I finally did it....

I have realized that I am old. I have noticed that all of my shoes are scratched, worn and in need of replacement. My clothes haven't had any new additions in quite some time. My kitchen, however, well....in just the past 2 months I have purchased a slow cooker, a mandoline and as of yesterday a JUICER! I am finally on board with the 90's health craze! I came across a juicer at Tuesday Morning and thought about it for a week straight. I finally pulled the trigger and then beelined to HEB for a veggie and fruit shopping spree: cabbage, lettuce, spinach, kale, blueberries, grapes, apples and ginger.

So I have given in- I now can pass right through the clothing section of TJ Maxx and head directly to the kitchen accessories. I don't give the shoes a second thought. My priorities have shifted and although my outfits may have seen better days, maybe I will look better in them!

What is your favorite juicing combo? I am new, please school me.

probiotic drinks worthless? and a solution.

I went to a naturopath for the first time yesterday and had braced myself to be told to take probiotics in the form of the popular drinks that crowd the shelves of stores like Whole Foods. When the topic of probiotics came up, I cringed and asked, "You mean drinks like Kombucha?"  I squirmed with my head down, inching towards the edge of the chair.  Nightmares of chugging what's to me, a completely unpalatable flavor with an even more distasteful pricetag raced through my mind.

To my surprise and utter delight, she scoffed and said not to ever bother with those, and not because I don't need to take probiotics, but because the amount in drinks such as kombucha is so incredibly minimal, that they are essentially useless.  As for the cost?  You can get - maybe 8 million?  or something insane - times the amount of probiotics, which also happens to be the amount actually necessary to make a difference in your body, for a fraction of the cost of bottled "vinegar water."

I went home with  Pharmax HLC High Potency capsules. The suggested use is 1-2 per day, but she instructed I only take one, so the bottle will last me about 4 months -- a steal in price and quality. Kombuch-what?

a texsea to-do list

• learn to make yogurt in the crockpot. im tired of spending so much on fage, though i love it so!
• try making water kefir. i feel like i need to focus on getting probiotic foods in my diet.
• eat eggs over a a meaty potato skin. inspired by this restaurant brunch dish.
• make marinated chicken with cucumber mint salad. i love any recipe loaded with cumin.
• start eating savory green oats for breakfast. would trade that for the cranberry oats i just had!
• try sproated quinoa. i have a huge bag of quinoa i need to use.

also, sorry for the lapse in posting.  i've been on vacation and dealing with a family ummm...situation...but i'm back in seattle now and am finally feeling gross enough from a month-long alcohol and restaurant food BENDER to get back on track.