Eating the Scenery: Dining Out

Wherein I direct your attention to some exceptional local eateries where dining bread-free and grain-free can be accomplished easily and deliciously.

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The Green Spoon, Walla Walla

Located right on Main Street, The Green Spoon is perfect for lunch while experiencing the delights of downtown Walla Walla.

Sunny and cheerful, and festooned with local art, The Green Spoon is a pleasant venue for dining and conversation. On one visit, we saw a painting being sold and taken off the wall to be handed to the new owner!

The Green Spoon offers pre-made entrees and side dishes, so you can enjoy lunch and pick something up for dinner at the same time.

We had Salmon with Potato and Beet Rosti, served with braised greens and a delicious sauce.

The Turkish lamb burger (sans bun) is wonderfully spicy. It's served with tzatziki. I added an avocado side.

The Aussie Lot burger was equally capable of standing on its own. Be sure to ask for the housemade ketchup.

The Curry of the Day was superb (we occasionally have rice when eating out), especially with wild salmon as the meat choice.

The Green Spoon has gluten-free and vegan options, as you might expect in a funky college town!

They have a birthday club ... free dinner on your birthday. I signed up, and am already perusing the menu to decide what to have ...

Turkish Lamb Burger (sans bun)

The Aussie Lot Burger (sans bun)

Curry of the Day, with Salmon

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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