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Nature's Fudge (almond Butter Stuffed Dates)


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"I used fresh dates with almond butter. Delicious. Thank you."
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How to Make Nature's Fudge (Almond Butter Stuffed Dates)

INGREDIENTS

4 whole
2 tbsp
1 pinch

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Slice open a date. Using a spoon, fill the pocket with a teaspoon of almond butter. Sprinkle cinnamon on top and enjoy!

How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Smooth almond butter and sweet dates combine in "Nature's Fudge" to satisfy your belly and your soul. Rich & creamy, almond butter adds heartiness and satisfaction to this simple snack. Cinnamon's warmth is sprinkled in to delight you with the flavors of the middle east. This bite sized and dainty confection is ready in seconds and sure to bring a smile. Enjoy your life!

On-The-Go

Ever dive into a bag of potato chips only to feel slightly nauseous a half hour later? Live it up with Nature's Fudge instead! These hearty treats are an ideal healthy dessert and nourishing snack for that 4pm lull in your day. Potato chips are a highly processed food. The oils are often rancid even before you pop open the bag, making you feel sick. However, the quick prep time of Nature's Fudge is ideal when you have the munchies. High in protein and complex natural sugars, Nature's Fudge is a whole food that appeases your sweet tooth without spiking blood sugar.

With minimal planning, this healthy snack is always available, always delicious. For easy access, stash some dates and a jar of almond butter in a drawer at work, and make this snack on the fly. Or, make them as soon as you hear your kids get off the bus for an exciting after school snack. Friends coming over? This nutritionally balanced snack will be a hit at your next party!

Calm Your Mind

Are you feeling a little frazzled these days? We live demanding lives, we're on the go, and many of us struggle with an over-stimulated nervous system. Almonds are a snack that restores your sense of calm by nourishing your frazzled nerves. Here's how: Every nerve in your body is coated by a protective layer of fats, called the myelin sheath. This natural barrier insulates, protects, and guides the electric impulses of your neurons. Without this protective layer, your nerve signals go haywire and scatter causing nervousness, anxiety, racing thoughts, muscle twitching, and even pain. Nourishing this fatty layer of the nervous system is the key to settling your mind. Almond also contains minerals like magnesium that support muscle relaxation. You'll experience immediately relief as your body absorbs readily available sugars from dates, and your nervous system will benefit in the long run. Dates are also oxytocic, the 'tend and befriend' hormone that makes you more affectionate.

Strengthen Your Body

Both dates and almonds are natural ways to build ojas, (immunity and a strong healthy glow), contributing to your happiness, productivity, and enthusiasm. Almonds are rich in natural oils and fatty acids, from 36 to 60% by weight. The sweet temptation of Almond Butter Stuffed Dates should not go unsatisfied, so dig in!

Digestive Health

Cinnamon's digestive stimulating qualities improve your ability to absorb the hearty nutrition available in Almond Butter Stuffed Dates. Yet, these rich treats can be a bit too decadent for you if your digestive system is weak. Dried fruits can make you gasey when under chewed. As with all dense, dried fruits, sip water when consuming so these morsels won't dry out your GI. Chew thoroughly to thin this dense mixture for easy penetration by stomach acids.

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AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT

Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances. With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you. Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature. By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health. See How it Works.

Is Nature's Fudge (Almond Butter Stuffed Dates) Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

Find out by taking this free, easy quiz. You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Nature's Fudge (Almond Butter Stuffed Dates)' is a good fit. Complete the basic quiz in 1 minute, or go deeper with additional quizzes at your own leisure to learn more about your body.

Metabolic Nature of Nature's Fudge (Almond Butter Stuffed Dates)

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METABOLIC NATURE

Metabolic Nature

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

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TASTES

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

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DOSHAS

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.

Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.

Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.

Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.

The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).

Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.

Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.

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PACIFIES
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.

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PACIFIES
CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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AGGRAVATES
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

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Other

Downward

DOWNWARD

Downward-moving (Adho Gati Marga) substances move food downward in the GI tract, settle the nervous system, and relax muscles.

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Nerves

NERVES

Marrow tissue (Majja Dhatu) includes bone marrow and nervous tissue.

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Fat

FAT

Fat tissue (Meda Dhatu) includes adipose tissue and sebum (skin oil).

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Nature's Fudge (Almond Butter Stuffed Dates)
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Satisfies Stomach

SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

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Builds Stamina

BUILDS-STAMINA

Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion.

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Diuretic

DIURETIC

Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.

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About the Author

John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda. His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, medieval Catholic philosophy, & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. John, his wife Natalie and their 7 kids live in Asheville, NC

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Rose Aldrow Buffalo, NY
2015-03-01
“My mother use to make these sometimes stuffed with peanut butter and nuts for special occasions...like Christmas. yummy yum yum. "
Denise Newark
2016-09-14
“I used fresh dates with almond butter. Delicious. Thank you."
Kimberly Kubicke Asbury park, NJ
2017-06-20
“Great question - dried fruits are considered ok to combine with other foods."
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