Until this point I have avoided saying "watch this" or "read this" or "this changed my life" because I wasn't sure if anything had. And well as obsessive and excited as I can be about things, sometimes they can wear off just as fast as they catch on. Finally, I know when I get too excited and over the top sometimes it can be a turn off for folks but after 9 weeks of feeling great and actually enjoying food that I am eating, and now sharing it with you, I thought I would pass along some of the materials I have found useful.
Facebook is evil. I say that with the utmost love. The power of social networking is pretty impressive and that is how I learned about these.
The food philosophy that I have embraced can be summed up in a wall photo I saw on Kassie's wall:
Now not everything I am eating is organic that's not necessarily the point. What is, is that our idea of food has become so distorted that whole natural foods have had to become a specialty and no longer a mainstay. I know this first hand as you have seen in my previous posts I lived my life on processed products marketed as food. Then I wondered why I crashed at 3 in the afternoon and needed yet another cup of coffee and a delicious buttery sugary pastry.
In order of appearance:
My friend Dawn had posted something like 5 times about this movie and how you just had to see it. I'll admit I like these kind of movies so when it popped up in my netflix streaming suggestions I was like sure why not.
Fat, Sick, and Nearly dead.
Now I don't want to ruin the movie for you, but it does have to do with my juicer. When I had cancer my grandmother had given me a Jack Lalane (r.i.p.) Power juicer. I used it from time to time but admittedly it has sat collecting dust in the far reaches of one of my dark cabinets. After watching this movie it inspired me to bust it out again.
I then googled the movie and found the website www.jointhereboot.com. This website had a 15 day meal plan that I thought I would give a try. That was more than 60 days ago. Some of my favorite recipes are from this website.
Next, my friend Becki was always posting about another movie Forks over Knives. This one is more of the science behind eating whole foods. My curiosity had been piqued enough and I had been feeling so good that when this one appeared I had to watch it too.
I might have had to get a few books along the way as well, because I am a reader. Just wait until I take a picture of all the pregnancy/conception/baby books that have already taken over my bookshelf. You will all have a good time with that one. One of my favorite books so far (in addition to FOK) is Thrive Foods by Brendan Brazier.
Now yes there us a theme: they are all vegetarian. Don't write them off because of that. I don't think I consider myself vegan or vegetarian or any of those things because you can be all the above and still eat like doo-doo. But for the most part, vegetarian and vegan resources know how to bring out the best in your produce.
My goal: make plant based whole foods the star of my plate. Not something that gets shoved to the side and gagged down. That's it. Okay, and maybe not eat things that I don't know what they are or where they came from. These resources have given me a great foundation for that.
If I want meat I will eat meat, not some poor imitation. (Hello El Gaucho, yum yum yum) But it will not be my focus. And when I do have it, it will be amazing. I have to be honest I don't miss it though.
So if you have never explored these kinds of recipes before I hope these provide some inspiration for including more fruits and veggies in your world.
What is one vegetable or fruit that you have wanted to cook but didn't know how to include it? Tell me and I will try it out for you!
Facebook is evil. I say that with the utmost love. The power of social networking is pretty impressive and that is how I learned about these.
The food philosophy that I have embraced can be summed up in a wall photo I saw on Kassie's wall:
Now not everything I am eating is organic that's not necessarily the point. What is, is that our idea of food has become so distorted that whole natural foods have had to become a specialty and no longer a mainstay. I know this first hand as you have seen in my previous posts I lived my life on processed products marketed as food. Then I wondered why I crashed at 3 in the afternoon and needed yet another cup of coffee and a delicious buttery sugary pastry.
In order of appearance:
My friend Dawn had posted something like 5 times about this movie and how you just had to see it. I'll admit I like these kind of movies so when it popped up in my netflix streaming suggestions I was like sure why not.
Fat, Sick, and Nearly dead.
Now I don't want to ruin the movie for you, but it does have to do with my juicer. When I had cancer my grandmother had given me a Jack Lalane (r.i.p.) Power juicer. I used it from time to time but admittedly it has sat collecting dust in the far reaches of one of my dark cabinets. After watching this movie it inspired me to bust it out again.
I then googled the movie and found the website www.jointhereboot.com. This website had a 15 day meal plan that I thought I would give a try. That was more than 60 days ago. Some of my favorite recipes are from this website.
Next, my friend Becki was always posting about another movie Forks over Knives. This one is more of the science behind eating whole foods. My curiosity had been piqued enough and I had been feeling so good that when this one appeared I had to watch it too.
I might have had to get a few books along the way as well, because I am a reader. Just wait until I take a picture of all the pregnancy/conception/baby books that have already taken over my bookshelf. You will all have a good time with that one. One of my favorite books so far (in addition to FOK) is Thrive Foods by Brendan Brazier.
Now yes there us a theme: they are all vegetarian. Don't write them off because of that. I don't think I consider myself vegan or vegetarian or any of those things because you can be all the above and still eat like doo-doo. But for the most part, vegetarian and vegan resources know how to bring out the best in your produce.
My goal: make plant based whole foods the star of my plate. Not something that gets shoved to the side and gagged down. That's it. Okay, and maybe not eat things that I don't know what they are or where they came from. These resources have given me a great foundation for that.
If I want meat I will eat meat, not some poor imitation. (Hello El Gaucho, yum yum yum) But it will not be my focus. And when I do have it, it will be amazing. I have to be honest I don't miss it though.
So if you have never explored these kinds of recipes before I hope these provide some inspiration for including more fruits and veggies in your world.
What is one vegetable or fruit that you have wanted to cook but didn't know how to include it? Tell me and I will try it out for you!
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