Eating the Scenery: April 2012

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

2012: Winter CSA Boxes 10 and 11

Box 10: Horseradish root, dried red peppers, Spring onions, spinach, and mixed salad greens.

Box 11: Dried dill, mixed salad greens, asparagus, cilandro, Spring onions.

The green goodies from the Winter CSA are about to end, but the Farmers' Markets are just around the corner. Summer CSA memberships are available if you find it hard to make it to the Farmers' Markets. And remember the Northwest Food Hub. Schreiber and Sons is planning to sell produce there as well.

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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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

2012: Winter CSA Boxes 10 and 11