Farm Foods

I think this must be one of my favorite days of the year...

The first day of CSA!

What is CSA you ask?  It is Community Supported Agriculture.  Basically we support a local farm and they bring us yummy foods.

So many yummies!!

I get the cool opportunity to write blogs for the farm that we support.  I love it because it gives me an outlet for all of my excitement over what it going on in our kitchen.  Last year we bagan making drastic changes in how we were eating.  I went totally grain free and sugar free and the house follows that loosely. 

It has made an incredible difference in my health.  I have lost a few pounds, but more than anything, I feel great.  All of my ache and pains that come occasionally with my Crohn's disease have almost totally vanished.  

The CSA has given us a great way to persue this healthy lifestyle!  So my blog will lean that direction now.  I figured if I was blogging for them then I might as well do it for my own blog.

How 'bout a Salad?

Gone are the days of iceburg lettuce and ranch dressing.  Try something new!  We received some beautiful Kale and spinach today and together they would make a great salad. 

Top those leafy greens with some strawberries, almonds, blackberries,  and a protein like chicken or fish.  

You salad can really go south if you aren't careful with your dressing. So why not make your own...

In a small bowl, whisk together apple cider vinegar, mustard, honey, salt and pepper until combined. Slowly stream in olive oil while whisking until emulsified. Easy!!

*To slice kale, first fold each leaf in half, then cut away and toss the stems. You can slice the stems into slivers and use them, too. Next, working in batches of several leaves, roll up the leaves like a cigar to consolidate them for easy chopping. 

Did you Know....

A grilled market salad at Chick-Fil-A without dressing has only 200 calories. But when you add the Avocado-lime-ranch dressing it adds 310 calories. That's 510 calories.  A chicken sandwich has 410 calories. 

A Chili's Quasadilla Explosion Salad has 850 calories withOUT dressing and 1439 calories with. 

Happy Healthy Eating

Lindsay