Eating out of the box....

No. I am not speaking about TV-dinners or take-out!
I'm speaking figuratively. I wonder why I still work so very hard to put myself back in the box, after having broken out, over and over and over again. If you are wondering what I'm talking about I'm talking about yesterdays blog... where I say I will "...once again embark on a Vegan diet...". I have nothing against a Vegan diet, or most other diets for that matter, I just don't want to limit myself by putting another label on me or put myself back in a box. It also seems to me like it is much more balanced to go more with the flow - than you can do if you choose to label yourself in that manner... Yes, obviously I need to stay away from dairy - but everything else is optional for me and so it should be. I also believe it is much more healthy and balanced for my children to learn to listen to their body, as far as food is concerned, for what is healthy and what works from moment to moment, rather than trying to stick to or follow a very strict diet or food plan. Obviously I don't think eating "twinkies" everyday of their lives is the best solution, but within reason and if they truly listen to their bodies and spirits they will know and eat what works the best for them. It also goes hand-in-hand with the philosophy of life in general that me and my husband have for ourselves and our children.
Here I am once again eating a bit of humble pie, not much more than 48 hours after my last blog and "decision" of going vegan... realizing that I made a mistake and changing... again.
Now, honestly speaking, as far as my own eating, it won't change much at all... but I'm leaving the door open to where I can choose what works in each moment and not have a blanket-policy that I have to stay "true" to in order for my life to work right. What a relief!
Happy healthy, Out of the box eating to all of you!
Anette

FOOD ETC

Food is one of my and my husbands passions.
Some of you may know that our family has dabbled in all kinds of food adventures. What I mean is, during our 20+ year stint together, we have spent several years on a "junk-food" diet, several years as meat-eaterians, another couple of years as Lacto-ovo-Vegetarians, some more years as Vegans and, add to that another year of our family eating gluten-free and you can see that we have covered a lot of different foods and diets.
Most recently I've been eating mostly vegetarian and the rest of the family more of an omnivores diet, where 90% of the meat comes from Elk, Deer and Cows, all grass fed, and hunted or taken down by my husband and son.

Both my husband and I love to cook and experiment with new recipes and cooking delicuous food. We also brew our own beer and have succesfully created some of our own beer recipes, we've also dabbled in mead making and wine making. So anything that we put in our mouths we are quite passionate about. One of our favorite family activities is to cook or bake together and if we have no plans for the weekend, you can without fail, find all of us in the kitchen together.

One of the new directions my food-adventures is taking me is into a lacto-free world. I just discovered that I'm allergic to milk and pretty much all milk-products, so once again our family food adventures is taking another turn! After some deliberation and looking inside my heart and brain, I realize that I will once again embark on a Vegan diet - which fits both my spiritual convictions(eat no meat) and my physical body(drink no milk) - seems like a no-brainer to me. I must admit that my husband is a little bit worried, he has become quite dependent on his ham and eggs in the morning, and is currently under the conviction that unless you eat meat occasionaly you have a very hard time being a stable person... so hopefully after a few months with me on my new food adventure he will change his mind... :) Only time will tell.
It also looks like the girls will join me... but we will know for sure after Troy cooks his favorite cookies wether or not they truly have the desire to, or not. Of course if I bake some more Vegan cookies, that may level the playing field.
If any of you have any great Vegan recipes or ideas feel free to share...
Hejdå till nästa gång,
A