June 9, 2009 Low-Carb Menu

5:30AM
4 local farm eggs cooked in butter with Colby Jack cheese and tomatoes
Cherry Coke Zero

12:30PM
2 half-pound grass-fed beef hamburger patties with Colby Jack cheese, tomatoes, and mayo
Diet Coke with Splenda

5:45PM
12-ounce glass of local raw milk

9:30PM
3 slices of Carb One Garlic Bread (eggs, almond flour, flax seed, carrots, garlic, salt) with butter and Colby Jack cheese
Cherry Coke Zero

NOTE: Whether we realize it or not, our minds can have an immense negative impact on our weight, health and mortality. In fact, there is a little known but very real phenomena known as the "nocebo effect" where people's sincere fears about saturated fat and cholesterol is actually causing more harm to them than actually eating foods with those substances in them! This will blow your mind because it doesn't seem possible that a thought process like fat-phobia could actually be leading to more heart disease and death. Watch this YouTube video Christine and I did on the subject:



Well, FINALLY after several weeks of trying to get some raw milk to try from a local provider who sells it at Whole Foods, I got it today! The $8.50 price tag on a gallon just about made my mouth drop to the floor, but I was really interested in trying this because of people like Sally Fallon from The Weston A. Price Foundation (sharing a podcast interview with her on Thursday!) speaking so highly of this "real milk." One thing I found absolutely hilarious was they were selling a LOW-FAT version of raw milk with the full-fat kind. What the heck? Isn't one of the reasons you drink raw milk to get the healthy fats in it? This was just too funny to me! Fat-phobia lives on.

To make sure the taste was optimal, I poured some of the raw milk into a glass and then put in the freezer for about a half an hour. As soon as I started pouring it into the glass, I could tell this milk was different. It had a slight yellow tint and thicker than that bright white pasteurized and homogenized milk you usually get from your local grocery store. But the real verdict would be on the taste and texture and lemme tell you--this stuff is unlike any milk you've ever had before. It has a rich fatty texture close to egg nog (not quite as thick) and a slightly sweet taste that makes it pleasant. I poured a 12-ounce glass and probably should have only had 6-8 ounces because it was so filling. The best part was there were no ill gastric effects from drinking this milk like I used to get from conventional milk way back when I was drinking it.

Today I had local free-range eggs, local grass-fed beef, and local raw milk in my diet--outstanding additions to my menus that I think will reap HUGE dividends in my healthy lifestyle now and in the years to come. When you can begin adding things like this to your diet, you'll see just how wonderful they can be. I'd love to hear your experiences eating foods like these and feel free to share other nutritious additions you have made to your low-carb way of life!