good to know that my cups are gluten free and nut free
never hurts to be extra healthy.
—
‘don’t eat trash.’
-wise unknown author
Nov22
Tag Archives: healthy
Jan2
food for the soul.
when you’ve recently climbed way back up onto the healthy wagon
you have to choose between
the warm fudgy chocolate cake and creamy vanilla ice cream with a dark chocolate drizzle
or
the healthy fresh green juice
you make a deal with yourself
indulge in a bit of chocolate wonder right now
drink the magic green elixir
for your next meal
(which should offset all you’ve just eaten, call it even)
but somehow
the juice never makes it home
so the universe
has made the the decision for you.
—
“food for the body is not enough. there must be food for the soul.”
– dorothy day
Dec1
to raisin, or not to raisin? that is the question.
on the very first day
of my new and improved
healthy eating and exercise initiative
a rogue chocolate-covered raisin
emerged from hiding
under a blanket on my sofa
where it had quietly sat
lying in wait
for me to discover it
i stopped
breathless
knowing this tiny temptation
was a test
oh, what a test
who would know
just one
practically a fruit and coffee/cacao product
dark chocolate and fruit are both good for my heart
who cares if there’s a bit of blanket fuzz on it
that’s just added fiber
could this be the gateway
to a slice of triple-layer chocolate cake or velveta-laden nachos?
not today, fuzzy amazing hidden chocolate-covered raisin, not today.
the struggle is real.
—
i looked to the writers to seek their wisdom
they have a difference of opinion on this.
are you on team wilde or team emerson when it comes to temptation?
“i can resist everything except temptation.”
-oscar wilde
“we gain the strength of the temptation we resist.”
-ralph waldo emerson
Aug5
from the earth.
white lotus farms, ann arbor, mi
it’s national farmer’s market week – shop from your local farms
Dubbed “the farmers’ market effect” by the New York Times, a recent study shows that vouchers that permit low-income women to shop at a local farmers’ market increase fruit and vegetable consumption in their families. “It’s not clear why mothers visiting a farmers’ market wound up buying more vegetables than grocery store shoppers, but some women told the researchers that the produce sold at markets seemed to be fresher and of higher quality than supermarket offerings. Many shoppers also said they enjoyed the pleasant community experience and the chance to interact directly with growers.”
—
“raw ingredients trump recipes every time;
farmers and ranchers who coax the best from the earth
can make any of us appear to be a great cook.”
-judy rodgers, the zuni cafe cookbook
Mar25
be well.
“the first wealth is health.”
-ralph waldo emerson
—
image credit: a wellrunlifegear.com
Nov30
form.
olive the cat, not the oil
almost works up a sweat
during her usual workout routine.
at her recent annual vet visit
after weighing her in at 9.6 pounds,
they determined that she was overweight
and assigned her a ‘goal weight’ of 8 pounds.
the first suggestion was to up her physical efforts
(which currently include an all-indoor circuit training routine
of slowly moving from couch to bed to rugs and back
with an occasional look out the window
a saunter up the 8 stairs
or taking a few steps into the kitchen to eat),
other suggestions were to
give her healthier food
take away her bowl
(I’m half Italian, I worry if her bowl gets low)
and put her new healthy food
in something she has to work to get to.
with her round figure
set atop lilliputian legs
that will never get any taller
she does resemble a bit of a child’s-hand-sized furry bowling ball
and luckily she has a year to lose her 1.6 pounds
but timing is everything
and as luck would have it
she recently received the gift of
her very own cat advent calendar
filled with little kitty treats ‘n things
set to kick off tomorrow
and this might be a long year
for the both of us.
—
“i do not oppose form, but only form as a goal.”
-ludwig mies van der rohe
I didn't have my glasses on.... 