I try to eat as natural as possible. In fact, most of the meats I buy are typically of the “organic” variety, partially because I believe that a cow that is pastured and that eats what they are supposed to eat (as in grass) is probably healthier than eating a [...] Read more »
Paleo and Gluten-Free Pumpkin Nut Muffins
If you are looking for something that you can grab and run breakfast that is nutritious as well, or just an afternoon snack to stave off your sweet tooth, these pumpkin nut muffins may do the trick. The best part is that they are gluten-free, paleo friendly AND vegan. I [...] Read more »
100% Unprocessed? My 1 year Challenge.
Here’s something I’ve been thinking about. What if you were NOT to eat any(or hardly any) processed foods over the next year? How would it affect your body and mind? Would you lose weight? Would you have more energy? I know the answers to these questions because last year, I [...] Read more »
Cauliflower Rice – Kid Approved
My wife and I were driving home from the gym last night and she asked me what was for dinner. I had made some beef stroganoff sans the rice (making it paleo friendly). I had also told her I was going to experiment with cauliflower rice as an alternative [...] Read more »
Simplifying Food for Better Health
About 5 years ago, my wife went down to our local Y for a “nutritional” class. At the time, I kind of scoffed at this. I had my own beliefs about food (everything in moderation) and exercise (run and work out hard). I figured it was going to be yet [...] Read more »
Green Thai Curry the Easy Way – Me vs. Food
“That doesn’t look like curry,” my friend said as I was showing off my latest dish. ”It’s too pale”. “I can promise you….it’s fire on a plate. And it’s greener than it looks” Thai food is one of my guilty pleasures. The only problem was that it was one of [...] Read more »
Mujadarrah – Me vs. Food
My wife groaned when she found out that we were having this dish after our Monday evening workout. “I thought that that was stuff you ate when we didn’t eat together”, she told me. The thought of eating lentils and rice just didn’t sound near as appetizing as a wide [...] Read more »
Ethiopian Cabbage Dish- Me vs. Food
I ran across this recipe awhile back and have since made it a couple times. My wife hates the way it makes the house smell but it is a hearty and cheap meal that is not only delicious but healthy. It’s a dish that combines cabbage, potatoes and carrots with some [...] Read more »