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The Claim: Chicken Is Now As Bad For You As Ice-Cream

perfectlyproduce — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:10:46 +0000

The Huffington Post published an article today (May 11th) titled “Could Chicken be Contributing to the Obesity Epidemic?“. This article, along with the message from the original study authors, highlights that factory farming is not only an animal cruelty issue, but also an issue of declining nutrition. The HuffPost article stated that chicken meat in [...]

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Coconut Berry Puree | A Perfectly Simple Dairy & Gluten-Free Dessert or Snack

perfectlyproduce — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:41:36 +0000

Coconut Berry Puree Yields 4 – 1/2 cup Portions 1 Carbohydrate, 1 Fat, 0 Protein servings per portion I like to think of this as summer fruit soup or a very versatile alternative to smoothies or summer desserts. It freezes very well and can be used as a dairy-free alternative to ice-cream or used to [...]

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At the Store – Spring Week 2: Pre-Peeled Garlic | Cheaper Beans

perfectlyproduce — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:30:25 +0000

Peeled Garlic – Save Yourself Significant Prep Time I use over 4 bulbs of garlic each time I do bulk cooking. 2-3 are used in the soups and casseroles and 1 is diced and kept in the fridge for last minute adds to items like Cilantro Pesto and Greek Garlic topping from the Spring recipes. [...]

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Bulk Cooking – Spring Week 1: Crushing Garlic | Mincing Cilantro | Sustitutions

perfectlyproduce — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:45:56 +0000

Crushing Garlic You’ve probably noticed that I indicate to ‘crush’ garlic at the beginning of the recipes and bulk cooking sessions. This serves two purposes: Crushed garlic is SO much easier to peel – just gently press the BACK of a large knife down on the unpeeled clove, the peel will just ‘peel’ right off [...]

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At the Store – Spring Week 1: Mango & Potato | Neither Are Forbidden From a Healthy Diet

perfectlyproduce — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:18:53 +0000

Mangoes Make Everything Feel Like it’s 5:00 on a Friday Afternoon on an Island At least this is what I hope you feel like while you eat your Mango, Apricot, and Apple Tuna Salad from the Spring recipe book – even if you are still at work. Mango is often restricted on diets villainized for [...]

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Be Prepared For Your Next Meal Before It’s Time To Eat | 3 Ways

perfectlyproduce — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:11:49 +0000

Define Your Prep Style To me, the term ‘bulk cooking’ is synonymous with a wide variety of terms including ‘make-a-head meals’, ‘once-a-month-cooking’, or even just simply ‘doubling a recipe’. The quantity you make and the frequency that you cook should be individualized to match your lifestyle. When I use the word ‘bulk’, you use your [...]

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Getting Started Again After Life Takes Your Breath Away

perfectlyproduce — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:16:20 +0000

Finding My New Normal After 18 Years Two weeks ago today, I was given the answers to two of my most dreaded life questions. When and how would I lose my little tater tot, Samantha? I found Sam while I was in college and she has been involved with and witnessed the result of every [...]

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Shop for the Rabbits – 5% to MN Companion Rabbit Society

perfectlyproduce — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:10:53 +0000

Help an Organization Founded by a Fellow Perfectly Produce Customer! JUST CLICK HERE 5% of ALL SALES from ALL Departments at Vitacost & Amazon Qualify Perfectly Produce is pleased to announce the first animal rescue group selected to benefit from the 5% rebates on your supplement purchases is MN Companion Rabbit Society (MCRS). MCRS’s impressive [...]

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Cooking 101: Easy How-To Videos

perfectlyproduce — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:52:04 +0000

Eating Whole Foods Gives Us the Opportunity to Learn How to Prepare Whole Foods Here is a short list of my top go-to sites for easy to follow cooking techniques: The Classic: Cook’s Illustrated – How to Cook The Instructor (Cynthia Lair was one of my cooking instructors in graduate school): Cookus Interruptus – How [...]

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You Are Ready to Start – Let Us Help: 50% Off Winter Meal Planning Kit

perfectlyproduce — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:25:14 +0000

Enter coupon code: LION at check-out for 50% off the Winter Kit March Comes in Like a Lion and Goes Out Like a Lamb I love this childhood illustration. Even when I was little, I felt the sense of optimism from this transitional period of March to April. It starts fierce and ferocious but softly [...]

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Fresh Farmers Cheese: A Cultured Alternative to Cream Cheese | Heat & Probiotics Don’t Mix

perfectlyproduce — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:04:31 +0000

Fresh Farmers Cheese – Easier to Digest, A Source of Probiotics I include fresh farmers cheese in each seasonal meal planning kit, and it continually draws a lot of questions. Farmers cheese is a ‘fresh’ cheese and can be found near the cottage cheese or cream cheeses. There are hard varieties now available (looks very [...]

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Customer Questions: What Is Your Philosophy – Why Should I Buy In?

perfectlyproduce — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:56:56 +0000

Recently Asked Customer Questions | Perfectly Produce Meal Plans 1. What is your nutrition philosophy? Which models? My nutritional philosophy: maximize nutrient-density through intake of whole foods (all of them – in the right amounts). I combine this with using a modified carbohydrate counting system for blood sugar control. Perfectly Produce recipes reflect serving sizes [...]

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How to Meal Plan – Part 2: The Plate

perfectlyproduce — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:08:19 +0000

How to Create a Balanced, Produce-Based Meal I hope many of you have started meal planning since my first post: How to Meal Plan – Part 1: The Plan. And now that you are more comfortable thinking through which types of meals you would like to have, utilizing ingredients already on-hand, and scheduling when to [...]

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Please Bookmark & Share: Recommended Supplement Brands + 5% to Animal Welfare Organizations

perfectlyproduce — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:27:29 +0000

Please Bookmark & Share this Page: Perfectly Produce Supplement & Whey Recommendations On this page, I will list the brand of supplement products that I recommend to my clients. In addition to being a nutritional pick, I also check to see if the product has been reviewed by ConsumberLabs.com; no product that has had a [...]

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Coconut Water: As Good of a Sports Drink as Gatorade?

perfectlyproduce — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:17:00 +0000

Is Coconut Water as Effective of a Sports Drink as Gatorade After Exercise? According to a recent study published by the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition the answer is yes – at least if you are 26 year old in-shape male. But even for females (of varying ages), the results are interesting. [...]

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