If it tastes bad it must be good for you

I’ve been staying with as much local farm stuff as I can and more importantly now staying away from Homogenized milk all together. The fats and items I eat are saturated and the milk is whole but I continue to lose. More and more I am convinced it is my bodies inability to process preservatives that keep me super sized. Well that and portion size. The other thing I notice that is hard to miss is mood. The frustration factor is way down so as I leave the rural and enter the world where I work the ability to deal with people is more constant.


In the 3 months I tried to not stay local and organic but still manage food and portion size weight loss and mood were not possible.

I am down another 35 pounds now and looking for ways to feel satisfied but still stay simple.

I am going to continue to beat the drum on that foul nasty Beet Kvass.

Beet Kvass –Click for site

• 3 medium or 2 large organic beetroot, peeled an chopped up coarsely.
• 1/4 cup whey made fresh from raw milk, leave raw milk on the bench it will turn to cheese and whey within a few days (if fresh whey is not available just add another tablespoon of sea salt)
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• Filtered water

Place beetroot, whey and salt in a 2-quart glass container. Add filtered water to fill the container. Stir well and cover securely. Keep at room temperature for 2 days before transferring to refrigerator.
I have amped my batches a bit and added more beets in a gallon jar. The result is a fluid that is a bit more viscous, so even fouler if you would drink it straight. I’ve been looking for something to mix it with it to cut the viscosity and the beet taste. I had been using orange juice but since I don’t make my own I find it has a ton of calories and the GI/GL is a bit higher than I would like at 46 GL and a 12 GI. it dawned on me to add fermented lemonade. If you look up lemonade you’ll find it has a higher GL/GI however I make my own and I don’t use sugar. Instead of sugar I use Agave Nectar and not very nectar much at that. The result is my morning Juice. I mix it at a ratio of 60/40 (Kvass to Juice) and then pour it over ice.

The result of all of this is I don’t feel hungry after breakfast- normally two poached eggs or one half cup oatmeal.



Fermented Lemonade –Click for site

• Juice of 4 lemons (organic is best)
• 1/4 c. Rapadura (the least refined type of sugar – your grocery or health food store has it)
• 1/4 c. whey (be sure to use homemade whey, not concentrated or powdered whey)
• 1/4 t. grated nutmeg (after our 2nd batch, we decided we like it better without this)
• 1 quart filtered water
• Optional: another 1/4 c. sugar after it’s done fermenting (it was too tart for us and this extra sugar was just what it needed)

** I dont use sugar I use Agave Nectar. I also do not use Nutmeg. Also you can not use lemon juice from the store, it has perservatives. Just squeese the 4 lemons and add filtered water. (Tap has addatives get them out for fermentation.)

Sally’s recipe in the cookbook was for double this amount and she said to place all ingredients into a 2-quart glass container, but my 2-quart glass jars were filled to 3/4 with only half of her recipe (the amounts above). Cover tightly and leave at room temperature for 2-3 days. Skim off any foam that may have risen to the top. Cover tightly and refrigerate

Ill be back maybe In 90 days

In the mean time ..
http://90andcounting.blogspot.com/

Whew Thick Ice

I got back from New jersey this week and went fishing Its been cold and i think we added 6 inches of ice. There must be 30 inches out there. We did fire up the grill and the heater and managed more fish for the table.

As a bonus this week we got Jumbo chicken eggs. They are all double yolkers. I added a video of the fish house it should be showing on the blog page.

We do try to stay local

Fishing has been pretty good this year. Bluegill were on the menu lately. I'm not sure why they are where we are finding them but Ill clean them and eat them 

 Potato and an asortment of bluegil crappie and walleye ... the potato and onion with fish I think is the best meal you can get in the winter. I would think you should get er done if you can.

25 Below

Brought home 3 crappie last night .. so 6 fresh filets.

Its 24 below this morning .. off to work. Its too cold for the temp gauge to work this morning .. so i guess that means its OFL outside  

 

ManFort Night

Yup it's Thursday so it's ManFort Night. Men everywhere are encouraged to find a spot and sit down with other men and do men stuff. At 6:30 Central US time we toast real men everywhere that are with us or with us in spirit. The official ManFort Spot is Al's salon in Center City


Al's

Tonight we will be meeting at the Red Shed Ice Shack. This is a Secret ManFort location only known to ManFort Central members who are founding members of ManFort.
Please do not confuse ManFort with Man Cave. Man Caves are for grunting cave men... ManFort more of a utopian society where we eliminate bad man sterol types and promote the good ones. Where women are the heart of honor children are protected and faith is promoted.
Gosh I hope the fishing is good.

Nice Weekend

3 days of fishing. We are sitting on around 18 inches of ice so that do bring out the weekend warriors and that’s always unfortunate. Yesterday Monday MLK Holiday brought folks out from everywhere. I showed up to fish and there was hardly a spot to park. I guess they see a couple houses sitting on the lake and assume it’s a hot spot. Silly Rabbits Usually there is no one behind us... this was yesterday yikes.

We did eat good fresh fish for breakfast this weekend though so still trying for as many freedom days as we can get

Well Then ... back at it

Lots of work. Lots of firsts for the kids. the dust cloud settles and its time to get back on track. Tonight perhaps Ill fish that will make a good breakfast.