Like I blogged last Tuesday, we are attempting to follow the guidelines of eating outlined by the Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) in order to be healthier and for DH and I to lose weight. Last week I also said I would blog and update on our progress on Tuesdays. This way of eating is also called "Traditional Foods" which is why I titled the blog "Traditional Tuesdays".
Step One: I went through our pantry and threw away all the heavily processed foods. The picture above is my pantry all cleaned out and ready for nutritious foods! Also I poured an almost FULL container of white sugar down the drain. It was hard to do because it was a 5 lb box but I think even though it's a waste of money getting rid of that crap is a deposit in the "bank" of our health. And how much does white sugar cost, really? Couple of bucks?
I did keep our white flour but it is unbleached and WAPF is okay with very limited use of white, unbleached flour. I used it this week only to coat some grass-fed stew meat this week. (Recipe at the bottom of this post)
I kept the white rice but I mixed it with brown rice this week and once it's gone I will not be buying white rice anymore. The kids don't seem to notice so far.
We got our pork order last Saturday. We ordered a 1/2 a hog from a local farmer. Of course after I stuffed our freezer full of yummy pork products I read in "Nourishing Traditions" that pork is not so good for you even if it's naturally raised. According to Sally Fallon (author of Nourishing Traditions and president of WAPF) when people consume pork their blood chemistry is altered for a few hours afterward. However, she didn't elaborate how it's altered or how that's bad. So I think we will continue to enjoy pork a couple of times a week. If we are not losing weight or don't feel well maybe we will try to eliminate pork and see what happens. It's DH's favorite kind of meat so I hope we can still enjoy it in moderation!
Weight loss update: DH is finishing up a 5-day cleansing fast to "clean out" his personal "pantry". I am going to join him in a liquids only fast tomorrow (his last day). Yesterday I started eating every 2 hours and I found my cravings for sweets were almost zero! It's hard to eat that often but I just ate a little bit to keep my blood sugar even. It seemed to be a good thing for me! I didn't really concentrate on what I was eating (except limited sugar and white carbs) but just how often I was eating and limiting the amount. We'll see...........Also, DH and I FINALLY opened up the Wii Fit that he bought us for Christmas. We had a lot of fun working out together on Sunday. We plan to exercise together 2-3 days a week and on our own a couple of other days a week.
Yummy Simple Stew
2 Tbs of flour
salt and pepper
2 lbs of grass-fed stew meat
2 Tbs olive oil
1 yellow onion chopped
2 or more cloves of garlic minced
1 cup beef broth
water
2 pieces of thick, uncured bacon
carrots sliced or use baby carrots whole
tri-colored potatoes (purple, red and white) quartered
Put the flour, 1 t. salt and 1/2 t. pepper in a ziploc type bag. Put stew meat in a several pieces at a time, shake to coat with flour. Heat olive oil in a frying pan and sear meat on all sides. Place meat in large pot. Add beef broth, onions and garlic. Add water until it reaches just covers meat. Add additional salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil uncovered and then reduce to a simmer. Chop bacon into pieces and fry in a pan until as crisp as you like it. Put bacon pieces with the bacon grease into the pot. Simmer on low for 30 minutes and then add carrots and potatoes. Simmer for an additional 20-30 minutes just until carrots and potatoes are soft. Serve with hearty sprouted grain bread and butter.
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