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For the first time in my life, I tracked all the food I ate for a full month. I did not weigh the food. I started January at the weight of 183 and ended at 183, which is a BMI of 23.2 (Normal). I...
Read more →It has been 3 years since the last edition of this post. I also have ones from 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2017. Before I get into the foods, I'll describe where I am now. I weigh 180 pounds (81.6 kg) at a...
Read more →Since the interests of this blog involve food and risk, I thought I'd address a topic that isn't getting serious attention from major news outlets. That is the possibility that food shortages are...
Read more →FireInABottle recently put out another outstanding post about the metabolic destruction that industrialized seed oil has inflicted upon the world. Humans and Hibernating Mammals React to The Same...
Read more →In my previous post, I explained how I like the idea of having an expansive approach to food. Still, I also recognize that it can lead to consuming too many bad foods or too many calories. I wanted...
Read more →It has been 3 years since my last "What I Eat..." update. If you want to follow my journey on food selection, here are links to the prior editions: - What I Eat and What I Don't Eat - 2014 Edition...
Read more →It has been two years since I updated this list. If you want to see how my diet has become less restrictive over time, let me point you to the two prior editions. - What I Eat and What I Don’t Eat...
Read more →The last time I posted on what I eat and don't eat was over two years ago. Time for an update. The biggest difference between now and then is I no longer follow a strict low...
Read more →I've received a few requests asking me what foods I eat and which ones I avoid. I slapped a date on this post because I expect it to change over time. Although I don't expect major changes, there...
Read more →This book set a record for the longest I have ever had to wait for an on-hold item at the Seattle Library. Was the 4.5 months wait worth it? !Hungry Monkey: A Food-Loving Father's Quest to Raise an...
Read more →It seems I missed a post. I posted about the cool things I did in Chiang Mai, such as the Thai cooking class, elephant training and playing with tigers, but I didn't mention the town itself. Chiang...
Read more →I know I've said it before, but I just love making Cajun Style Roasted Pumpkin Seeds. Here is how I make mine. 1. Preheat oven to 385F 2. Take rinsed pumpkin seeds and place into bowl. 3. Add some...
Read more →On Sunday a local grocery store was giving away free pumpkins. Since I like pumpkins and I love free, I grabbed one. It should be noted that I've never cut into a pumpkin. It is about time I did. My...
Read more →Romanesco broccoli is perhaps the coolest looking vegetable. !romanesco-broccoli-2 !romanesco-broccoli --- Comments TigerAl November 3 at 2009 at 5:11 AM Did you buy some and take the picture? If...
Read more →Just when I thought I was invincible, I got my first cold in 18+ months. To say I am stunned would be an understatement. I've been getting plenty of sleep and eating a wide variety of healthy food....
Read more →Recently, I was reading about how the body treats oxidized cholesterol differently from regular cholesterol. The oxidized stuff is what you want to minimize. US News and World Reports put out...
Read more →When I saw white asparagus at the store, I thought it was the most bizarre thing. The cashier informed me that white asparagus is grown in buried dirt, so it receives no light. No light means it...
Read more →I just finished reading a great book on food and society. !Waistland: The (R)Evolutionary Crisis Behind Our Weight and Fitness Crisis Waistland: The (R)Evolutionary Crisis Behind Our Weight and...
Read more →Paul over at Infectious Greed posted this cool graphic on how Americans spent their food dollar in 1955 vs today. !restaurantsfood Infectious Greed is a financial site, but I couldn't help but think...
Read more →I never would have read a book with this title unless it was written by my nutritional mentor Jonny Bowden. !Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising Unbiased Truth about What Treatments...
Read more →I keep stumbling on the name Paul Chek when reading fitness articles, so I decided to read his book. !How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy! How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy! by Paul Chek was very nicely...
Read more →Here is a mini cooking update. I bought my first REAL kitchen knife. It is a Global). Yeah it was $90, but it is so much better than any other knife I've ever used. !global knife My curries are...
Read more →Back in August, in the post I Can't Quit You Coke Zero I confessed my reluctant love for Coke Zero. I had learned how repeatedly fooling the brain with low/no calorie sweeteners may interfere with...
Read more →Really I tried. About two years ago I discovered Coke Zero. A zero-calorie version of Coke that didn't taste like a diet drink. It was amazing. After going years without drinking any soft drinks, I...
Read more →Some of you may be wondering why I've developed a sudden interest in cooking. I know quite a few single people in Seattle and they tend to find cooking to be a tedious chore. > Why bother going...
Read more →It is so easy to see why this book was recommended to me by so many people. At several points in the book it looked as if I were reading my own thoughts and ideas on food and nutrition. !In Defense...
Read more →As early as I can remember I've always had a deep interest in nutrition. During college this interest had me pursuing more knowledge on the topic. Having not developed the critical analysis skills I...
Read more →Call me Omega 3 man. None of that corn-fed, hormone-filled beef for me. No thanks. I'll take the grass-fed buffalo any day. After averaging several recipes together and checking what I had in my...
Read more →The summer of stir fry continues. This week I did a Thai red shrimp curry, which turned out a notch better than last week's Peanut Tofu with Yo Choy. I named this recipe rainbow after I did all the...
Read more →Last year when I visited Brazil one thing had me puzzled: How could the people be so lean when a large amount of the food was either fried or loaded with sugar? The answer I came up with at the time...
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