Yesterday, Carlos and I (sans Kira who was off with Papa and Mimi for the weekend) went to Tijuana Flats over by USF and got a Carnitas chimichanga and chips and queso...yummy! We'd never had the carnitas version before and really loved it, definitely our favorite! We had a great time being just the 2 of us. It reminded us of when I was pregnant with Kira, we were both working at home and could just get up and go whenever we want. It was one of the best times of our marriage.
After lunch we went to Abbey's Health and Nutrition and Whole Foods to check out their prices and compare them to Chuck's and Nutrition S'Mart that we checked out last week. Overall, My favorite place is definitely Whole Foods. They have the best selection, the best produce, a cafe, yummy samples. However, the best prices are generally at Nutrition S'Mart. Abbey's was good, they had stuff there that I hadn't seen elsewhere. I've heard from others that they are very knowledgeable. Chuck's is ok too, but their produce is generally the worst and it "feels" messier than the others. For us, Chuck's is the most conveniently located and a great thing about them is that they have 20-50% off everything in the store on Super Tuesday, which is the second Tuesday of the month. The price savings otherwise, though, definitely warrant an occasional trip to Nutrition S'Mart.
There were some snacks at Whole Foods that I definitely want to try. I can't wait! They were generally a mix of different seeds (flax, sunflower, pumpkin) and fruits (dates, raisins). I will post my experiments as I try them.
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Major Shopping Trip
So on Tues we decided to do some price comparison between Chuck's Natural Food Marketplace and Nutrition S'mart (the most conveniently located health food stores for us, although they are quite far away, so it was an all day experience). On some other day, we will also check out Wild Oats and Abbey's. We chose that day primarily because it was super Tuesday at Chuck's where everything is 20% of (second Tues of the month). We found that for the most part Nutrition S'mart was cheaper. I didn't figure in the 20% off because we were exhausted by that point!
I must admit, I was overwhelmed, I couldn't think. For some reason, I'm kinda stuck on wanting to sprout grains, I guess I'm excited about the project and I want to try making bread and crackers and other fun stuff with it. Beyond that, I couldn't figure out what to buy, I was just sorta circling the store. I did have recipes, but I guess cost overwhelms me so I can't make a decision, so Carlos stepped in and helped me! We bought fresh veggies, coconut oil, lotsa almond (for making almond milk, almond butter, almond meal), sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, wheat berries, oat groats, buckwheat groats, mung beans, a couple of sprouting jars, some alkaline water and some other things I can't remember at the moment. As we were driving home, it was getting kinda late, we were tired and Kira spots miraculously a Cici's Pizza with a small sign tucked in amongst a bunch of other stores! Amazing! We stopped and suffered later! I'm not even sure it was worth the agony.
I realized that I can't start my project yet, though because we are going away for the weekend and it takes a few days to do the whole sprouting thing. So I'm waiting to start until Sun. night. There are a bunch of How-To's online, I'm gonna go with this one: http://www.ezhealthydiet.com/sprouts.html We'll see how it works.
I did try a pretty yummy smoothie yesterday. I think it's pretty alkaline, although I used all frozen fruits/veggies, so I'm not sure. This also fits in well with the Zone diet, so I was pretty happy with it. Initially, the taste wasn't too exciting, but by the time I was done, I really enjoyed it.
1 cup Mixed berries, frozen
1/3 - 1/2 banana, to taste
1/2 cup kefir (bought at Publix)
1/3 box Spinach, frozen
water, add as needed
--Mix in blender until smooth. I had to add probably close to 1 cup of water.
--Blend in:
1/2 scoop soy protein powder, unflavored (see note below)
2 T. Chia seeds, ground
This has approx. 28 g net carbs (45 g carb, 17 g fiber), 24 g protein, 5.5 g fat
NOTE: In the future, I do not intend to use soy protein. It's what I have on hand, so I'm going to use it up, but I'm concerned about some potential negative health effects it is reported to have. I'm going to use either whey protein or a soy-free veggie protein powder.
In the future, I hope to start making my own Kefir, it sounds fun! Again, lotsa sites online to tell you how to do that, when I get to it, I'll explain more. Kefir is basically fermented milk, kinda like yogurt. It has lots of nutritional benefits. At Nutrition S'mart I saw coconut milk kefir, which I may try. Otherwise, I hope to be able to make it with fresh, unpasteurized goat's milk. We'll see how that goes!
I must admit, I was overwhelmed, I couldn't think. For some reason, I'm kinda stuck on wanting to sprout grains, I guess I'm excited about the project and I want to try making bread and crackers and other fun stuff with it. Beyond that, I couldn't figure out what to buy, I was just sorta circling the store. I did have recipes, but I guess cost overwhelms me so I can't make a decision, so Carlos stepped in and helped me! We bought fresh veggies, coconut oil, lotsa almond (for making almond milk, almond butter, almond meal), sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, wheat berries, oat groats, buckwheat groats, mung beans, a couple of sprouting jars, some alkaline water and some other things I can't remember at the moment. As we were driving home, it was getting kinda late, we were tired and Kira spots miraculously a Cici's Pizza with a small sign tucked in amongst a bunch of other stores! Amazing! We stopped and suffered later! I'm not even sure it was worth the agony.
I realized that I can't start my project yet, though because we are going away for the weekend and it takes a few days to do the whole sprouting thing. So I'm waiting to start until Sun. night. There are a bunch of How-To's online, I'm gonna go with this one: http://www.ezhealthydiet.com/sprouts.html We'll see how it works.
I did try a pretty yummy smoothie yesterday. I think it's pretty alkaline, although I used all frozen fruits/veggies, so I'm not sure. This also fits in well with the Zone diet, so I was pretty happy with it. Initially, the taste wasn't too exciting, but by the time I was done, I really enjoyed it.
1 cup Mixed berries, frozen
1/3 - 1/2 banana, to taste
1/2 cup kefir (bought at Publix)
1/3 box Spinach, frozen
water, add as needed
--Mix in blender until smooth. I had to add probably close to 1 cup of water.
--Blend in:
1/2 scoop soy protein powder, unflavored (see note below)
2 T. Chia seeds, ground
This has approx. 28 g net carbs (45 g carb, 17 g fiber), 24 g protein, 5.5 g fat
NOTE: In the future, I do not intend to use soy protein. It's what I have on hand, so I'm going to use it up, but I'm concerned about some potential negative health effects it is reported to have. I'm going to use either whey protein or a soy-free veggie protein powder.
In the future, I hope to start making my own Kefir, it sounds fun! Again, lotsa sites online to tell you how to do that, when I get to it, I'll explain more. Kefir is basically fermented milk, kinda like yogurt. It has lots of nutritional benefits. At Nutrition S'mart I saw coconut milk kefir, which I may try. Otherwise, I hope to be able to make it with fresh, unpasteurized goat's milk. We'll see how that goes!
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