Comments for 8weeks2thrive http://8weeks2thrive.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com site Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:46:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on We are up and running! by 8weeks2thrive http://8weeks2thrive.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/hello-world/#comment-11 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:46:24 +0000 http://8weeks2thrive.wordpress.com/?p=1#comment-11 I tend to use butter, coconut oil, or sesame oil. Stop and Shop has coconut oil, it is located in the organic foods aisle, down near the organic butters and such, at least the one in smithfield. Sesame oil is better to cook with from what I read, however, it leaves a distinctive flavor.
Use what your budget can afford. getting off of grains and processed foods is the main thing.

]]> Comment on We are up and running! by jdamico68 http://8weeks2thrive.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/hello-world/#comment-10 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:38:56 +0000 http://8weeks2thrive.wordpress.com/?p=1#comment-10 I really enjoyed the first class and went straight to the grocery store to procure some squash because I wanted to make the stuffed acorn dish. I never cooked with coconut oil and was mildly surprised to find it not very oil like. I was expecting to find it in a liquid form not a solid but it works great and I haven’t really noticed any coconut flavor interfering with the food. I did learn that Stop and Shop does not carry coconut oil but Homegoods does and it is cheaper than Whole Foods.

Two questions:
1. What other oil is recommended to cook with when using medium to high heat? I know we sort of eliminated canola but I am wondering about grapeseed.
2. In order to stretch our food dollars, is vegetarian fed beef ok? I was at Whole Paycheck and bought a pound of grass fed beef but then noticed they also carry beef that is a mixture of vegetarian and grass fed.

Thanks,
Jim

]]> Comment on Acorn Squash Breakfast Hash by Jessi http://8weeks2thrive.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/acorn-squash/#comment-9 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:39:51 +0000 http://8weeks2thrive.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-9 Made this tonight for the week and tried some. It was wonderful!!!

]]> Comment on How well do you know your Breakfast Cereal? by Aga http://8weeks2thrive.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/how-well-do-you-know-your-breakfast-cereal/#comment-8 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:03:18 +0000 http://8weeks2thrive.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-8 Great explanation. Chris and I always thought we were eating ‘well’ because we ate Kashi and thought that it was a great breakfast. Until one day we actually read the label more carefully to discover that all the “good” stuff in it was added (vitamins, etc). So if the good stuff has to be added to make cereal “healthy”, how good can cereal be by itself? Not very. We now eat eggs, smoothies (coconut milk+fruit), and/or previous night’s leftovers for breakfast :)

]]> Comment on How well do you know your Breakfast Cereal? by travelingmad http://8weeks2thrive.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/how-well-do-you-know-your-breakfast-cereal/#comment-7 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:48:41 +0000 http://8weeks2thrive.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-7 Wow. I didn’t know all of this. Interesting info. I also don’t spend much time making breakfast. I’m lucky if I can squeeze in a bowl of cereal. Also I miss breakfast while living in France. I wrote a post about it: http://travelingmad.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/food-for-the-homesick/
France can do better!

]]> Comment on Acorn Squash Breakfast Hash by 8weeks2thrive http://8weeks2thrive.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/acorn-squash/#comment-2 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:00:30 +0000 http://8weeks2thrive.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-2 I did the same thing with some organic yams from whole foods, and it was just as delicious. One thing I have been adding to a lot of things lately is some cinnamon.

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