Home cooked meal

I'm cooking at home to save my money and my health. I made the following yesterday and it turned out pretty good.

1. Preheat the oven to 425°
2. Cutting board
3. Large mixing bowl
4. Press-n-Seal
5. Aluminum Foil
6. Large casserole dish
7. Kitchen knife
8. Measuring Spoons
9. Small bowl to mix the following seasonings:
1. 1/2 teaspoon of Oregano
2. 1/4 teaspoon of Garlic Powder
3. 1/4 teaspoon of Coriander
4. 1/4 teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper
5. 1/4 teaspoon of Black Pepper
6. 1/4 teaspoon of Salt
10. Cut into bite size pieces, the following:
1. 5 stalks of Celery
2. 1 large Onion of your choice
3. 1 large bell pepper
11. Add a medium container of sliced mushrooms
12. Add a regular bag of Coleslaw Mix
13. Add 2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil
14. Add 2 Tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar
15. Add the seasonings
16. Cover the bowl with Press-n-Seal and tumble the ingredients in the bowl until everything is evenly covered with the seasonings. By turning the bowl on it's side and gently spinning it, the contents actually seem to mix more thoroughly than by stirring.
17. Coat a large casserole dish with a thin layer of Olive oil. I usually drop in a Tablespoon and spread it around with a paper towel.
18. Pour the contents of the mixing bowl into the casserole dish.
19. Cover with foil
20. Bake for 30 minutes.
21. Enjoy hot or cold. I like to add Chow Mein noodles.

Quest for Food

The Light House Restaurant, Rochester, IL

Yesterday I crashed hard after breakfast. I ate two pieces of whole wheat toast and drank some Orange juice. I think it was the carbohydrates, so this morning I had some unsweetened juice concentrate I found at the Vitamin Shoppe, some Beet Root, Tart Cherry, and Cranberry. Then I followed up with coffee and four slices of Bacon.

I'm sitting here now, a half-hour later, and I'm not feeling the weight of the world washing over me. That wave of inexplicable exhaustion, like an invisible weighted blanket. Maybe too soon? Maybe other circumstances?

According to Nutritiondata.self.com, bacon has a one star rating when it comes to weight loss, but only a two star rating for weight gain. One might think they should be diametrically opposed. 

I heard recently that dietary fat and cholesterol were given a false bad rap by the sugar industry. I did a little research and posted the links at the Cringing Consumer blog.

So, this morning before I go workout at Planet Fitness, I'm looking up foods that are highest in Protein and Potassium, and lowest in total Carbohydrates and total Fat. Here are just a few of the "999 results:" Spoiler alert: Mostly Pork, Poultry and Dairy with fresh fruits and vegetables.

• Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, raw 
• Cheese, mozzarella, nonfat 
• CAMPBELL Soup Company, V8 Vegetable Juice, Lemon Twist V8 
• Watercress, raw 
• Margarine, vegetable oil spread, stick/tub/bottle, 60% fat 
• Cowpeas, leafy tips, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 
• Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 
• Cabbage, common, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 
• Radishes, raw 
• Tomatoes, red, ripe, cooked 
• Beef, cured, pastrami 
• Pickles, cucumber, dill, low sodium 
• Peppers, sweet, green, raw 

The trouble is with making sandwiches, pizza or including pasta. Healthline.com suggests there are ten viable substitutes for "conventional wheat bread," I'm going to look at the Carbohydrate content of each to see which is the lowest. I'll just look at the three most easily accessible:

• Corn Tortillas - 8 grams of carbohydrates. Tend to fall apart raw, shatter, 3.5 star rating for weight gain.
• Rye Breat - Nope. 15 grams of carbohydrates.
• Sourdough Bread - Nope - 18 grams of carbohydrates

Normal wheat bread has 12 grams of carbs, and white bread has 23 grams if carbohydrates!
Then there is Rice Bran Bread with 12 grams of carbs.

It's been over an hour and I still feel pretty darn good.

Food Fights

BBC News

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CNN Money

Russia to burn banned Western food

GhanaWeb

India sues Nestle for nearly $100m over food safety

The Times of India

Will Destroy 45 crore Maggi packets: Nestle

The Asian Age

GMO in my mustard

abc.net.au

Does Scotland's decision to ban genetically modified crops lend support to GM moratoriums in South Australia and Tasmania?

Tech Times

How Tiny Particles Called Prions Access And Destroy The Brain

foodtank

Save Our Soils

The Himalayan

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Latino Health

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In addition to what was happening in Russia, I saw an article about imported food being destroyed in other countries. In most of these countries, the Press is much more pressured to keep certain information sequestered.