granola

I had some yummy granola a few weekends ago and got the recipe... Mason and I are going to make it tonight. yah! granola and raspberries tomorrow for breakfast!

patterns

I enjoy patterns/ritual/stucture. I like the fact that I've planned my dinners for the next few nights and the ingredients are in the kitchen or will be after my New Seasons trip on Thursday. It sometimes seems like a burden to plan like that, but then I'm left to the whim of the moment and what happens? Crap. I had a great weekend of pretty good food, but this food left me feeling bloated, gassy and fat. And I was all these things. Still am, in fact. Cause this stuff has residual effects on the digestive system. I am hoping to work it out by this Thursday or I might have to take drastic action. This is known as a steak day. I so don't want to have to do this as I will be a horrible mamma and crankster if I have to do it. So, I am hoping my moderative, eat well approach will reign it in. I hope.

What is healthy?

Is it feeling good? Looking good? Tasting good? I spent the weekend with a bunch of 60 year old women who ranged the gamut of healthy eaters to unhealthy eaters, and healthy to unhealthy hearts. I came home feeling unhealthy, but is that the truth? Or is it all balance once again and just remembering where I am and how I live my life on a daily basis.

feeling feelings

So today my naturopath told me to stop losing weight. Now that is something I have never heard before. She told me I needed to eat more carbs, but admired my thoughtfulness in wanting to add foods meaningfully to a meal. So now, after having made halibut, a small salad, and onion on couscous I am feeling very full... and very fat. Huh. There must be a balance.

different interests

I just posted on facebook a request for smoothies. I guess i was thinking that people who drank smoothies were interested in the same things as me. I was totally wrong. I used to drink smoothies that were all about berries and juice and protein. My new interest includes these things plus fiber and veggies. So having a juice, berries, fruit smoothie doesn't work - too much sugar. Neither does soy products or oils instead of fiber products. Huh. I guess I have specific needs. So weird to realize that my interests in health are so very different than others.

So, what I am looking for is a way to create a smoothie with veggies, no cows dairy, with berries, protein and (mono) unsaturated fats. Anyone have recommendations for that?

Thanks!

New Generation in smoothie

I tried a new smoothie this morning. First, the old one: oj, strawberry (or whatever berries are in season), vanilla yogurt, banana, protein powder, and dehydrated milk. I usually make this and then add spinach and pour them into popsicle molds for my son. He totally doesn't notice the spinach. hehe.

New smoothie: plain goat yogurt, goat milk, figs, mango, almonds, cinnamon, flax seeds, and avocado

Results: son wouldn't drink it. It was a little too thick. I tried adding more milk, but then the cinnamon flavor went away. Needs more mango as well. Almonds are yummy. Didn't notice the avocado (do i need it?)

Lost Weight on Ranchito Night

I can't believe it! We went out to El Ranchito (an old favorite) for dinner last night and this morning I lost weight! I definitely made different food choices, but the chips and margs were the same. The challenge with mexican food is the lack of veggies and too many carbs (rice and beans and tortilla). This restaurant has added some vegetarian options recently, but these have no protein in them (no black beans there). So, I went for the steak fajita with corn tortillas. Pretty yummy - wayyyyyy too much food. We took a short walk after. Was so dreading the scale this morning. What a pleasant surprise. My body is processing foods better since that thing I'm doing started and my naturopath discovered I have a hard time processing dairy. It seems more efficient now. What a marvel is the human body. I should thank it more often.