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		<title>Preparedness Month &#8211; We survived the Challenge!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s something that people really don&#8217;t like to think about &#8211; the &#8220;what if&#8217;s&#8221; in life.  But in reality, it&#8217;s very prudent to consider &#8220;what-if&#8217;s.&#8221;  Here in the US it&#8217;s National Preparedness Month (September).  The government is encouraging everybody to do at least a little bit of preparation for those &#8220;what-if&#8217;s.&#8221; Now, my husband swears [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s something that people really don&#8217;t like to think about &#8211; the &#8220;what if&#8217;s&#8221; in life.  But in reality, it&#8217;s very prudent to consider &#8220;what-if&#8217;s.&#8221;  Here in the US it&#8217;s National Preparedness Month (September).  The government is encouraging everybody to do at least a little bit of preparation for those &#8220;what-if&#8217;s.&#8221;</p>
<p><span class="image_right"><a href="http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/7day" target="_blank"><img src="http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/fsme/images/survived.png" alt="" /></a></span>Now, my husband swears that things are probably never going to go wrong.  He says he&#8217;s been living here for decades and has never had much of a power outage, never had a bad blizzard, and that tornadoes and flooding aren&#8217;t going to come anywhere near here.</p>
<p>Me, well, I trust my hubby.  But I also like my own peace of mind.  Besides&#8230; my kids getting sick, me getting sick, him getting sick &#8211; and nobody being able to make it to the grocery store for a week&#8230; I can see that happening.</p>
<p>So whatever the &#8220;what-if&#8221; I like to have some supplies on hand.  I found an awesome website that has step-by-step &#8220;baby steps&#8221; that walk you through getting your supplies together.  It doesn&#8217;t matter what level of preparedness you&#8217;re looking for &#8211; a brief power outage, a week-long winter storm, or even a layoff where you need to draw on a few month&#8217;s reserves &#8211; these little &#8220;baby steps&#8221; will help you to accomplish those goals.</p>
<h3>The 7 Day Challenge</h3>
<p>The girls over at <a href="http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/">Food Storage Made Easy</a> also just ran a &#8220;Seven Day Challenge&#8221; and I can proudly say my family survived it.  Ok.  With a long list of &#8220;to-do&#8217;s&#8221; at the end of 7 days, my family survived it.</p>
<p>The gals set up a different &#8220;situation&#8221; each day that we had to go along with and the kids and I had a blast.  It was challenging, to say the least.  But very fun.</p>
<h3>Day 1 &#8211; Flood!</h3>
<p>I was ready for this! I&#8217;d already gotten backpacks set up for the family with 72 hours worth of food in them.  I had a list of almost everything I needed to grab.  We had 1 hour to pack the van and &#8220;evacuate&#8221; and we got our stuff packed and ready to go in under that!  Yay us!</p>
<p><span class="image_left"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-635" title="DSCF0002" src="http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/DSCF0002-300x214.jpg" alt="DSCF0002" width="300" height="214" /></span>I did realize I needed to add several things to my &#8220;grab-list.&#8221;  And that I needed to figure out where we would evacuate to&#8230; I think my MIL&#8217;s house is most likely.  In which case I need to print some directions to her house because I never pay attention enough to remember it with my hubby driving <img src='http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I think this was one of the best days.  You may not get caught in a flood situation, but there&#8217;s no way to tell when you&#8217;re going to lose electric service for awhile and need something to eat (or do&#8230; I had coloring books for the kiddos!)  It&#8217;s really very practical there&#8217;s <strong>something</strong> on the shelves (or in the bag) that can be grabbed and eaten quickly.</p>
<h3>Day 2 &#8211; Pandemic!</h3>
<p>Well, given the uncertain state of affairs in world health, we could be facing this issue very soon.  I felt pretty good about this one too &#8211; I&#8217;ve been working on our first aid kit quite a bit.  I changed out all the outdated things and restocked what needed to be restocked.  It&#8217;s a pretty comprehensive kit.  We made homemade chicken soup for our &#8220;sick&#8221; boys and Cassidy and I took good care of them.</p>
<p><span class="image_right"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-636" title="DSCF0001-1" src="http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/DSCF0001-1.JPG" alt="DSCF0001-1" width="274" height="250" /></span>If there were really a pandemic situation I&#8217;d set up an actual sick room and care for them a little differently.  There was also a link to an excellent &#8220;Home Care of the Flu&#8221; guide I found very helpful.  You can <a href="http://www.birdflumanual.com/">download it here</a>.  Another gal doing the challenge posted that link &#8211; I&#8217;m very grateful for her!!</p>
<h3>Day 3 &#8211; Dinner Guests!</h3>
<p>This was an &#8220;every day&#8221; emergency and it was TONS of fun.  The situation was that my hubby called home to let me know that he and his boss would be there for dinner in an hour &#8211; his vegetarian boss!!  I had to have an appetizer, main course, two sides, and a dessert made&#8230; and I could not go to the store!</p>
<p>Well I managed to pull it off, though I lucked out because we had a box of fresh veggies from our CSA farm.</p>
<p>I made a platter of fresh veggie slices with a homemade veggie dip (fresh sour cream base) for our appetizer.  I made Jamaican Beans and Rice (from <a href="http://www.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/nourishing-traditions.html">Nourishing Traditions</a>) as our main dish, though I did use canned beans instead of dried, and canned chilies.  We had a big salad full of fresh veggies as one side and steamed broccoli as the other side.  Our dessert was an oatmeal/pumpkin bar thing I found online because I knew I had canned pumpkin!  I had to substitute canned coconut milk for milk (we were totally out of milk, even if the veggie boss would have been ok with it).  Anyways, the dessert came out very tasty, so I&#8217;ll actually make that again!</p>
<p><span class="image_left"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-637" title="DSCF0005" src="http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/DSCF0005-300x223.jpg" alt="DSCF0005" width="300" height="223" /></span>The kids helped me clean the house up while the food cooked, and we all got changed into fresh clothes and I had time to teach them a little bit about how to answer the door politely!  Needless to say when my hubby actually walked in the door the house looked pretty nice.  I was proud of myself and I&#8217;d like to think I could deal with real last-minute guests as gracefully.</p>
<h3>Day 4 &#8211; Money is Tight!</h3>
<p>I can say that this day wasn&#8217;t terribly challenging because I lived this for a long time &#8211; never being able to do anything and having to watch every penny because it was a choice between buying food or losing power.  (life is very different now, <a href="http://www.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/about-me.html">read my story</a> for more on that!)</p>
<p>This day involved no cable (which we don&#8217;t have anyways), no internet (oh no!!), no cell phones&#8230;. and water service got cut off!!</p>
<p>Now the &#8220;no internet&#8221; is hard.  I&#8217;ll admit that, well, I do a lot online.  I do, after all, run a website.  Scott and I also play a game together online.</p>
<p>The one big surprise for me on this day, though, was just how hard &#8220;no water&#8221; was.  I have quite a few gallons of water stored, but it takes an amazingly large amount of water to wash dishes when you have no running water!!  Scott said if we ever actually didn&#8217;t have water due to disaster that he would go to the bay and bring back water in buckets for us to boil and use for cleaning dishes.  We had plenty to drink, but washing wasn&#8217;t easy.</p>
<h3>Day 5 &#8211; Earthquake!</h3>
<p>Uh oh.  No water again today.  And no power&#8230;  I decided I should add some paper plates to my &#8220;pantry essentials&#8221; list!!  We raided the 72 hour kits again.</p>
<p>The foods in our freezer were supposed to be good still (they hadn&#8217;t spoiled yet since power went off).  So we were able to have a cooked meal on the grill outside.  I&#8217;m glad the weather was nice, and I&#8217;m glad we had the grill.  Especially since my hubby did the cooking <img src='http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Another thing about the earthquake day &#8211; a beam fell onto the computer.  This could be a huge issue for many families because it could virtually destroy all their data (think about all your pictures!!)  Luckily there are quite a few solutions to data storage.  I personally back my computer up to a remote server as well as an external hard drive that stays here at the house.  The peace of mind I get from this is incredible.  I was all set for this aspect of the earthquake <img src='http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<h3>Day 6 &#8211; Healthy Lifestyle</h3>
<p>Well this emergency wasn&#8217;t an emergency at all for us!  A family member gets very ill from having a bad diet.  We already eat very healthy food because of many food sensitivities and intolerance in our family.  I did differ a bit from the challenge because I don&#8217;t believe that eating &#8220;low fat&#8221; is really very healthy for us.  I was able to share some links and thoughts so maybe someone else in the challenge benefited from some new information.  (Read my <a href="http://www.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/pregnancy-diet.html">nutrition info</a> for more about good eating)</p>
<p>The one &#8220;healthy lifestyle&#8221; thing I do think I at least need to do more of is getting outside.  The kids tend to spend a lot more time outside than I do.  I need to join them more.</p>
<h3>Day 7 &#8211; You Need What?!</h3>
<p>By Day 7 everyone, including the gals at Food Storage Made Easy, were very tired.  It really was a big challenge!!  So this day was &#8220;easier&#8221; in that we just had to make a dessert with what we had at home &#8211; and no milk, eggs, or butter.</p>
<p>This worked out perfectly for me.  I just picked our oatmeal/pumpkin bar recipe again <img src='http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<h3>Summing it Up</h3>
<p>Perhaps what made me the most proud about the Challenge was the part of it that went all 7 days &#8211; we couldn&#8217;t spend any money for 7 days!  Since the first day of the challenge landed squarely on the day I was supposed to go to the co-op for milk, cheese, and butter it truly was a challenge.</p>
<p>But we made it.  I spent no money at all for 7 days.  It&#8217;s amazing to think about just how many small opportunities to spend money come up, or how much I take for granted a run to the market on a given day.  Lots of food for thought.</p>
<p>I came away from the challenge with a long to-do list and a great appreciation for what we have.  I feel good because I&#8217;m sure that we could handle it if anything does knock our power out for a few days.  I really like that peace of mind <img src='http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />   And I&#8217;m so grateful for blessings we have now.</p>
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		<title>Still Working on Sides &#8211; Menu Plan Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sleep deprivation started to get to me last week since we&#8217;re facing night-wakings x4 kids right now and it&#8217;s hard.  Hopefully we are going to get through the night wetting issues over the next few months and we&#8217;ll all be sleeping better.  Until then I need to remember that what doesn&#8217;t kill me makes me [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sleep deprivation started to get to me last week since we&#8217;re facing night-wakings x4 kids right now and it&#8217;s hard.  Hopefully we are going to get through the night wetting issues over the next few months and we&#8217;ll all be sleeping better.  Until then I need to remember that what doesn&#8217;t kill me makes me stronger :p</p>
<p>Anyways, last week&#8217;s experimentation with real wines (as opposed to cooking wines) in my recipes went well.  It was especially good with the white wine I picked for the Tuscan Chicken bake &#8211; the flavor of the wine was amazing and it came through nicely in the finished bake.  I was pleased.  This is my official good-bye to cooking wines!</p>
<p>This week I&#8217;m back to looking at side dishes.  My eternal challenge is actually filling my family of bottomless pits up (even Galen nurses endlessly!) Not that I resent this challenge at all &#8211; I&#8217;m pleased to be able to cook for my family (and enjoy it) and I&#8217;m pleased they&#8217;ll eat literally anything I prepare.  I&#8217;m not sure that says so much about my cooking skills as it does the depth of their stomachs.  But anyways.</p>
<p>Dr. Pottenger&#8217;s meal protocols included salads with both lunch and dinner and I think I&#8217;m going to try that.  I&#8217;ve already incorporated his salad plus two veggies at supper (and manage that most nights) which was well-received.  He usually prepared a simple soup at supper &#8211; just warm home made broth really.  The more complex soup was served at lunch.  I think I&#8217;m going to do that because it will make suppers easier for me.</p>
<p>Almost every meal this week is being doubled because I have <strong>got </strong>to get some meals into my freezer for nights when I&#8217;m exhausted, which is going to happen <img src='http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>Monday &#8211; B</strong> Eggs, oatmeal with cream (I&#8217;m going to experiment with breakfasts some this week but not yet sure how)</p>
<p><strong>L</strong> Minestrone w/ cheese for garnish, enzyme salad, milk, kraut, steamed asparagus (hopefully with a sauce :p)</p>
<p><strong>S</strong> Liver and onions, hot soup Caesar salad, steamed spinach, buttered carrots, rice, kraut, milk</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> soak liver in lemon juice, thaw bison heart, cook lima beans + black-eyed peas overnight, make salads for the week, start sauerkraut</p>
<p><strong>Tuesday &#8211; B</strong> Eggs, oatmeal with cream</p>
<p><strong>L</strong> &#8220;Mom&#8217;s Vegetable Soup,&#8221; cheese garnish, salad, milk, kraut</p>
<p><strong>S</strong> Easy and Delicious Chicken (didn&#8217;t get to this last week), hot soup, Caesar salad, steamed broccoli, baked squash, rice, kraut, milk</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> start crockpot chicken early AM, thaw home made refried beans, cook white beans in crock pot overnight</p>
<p><strong>Wednesday &#8211; B</strong> Eggs, oatmeal with cream</p>
<p><strong>L</strong> White Bean Chili soup, cheese for garnish, salad, milk, kimchi</p>
<p><strong>S</strong> Mexican Casserole, Mexican soup, enzyme salad, steamed spinach, baked squash, kimchi, milk</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> cook pinto beans in crock pot overnight</p>
<p><strong>Thursday &#8211; B</strong> Eggs, oatmeal with cream</p>
<p><strong>L</strong> Beef stew, salad, milk, kraut</p>
<p><strong>S</strong> Chili, hot soup, enzyme salad, baked squash, steamed broccoli, rice, kraut, milk</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> cook kidney beans early AM, start chili in crock pot at lunchtime, crock pot cook black beans overnight</p>
<p><strong>Friday &#8211; B</strong> Eggs, oatmeal with cream</p>
<p><strong>L</strong> Black bean soup w/ sour cream garnish, salad, milk, kimchi</p>
<p><strong>S</strong> Meatballs and Coconut sauce, hot soup, Caesar salad, steamed asparagus, baked squash, kraut, milk</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> roll out meatballs at lunchtime, thaw liver, thaw chicken breasts, thaw whole chicken, brainstorm vegetable side dishes for lunches</p>
<p><strong>Saturday &#8211; B</strong> Scott makes breakfast</p>
<p><strong>L</strong> Pate, coconut chicken soup, sweet potatoes, salad, kimchi, milk</p>
<p><strong>S</strong> Asian ginger chicken, hot soup, Caesar salad, baked beets, steamed cabbage, rice, kimchi, milk</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> make grocery list and shop</p>
<p><strong>Sunday &#8211; B</strong> Scott makes breakfast</p>
<p><strong>L</strong> Beans and Rice, Jamaican style, salad, kimchi, milk</p>
<p><strong>S</strong> Roast chicken with potatoes, Roman egg soup, enzyme salad, steamed beet greens, kraut, milk</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> soak rice, soak oats, make whey, cook kidney beans (from fridge) overnight, start beans and rice early AM, soak kidney beans, lima beans, black-eyed peas, pinto beans, white beans</p>
<p>Visit <a href="http://orgjunkie.com/2009/02/menu-plan-monday-feb-2nd.html">the Organzing Junkie</a> for more menu plans!</p>
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		<title>Cooking with Wines &#8211; Menu Plan Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first started teaching myself to cook I was in my late teens. I live in the good old USA and I couldn&#8217;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 author talks about [...]]]></description>
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<p>When I first started teaching myself to cook I was in  my late teens.  I live in the good old USA and I couldn&#8217;t buy wine for cooking.  So I used cooking wine.  Never stopped using cooking wine.</p>
<p>But my mom got me a new cookbook for Christmas this year and the author talks about cooking with wine quite a bit.  I&#8217;m really somewhat clueless about wines and things still, however, since I don&#8217;t really drink them <strong>or</strong> cook with them.  So I found a wine list in a different cookbook and got together a few recipes for this week that use wines.  We&#8217;ll see how that goes.</p>
<p>If you have any good resources on learning about wines for cooking please share!</p>
<p>Onto the menu plan:</p>
<p><strong>Monday</strong> &#8211; <strong>B</strong> Eggs and oatmeal w/ cream and butter&#8230; I&#8217;m getting bored with the normal egg scramble so I need to think of something different to do for breakfast eggs.</p>
<p><strong>L</strong> Minestrone</p>
<p><strong>S</strong> Liver w/ Onions, Roman egg soup, Caesar salad, sweet potatoes, steamed spinach, baked squash, kimchi</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> start kraut, soak rice, start stock, cook lima beans in crockpot overnight, soak liver in lemon juice @ lunch, start squash and sweet potatoes early enough to have them done by supper!</p>
<p><strong>Tuesday</strong> &#8211; <strong>B</strong> Eggs and oatmeal w/ cream and butter</p>
<p><strong>L</strong> &#8220;Mom&#8217;s Vegetable Soup&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>S</strong> Lentil Loaf, simple soup, baked squash, kimchi, Balsamic carrot salad, hot corn w/ butter</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> cook white beans in crockpot overnight, cook rice at lunch, go to co-op (and find out bulk bean costs)</p>
<p><strong>Wednesday</strong> &#8211; <strong>B</strong> Eggs and oatmeal w/ cream and butter</p>
<p><strong>L</strong> White Bean and Chicken Chili</p>
<p><strong>S</strong> Sesame Sherry Chicken, Coconut chicken soup, Caesar salad, avocado slices, rice, steamed spinach, kraut</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> Marinate chicken in the AM, soak rice, thaw beef</p>
<p><strong>Thursday</strong> &#8211; <strong>B</strong> Eggs and oatmeal w/ cream and butter</p>
<p><strong>L</strong> Beef Stew</p>
<p><strong>S</strong> Glazed meatballs and soft-boiled eggs, fried rice, carrot soup, kimchi, avocado slices, steamed cabbage, enzyme salad</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> cook kidney beans in crockpot overnight, start cabbage steaming early enough for it to be done by supper</p>
<p><strong>Friday</strong> &#8211; <strong>B</strong> Eggs and oatmeal w/ cream and butter</p>
<p><strong>L</strong> Beans and Rice, Jamaican Style</p>
<p><strong>S</strong> Tuscan-style Chicken Tetrazzini  (w/ rice), mushroom soup, enzyme salad, steamed broccoli, steamed squash, kraut</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> soak rice, thaw liver, start squash early, make next week&#8217;s menu plan/grocery list</p>
<p><strong>Saturday</strong> &#8211; <strong>B</strong> Eggs and oatmeal w/ cream and butter</p>
<p><strong>L</strong> Pate, sweet potato, kimchi, salad, coconut chicken soup</p>
<p><strong>S</strong> Easy and Delicious Chicken (tripled for freezer) &#8211; made in crockpot, Roman egg soup, Caesar salad, avocado slices, steamed spinach, rice</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> grocery shop, plan what should be soaked, cook black beans in crockpot</p>
<p><strong>Sunday</strong> &#8211; <strong>B</strong> Eggs and oatmeal w/ cream and butter</p>
<p><strong>L</strong> Black Bean Soup</p>
<p><strong>S</strong> Roast chicken with potatoes, enzyme salad, squash, broccoli, kraut, simple soup</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> soak: lima beans, kidney beans, lentils; thaw liver, soak oats, make enzyme salad, sprout sunflower seeds, make whey, roast peanuts overnight</p>
<p>Visit the <a href="http://orgjunkie.com/2009/01/menu-plan-monday-jan-26th-giveaway.html">Organizing Junkie</a> for more menu planning ideas!</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, this week we&#8217;re eating a lot of winter squashes.  But they are inexpensive and in season so I&#8217;m serving them. Avocados have also been on perpetual sale, we must be getting a lot trucked in. This week I&#8217;m experimenting with a suggestion of Dr. Pottenger&#8217;s, which is to serve a green salad and two [...]]]></description>
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<p>Yes, this week we&#8217;re eating a lot of winter squashes.  But they are inexpensive and in season so I&#8217;m serving them.  Avocados have also been on perpetual sale, we must be getting a lot trucked in.</p>
<p>This week I&#8217;m experimenting with a suggestion of Dr. Pottenger&#8217;s, which is to serve a green salad and two cooked veggies with supper each evening.  We&#8217;ll see how that goes (i.e. does it stress me out a ton?)  I can remember that my grandma always served a salad and 2-3 veggie sides.</p>
<p>As far as salad goes those are working out very well.  I buy two heads of lettuce each week and use one for the Caesar salad and one for the Enzyme salad &#8211; those two salads carry us through the week for suppers and even a couple of lunches.  The carrot salad I make with our liver supper makes a little less but it still goes for that meal and for a lunch.  So salads are working out nicely.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re beginning week 2 of our &#8220;traditional foods&#8221; 30-day challenge.  Thus far benefits have been: my milk supply is literally overflowing, and the milk is very rich; Cassidy seems to be putting on some weight, the kids are pretty cheerful, and everyone except Scott seems to be full for a time between meals.</p>
<p>The kids and I sometimes get a snack that Scott doesn&#8217;t get though, and he really dislikes being hungry.  I&#8217;m still working on good snacks to send with him to work &#8211; pints of soup, I finally got our crispy nuts done, etc.  And at night after supper I try and make a nourishing before-bed snack because he likes those too.  I tend to crave sugar and carbs at that point as well.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve written about some of the challenges I&#8217;m facing in my <a href="http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/food-challenge-day-7-update/">food challenge 7 day update</a>.  I&#8217;ve also considered some ways to streamline my kitchen time in that post.  My &#8220;to-do&#8221; lists look more manageable now :p</p>
<p>On to the menu plan!</p>
<p><strong>Monday</strong> &#8211; <strong>B</strong>: Eggs, beef and veggie scramble; oatmeal with butter and yogurt<br />
<strong>L</strong>: Black bean soup and kimchi<br />
<strong>S</strong>: Meat loaf (using brown rice instead of bread crumbs); enzyme salad; simple soup; steamed broccoli (w/ hollandaise if I&#8217;m motivated); steamed squash, kraut.<br />
<strong>To-Do</strong>: cook rice @ lunch, soak rice, start fermented sweet potatoes, soak rice, start kraut</p>
<p><strong>Tuesday</strong> &#8211; <strong>B</strong>: Eggs, beef and veggie scramble; oatmeal with butter and yogurt<br />
<strong>L</strong>: Beans and rice, Jamaican style; simple soup, kimchi<br />
<strong>S</strong>: Chicken supreme (using leftover chicken); Caesar salad; coconut chicken soup; sliced avocado; steamed squash, rice, kimchi<br />
<strong>To-Do</strong>: start beans and rice early AM, make whey, soak rice, start crock pot kidney beans before bed.</p>
<p><strong>Wednesday</strong> &#8211; <strong>B</strong>: Eggs, beef and veggie scramble; oatmeal with butter and yogurt<br />
<strong>L</strong>: White bean chili soup; kimchi<br />
<strong>S</strong>: Liver w/ onions; Balsamic carrot salad; simple soup; steamed spinach; steamed squash; rice; kraut<br />
<strong>To-Do</strong>: visit farm store for beef products, soak liver in lemon juice (at lunch), thaw a bison heart.</p>
<p><strong>Thursday</strong> &#8211; <strong>B</strong>: Eggs, beef and veggie scramble; oatmeal with butter and yogurt<br />
<strong>L</strong>: Beef stew; kraut<br />
<strong>S</strong>: Black-eyed peas and greens; enzyme salad; coconut chicken soup; sliced avocado; rice; kimchi<br />
<strong>To-Do</strong>: soak rice, study a new fermented veggie recipe for trying next week.</p>
<p><strong>Friday</strong> &#8211; <strong>B</strong>: Eggs, beef and veggie scramble; oatmeal with butter and yogurt<br />
<strong>L</strong>: Minestrone; kraut<br />
<strong>S</strong>: Spaghetti w/ meat sauce served over rice; Caesar salad; Roman egg soup; steamed broccoli; steamed squash; kraut<br />
<strong>To-Do</strong>:  cook pinto beans in crockpot overnight, grind bison heart.</p>
<p><strong>Saturday</strong> &#8211; <strong>B</strong>: Scott makes breakfast<br />
<strong>L</strong>: Pate; fermented sweet potato; squash; kimchi; coconut chicken soup.<br />
<strong>S</strong>: Chili (making a triple batch to freeze two portions); Caesar salad; simple soup; sliced avocado; steamed squash; rice; kimchi<br />
<strong>To-Do</strong>: start chili cooking at lunchtime</p>
<p><strong>Sunday</strong> &#8211; <strong>B</strong>: Scott makes breakfast<br />
<strong>L</strong>: Omelettes; simple soup; baked beets; kraut<br />
<strong>S</strong>: Roast chicken over potatoes; Enzyme salad; simple soup; carrots sautéed in butter; steamed squash; kraut<br />
<strong>To-Do</strong>: soak rice, soak oats for the week, sprout seeds, start chicken stock, soak &#8211; kidney, pinto, and black beans for the week</p>
<p>Visit the <a href="http://orgjunkie.com/2009/01/menu-plan-monday-january-19th.html">Organizing Junkie</a> for more meal plan ideas!</p>
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		<title>Our Food Challenge Begins &#8211; Menu Plan Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The hour is upon us&#8230; today is the start of our 30 day food challenge.  We&#8217;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&#8217;m buying [...]]]></description>
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<p>The hour is upon us&#8230; today is the start of our 30 day food challenge.  We&#8217;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&#8217;m buying will be either from the &#8220;Best&#8221; or the &#8220;Good&#8221; category in the WAPF 2009 shopping guide.</p>
<p>The only exception I can think of will be Scott&#8217;s daily coffee because I&#8217;m not going to ask him to give that up.  I&#8217;m also not holding Scott to it because he&#8217;s a grown man and can decide what he wants to eat for himself &#8211; but at home he&#8217;ll be getting my cooking and I&#8217;ve been working hard to send good snacks with him to work.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll be blogging throughout the trial to report how I&#8217;m feeling, and how I&#8217;m managing a traditional foods lifestyle with a family of six.  Traditional foods take more planning and preparation than processed foods from the market so it&#8217;s a little overwhelming to think of not taking any &#8220;shortcuts.&#8221;</p>
<p>I&#8217;m going into the challenge slightly bummed because I like making enchiladas once a week or so, but we can&#8217;t use store-bought tortillas during the trial.  I&#8217;ve been planning to make some but our source of whole corn is sold out <img src='http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' />   So no properly soaked tortillas until I find a source of non-GMO whole kernel corn.</p>
<p>My major goal for the challenge is to get myself into the habit of properly preparing grains &#8211; and to learn how to manage traditional foods with a large family to care for, homeschooling, and running a business.  I&#8217;m also hoping to work on eating more seasonal foods and, of course, avoid most canned products (tomato products are going to be an exception to the canned stuff avoidance).</p>
<p>I hope this eating style will also make good nourishing breastmilk for Galen and that it&#8217;ll put a little meat on Cassidy&#8217;s bones!</p>
<p>Ok&#8230; onto this week&#8217;s menu plan, and I&#8217;ll update how things go!</p>
<p><strong>Monday: B -</strong>Egg, Beef, +Veggie Scramble; soaked oatmeal (we are going to have Scott try soaked oatmeal this week), beet kvass &#8220;shot&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>L </strong>- Coconut fish soup, kraut</p>
<p><strong>S </strong>- Balsamic carrot salad, Coconut chicken soup, Sweet potato &#8220;coins,&#8221; Liver with onions and mushrooms.</p>
<p><strong>To-do &#8211; </strong>Soak kidney beans, soak oatmeal, soft-boil eggs, crockpot chicken, start chicken stock, boil white beans + transfer  small crockpot for overnight cooking.</p>
<p><strong>Tuesday: B </strong>- Egg, Beef, +Veggie Scramble; soaked oatmeal; beet kvass &#8220;shot&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>L </strong>- White Bean Chicken Chili soup (chicken from the crockpot chicken yesterday), kraut</p>
<p><strong>S </strong>- High enzyme salad, Egg soup, Red potatoes + butter, spinach + butter, Shredded chicken (served with poulet au porto sauce, chicken meat from our crockpot chicken yesterday)</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> &#8211; soak rice, boil kidney beans and transfer to crockpot to cook, soak oatmeal</p>
<p><strong>Wednesday: B</strong> &#8211; Egg, Beef, +Veggie Scramble; soaked oatmeal; beet kvass &#8220;shot&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>L </strong>- Beans and rice Jamaican style, Simple soup (whatever soup takes my fancy that meal), kimchi</p>
<p><strong>S </strong>- Caesar salad, Simple soup, kraut, steamed winter squash (w/ butter and nutmeg), rice, Hearty Hamburger and Heman sauce (I love this recipe lol!)</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> &#8211; start beef stock (morning) soak oatmeal, soak nuts, start fermented sweet potatoes, soak rice</p>
<p><strong>Thursday: B </strong>- Egg, Beef, +Veggie Scramble; soaked oatmeal; beet kvass &#8220;shot&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>L </strong>- Beef stew, kraut</p>
<p><strong>S </strong>- High enzyme salad, French onion soup, Baked beans, rice, kraut</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> &#8211; soak oatmeal, soak rice, roast nuts</p>
<p><strong>Friday: B </strong>- Egg, Beef, +Veggie Scramble; soaked oatmeal; beet kvass &#8220;shot&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>L </strong>- Pate, fermented sweet potato, steamed squash (w/ butter and nutmeg!), kimchi</p>
<p><strong>S </strong>- Ceasar salad, Roman egg soup, kraut, broccoli w/ hollandaise, spaghetti sauce, rice (yes we eat our spaghetti sauce over rice&#8230;in a gluten free family you learn to like strange things)</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> &#8211; Soak lentils, soak rice, try Bacon, Egg, and Cheese muffin recipe (a GF recipe!)</p>
<p><strong>Saturday: B </strong>- Scott makes breakfast</p>
<p><strong>L</strong>- Omelettes, Simple soup, kraut, baked beets</p>
<p><strong>S </strong>- Simple salad (in otherwords, one I throw together) and dressing, Korean beef soup, kraut, Lentil loaf</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> &#8211; start beets early AM!, soak black beans, go to to farm store</p>
<p><strong>Sunday: B </strong>- Scott makes breakfast</p>
<p><strong>L</strong> &#8211; Black bean soup, kimchi</p>
<p><strong>S </strong>- High Enzyme salad, Simple soup, kraut, steamed squash (w/ butter and nutmeg), Roast chicken and potatoes</p>
<p><strong>To-do</strong> &#8211; start black beans early AM, soak oatmeal, start fish stock, sprout seeds, start kraut, soak white beans, grind beef for breakfasts</p>
<p><strong>Snack Choices:</strong></p>
<p>We have milk with every snack, and I add extra cream to the milk several times a week.</p>
<p>whole milk yogurt, raw milk cheese (spread with butter for me and kids), crispy nuts, soft boiled eggs, avocado, pate, marrow and cheese, bacon egg and cheese muffins (new recipe we&#8217;re trying this week!)</p>
<p>Visit <a href="http://orgjunkie.com/2009/01/menu-plan-monday-jan-12th-giveaway.html">the Organizing Junkie</a> for more meal plan ideas <img src='http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Menu Plan Monday &#8211; Testing Courses</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve decided since I&#8217;m going to be working intensively on our nutrition that I&#8217;ll join the Menu Plan Monday brigade   Deciding this late I&#8217;m just barely going to make it on Monday I&#8217;ve decided to try serving multiple-course suppers this week, in the hopes of actually filling my family of bottomless pits up.  Thus [...]]]></description>
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<p>I&#8217;ve decided since I&#8217;m going to be working intensively on our nutrition that I&#8217;ll join the Menu Plan Monday brigade <img src='http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />   Deciding this late I&#8217;m just barely going to make it on Monday <img src='http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve decided to try serving multiple-course suppers this week, in the hopes of actually filling my family of bottomless pits up.  Thus far this has effectively resulted in more food being served at supper, however I can&#8217;t exactly pull off serving separate <strong>courses</strong> &#8211; I just end up with all of them on the table at once.  We&#8217;re having a salad, soup, and main dish with every meal.  This brings us to two soups a day most days, as we almost always have soups with (or for) lunch.  Anyways, on with the menu plan:</p>
<p><strong>Monday &#8211; B:</strong> Egg, mushroom, zuccini, and beef scramble.  Soaked oatmeal with butter, cream, and yogurt for the kids an I, leftover roasted potatoes for Scott.</p>
<p><strong>L:</strong> Homemade nachos supreme, homemade tomatoe soup, sauerkraut.</p>
<p><strong>S: </strong>Balsamic Carrot Salad, Coconut Chicken Soup, Liver with Mushroom and Onions, soaked rice.</p>
<p><strong>To-do: </strong>Soak oats, crockpot cook chicken (for tomorrow&#8217;s soup and extra chicken to freeze for enchiladas next week)</p>
<p><strong>Tuesday -  B: </strong>Veggie, beef, egg scramble.  Soaked oatmeal for kids and I, soaked rice with coconut oil for Scott.</p>
<p><strong>L: </strong>White bean chicken chili soup, sauerkraut.</p>
<p><strong>S: </strong>High Enzyme Salad, Chicken Rice Soup, Chicken supreme with rice (rice leftover from yesterday).</p>
<p><strong>To-do:</strong> boil black beans and transfer to crockpot to cook through morning,<strong> </strong>soak rice, soak oats, start sunflower seeds sprouting, pick meat off yesterdays chicken; start stock</p>
<p><strong>Wednesday &#8211; B: </strong>Veggie, beef, egg scramble.  Soaked oatmeal for kids and I, soaked rice with coconut oil for Scott.</p>
<p><strong>L: </strong>Black bean soup, sauerkraut.</p>
<p><strong>S: </strong>Cucumber yogurt salad, Roman egg soup, chicken gumbo w/ rice</p>
<p><strong>To-do: </strong>soak nuts, soak oats, start sauerkraut</p>
<p><strong>Thursday &#8211; B: </strong>Veggie, beef, egg scramble.  Soaked oatmeal for kids and I, soaked rice with coconut oil for Scott.</p>
<p><strong>L: </strong>Beef stew, kraut</p>
<p><strong>S: </strong>Salad, Mexican soup, Black bean enchiladas w/ guacamole and sour cream</p>
<p><strong>To-do: </strong>start stew at breakfast, start fish stock, soak oats, roast nuts</p>
<p><strong>Friday &#8211; B: </strong>Veggie, beef, egg scramble.  Soaked oatmeal for kids and I, soaked rice with coconut oil for Scott.</p>
<p><strong>L: </strong>Coconut fish soup, kimchi</p>
<p><strong>S: </strong>Caesar salad, Soup (whatever takes my fancy), Roast</p>
<p><strong>To-do: </strong>meal plan/grocery list, thaw liver</p>
<p><strong>Saturday &#8211; B: </strong>Scott does weekend breakfasts!</p>
<p><strong>L: </strong>Pate with crackers, Soup, steamed squash, kimchi</p>
<p><strong>S: </strong>Salad, Mexican soup, Tacos garnished with avocado</p>
<p><strong>To-do: </strong>grocery shop</p>
<p><strong>Sunday &#8211; B: </strong>Scott does weekend breakfasts!<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>L: </strong>Omelettes, soup, tomato slices, sauerkraut</p>
<p><strong>S: </strong>High Enzyme Salad, Simple veggie soup, Roast Chicken w/ potatoes</p>
<p><strong>To-do: </strong>soak rice, soak oats, grind beef heart (for breakfast&#8217;s ground beef), soak black beans, soft-boil eggs (for snacks for the week), soak marrow (for snacks for the week)</p>
<p>Thanks to <a href="http://www.cheeseslave.com/">Cheeseslave</a> for the idea of publishing our menu plan <img src='http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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