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Here's to Your Health:  Trying to break the poor eating/poor health cycle!  |
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sock_heaven
Farmgirl in Training
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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 Posted - Oct 14 2005 : 2:07:27 PM
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When you do cook, make a double or even triple batch of whatever is for dinner and freeze the second portion. Most things freeze really well if they're wrapped properly. You can either freeze whole meals or individual portions.
I used to be able to get all kinds of good things into my girls with smoothies and homemade soups. It was years before they realized parsley wasn't kale that was really in the soup :)
Most grocery stores have organic produce sections that carry organic mixed greens. We go through tons of it around here. It's a quick wash, toss in some peppers, purple onions and a grated carrot and it's good to go.
A warning though...if you do start eating this way you will feel better, but you will lose your tolerance for fast food. Can't remember how many years it's been since I had a fast food burger, but DH wanted KFC a couple months ago for a treat...took four days before we felt better!
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mdotterer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marlene
Pleasant Hill
CA
USA
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Posted - Oct 14 2005 : 4:26:50 PM
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That is hilarious, Diane! And, so true, because if you haven't fast food in a while, YUCK! My husband used to eat Healthy Choice frozen dinners all the time (before I came along)and he had a bunch in his freezer. I tried to serve them for dinner one night (to use them up). I took one bite and had to throw mine away! It tasted like formaldehyde!.
Sock Heaven - this may seem counter-intuitive, but one thing that always helps me is to make up a weekly or bi-weekly menu. It takes time to write it out, but it helps to know what you've got coming up. You can shop for the week just once and have everything at home when you're ready to cook. You can be flexible and change it if something comes up, but generally, you'll find you stick with it. Making a double or triple batch is a great idea, too. You'll love those nights when you just pop your own delicious, home-made frozen dinner in the oven and have it ready in no time!
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Kim
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Kim
Pflugerville
Texas
USA
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Posted - Oct 14 2005 : 7:01:00 PM
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There are websites as well for cooking healthy meals in bulk and freezing.
farmgirl@heart
Be at peace with yourself and the rest will follow |
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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Posted - Oct 14 2005 : 7:06:57 PM
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All good ideas! My suggestion to add to the mix is to go grocery shopping and pick up all of your favorite vegetables. When you get home wash and slice them all up into stir-fry size pieces. Put them in an air tight container. The only thing you wouldn't want to slice right away are tomatoes and potatoes. Prep work is half the mind-over-matter thing when you're hungry, so if the prep work is already done then it is very easy to pull out a skillet and stir fry some veges and then you have the option of cooking rice to put them over or you can make a bakeover. There are lots of bakeover ideas here, just do a search. The most important thing is to have seasonings on hand, as they can really add depth and flavor to the stir fry. If you do this a couple times a week to begin with you'll become accustomed to REAL, TASTY food and that's the choice you'll find yourself making more and more...
I agree, fast food will wreck your gut and make you feel yucky all over if you eat it once you've gotten out of the habit. Better to stick with your own prepared foods. Also, if your kids are old enough to help out in the kitchen by stirring or putting the veges in the container, etc, so much the better. That makes it great family time with them and teaches them good healthy-eating habits, plus kids love to eat what they helped to prepare.
Hope this helps!
May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being, may you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life. ~~Apache Blessing
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Kim
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Kim
Pflugerville
Texas
USA
146 Posts |
Posted - Oct 14 2005 : 7:33:40 PM
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They always say "shop the perimeter of the store" that's where the healthy stuff is. I find myself sometmes buying organic frozen meals similar to Healthy Choice in set up and microwavability. I wonder if these are truely healthy? Like Amy's....
farmgirl@heart
Be at peace with yourself and the rest will follow |
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ivmeer
True Blue Farmgirl
409 Posts
Amanda
Pawtucket
RI
USA
409 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2005 : 12:54:48 PM
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| Sock heaven, do you need recipes? Is it a matter of not knowing how to cook healthy meals? |
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connio
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
connie
springtown
texas
USA
535 Posts |
Posted - Oct 19 2005 : 3:29:08 PM
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Hey Farm Girls!!!!
I definitely need to drop weight and lead a healthier lifesytle. I just watched today's Oprah show on Heart health and overall health for women. If you did not see it, go to Oprah.com and check it out. You will never want to eat a Hershey bar or 1,000 calorie cheeseburger again.
Good luck to everyone.
Connie
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Judes
True Blue Farmgirl
156 Posts
Jude
OH
USA
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Posted - Oct 19 2005 : 5:17:58 PM
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| My idea is similar to Clare's. And Clare, you are so right about prepwork being mind over matter! I go to the farmer's market once a week & stock up on Veggies. When I get home, I stirfry together whatever inspires me. Corn with Vidalia Onions, Zuccini & Asparagus, Wild Mushrooms....and put each "medly" into it's own container in the fridge. Then I load some rice into my rice cooker along with vegetable or chicken stock...And turn it on. I also make Curried Chick Peas or Brazilian Black Beans (some kind of bean dish) once a week, in a large quantity, and put half in the fridge, and half in the freezer. Then, when we're hungry, we throw things together. Using the veggies it took me 45 minutes to prep, the rice, and chickpeas, my husband and I can feast all week on healthy Omlettes, Stirfries, Burritos, etc... It sounds complicated, but it's just one small discipline that makes a big difference. Hope that helps! Judes |
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
792 Posts
Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
792 Posts |
Posted - Oct 19 2005 : 11:53:17 PM
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| Hey Sock Heaven..Have you tried any of Mary Janes Bake Overs? can't get much easier or more nutritious than that! |
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
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Posted - Oct 20 2005 : 04:11:52 AM
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| Judes -- I love your way of pre-preparing meals! I'm going to give it a try this week. Makes me hungry just reading about it. Kathy L |
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Judes
True Blue Farmgirl
156 Posts
Jude
OH
USA
156 Posts |
Posted - Oct 20 2005 : 4:49:52 PM
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Thanks Katie-ell! I am an "all day" kind of cook. ie when I feel like cooking, I feel like COOKING. SO I had to come up with some way to eat that didn't cause the rest of my life to sit on the back burner. (a few months went by that every day off was spent cooking. I didn't get any laundry, cleaning or artwork done...didnt see my friends etc) Let me know what combinations you come up with this week! PS Another wonderful dish...roast grape tomatos & garlic together until they get all roasty toasty, then add goat cheese for another few minutes. Spoon over rice,pasta or crusty bread. Yum. Happy eating!
Sock-Heaven....cooking for picky eaters isn't easy...but make sure you take time to make, just for you, the things that you love! |
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sock_heaven
Farmgirl in Training
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Here's to Your Health: Trying to break the poor eating/poor health cycle! |
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Trying to break the poor eating/poor health cycle!
