Eating the Scenery: Fourth Box!

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Fourth Box!

The adventure continues ... with leeks, gorgeous Fuji apples, Ranger russets, onions, another stalk of Brussels sprouts (wheee!), yellow split peas, a dried herb I think is oregano, and ... some cobs of (I think) popcorn, which is a surprise, as it was not mentioned in the e-mail. I wonder if you can just stick the whole thing in the microwave?

Now I must exercise extreme self control and leave my vegetables in the fridge while I proceed to a family gathering at Eatza Pizza on Road 68. This place has been chosen by the young mothers involved because it is a good place to take kids. It is basically a carb-fest. But I doubt there is a Brussels sprout bar for the adults!

Why can't children clamor to go to an Eatza Kale restaurant, I wonder? If I built one, would they come?

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Dame JudithJanuary 16, 2010 at 8:38 AM
IN RE: your bulding an Eatza Kale restaurant
I'm thinking that the expression "build it, and they will come" won't apply in this particular situation. ;)
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BeckyJanuary 18, 2010 at 8:47 AM
Yes, 'twould be difficult to find venture capitalists willing to support THAT one!
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Short and not so sweet

Grains, sugars and flours are high in dense carbohydrates, and when consumed, raise insulin levels in the body. Insulin instructs the carbohydrate calories to be stored as body fat, often on the belly. High circulating blood insulin (from eating frequently and/or ingesting high-carb foods) creates inflammation (a blood marker as high C-reactive protein), an indicator of several disease conditions.

Grains and legumes also contain lectins, mild toxins that over time irritate and damage the gut lining, causing food particles to pass through it into the bloodstream, setting off a host of autoimmune conditions. Grains and legumes are fed to cows to fatten them; cows were designed to eat, and prefer, grass.

Healthy fats are from fish, grassfed meats, ghee, coconut oil, avocadoes, eggs, and some nuts. Healthy fats do not cause heart disease, but help prevent it through reducing inflammation in the body. Extracted seed oils (canola, soy, cottonseed) raise Omega 6 levels and also promote inflammation. Inflammation promotes heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and a host of other diseases.

Packaged, processed foods designed for taste, addictive qualities, and thus profit, CAN be eliminated from the diet and replaced with fresh, whole foods.

“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”

--Arthur Schopenhauer, philosopher (1788 - 1860)

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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Fourth Box!

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