Category: Food
Raw Oatmeal Recipe
Making a bowl of raw oatmeal is easier than cooking it. It takes half the time and half the cleanup. I’m not 100% raw by any means, but since I’ve decided to take a trip on the road to raw eating, I thought it important to figure out how to make a raw breakfast. I [...]
Enjoying the Vegan Transition
It’s only been a few days and I’m having a blast discovering new recipes and ways of cooking. I’m quickly finding there is a misconception of what it means to give up eating meat. Giving up meat and meat products isn’t the end of the world. Quite the contrary, I’m finding it to be a [...]
Taking the First Step towards Veganism
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve decided to begin the transition from my current way of eating towards veganism. The catalyst for this change is the book The China Study by T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell. The evidence is compelling. Along with the transition comes a host of benefits such as: [...]
Plant-Based Transition
It’s time for me to pull the trigger and begin the transition. Over the past few weeks and months I’ve been slowly learning about healthy dietary habits. Over the years I’ve modified and improved my dietary habits but I think it’s time to ratchet it up quite a bit. I recently watched the movie The [...]
A Post Snowstorm Food Observation
There’s something to be said about healthy eating. Recently we were hit with an October snowstorm, which caused a power outage. Our outage lasted for 2 ½ days. During that time, the foods in the freezer remained frozen and I felt comfortable that they didn’t spoil. The temperature in the house hovered between 48 and [...]
We Are What We Eat
This is not a profound statement, and I’m sure we all know this by now. Just yesterday while I was at the mall, I met a man that personified the statement. He was in front of me at the check out line. He purchased several hundred dollars worth of workout clothes. He was a personable [...]
Eating Real Popcorn
OK, I’ve tried microwave popcorn, Jiffy Pop popcorn and air popped popcorn. I’ve got to say, hands down, that the best popcorn that I’ve had recently is Mr. Popping Cob’s popping corn. It caught my eye as I was browsing the shelves of our local farm’s store. It was a miniature cob of corn with [...]
E. Coli, Listeria, What’s Going On?
Several hours ago Associated Press reported that Tyson has recalled 131,000 pounds of ground beef because it was contaminated with E. Coli. This on the heels of the cantaloupe recall issued by Jensen Farms a week or so ago because of the deadly Listeria bacteria. We’ve had recalls before and there will be more to [...]
Keeping it Realistic
It’s human nature to go overboard. Well, it might not be human nature, but it’s my nature. Knowing that I have this tendency to enjoy too much of a good thing, I have to keep my real food adventure in check. Here’s the Story: My daughter told me late at night that she had invited [...]
What’s on Your Plate?
I was roaming around aimlessly on the internet this morning and came across a few articles that saddened me. After reading these articles, I realize just how important it is to know where your food comes from. The modern way of shopping means we develop a relationship with the people behind the deli counter, the [...]
In Defense of Food
If you are serious about your food journey, you must read In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan. Even if you’re not serious about the foods you eat, you should still read this book. It will change your view of what you eat and where it comes from. It will also make [...]
CSAs – Community Supported Agriculture
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a whole new concept for me. It’s a great way to get fresh, locally grown produce on a weekly basis. What is Community Supported Agriculture? Some farms allow members of the community to purchase shares of produce. Shares are paid for in advance of the harvesting season and a share [...]
Two Weeks of Healthy Eating
It has been two weeks since my husband and I spent the entire day watching a marathon of food documentaries. Those documentaries changed the way we view food and our relationship with it. Two weeks later we are still discovering new foods and experimenting with how to prepare them. Our juicer is getting a workout [...]
Size Doesn’t Matter, Taste Does
Continuing on my quest for real food, I recently purchased a pound and a half of chicken breast from my local grocery store. They offer a separate meat section to sell free-range poultry from chickens that were not fed antibiotics or animal growth hormones. In this section you can also find free-range grass fed beef. [...]
What About Meat?
It’s been almost two weeks since I’ve made changes to my eating habits. As I mentioned in an earlier post, my goal is to eat whole or real foods. In my opinion, meat is considered a real food. Wait, let me rephrase that last statement. I don’t consider the poorly fed, antibiotic laden under exercised [...]
