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I just signed up over at Nourished Kitchen for the 28-day Real Food Challenge. I could use some encouragement (couldn’t we all, sometimes?) staying the path when it gets difficult. There are times that I lose heart from one too many complaints about the very different meals we eat, one too many raised eyebrows from friends and relatives, or one too many unplanned surprises (Rats! I forgot to soak the rice AGAIN!)
The challenge is a very simple process. Each day in February you’ll receive an email challenge. Try the challenge and comment each Monday on the Nourished Kitchen site, Nourished Kitchen’s Facebook page or in your own blog about your successes, failures or experiences with each of the challenges. Piece of cake raw milk cheese, right?
So, wander on over to Nourished Kitchen and read a little more about the challenge and then join me! Then, check back each Monday in February for my updates! See you then!
I’ve been wanting to add more coconut oil to my diet for a while now. I cook with it almost exclusively and add it to the occasional smoothie. But from what I’ve seen from the literature, I need to start at about 2 tablespoons a day, and increase slowly up to about 5 to get the maximum health (and weight loss) benefit. I calculate I’m getting a good 1/2 tablespoon a day just from eating what I’ve cooked in it.
When it was time to put the Christmas decorations away for the year, I found the plastic mold from a box of Advent calendar chocolates hanging around. Although I like the flavor of coconut oil, it is difficult for me to eat plain because the texture just doesn’t feel right. One thing I can always eat plain, though, is butter! Yum! So, I melted equal parts of butter and coconut oil, washed up the mold and poured the delectable solution into the little hearts. Isn’t it cute? Each heart holds about 1/2 a tablespoonful of mixture. Can I eat two of these a couple times a day? Oh yes, I certainly can!
I’m still considering going grain-free. Anna commented on my Low Carbing It post with some really fascinating info that I’ve been researching. The more I study this issue, the more I think I need to cut out the grains. Totally at first, at the very least for a few weeks. But I’m pretty chicken about asking my family to go down that road with me. Funny, I didn’t think twice about offering them a raw meat meal, but a meal without bread just seems beyond the pale.
So, I’ll start with my coconut oil treats and see what happens.
This post is part of Real Food Wednesdays, hosted this week by Kelly the Kitchen Kop.
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