If you haven't already, check out Dr. Sears Zone website. I plan on making these soon- you can't go wrong with these ingredients. Here are a couple of great sounding slow cooker recipes:
Minestrone Stew with Pear, Rasberry, Walnut, and Feta Salad
Lentil Walnut and Chicken Chili with Salad and Guacamole
Report what you think if you make it.
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!
Angela,
ReplyDeleteI just discovered your post on my other blog. Thank you for your honesty as well. You have been an inspiration to me, and I hope to someday discover your determination :) Here's to learning to like the good stuff!
Thanks, Bethany! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteI've now tried both recipes, and we enjoyed them both! Very hearty and with no pasta! I served it for dinner to the kids, who were not very excited about it. But Jack decided that he like both, and Sophie was made to eat the meat out of it. I remember not liking cooked tomatoes as a kid, too! Sam ate and played, and then played some more with his portion. I will be making these again. It was nice to have a warm meal and not have prepared it right before we ate. It was almost like someone made dinner for me, too!
ReplyDelete