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Interview with Mary Waldner of Mary's Gone crackers reveals a nutritionally sane snack Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

And then my other friend said, "Yeah, 'Mary's gone crackers,'" and it was like (gasp). That was the moment that the name was born. Mike: Wonderful. Waldner: Yes. Mike: It's very viral, too. People remember the name. Waldner: Yes, that's right. People laugh all the time, which is good. Mike: What originally attracted me to this product is the fact that it's made with both brown rice and quinoa. These are two very healthful, very special ingredients, and you don't find them in a lot of crackers.

They have no hydrogenated oils whatsoever, no trans fats, and they're crackers I've been eating for well over a year now. Thank you for sharing some time with us. Mary Waldner: Oh, you're welcome. Nice to be here. Mike: Now, how did you come up with these crackers in the first place? Waldner: I was looking for a product that I could eat when I went to parties and restaurants because I'm a celiac, so I can't eat anything with gluten. And a lot of the products out there -- that was 11 years ago -- had chemicals or refined products -- ingredients that I didn't want to eat.

These are two very healthful, very special ingredients, and you don't find them in a lot of crackers. How did you have the nutritional wisdom to know that those ingredients should be in your crackers? Waldner: Well, I've been kind of a health nut my whole life. Not knowing what my health problems were based on, I learned a lot about nutrition, and I knew whole grains were good. I knew quinoa was particularly good because it's high in protein and fiber. It's hard, especially if you're eating a vegetarian diet -- which I'm not, but a lot of people do -- to get the balance of protein.

Mike: Now, how did you come up with these crackers in the first place? Waldner: I was looking for a product that I could eat when I went to parties and restaurants because I'm a celiac, so I can't eat anything with gluten. And a lot of the products out there -- that was 11 years ago -- had chemicals or refined products -- ingredients that I didn't want to eat. So I had the idea for this, and it turned into a cracker.

Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care Michael T. Murray See book keywords and concepts

Breton wheat crackers, 6, 25 g 67 14 2 9.4 Ryvita or Wasa, 2, 20 g 69 16 3 11 Stoned Wheat Thins, 5, 25 g 67 17 1 11.4 Premium soda crackers, 3, 25 g 74 17 0 12.5 Water crackers, 5, 25 g 78 18 0 14 Crackers, graham 1, 30 g 74 22 1.4 16 Rice cakes, 2, 25 g 82 21 0.4 17 FOOD GI CARBS (G) FIBER (C) CL Milk, Soy Milk, and Juices Milk, whole, 1 cup, 250 mL 27 12 0 3 Soy, 1 cup, 250 mL 31 12 0 3.7 Milk, skim, 1 cup, 250 mL 32 13 0 4 Grapefruit juice, unsweetened, 1 cup, 250 ml 48 16 1 7.

Interview with Mary Waldner of Mary's Gone crackers reveals a nutritionally sane snack Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

I got a new oven so I could make enough for all my friends, and I got tired of making crackers, so I said to my husband, "I think we need to manufacture these so I can get out of the kitchen." And we started two years ago. Mike: Wow. And now you're already in national distribution. Waldner: That's right. Yes. Mike: You're in health food stores everywhere, right? Waldner: Everywhere. Right. Mike: The box is easy to identify. Look for this box in health food stores. And the name -- you can't forget that. Waldner: Right. My friends came up with this name.

How did you have the nutritional wisdom to know that those ingredients should be in your crackers? Waldner: Well, I've been kind of a health nut my whole life. Not knowing what my health problems were based on, I learned a lot about nutrition, and I knew whole grains were good. I knew quinoa was particularly good because it's high in protein and fiber. It's hard, especially if you're eating a vegetarian diet -- which I'm not, but a lot of people do -- to get the balance of protein. So I liked that. I liked how it tasted. So that was the basis. Mike: What if people can't find it locally?

Q&A: How to unclog your arteries without surgery or drugs Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

You know, it has the vegetable crackers and the wheat crackers, it also has the cookies. This entire aisle is so contaminated with hydrogenated oils that it should really be called the hydrogenated oil aisle. There is virtually no food product in this entire aisle that does not contain hydrogenated oils. You have to go way down the aisle to the unpopular section -- often it's located near the kosher foods -- to find crackers such as Wasa crackers, which are made without hydrogenated oils and are baked, not fried (at least in the U.S.).

The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again Jack Challem See book keywords and concepts

I recommend breaking with tradition by avoiding the bread and instead enjoying a few Nut-Thins brand crackers (made mostly with nuts, not wheat), which are available at natural food markets. 2-3 slices cheese 2-3 slices deli turkey, chicken, beef, or ham marinated vegetables, such as mushrooms, asparagus, carrots, or baby corn cucumber, tomato, avocado, or roasted red pepper, sliced mustard, canola mayonnaise, or horseradish stuffed grape leaves Nut-Thins brand crackersf *From Point Reyes Preserves—see the appendix for details, f These can be ordered at www.bluediamond.com.

Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care Michael T. Murray See book keywords and concepts

Premium soda crackers, 3, 25 g 74 17 0 12.5 Water crackers, 5, 25 g 78 18 0 14 Crackers, graham 1, 30 g 74 22 1.4 16 Rice cakes, 2, 25 g 82 21 0.4 17 FOOD GI CARBS (G) FIBER (C) CL Milk, Soy Milk, and Juices Milk, whole, 1 cup, 250 mL 27 12 0 3 Soy, 1 cup, 250 mL 31 12 0 3.7 Milk, skim, 1 cup, 250 mL 32 13 0 4 Grapefruit juice, unsweetened, 1 cup, 250 ml 48 16 1 7.7 Nesquik chocolate powder, 3 tsp in 250 mLmilk 55 14 0 7.7 Milk, chocolate flavored, low-fat, 1 cup, 250 mL 34 23 0 7.8 Orange juice, 1 cup, 250 mL 46 21 1 9.

Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes Jack Challem See book keywords and concepts

Instead of bread, try a half-dozen Almond or Pecan Nut-Thins brand crackers. For more information, visit www.bluediamond.com. 2-3 slices or chunks of cheese, such as Cheddar, Brie, Swiss, etc. 2-3 slices of deli turkey, chicken, beef, or ham sugar-free marinated vegetables, such as mushrooms, asparagus, brussels spouts, carrots, or dill pickles slices of cucumber, tomato, or avocado mustard, canola mayonnaise, or horseradish Nut-Thins brand crackers Place all of the ingredients on a plate, and enjoy.

Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality KC Craichy See book keywords and concepts

COOKIES Graham crackers......74 oatmeal........58 shortbread......64 Vanilla Wafers . . .77 CRACKERS rice cakes.......78 rye ...........63 sal tine.........72 stoned wheat thins ........7 water crackers . . .78 DESSERTS angel food cake . .67 banana bread ... .47 blueberry muffin .59 bran muffin.....60 Danish ........59 fruit bread......47 pound cake.....54 sponge cake.....46 FRUIT apple..........38 apricot, canned . .64 apricot, dried . . . .30 banana ........62 banana, unripe . .30 cantaloupe......65 cherries........22 dates, dried ... .103 fruit cocktail ... .55 grapefruit ......

Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes Jack Challem See book keywords and concepts

Blue Diamond Nut Thins crackers are made mostly with ground almonds, pecans, and hazelnuts, and no wheat; they are some of the best-tasting crackers you'll find anywhere. The main sections of natural food markets and health food stores offer a great bounty, and you'll generally fare better there, nutritionally. Here are some examples. • The meat department usually sells grass-fed or free-range meats and fowl. • The deli department normally has high-quality deli meats and prepared salads. • The seafood department usually has high-quality fresh fish and shellfish.

Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You Andreas Moritz See book keywords and concepts

An example for a light dinner is freshly prepared vegetable soup, perhaps blended, served with whole wheat pita or spelt bread, whole wheat toast or rye crackers with unsalted butter, ghee or coconut oil. Another option is cooked vegetables with rice or other light cooked grain foods. The soup/vegetables may be seasoned with spices and herbs, vegetable bullion, unrefined sea salt, as well as butter, ghee or coconut oil added during or after cooking—about one teaspoon of butter, ghee or coconut oil per person (avoid other oils in the evening since they are more difficult to digest.

Q&A: How to unclog your arteries without surgery or drugs Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Consider this: in every grocery store there is one aisle that has all the snack crackers. You know, it has the vegetable crackers and the wheat crackers, it also has the cookies. This entire aisle is so contaminated with hydrogenated oils that it should really be called the hydrogenated oil aisle. There is virtually no food product in this entire aisle that does not contain hydrogenated oils.

Interview with David Wolfe on raw foods, the bird flu and herbal healing Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

I'm a real big fan of hemp seed and flax seed, and those are things that you can add in your diet in many different ways. Flax crackers are a great replacement for crackers and bread. Another thing that is great to add in is seaweed. What's going to happen is we may be cut off from food for a while and we have to have the most nutritious storable food available to us in glass at home. Seaweed is a great thing to store at home. If you don't know anything about seaweed, just go into a health food store and start asking questions and get a few things. Just try some different stuff.

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease Steven V. Joyal See book keywords and concepts

Trans fats are typically found in commercially processed foods that have been prepared under conditions of high heat, such as snack foods (for example, potato chips and roasted nuts), frozen foods (including entrees, snacks, whole dinners, desserts), commercially made cookies and crackers, packaged dinners, and baked goods ?saturated fat, found primarily in animal products (meat, poultry, whole-fat milk and dairy products, lard) The bottom line is this: think olive oil, fish, and green leafy vegetables, and go light on meats and processed foods.

New FDA guidelines threaten religious freedoms; Holy water could be regulated as "drugs" and rosaries as "medical devices" Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

The FDA has already conducted an armed raid on one church (see "tyranny" article, above) and made no announcement that churches are exempt from FDA rule. The crackers and grape juice used in Communion, which are tied to changes in the energy, function or spirituality of the person receiving them, might be regulated as drugs and require a prescription from a doctor.

The top five cancer-causing foods Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Chips / crackers / cookies: These generally contain white flour and sugar as well as trans fats, but it's not enough to simply look for these ingredients on the label; you have to actually "decode" the ingredients list that food manufacturers use to deceive consumers. They do this by hiding ingredients (such as hiding MSG in yeast extract, or by fiddling with serving sizes so they can claim the food is trans fat free, even when it contains trans fats (the new Girl Scout cookies use this trick). Besides avoiding these foods, what else can consumers do to reduce their risk of cancer?

Since cancer needs high blood sugar and low oxygen levels, a person with lots of belly fat who just can't seem to put down those trans fat cookies or crackers (also loaded with flour and simple sugars) presents the ideal environment for the development of cancer. The acrylamide factor Since trans fats are often formed during the frying process, we should also talk about acrylamides. Acrylamides are not added into food; they are created during the frying process. When starchy foods are subjected to high heat, acrylamides form.

Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness Tori Hudson, N.D. See book keywords and concepts

Low blood sugar is implicated in the nausea of early pregnancy and can be regulated by eating smaller meals more often, eating high-protein snacks before sleeping, and eating unsalted crackers or matzo before getting out of bed in the morning. Insufficient B vitamins may be associated with morning sickness; pregnant women are often deficient in B6 as well as folic acid (the need for which increases during pregnancy).

Interview with David Wolfe on raw foods, the bird flu and herbal healing Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Flax crackers are a great replacement for crackers and bread. Another thing that is great to add in is seaweed. What's going to happen is we may be cut off from food for a while and we have to have the most nutritious storable food available to us in glass at home. Seaweed is a great thing to store at home. If you don't know anything about seaweed, just go into a health food store and start asking questions and get a few things. Just try some different stuff.

Health Begins in the Colon Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN See book keywords and concepts

Avoid foods commonly made from white flour: breads (even those labeled as "multigrain" or "wheat"), pizza crusts, pasta, bagels, pretzels, crackers, tortillas, hamburger and hot dog buns, and most breakfast cereals. How Does Table Salt Cause a Toxic Colon? The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nutritional lobbying group, claims that sodium chloride (common table salt) could be "... the single deadliest ingredient in the food supply.

Foods with especially high levels of the chemical included French fries, potato chips and crackers."33 What About Cooking Food in a Microwave Oven? Let's say you want to heat up last night's macaroni and cheese in the microwave for a minute or two. When you take it out of the microwave, it might still look, smell, and taste like macaroni and cheese, but what you have is essentially a radiated pile of zero-nutrient garbage.

Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care Michael T. Murray See book keywords and concepts

Water crackers, 5, 25 g 78 18 0 14 Crackers, graham 1, 30 g 74 22 1.4 16 Rice cakes, 2, 25 g 82 21 0.4 17 FOOD GI CARBS (G) FIBER (C) CL Milk, Soy Milk, and Juices Milk, whole, 1 cup, 250 mL 27 12 0 3 Soy, 1 cup, 250 mL 31 12 0 3.7 Milk, skim, 1 cup, 250 mL 32 13 0 4 Grapefruit juice, unsweetened, 1 cup, 250 ml 48 16 1 7.7 Nesquik chocolate powder, 3 tsp in 250 mLmilk 55 14 0 7.7 Milk, chocolate flavored, low-fat, 1 cup, 250 mL 34 23 0 7.8 Orange juice, 1 cup, 250 mL 46 21 1 9.7 Gatorade, 1 cup, 250 mL 78 15 0 11.

Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good Dr. Steven R. Gundry See book keywords and concepts

Foods such as cereals, breads, and crackers heralding "whole-grain goodness." These might as well be sugar. 9. Foods labeled low-fat, fat-free, no sugar, or no cholesterol. These are all code words for "high sugar" or sweet taste. 10. Diet sodas. All studies show they raise your insulin levels and make you store fat. 11. Fruit-filled breakfast bars or flavored yogurts. 12. Too many nuts. Just how big is that "handful" of nuts you're snacking on? Make sure it's no more than 1/4 cup. Ornish diet, although my triglycerides shot up to 400!

Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means Ron Garner See book keywords and concepts

Rye-crisp crackers with avocado. þHerbal tea. þVegetable soup. APPENDIX 8 purchasing supplements When selecting and buying supplements, remember that: þNature's vitamins heal; synthetic vitamins stimulate the body but do not heal. þNatural complexes come from live, whole organic food sources, with their enzymes and electrical properties intact. They have been manufactured with minimal processing. þNo supplement should be taken in concentrations greater than those found in food. þThe body cannot use, and does not accept, isolated or synthetic nutrients.

DINNER ALTERNATIVES þGreen smoothie—with or without raw crackers. þHomemade tomato juice. Large salad with cold-pressed oil dressing, unpasteurized apple cider vinegar or lemon juice can be added. Baked potato with a little butter. Green beans and/or broccoli lightly steamed. þLightly stir-fried (use water) vegetables and cashews or almonds, with tamari sauce or Braggs Liquid Aminos" (from a healthfood store) for flavoring. Baked squash. þMixed salad. Broiled or steamed fish (salmon, trout, halibut) and lightly steamed vegetables (not potato or rice). Sliced tomatoes.

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