No, eating fruit won’t make you fat. No, eating dried fruit won’t make you fat either, though it is more calorically dense.Many of my teammates and loved ones have asked me about dried fruit and its contribution to their higher body fat. These questions have come up more often through the recent years, as misinformation proliferates across the internet. Many of them have … [Read more...]
Vertical Gardens
This post isn’t about coyote stew, but I found you a recipe anyhow. It’s about vertical gardens. Many of us have walls and fences that could use a facelift. Additionally, many of us care to grow our own food. We can kill two birds with a single stone. From countryliving.com: As long as you've got a blank wall or bare fence that needs beautifying, you can tend edibles, … [Read more...]
Mexican Food - Caldo de Camaron
If you’re craving Mexican food, you can satisfy your tastes while still staying on point nutritionally. Massive burritos and platefuls of tacos lean on the indulgence side of the spectrum, but by expanding your horizons, you have plenty of options to walk away satiated and feeling strong about your decision. My recommendation is ordering caldo de camaron.LA is home to the … [Read more...]
Pork Chops
The pork chop doesn't get enough love relative to its meaty peers. Think about it, you open the menu and you have a choice; the flashy bone in rib eye or a staid pork chop. You rarely grab the latter. While cruising the supermarket lanes, the seafood section calls and the salmon wins out. The dieting crowd will select the chicken breast. This is utterly unfair to the … [Read more...]
Corn
Corn is not inherently evil. When the health and well being community tells you it is, use common sense and don’t believe the hype.Recently, the world has vilified corn to an unreasonable degree. It’s been unfairly classified as what is making our nation fat and out of shape. In fact, there's been an entire documentary made about the subject.It's simply not true. It my … [Read more...]