Archive for January, 2009
Chicken wings
There’s more of a buzz these days about eating organic and especially when it comes to eating meat, I absolutely agree. I knew a guy who’s parents had a chicken farm for a major American poultry producer and the chickens would go from egg to slaughter in 6-8 weeks! Yikes! That’s some serious hormone and [...]
- Jan 30th, 2009
Avoid HFCS
I am not a fan of processed foods. Therefore I’ve never trusted high fructose corn syrup. My instinct was right, follow the link to a scary video all about it by brasscheck tv.
- Jan 29th, 2009
Tidbits
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. – Virginia Woolf
- Jan 28th, 2009
Dates
Americans need to eat more dates. Why you may ask? Because we are a culture addicted to refined sugars and we need to eat less of them. Dates are very sweet but the sugar is natural and unprocessed so you can fulfill your craving for sweet without doing bad things to your body. They’re very [...]
- Jan 26th, 2009
Corn and your pets
Corn and derivatives of corn like corn gluten meal is found in many dog and cat foods, it is used as an inexpensive filler. Sounds OK right? Sure, until you find out that corn is one of the biggest allergens for dogs and cats. Get out your pet food and read the label. If you [...]
- Jan 22nd, 2009
Roasted Veggies
This is something I do all the time. It’s really simple and tastes out of this world.
- Jan 21st, 2009
Eat the seasons
What does that mean exactly? Most of your food should be grown in a 100 mile radius of your home, so food becomes seasonal, like it’s meant to be. Mother Nature’s pretty brilliant, she sets us up with what we need when we need it in order to keep our bodies healthy and strong. Check [...]
- Jan 19th, 2009
No time for oatmeal? Nice try.
I love oat groats and steel cut oatmeal but I’m not organized enough in the morning to cook, especially for 45 minutes to an hour before I’ve got to get to work. If you’re like me, try this little trick I learned to make a really good breakfast virtually painless in the morning.
- Jan 18th, 2009
Tidbits
We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons. -Alfred E. Newman
- Jan 17th, 2009
How do you milk a Brazil nut?
Put on Samba music and use teeny tweezers gently… Thank you thank you, I’m here all week! When I was going to school one of my friends would rave about brazil nut milk. I always thought it sounded great, but how do you do it? Good news is it’s really easy, like scary easy.
- Jan 16th, 2009