Dace
Revolution in Progress
Oh that is a great statement!noobiechickenlady said:
Nourishing Traditions
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reinbeau
Moderator Extraordinaire
Please, let's keep religion out of it, there are those of us here who deal with eating without religious overtures.
noobiechickenlady
Almost Self-Reliant
Thanks Dace! Thats what I told him. Its so cool how nutritionally, things are falling into line here recently. I met back up with the old friend via a "social-networking" site and he's into fermenting & herbalism. Then I find out about Nourishing Traditions, then free does the classes. I've learned so much from the book, free & friend are backing it up, and what I already knew is being justified by scientific data. Woo Hoo!Dace said:
BTW, I agree with free, just do what you can, and don't stress over what you can't control. Take babysteps, you can't do it all overnight. Ask me how I know... You'll just cause yourself more stress if you try to do a total 180. Who needs that?
FarmerDenise
Out to pasture
I have been very conscious of what I eat since my adolescence. When we moved to the country, we were so happy to be able to aquire all this good food for free or really cheep, either by froaging or growing it ourselves.
My grandmother was very much into eating healthy as was my mother. They knew the old ways from Poland and Germany.
The first thing my grandmother did, was to plant a garden. The family experimented and learned about the food we ate.
In college I became a vegetarian, the food in the cafeteria was a better quality for vegetarians. Then I moved off campus and joined a co-op. All the time learning about nutrition.
I was an on again off again vegetarian for many years. I allways tried my best to get whole foods and organic foods though. When my daughter was a baby, we were very poor. I ate a lot of rice and beans with my vegetables being onion and celery, because they were cheap. I fed my daughter food from the co-op, I could get organic food there.
Years later, I realized that I am hypoglycemic. I read a great book on the subject, that suggested eating food that is correct for your biological heritage. It was published in 1964, I think. The author also said to eat foods as your grandmother would have prepared it. No processed carbohydrates or sugars. Eat meat. Humans require it. I need to make sure to get extra protein. The author also said not to beat yourself up for the occasional slip up or rather treat.
Unfortunately I lent this book out to someone a number of years ago and have not been able to get it back or find another. I would love to re-read it.
But essentially, I have been eatng whole foods for some time as much as possible.
Nourishing Traditions is just varifying what I have concluded by my own research and intuition. And is also giving me more tools to eat even more healthy and to provide for my family.
We went grocery shopping yesterday and spent nearly $200.00. Primarily we bought staples. We got a huge shopping cart full of stuff. The clerk was amazed at how much we got for the money. And we bought lots of meat too. Unfortunately it is not meat raised in ways we would like, but we are working with a tiny budget. So we make do. We also allowed a few treats for ourselves.
We figure, that as frugal as we are and we eat mostly stuff we grow and make ourselves, that it is ok to eat a few potato chips and the occasional storebought donut. And of course SO has to have his wonderbread.
My grandmother was very much into eating healthy as was my mother. They knew the old ways from Poland and Germany.
The first thing my grandmother did, was to plant a garden. The family experimented and learned about the food we ate.
In college I became a vegetarian, the food in the cafeteria was a better quality for vegetarians. Then I moved off campus and joined a co-op. All the time learning about nutrition.
I was an on again off again vegetarian for many years. I allways tried my best to get whole foods and organic foods though. When my daughter was a baby, we were very poor. I ate a lot of rice and beans with my vegetables being onion and celery, because they were cheap. I fed my daughter food from the co-op, I could get organic food there.
Years later, I realized that I am hypoglycemic. I read a great book on the subject, that suggested eating food that is correct for your biological heritage. It was published in 1964, I think. The author also said to eat foods as your grandmother would have prepared it. No processed carbohydrates or sugars. Eat meat. Humans require it. I need to make sure to get extra protein. The author also said not to beat yourself up for the occasional slip up or rather treat.
Unfortunately I lent this book out to someone a number of years ago and have not been able to get it back or find another. I would love to re-read it.
But essentially, I have been eatng whole foods for some time as much as possible.
Nourishing Traditions is just varifying what I have concluded by my own research and intuition. And is also giving me more tools to eat even more healthy and to provide for my family.
We went grocery shopping yesterday and spent nearly $200.00. Primarily we bought staples. We got a huge shopping cart full of stuff. The clerk was amazed at how much we got for the money. And we bought lots of meat too. Unfortunately it is not meat raised in ways we would like, but we are working with a tiny budget. So we make do. We also allowed a few treats for ourselves.
We figure, that as frugal as we are and we eat mostly stuff we grow and make ourselves, that it is ok to eat a few potato chips and the occasional storebought donut. And of course SO has to have his wonderbread.
Dace
Revolution in Progress
It is so wonderful to hear everyone stories and I love the sharing of information 
You people always remind me that there is a way no matter how long it takes you to get where you want to be it is the journey that is important.
I don't know how many of you have girls, but mine love Miley Cyrus. This song has a good message and it seems appropriate to us.
The Climb
I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying
"You'll never reach it"
Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking
But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb
The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going
And I, I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on
'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!
Keep on moving, keep climbing
Keep the faith, baby
It's all about, it's all about the climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa
You people always remind me that there is a way no matter how long it takes you to get where you want to be it is the journey that is important. I don't know how many of you have girls, but mine love Miley Cyrus. This song has a good message and it seems appropriate to us.
The Climb
I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying
"You'll never reach it"
Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking
But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb
The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going
And I, I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on
'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!
Keep on moving, keep climbing
Keep the faith, baby
It's all about, it's all about the climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa
Henrietta23
Yard Farmer
Looking forward to catching up on this thread soon! So much interesting stuff floating around out there. I am totally stealing the "salad shooter!" I've gone ova-lacto vegetarian a few times but can't stick with it. I figure my body is telling me it needs the protein from meat.
I've been eating Nourishing Traditions style oatmeal in the mornings and I do find I need something midmorning. I may have found the solution! I bought some beef jerky at the farmers' market last week. A piece of that around 10:30 or so and I do great until lunch time.
I'll be back later to read in more detail.
I've been eating Nourishing Traditions style oatmeal in the mornings and I do find I need something midmorning. I may have found the solution! I bought some beef jerky at the farmers' market last week. A piece of that around 10:30 or so and I do great until lunch time.
I'll be back later to read in more detail.
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reinbeau
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I'm bumping this thread back up to the surface, given some of the other discussions going on around here right now
freemotion
Food Guru
Good idea! I was thinking of doing so myself. There are other threads that are based on these principles, like the fermenting thread, the kefir thread, and many recipes.
