Food tips

Buy Local Food : It’s easy to take locally abundant foods for granted when they’re in season, but you can enjoy many locally produced foods out of season by stocking up. Storing big baskets of hazelnuts (in the Northwest) or pecans (in the Southeast) will come naturally if you start thinking like a squirrel. Look for foods that keep well, such as nuts, honey, winter squash and sweet potatoes and stock up.


Buy Organic Foods : There are 12 foods where buying organic makes even more sense than normal.
According to the EWG (Environmental Working Group) the 12 most contaminated foods are:
  • apples
  • bell peppers
  • celery
  • cherries
  • imported grapes
  • nectarines
  • peaches
  • pears
  • potatoes
  • red raspberries
  • spinach
  • strawberries
All tested positive for pesticide residue – even after having been washed! Sweet bell peppers were the vegetable with the most pesticides overall, with 39 pesticides detected on a single sample. Conversely, if you're going to buy conventional, peas, broccoli, onions, pineapples, mangoes, bananas, kiwi and papaya had the lowest occurrence of pesticide residue.


Dieting 101

The Atkins’ Diet
Developed by dr. robert atkins in the 1960s, the atkins diet achieved most of its fame during the last few years. Although not accepted by all scientists, it claims to allow fat reduction whilst allowing you to eat many of the foods you love, eg fatty meat and some dairy produce.
With the atkins diet you eat protein and fat, it is the carbs that are on the banned list. Because of this, it is known as a low carb/high protein, diet system.
With this diet, the foods you should avoid are processed and refined sugar, milk, white bread, starchy vegetables, white rice and white flour, amongst them, cereals and pasta made from white flour.
Unlike other diets, on the atkins diet the foods you are encouraged to eat continues to be nutrient-rich unprocessed foods such as meat, fish & poultry. You also can eat shellfish, regular full fat cheese, butter & olive oil.

The Atkins’ Diet Theory
The 'science' behind the atkins diet is that even though our bodies use both fats and carbs to burn into carbohydrates, it is the carbs that are burned first. If we take in fewer carbohydrates, our bodies will deplete our fat and we will reduce weight. Although inviting, this theory is divisive, not all experts agree and quite a few believe it can sometimes be hazardous.













Super Bowl Sunday Stew Recipe
Super Bowl Sunday Stew Category Slow Cooker Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures
Ingredients
1poundbeef, stew, cut in 1 inch cubes
1salt, to taste
1pepper, to taste
3tablespoonbutter
30oztomato juice, canned
30oztomatoes, canned, chopped coarsely
5eachcelery, stalks, leaves included, chopped small
2eachcarrots, peeled, cut in rounds or quarters
2eachonions, sliced thinly
3eachgarlic, cloves, pressed
1eachpotato, peeled, cubed
10ozokra, package, frozen, cut
3-4tablespoonbarley
3eachbouillon, beef, cubes
16ozcorn, canned, or 10 oz frozen corn
3tablespoonworcestershire sauce
2teaspoonsalt, optional
6-8eachparsley, stalks, fresh, finely chopped
1water, as needed
1cayenne, optional
  
  ---Sachet d' Epice---
12eachpeppercorns, black
2eachbay leaf
1/2teaspoonthyme

Directions:

In a 4 1/2 quart stew pot saute the meat pieces in butter over medium high heat until they are browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. The rest of the ingredients, plus the sachet, are added one by one.

Note: The block of frozen okra can be added as is, for it will quickly thaw in the warming liquid. As the stew cooks through the day, water may be added, depending on how thick you want it to be.

Bring the stew to a boil, lower heat and simmer, partially covered, for at least 6 hours. Stir the stew frequently during the day. Near the end of the cooking, taste for seasoning. A partial teaspoon of cayenne will give it a hotter bite, but don't overload. It is not meant to be a hot dish, just well seasoned.

Serve from the stew pot into heated bowls. A coarse French peasant bread, served in big chunks and with lots of butter, goes well with this.

Note: This is an ideal recipe for the crockpot, 5-6 quart pot is recommend.
 
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