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Aussie Burgers

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Aussie Burger, Wellness Hammock

One of my younger sisters spent a few months in Australia a few years ago. The summer Elav and I moved in with my parents for our in-between-school-and-job section of life, she introduced us all to these Australian burgers. They are delicious!

Aussie Burgers

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 grass-fed beef patties
4 slices pineapple
4 fried free-range eggs
2 large beetroot or 4 small beetroot
mayonnaise

Directions

  1. Roast beetroot in the oven: slice thinly and bake at 350° F for approximately 30-40 minutes.
  2. Grill or fry the beef patties and pineapple.
  3. Fry the eggs.
  4. Layer the burger: beef patty, mayonnaise, pineapple, egg and beetroot

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What’s with Beef? Myths and Truths of Red Meat

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Butter.
Eggs.
Beef.

What do these have in common? They’ve all been demonized by Diet Dictocrats! Eggs have been redeemed, condemned, redeemed, condemned and finally redeemed again. And butter is a story for another day. Let’s focus on beef.

Juicy hamburgers, steaks and roasts are blamed for diabetes; high blood pressure; cardiovascular disease; bladder, stomach, colon and breast cancer; autoimmune disease; E.coli; impotence; and blindness as well causing more emissions to the planet than vehicles!

Let’s hit on a few highlights! (more…)

Posted in American Heart Association, Cholesterol, Dietary Fat, Dietary Guidelines, Human Health Foods, Protein, Red Meat, saturated fats, Veganism and Vegetarianism | 3 Comments »

Easy Recipe for Crock Pot Beef Stew

Friday, January 28th, 2011

If you are a busy person, you probably already know about the Crock Pot.  This is an amazing invention specifically designed, I surmise, to produce a delicious dinner for a couple of people or a family of–well, under 8 should do it without having to do hardly any work the day of!  For example, if you know you won’t get home until dinner time on Monday simply do the work Sunday night.  All you have to do Monday is put the crock pot on in the morning and then show up for dinner.

I am also including directions for the oven if you prefer that method of cooking.  The definite benefit of using the oven in the winter is that it helps heat the house while making dinner.  And women (and men, I’m sure) enjoy anything, or anyone, that can do 2 things at the same time.  Unless it’s checking out at the grocery store while talking on the phone.  Not cool, people.  Not cool.

Crock Pot Beef Stew

Serves 6-8

Ingredients

3 lbs Stew Beef, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup Red Wine
3-4 cups Beef Stock
4 Tomatoes, peeled, seeded, chopped – or 1 can
4 Tb Tomato Paste
1/2 tsp Black Peppercorns
several sprigs Fresh Thyme, tied together
2 Garlic Cloves, peeled and crushed
2-3 small pieces of Orange Peel
8 small Red Potatoes (GAPS patients omit)
1 lb carrots, peeled and cut into sticks
Salt
Pepper

Directions

  1. Marinate meat in red wine for 8 hours.
  2. Put all ingredients into
    1. Flameproof casserole and cook 250 F for 12 hours OR
    2. A crock pot on low for 12 hours.

      *You can complete everything until now the night before*

  3. Add carrots and potatoes to the top of the dish during the last hour OR steam carrots and boil potatoes in separate pans on the stove top (this option will take less time to cook) OR forgo carrots and potatoes, have a side salad instead.
  4. Season dish to taste.

From Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats

Posted in cooking, Crock Pot, dinner, Easy to Make, Elav, food, food sources, Food we do eat, GAPS, Human Health Foods, recipes, Red Meat, saturated fats, women's health | No Comments »

What is Wrong with the Modern American Diet

Monday, January 24th, 2011

I found this article as I was perusing Weston A. Price Foundation’s website. The following are guidelines for the Standard American Diet – and look where we’ve ended up following these suggestions: overweight, sick, and confused. Thankfully here are answers explaining why the USDA guidelines are wrong.

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Health Topics – ABC’s of Nutrition

Saturday, January 01 2000 18:48

PC DIETARY GUIDELINES
PC DIETARY DANGERS
Avoid saturated fats
Saturated fats play many important roles in the body. They provide integrity to the cell membrane, enhance the body’s use of essential fatty acids, enhance the immune system, protect the liver and contribute to strong bones. Saturated fats do not cause heart disease. In fact, saturated fats are the preferred food for the heart. Your body makes saturated fats out of carbohydrates.
Limit cholesterol
Dietary cholesterol contributes to the strength of the intestinal wall and helps babies and children develop a healthy brain and nervous system. Foods that contain cholesterol also provide many other important nutrients. Only oxidized cholesterol, found in powdered milk and powdered eggs, contributes to heart disease. Powdered milk is added to 1% and 2% milk.
Use more polyunsaturated oils
Polyunsaturates in more than small amounts contribute to cancer, heart disease, autoimmune diseases, learning disabilities, intestinal problems and premature aging. Large amounts of polyunsaturated fats are new to the human diet, due to the modern use of commercial liquid vegetable oils.
Avoid red meat
Red meat is a rich source of nutrients that protect the heart and nervous system including vitamins B12 and B6, zinc, phosphorus, carnitine and Coenzyme Q10.
Cut back on eggs
Eggs are nature’s perfect food, providing excellent protein, the gamut of nutrients and important fatty acids that contribute to the health of the brain and nervous system. Americans had less heart disease when they ate more eggs. Egg substitutes cause rapid death in test animals.
Eat lean meat and drink lowfat milk
Lean meat and lowfat milk lack fat soluble vitamins needed to assimilate protein and minerals in meat and milk. Consumption of low-fat foods can lead to depletion of vitamin A and D reserves.
Limit fat consumption to 30% of calories
30% calories as fat is too low for most people, leading to low blood sugar and fatigue. Traditional diets contained 40% to 80% of calories as healthy fats, mostly of animal origin.
Eat 6-11 servings of grains per day
Most grain products are made from white flour, which is devoid of nutrients. Additives in white flour can cause vitamin deficiencies. Whole grain products can cause mineral deficiencies and intestinal problems unless properly prepared.
Restrict salt
Salt is crucial to digestion and assimilation. Salt is also necessary for the development and functioning of the nervous system.
At least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day
Fruits and vegetables receive an average of 10 applications of pesticides, from seed to storage. Consumers should seek out organic produce. Quality counts!
Eat more soy foods
Modern soy foods block mineral absorption, inhibit protein digestion, depress thyroid function and contain potent carcinogens.

Posted in Carbohydrates, Cholesterol, Disease, eggs, Fad Diets, food, Food we do eat, Good Fats vs. Bad Fats, Grass-Fed, Human Health Foods, REAL milk, Red Meat, Salt, saturated fats, Soy, vitamins | No Comments »