Good Day, God! We have been home for 7 days now . . . and I am happy. I’m always happy to be home. But, this time it is home after our third major trip — in a row! It’s not…
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Change — Seldom Easy
We “invasive peoples” can still learn a lot from “indigenous” peoples
Tagged with: Change, learning from indigenous peoples, scurvy, The Last Viking
Posted in Changing, Diversity, food questions
Posted in Changing, Diversity, food questions
Knowing more about what we EAT
Foods have been changing their nutritional content — while keeping the same name — ever since SALT was refined.
Tagged with: industrial food, nutritional losses, only the name stays the same, refined salt vs sea salt
Posted in Caring, Eating for health, food questions, health, learning
Posted in Caring, Eating for health, food questions, health, learning
foie gras, fatty livers, failure and me
There is nothing more sobering — and useful –than failure!
Tagged with: Cruising the Seine, foie gras, force-feeding, over-eating, Paris to Normandy
Posted in asking for help for myself, Failing, food questions, Perspective, responsibility
Posted in asking for help for myself, Failing, food questions, Perspective, responsibility
Wheat — only the Name is the Same
Of course, our government is still pushing a low-fat, whole-grain diet. Not Dr. Davis.
Making our way back to non-industrial food
Good Morning, God! Sometimes, God, I feel like this cat as I try to get us back into non-industrial food. Tradition used to set our tables. Mothers used to make sure their children ate their “greens.” Not just vegetables but…
Tagged with: eat your greens, experts and studies, frankenfoods, traditional food, what to eat
Posted in choices, food questions, The difficulty of changing, traditional food patterns
Posted in choices, food questions, The difficulty of changing, traditional food patterns
Et Tu, Fructose?
Good Morning, God! How long ago was it, God, that I read about how superior fructose was to regular sugar? Am I imagining that? Anyway, the news coming out about the dangers of fructose is unsettling. At first I thought…
Tagged with: dangers of fructose, Dr. Weeks, fructose and fiber, fructose as a liver toxin
Posted in adoring Easy, choices, food questions, Uncategorized
Posted in adoring Easy, choices, food questions, Uncategorized
A Strange Craving
Good Morning, God! I have developed a craving for seasoned seaweed. I had some at a friend’s home on Thursday and loved it. She told me it was on sale at Longs so I went right out and bought the…
Tagged with: a craving for seasoned seaweed, a moment with God, Dr. David Servan-Schreiber, healthful food, processed food
Posted in choices, food questions, health
Posted in choices, food questions, health
Food Stamps and Farmers’ Markets
Good Morning, God! Yesterday, after a trip to the Farmers’ Market I stopped at Whole Foods. They had lots of local produce — which was great. But, the prices were significantly higher. I can’t imagine anyone who uses food stamps…
Djokovic: The Gluten-Free Poster Boy!
Good Morning, God! Our daughter, Suzanne, loves tennis and as Kit played on Punahou’s tennis team — she likes to “talk tennis” with him during major tournaments like the U.S. Open. That’s how it happened that I actually watched Novak Djokovic…
A Moment with God 