Countdown to Fitness

Do you know what foods are best for your body? I spent the last year doing scientific observations of the foods I eat and how they affect me to determine what I should be eating. However, I just discovered a multiple-choice questionnaire to determine nutritional typing, which I’m recommending to everyone.

While body types fall into a continuum, it’s easier to conceptualize three main body types: people who can eat a higher-carb diet, those who can eat a moderate-carb diet, and the rest of us who should eat a lower-carb diet.  However, the needs of individuals in each group vary widely, and the latest research shows that this is based on your body’s reactions to insulin. (more…)

I had the fortunate experience of getting butternut squash from my CSA, Three Rivers Community Farm, and I saved one for Thanksgiving to make a Paleo dessert substitute for pumpkin pie.

I chose butternut squash since it is sweeter than pumpkin and doesn’t need added sugar.  I figured I could make it like pumpkin pie with a few substitutions.  Note: this recipe makes 1 deep-dish pie.

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Baby back ribs by Geoff Lane

Today, I made some pastured pork spareribs, but I wanted to create a sauce without added sugar (except pineapple juice) because a high-carb, high-fat meal creates a lot of artery-clogging cholesterol while a high-fat, low-carb meal does not.

Since we like our ribs saucy, this recipe made enough for one large rack of spareribs.

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Since we aren’t eating grain flour, that cuts down on desserts to eat.  Fortunately, we are not dessert eaters at our house. (We eat fruit normally at dinner and sometimes refer to it as “dessert.”) However, there are certain occasions where we want to celebrate with something special that isn’t full of refined carbs.

These cocoa coconut balls get a big thumbs up!  (I bought a coconut for this recipe, shredded the meat, and stored the unused amount in the freezer.)

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URGENT ACTION NEEDED!!!
It is Critical that We Voice Support for Independent Family Farmers
This Monday (Nov. 22nd) is the Deadline…

Corporate agri-business, meat packers, and their allies are lobbying the halls of Congress trying to stop the proposed GIPSA (Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration) rule. For them, the system isn’t broken. They consistently report record quarterly profits, while independent livestock producers find it difficult to make ends meet and while consumers pay more and more at the grocery store. (more…)