About this blog

In other words, the Zone + Crossfit = Optimal Heath!
This blog focuses on nutrition, using the Zone Diet as the basis. However, I often eat Paleo foods in Zone proportions.
I love to investigate anything having to do with food- what we eat and why. And what happens within our bodies, our organs, our brain, when we do? My precious mother struggled with eating disorders. I want to avoid this delimma based on research, common sense, and the natural consequences on my body. The Zone shows me where the balance lies between eating too much and eating too little.
My husband runs a Crossfit gym. Exercise and choosing the right foods have become a mission for ourselves and our children. We don't want to be nerds about it, we just want to be healthy.
I have been asked by several friends what I feed our family, especially our kids. My husband and I follow the Crossfit prescription to nutrition (meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar). If you know me, you know that the sugar part of this equation will be a life long struggle given my love for chocolate! Evan adheres to the stricter version known as the Paleo-Zone diet (and I do on my good days!) which requires the same foods in a ratio of 40% protein, 30% carb, and 30% fat. Children require 50% carbs, 30% fat, and 20% protein. If you're wondering how to figure this out, I do it on a per meal basis and I have a "block" chart from the Zone website.
It seems like a headache at first, but if you're interested, just know that it is not that bad once you practice it for a couple of weeks. All you need is a $10 scale and some determination. It really is quite simple and makes my life easier at the grocery store and when cooking dinner. Most of all, I feel great when I eat well- mentally and physically, and we all know that the physical can affect the mental and visa versa!
Evan and I are hunter/gatherer wanna-be's! This blog will track my journey of health as it should be, and the honest reality of living in a sugar fried culture. When it comes down to it, I get excited to talk about nutrition, but I am definitely not perfect at it! If you have the desire to eat well, but it is often a challenge to overcome the temptations along the way, then you are in the right company!
I hope you leave this blog feeling enlightened and encouraged as you go throughout your day!

Friday, September 4, 2009

When momma's happy, everyone's happy!

You know how that saying goes, right? Well, I thought to myself today that when I eat well, the whole family eats well. We had salmon and spinach salad tonight. Our family has eaten better this week than, well, ever? If you missed it in a past post, I mentioned that my latest goal to achieve as I attempt this whole Zone thing again is to eat more veggies than fruit. I have had a good balance this week, which means that my kids have, too. In my past attempts at counting blocks, I have utilized bread products and fruits more. While that worked ok, I am really wanting to not have that "inflamed" feeling ("bloated" as we girls tend to call it). As I pack lunches and cook dinner and make breakfast, well, there is not a meal that I don't think about intentionally and how it is going to make them feel- all because I am doing it for myself. So, lesson for the week for me: when I take good care of myself, the whole family benefits! We are one big happy family! Ha! Now comes the weekend...Labor Day weekend...I'll let you know how it goes!
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