January 25, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on trampoline (holding 8 lb. dog); 20 jumps on the trampoline
(holding 10 lb. cat!) They wanted to do exercises today!
20 trampoline crunches
20 trampoline pushups
10 big ball pushups
ab-doer; resistence rings; dumbells (20 reps each)
20 counter push-ups (10 forward/10 backward)
Walked around 2 stores I serviced for 3 hours
 
Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local raw honey/filtered water with  NOW MSM powder & Nature's Answer Astragalus Extract; Amande Coconut Cultured Almond Milk Yogurt with Dorset Pineapple & Papaya Meusli
Work Snack - filtered water; organic raw sunflower seeds
Lunch - homemade organic French-fried potatoes in Fair Trade Organic White Virgin Coconut Oil with Spicely Organic Lemon Pepper & salt; fried organic pasture egg; filtered water
Dinner - Llano Seco organic pork ribs rubbed with garlic powder, black pepper and Italian seasoning; homemade organic French-fried potatoes in Fair Trade Organic White Virgin Coconut Oil with Spicely Organic Lemon Pepper & salt; homemade raw almond milk
Snack - Celestial Seasonings True Blueberry Herbal Tea with Straus Organic Whole milk; half sliced organic Pink Lady apple with cinnamon

Tonight's Organic Dinner

This is where tonight's dinner came from. We're having organic pork ribs from Llano Seco Ranch, which is located in Chico, CA. which is about a 2 hour drive north of us. Davis Co-op just started carrying their organic pork. Hope they start carrying the beef, too.

http://www.llanoseco.com/



My mom was a bit heavy on the spices! We'll see how it turns out after it's broiled!

January 24, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on trampoline
ab-doer; resistence rings (20 reps each)
20 counter push-ups (10 forward/10 backward)
Walked around store I serviced for 4+ hours
 
Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local raw honey/filtered water with  NOW MSM powder & Nature's Answer Astragalus Extract; Capretta Vanilla Goat Yogurt with Dorset Pineapple & Papaya Meusli
Work Snack - filtered water; organic raw sunflower seeds
Lunch - Baked cheese sandwich of Organic Valley Raw Sharp Cheddar Cheese & Trader Joe's Fat Free Organic Whole Wheat Bread; filtered water
Dinner - baked organic local turkey leg; homemade organic French-fried potatoes in Fair Trade Organic White Virgin Coconut Oil with Spicely Organic Lemon Pepper & salt; homemade raw almond milk
Snack - Zhena's Gypsy Tea Pumpkin Spice with Straus Organic Whole milk; organic raw macadamia nuts; organic raw cacao nibs

January 23, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on trampoline

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Nature's Answer Astragalus Extract; 2 organic pasture eggs, scrambled in Organic Valley Pasture Butter with chives and black pepper; Trader Joe's Uncured Beef Bacon
Snack - filtered water;
Lunch - Baked cheese sandwich of Organic Valley Raw Sharp Cheddar Cheese & Trader Joe's Fat Free Organic Whole Wheat Bread; filtered water
Snack - filtered water
Dinner - chicken tamale with Trader Joe's Organic Refried Beans; homemade raw almond milk
Snack - organic raw macadamia nuts; homemade organic banana chips; filtered water

Seasoning Recall - possible Salmonella

Jones' Seasoning Voluntarily Recalls Original and Spicy Southwest Blend Mock Salt Because of Possible Health Risk

University Place, Washington- Jones' Seasoning Blends LLC announced a voluntary recall of Jones' Mock Salt Original as well as Jones' Mock Salt Spicy Southwest Blend due to the potential contami...

January 22, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
20 counter push-ups (10 forward/10 backward)
30 reps dumbbells
20 reps resistance rings

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local raw honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; Stonyfield Oikos Organic Vanilla Greek Yogurt with SunRidge Farms Organic SuperNut Crunch
Lunch -Baked cheese sandwich of Organic Valley Raw Sharp Cheddar Cheese & Trader Joe's Fat Free Organic Whole Wheat Bread; filtered water
Snack - Yummy Earth Organic blueberry Lollipop; filtered water
Dinner - organic fried egg on Trader Joe's Fat Free Organic Whole Wheat Bread; filtered water

January 21, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
Vacuumed!

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local raw honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; Jedha's Breakfast Melody
Snack - filtered water
Lunch - Apple/Pear/Ginger Juice
Dinner - baked organic chicken leg; Spanish rice; filtered water

Planting Seeds

OK. I got a bunch of odds & ends of seeds planted. Yay! I'll be planting more in a couple weeks - different ones. And, if some of these don't come up, I have more of the same I'll plant. I also planted some unknown heirloom tomato seeds that my mom had saved (don't think those will make it ...) I've put them on the ironing board in front of my bedroom window that gets good light most of the time. The egg cartons are setting on an old baking sheet, so no leakage. Once these sprout & get their first leaves, they'll be transferred to small pots until chance of frost is over. Then, they will be moved outside to the 18-gallon bins to grow and prosper!
I'll be putting an order in to Landreth Seeds (finally) next week, so will have plenty of seeds through the season for succession planting.

Apple/Pear/Ginger Juice recipe

I found this recipe in my old Juiceman book. He called it Ginger Jolt.

This is what I used:

2 Organic Pink Lady apples
1 Organic d'Anjou pear
1-inch raw organic ginger root

Wash fruit & ginger. Cut fruit in wedges. Juice 1 apple, then half pear, then the piece of ginger, then the rest of the fruit.

 Enjoy!

Jedha's Breakfast Melody recipe

Usually, I take pictures of every step when I share a recipe. Today, I'll just link to Jedha's page, as she's done all the work.
http://paleoweightlosscoach.com/2625/paleo-diet-breakfast-recipe/
I was out of the zucchini-type squash, but I did have some butternut squash that I substituted!

January 20, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
Walked around a store I serviced today for 2 hours.

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; 2 slices Trader Joe's Organic (toast) with organic local honey/Organic Valley Pasture Butter sandwich
Work Snack - filtered water; organic raw sunflower seeds
Lunch - homemade organic raw juice of 1 Gala apple, 2 carrots & 3 Clementine oranges
Snack - filtered water
Dinner - tri-color pasta with organic cream cheese/cheddar/parmesan/whole milk/pecan & red pepper flake sauce; homemade raw almond milk

Cheese Recall - shredded plastic

Price Chopper Supermarkets Recalls Shredded Taco Cheese

Price Chopper Supermarkets is issuing a voluntary recall on its Coyote Joes Shredded Taco Cheese 16 oz, UPC 41735-12509 with an expiration date of April 21, 2012 due to the possibility of shredded pla...

Bread Pudding Recall - undeclared milk allergen

JKS Wholesale SVCS, Allergy Alert On Undeclared Milk Allergens In "Torta de Pan" Date Code 02/15/2012

JKS Wholesale SVCS INC, of Beltsville, MD is recalling its 16 oz. packages of "Torta de Pan" because they may contain undeclared milk allergens. People who have allergies to milk run the risk of s...

January 19, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
Walked around a store I serviced today for 2 hours. 
 


Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; Dorset Pineapple & Papaya Meusli with homemade raw almond milk
Work Snack - filtered water; organic raw sunflower seeds
Lunch - 2 scrambled organic pasture eggs; 1 slice uncured beef bacon; filtered water
Snack - filtered water
Dinner - baked organic chicken leg; Spanish rice; homemade raw almond milk

Sprouts Recall - possible salmonella

Leasa Industries Co., Inc. Recalls Leasa Brand 6 oz. Living Alfalfa Sprouts Because Of Possible Health Risk

Leasa Industries Co., Inc. of Miami, FL is recalling 346 cases of LEASA Living Alfalfa Sprouts with use by date 2/1/12, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism whi...

January 18, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
Walked around several stores I shopped at for 2 hours ...


Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local raw honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; 2 slices Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread (toast) with organic local honey/Organic Valley Pasture Butter sandwich
Work snack - filtered water
Lunch - homemade Clementine orange/organic Gala apple/organic carrot juice
Snack - filtered water
Dinner - baked organic chicken leg; slice Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread (garlic/parsley toast) with Organic Valley Pasture Butter

January 17, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
Walked around store I serviced for 4.5 hours ...
80 jumps on trampoline
20 trampoline push-ups
20 trampoline crunches

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local raw honey/filtered water with  NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; 2 slices Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread (toast) with organic local honey/Organic Valley Pasture Butter sandwich
Lunch - 2 slices Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread with MaraNatha Natural Raw almond butter/Smucker's Orchard's Finest Northwest Triple Berry jelly sandwich; filtered water
Dinner - homemade crepes with organic blackberries and whipped cream; filtered water

January 16, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on trampoline
10 trampoline push-ups
10 trampoline crunches
20 counter push-ups (10 forward/10 backward)
Exercycle:
16.5mph
2.2 miles
8.03 minutes
108 calories burned while reading a chapter of Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, Book 11)

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local raw honey/filtered water with  NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; 2 slices Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread (toast) with organic local honey/Organic Valley Pasture Butter sandwich
Lunch - Rocky Dogs Chicken hot dog on Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Hot Dog Bun; filtered water
Dinner - rotisseried Branigan's free range local turkey wing; Trader Joe's Rice Medley with Organic Valley Pasture Butter; filtered water

January 15, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on trampoline
10 trampoline push-ups
10 trampoline crunches
Exercycle:
16.5mph
2.2 miles
8.03 minutes
108 calories burned while reading a chapter of Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, Book 11)

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local raw honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; Whole Soy Apricot Mango Yogurt with SunRidge Farms Organic SuperNut Crunch
Snack - filtered water with organic lemon; raw sunflower seeds
Lunch - homemade juice of organic Gala apple, Clementine oranges blended with frozen organic bananas
Snack - homemade organic banana chips; filtered water
Dinner - Organic pastured eggs scrambled with organic pastured chicken, pepper, pepper flakes and chives; filtered water

January 14, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on trampoline
10 trampoline push-ups
10 trampoline crunches
Worked in yard for 2 hours
Exercycle:
16.7mph
2.7 miles
9.40 minutes
132 calories burned while reading a chapter of Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, Book 11)

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local raw honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; Dorset Pineapple & Papaya Meusli with homemade raw almond milk
Snack - filtered water;
Lunch - homemade juice of organic Gala apple & kiwifruit
Dinner - rotisseried Branigan's free range local turkey wing; Ore-Ida Potatoes O'Brien & butternut squash chunks sauteed with olive oil; organic banana; filtered water
Snack - Celestial Seasonings Country Peach Passion Herbal Tea with Trader Joe's Organic Raw Blue Agave Sweetener 

January 13, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
Walked around store I serviced for 1 hour
80 jumps on trampoline
10 trampoline push-ups
10 trampoline crunches
Worked in yard for 1 hour

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local raw honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; Dorset Pineapple & Papaya Meusli with homemade raw almond milk
Snack - filtered water;
Lunch - homemade juice of organic Gala apples & Clementine oranges
Dinner - Pasta with homemade ground lamb/tomato pasta sauce; filtered water
Snack - Yummy Earth Organic Strawberry Lollipop; Bigelow Constant Comment tea with organic local raw honey and homemade raw almond milk

Clam Recall - undeclared milk, wheat & egg allergens

Price Chopper Supermarkets Issues Volunatry Stuffed Clam Recall

Price Chopper Supermarkets is issuing a voluntary recall on 'Gourmet Stuffed Clams' from its seafood departments with a scale code of 209181. This product is being recalled due to the fact that it con...

Produce Storage article

How to Store Vegetables & Fruit Without Plastic | Washington's Green Grocer

So you've got all these great fruits and vegetables and now we're going to help you keep them at their freshest with these tips.

Green Tea Recipes article

Oatmeal with Green Tea Recipe - 20 New Ways to Enjoy Green Tea - Shape Magazine

Reap the benefits of green tea at every meal with these unique, delicious ways to cook with green tea.

BBQ Sauce Recall - undeclared anchovy allergen

Herbadashery LLC Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Anchovy in Pine Ridge BBQ and Dipping Sauce and Pine Ridge Jalapeño BBQ and Dipping Sauce

Herbadashery LLC, Casper, WY is recalling bottles of Pine Ridge BBQ and Dipping Sauce and Pine Ridge Jalapeño BBQ and Dipping Sauce manufactured after January 1, 2011 because they contain undeclared a...

Vintage Cookbooks article

Kitchen Gems: Vintage Cookbooks - Food - GRIT Magazine

Antique cookbooks take us back to a time and place where we’ll always find comfort.

January 12, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on trampoline
10 trampoline push-ups
10 trampoline crunches

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; Stonyfield Oikos Organic Vanilla Greek Yogurt with SunRidge Farms Organic SuperNut Crunch
Lunch - Rocky Dogs Chicken hot dog on Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Hot Dog Bun; filtered water
Snack - filtered water
Dinner - Broiled Manas Ranch Lamb Shoulder chops with Spicely Organic Greek Seasoning; organic white sweet potatoes with Organic Valley Pasture Butter; homemade raw almond milk
Snack - filtered water

Lasagna Recall - undeclared soy allergen

Gilster-Mary Lee, Corp. Announces Recall Of Hill Country Fare Brand Of Lasagna Dinner Mix Due To The Presence Of Undeclared Soy

Gilster-Mary Lee of Chester, IL is recalling some packages of dry lasagna dinner mix. The only brand involved is Hill Country Fare 6.4 oz. Lasagna Dinner which has a Best By date of NOV 21 12 Y18. (U...

January 11, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on trampoline
20 counter push-ups (10 forward/10 backward); ab-doer, resistance rings, dumbbells, etc. (20 reps each)
Worked in yard for 1 hour

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; 2 organic pasture eggs, scrambled in Organic Valley Pasture Butter with chives and black pepper
Snack - filtered water;
Lunch - 2 slices Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread with MaraNatha Natural Raw almond butter/Smucker's Orchard's Finest Northwest Triple Berry jelly sandwich; sliced organic Gala apple with cinnamon & MaraNatha Natural Raw almond butter; filtered water
Snack - filtered water
Dinner - Pasta With Broccoli; homemade raw almond milk
Snack - Yummy Earth Organic blueberry Lollipop; filtered water

Pasta With Broccoli recipe

I saw this yummy recipe (http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/RCP00171/penne-and-broccoli.html) on Dr. Weil's site today & adapted it slightly.

2 cups organic pasta (your choice)
2 cups Woodstock Organic Broccoli Florets, cut into bite-size pieces with vegetable scissors
1/2 cup filtered water
1 Tablespoon De Cecco Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Christopher Ranch Organic Chopped Garlic
2 pinches salt, separately
Organic Valley Raw Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1/2 teaspoon Trader Joe's Red Chili Pepper flakes

Half-fill a pot with water and a pinch of salt. Bring to boil, then add pasta. Turn heat down to medium and cook until the pasta is al dente.
While the pasta is cooking, use another pot & add broccoli, filtered water, olive oil, garlic & pinch of salt. Bring this to boil covered with a lid for 5 minutes. Remove lid, then condense remaining liquid while stirring.
Strain pasta, then add to broccoli mixture. Stir together.
Dish pasta mixture onto plates. Grate fresh cheese over pasta, to taste. Sprinkle pepper flakes over pasta.
Served 2.

Soup Recall - undeclared Milk, Wheat & Crab allergens

Blount Fine Foods Announces Rip Roar'N Crab Soup Recall For Undeclared Milk, Wheat And Crab Allergens

Blount Fine Foods of Fall River, MA is recalling a single date code of Blount Fine Foods branded Rip Roarin’ Crab Soup in 16 ounce retail cup pack size because of undeclared milk, wheat and crab all...

Cookie Recall - Undeclared Milk & Egg allergen

D.F. Stauffer Biscuit Co., Inc. Issues Allergy Alert and Voluntary Recall on Safeway Snack Artist Sugar Free Bite-Sized Chocolate Chip Cookies Due to Mislabeling and Undeclared Allergens

D. F. Stauffer Biscuit Co., Inc. is voluntarily recalling one specific lot of Safeway Snack Artist Sugar Free Bite-Sized Chocolate Chip Cookies because they contain undeclared milk and eggs. People wi...

Herring Recall - possible Listeria

ZIP INTERNATIONAL GROUP LLC, Issues An Alert On Listeria In Sliced Herring Fillet In Oil (Forelka)

Listeria is a common organism found in nature. It can cause serious complications for pregnant women, such as stillbirth. Other problems can manifest in people with compromised immune systems. Listeri...

January 10, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
Walked around a store I serviced today for 3 hours. 
80 jumps on trampoline
20 counter push-ups (10 forward/10 backward)
Worked in yard for 1 hour (cutting vines)


Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; Dorset Pineapple & Papaya Meusli with Straus Organic Cream-Top Whole Milk
Work Snack - filtered water with organic lemon; organic raw sunflower seeds
Lunch - 2 slices Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread with MaraNatha Natural Raw almond butter/Smucker's Orchard's Finest Northwest Triple Berry jelly sandwich; sliced organic Gala apple with cinnamon & MaraNatha Natural Raw almond butter; filtered water
Snack - filtered water
Dinner - Rotisseried grass-fed beef heart; Princella Cut Sweet Potatoes with Organic Valley Pasture Butter; Organic India Tulsi Chai Masala tea with Trader Joe's Organic Raw Blue Agave Sweetener & Straus Organic Cream-Top Whole Milk
Snack - Organic raw pine nuts; filtered water

Cider 'Recall' - possible mold contamination

Pepin Heights Orchards Issues Cider Advisory

Pepin Heights Orchards is advising consumers to discard Pepin Heights brand Honeycrisp Apple Cider with a "Use By" date on the label of Feb 09 2012. The product was packaged in half-gallon plastic...

January 9, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
Walked around a store I serviced today for 3 hours. 
80 jumps on trampoline
20 counter push-ups (10 forward/10 backward)


Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; 2 slices homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter
Work Snack - filtered water with organic lemon; organic raw sunflower seeds
Lunch - Rocky Dogs Chicken hot dog on Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Hot Dog Bun ; filtered water
Snack - filtered water
Dinner - Rotisseried grass-fed beef heart; Monterey Pasta Company Organic Spinach & Cheese Ravioli with olive oil/pepper flakes & Lindsay Naturals Black Ripe California Medium Pitted Olives; homemade organic raw almond milk
Snack - Organic India Tulsi Chai Masala tea with Trader Joe's Organic Raw Blue Agave Sweetener & Straus Organic Cream-Top Whole Milk; SunRidge Farms Organic banana chips

January 8, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
Taking a break from exercise today.

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; Dorset Pineapple & Papaya Meusli with homemade organic raw almond milk
Lunch - 2 slices homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread with MaraNatha Natural Raw almond butter/Smucker's Orchard's Finest Northwest Triple Berry jelly sandwich; organic raw sunflower seeds; filtered water
Snack - filtered water; organic Gala apple, sliced with cinnamon
Dinner - organic turkey burger with organic pasture eggs and Ore-Ida Potatoes O'Brien scrambled; homemade organic raw almond milk
Snack - Traditional Medicinals Herba Tussin tea with Trader Joe's Organic Raw Blue Agave Sweetener; SunRidge Farms Organic banana chips

January 7, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on mini-trampoline
Various reps (from 5-20) of resistance rings, ball push-ups, counter push-ups, ab-doer, and a few other things I don't even know the names of!
Exercycle:
16.8 mph
2.1 miles
7.44 minutes
102 calories burned while reading a chapter of Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, Book 11)
Cleaned doves' cage and vacuumed bird room.

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; slice homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter
Lunch - 2 homemade biscuits with Chevrine Goat Milk Dairy Fresh Goat Cheese Garlic & Herb; organic raw pine nuts; Lindsay Naturals Black Ripe California Medium Pitted Olives; filtered water
Snack - filtered water; Yummy Earth Organic watermelon lollipop
Dinner - organic turkey burger on Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Wheat hamburger buns with organic heirloom yellow tomato slice; homemade organic raw almond milk
Snack - Celestial Seasonings Madagascar Vanilla Rooibos Red Tea with Trader Joe's Organic Raw Blue Agave Sweetener; SunRidge Farms Organic banana chips

January 6, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

I am down to 132 lbs. (down from a high of 146 lbs.) Twelve more to go and I will be back to the weight I was from the ages of 15 to 42 (when I tore a rotator cuff 6 years ago and stopped doing anything!) I have taken about 2 years to do this. Slow and steady wins the race!

Exercises:
80 jumps on mini-trampoline
Various reps (from 5-20) of resistance rings, ball push-ups, counter push-ups, ab-doer, and a few other things I don't even know the names of!
Exercycle:
17.5 mph
4.5 miles
16.26 minutes
216 calories burned while reading a chapter of Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, Book 11)

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; slice homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter
Lunch - Clementine orange/organic Gala apple smoothie
Snack - filtered water; organic cacao nibs
Dinner - Vegetables in bone broth mixed with radiatore pasta; filtered water
Snack - Filtered water; Yummy Earth Organic pomegranate lollipop

Rugelach Recall - undeclared egg allergen

Bloch’s Best Inc Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Eggs in Laromme Brand Vanilla Rugelach in 14 oz. Round Containers

Bloch’s Best Inc doing business as Laromme of Monsey, NY is recalling Laromme brand Vanilla Rugelach in 14 oz. round containers because it may contain undeclared eggs. People who have an allergy or s...

Cake Recall - plastic fragments

Rich Products Corporation announces nationwide voluntary recall of 1/4 (Quarter) Sheet Vanilla Flavored Pre-Soaked Sponge Cake Artificially Flavored

Rich Products Corporation recalled its 1/4 (quarter) Sheet Vanilla Flavored Pre-Soaked Sponge Cake Artificially Flavored (Product Code: 00405) on January 5, 2012, because small plastic fragments from ...

January 5, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on mini-trampoline
Walked around the 2 stores I serviced for 3 hours ...
Worked in garden for 2 hours.

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; 2 slices Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread (toast) with organic local honey/Organic Valley Pasture Butter sandwich
Work snack - filtered water with organic lemon; organic raw sunflower seeds
Lunch - Rocky Dogs Chicken hot dog on Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Hot Dog Bun with Mt. Olive Banana Pepper Rings and organic green onion; filtered water
Snack - filtered water; organic cacao nibs
Dinner - Rotisseried organic whole chicken with lemon pepper; homemade biscuits; Full Circle Organic lentil soup; filtered water
Snack - Filtered water; 5 Nabisco Ritz crackers; Chevrine Goat Milk Dairy Fresh Goat Cheese Garlic & Herb

Cheese Recall - possible Listeria

Alpine Slicing and Cheese Conversion Company Issues Voluntary Recall of “HEB Queso Cotija (Grated)”, “El Viajero Queso Quesadilla (Shredded)”, “El Viajero Queso Cotija (Grated)”, “BMF Queso Quesadilla...

Alpine Slicing and Cheese Conversion Company in Wisconsin is voluntarily recalling “HEB Queso Cotija (Grated)”, “El Viajero Queso Quesadilla (Shredded)”, “El Viajero Queso Cotija (Grated)”, and “BMF Q...

Alpine Slicing and Cheese Conversion Company Issues Voluntary Recall of “Brennan’s Cellars Shredded Premium Fondue Blend -- Emmentaler Swiss & Gruyere Cheese”, "Brennan’s Cellars Shredded Mil...

Alpine Slicing and Cheese Conversion Company of Monroe, WI is voluntarily recalling “Brennan’s Cellars Shredded Premium Fondue Blend -- Emmentaler Swiss & Gruyere Cheese”, “Brennan’s Cellars Shred...

January 4, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on mini-trampoline
Walked around the 3 stores I serviced for an hour ...
Worked in garden for 2 hours.

Meals:  
filtered water with Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite
Breakfast - 2 slices homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter, fresh-squeezed Clementine juice
Work snack - filtered water with organic lemon; organic raw sunflower seeds
Lunch - Rocky Dogs Chicken hot dog on Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Hot Dog Bun with Mt. Olive Banana Pepper Rings and organic green onion; filtered water
Snack - filtered water
Dinner - Rotisseried organic whole chicken with lemon pepper (I ate about 1/4 of it!); homemade biscuits; organic raw almond milk
Snack - Filtered water; Yummy Earth Organic grape lollipop

Goat Cheese Recall - possible Listeria

Bekkum Family Farms LLC Announces The Recall Of Nordic Creamery Brand Grumpy Goat Shreds With A Sell By Date Of 10-MAR-12 Due To Possible Listeria Contamination

Bekkum Family Farms LLC of Westby, WI, is recalling shredded cheese because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The cheese is labeled

Sprouts Recall - possible Listeria

Green Valley Food Corp. Expands Voluntary Recall: Product List Updated

Green Valley Food Corp. is expanding its recall to include additional products because of a possible health risk. Products which were distributed from 12/07/2011 to 1/1/2012 are affected in this recal...

January 3, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on mini-trampoline
5-20 reps on all other exercises (resistance rings, dumbells, ball push-ups counter push-ups, etc.)
Walked around Grocery Outlet for an hour ...

Meals: Breakfast - homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter, 2 kumquats & filtered water
Lunch - Slice of turkey bacon; 2 scrambled organic eggs with salt/pepper/chives and Ore-Ida Potatoes O'Brien; Greek Gods Fig Yogurt; filtered water with Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite
Snack - filtered water; homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter
Dinner - Vegetables in bone broth mixed with radiatore pasta; homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter; organic raw almond milk
Snack - hot organic raw cacao/almond milk
Filtered water

January 2, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
40 jumps on mini-trampoline
Walked 2/3 mile to mailbox and back with Nikky. (Check out her dapper duds - I made that about 15 years ago for another dog I had. May start making them again to sell:

)

Meals:
Breakfast - 2 slices Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread (toast) with organic local honey/Organic Valley Pasture Butter sandwich; organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite
Snack - kumquat; organic carrot/apple juice
Lunch - MaraNatha Natural Raw almond butter/Smucker's Orchard's Finest Northwest Triple Berry jelly/2 slices Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread sandwich; filtered water
Snack - filtered water; homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice
Dinner - Del Real Chicken Tamale in Red Sauce; Eden Organics Chili Pinto Beans & Spelt; organic raw almond milk
Snack -  homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter
Filtered water

Cinnamon Raisin Bread recipe

I've made this recipe many times, but I think my yeast has died as the loaves did not rise as much as usual. But, it still tastes good!

9 ounces filtered water
2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 3/4 Tablespoons organic sugar
3 cups organic flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
3/4 cup organic raisins

Put all ingredients into bread machine pan, in above order, except raisins. Set breadmaker to dough setting. Start. Add 1 teaspoon of flour to raisins in a small jar. Shake to separate raisins from each other. Add raisins to breadmaker after 10 minutes of mixing.
When dough cycle is done, lay dough on floured board. Divide in 2 even parts. Pat each section into a flat square. Fold over in thirds; then fold in thirds again. Turn over (folds are on underside) and lay in glass bread pan that has been lightly greased or buttered. Cover with damp cloth napkin or kitchen towel and place in gas oven (NOT turned on) to rise for approximately 90 minutes. (If you don't have a gas oven, preheat your electric oven while the dough is mixing. Before it finishes, turn oven off, then place the pans on the open oven door to rise.) Take from oven. Preheat oven to 375F. When temperature is reached, place uncovered pans in oven and bake for 35 minutes. Remove from pans. Allow to cool before slicing.

January 1, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

I'm going to try to do a daily journal of my exercises and meals each day to kind of keep myself on track. And may help some of you with meal ideas & prompt you to do some exercises you may not do now.

Exercises:
80 jumps on mini-trampoline
Various reps (from 5-20) of resistance rings, ball push-ups, counter push-ups, ab-doer, and a few other things I don't even know the names of!
Exercycle:
14.4 mph
3.9 miles
15.42 minutes
188 calories burned while reading a chapter of Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, Book 11)

Meals:
Breakfast - 2 organic scrambled eggs with salt/pepper/chives; organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite
Snack - kumquat; filtered water
Lunch - Tropical Chai Smoothie 
Dinner - Broiled pork steak with Mediterranean spices; Monterey Pasta Company Butternut Squash Ravioli with olive oil/pepper flakes; sliced pear; organic raw almond milk
Snack -  Hot Twinings Classic Earl Gray Tea with Blythe Raw lemongrass & Trader Joe's Organic Raw Blue Agave Sweetener
Filtered water

Tropical Chai Smoothie recipe

This turned out yummy. Pretty creamy color. It's very simple.

2 ripe organic bananas
1 1/2 cups frozen organic pineapple chunks
1 cup Trader Joe's Ruby Red Chai tea, cooled

Blend all until smooth. Enjoy!
Served 2.

Diabetes article

steve cooksey originally shared this post:

Good Morning!!

This post was my 'nutritional epiphany'.

I had figured out for myself that reducing carbohydrates reduced drugs and insulin. In fact, I weaned off of drugs and insulin before going 'Primal'.

However, when I read this article... it was 'On like Donkey Kong!'.

Subtitled: 'Bite Me ADA' ... INDEED!!
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/diabetes/#axzz1i7UDMAWb

#diabetes

The Definitive Guide to Insulin, Blood Sugar & Type 2 Diabetes (and you’ll understand it) | Mark's Daily Apple

BITE ME, ADA We all know by now that type 2 diabetes is an epidemic. We’re seeing words like crisis and runaway all over the news and in the journals.

Cheese Recall - possible Listeria

Consumer Alert for cheese and milk products due to Listeria Monocytongenes contamination

The MA Department of Public Health (MDPH) is issuing a warning to consumers to avoid consumption of certain cheese and milk products because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogene...

Carrot Juice recipe

I have some organic rainbow carrots that I need to use up. There are black, white and red carrots. And, they are big! Also, a few organic Gala apples. I've been wanting to make carrot juice, but since my juicer died & I can't get a new one yet, I decided to experiment and make juice the old-fashioned way. With my nut milk bag!

2 large organic carrots with tops, sliced
1 organic Gala apple, with skin, sliced
1/4 teaspoon organic maca powder
1/4 teaspoon organic hemp seeds
1 cup organic almond milk
1 cup water
1 drop Blythe Raw Lemongrass Essential Oil

Blend thoroughly in the blender, using liquify on high. Place nut milk bag in pitcher. Pour juice through bag. Squeeze until no more juice comes through. Makes about 2.5 cups of juice.

Sorry, no pictures. I'll have to make this again and take pictures!

Candy Recall - undeclared sulphites

Undeclared Sulfites in Baraka Apricot Candies, from Lebanon

U.B.C Food Distributors of Dearborn, MI is recalling 14.08 ounce (400g) cellophane wrapped, product of Lebanon “Baraka Apricot Candies” food treats because they were found to contain undeclared sulfit...

Green Bean Recall - possible peanut allergen

Winn-Dixie Issues Voluntary Recall on Winn-Dixie Brand Italian Green Beans

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., is voluntarily recalling Winn-Dixie Brand Italian Green Beans sold in the 14.5 oz can with a UPC code of 2114021236 and a best by date of Sept. 2014, due to a potential for in...

Salt article

My mom was told to stop taking in salt back in the '70s. My whole life practically, she refused added salt on anything. Drives me crazy. I try to sneak salt into her foods. I constantly tell her she needs it. Probably the reason she DOES have HBP & enlarged heart, etc.

http://www.westonaprice.org/vitamins-and-minerals/the-salt-of-the-earth

The Salt of the Earth - Weston A Price Foundation

Sally Fallon Morell sets the record straight on salt.