Eating the Scenery: 2011: Winter CSA Box 2

Monday, December 12, 2011

2011: Winter CSA Box 2

My mother-in-law called one day, and chatted with Mr. Eating the Scenery. She must have asked how I was doing, because Mr. ETS said, "Oh, she's having lots of fun with fruits and vegetables."

And so it is that we acquire, by virtue of that which engages us, a certain identity. So be it. I can think of worse things to be associated with!

The second Winter CSA box's largesse included salad greens, braising greens, spaghetti and acorn squash, broccoli, green cabbage, daikon radishes, onions, taters, and Brussels sprouts. And yes, I'm having fun with them.

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childhoodpalDecember 22, 2011 at 1:15 PM
Guess who this is? What is a CSA box?
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BeckyDecember 22, 2011 at 1:37 PM
Here is the answer and, if I've linked correctly, a few suggestions for CSAs near Bothell! (I'm pretty certain that's YOU, dear friend!)

http://www.ecovian.com/docs/l/what-is-a-csa
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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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Monday, December 12, 2011

2011: Winter CSA Box 2

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