We visited my mom and her friend recently and they had roasted a whole chicken on the BBQ for supper. I always buy chicken in pieces. But when I think about it, why? It’s expensive. I guess there are times when you want just boneless skinless breast meat, sure, but it’s not always necessary. My…
Category: Being Flexitarian
Cooking lessons, a new adventure
My son moved out from home a year ago. Wow, already… I should mention he moved half way across the country (where his sister lives also). Unfortunately, our very excitedly planned visit in March, was met with COVID-19 chaos and sadly the trip was cancelled. We are waiting — impatiently — for a chance to…
Food Combined Meal Ideas
A couple of posts ago, I shared that we are taking food combining quite seriously in our home. And, as promised, I said I was going to post some meal ideas. I thought the easiest way to do this would be to keep track of what we eat each week and post some of our…
7 observations about intermittent fasting.
Intermittent fasting is having a period of time fasting from food every day. Timings are somewhat flexible, but usually fall within a 12 to 16 hours range. The benefits of fasting: Using up excess stores that your body may have collected during the day. Reducing caloric intake. Creates healthier eating habits, by reducing evening snacking….
Meal Planning
Menu planning, grocery shopping, meal cooking… all, not my thing, but all things I must do. I tried something new starting in January, planning themed meals. I did some research (on “the Google” as my mom says) on what kind of themed meals other people try, and got some good ideas, but of course, nothing…
Upon further research..
Looking to traditional diets, there’s a common theme among them. In Diet & Nutrition, A Holistic Approach by Rudolph Ballentine, MD, a comparison is made from diets in India, China, Japan, France, Mexico, and Middle East. Although Dr. Ballentine goes into great detail on each of these diets, for the consideration of your time, I’m…
Review: How Not to Die Cookbook
I’ve been hearing about Dr. Michael Greger, M.D. for a quite a long time now. I downloaded his app “Daily Dozen” (free) several months ago and have only used it on and off, when I think about it. Then I heard about his book, How Not to Die, and honestly, couldn’t quite get past the title….
Blending vs Juicing
I love my blender for making smoothies, but I have always been hesitant about buying a juicer. I’ll give you three reasons: Money waste Food waste I believe blending is healthier Booster Juice is a go-to when I’m out and about. I order a Green Hornet (basically spinach, celery and carrot) and I watch them…
Beet Sunflower Crackers
*The circle yellowish crackers on the plate are Turmeric Lentil, and the hexagon crackers are Multi-grain, both list healthy ingredients. Found at Costco.
A Flexitarian Journey 