Pink Eggs!

I'm always looking for simple ways to incorporate more vegetables into my diet. In this case, beetroot.

This recipe comes from the "That Sugar Film" blog. By the way if you haven't seen that film yet, you should.

Recipe [serves 2]

1 medium beetroot, peeled and finely grated

4-5 eggs 

1 Avocado 

Method

Grate the beetroot into a bowl. Add the eggs and mix well with a fork. Add to a pan greased with a dob of grass-fed butter or coconut oil and stir until cooked. Serve topped with chopped avocado.

So I thought that I would give this recipe a try.  Grating the fresh beetroot is a fun exercise, and expectedly a little messy!  But not as hard as I thought it might be, and if you promptly wash your hands, knife and chopping board, staining is not a problem, but you could wear gloves.

The end product looks a little ... let's go with unusual.  And the taste?  I think that I expected the beetroot flavour to be very dominant. Probably because most of my previous beetroot experience is a slice of vinegar-soaked canned beetroot on a hamburger. But actually it was very subtle and the overall verdict ... quite delicious!

For an extra nutritional punch I added some chopped fresh parsley along with the avocado. The second time I made it I also added a chopped spring onion to the mixture before cooking.

I think this may well become a frequent breakfast meal for me, but could also be handy as a quick lunch or dinner.

Source: "That Sugar Film" Damon's Post Experiment Recipes ebook
http://thatsugarfilm.com/act-now/recipes/

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It's Your Life

In her song, "It's Your Life" singer Francesca Battistelli sings:

"... always waiting 
for someone else to fix you,
tell me when did you forget

it's your life..."

There is only one person who is responsible for my health, fitness and happiness.

It's my life.  It's my choice.

Listen to full song: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=francesca+battistelli+its+your+life&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

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This blog is about me, what I'm doing, what's working for me, and what's not. It includes my experiences and opinions. It is for general information only and is in no way intended to replace the advice of a health care professional.

Change Your Thinking

Was one of your New Year's resolutions to get healthier?

How's that going?

I read this the other day:

"It's impossible to change wrong behaviour to right behaviour without an attitude adjustment, which means that first we change the way we think." ~ Joyce Meyer.

Joyce makes a very good point here about first needing to change thinking. 

When I overhauled my diet 3 1/2 years ago I had strong motivation to do so - the hope of putting an end to regular migraines that effected me. It was on a hunch, and somewhat out of desperation, that I tried a detox eating plan, and when the dietary changes I made showed signs of improvement, the motivation to continue was definitely locked in. 

But I'm glad I didn't stop there. Whilst this already began to change my thinking about food, I started to try to find out more about nutrition, and in the process was drawn to stories of people with various health conditions who had success by changing their diet. 

One such success story is documented in the book, The Science of Skinny by Dee McCaffrey. Dee is an environmental chemist and she devotes a whole chapter of her book to discussing chemical food additives. Reading this was a real eye opener and furfher fueled the change in my thinking about food, in particular, processed foods, and with changed thinking I don't find it difficult to keep on with my new food lifestyle. 

I recently came across this story from the ABC's Catalyst program, "Our Chemical Lives" which is worth a look. We should not become too paranoid about these things but should definitely be aware, and there are many practical things we can do to reduce our exposure to chemicals. If you want a cleaner, healthier life, this knowledge will help to change your thinking,

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4207313.htm

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This blog is about me, what I'm doing, what's working for me, and what's not. It includes my experiences and opinions. It is for general information only and is in no way intended to replace the advice of a health care professional.