While perusing Pinterest, I stumbled across a blog about eating "Real Food." I'm intrigued. I think I'm going to have to read some more about it, and see if it's something I think we can do. It'll mean that I'll have to take over more of the cooking duties in the casa, but if it gets me out of doing the dishes, I'll probably survive. Ha.
I think the gist of the thing is that you cut out the processed crap. From the looks of things, there are plenty of "challenges" to get yourself into the routine, and then work your way up to just being totally processed-food-free. If I've learned anything in this process, it's that baby steps are the way to go! :)
In general, the idea of just getting rid of all the processed food is smart. In one of her articles, the blogger points out 10 reasons to get rid of the junk. One of the points she made was that it's just wrong to eat something that's engineered to never rot. The more I think about it, the more grossed out by the idea of eating food that has so many preservatives in it that it doesn't go bad for ever. That's just messed up, right?? Ick. During the class I took at work, Lynda mentioned that they take part in a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Since she mentioned it all those months ago, that's something that I've been thinking a lot about. In case you're not familiar with it, a CSA is an organization or group where you pay a certain amount (I want to say it was $500 or $700 for hers) to have a share in a group of farms. You'll get weekly shipments of various kinds of fruits and/or veggies. Some weeks, you'll get food you regularly use; some weeks you'll get some stuff that you have never had before. Some weeks, the bounty is fantastically wonderful, some weeks it's so-so. It can be a little bit of a gamble, but it's pre-paid veggies and fruits! TO YOUR DOOR! (or, to the CSA group leader's door first...) Another item to put on my "learn more about this seriously" list.
I mentioned cutting out the processed to Mr. P. He kind of rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah?" in a dubious tone. Such a little doubting mustafa. He'll see. And he'll like it.
Oh, in case you wanted to know the blog, it's called 100 Days of Real Food. And the site: http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/.
Wish me luck! Anyone have any other information about CSAs or eating Real Food? What have you done to make strives in healthier, more natural eating? Is there anything that you could absolutely not live without?
Showing posts with label eating well is good FOR you. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eating well is good FOR you. Show all posts
11.12.2011
5.09.2011
Water Boy! Errr..Girl.
I'm a smidge proud of myself, kids.
The past two weeks, I have successfully taken down a full Nalgene of water at work. Yes, it's not as if I've accomplished a great feat like learning to parasail or eating a whole Hot 'n' Ready pizza, but it's kind of awesome. Water is a big part of getting healthy. Word on the street is that the average person needs something in the nighborhood of 100 ounces a day from food and beverages. That's nearly twice what everyone thinks they need to drink. The 'ol 64 ounces seems to be a little more myth than everyone thought.
I'm doing what I can to try and get down as much as I can. The whole salad-for-dinner thing is helping, but really the biggest thing that helps is drinking that dang water! I'm also trying to get down another jug of water at home. I'm avoiding the whole soda thing as much as I can (and have actually been pretty successful lately!!), and only have two couple of cups of coffee right away in the morning. Caffeine is a water sucker, so I try to keep myself away from it if I can.
Anywho. I just wanted to share that it's been two whole weeks of me kicking ass with my new water drinking kick. I really hope to keep it up. It wasn't listed as one of my new goals, but I really should have!
Anyone else accomplishing something lately? Just wanna pat me on the back for mine? Feel free, friends! :)
The past two weeks, I have successfully taken down a full Nalgene of water at work. Yes, it's not as if I've accomplished a great feat like learning to parasail or eating a whole Hot 'n' Ready pizza, but it's kind of awesome. Water is a big part of getting healthy. Word on the street is that the average person needs something in the nighborhood of 100 ounces a day from food and beverages. That's nearly twice what everyone thinks they need to drink. The 'ol 64 ounces seems to be a little more myth than everyone thought.
I'm doing what I can to try and get down as much as I can. The whole salad-for-dinner thing is helping, but really the biggest thing that helps is drinking that dang water! I'm also trying to get down another jug of water at home. I'm avoiding the whole soda thing as much as I can (and have actually been pretty successful lately!!), and only have two couple of cups of coffee right away in the morning. Caffeine is a water sucker, so I try to keep myself away from it if I can.
Anywho. I just wanted to share that it's been two whole weeks of me kicking ass with my new water drinking kick. I really hope to keep it up. It wasn't listed as one of my new goals, but I really should have!
Anyone else accomplishing something lately? Just wanna pat me on the back for mine? Feel free, friends! :)
2.09.2011
You like apples?
(Imagine me slamming a paper up against a bar window)
I got her number. How do you like those apples??
Well, I didn't *actually* get anyone's number (boys ask for MY number, thankyouverymuch), but much like Matt Damon's Will Hunting, I DID get something from Harvard. The Nutrition Source.
Jenny mentioned the tedious nature of counting all the calories and fats and all that other stuff when it comes to tracking food. While I whole-heartedly agree that it can be tedious, I also have to say that it's really working for me. In our classes at work, Lynda espoused the importance of writing down our intake and output in some kind of a food log. Whether it's online, or an Excel spreadsheet system that you created, writing down your intake is a great idea.
BUT, there are times when it just feels like too big of a chore to want to deal with. The good news is that there are a variety of resources that help push you in the right direction, as far as putting the right things into your body. I like Harvard's Nutrition Source. Their Food Guide Pyramid is different. It's not your Grandma's Pyramid. For example, I love that the lowest level (the one that takes up the biggest space on the pyramid) is made up of "Daily Exercise and Weight Control." It shows that this is the most important part of being healthy. Yeah, that's not exactly rocket surgery, but it's the part that we so often forget.
I think it's no secret that we Americans think there should be an easy way to do everything - from making a million bucks just by being on a TV show to the elusive "fix everything" pill. The thing that we tend to forget (and I'm totally guilty of it, so don't feel like I'm lecturing everyone else!) is that you have to actual work hard at things sometimes. It maybe should be easy, but it often isn't. I mean, if you want to get into "shoulds," I'll start. I should have been born skinny. Genetically, the likelihood of me being a chub really wasn't all that high. Skinny brother and sister, skinny parents, skinny cousins...the list goes on. But yet, here I am. Knowing that there have GOT to be some skinny genes in here somewhere, it should be super easy for me to lose the weight. False. It's been a strugglefest for as long as I can remember.
The point is that sometimes you have to work at things to get them done. Rome wasn't built in a day, right? Losing weight is kind of like that for me. And tools like meal planning, tracking, and knowing what my body needs are my proverbial chisel and hammer.
Oh, since we were talking about the hassles of tracking to start with, check out this little ditty from the Pyramid web page (when you click on the links on the top of the page, it brings you down the page to the individual sections. Or, you can scroll. But, my mouse scroll thingy is loud, so I click.). It's all about quality, not quantity. As in, they don't list the amounts of food that you need, just what you need. Convenient little starting point or reminder.
Happy reading!
I got her number. How do you like those apples??
Well, I didn't *actually* get anyone's number (boys ask for MY number, thankyouverymuch), but much like Matt Damon's Will Hunting, I DID get something from Harvard. The Nutrition Source.
Jenny mentioned the tedious nature of counting all the calories and fats and all that other stuff when it comes to tracking food. While I whole-heartedly agree that it can be tedious, I also have to say that it's really working for me. In our classes at work, Lynda espoused the importance of writing down our intake and output in some kind of a food log. Whether it's online, or an Excel spreadsheet system that you created, writing down your intake is a great idea.
BUT, there are times when it just feels like too big of a chore to want to deal with. The good news is that there are a variety of resources that help push you in the right direction, as far as putting the right things into your body. I like Harvard's Nutrition Source. Their Food Guide Pyramid is different. It's not your Grandma's Pyramid. For example, I love that the lowest level (the one that takes up the biggest space on the pyramid) is made up of "Daily Exercise and Weight Control." It shows that this is the most important part of being healthy. Yeah, that's not exactly rocket surgery, but it's the part that we so often forget.
I think it's no secret that we Americans think there should be an easy way to do everything - from making a million bucks just by being on a TV show to the elusive "fix everything" pill. The thing that we tend to forget (and I'm totally guilty of it, so don't feel like I'm lecturing everyone else!) is that you have to actual work hard at things sometimes. It maybe should be easy, but it often isn't. I mean, if you want to get into "shoulds," I'll start. I should have been born skinny. Genetically, the likelihood of me being a chub really wasn't all that high. Skinny brother and sister, skinny parents, skinny cousins...the list goes on. But yet, here I am. Knowing that there have GOT to be some skinny genes in here somewhere, it should be super easy for me to lose the weight. False. It's been a strugglefest for as long as I can remember.
The point is that sometimes you have to work at things to get them done. Rome wasn't built in a day, right? Losing weight is kind of like that for me. And tools like meal planning, tracking, and knowing what my body needs are my proverbial chisel and hammer.
Oh, since we were talking about the hassles of tracking to start with, check out this little ditty from the Pyramid web page (when you click on the links on the top of the page, it brings you down the page to the individual sections. Or, you can scroll. But, my mouse scroll thingy is loud, so I click.). It's all about quality, not quantity. As in, they don't list the amounts of food that you need, just what you need. Convenient little starting point or reminder.
Happy reading!
2.08.2011
UGGGHHHHHHHHH
Heartburn city!
Causes:
Causes:
- Pizza, like, fourteen times last week
- Not enough veggies!
- Coca Cola Classic. Both my savior and my nemesis.
- Not enough milk!
- Not enough sour cream in my chili for lunch (ha! Gotcha! Seriously, though...)
- The wrong kinds of carbs - white processed instead of whole wheats.
- Not working out. I swear that there's no scientific proof of this (I mean, maybe there is, I'm not going to research it right now), but working out makes me feel so much better in a million ways - I think that it helps my process all the gross and yuck and get it out of my system faster.
- Stressing about Cosmo the Wonder Dog. I think he's depressed because he's stir crazy...he worries me sometimes. I need kids (quiet, Moms. Sisters. Dad.).
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