tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32434721.post864786675665202466..comments2024-03-28T09:57:12.266-07:00Comments on Collecting the Moments: How many ways can one eat a bowl of rice?Val in the Rose Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13891260349692305609noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32434721.post-61318967476584921082011-07-23T16:59:33.113-07:002011-07-23T16:59:33.113-07:00I think a lot of it has to do with diet, especiall...I think a lot of it has to do with diet, especially polyunsaturated oils and HFCS, plus everything artificial and all the preservatives. I also think that grains are a big part of it.<br /><br />Interestingly, I recently found the "Perfect Health Diet" (which allows white rice products but no other grains). In the past I would have turned away or dismissed it but this time I looked because it addressed so many of my own issues, including not being able to tolerate grains. It's kind of paleo meets traditional foods with the addition of safe starches. It makes sense to me scientifically and it is working for my body, even to the point that I am now tolerating foods that should have been "safe" but were causing me issues, like wild salmon and almonds. J-Baby is happily eating fruits, which it took a lot of healing to get him to be able to do.<br /><br />Anyway, we eat a lot of rice around here (white rice, actually, and I am so glad to have let go of the guilt that I was carrying over that). Well, the boys and DH eat a lot of rice, I eat more moderate carb and would honestly rather have yam or sweet potato than rice. I love that anything can go on it, and also that it can go into broths so easily.Sunshine Alternative Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111855968940650979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32434721.post-11598078135870575462011-07-23T13:51:00.292-07:002011-07-23T13:51:00.292-07:00Bad back..
ALL kids used to play outside until it ...Bad back..<br />ALL kids used to play outside until it got dark! :)<br />Blessings to you too.Nancy Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076314930955656397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32434721.post-25866478291282939042011-07-23T13:48:58.743-07:002011-07-23T13:48:58.743-07:00Val!
"Frankinfoods" for sure! Artificial...Val!<br />"Frankinfoods" for sure! Artificial blueberries in muffins! Who thinks that is a good idea?<br />Wish I could stand up when on my computer. Back back makes that impossible.<br />Mexican Coke is made with sugar, not high fruictose corn syrup. (Costco sells it.) It's the only pop I drink, and then sparingly... When I was growing up, pop was not something people drank all the time. We only bought it to drink on vacation! <br />I think the tide is turning on the kind of food we eat, a bit. I see "Hormone Free" and "No High Fruictose Corn Syrup" or "Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil" on packaging more and more. We try to avoid those things. And pick non-hybrid seeds, when possible, for our garden. You are probably aware that there is an underground movement of folks growing plants for seeds that will reproduce seeds. Not sterile plant seeds, as many are now.<br />Did you post the piece I say on the little girl who grew sweet potato plants?Nancy Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076314930955656397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32434721.post-91423584350612883302011-07-23T12:53:08.300-07:002011-07-23T12:53:08.300-07:00I think you're right Nancy. I also think that...I think you're right Nancy. I also think that in that amount of time we are sitting 10 times as much as we were when Wonderbread came out. That has to put serious strain on your stomach muscles and your stomach skin. I am a seriously active person for the times, and even I have found my self fighting belly flab just from sitting and crafting or time on the computer. When I put the computer on the counter (on a box cus the counter is too short for me) and stand instead of sit, it starts to go away. <br /><br />But the insurgance of "frankinfoods" has always had me thinking... what are they expecting us to eat when they don't feed us real food? Instead of strawberries with a little bit of white sugar (which used to be a summertime desert constantly) it is now strawbery shakes (that have 400cal each and three different types of sugars) and strawberry flavored icepops (which in my estimation are not even food!). It's amazing... and yet, I had a coke today to get me through nap time so I could get the stuff I needed to do done cuz I can't have coffee. So who am I to talk? <br /><br />Ugh... food issues!<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />ValVal in the Rose Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891260349692305609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32434721.post-91731931194864654012011-07-23T10:40:18.368-07:002011-07-23T10:40:18.368-07:00I don't think there is a single cause, and it ...I don't think there is a single cause, and it seems to be particular to the USA. We do more to mess with our food here than anywhere else in the world. As someone who grew up when "Wonder Bread" was sold as something that was good for you, American's had a healthier diet then than we do now. In spite of the fact that "Wonder Bread" is not healthy. To see anyone carrying "belly fat" was rare and either meant that they were pregnant or drank a lot of beer. For the last 30 years or so, our food has been genetically engineered, treated with antibiotics and infused with hormones. Then there is high fruictose corn syrup and hydrogenated fat, both banned in some countries in Europe. Okay, I could go on and on here. :)Nancy Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076314930955656397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32434721.post-7137755040767698042011-07-23T08:28:09.201-07:002011-07-23T08:28:09.201-07:00Interesting! I am thinking that it may have somet...Interesting! I am thinking that it may have something to do with it. I know that bacterial flora in your system is really important. I will have to find that story! Thanks!<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />ValVal in the Rose Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891260349692305609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32434721.post-36772295935398698282011-07-23T08:10:18.226-07:002011-07-23T08:10:18.226-07:00I heard a story on NPR yesterday about diet sensit...I heard a story on NPR yesterday about diet sensitivity being related to humans being too clean. I guess we destroyed some of the good bugs and worms that used to live in our digestive tracts. The symbiotic relationship is disrupted, causing auto-immune disorders, including allergies and chron's, etc...Appetite for Instructionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153233534301198387noreply@blogger.com