January 26, 2009 – 10:12 am
When I first started teaching myself to cook I was in my late teens. I live in the good old USA and I couldn’t buy wine for cooking. So I used cooking wine. Never stopped using cooking wine.
But my mom got me a new cookbook for Christmas this year and the [...]
January 25, 2009 – 9:22 pm
I’m pleased to say I do not feel completely burned out this week like I did last week. Two things helped a lot – both things I considered in my last update.
Getting more efficient
First, soaking everything for the week at once then putting it in the fridge was a lifesaver. It really helped me because [...]
January 21, 2009 – 4:34 pm
This week’s Real Food Wednesday is featuring “fast food.” I’m not talking about the BK down the street – this is all about food that’s good for you and you can make quickly. I’ve been looking forward to today to get some ideas for my own kitchen.
Some tips I’ve thought of are: keep [...]
January 19, 2009 – 1:07 pm
Yes, this week we’re eating a lot of winter squashes. But they are inexpensive and in season so I’m serving them. Avocados have also been on perpetual sale, we must be getting a lot trucked in.
This week I’m experimenting with a suggestion of Dr. Pottenger’s, which is to serve a green salad and two [...]
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Tagged breastfeeding nutrition, meal planning, meal preparation, Menu Plan Monday, menu planning, price pottenger nutrition foundation, traditional foods, weston a price foundation
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January 18, 2009 – 8:57 pm
The 30-day “traditional foods” food challenge is still going well in that we’re all on course (well, Scott ate one hard candy, but we won’t hold it against him… he also had me buy tortilla chips and salsa – but he hasn’t eaten any yet.)
I have been having major cravings too, to be fair. [...]
January 14, 2009 – 11:17 pm
We’re well into the food challenge and definitely eating well. Everyone appears to be enjoying it thus far because traditional foods are incredibly tasty!
I haven’t noticed much difference in how I feel physically other than I find I tend to have a pleasantly full tummy most of the day. Moving from breakfast to the mid-morning [...]
By Kristen
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Also posted in Breastfeeding, Hey Baby!, Managing Motherhood, Random Thoughts
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Tagged breastfeeding nutrition, meal planning, meal preparation, menu planning, nutrition, preconception nutrition, pregnancy nutrition, weston a price foundation
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January 14, 2009 – 8:46 pm
I’m featuring two recipes for this week’s Real Food Wednesday because I feel like they compliment each other well and they’re inexpensive – which is perfect since our topic is Real Food on a Budget.
The major portion of this meal is the Lentil Loaf – lentils are cheap even when you buy them organic! [...]
January 12, 2009 – 9:05 am
The hour is upon us… today is the start of our 30 day food challenge. We’re taking 30 days to follow the principles of the Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) and the Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation (PPNF). Everything I prepare will be based on the principles of eating healthy traditional cultures had. And foods I’m buying [...]
By Kristen
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Also posted in Breastfeeding, Managing Motherhood, Menu Plan Monday
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Tagged breastfeeding nutrition, meal planning, Menu Plan Monday, menu planning, nutrition, PPNF, pregnancy nutrition, prenatal nutrition, WAPF, weston a price foundation
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January 9, 2009 – 2:09 pm
I sat down a couple of weeks ago and went over my goals for 2008 then set out my goals for 2009. I feel good about 2008 – I accomplished my major goal of having a healthy baby, and I redesigned my site with a fresh design and clean code.
Several of my 2009 goals [...]
January 7, 2009 – 5:07 pm
More on eating well! During pregnancy (and lactation and preconception) you need to be eating a really nutrient-dense diet. Children also need lots of nutrition packed into all their meals – in fact, there’s not much room for empty calories.
So even if you’re not dieting (don’t diet when you’re pregnant or nursing an [...]
