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!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Buying Locally Grown- Here's Why, Here's How

In the summer and fall, I enjoy going to the Farmer's Market in Murfreesboro (Near Sam's Club) and finding veggies and more, in season, that taste and smell more vibrant. Winter months are slower for the farmer's variety, but there is still produce to choose from. I have considered CSA's (Community Supported Agriculture) in the previous year, but have shied away at the thought of not utilizing everything I recieve in my box because of the ages of my children and the preferred tastes of my husband and I. Today, I found the Locally Grown website that makes it so easy to see what is currently available from local farmers and order what you want. You pay when you pick up, and you choose from several pick up locations. I like that! It makes it easy and more convenient to fit it in with my weekly grocery management as opposed to committing to a whole season. Here is a link to the Q & A's of exactly how it works, and from there you can go on to check out the individual farmers and products. As Crossfitters and the health conscious, I hope we can be large supporters of our local farmers. I hope you check it out today! Or, if you already do something of the sort, tell us where and what and why you like it.
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