Thursday, December 15, 2011

Chicken Mushroom Soup

  • 6 Boneless Skinless chicken breast
  • 2 red peppers sliced, 1 white onion sliced, 2 jalapenos sliced
  • 1 Tomato sliced, 8 ounces of mushrooms sliced, 2 Cloves of garlic minced
  • 12-16 Ounce Jar of Organic Tomatillo Salsa
  • 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 Tsp Salt
  • 1 Tsp Pepper
  • 1 Tsp Oregano
  • 1 Tsp Cumin
  • 2 cups water
Place all in a large crockpot, cook on low 6-8 hours. Strain the broth. Let the broth sit until the fat settles at the top and with a spoon, discard most of the fat. Shred the chicken and add to the broth. 

  • medium onion, chopped
  • colored bell peppers, chopped about a cup
  • handful of sliced mushrooms
  • butter
Saute the veggies till soft and ass to the broth. Simmer for 15 - 30 minutes 

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Creamy Asparagus Leek Soup

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 leek (white part only), halved lengthwise, washed well and chopped
7 oz frozen asparagus spears
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream
Directions:

1. Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add leeks and sauté for 3 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 30 more seconds.
2. Add asparagus and broth to pot and bring to a boil.
3. Lower heat, cover and simmer 8 to 10 minutes, until asparagus is tender.
4. Mix in cream, salt and pepper. Blend soup in a food processor or blender until smooth.
5. Return to pot to heat through before serving. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.  

Saturday, October 29, 2011

The Nasty "W" Sizes

For those of you do not know ladies clothing sizes, let me tell you there are different categories not just size numbers. Where men's clothes, as is my understanding, go by the number, waist by length, or chest size with a long, short or regular, or even as simple as small, medium, large ect.

Woman's clothing has complexities. We have small, medium, large, and extra large, 2X large and so on, but it depends on the manufacturer. One can wear a size medium in Walmart, and a size x-large in Aeropostle. Then, in the same store, we have, misses, junior, and women's. Now all these sizes pretty much goes by two's and the sizes overlap. Misses, is the regular clothing size, usually you can find sizes like 8-10, 10-12, 12-14, 16-18. Juniors, caters to the teens, goes my 2's like 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19. Womens, signified by a large 'W' at the end of the size number is for fat chicks. We sometimes start at 14W, but usually 16W and goes up by 2's for infinity. Strange thing, junior size 17 is bigger than a woman's 18W. I think closer to fitting like a 20w. A person in a woman's 14w can't necessarily fit into a 16 misses. Hips and proportions are too different so a 14W is still too big.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Creamy Scallop Soup


1 pound medium-size sea scallops (save money by buying sea scallop pieces instead of whole)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
1 large onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cup)
2 carrot, chopped (about 2/3 cup)
3 celery stalk, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 bottle (8 oz.) clam juice
2 cup heavy cream

Season scallops with salt and pepper.
Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the scallops and sauté until golden, about 2 minutes per side. (If using pieces, saute the scallops.) Remove from saucepan and set aside.
Melt remaining tablespoon of butter. Add onion, carrot and celery and sauté until softened, about 4 minutes. Add tomato paste and sauté 1 minute more.
Add clam juice, water and a pinch of cayenne (optional). Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook to heat through.
Add scallops, heat through.
Add cream, stir and remove from heat. purée soup in batches until very smooth. Return to saucepan and simmer to warm through. Season with salt and cayenne pepper to taste.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Primal Challenge 2011

Over at Mark's Daily Apple, Mark Sisson is launching is annual Primal 30 Challenge. The first challenge of the month is as follows:
Today’s ContestThe first contest of this 30-Day Primal Blueprint Challenge is a two-parter:
  1. Follow me on Twitter.
  1. Retweet my most recent tweet: “The Primal Blueprint 30-Day Challenge begins today! Get in the best shape of your life and win cool prizes along the way.” (If to you “Retweet” sounds like something an annoying bird does each morning, see this.)
Your retweet will enter you to win the prize below and help spread the word about this challenge. Win, win!

I have my own additional challenge for you. Choose one a vegetable that you hated as a child and make it in 3 different ways. try them all. Taste buds change over time, you may find out that the horrible brussel sprouts aren't so horrible after all.


Please comment on your food experiment and wheather or not you like the thing you once hated.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Italian Wedding Soup

I have a favorite can of soup. It is a "light" soup but I love the flavor. What I don't love is the 4 types of MSG and the pasta bits. Was looking around for a good recipe, fearing that the soup would be missing something without the usual grains that are supposed to be put in. Luckily for me, I found Chef Giada De Laurentiis on food network. According to her recipe, athentic wedding soup does not need any grains. I took her recipe, Wedding Soup, and changed it up just a little bit to suit my family and what I already had on hand.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Paleo Chronicles Comic Book

A huge thanks to Karen Pendergass at Paleo Approved for this awesome comic. See me at 3:43!


Friday, July 29, 2011

Odori-Don or Dancing Dead Squid

This is a dish called Odori-Don. It has a dead squid on top that “dances” when Soy Sauce is poured on it, activating it’s neurons. (so f'ing cool! remember, it's DEAD!) ~ from Spencer Chen (Google+)



Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Primal Challenge Jamboree - July 26, 2011







Welcome to the June 30, 2011 edition of primal challenge jamboree.




SengAun Ong presents Easy Food Easy Health - Tipskey posted at Tipskey - Unlock Practicality, saying, "The shorter the distance the food travels from farm to mouth, the healthier the food is. Meats have further traveling distance because they have to go to cooking pan. Food nutritional value diminishes with more processing."






Skyler Reep presents SEAL Team 6 Workout posted at Skyler Reep's Blog, saying, "The workout that these fighting men do just to get prepared for Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training (BUD/S) is more of a commitment than most of us can even imagine. The entry standards for BUD/S are extremely high, but the attrition rate for even the most prepared athletes is even higher."



Angie presents Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya posted at Angie's Suburban Oasis, saying, "This is a primal twist on traditional Jambalaya using zucchini spaghetti or cauliflower rice. Sausage and shrimp mix with other veggies to make a spicy one dish meal."





Leif Arrhenius presents WARRIOR STRENGTH: Articles posted at WARRIOR STRENGTH.





Michelle presents How much weight can you lose from cardio and weight training? posted at Weight Training, saying, "How much weight do you plan to lose during the challenge?"





Meghan Little / Angel Torres presents Blueberry Muffins posted at Paleo Effect, saying, "Looking for Muffins? This completely Paleo safe recipe will get you going with this amazing blueberry muffins. Go ahead and give them a try, you will be in love with them."






Meghan Little presents Pork Tenderloin posted at Paleo Effect, saying, "This recipe for Pork Tenderloin with our Hawaiian BBQ Sauce is the perfect way to grill away a summer afternoon! See this and other great recipes at www.paleoeffect.com!"




Charles Chua C K presents All About Living With Life: Is Your Body Acidic posted at All About Living with Life.



presents Learn to be a Good Runner posted at Beginners Training|Learn to Run Program.



ThisIsWhyImBroke presents Home Workout Equipment That Actually Works posted at This Is Why Im Broke, saying, "If you want to workout from home, this a list of gimmick free home workout equipment."






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Saturday, July 23, 2011

Best Mango Salsa EVER!

Sitting around the house on a 90-something degree day and I say to myself, "I would like some fish tonight". I have a freezer full of ocean perch and I think it would be great as a fish taco, perhaps grilled with a sprinkling of chili powder, cumin, thyme, and maybe a squeeze of lime. Topped with shredded cabbage and salsa to be wrapped in a lettuce leaf (my taco shell of choice).

Oh, wait, salsa. I don't have any. Down to the kitchen I go to see what I have available in the refrigerator.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

You cannot out train a bad diet.

"You can't out-train a bad diet,".....repeat after me..."You can't out-train a bad diet,"..borrowed from the real world results of PAPA GROK>>>

Friday, July 8, 2011

Free Skiing for Deployed Soldier's Families

As you might remember, I learned to ski this past winter. In the post "Learning to Ski ~ Try Something New" I told about how I learned to 'pizza' and 'french fry' down the easy slopes. By the end of winter, I was swooshing down some black diamonds. It was easier than it looks. The hardest part is getting over your fears of falling. Once you don't care if you fall, you fly! Well until you do fall, then you have to get over it again.

What i didn't say is that I got to learn to ski and got to ski all winter, for free. Why? In September of 2010, my husband was deployed to Kuwait and Afghanistan.

Friday, July 1, 2011

16: Cindy Sneed And Patty Pittman Chime In On The Dreamfields Pasta Scam


Last month I interviewed with Jimmy and Mindy over at Low Carb Conversations. Listen in!


 16: Cindy Sneed And Patty Pittman Chime In On The Dreamfields Pasta Scam

Cindy Sneed and Patty Pittman join us today for Episode 16 of Low-Carb Conversations with Jimmy Moore & Friends!
Join Jimmy and Mindy on the Virtual Porch gabbing with Cindy and Patty about today’s topics, including the Dreamfield’s “low-carb” pasta controversy, the necessity of carbs when suffering from an impaired thyroid, delicious low-carb recipes, whether you should eat carbs every few days or stay strict low-carb all the time, and much, MUCH more!


Listen in here!

July Food Challenge!!

FOOD CHALLENGE FOR JULY!!


Only eat things that have a mother, or that you can pick and eat from a garden. Doesn't mean it has to be your garden, but it does mean that if you wouldn't pick and eat fresh, dont eat it at all, for example, I would eat a fresh picked green bean, I would not pick and chew on wheat from the field. Things that hatch from eggs, like chicken and fish have moms, so go crazy. No worrying about calories and meal times. As always, eat when you are hungry, eat what you want, eat at the table with no TV's or books, and chew slowly.

Add a comment to show your commitment!!

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Are You a Warrior? ~ Warrior Dash Preview

This is a repost from my other blog, Kihon Wasa. This morning I go to the Warrior Dash. How did I trian, I didn't. It is only 3.2 miles and I workout often in karate and other sports as well as lifting heavy things and hiking long ways. I will finish, and I probably wont finish first. The aim is to do my best and keep pushing MY limits. Here is the preview of the race:
The gear that is included.
I can't believe the day is almost here. I registered over 3 months ago and have been excited ever since. It will be my first race. I will be headed out this Saturday around 7AM. I am dragging Gaylen to race with me and Michelle to take pictures.

I know there are races almost every weekend no matter where you live, but this race is different. This race is more of an obstacle course and the fee includes a viking helmet and a beer! What race have you been to that gives you beer? It also comes with a t-shirt, and a medal.

12 obstacles from hell await you along this 3.02 mile course. Are you a Warrior?

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Zumba ~ Try Someting New

Rainy, cold days are the worst for keeping up with the cardio. Sure there are the old standbys, treadmill, stationary bike, elliptical and what not. After a winter of such things, I would rather eat danishes while watching CSI reruns rather than run in place. It was past time to switch things up.

I went to the gym last week on a cold rainy day and after a weight workout, Zumba was about to start. I said "what the hell" and joined in.

For those of you who don't know, Zumba is a cardio workout using classic latin and other dance moves. Invented by Beto Perez in the mid 90's, Zumba is now world wide. It's fun too. You get to dance and have fun while working out. Songs last from 3 to 6 minutes and then you get a 30 second break getting ready for the next song. So we are talking intervals, which is the kind of talk I like.

The class starts with a bubbly fitness instructor cracking jokes and asking how you are. She then did a break down to the upcoming song. Songs are a great beat so that even if you aren't getting the "moves" you can still move to it. Classes are about an hour long. 

I totally have two left feet and can't seem to get my arms, legs and ass to move at the same time, but man, did I work up a sweat. In the long run, it doesn't matter if you mess up, just keep moving which is what a cardio workout is all about. So much more fun than staring at weight machines while running in place on the treadmill. 

Dudes: sorry there just aren't that many of you in the class, but you would be more than welcome. Beside a girl LOVES a guy who can dance.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Shane Carwin is OBESE

Shane CarwinAccording to the Body Mass Index I am Obese.


This was a recent tweet from Shane. Shane you are in good company. I myself am only 4 pounds away from being obese. I guess I will waddle to the couch and cry into my bonbons because the Government says I am fat. :(

Gym Equipment to Aviod

I am brand new to becoming a gym rat. I have always worked out at home. I would scour freecycle, and yard sales for equipment. Friends would give me their year old barley-used cardio equipment. I once even picked up a stair stepper from the metal pile at the dump.

Last summer we had to move from our house, with the HUGE basement and into a smaller duplex, with half a basement and a dirt floor. All of my stuff is dismantled and piled up in the shed. My dining room has a corner in it with red milk crates holding all my weight plates and my table is in with the equipment in the shed so I can have room for the treadmill. There is just no room.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

I Have Been Duped, Lied To, Baboozled! Were you?

I really dislike franken-foods. Back in the day, when it really was a low-carb 'craze', every food company was coming out with low carb foods. I remember getting a loaf of low carb white bread. It had an odd taste, but I thought I could live with it. That loaf of "bread" was later found behind a box of crackers. It had to have been there for 6 weeks. That bread looked, smelled and felt like it did on the day I bought it. I knew food was not meant to be preserved like that so I tossed it and stayed away from "low carb" versions of food I shouldnt eat.

There was one exception, Dreamfields Pasta. I have been a loyal customer for YEARS. It tastes just like the real thing. Yes it is twice the price, but we are talking pasta. Pasta is really cheap. That $2 can feed four people  It definitely stretched the food budget. I stopped eating it about a year ago when I started the Primal 30 day Challenge. But the kids, well every once in a while I would get a request for some mac and cheese, or spaghetti and meatballs. I thought I was making the better food choice for them. The propiatry protien blend and their patented process that made the carbs undigestable would be "ok" just once in a while.

I was lied to and so were you!

Blood Sugar readings after eating different foods
Recently there was a low-carb cruise with many speakers incuding a doctor named  Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt . At the end of his lecture he briefly spoke about Dreamfield's and the blood sugar spike that mimics the spike you get from eating 'regular' pasta.

They did two studies, the first was with 5 "older people" and the second from "young people". None of the subjects had diabetes. Weather young or old, it didn't matter, the glucose curve remained the same for each group. Dreamfield's sugar spike is almost the same as regular pasta. 

I have learned my lesson for good this time. No more franken-foods for my family! I have to thank Jimmy Moore for bringing this to my attention.



Blood glucose response following ingestion of pasta.
Study #1, Old people (top).
Study #2, Young People (bottom).

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Primal Challenge Jamboree

Welcome to the May 31, 2011 edition of primal challenge jamboree.


Linda@NHE presents 3 Business Tips To Help You Begin Your Organic Lifestyle posted at Natural Health Ezine, saying, "A diet change can present some challenges for you and people around you. Here are some tips for dealing with sticky situations."



Todd Dosenberry presents Recipe: Chocolate Coconut Butter Smoothie ($1.00) posted at Toad's Primal Journey, saying, "This recipe is one that will be included in the primal smoothie recipe eBook. It is delicious and healthy and one that I will be drinking over and over again. I hope you enjoy!"



Meghan Little / Angel Torres presents French Salad Dressing posted at Paleo Effect, saying, "One of my favorite salad dressings! It adds flavor and texture to any salad and greens combination. Not only for Paleo Living people but also for everyone else. It definitely wins the hearts of whoever makes it. Try it out and see it for yourself! Go Paleo."



Todd Dosenberry presents Recipe: Cocodamia Nut Blueberry Smoothie posted at Toad's Primal Journey, saying, "Coconuts, macadamia nuts and blueberries a few of the most beloved foods within the primal community. I decided to throw these in a blender. Magic happened. It was incredibly delicious and obviously healthy. Enjoy!"



Meghan Little / Angel Torres presents Thai Green Curry posted at Paleo Effect, saying, "A simply amazing Paleo Effect Thai Cuisine Green Curry. Yummy!"



Meghan Little / Angel Torres presents Savory Sweet Potato Hash Browns posted at Paleo Effect, saying, "A great Paleo Effect breakfast recipe to kick start your day the right way!"



Thailand Breeze presents Natural Foot Massage On the Beach posted at Tip.




Kris presents Is Coffee bad for you, or is it good? posted at Kris Health Blog, saying, "An article answering the question is coffee bad for you. The results are mixed, some studies say that it is good while others show slightly harmful effects"



Mike Ross presents 6 Stories of Extreme Skydiving Fall Survival posted at Extreme Sports Trader, saying, "Skydiving is one of the most dangerous extreme sports there is, though for some on this list it was not a sport but an actual matter of life and death."



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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Quit the The Finish your Plate Club and Lose Weight! ~ video

Most of us, growing up were told by our parents to clean your plate at meal times. I know I was threatened with that there would be nothing else to eat if I didn't eat what was served to be at that time. Told that I wasn't allowed to leave the table until I finished my dinner or that I was being wasteful for throwing away perfectly good food. Sometimes I would be told of starving children who would be more than grateful for the bounty that I had before me. Eventually I would comply, until I didn't have to be told anymore. Dinner would be served, weather it was a huge plate of Thanksgiving dinner or going to a restaurant, my family and I would finish our plates.

I was desensitized to what the 'full' or 'satisfied' feeling was. I learned to eat with my eyes instead of my stomach, ignoring the signals to my brain that I had ate enough. I would 'see' the food on my plate and eat most of what I saw or all of what I saw. I would eat when I was told to, three meals a day plus snacks, weather I was hungry or not.

Things you already know:

  1. Starving children in 3rd world countries will not benefit from the last few bites on your plate weather or not you eat them.
  2. Eating too many calories is wasteful to your time and your wallet. If you have too much to eat, you will join diet clubs, buy books, join gyms, take pills or might even get lipo.
  3. If you made too much dinner, you can save it for another meal, or maybe later that night. If your body is hungry, you should eat.
Quitting the Clean Plate Club, takes practice. It doesn't matter how much food is left on your plate as long as you leave just some of every item. Chew your food slowly and after every swallow, ask yourself if you are still hungry. If the answer is yes, then have some more. Leave some food on your plate at every meal so you can get used to it.

Below is a video clip of the Diner Experiment. Six people went to a diner and all got the same breakfast meal. On the first day, almost everyone of them cleared their plates. The second day they went back to the same place and fed the same meal, but this time they were blindfolded. They had to rely on their stomachs to tell them to stop eating instead of their eyes. Not one of them even came close to finishing their meal. Not saying that you should eat blindfolded, but you should try to learn to sensitize your self to the feelings of satidfaction coming from your stomach.



Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Orthorexia

Orthorexia; driving from the Greek word ortho meaning 'correct' and 'orexis' meaning diet. It mean an unhealthy obsession to eat healthy food. 


It is not a diagnosis and I have had my fun with the word, even made it my religion on facebook. I thought we could take a serious look at it though. 


Being active in sports and an amateur fighter, I have to watch my diet. I make sure I eat my protein, stay away from refined carbs in all forms, and have definitely passed up a meal at a fast food place, even when hungry until I could find a better choice.

Monday, May 2, 2011

primal challenge jamboree - May 2, 2011

Welcome to the May 2, 2011 edition of primal challenge jamboree.



Kris presents Tips on eating a clean diet posted at Kris Health Blog, saying, "Many good tips on eating a clean diet, with recommendations based on evolutionary logic and modern science. It is important to avoid highly processed food."




Kate Yoak presents Five ways to add fat to your meal posted at Cave Kitchen, saying, "Living with my non-primal family, I have learned to put nutritious fat back into meals that have been deprived of it."





Todd Dosenberry presents $1.62 Paleo Low Carb Happy Meal posted at Toad's Primal Journey, saying, "I am on a mission to prove that eating paleo is NOT expensive. I meal shown in this post cost me only $1.62. If you agree what I ate is 100% paleo then please spread around the web! You want to grow the community, right?"





Kate Yoak presents Paleo for kids posted at Cave Kitchen, saying, "Having found a good rhythm with paleo eating myself, I am refocusing my efforts on adjusting paleo for young children, ensuring they are eating an appropriate balance of calories for their age."



Kate Yoak presents Healthy eating is healthy living posted at Parenting is..., saying, "Do we isolate our children socially, prevent them from the happiness brought about by sweets and treats when we teach them to eat healthy? Today my husband and I have to make a momentous decision for the future."



Mike presents The Most Important Factor For Achieving Your Fitness Goals posted at BrightNFit.com - College Fitness, Workout Plans & Fitness Products.





Kate Yoak presents Roast your beef posted at Cave Kitchen, saying, "There is more than one way to roast your beef! Tips on enjoying beef roast and the kind of them all: eye of round recipe."





Kate Yoak presents Cooking oils posted at Cave Kitchen, saying, "Examining various properties of oils, most importantly smoke point, I worked out the healthiest options to use for high heat cooking."



Meghan Little / Angel Torres presents Paleo Cobb Salad posted at Paleo Effect.



Julia Campbell presents coliflor a la plancha with chorizo posted at the crankin' kitchen!, saying, "Super yummy Spanish recipe with chorizo, pan-fried cauliflower, golden raisins, and pimentón de la vera."



Zac Sky presents Paleo Diet - First Month Review posted at Zac Sky . com, saying, "I started the paleo diet as trial for fun. 30 days later and I am hooked on paleo eating and primal living in general."




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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Paleo Weight Loss Mistake Part 2

I have had a lot of people on Twitter message me about my weight loss mistake that I was making. They say they aren't eating nuts and still cant lose weight. The problem may be that they are eating too much.

I know, I joined up with the paleo movement because I wasn't counting calories and can't sustain counting calories for more than a day. Besides that, counting calories isn't how we are supposed to eat. And I am totally not suggesting it. As a matter of fact, I want you  to lose the "diet journal" all together. I have some simple, really simple rules for you to follow that will make you lose weight. These rules worked for me before I was primal and made me eat primal before I knew what that was.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Wendy's Not-So-Natural Fries

 Last Fall the Wendy's fast food chain restaurant introduced us all to it's natural cut french fries. Turns out the "natural cut" is not so natural after all. The only difference between these fries and the previous version is that they skip peeling them. After they are cut, they are doused with sodium acid pyrophosphate, a chemical that prevents them from turning brown because they get fried twice, at the factory and at the restaurant. They are also dusted with dextrose for the same reason. The oil that they get fried in, contains dimethylpolysiloxane, a chemical to prevent foaming after many many uses. 

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Paleo Weight Loss Mistake

A few months ago, I was having a hard time. I was eating too much and sometimes I was eating the wrong things. I was in a self-destructive rut. One morning, I awoke to find my self 20 pounds heavier. Time to regroup and get myself right.

I did a pantry walk through, got rid of the few things that were in there that were unpaleo. There were very few things in the pantry.I still shopped right even though I wasn't eating right. Lots of trip to fast food. I joined the gym so I would do more movement until mud season is over. Then I went shopping.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

The Great Steak Game ~ I Eat It Raw in Bed

This event was started by the paleo goddess Karen Pendergrass


On April 30th, support EATING MEAT by changing your profile picture to Steak and play the Great Steak Game! Follow Step 1 and 2-- The most creative wins! 


Step 1: Change your profile picture to the steak in the picture in honor of your love of steak, especially if you're Paleo/Primal!

Step 2: Change your status to how you eat your steak, and finish it with where where you eat it. Examples below.

FIRST HALF EXAMPLES:
1. I eat it RAW
2. I eat it PINK
3. I eat it BLOODY
4. I eat it WELL DONE
5. I eat it with CONDIMENTS

SECOND HALF EXAMPLES:
1.On the Table
2. In Bed
3. On the Grill
4. At my Work Desk
5. At my Neighbors House
6. At Work Parties
7. In front of Strangers
8. In the Car
9. In broad Daylight
10. While everyone watches
11. And invite my friends to join.




So your finished status update may be: "I eat it BLOODY at my Neighbors House." Or, " I eat it with Condiments in Bed" 

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Cheese, Quality Counts

If you are a paleo person, you may want to look away from this post because it is all about cheese. I know, some of you are yelling at me that cheese is not paleo, and I understand the way you think. But let me paint a little picture. Your dark skinned ancestors have moved across the planet. The have move to the far east, up and over the land bridge that connected Russia to Alaska, they have move to the far north in Europe.

The move was so very long ago that skin pigments have changed to adjust to the lack of sunlight. They have turned a lighter color to absorb more sunlight for the production of vitamin D. These lighter skinned people live in a cold brutal world where vegetables don't grow more than 6 month of the year. They have learned to keep animals for food and can hold fish frozen in the ice for later. Sometimes they dig up tubers in the hard ground. They have also learned that dairy is available through the cold winter months to aid in their survival. We developed a tolerance for it, still it was better for the body in fermented forms like yogurt and cheeses.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Primal Jamboree! 1st Edition March 31st 2011

Welcome to the Primal Jamboree!


Here at Primal 30 Day Challenge, we want to share the love. Link gathered from all over the new in support of our primal lifestyle are featured.

Kris presents Tips on eating a clean diet posted at Kris Health Blog.

Patty presents Nom Nom Paleo's delious dishes posted at ChowStalker.

Kate Yoak presents Poo-less hair: troubleshooting posted at Cave Kitchen.

Jason Jacobs presents 5 Ways to Curb Your Emotional Appetite posted at Finding My Fitness.

Jeff Callahan presents The 4 Most Dangerous Types of Weight Loss Supplements posted at How to Die Young.

Wenchypoo presents "Look Ma--No Grains!" Noodles posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket.

Skyler Reep presents A Workout for Skinny-Fatties posted at Skyler Reep's Blog.

Kate Yoak presents Crossfit is hard! posted at Cave Kitchen.

Jason presents Carb Counting At Breakfast posted at FoodSize.com.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Carbs Comparison – Brussels Sprouts / Pasta ~FoodSize.com

Jason from FoodSize.com has a great blog with some awesome pictures comparing foods. Most of the pictures show what 100 calories look like. Which is cool to see and something my kids should know about.


Carbohydrate Comparison – Brussels Sprouts / Pasta



Check out Jason's Site for more comparisons!