What are you going to feed your engine?

Here's some food for thought that my husband came up with today.

Think of your body as an engine. And engine works well when it is given gasoline. It CAN run on alcohol, starter fluid, a number of things. But what it runs best on is gasoline. When you run it on other things, problems can arise.. clogged valves, etc.

Just like our bodies, the food in the S.A.D. (standard American diet) keep our bodies alive, but what it really wants is whole foods to run efficiently. Many problems can arise if not fed properly. So.. what are you going to feed your engine TODAY?

Here's some ideas:

a romaine and spinach salad using citrus fruits on top instead of dressing

brown rice and steamed broccoli with Bragg's liquid aminos (health food store-yum) instead of soy sauce

whole grain bread with butter and honey

cut up carrots, celery, broccoli, cauliflower dipped in hummus

an apple, banana, or pear

tomato sauce with whole wheat noodles

homemade corn chips with fresh salsa

watermelon and cantaloupe

NOW I'M HUNGRY!

lOVe

Homemade by Jill Quiet Book

Enough said.  Life should be this meaningful all the time, shouldn't it?  To make things with love like Jill made this quiet book personalized for her son is a lot different than me trying to hustle and bustle to finish a quiet book for Cougar for Christmas (that I never did finish).  

I'm going to make things with love from now on.  I'm going to make them because I want to-not because I have to.  I tried it at dinner last night.  Instead of just having to get food on the table to fill some bellies, I carefully prepared a meal and made it with all the best intentions in the world for my family that I LOVE-it may have not been perfect, but it sure tasted good because I made it to show my love for my family.

Baby food

I have been so stressed out about what to feed Emmett (10 1/2 months).  I read that until their eyeteeth come in you shouldn't feed them anything but raw food (mashed avacados, bananas, etc)  I fed him something else before I knew this, and I could see that he wasn't digesting it because it came out looking just like it went in.  It didn't register with me though that his little body was giving me signs that it didn't like what I gave him.  Yesterday I fed him some juice and it had citrus in it, and today he has a rash on his belly.  So I know he's not ready for that.  It's amazing that we just go through life believing what people tell us, and what is "normal", but in reality we can be our child's best doctor.  We are the ones that see them every day, give them their food, and we can assess their needs.  So I am starting to be more aware of my and my family's needs by the clues that our bodies are giving us.

I downloaded an e-book all about introducing solid foods to babies.  Not only is it a good recipe book, it contains a wealth of knowledge.  You can find it here.

I wish I would have just bought the book because it's 182 pages, but I wanted it NOW!  Patience is not my greatest quality :)

Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

3/4 cup honey

1/4 cup molasses

Cream together

2 1/2 cups whole wheat (or kamut, or spelt) flour

1/2 cup rolled oats

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

chocolate chips or raisins or nuts-whatever

Mix together and bake at 325 for 9-10 minutes

My new best friend

Awesome whole foods cookbook

A Simple Lunch

This was a great after church lunch today.  Grab a pita-stuff it with whatever you have on hand!

Pita pockets stuff full of carrots, cucumbers, alfalfa sprouts, romaine, spinach, and dressing.

Yum!  Easy!  Perfect..