What I've been eating (and drinking)

'This the season, I know, but I'm ready to get back on track. For the last couple of months I've cut down considerably on most animal protein, sugar, and refined grains. I don't eat much fruit but I upped my consumption of vegetables and fermented foods. I try to eat whole meals and snack less in between, and I stop eating at 7pm. My body has never felt better. Well, hard to keep up with this regime during holidays, travels, and festivities. I'm of the saying that when in Rome...I haven't exactly indulged in everything in sight but I have relaxed on a few things, especially drinking. My body has taken a toll that's for sure.

In the next few days I will be posting the last of my weekly recipes I committed to at the beginning of the year. I enjoyed this project and I'm working on some ideas for next year. More importantly I feel proud of myself for having finished it because during the course of the year I ran through several difficulties and I thought about dropping it more than once. I really don't like quitting something I've started but I had a lot of technological issues with my phone (photos), computer, and lately with my iPad too. I would like to continue a similar project next year but I need to be realistic with my time limitations too. Now that Andrea is super mobile and naps are non existent I find it very difficult to cook elaborate meals so simplicity will be my next theme.

Here are some cooking/eating goals I have for next year:

1. Get back to shopping at the farmers market for most of my fresh goods.
2. Buy pastured meat, eggs, and milk from a local source (I have already placed an order!)
3. Ferment my own vegetables. I am already brewing kambucha successfully.
4. Cook and eat vegetarian/vegan meals at least 5 days of the week. We are already doing 3 to 4.
5. Eliminate all refined sugar and flours and all processed foods from our diet. We have made huge progress on this. I now only bake with almond flour and honey or maple syrup. My husband loves his chips and frozen burritos so that's been hard to eliminate but at least we buy high quality snacks for him and the kids.

I hope you are all enjoying the festivities. Im off to watch a movie and drink some sangria. Cheers!








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