Re: Brand new and gathering info

March 16, 2006

Hello, Congrats on your upcoming marriage and good for you for wanting to

eat better. I too am just starting on this path. Unfortunately, I have a

full kitchen. lol I joined this board last week and you will get plenty of

good advice. I can relate about the health food store situation. Its like

that here too. If you have the NT book, she has a page or two with all the

equipment worth getting. I would say off the top of my head, crockpot,

stainless steel cook or cast iron cookware, a good processor, hand mixer.

Very important to only cook in glass, ceramic, cast iron or stainless steel.

Go to www.localharvest.org and search for your area. Also see if there is a

local chapter of WAP. You never know, sometimes you find things when you are

not looking. Ask the friend from church where they shop.

Good Luck to you and God Bless.

-- Brand new and gathering info

Hi all! I just learned of the native nutrition idea from a friend at

church. I am getting married in September and have been looking for

ways to eat better and to help my new hubby eat better (He's a

stereotypical bachelor AND works fast food). I'll be starting from

scratch with an empty kitchen so I figured I should fill it with " good

stuff " This will be a radical lifestyle difference for both of us.

Any suggestions on things I should put in the wedding registry to help

out? We'll also be on a VERY tight budget, living in an area that, as

far as I know, is slim on health food stores and the like. So any

suggestions on how to scout out places to shop would be especially

helpful too!

Thanks!

March 16, 2006

Hi and welcome. I would suggest hooking up with the Weston A Price Chapter

Leader nearest you. Their primary goal is to connect people with good local

sources of food. www.westonaprice.org

Ellen

On 3/16/06, okigirl95 <okigirl95@...> wrote:

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> Hi all! I just learned of the native nutrition idea from a friend at

> church. I am getting married in September and have been looking for

> ways to eat better and to help my new hubby eat better (He's a

> stereotypical bachelor AND works fast food). I'll be starting from

> scratch with an empty kitchen so I figured I should fill it with " good

> stuff " This will be a radical lifestyle difference for both of us.

> Any suggestions on things I should put in the wedding registry to help

> out? We'll also be on a VERY tight budget, living in an area that, as

> far as I know, is slim on health food stores and the like. So any

> suggestions on how to scout out places to shop would be especially

> helpful too!

>

> Thanks!

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March 16, 2006

How much time will you have? I got a kitchenaid for a wedding

present, planned to use it to make homemade bread. Found out it's

messy and a pain to clean. I prefer having my electric grain mill.

I think the website for them is www.pleasanthill.com.

Really good cookware is nice, like a big stock pot, crock pot with

removable crock, bread pans (glass or stainless), enamel or glass

baking dishes with lids.

There's a fantastic way of cooking meats where you leave it in the

oven for 8 hours at 250 degrees (covered!!!). Needs no salt,

seasonings, or anything and is tender and delicious every time.

Slow cookers are almost as good and use less electricity.

If you think you might like sprouts, there are some nice sprouting

trays.

Might be a good way to get a Harsch crock for making

sauerkraut/pickles if you think you'll be eating that sort of

thing. Good sauerkraut is very addictive and good for you. You'll

probably need to look online to find out where they are sold.

Another nifty thing to ask for is an electric ice cream mixer. It's

almost impossible to find raw milk ice cream. Get a good food

processor/blender as well and you can make sorbets out of fresh

fruit. Very nice when you have kids!!!!

Welcome to the group and congratulations on your upcoming wedding!

It's fantastic you're finding out about this stuff before you try to

have kids, instead of after. Have you seen the pictures on

www.westonaprice.org of the WAP babies???? So cool!

- Renate

--- In , " okigirl95 " <okigirl95@...>

wrote:

>

> Hi all! I just learned of the native nutrition idea from a friend

at

> church. I am getting married in September and have been looking

for

> ways to eat better and to help my new hubby eat better (He's a

> stereotypical bachelor AND works fast food). I'll be starting

from

> scratch with an empty kitchen so I figured I should fill it

with " good

> stuff " This will be a radical lifestyle difference for both of

us.

> Any suggestions on things I should put in the wedding registry to

help

> out? We'll also be on a VERY tight budget, living in an area

that, as

> far as I know, is slim on health food stores and the like. So any

> suggestions on how to scout out places to shop would be especially

> helpful too!

>

> Thanks!

>

March 16, 2006

Hi Okigirl,

Some things I find useful and would be good wedding gifts:

Le Creuset cast iron coated with enamel dutch oven, saucepans, roasting pan, etc

Good cast iron frying pans

Stainless steel cookware (Kitchen Aid makes a good line)

Dehydrator (I have the cheap American Harvest and it's just fine)

Cuisinart

Hand held blender (for smoothies and pureed soups)

Ice cream maker (the Cuisinart is good)

Crock pot

FYI, there's a site that compiles all the registry stuff you want in

one place (and you can add stuff from stores that do not offer a

registry): Felicite.com. Check it out, especially if you are planning

on asking for unusual items. In general, go for QUALITY. You won't

be sorry! This way of eating on a budget can be challenging, but many

on this list do it, so keep asking questions.

In terms of converting your husband, my advice is to go slowly, learn

to cook really well, and refrain from telling him how healthy the food

you are making is. Maybe start with soup. You can roast a chicken

one night and then use the bones to make broth for the next day. Do

you have the book " Nourishing Traditions " yet? See if your library

has it and check out some of the recipes.

HTH,

in Los Angeles

March 17, 2006

Thank You all SOOOO much for all the advice! This is a good start and

we have already registered for most of the things you all suggested:-)

My future husband and I talked this morning about my wish to go this

route and he responded " You are going to have to do alot of convincing

to get me into this. " I told him I would cook it and feed it to him

and he'd never know the difference:-) He said I was probably right:-)

He isn't much of a cook and he will eat anything you put in front of

him, even if it is something he doesn't particularly like, so I'm not

too worried about changing him over:-) I'm hoping that this will be

good for both of us since we both have digestion related medical

problems plus I have allergies (or chronic nonallergic rhinitis) that

MAY be food related (doctors can't tell what I'm allergic to even

though I'm in a constant state of reaction). I'll definately add the

appliances to our registry!!

March 18, 2006

When I see " digestion related " I think of gluten intolerance and

possibly problems with too many starches in general. I would

definitely read " Dangerous Grains " and " The Specific Carbohydrate

Diet " --see if your library carries them.

HTH,

I'm hoping that this will be

> good for both of us since we both have digestion related medical

> problems plus I have allergies (or chronic nonallergic rhinitis) that

> MAY be food related (doctors can't tell what I'm allergic to even

> though I'm in a constant state of reaction). I'll definately add the

> appliances to our registry!!

March 18, 2006

Thanks :-) My future hubby has lactose intolerance and acid

reflux problems, as well as possibly some low blood sugar issues. I am

starting to get the classic symptoms of irritable bowel syndrom, which

my mom has and sometimes have problems with lactose, though not

consistently. I live in a TINY town that has no library:-( But, when

I get married I will be moving to a town with a library and I'm SOOO

excited about that:-)

I'm also wondering...my dad and I are planting a garden as soon as the

weather holds with the intention of canning or freezing some of the

produce so I can take it with me when I get married. Is there

a " preferred " way to do this? My mom is going to help with the

canning/freezing and usually follows the traditional Ball heat canning

method (we don't have a pressure canner and the thought of it scares

us).

Thanks again for everyone's help!

March 18, 2006

If you haven't planted the garden yet, you could consider growing

some Asian greens - Bok Choi, Napa, etc. and radish and making

kimchi to preserve them. Any sort of canning destroys enzymes and

nutrients, as does blanching prior to freezing. Fermenting on the

other hand enhances the nutrients as the enzymes and bacteria

actually make more of some nutrients like choline and some b

vitamins. Kimchi is VERY easy to make.

Make a brine of 1 tablespoon NATURAL salt - celtic sea salt or

Redmond RealSalt for each cup of water - filtered or boiled to

remove chlorine is best. How much brine you need depends on how

much you are preserving - I start with about 4 cups. Chop the bok

choi, cabbage, etc and put in a large bowl and add enough brine to

cover when pressed down with a plate. Meanwhile, start slicing

carrots, radishes, any type of onion - leeks, shallots, green

onions, etc and add them to the brine, making sure it all stays

submerged. Then crush garlic - a bulb or less for a few heads of

cabbage, add that, grate or mince ginger - 1 - 2 " piece and add,

then add either some fresh hot peppers or dried hot peppers if you

like. You can make it pretty spicy as it absorbs the seasonings to

some degree.

After a couple of hours when the cabbage is nice and wilted, pack it

into clean jars pressing down pretty hard to get all the air out.

Find smaller jars or drinking glasses to fit inside the top to keep

it submerged. Put all the filled jars on a cookie sheet to catch

juice as it bubbles out and cover with an old towel or cloth diaper

or some cheesecloth (to keep out gnats and light). Let it sit a

week, then put lids on the jars and move them to a cool cellar or

the refrigerator.

Kimchi is great as a topping for rice or mashed potatoes. It also

makes a wonderful salad topping with toasted sesame oil. I think in

Korea they eat it on fish.

It has many healing properties and is one of the very best

probiotics for candida problems. It also is energizing (sometimes

too much so - for lunch may be better than for dinner - it can keep

you up!) Some research indicates it helps level blood sugar, and

the type of lactobacilli in it colonize the gut even better than the

type in dairy products to help it stay healthy.

It may take a batch or so to get the knack, but once you get the

hang of it, it's very easy and the results are WONDERFUL!

For the acid reflux you can try Lara's remedy - eating more

salt. The digestive system needs the sodium to make sodium

bicarbonate which it uses to neutralize the acid from the stomach.

He claims salt is effective in aiding many types of digestive

complaints. Just don't use table salt. Use Natural salt, always!

--- In , " okigirl95 " <okigirl95@...>

wrote:

>

> Thanks :-) My future hubby has lactose intolerance and

acid

> reflux problems, as well as possibly some low blood sugar issues.

I am

> starting to get the classic symptoms of irritable bowel syndrom,

which

> my mom has and sometimes have problems with lactose, though not

> consistently. I live in a TINY town that has no library:-( But,

when

> I get married I will be moving to a town with a library and I'm

SOOO

> excited about that:-)

>

> I'm also wondering...my dad and I are planting a garden as soon as

the

> weather holds with the intention of canning or freezing some of

the

> produce so I can take it with me when I get married. Is there

> a " preferred " way to do this? My mom is going to help with the

> canning/freezing and usually follows the traditional Ball heat

canning

> method (we don't have a pressure canner and the thought of it

scares

> us).

>

> Thanks again for everyone's help!

>

March 18, 2006

> For the acid reflux you can try Lara's remedy - eating more

> salt. The digestive system needs the sodium to make sodium

> bicarbonate which it uses to neutralize the acid from the stomach.

> He claims salt is effective in aiding many types of digestive

> complaints. Just don't use table salt. Use Natural salt, always!

>

Actually the salt promotes stomach acid, according to Sally Fallon. And it

is lack of stomach acid in most cases that is the cause of acid reflux. Dr.

has written a book on the subject called Why Stomach Acid is

good for You.

Ellen

March 18, 2006

> I'm hoping that this will be

> good for both of us since we both have digestion related medical

> problems plus I have allergies (or chronic nonallergic rhinitis) that

> MAY be food related (doctors can't tell what I'm allergic to even

> though I'm in a constant state of reaction). I'll definately add the

> appliances to our registry!!

>

You might want to look into gluten and/or casein as possibly being at the

root of these problems. There is an offspring of this group that might

provide you some inforfmation: GFCFNN

Ellen

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