Paleo Diet

[pardus]

Also...first kiwi was yesterday...they are not soft.

It's a Kiwifruit, not a Kiwi. A Kiwi is a bird and also a New Zealander.
If it wasn't softish then it wasn't ripe. It should have some 'give' when you give it a gentle squeeze.

 

[MilkTruckCoPilot]

I have completely fallen off the wagon, pretty much the wheels fell off as well...

I've gained over 10lbs, every injury I have ever had in my life seems to of reared it's ugly head and is causing pain, joints are popping and cracking like crazy...

This is day 1 for me.

 

[reed11b]

It's a Kiwifruit, not a Kiwi. A Kiwi is a bird and also a New Zealander.
If it wasn't softish then it wasn't ripe. It should have some 'give' when you give it a gentle squeeze.

Too easy....must be a trap
Reed

 

[Brill]

It's a Kiwifruit, not a Kiwi. A Kiwi is a bird and also a New Zealander.
If it wasn't softish then it wasn't ripe. It should have some 'give' when you give it a gentle squeeze.

You do realize that "it" in your second and third sentences refers to a New Zealander?

 

[pardus]

You do realize that "it" in your second and third sentences refers to a New Zealander?

And your point is?

 

[Ooh-Rah]

I have completely fallen off the wagon, pretty much the wheels fell off as well...

I've gained over 10lbs, every injury I have ever had in my life seems to of reared it's ugly head and is causing pain, joints are popping and cracking like crazy...

This is day 1 for me.

I hit a pothole right after Thanksgiving. 30 day challenge...starting Saturday (tomorrow)..."in"?

 

[racing_kitty]

My pothole started shortly before the end of January. Don't feel bad.

 

[SpongeBob*24]

Honest question, would you consider EPIC MEAL time Paleo.....?

 

[Ooh-Rah]

Honest question, would you consider EPIC MEAL time Paleo.....?

Honest answer...it technically could be. But you have to remember with Paleo, it's not like Atkins where you are just focused on protein, Paleo is about where the food is sourced. (grass fed vs. corn...no antibioics vs. antibiotics...etc)

 

[SpongeBob*24]

Thanks boss...

 

[ThunderHorse]

I buy all of my food at the commissary…if you can afford going to Whole Foods every week, have at it.

 

[RustyShackleford]

if you can afford going to Whole Foods every week, have at it.

There is a reason why Whole Foods stores are in affluent neighborhoods. Scum like us aren't supposed to shop there or live past 40!

 

[MOTOMETO]

I think Whole Foods nickname is Whole Paycheck. They're cashing in on the popularity of organic food. I really want to know how they decide on those ridiculous prices.

 

[CDG]

I really want to know how they decide on those ridiculous prices.

People pay them.

 

[MilkTruckCoPilot]

I hit a pothole right after Thanksgiving. 30 day challenge...starting Saturday (tomorrow)..."in"?

I'm with ya bro, let's do it!

 

[goon175]

I think Whole Foods nickname is Whole Paycheck. They're cashing in on the popularity of organic food. I really want to know how they decide on those ridiculous prices.

It's not cheap buying organic, and then on top of that sourcing from mostly local farms and ranches as well as small businesses that can't afford razor thin margins. Whole Foods gives small businesses a spot on their shelves when the other big grocers do not. Also, Whole Foods really sets a standard for employee benefits (when compared to grocers of similar size). It also should be noted that they have two CEO's, one takes a $1 a year salary, the other caps his salary at 19 times the earnings of the average worker (extremely low by todays current CEO compensation standards). http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/18/walter-robb-salary_n_3459029.html

Now, I can't afford to buy everything there, but I do regularly go there for certain items. If I ever have the expendable income required to solely shop there, I definitely will.

 

[MOTOMETO]

@goon175 you're making WF sound like they're the answer to the food problems faced these days. Whole Foods is more concerned about profit rather than how organic and local their food is.

Walk down the aisles of any Whole Foods Market (WFM) or browse the wholesale catalogue of industry giant United Natural Foods (UNFI) and look closely. What do you see? .... The overwhelming majority of WFM products, even their best-selling private label, "365" house brand, are not organic, but rather the products of chemical-intensive and energy-intensive farm and food production factories.

http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_18493.cfm

That article does a good job of explaining everything that is wrong with WF and stores like it. All they're doing is taking advantage of the organic movement and laughing all the way to the bank. Plus they've been accused of monopolistic practices for buying out the competition. If people really want to buy local and organic they're better off getting their information from places like this:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/btc/BuyingGuide.cfm

http://www.localharvest.org/?f

http://www.westonaprice.org

http://www.eatwild.com/products/index.html

 

[goon175]

@goon175 you're making WF sound like they're the answer to the food problems faced these days. Whole Foods is more concerned about profit rather than how organic and local their food is.



http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_18493.cfm

That article does a good job of explaining everything that is wrong with WF and stores like it. All they're doing is taking advantage of the organic movement and laughing all the way to the bank. Plus they've been accused of monopolistic practices for buying out the competition. If people really want to buy local and organic they're better off getting their information from places like this:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/btc/BuyingGuide.cfm

http://www.localharvest.org/?f

http://www.westonaprice.org

http://www.eatwild.com/products/index.html

Well, if their food was more affordable... then they would be the answer to a lot of the food problems these days.

They aren't a non-profit organization. They are a for profit company that, yes, does want to make a profit. I'll never hate a company for doing that as long as their pursuit of profit is done ethically and legally.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Well, if their food was more affordable... then they would be the answer to a lot of the food problems these days.

They aren't a non-profit organization. They are a for profit company that, yes, does want to make a profit. I'll never hate a company for doing that as long as their pursuit of profit is done ethically and legally.

Your first statement is spot on. Depending on the grocery store/chain, many do actually sell local products. Kroger is one example, as were many grocery stores when I lived up north. As for the profit margin, well, I can go to places like Whole Foods and Fresh Market or whatever its called and pay an arm and a leg or I can grow my own stuff or buy it at farmers markets and can stuff for the winter and shop selectively from there.

The same goes for meat. I have a chest freezer full of deer, a cow we had butchered (went in with a few others on this), and other meat that I didn't pay Whole Food prices for or actually killed and butchered myself.

 

[goon175]

Your first statement is spot on. Depending on the grocery store/chain, many do actually sell local products. Kroger is one example, as were many grocery stores when I lived up north. As for the profit margin, well, I can go to places like Whole Foods and Fresh Market or whatever its called and pay an arm and a leg or I can grow my own stuff or buy it at farmers markets and can stuff for the winter and shop selectively from there.

The same goes for meat. I have a chest freezer full of deer, a cow we had butchered (went in with a few others on this), and other meat that I didn't pay Whole Food prices for or actually killed and butchered myself.

Totally agree with that. If you have the means, than absolutely that is the way to go. Once I move out of my current den and into a house again (where I can fit a chest freezer) I plan on being completely independent from grocery stores for meat.