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Local, Organic Greens Year-Round
I drink 1/2 litre of green smoothie per day, four days each week. In the winter, that means that I’m buying a head of lettuce every week specifically for green smoothies – and those organic, dark...
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Making nut butter super healthy
Nuts are a great snack and nut butter can be an excellent (and tasty!) source of nutrients. Unfortunately, commercial nut butters often contain hydrogenated oils and other processed ingredients. There...
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Pizza Party
This afternoon we had a staff wind-up activity, which included making pizzas and baking them in an outdoor oven. Fun and delicious! Today I ate: 1/2 apple with homemade all-natural PB and a go-mug of...
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First baseball game
Today I ate: 1/2 apple with homemade all-natural PB Salad with mixed greens, homemade dressing (maple syrup / whole grain mustard / grapeseed oil / apple cider vinegar), and freshly-grated parmesan,...
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A new breakfast favourite
Lately it has been HOT in the Peg. We have our fans blasting 24/7, but it doesn’t give much relief in the condo. (I guess especially when you’re cooking / preserving all the time?). I tried having...
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Swiss chard omelette
The sistertraveller mentioned recently about how she has been sauteeing rainbow Swiss chard to mix with her eggs in the morning. It sounded so good that Mr Science and I just had to try it. So...
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Why you should always carry an apple with you
I’ve begun taking an apple with me to work in addition to my lunch. The reason for this is that I often arrive home at the end of the day, hungry and tired, and a little out of it. Not much fun for...
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Homemade butter chicken
Today I ate: Bowl of plain organic yogurt (3.5% MF) with frozen organic blueberries and local organic hemp hearts A go-mug of black coffee An organic apple slathered with homemade peanut butter...
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Guess that Food! Episode One
Today I made a delicious new treat: Can you guess what it is? Share your guess in the comments section below. I’ll post the answer in the next couple days!
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Guess that Food! Episode One REVEALED
Could you guess what this picture was of? …if you guessed homemade salted caramels, you’re correct! Love the flecks of fleur de sel that salt these caramels. A lake of gooey homemade caramel! Cutting...
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Warm drinks for cold-weather days
Today I wore pants and a sweater when I left the house. It’s officially autumn! The transition from summer to autumn always makes me think about warm drinks to keep you nice and toasty on cold-weather...
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Weight: 126.2 lbsBody fat: 26 % Today I ate: 7:30am 1 cup water – 0 calories 8:30am Go-mug of fair trade organic black coffee – 0 calories 10:45am Small bowl local pesticide-free spaghetti squash...
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Weight: 125.4 lbsBody fat: 25.7 % Today I ate: 8am 1 cup water and a couple bites of homemade whole wheat bread, toasted (1/2 slice had butter and organic raspberry jam on it, the other 1/2 slice had...
View ArticleA hot chocolate kind of day
Weight: 125.6 lbsBody fat: 25.9 % Today I ate: 8:45am Go-mug of black organic coffee – 0 calories 9:30am Ezekiel sprouted grains wrap with homemade organic PB and organic raspberry jam – 400 calories...
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Weekend Meals
Friday, November 1st Weight: 125.6 lbsBody fat: 25.8 % Food: 8am Go-mug of organic black coffee – 0 calories 9:30am 1 slice chocolate chip banana bread from local / sustainable cafe – 400 calories (I...
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Forgot to do my weigh-in this morning! Oops. This first week I ate too much though overall – 2,000 calories per day on average (which in and of itself isn’t “too much,” but I felt over-full for a few...
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Homemade gnocchi
Weight: 125.6 lbsBody fat: 26% Today I ate: 7:30am Go-mug of organic black coffee – 0 calories 8:30am Ezekiek sprouted grains wrap with homemade all-natural PB and organic raspberry jam – 400 calories...
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Didn’t bring enough food to eat earlier in the day, so by the evening I was ravenous! Oops. Weight: 125 lbsBody fat: 25.9% Today I ate: 8:30am 1/2 apple with homemade PB, big mug black organic coffee,...
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Back on the blogging map
The last week and a half has been busy with lots of socializing and being away from home. After indulging a little too much in snack food and wine for a few days, I cut out alcohol and counted...
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Weight: 123.8 lbsBody fat: 25.4% Today I ate: 10:15am 1 apple with a little homemade organic peanut butter, a glass of ice water, and a go-mug of black dark roast coffee – 200 calories (had a lazy...
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