PLANT BASED
We have been trying to eat a more plant based diet - less canned and boxed food - less meat - less dairy.
It has not been easy, it is a little more work. We have however been enjoying it!
THEN, last week we were kinda bare bones in the pantry and still a couple of days until pay day so, we went for a box of chicken helper. We added diced ham to it. It looked good. It smelled good.
Wow, you should have been there .....
- to see us all gag! The SALT - it was OBSCENE!!! None of us could eat it. THANKFULLY we had also made a yummy salad.
In just a few short weeks - it was amazing how much we had become accustomed to not having so much salty, processed food!
Nothing like a gross out experience to solidify our commitment to not eating processed foods.
NEXT
Forks over Knives
I saw it on Netflix a while back, then it was on T.V. and then my Juice Plus provider recommended watching it - and recently I've seen it recommended on BLOGS that I read....
Now, I am watching it.
It is a easy to understand conglomeration of everything I have read everywhere.
It follows the life of 2 significant Medical Doctors from their lives on the farm - to their studies and discoveries related to heart disease, cancer and nutrition.
They demonstrate what animal proteins do in our bodies, how they function.
They show alternatives and examples of how changing our dietary habits changes our health and our future.
It is interesting to see how they went through their own change of mind from believing that Milk is Natures perfect food - to embracing a plant based diet - and teaching their patients how to do the same.
The movie also goes on to introduce you to the
ENGINE 2 Diet
http://engine2diet.com/
Which I also started reading about this week.
and it is pretty darn cool to see MEN take the initiative and make
the changes and have great results!
What stands out to me is this
the people who feel like I do
DEPRESSED
EXHAUSTED
LACK OF ENERGY
POOR MEMORY
OVER WEIGHT
UPSET STOMACH
HIGH BLOOD SUGAR
and in just a matter of weeks showed tremendous positive change in
BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS
BLOOD PRESSURE
ENERGY LEVELS
CHOLESTEROL LEVELS
MORE ENERGY
STOMACH AND BOWEL SYMPTOMS
EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS
and
WEIGHT LOSS.
Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food.
-Hippocrates
ENGINE 2 Diet
http://engine2diet.com/
Which I also started reading about this week.
and it is pretty darn cool to see MEN take the initiative and make
the changes and have great results!
What stands out to me is this
the people who feel like I do
DEPRESSED
EXHAUSTED
LACK OF ENERGY
POOR MEMORY
OVER WEIGHT
UPSET STOMACH
HIGH BLOOD SUGAR
and in just a matter of weeks showed tremendous positive change in
BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS
BLOOD PRESSURE
ENERGY LEVELS
CHOLESTEROL LEVELS
MORE ENERGY
STOMACH AND BOWEL SYMPTOMS
EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS
and
WEIGHT LOSS.
Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food.
-Hippocrates
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After writing the previous posts - the following seems like maybe it doesn't matter anymore....
Restaurants we would like to try:
ST LOUIS
WEST END GRILL and PUB http://www.westendgrillandpub.com/
STONE SOUP stonesoupcottage.com/
GREAT HARVEST http://www.greatharveststcharles.com/
VINCE'S ASIAN BISTRO http://www.vincesasianbistro.com/
PAPPY'S SMOKEHOUSE http://pappyssmokehouse.com/Menu.php
DINNERS, DRIVE IN'S AND DIVES
DADDY POP'S DINER - HATBORO, PA
PLACES WE LOVE TO GO
or have at least loved once!
MOTO SUSHI http://www.mymotosushi.com/
LOUISIANA CAFE http://www.louisianacafeonline.com/
MOMO's http://www.saucecafe.com/momos/events.htm
LULU SEAFOOD http://luluseafood.com/
MARIO'S CAFE http://www.cafemario.com/
MCGURKS http://mcgurks.com/
KITARO http://www.kitarojapan.com/
54th STREET http://www.54thstreetgrill.com/
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PLACES WE LOVE TO GO
or have at least loved once!
MOTO SUSHI http://www.mymotosushi.com/
LOUISIANA CAFE http://www.louisianacafeonline.com/
MOMO's http://www.saucecafe.com/momos/events.htm
LULU SEAFOOD http://luluseafood.com/
MARIO'S CAFE http://www.cafemario.com/
MCGURKS http://mcgurks.com/
KITARO http://www.kitarojapan.com/
54th STREET http://www.54thstreetgrill.com/
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MENU's
SIMPLY CLEAN
NATURAL HEALTH & NUTRITION
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This is yet another extension of our financial diet and my physical diet.
I am not a cook. My husband is. Yet, he has no common sense when it comes to PLANNING or eating HEALTHY! He is not very creative either.
That being said... he can whip up 3 HUGE stacks of pancakes, cook bacon, make eggs, make juice, set the table and clean up most of the mess in the time it would take me to just find all of the food. AND his food is ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS edible. I can not say that about my own.
So, we are eating to lose weight, ward off diabetes, stay within our tight budget, feed picky children (who were not always this picky!!!) and still feel satisfied! WHEW!
I am creating monthly meal plans and I will be posting them here.
We grocery shop every other week, so I shop for 2 weeks of the plan at a time.
I also try to adjust my meal plan to our calendar - and I try to plan meals that make leftovers for Daddy, and for meals 2 or 3 days down.
Look for the menu plans here soon.
OK - AS SOON AS I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO UPLOAD FILES INSTEAD OF PICTURES - THEN ..... grrrr.
