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Prolonging The Magic

I came across the picture above and this link, which give good descriptions of proper storage for various fruits, vegetables, and herbs. The Periodic Table of Produce above is a real gem. It tells where, how, and for how long to store numerous items. For instance, a quick glance reveals that Broccoli [...]

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What I’m Reading: The Omnivore’s Dilemma

Last week, I put to rest another book. This time it was The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one and the 400 or so pages flew by. It’s not an overly technical read, quite enjoyable. There was really only one point of contention that I had [...]

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Training Room Snacks

So I was off walking around the building this morning (with a goal in mind, not just wandering aimlessly) and I happened to glance into the Training Room as I walked by. They were preparing for their 8am training class and had plates of snacks at each spot. My brief glance noted that [...]

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First, We Have to Render Fat

Last week, I realized that I was running a 15 cubic foot freezer to keep about 2 cubic feet of food cold. Not being a fan of wasting electricity (freezers work harder the less frozen stuff there is in them), I decided to consolidate it all into the freezer with the dog food. [...]

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Big Mac Turns 40

“The flavors that come together - it’s like heaven in your mouth,” said April Kohlhaas, a 31-year-old Chicago resident. “It’s just tradition, like American comfort food.”
Ok, now I had my fair share of Big Macs back in high school. However, “heaven” is far from a descriptor I would have ever used. Regardless, Americans [...]

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The Tools of the Trade

I’m always on the lookout for new, healthful sauces to use in my cooking to spice things up a bit. Aside from the list of usual herbs and spices, which I use lots of (not only for their taste, but also for the nutritional benefits), I make use of several premade sauces that make [...]

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Food - America’s Foe

A few days ago, Robb Wolf wrote a post about breakfast. In this post, he had one line that stood out for several reasons, not the least of which is that it’s in bold and all caps. This line was: “FOOD IS NOT YOUR FRIEND, YOUR SOUL MATE OR THE ANSWER [...]

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This Week’s Links

Here are some more good reads that I came across this week. Enjoy!
Ross Enamait gave us a new article called The Endless Search imploring us to stick to the basics and never forget that it is the individual that determines the effectiveness of a training protocol (or by extension, nutrition plan), not the protocol [...]

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A Day of Vittles

I’ve talked several times about my IF protocol, so I thought I should give some examples of what a day of eating looks like for me. This is my menu from yesterday at about 6:30pm to today at about 6:30pm, when I started my next 24 hour fast. I’ll start eating again tomorrow [...]

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My New Fasting Regimen

I wrote a month ago about my ad-lib eating/fasting regimen. Soon after that post, I changed things up. With my lack of exercise due to shoulder surgery, I cut down on my food intake since I wasn’t supporting any level of exercise. Between not exercising and not eating as much, I quickly [...]

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