2007 ALIVE AWARDS WINNERS

2007 ALIVE AWARDS WINNERS: SALBA WON SILVER

GOLD
greens+ bone builder
(Genuine Health)

SILVER
SALBA!!!
(Source Salba Inc.)

BRONZE
Progressive PhytoBerry
(Body Plus)

HOMEMADE SALBA GRANOLA

Homemade Salba Granola
Makes about 12 cups of super fresh low-cost cereal.

Ingredients:
4 cups peanuts
2 cups sunflower seeds
4 cups rolled oats
1 cup whole SALBA seeds
2 cups wheat germ
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup maple syrup

Cooking Instructions:
1. Grind up the nuts and seeds in a food processor for 2 pulses. If you don't have a food processor, leave everything whole.
2. Combine everything and place on an oven tray and bake for one hour at 350°F, stirring the granola every 20 minutes.

Variations:
Use other kinds of nuts such as cashews, walnuts, almonds or hazelnuts.

SALBA APPLE CRISP

SALBA APPLE CRISP: This apple crisp is extremely tasty and thanks to ground SALBA, it may contribute to your health.

Serves 8

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon of olive oil
6 cups fresh sliced Braeburn Apples, or your favorite apple
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons white sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/3 cup ground SALBA
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup quick cooking oats

Cooking Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
2. Coat the baking dish with oil
3. Combine apples and lemon juice in a baking dish, and toss gently.
4. Combine sugar, cornstarch and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Stir with a whisk to blend.
5. Add cornstarch mixture to apple mixture and toss well.
6. Combine SALBA, remaining cinnamon, brown sugar, and oats in a separate bowl. Sprinkle evenly over apple mixture.
7. Bake for approximately 40 minutes or until apples are tender and topping is golden brown.

ENJOY!

OXYGEN RADICAL ABSORBANCE CAPACITY (ORAC) VALUE AND SALBA

THE ORAC VALUE OF SALBA IS EXTREMELY HIGH

Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) provides us with a method of measuring the overall antioxidant power of foods and supplements. Antioxidants are essential to good health, especially with respect to aging and age related disorders. Scientists have learned that phytochemicals, including antioxidants, increase our resistance to disease and boost immunity. Hence the recommendation of 5-9 servings of fruits and vegatables each day.

Simply put, the higher the ORAC value of food the more antioxidant power it contains. The focus on "foods" is significant as scientists have found that antioxidants are most effective when received from a whole food.

The chart below shows the fruits and vegetables found to be highest in antioxidants. ORAC numbers shown are for 100 grams, the higher the ORAC number, the greater the amount of antioxidants in the food.

3,000 to 5,000 ORAC units per day are required

Studies show that the average person gets only about 1200 ORAC units per day from 3 servings of fruits and vegetables.
However 3,000 to 5,000 ORAC units per day are required to have a significant impact on plasma and tissue antioxidant capacity.

The analysis we just had done by Brunswick labs showed
that the total ORAC value of Salba grain is 70 TE per GRAM. TE stands
for triox equivalents. The hydrophilic is 68, and the lipophilic is 2,
to give the total of 70!

This is an extremely high value. To put this into perspective, Salba, a
whole seed, has a higher level of antioxidants than blackberries, strawberries, bluberries, grapes,
raisins, prunes, broccoli, cherries, spinach.

The good news 2 tablespoons (12g = recommended daily) Salba contains about 840 ORAC units!
4 tablespoons of Salba contains about an ORAC value of 1680, this is 56% of your daily ORAC needs.
Scientists have determined that whole plant foods which are high in antioxidants are more effective for good health than isolated antioxidant supplements.

ORAC VALUE PER 100g
Salba 7,000
Prunes 5,770
Raising 2,830
Blueberries 2,400
Kale 1,770
Cranberries 1,750
Spinach, raw 1,260
Broccoli 890
Grapes, red 739
Banana 221
Tomato 189

NEW PRODUCTS: ORGANIC SALBA and SALBA KRISPY RICE CUBE

NEW PRODUCTS: ORGANIC SALBA and SALBA KRISPY RICE CUBE

We now have certified Organic Salba!
Before our Salba was GMO free, and pesticide and herbicide free.
But now we also grow the Salba on soil that is organic! So this is wy we now have Certified Organic Salba!!!
We launched the new Organic Salba at the CHFA show in September 2007.
We also launched our new Krispy Rice Cubes at the show. The Krispy Rice Cube is wheat free and vegan!

The Best Store Of The Month

The best store of the month was definitely "Supplements Plus", located at 2034 Bloor St West, in Toronto.
This picture was taken Friday afternoon at around 2:00 pm when my colleague passed the store on her way home. She was very pleasantly surprised to see a big sandwich-board with information about Salba outside of the store. She took a picture immediately.

They certainly deserve to get a free lunch meeting, some Salba T-shirts and lots and lots of Salba 3 day challenges for all of their customers!!

Thanks you so much for supporting us!

Have a Healthy Day,
Valerie