Eating the Scenery: Box Six

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Box Six

A bag of beautiful red pears is hiding out under the salad mix. I found a big bag of taters, two squash, dried herbs, fresh cilantro, split peas, apples, and a baby bok choy. I washed the salad greens right away and made Wilted Greens with them, and sauteed the bok choy next morning with shallots and Thundering Hooves sausage, and sprinkled the CSA cilantro o'er all.

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CalebFebruary 5, 2011 at 6:34 AM
I'm curious what you'll do with that giant grub larva, who appears to be happily munching his way through the box. That'll be some traditional cooking. Maybe you can find a !Kung recipe online.
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BeckyFebruary 5, 2011 at 7:34 AM
Ewwww!! Thank you NOT for planting THAT visual! Ewwwwwww!!
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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.

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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Box Six

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