1st let me say I am no expert and I dont have all the answers, Im a student and I am still learning. This is what works for my family and I dont believe there is a 1 shoe fits all when it comes to health.
My food philosophy is to eat like people used to eat before there was ever convenient foods, chemicals, and commercialized farming. I dont follow any sort of diet, diets are restricting and its not safe for me to do them. This doesnt mean I dont cut things out I did a 21 day sugar detox in january and Im not eating grains right now in hopes to heal my bloating and clear up my skin. Is this easy? not at all it took a lot of research, a lot of time and many frustrated trips to the grocery store. Now I have it down and I love the process going to the grocery store makes me giddy. I shop at wholefoods and Peoples (which is a all organic co-op) I had to give up going to Vons and albertsons because it was far to frustrating and I could only get a quarter of the things on my list. If Vons and albertsons are your only options then you will have to make due they are getting better and you can find organic things there its just not worth my time to go there.
Planning is key I shop on tuesday and friday's so monday night I plan my meals for the week this is my life saver and it really doesnt take long. For me I need to set myself up for success and planning lets me do that it also lets me plan to make sure we are eating what I think is necessary (ex I believe eating liver once a week is vital, liver from pasture raised organic cows is super high in B12 vitamins its also a great source of iron. So that means I need to have stew or meat sauce or hamburgers once a week so I can hide it in there. Eating liver straight is not super yummy but when you hide it in something you would never know its there). Here is my meals for this week.
Tuesday: Stuffed Zucchini's with sweet potatoes
Wednesday: Fish Tacos
Thursday: Tortilla soup
Friday: Hamburgers with salad
Saturday: Coconut cream curry over rice
Sunday: Grilled chicken with mashed potatoes, and steamed broccoli
Monday: Pasta
Doesnt that sound good? Doesnt this sound like foods you already make? The only difference is:
1. Mine is all organic and from local farmers when I can get things in season
2. I use good oils coconut, avocado, and butter from pasture raised cows (I use Strauss or kerry gold)
3. I cook at low temps so I dont cause toxic reactions in the food or I use my crock pot ( a crock pot is a life saver)
4. All grains are sprouted or soaked ( at the moment Im not eating grains because I was getting bloated and I wanted to figure out what was causing it and sure enough 9 days in to grain free I have not been bloated once) Since I have things on my menu that contain grains I cook extra sweet potatoes, yams and squash to put my pasta sauce on top of, or my coconut curry. I make a taco bowl instead of using corn wraps.
5. All beef is from pasture raised beef and not fed any grains. This means my beef is high in CLA and has a great omega 3 to 6 ratio. When we eat beef that eat grains it has high omega 6 levels that are not healthy for us and no CLA.
6. My chicken is organic we cant afford pasture raised chickens right now they are just not affordable and as long as the chickens are at a happy farm and have their days to spend in the sun and eat some bugs and the rest grain Im ok with that as long as its not GMO.
7. I make all my own dressings its usually fresh squeezed limes, avocado oil, celtic sea salt, and pepper. YUM!!
8. We get things from our garden as much as possible
9. Nothing comes from a box NOTHING
Another time and money saver is making extra I make enough for Brett and I to have lunch the next day(because I hate making lunch) and if I can I make enough to freeze one meal so If I really dont want to cook I can just take it out of the freezer and we have dinner.
I cook one whole chicken in the crock pot once a week this makes 2 dinners Coconut curry and pasta and 2 leftover lunches. I also get the bones which i can throw in the crock pot and make yummy mineral rich bone broth. I always have bone broth so I can add it to sauces or stews and soups its extremely good for you and so easy to make.
For breakfast I scramble 3 pasture raised chicken eggs. If you gave me a egg from a commercial farm and a egg from a pasture raised chicken I could tell you instantly which is which there is a HUGE difference. I then usually make a smoothy: kefir(for probiotics) Raw Milk(raw milk can cure scurvy pasteurized milk cannot so that means it makes a big difference) blueberries, 1 banana, Kale, and 1 tsp of high vitamin butter oil and fermented cod liver oil.( you cant taste it)
Now for bryson.
Bryson is a SUPER picky eater and I would be lying to you if i said it didnt bother me but its his body not mine and I need to respect that. My job as a parent is to control what I offer him not control when and how much he eats. He cant eat something thats not there( so clear your house of junk and then you cant eat it)
I offer him things all day long if he takes one bite great, if he takes no bites great, and if he eats the whole thing great.
I offer him my eggs in the morning and smoothy, i will also ask if he wants kefir (which tastes like plain yogurt) mixed with berries.
He LOVES sea snacks seaweed and eats a TON of it so I always have some. (make sure its non GMO and uses a good oil) No vegetable oils
I always have live probiotic pickles (i buy bubbies), apples, berries, steamed carrots or green beans, sautéed yams or sweet potatoes on hand.
Lunch is usually what I have for lunch same goes for diner he doesnt eat grains so I just plan accordingly
I make these pumpkin pancakes which he loves and these muffins except I dont put any honey or syrup
If you follow me on pintrest I have some great recipes under healthy living.
Im still nursing and sometimes bryson will nurse 7 times in a day so thats where he gets most of his calories.
The biggest thing is me eating healthy in front of him and showing a good example. I know that I cant shelter him from the world of processed food but I feel like if I explain to him why I eat the way I do and let him know that I trust whatever decisions he wants to make for his body then we can have a balance. I want him to love the world of food like I do and that has to be his journey and can not be forced. Will a cringe when we go to a birthday party and he chows down chips and cake yes but i wont let him see that.
I hope this helps and if you have any other questions Im super happy to help
I really love Weston A price's research he was a dentist in the 1800s and was wondering why he was seeing so much tooth decay in america so he traveled around the world observing what other cultures ate and how there teeth were. What he found was astonishing and incredible there was no such thing as tooth paste in most of these culture but they had perfect white straight beautiful teeth. If you want to learn more check out their website.
I also LOVED the book beautiful babies, I also took her e course
I follow these blogs and this one they are fantastic
These are the livers from two calves. One was fed pasteurized milk and the other raw milk. Pretty remarkable difference, don't you think?
This is my deck Im growing mint, cilantro, basil, parsley and lettuce
And our garden :)
1. Mine is all organic and from local farmers when I can get things in season
2. I use good oils coconut, avocado, and butter from pasture raised cows (I use Strauss or kerry gold)
3. I cook at low temps so I dont cause toxic reactions in the food or I use my crock pot ( a crock pot is a life saver)
4. All grains are sprouted or soaked ( at the moment Im not eating grains because I was getting bloated and I wanted to figure out what was causing it and sure enough 9 days in to grain free I have not been bloated once) Since I have things on my menu that contain grains I cook extra sweet potatoes, yams and squash to put my pasta sauce on top of, or my coconut curry. I make a taco bowl instead of using corn wraps.
5. All beef is from pasture raised beef and not fed any grains. This means my beef is high in CLA and has a great omega 3 to 6 ratio. When we eat beef that eat grains it has high omega 6 levels that are not healthy for us and no CLA.
6. My chicken is organic we cant afford pasture raised chickens right now they are just not affordable and as long as the chickens are at a happy farm and have their days to spend in the sun and eat some bugs and the rest grain Im ok with that as long as its not GMO.
7. I make all my own dressings its usually fresh squeezed limes, avocado oil, celtic sea salt, and pepper. YUM!!
8. We get things from our garden as much as possible
9. Nothing comes from a box NOTHING
Another time and money saver is making extra I make enough for Brett and I to have lunch the next day(because I hate making lunch) and if I can I make enough to freeze one meal so If I really dont want to cook I can just take it out of the freezer and we have dinner.
I cook one whole chicken in the crock pot once a week this makes 2 dinners Coconut curry and pasta and 2 leftover lunches. I also get the bones which i can throw in the crock pot and make yummy mineral rich bone broth. I always have bone broth so I can add it to sauces or stews and soups its extremely good for you and so easy to make.
For breakfast I scramble 3 pasture raised chicken eggs. If you gave me a egg from a commercial farm and a egg from a pasture raised chicken I could tell you instantly which is which there is a HUGE difference. I then usually make a smoothy: kefir(for probiotics) Raw Milk(raw milk can cure scurvy pasteurized milk cannot so that means it makes a big difference) blueberries, 1 banana, Kale, and 1 tsp of high vitamin butter oil and fermented cod liver oil.( you cant taste it)
Now for bryson.
Bryson is a SUPER picky eater and I would be lying to you if i said it didnt bother me but its his body not mine and I need to respect that. My job as a parent is to control what I offer him not control when and how much he eats. He cant eat something thats not there( so clear your house of junk and then you cant eat it)
I offer him things all day long if he takes one bite great, if he takes no bites great, and if he eats the whole thing great.
I offer him my eggs in the morning and smoothy, i will also ask if he wants kefir (which tastes like plain yogurt) mixed with berries.
He LOVES sea snacks seaweed and eats a TON of it so I always have some. (make sure its non GMO and uses a good oil) No vegetable oils
I always have live probiotic pickles (i buy bubbies), apples, berries, steamed carrots or green beans, sautéed yams or sweet potatoes on hand.
Lunch is usually what I have for lunch same goes for diner he doesnt eat grains so I just plan accordingly
I make these pumpkin pancakes which he loves and these muffins except I dont put any honey or syrup
If you follow me on pintrest I have some great recipes under healthy living.
Im still nursing and sometimes bryson will nurse 7 times in a day so thats where he gets most of his calories.
The biggest thing is me eating healthy in front of him and showing a good example. I know that I cant shelter him from the world of processed food but I feel like if I explain to him why I eat the way I do and let him know that I trust whatever decisions he wants to make for his body then we can have a balance. I want him to love the world of food like I do and that has to be his journey and can not be forced. Will a cringe when we go to a birthday party and he chows down chips and cake yes but i wont let him see that.
I hope this helps and if you have any other questions Im super happy to help
I really love Weston A price's research he was a dentist in the 1800s and was wondering why he was seeing so much tooth decay in america so he traveled around the world observing what other cultures ate and how there teeth were. What he found was astonishing and incredible there was no such thing as tooth paste in most of these culture but they had perfect white straight beautiful teeth. If you want to learn more check out their website.
I also LOVED the book beautiful babies, I also took her e course
I follow these blogs and this one they are fantastic
These are the livers from two calves. One was fed pasteurized milk and the other raw milk. Pretty remarkable difference, don't you think?
This is my deck Im growing mint, cilantro, basil, parsley and lettuce
nite nite Friends
Thank you for sharing! Very helpful information:)
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