Stress makes me eat junk.
On a purely rational and logical level, I know that stress doesn’t make me do anything – *I* make myself eat complete junk when I’m stressed out. Somehow, salad and stress are not synonymous; I crave gummy bears[*], licorice[*], deep-fried pickles[**], and spicy-crispy sushi rolls[***]. I eat the cookies on the [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Food and Stress
March 30, 2009 – 12:03 pm
Little City Farm
March 23, 2009 – 1:36 pm
This weekend past, I attended an event at Little City Farm. A friend invited me to a workshop on starting seedlings, and given my new “Yes” pledge, I responded likewise. It’s not that I am uninterested in plants – quite the contrary, given my studies in herbalism. However, the idea of sitting in a crowded [...]
In the Raw: My Green Yoga
March 16, 2009 – 8:04 am
Everything these days is green – it’s definitely the catch phrase of this decade – green, eco, earth-friendly, people-friendly. I am often challenged to treat my body with the respect and integrity that it deserves, both with my diet and my lifestyle choices. Having the support of like-minded individuals would be a wonderful thing, and [...]
The Salad Challenge
March 9, 2009 – 5:44 am
I love salad. I really do. However, my impression of a truly tasty salad is one that is slathered with “stuff”. Case in point: this weekend past in Niagara Falls, I enjoyed 2 fantastic salads – both salads, I seriously questioned the nutritional content of. Or, I should say – the content of everything that [...]
In the Raw: Rawtluck
March 2, 2009 – 8:26 am
Contributions
Contributions
We had a wonderful “raw”tluck on Friday evening. Although everything was delicious and beautiful, my favourite by far were the almonds with fennel. (Recipe provided by a friend):
Raw Almonds with Fennel
- 2 cups whole, raw almonds
- raw agave syrup
- salt (preferably sea salt)
- fennel seed
Cover the almonds with water and soak them in the [...]
