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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!

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Reporting from Bethany Circle- Cocoa Nibs



I have discovered that I love to investigate food. Consider me your food reporter!

Tonight's product: Chocolate Covered Cocoa Nibs
Who? For the chocolate lover trying to eat zone or paleo!
What?! Nibs are little pieces of cocao bean. These are then coated in chocolate
When? Afternoon or late night chocolate fix
Where? I have found them at Publix and Whole Foods, so far
Why? Nibs are the bare basic of chocolate= good in many ways!
How? Add to milk, yogurt, icecream, smoothies. Click on the nibs link for tons of information and ideas!



The link I found gives a wealth of information that I won't repeat, so check it out! I am not promoting this company's product, because I haven't tried it myself, but I am very impressed with the site.

The two brands that I have tried are very different from one another. Both say 'organic', but,
Publix, Explorer's Bounty brand uses chocolate liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa powder and soy lecithin to cover its nibs.
The other, from Whole Foods, is more basic, just dark chocolate (cocoa beans, cane sugar, cacao butter, and vanilla beans) with the nibs. I don't know if you noticed, but there are two different spellings: cocoa/cacao. They are the same thing. The first brand with the liquor is sweeter, the second brand takes more of an open mind, especially if you are a milk chocolate lover!

Instead of stopping and picking up my free container of cookie dough from Papa Murphy's tonight, I stopped at the grocery and bought cocoa nibs! It's not quite the same, but I did get my chocolate fix!
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