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I don’t know about you but I’m over the grieving of summer
gone by. You know what I’m talking about “I wish it lasted a little longer” or just
the last everything “last dinner outside” or “last hurrah”. As if one cannot
eat outside or have “hurrahs” in September. But if some suffer from
over-kvechting, my attitude toward the seasons (and life in general) is more
ADD in nature. Maybe it’s the planning gene but during the summer I’m excited
about fall, when I’m on a vacation and should be “in the moment” I’m onto the
next moment.
No matter what your “seasonal” issues are Labor Day was
yesterday, kids (except mine) are back in school, limbs and midriffs will soon
be covered (amen) and hey- the shrinks are back.
And because everyone isn’t like me doing their “summer’s
over and it’s ok” jig, let me try to take your mind off it. Here’s some fall
inspiration or “fallspiration” if you will
Pumpkin No-Yo
If you’re in NYC, go to Hu Kitchen and try their No Yo
Pumpkin Parfait. With pumpkin, maple, coconut milk and this crunchy goodness on
top, you’ll forget summer I promise. And it’s grain free, gluten free and soy
free.
Pears
Carolyn’s just back from a trip to Portland aka pear
central. As she said “pears are the new apples”, they’re loaded with fiber
(5g/pear) and antioxidants. We’re loving crunchy boscs and using them waldorf-style
in salads and poaching them for a sweet
dessert (if Carolyn can do it…)
New Season, new chip
If the tortilla chip
epitomizes summer, fall is about veggie chips. How about Snip Chips made from
parsnips? Also loving and constantly selling out of Brussels Bytes (maybe I’m
not the only fall fan)
Ancient Grains
It may be time to say goodbye ceviche and hello comfort food,
healthy comfort food.
Ancient grains are something you’re going to be hearing more
about. I’m loving this cookbook Cook With Ancient Grains. Ancient grains haven’t been changed or mangled (that’s one
of the issues with wheat is how much it has changed. This cookbook has
interesting uses for quinoa, chia and kaniwa. Even Udi’s the great, gluten free
company has a line utilizing these ancient grains. We may have tried their
jalapeno crisps on the way to Vermont.
You may be excited about new clothes, for me it’s new tools –
I have an Excalibur dehydrator I’m ready to put that summer produce in. I’ll be
telling you all about my adventures with it but maybe you want to try a
spiralizer or a new juicer?
No more portion distortion (or just distortion)
If you’re ready to buckle down you need your “food supplies”. I first learned about these stainless food containers from Food Matters. For lunches I
use 1 for the salad or veggie portion of my meal and the other for protein.
They’re great for transporting food but I use them at home to eyeball portions.
What's Your Goal?
Summer sort of goal-less by nature but now it’s time for a challenge,
Carolyn and I doing the 30-day push up challenge. Of course Fitbit can help if
you’ve logged more hours on a lounge chair or car than on your feet. We’ve also
had massive fun with this weighted hula hoop from Canyon hoops, we even had our
office doorman hula hooping on side walk (don’t think men are the only people
who cat call or honk to show “support).
Metabolism Tea
How about “just what
metabolism ordered” Pu-Her tea. It’s from the same plant as green tea but it’s
fermented. Crazy things happen when you ferment and some of the bacteria
contain ingredients. that can lower LDL (bad) and raise HDL. Drink an hour
after a meal. The Chinese have credited it with weight loss, our clients would
agree.
And I don’t want to spill all my Sept secrets. Be sure
you’re signed up for our Monthly Morsels newsletter. We’re revealing (love the
nutrition drama) our ultimate appetite squasher in Monday’s email.
What’s your
Fallspiration or what are you most excited about? Any of our fall favorites you’re
going to check out? If you’ve been away welcome back, let me know if there are any
topics you want to see covered.
I don't need any motivation to be excited for fall since it's my absolute favorite, but I love to see anything autumnal which heightens my excitement about the season. Summer was fun but it'll never beat fall and I'm so happy September has finally arrived.
ReplyDeleteI love summer because I work less, but I'm really looking forward to fall. We don't have "real seasons" here, but during fall, you can really see the changes, which I love...
ReplyDeleteThe snip chips sound great! I'll need to buy parsnips (which I don't buy often enough) and maybe experiment making some chips!
Funny but I never get depressed by the change in seasons, maybe because late summer and early fall are so much alike here in San Diego, and I too, like you, am always dreaming about my next big adventure. Which brings me to my goal-to boost my steps in preparation for my October trip to Spain to walk the Camino :-) Femented green tea? Very curious!
ReplyDeleteI am also ADD and am ready to move on to the next season, vacation, apartment, city?
ReplyDeleteI will definitely check out the chips you mentioned here. Right now I really love the TJ Plantain Chips, have you tried them?
you'd love the parsnip chips. And you definitely trump my ADD with the "city" part but season/vacation I'm with you.
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