomyl, Formetanate hydrochloride. I am surprised to see strawberries are not at the top of the list. I leaned that strawberries are the most heavily treated crop in the U.S. covered with an average of 300 pounds of chemicals per acre. The average treatment rate for all crops is 25 pounds per acre. Strawberries must clean up well to get down to the 4th place on this list.

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I'm Featured as "January Heroine Entrepreneur" in Chocolate Orchid's Blog

Check me out in a featured interview in Chocolate Orchid's blog. I was deeply honored when Cheris Courtney asked to interview me for this feature blog post. Here's an excerpt of the interview:

"According to Merriam-Webster online dictionary:
Heroine -1 a: a mythological or legendary woman having the qualities of a hero b: a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities.

According to YourDictionary.com:
a girl or woman of outstanding courage, nobility, etc., or of heroic achievements

Meet this month's Heroine Entrepreneur, Miranda Martinez

Miranda has her own online store, is a raw vegan chef, superfood retailer, actress, producer, speaker, and author. Whew! You do it, girl! =)

1) What sparked the development of your business? How did you begin?
"I am a raw vegan chef which is how it started. Well...okay. Have you read my story about me losing weight and everything? So fast forward two years cause it's been two years since I lost the weight. At my heaviest, I was 205 lbs. My total lost has been 80+ lbs. I was up and down for awhile. Since I became raw vegan, I've lost over 60 lbs. So fast forward two years, our first raw vegan restaurant in town (Dallas) called Bliss Raw Café opened. And at the same time, I already had an e-book that I had published online myself. I had recipes in there. And I published my tips and things that helped me when I was losing the weight."

So I applied for a server position. And I eventually ended up making desserts that people loved. I ended up being the dessert chef for Bliss Raw Café. So after that, the owner was revamping the menu. So she asked me to contribute to the menu as well. So a lot of the new menu items are my creation.

It was more like the owner said, "You know. I would love to have an Italian tasting pizza or a Greek tasting pizza." So then, I would research what the flavor and the spices were for that particular cooked version of the pizza. I eliminated everything that was cooked along with the animal product. And we came up with a version of a pizza for that particular flavor that she wanted on the menu. So the new menu has a Greek pizza, Margherita pizza, a California pizza...You can actually look at and download the menu from the website Blissrawcafe.com. A lot of the new menu items are my creation."

Please visit Chocolate Orchid's blog by clicking below to read the full interview!

January Heroine Entrepreneur - Miranda Martinez

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2010 *IS ALREADY* the year for you to be blessed and achieve your dreams beyond your wildest imagination...

 

Be courageous and DREAM BIG!

 

"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today."

~James Dean

 

There's only NOW and there's only HERE...  So make each moment this year your BEST EVER!

 

Love & light to you,

Is The Raw Diet Enough For You? Come see Paul Nison in Dallas on Jan. 26!

Is the Raw Vegan Diet enough?

After 15 years eating 100% raw vegan diet Paul found some interesting information. In this lecture he will explore the information he found. He will also explain what must be done to make sure you are doing it the right way so you don't run into the issues many long time raw fooders have.


Raw Food Chef and Author Paul Nison has studied the topic of health and digestion for years and will share information no one else is talking about!

Investment: $15 advance, $25 at the door (cash/check).
** If you pay online is $15.00 + $0.45 Paypal Fee**

Payment is required to reserve your spot. Please send a check payable to VIVA RAW to the following address:
Miranda Martinez
6780 Abrams Rd., suite 103, Dallas, Texas 75231

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I Was Named "Veg-Head of the Week" by Dallas Vegan

YAY!

I am very honored to be named "Veg-Head of the Week" by Dallas Vegan blog. 

Eddie G, Jamey and Drew are so amazingly supportive! I love you guys!

Check out the article below!

Veg-Head of the Week: Miranda Martinez

My Los Angeles Raw Vegan Adventure

I went to Los Angeles on acting/producing business last week and I also loved I was able to go check out some of the raw food restaurants near Los Angeles.  I went to three of them:

• Cru Organic Raw Vegan Restaurant
• Juliano's Planet Raw
• Euphoria Loves Rawvolotution

They were all delicious. I tried to taste as much as I could, I got full really quickly so my experience was really limited.  I'm sure they all have SO MANY wonderful dishes I didn't even get to touch.

Here I am with Juliano at Juliano's Planet Raw.

I'm excited because I'm going to be visiting LA a lot more often now so will get to try more soon.  YAY!

I was Featured in Pegasus News: "The State Fair of Texas goes raw (sort of)"

Check out the article "The State Fair of Texas goes raw (sort of)" that James Scott of Dallas Vegan wrote about me being a "Celebrity Chef" at this year's Texas State Fair! 

I'm so grateful for the support. Thank you, Jamie!

"The State Fair of Texas goes raw (sort of)"

My Story Was featured in the We Like it Raw Blog - "Miranda Before, Miranda After"

Back in May, 2009 I befriended Dhrumil Purohit on Twitter and soon after, he chose for me to be featured in his awesome blog called "We Like It Raw". This blog is a great resource for people seeking to know more about raw foods.  They have a section called "Before and After Photos".  I'm on that page. 

See me here:
Miranda on We Like It Raw

Texas State Fair Celebrity Kitchen Features Miranda Martinez

It was a fun day at The Texas State Fair on Sunday, September 27.  For the first time in history, the Celebrity Kitchen featured a raw vegan chef... ME! 

I made a delicious Pineapple Cobbler and everyone loved it.  Soon we'll be featuring the video we shot there at the fair.  

STAY TUNED! 

I'm a Featured Celebrity Chef at This Year's Texas State Fair

Come and see me! We've been invited and I am a featured "Celebrity Chef" in this Year's Texas State Fair.  I will be making a Bliss Raw Cafe favorite, my own recipe: Pineapple Cobbler.  Come visit, sample my recipe and participate in my first video!

See you there!