McDonald’s senior director of culinary innovation, “chef” Daniel Coudreaut, was recently interviewed by Lisa Abraham, a Beacon Journal food writer. Besides chef Coudreaut’s crazy statement that he “doesn’t see anything on the menu that’s unhealthy,” he was promoting the “healthy” items on McDonald’s menu. It made me giggle that he’s an actual “chef” – a [...]
Archive for June, 2012
Resist Trader Joe’s Jarred Roasted Red Peppers from Peru
I was perusing the new Fearless Flyer from Trader Joe’s and saw their jarred roasted red peppers were being showcased. I normally try to buy organic peppers (unless it’s from a local farm), since peppers are on the Dirty Dozen list of conventionally grown produce to avoid. I’ve seen these jarred roasted red peppers at [...]
Slow Down, Relax, Enjoy Food
Lately, I have had a terrible habit of eating way too fast. I’m downing my meals so quickly, I barely have time to taste them. I’ve noticed that I’m also more hungry lately too, like hungry right after I’ve eaten a full meal. I know it’s because I’m not allowing myself to enjoy what I’m [...]
900 Days of Logging at MyFitnessPal
Today I am celebrating my 900th straight day of logging into MyFitnessPal.com. Next month, it’ll be 3 years since I started on my healthy journey! What a wonderful experience this has been! It all started with a quote on a Facebook friend’s wall on July 20th, 2009: God grant me the serenity to accept the [...]
Project Food Budget / My Healthy Budget: June Month 8 / Week 1
Project: Food Budget Weekly total: $148.31 My healthy budget goal is to eat seasonal (local if possible,) home-cooked meals while sticking to a $400 $350 $400 monthly budget for all food including groceries, dining out, entertaining, vitamins/supplements, and gardening. There’s two of us eating (mostly) 3 meals per day. My husband occasionally eats take-out lunch [...]
No CSA For Me – Regrets? Or Not?
No, I didn’t sign up for Farmer Dave’s vegetable CSA this season. Part of me is experiencing remorse, reading their newsletters, remembering the exciting “countdown” to the first pickup. I remember the first joy of eating raw snap peas fresh from the farm. Because of the CSA, I learned about so many cool veggies like [...]
Recycling Bags, Jars, and Other Containers
Today, I found a great article with tips on washing, drying and storing plastic bags. I created my own drying rack this morning and it works really well! I used a taller glass jar filled with old dried beans (saved in case I wanted to make a pie crust someday! ha!) and 4 metal skewers. [...]
Gardening Diary: Food!
Got another harvest of lettuce yesterday AM, along with a few pea tendrils, and sprigs of basil & parsley. We each feasted on a small side salad for dinner. I can’t wait for my garden to take off, but in the meantime, Wilson Farm (a local large farm) is offering their own fresh produce, as [...]
