Category Archives: Health

Do It Yourself

You would not believe how easy it is to make your own foods from scratch. Things that you buy at the store and assume would be very complicated to make at home are not. The advantages to doing it yourself … Continue reading

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You’re Not As Young As You Used To Be

You’re not as young as you once were is one of those stupid sayings that just states a fact. Every moment of your life this is true about where you are now compared to where you once were. As you … Continue reading

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It’s Not a Diet, It’s a Change

One of my favorite food people in the media is Mark Bittman, and he has a new book out, where he helps people learn how to cook without having to resort to processed foods. The basic gist of his way … Continue reading

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Safe for Children

At some point during my lifetime, the government quit watching over the ingredients that go into foods. I am sure that they quit doing a great deal of the great social things that the 1930s got started, but lately the … Continue reading

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Bear With Me, Gentle Reader

Today’s post will be long, because I have two post ideas that I am going to combine magically into one post. The transition will be so smooth you will think you are listening to a Dave Rawlings Machine medley. As … Continue reading

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Guess What’s for Breakfast

If you look in the cupboard tomorrow morning and select a box with food in it, shake some into a bowl and set down to eat, don’t put the box away. Hang onto it for a minute or two, and … Continue reading

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First Meeting of “One Small Change”

During the beginning of the meeting we had two of Karen’s Friday yoga girls show up, Ramon and Kathleen. While Dan was not present, we did Face Time him in so that he could meet them and talk about his … Continue reading

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To Backslide is Human

After Saturday’s trespass back into the world of sugar-eating I took a nap and went to work. My work is sometimes at long, odd hours. This time I went in at midnight and worked until eight AM on Sunday. I … Continue reading

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Gigantic Finish

Fast all day and finish with a colossal calorie dinner. This recipe is super easy to make, pretty much cooks itself, but turns in a whopping 437 calories per serving. We pared ours down somewhat from this ingredient list, no … Continue reading

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I Should Be Dead

Catchy headline, yes?  If my actually caloric intake equaled what my calorie counting program says it is, then I should be dead by now.  Yesterday I ate leftovers (pork chops, fried sweet potatoes and a portion of salad) for lunch. … Continue reading

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