tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91915077675081145372024-03-13T12:33:51.320+10:00Under the Primal InfluenceTHE EVOLUTION OF A PRIMAL COUPLEUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191507767508114537.post-48241175128109529032014-06-13T18:00:00.002+10:002014-06-13T18:00:25.213+10:00This blog is out and the new blog is in!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since we started using Google Blogger we've had a hard time of it. It's temperamental and just plain annoying.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Clint & Aimee</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191507767508114537.post-15413995664503366242014-06-04T14:27:00.000+10:002014-06-04T15:41:24.543+10:00The Buddina Community Gardens and one of it's stars!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're lucky here on the Sunshine Coast to have a heap of community gardens dotted across the region. So if you live locally, want to have a garden but aren't able to grow one at home, or you simply want to learn from and interact with other local gardeners.. then renting a plot at your local community garden may be just the ticket!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you may already know, we host the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SunshineCoastPaleoPrimal?ref=hl" target="_blank">Sunshine Coast Paleo/Primal/Real Food Meetup Group</a> and one of our members mentioned she volunteers at the Buddina Community Garden! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monika Sprott organises events at the gardens and is a keen paleo-follower who's had an incredible health journey. We're holding our next meetup at the gardens this Saturday so we thought it'd be a great time to blog about that and let Monika tell her inspirational and interesting story!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Aimee: So what's been your health journey so far Mon?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Monika:</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> In November 2012 I went into surgery to remove an enlarged lymph node on my neck. Just as I was about to go in the surgeon told me there was more than 1 lump so it was probably lymphoma. In that moment I knew that all the things I had learned, heard and read about Health were going to come into effect when I woke up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For me, I had been eating unhealthily for years thinking that I could get away with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I healed after the operation a good friend, with more knowledge than I, gave me a list of things to do. The first one being to cut out sugar, which I did. I initially followed the “I Quit Sugar” plan (all sugar initially, including natural ones like fruit and honey) and this helped me immensely to change my eating habits. For me because I had a strong reason to do it, it was easy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The tests for cancer came back inconclusive; it was something (probably mutated cells that would have become cancerous but were not yet so.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Three months later I went back in to surgery to remove the lump as they do not remove cancerous lymph nodes and it was still there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the other things that my friend suggested was also to walk more. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Aimee: Wow that's so interesting! Good on you for making such positive changes to your health!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>How long have you been at the gardens for? What is your role there?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Monika:</b> Four days after my surgery on a walk with a friend I discovered the Buddina Community Garden. I had not really been interested in gardening but it made sense to get a garden bed to grow my own food healthy food within walking distance from home, but not at home so that I would have to walk to attend to my garden.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Initially my focus at the garden was just to grow food for myself and not get involved in the social side. My gardening and health learning curve was steep. Every day I was learning new things, whether it was how to manage pests, grow tomatoes to the healing properties of food, ie. using food as medicine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now at the garden my role is as workshop/event coordinator and vice president but primarily I still love to just garden, talk to my growing food and marvel at the fact that from tiny seeds we can produce so much nutrition.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Aimee: What do you enjoy most about being involved at the gardens? </b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monika:</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It didn’t take long to start to get more involved in the communal aspect of gardening, I love dealing with people and learning and teaching (I was a primary school teacher years ago).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I now want to share with people the magic of growing your own food. I use the word "magic" because it truly is wonderful to watch something grow from a seed, harvest, prepare and eat it, it just feels right!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Aimee: That's terrific! Sounds like you're an asset to the garden for sure!</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">What exciting things are happening at the gardens now and into the future?</span></b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monika: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have commenced holding workshops at the garden and have already held one successful workshop with Cath Manuel from Soil to Supper on “Growing Healthy Gardens”, giving the fundamentals of gardening, beginning with having healthy living soil.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the 7th June you and Clint from Primal Influence and the paleo meetup group will be holding a </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1422808387977416/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">meetup</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> at the Buddina Community Garden which will be an excellent opportunity for people to come along and learn more about Paleo/Primal eating and to see the gardens and how they work in so well with a primal lifestyle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are some more very exciting developments currently being discussed that I cannot release yet but follow our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Buddina-Community-Garden-Inc/197555797012946" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> - you will be able to keep in touch with what is happening at the garden, get gardening hints and be inspired by the food we are growing.</span><br />
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<b style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aimee: We're really looking forward to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1422808387977416/" target="_blank">meetup</a> and BBQ at the gardens and hope we get a good turn out!</b><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>So what are your personal health and wellness goals for the future?</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monika: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once I had cut out sugar, I moved on to cut out out processed foods and grains and in that process discovered that there was a name for what I was doing and it was called Paleo/primal/real food. I prefer the term real food, and love that the food I grow is as real as it can be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I lost 14kg in the process of cutting out sugar/grains but did not cut out fats at all (don’t get me started about the misinformation that abounds on good fats)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I plan on continuing what I am doing, no sugar, no processed grains and grass fed meats. I am not 100% a follower of any approach in particular, I have created what is right for me. I continue to enjoy sharing what I learn via the garden and my own facebook arenas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will grow my own food</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will eat health giving foods</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will grow and produce what I can.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will continue to learn.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Aimee: What advice would you give to people going through a similar situation to you?</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monika: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To take control of your own health, if you don’t advocate for yourself, no one will.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where possible GROW YOUR OWN FOOD. Anyone can do it whether you have a polystyrene box on the verandah, or a Community Garden or a massive veggie garden, anyone can do it </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Aimee: I always like to ask... what is your favourite quote or affirmation and why?</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monika: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Live your life fully" and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans”</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Aimee: How can people find out more about you and/or the gardens?</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monika:</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Buddina-Community-Garden-Inc/197555797012946" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> is the most current way of knowing whats happening </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have a <a href="http://www.buddinacommunitygarden.com/" target="_blank">website</a> or you can email us at gardens@buddinacommunitygarden.com</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Come along to a workshop or join the garden as a member ($20 per year) or lease a garden bed ($40 for 6 months)</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aimee: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is your favourite healthy meal to make for the family? </span></span></b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monika: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I make a terrific thai chicken salad and use fresh ingredients from the garden. Delicious, nutritious and easy!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Aimee: Sounds yum! </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>What are your favourite books, DVD’s, websites etc relating to health and wellness? </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>And who inspires you?</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monika: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am inspired by many people now. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I follow <a href="http://themicrogardener.com/" target="_blank">The Micro Gardener</a> and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://soiltosupper.com/" target="_blank">Soil to Supper</a> which both have excellent info on how to grow food at home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.primalinfluence.com/" target="_blank">Primal Influence</a> has terrific information and guidance on eating and living naturally.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.peteevans.com.au/" target="_blank">Pete Evans</a> is doing excellent things awith bringing Primal health and nutrition to mainstream consciousness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could go on…. But they are an awesome foursome to start with :)</span><br />
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<b style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aimee: Thanks Monika! It was great to hear your story, your involvement with the garden and what inspires you. Thanks for chatting!</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That was my convo with the lovely Monika! Isn't she great!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you'd like to come along to the meetup this weekend at Buddina Community Garden please check out the event details <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1422808387977416/" target="_blank">here</a> and we'll see you on Saturday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>5 things I'm grateful for:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Seeing a whale and dolphins at Noosa last week</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Picking sweet raspberries every day</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not only do we get a chance to share our knowledge and experiences with others but we also get to learn stacks of valuable and interesting information from our members.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From swapping yummy recipes to getting together for meetups... the group has so many facets and so many amazing members.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've recently gotten to know member Cheryl and are actually going to her house for our next meetup. Cheryl lives in Buderim and has kindly offered to<b> host us for a Dinner and Chat Meetup</b> where she'll have a fire pit for us to sit around, eat yummy food, and chat!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's something a bit different to the usual picnic-style meetups and a good chance to get to know some members of the group who don't often go to those outdoor gatherings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We thought this'd be a perfect time to blog about Cheryl, as she's got an interesting and unique story to tell with her journey to good health and how paleo fits into that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So... let me introduce to you one of our amazing meetup group members... Cheryl!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Cheryl:</b> Last year as part of a program to lose the 10kg I had put on, I began the paleo journey..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And kept going from there. The weight had crept up after I had a back injury stopped</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">me doing sport and lots of active pursuits. After a few months on the paleo</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I noticed that the lower back pain was improving, so altogether I will never go back t</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">o the old ways.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Us: How long have you been interested in the paleo lifestyle and what got you into it in the first place?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Cheryl:</b> I always had an interest in organic food and healthy eating, though now these options don’t always align with the paleo selection of food. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was finding that the yummy things I craved like cakes, muffins etc were all giving me cramps, so </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to cut them out of my diet altogether … it made such a difference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Us: Do you have a lot of support from family and friends along your health journey?</span></b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cheryl: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No, this seems so far to be a solo effort, very few people I know have even heard of the term '</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paleo' … so I have been telling people that I am eating much better without dairy, grains etc a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nd that I'm feeling much happier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Us: What do you enjoy about the paleo lifestyle and what is one of your favourite recipes to make at home?</span></b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cheryl: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven’t fully engulfed the lifestyle (active part), I seem to just do lots of walking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don’t bake/cook heaps, but really enjoy stir-fries which are the one-pan-wonders I do each night … lean protein and seasonal veges .. though I am LOVING the single spices and combinations that are dried .. they really give a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> zing to an ordinary meal flavour.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Us: What are your personal health and wellness goals for the future?</b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cheryl: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keeping active each day, so continuing to walk and start to add some other activities in. I a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">m still to get a slow cooker which will be a real change from the stir-fry meals. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been adding gelatin to a lot of meals, so I plan to continue this new regime.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Us: What advice would you give to people going through a similar situation to you?</span></b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cheryl: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lots of reading, asking questions, and checking out the internet for new ideas for cooking. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And meeting the group has been fantastic, to share ideas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Us: What is your favourite quote or affirmation and why?</span></b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cheryl:<i> </i></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>“Life is like riding a bicycle.. to keep your balance you must keep moving forward” </i>~Albert Einstein</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We all go through down patches in life and it is easy to get stuck there .. so my aim is t</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">o follow this quote, with all facets of life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Us: You’re hosting us for one of our May meetups, why have you offered your home to us and what are you looking forward to from the event?</span></b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cheryl: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have an art studio here with enough tables and chairs which prompted me to be part of the invite. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a vintage wheel barrow which I plan to make into a fire pit, so that will provide</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Us: What are your favourite books, DVD’s, websites etc relating to health and wellness? </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">And who inspires you?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Cheryl:</b> I am always Googling recipes .. the website that comes up the most for my research is <a href="http://www.thepaleomom.com/" target="_blank">Paleo Mom</a> a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nd <a href="http://themerrymakersisters.com/" target="_blank">The Merrymaker Sisters</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Us: Please feel free to add any extra information or comments</span></b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cheryl: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When in Brisbane I make a habit to getting to the Paleo Café in North Lakes (just new) or Paddington, a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nd Primal Pantry in Tenerife for awesome food. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ground Café has a wonderful selection which suits the paleo as well.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>For all the details on the Dinner and Chat Meetup at Cheryl's house on Sat 10 May (this weekend!) please click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/663298537038563/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming" target="_blank">here</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope to see you there!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for your time Cheryl and for sharing your journey with us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>5 things I'm grateful for today are:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Our completely private balcony where I lie and get loads of sunshine on my skin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Sunny Autumn days</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. My birthday tomorrow!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Lovely and kind meetup group members</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I want a healthy cracker for social occasions I usually make a raw chia cracker in the dehydrator. But the whole chia seeds can be a little tricky on digestion so I don't have them very often.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plus they're very 'seedy' and not quite the same as a regular cracker. I want something different!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'd made my yummy beetroot tapenade this week and definitely needed a paleo-friendly cracker to go with it. So what to do?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was thinking of using my chia meal flatbread/pizza base recipe and making it work for crackers. But I'm not eating coconut at the moment (2 weeks off of it to see if it gives me any skin problems) and this recipe calls for coconut oil and coconut flour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I thought, maybe I could remove the coconut and just make a thinner version.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did! And it worked!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay so the crackers don't look all that pretty but they taste good so that's the main thing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is just the most basic of recipes. It's up to you to add in flavours you'd like. You might want a hot and spicy cracker, so add spices, pepper etc. You might like a fresh herb flavour so add in your favourite herbs. For a really salty cracker which is nice with some dips, add in plenty of Himalayan pink salt to the mix. You get the idea!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used the dehydrator to make these crackers. I'd probably prefer using the oven but ours doesn't work at the moment. If you'd like a raw cracker go for the dehydrator but I think the oven would give a more crispy result.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 cup organic pure arrowroot powder </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tsp apple cider vinegar</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Add</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> all dry ingredients into a bowl and stir to combine well (this is where you'll add herbs, spices etc)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Stir in the apple cider vinegar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Slowly mix in the water and allow it to absorb into the mixture. You may need less or more water, you want to end up with a dough but not too watery.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Mix really well to ensure there are no dry lumps throughout. This is a thick dough so it takes a bit of work. The dough should be sticky but not too wet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. DEHYDRATOR: Place mixture on a large sheet of baking paper, with another the same size on top. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Use a rolling pin to roll out mixture so you get an evenly flat shape, about 3-4mm high. It will shrink slightly when dried so you don't want it too thin or with any gaps/holes showing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Once you have the desired thickness, cut into rectangles the size you'd like for crackers, keep the underneath sheet of baking paper there, discard top sheet, then place in the dehydrator and place on medium temp until the mixture is completely dry and breaks easily</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or: OVEN: follow steps 5 and 6 but place onto an oven rack/dish and bake on medium temp for a lot less time than a dehydrator! Maybe try 170-180 degrees for 40-45 mins but keep checking on it so it doesn't burn.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can leave the mixture as one large square/rectangle to dry/bake then break apart into cracker sizes later. Up to you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My crackers were still slightly soft even though completely dried so I think baking them in the oven may create more crunch. But they're a simple and healthy cracker option, eliminating many common allergy foods, so they're a great option for parties and picnics.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#grain-free #gluten-free #dairy-free #egg-free #coconut-free #seeds #paleo #primal</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click <b><a href="http://undertheprimalinfluence.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/a-paleo-engagement-party-yep-its-do-able.html" target="_blank">here</a></b> to see the recipe for my <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Beetroot Tapenade</span></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This time I used sheep feta, cold-pressed olive oil, apple cider vinegar and salt/pepper. Because the oven isn't working I had to fry the beetroot on the stove but baking definitely produces better flavour and is easier to do!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that's my take on healthy and easy crackers and dip!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're looking for a dehydrator to have at home you can grab one here in the <a href="http://www.primalinfluence.com/#!primalpantry/c1ndj" target="_blank">Primal Pantry</a> :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enjoy and let me know how you go if you make this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went outside today to see how my little organic container garden is going now that the temperature has started to drop heading into the cooler months of the year, and this is what I found...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Beetroot, chives and marigolds growing nicely in a styrofoam box. Wish the beets would hurry up though, they're taking forever! Lol</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Radishes and baby carrots. It's my first time trying to grow baby carrots. Cross fingers and toes they grow well!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My first chilli's have just appeared!! I don't eat nightshades often but I want to dry these and hopefully sell them</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Coriander seedlings, how cute are they! They're about ready to have the tops chopped off so they grow thicker</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Beautiful yellow marigolds in bloom. We love adding the petals to our meals for colour and texture.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is my baby - a native Australian raspberry which gives us gorgeous sweet berries every year for months and months. Love it!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Strawberries, radishes and marigolds growing in our hanging recycled gutter garden. Can't wait to get some beautiful sweet strawbs</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Notice the mulch? That's actually just lemongrass leaves! I have lemongrass growing in a container, it grows super fast, so every week I trim the leaves and use as mulch throughout the containers. Works a treat, it's free and easy!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you'd like some new additions to your garden and live on the Sunshine Coast, feel free to pop by and grab some <b>organically-grown seedlings I have for sale</b>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out what I have available here: <a href="http://www.primalinfluence.com/#!plants/c19n5">http://www.primalinfluence.com/#!plants/c19n5</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>5 things to be grateful for today...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. My beautiful healthy organic garden </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Spending time outside gardening, getting sunshine, fresh air and earthing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Continually learning new things about gardening</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Healthy teas made with herbs from the garden</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Having friends over for dinner in the courtyard</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are you grateful for?</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191507767508114537.post-16238838061888226432014-04-16T16:57:00.001+10:002014-04-16T17:00:43.441+10:00Day trip to Booloumba Creek<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We love spending time in the country so when we didn't have the internet working at home one day last week we thought it the perfect time to go for a day trip!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We chose Booloumba Creek out at Kenilworth because it's such a beautiful spot. There's plenty of nice spots to have a picnic and go for a swim.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's so nice to breath in fresh air, go exploring, have a dip in our own private swimming hole and just totally relax.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some photos from our country visit...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">You know you're heading in the right direction when you have to cross through creeks!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Our picnic spot of choice. Not too shabby at all!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">This was our view while we ate our picnic lunch. Hearing the sound of nature including the running creek was so relaxing and soothing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">We always take the snorkles just in case we find a pool with clear water and fish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bats. LOTS of bats. I've never seen so many!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The noisy colony was spread out on both sides of the creek</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Go away clouds! Luckily most of the day was sunny, these clouds were just teasing us!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is that beautiful or what?! Crystal clear water and colourful stones all around us </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope this inspires you to get out, go for a drive, explore the region and hopefully come across hidden gems and special places that make you feel alive. It's so easy to do and has so many health benefits!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191507767508114537.post-66667312724860706102014-04-10T18:28:00.000+10:002014-04-10T18:28:25.116+10:00Our Picnic & Games Meetup was so much fun!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last Sunday was the<b> Picnic and Games Meetup</b> at the Maroochy Bushland Botanic Gardens in Tanawha - and what a sensational day it was! It was meant to finish at 12pm but quite a few of us stayed until well after 1pm because we were having such a good time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About 7 adults and a few kids came along which was a great turn-out. There was slacklining, eating and lots of chatting! Also, Clint spent most of the time playing frisbee, hide-and-seek and running around with all the kids. I was all talked-out afterwards while he was just plain knackered!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks so much to everyone who came along - the food was delicious and the conversations sensational! Clint and I learnt a lot actually. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One thing I didn't know, which one of our members Lauren told me was that <b>not all grass-fed meat is technically just grass-fed</b> because if animals are being sold at saleyards or waiting in yards at abattoirs, they are most likely standing in pens with no access to fresh grass and are instead eating grains. Meaning they'd be classed as 'grain-finished'. Which for anyone wanting to avoid grains and eat just organic/grass-fed meat, this is something to be aware of.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To find out if the meat you're buying was finished on grains you need to ask the butcher, at the very least, or go direct to the source and ask the farmers about their products. Also, if you're buying from a local source than it wouldn't be likely the animals were at saleyards or waiting at an abattoirs, but it's best to ask and be 100% certain if it's something you care about.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I mentioned to a few of the gang about the <b>natural health practitioner</b> we are big big BIG fans of, who may be able to assist with a lot of the health concerns talked about on the day. So for anyone who didn't get <b>Gavin Heward</b>'s business card from me, please check out his <u><b><a href="http://healthandperformance.com.au/" target="_blank">website</a></b></u> and feel free to give him a buz so he can explain his unique and thorough approach.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's done amazing things for us and my mum so if we can connect others to him so they can benefit too, then YAY!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay let's get to the photos from the meetup! Here they are...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ross had been dying to have a proper go and here he is balancing nicely!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Absolutely deeee-lish choc brownies thanks to Lauren</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Choc chip cookies made by Ross - non-paleo choc chips but the biccies were paleo-friendly!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids enjoy a game of tiggie. No wait, that's Clint and a couple of kids!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Avocado dip and veggie sticks is always a winning picnic food - yum!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris and Wendy brought date and pumpkin loaf which was amaaazing and didn't even include nuts!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aimee's failsafe choc pudding gelatin lollies - looking slightly squished after the hot sun melted them and they then re-lollied in Ross's cooler bag!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a simply stunning Autumn day for a picnic at the Maroochy Bushland Botanic Gardens!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks again to everyone who came along, we hope you can make it to the next event :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We really enjoy connecting with other local primal health enthusiasts and one such person we've been lucky enough to meet is <b><span style="color: #e69138;">Katrina Harrison</span></b>, the creator of an amazing blog called <b><i><a href="http://feedingtwogrowingboys.com/" target="_blank">Feeding Two Growing Boys</a></i></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katrina is a lovely person, a wealth of health information and has kindly given her time to answer some questions for our blog so you too can get to know her and hopefully find inspiration in her and her family's health journey.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">KH</span>:</b> I am Mum to two boys aged nearly 4 and 5.5 years old and the owner /blogger /recipe developer / researcher of<i> Feeding Two Growing Boys</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always considered myself healthy, but like most people who have found the real food lifestyle, it took a major health crisis with my youngest to get us to where we are today. I am a firm believer that everything in life happens for a reason and that the challenges presented to us as a family have allowed me to help others navigate their way through their own healing journeys. It's been a long process but the results have been very rewarding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Us</span></b>: <b><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">What is <i>Feeding two growing boys</i> all about and how did it start?</span></b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">KH</span>: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Feeding two growing boys</i> is about sharing healthy REAL food recipes with like-minded people who are looking to eat additive, preservative and colour free food (and allergy friendly). Just the way nature intended.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also have a specialised interest in gut health/healing diets (specialising in the Autoimmune Paleo diet) the Paleo lifestyle, eczema and food allergies/intolerances as well as the overall role food plays in the way our bodies function. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had many friends ask me to share allergy friendly recipes in my own personal circle and it just made sense to beginning sharing these with anyone and everyone who could possibly benefit from the research and personal experiences I had been through with my youngest. So in September 2011 Feeding Two Growing Boys <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Feeding-two-growing-boys/117488928355515?fref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> was born and proudly has over 6,222 followers to date! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a place I hope inspires, encourages and promotes a safe environment for discussion for Mums, Dads and carers who are navigating the scary world of having a child with life threatening food allergies and intolerances.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Us</b></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>:</b> </span><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>What are your health and wellness goals for the future?</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">KH</span>: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To be happy and healthy - sounds clichéd but having nursed a child from his worst to now being a "normal" functioning child all I can wish for is a long and happy healthy life. If we can outgrow even one of his IgG (intolerances) or IgE responses (confirmed allergies) would be a bonus, but if we don't then that is ok too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To be able to raise two boys to be grateful, grounded and the healthiest they can be both physically and emotionally is my main goal in life. As a Mum I don't think I could ask for more. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Us</b></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>: </b></span><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>What advice would you give to people going through a similar situation to you?</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">KH</span>: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Always trust your gut instincts, they are rarely wrong. Doctors and specialists may have years of study behind them but they are not trained to look into a illness holistically and 9 times out of 10 give a bandaid fix and hope to be done with you. Knowing the power of food as medicine and everything you put into and onto your body plays a part in your overall health is key. Without a healthy gut your overall health is going to suffer and no pill or potion is going to make it go away. It takes hard work and commitment to reverse or manage an autoimmune condition and the rewards when you make the commitment are well worth it. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">KH</span>: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches you what you need to know". Pema Chodron</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I mentioned I am a firm believer in everything in life happens for a reason. Lachlan's health issues and all the challenges thrown my way in the last nearly 4 years, I believe have a greater purpose. It has allowed me to find my passion in helping others navigating their way through similar challenges and has made me appreciate even more so the little things in life. We still have a while to go and I am forever learning everyday something which is very exciting. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">KH</span>: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eating real food means we eat a huge variety of what nature has to offer seasonally. The boys don't have much they won't eat or like (other than their allergies/intolerances) so I am very lucky in that sense!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have had rave reviews from everyone (both children and adults) who have made my hidden fruit & veg chicken patties which can be found on the blog <a href="http://feedingtwogrowingboys.com/2013/02/26/chicken-and-hidden-fruit-veggie-patties/" target="_blank">here</a> I developed the recipe after having a flurry of parents wanting to know how to get more fruit and veggies into their fussy children. These are a great addition to a nutrient dense breakfast, make a very easy school lunch and a quick and easy dinner option too. We always have some on hand in the fridge at our place. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">KH</span>: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After my boys, books are my next love. If it's interesting I will read it. I have many favourites from cookbooks to self help/motivational and of course books on Gut healing and holistic health. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are so many inspirational people out there in the health and holistic world it's hard to pin point one person who inspires me. I would have to say anyone out there who is spreading the word of real food gets my vote!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My daily inspiration is my boys , especially Lachlan (Master nearly 4). He has been through so much in his life and has had so many diet changes, tests and eliminations done but takes it all in his stride. He recently told me he wants to be a chef who "cooks safe foods, for people like me, and a fireman". I must be doing something right! :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My parents are also a great inspiration to me, from a young age I was taught to believe that I could achieve anything I put my mind too, something that has served me greatly in my years and every day I live my life challenging myself to be a better person and Mum.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">KH</span>: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can find us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Feeding-two-growing-boys/117488928355515" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, on the <a href="http://www.feedingtwogrowingboys.com/" target="_blank">website</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">where I blog recipes, book reviews, our story and progress, and blog posts, and on</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/feeding2growing/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yep, true story!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How is that possible? Lemons are super sour and tart and couldn't possibly taste <i>sweet</i>! Right..?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well I'll tell you the secret.. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">first he ate a berry. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The berry coated his mouth in this thing called Miraculin. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then he ate a lemon. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The lemon tasted sweet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok so the story started about 3 years ago when we first moved to the Sunshine Coast, mum visited one day and we headed to <a href="http://www.herbsarespecial.com.au/" target="_blank">Isabel Shippard</a>'s farm in Nambour for a looky at her famous herb collection.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the time mum had been told by her holistic doctor to stop eating sugary fruit and only eat things like lemons, grapefruit, green apples, berries etc. While at the farm she spotted a plant called Miracle Fruit and noticed the tag which said that by eating the berry of this plant it would allow you to eat sour foods and they would then taste sweet in the mouth.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mum was shocked. Could this really be possible?! She spoke to Isabel who confirmed that the plant would in fact have this effect. She thought it'd be perfect for her on her new eating plan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So mum bought a seedling!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Isabel said the plant would take about 2 years to fruit. Mum wasn't fazed by this. She has a balcony with no yard, so she grew the seedling in a pot. She didn't actually research how to properly care for this plant, so it took a little longer before the plant finally bore fruit. It took about 3 years!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The plant just fruited the other day! Clint and I were visiting mum to help around the house and with cooking while her broken wrist heals and she was showing me her balcony and the progress of her plants as she usually does when I visit. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Suddenly she spotted a little red berry under the foliage of the Miracle Fruit plant.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Could it be? A berry, finally?!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes indeedy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mum had been waiting so long to find a berry on the plant but she was a little hesitant about trying it for the intended purpose. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We researched on the net a bit before he took the plunge and ate the berry and every website we came across said there are no harmful effects or side-effects from consuming this fruit, that all it does it coats your mouth with Miraculin which then turns sour into sweet. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was enough info for Clint to try it...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's eaten the berry and has a wedge of lemon in hand... here goes...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Wow</b>, look at him hoeing into that lemon! He ate the WHOLE thing and easily too! He said it tasted like sugar. <b>Amazing!!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then he tried a swig of coconut vinegar, which is potent stuff. He said it still burned going down but the vinegar taste was totally replaced with a sweet flavour.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mum's like "Ok I want another berry to hurry up and grow so I can try this!"!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next step is to wait for the plant to finish fruiting, repot it with some tips found online, and let it flourish so it'll keep growing and provide more of these amazing little berries.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So this Miracle Fruit really is miraculous! And that's the end of this blog post!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We just had to share this neat little experience with you guys :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />For more info on this plant, what it's useful for and how to grow it visit these pages:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsepalum_dulcificum" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Growing-Your-Own-Miracle-Fruit/" target="_blank">Instructables</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.growmiraclefruit.com/" target="_blank">Grow Miracle Fruit</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>-Aimee</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>5 Things I'm Grateful For:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. How amazing nature is</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Growing my own organic plants and using their health properties</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Autumn weather</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Bone broth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. The meetup group</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191507767508114537.post-30511204093836013142014-03-12T09:35:00.000+10:002014-03-12T10:31:04.911+10:00Camping is our fave kinda holiday<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We love camping and we make it a point to go on a 2 or 3 night camping trip at least 2-3 times a year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week we went away for 3 nights but we hadn't been camping by ourselves for over a year! Um ma! So this was a very much <i>long overdue</i> holiday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We usually go bush camping and choose to go on weekdays so we can enjoy as much peace and quiet among nature as possible (boy, won't that change when we have kids some day!). This trip we tried a new spot - Archer Creek Camp Area in the <b><a href="http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/daguilar/camping.html" target="_blank">D'Aguilar National Park</a> </b>in South East QLD.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a great few days away and, as usual, went by far too quickly - we're already looking forward to the next trip!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Camping is by far our favourite type of holiday I guess mainly because it links in with our passion for living a primal lifestyle; being outside among nature, living without technology and many creature comforts, sitting by and cooking on a fire, the sounds of nature all around, breathing in the fresh country air, exploring, climbing and playing.. it feels really natural for us and really fulfilling also.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had such a good time last week and saw some cool things so we thought why not share some snaps with you guys?!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pretty tail feather left by one of our kookaburra friends - probably while they were trying to sneak in closer to steal some of our food!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our camp oven paleo curry was so good that even the goanna's wanted some!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where there's trees and grass there's Clint slacklining!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that was our camping trip. It was so nice and so relaxing, we are SO looking forward to the next holiday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Camping!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. A bit of rain and a bit of sun while camping</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Living so close to such beautiful places</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Fishing and kayaking on stunning creeks and rivers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Getting away and recharging the batteries</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191507767508114537.post-7654102684883783262014-02-17T17:46:00.000+10:002014-02-17T17:52:18.086+10:00Paleo Valentines Day recipes and the weekend that followed<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clint and I don't make a big deal about Valentines Day but we do use it as an opportunity to be a little romantic and do something special for each other. Not that we don't do that the rest of the year, but we find it a good chance to make a special effort. We definitely don't get sucked in to the commercialisation of it all by buying expensive gifts but we usually give each other a nice card and make a special meal to sit down together and enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This Valentines Day we kept that tradition going! I woke up to a beautiful big and funny (Clint's known for always giving funny cards to people!) card which totally made my day. He was working all day so I decided to make him a yummy dinner and dessert as my gift to him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I already knew what I was going to make for dessert, but didn't have a clue what dinner would be. So I jumped on Facebook and scrolled down my newsfeed seeing, as usual, loads of paleo food pics and recipes, and found the inspiration I needed!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I decided to make Chicken Skewers with a Paleo Satay Sauce, Coconut Cauli Rice and Fried Asparagus for dinner. Followed by Raw Chocolate Brownie for dessert. </b>Sound good? You betcha it was!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used some recipes I found online but I modified them a little. Below are the links to the recipes and then underneath an explanation of how I changed them. Also some recipes I created myself!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 cups organic cauliflower grated (I use a food processor instead of a grater - far less messy!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tsp coconut oil (buy <a href="http://www.primalinfluence.com/#!primal-pantry/c1pe7" target="_blank">here</a> from our Primal Panty)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. In a large fry pan heat coconut oil on medium-high heat</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Place lid on pan and turn heat to low-medium, stir sometimes, and cook until cauli is soft enough but not mushy</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used to use a bamboo steamer to cook the cauli but it was very messy, time consuming and often overcooked it. So this time I tried using a very large and thick fry pan I have that comes with a lid, and it worked perfectly!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Recipe from The Paleo Cupboard <a href="http://www.paleocupboard.com/chicken-skewers-with-satay-sauce.html" target="_blank">here</a></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used stevia instead of honey, I left out the lime juice and chili, and swapped fish sauce for wheat-free Tamari sauce. It was delicious!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I simply used 4 free-range chicken thighs cut into pieces just large than a 50c piece, placed onto bamboo skewer sticks, then fried in coconut oil. Easy as that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OH and because I have a crappy fry pan, chicken thigh meat always sticks and ends up hard and crunchy, which is actually yum (if not burnt!) so I scraped it off and added to the top of my skewers! Mmmmm crispy bits...!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All you need to do is grab a bunch of fresh asparagus, chop the ends off at about 1-2cm (it's an old wive's tale to bend the asparagus and let it break at the 'right spot', you just need to chop the very end off with a knife. No unnecessary waste!) then fry in coconut oil in a hot pan or grill it. Remove from heat when the edges start browning. Then serve!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've made this before, when friends have come over for dinner, and it's been a huge hit. I wanted to make it again for this occasion because it's so easy and really yum but I did make a few small changes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Recipe from Raw Food Recipes <a href="http://www.rawfoodrecipes.com/recipes/raw-brownies-with-chocolate-icing-of-pure-amazingness.html" target="_blank">here</a></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made the same base, using walnuts, cocoa powder and dates. However for the topping I used Ayam pure coconut cream. If you leave coconut cream in the fridge for a few hours, the cream settles on the top which you can then scoop out and it's really thick like actual whipped cream. I'd planned to use that mixed with cocoa, pure vanilla, stevia and also pure peppermint. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(you can find good quality stevia and other natural food items in the catalogue of our <a href="http://www.primalinfluence.com/#!primal-pantry/c1pe7" target="_blank">Primal Pantry</a>!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However I didn't get enough time to set it sit in the fridge and it ended up still being a bit runny. I had to go out and grab a very ripe avocado to mix in (like in the recipe). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So my topping was coconut cream, avo, pure peppermint and vanilla essence, stevia and pure cocoa powder. I didn't add cinnamon or salt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I placed my brownie in the freezer as usual, and come dessert time it was perfect! You need to let it sit to slightly thaw before cutting, otherwise it's too hard to cut when just out of the freezer,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So my variation was a peppermint choc brownie with coconut choc avocado cream on top!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Note</u></b>: PLEASE don't use agave nectar! It's in a lot of raw food recipes but it is not healthy. It's high in fructose and very much an anti-nutrient and needs to be avoided. Use raw honey, pure maple syrup or stevia instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that's what we ate on Valentines Day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I saw mention on a paleo-related article a couple months ago of sweet potato noodles and thought I'd check the local Asian grocer for some and was lucky enough to find them at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Asian-Food-4-U/317057468710" target="_blank">Asian Food 4 U</a> in Maroochydore.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At first they looked a bit stale and as though they might go rubbery when cooked but I boiled them in water for about 5 minutes, strained and they were great! Just like rice noodles but of course much healthier :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you're using these noodles my tip is to add a tsp or two of coconut oil to them after they've been boiled and strained, so they don't stick together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I threw them in a bowl with boiled squid tubes (boiling keeps them nice and tender), shaved fried carrot, fried ginger, wheat-free Tamari sauce and a spoonful of Dulce flakes. It was really yummy but next time I'll add shaved cabbage and some sesame seeds. I think that'll make it a perfect meal!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday was a scorcher here on the Sunshine Coast, with the temp reaching 34! On hot days like that I love making yummy ice-blocks to eat while I sit in the kiddy pool outside with the sprinkler on! And I mean 'sit' cos it's that tiny I can't even lie down in it haha</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They certainly melt fast on hot days like we had yesterday!! These are great for Summer, and the kids will absolutely love them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that's the rundown on the paleo-friendly foods I made on Valentines Day and the following weekend. Oh how I love experimenting in the kitchen and making really awesome meals! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you make any of these I hope they're a hit with friends and family, and that you have a tonne of fun in the kitchen!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Spending Valentines Day evening with Clint and having a lovely dinner together</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. The free firewood we scored yesterday</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Sunny days</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. The workshop we have coming up in March with Kunara - so exciting!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. My garden and the radishes I picked yesterday for dinner tonight!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clint and I had our engagement party on Saturday. It was a picnic and games afternoon at the beautiful <a href="https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/sitePage.cfm?code=maroochy-botanic-gardens" target="_blank">Maroochy Bushland Botanic Gardens</a>. We had about 40 people join us for an afternoon of frisbee, slacklining, bocci and quoits. Plus, a whole lotta delicious healthy foods made mostly by my mum and I, as well as some food provided by the in-laws.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had so many compliments on how good the food tasted and many requests for recipes so I thought I'd better blog about it so all the recipes are in one place for everyone to use and enjoy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of the food was paleo/primal, it was all gluten-free and all yum!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Original recipe <a href="http://www.multiplydelicious.com/thefood/2011/09/coconut-chicken-nuggets-with-paleo-bbq-sauce/" target="_blank">here</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>My variation:</u> I tasted the mixture while following the recipe and noticed it still tasted like tomato paste even with the paprika and mustard powders added. So I added another 2 tsp paprika, plus 1 tsp turmeric powder. This made it not taste like tomato paste anymore and gave it more of a smokey BBQ taste.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, I decided to place the mixture in the blender and give it a whiz to make it really smooth instead of being full of onion and garlic bits. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The photo is the sauce with my brekkie of mince, eggs and fetta! I'd forgotten to take photos of food on the day of the party so if I had leftovers I took photos then!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Original recipe <a href="http://www.homemademommy.net/2012/09/my-bubis-chopped-liver.html" target="_blank">here</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This pate is a winner with anyone who tries it who's always enjoyed store-bought varieties. But this one is so much healthier!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Peel and chop 3-4 large beetroots</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Bake in oven with a drizzle of coconut oil, on 180 for... well I don't know how long because mine was in a tad too long. Maybe go for 20min then check on it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Once cooked, place in a food processor with about 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 tbsp sheep or goat fetta, 1 tsp apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper and blend until it's about this consistency.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tip: If you cook your beetroot a little too long and it blackens on the edges, that's GREAT because that's what I did and it tasted great! Just be sure to add a bit of <u>stevia</u> to the food processor... that's my secret ingredient!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't get a photo of this creation by my mother-in-law Marian but I had asked her to do a simple dip of roast pumpkin (she used 1kg), olive oil, herbs of choice and salt and pepper. The end result had a pumpkin soup taste about it but it was nice and thick. And very tasty!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Add whatever herbs and spices you like. This time round I added dulce flakes, fresh parsley and thyme leaves, all spice powder and lots of salt and pepper. Stir thoroughly so all ingredients are well combined</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Spread mixture onto baking paper in your dehydrator (purchase one <a href="http://www.primalinfluence.com/#!primal-pantry/c1pe7" target="_blank">here</a>). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The thickness needs to be about 2-3mm, if it's too thin the crackers will break too easily when they're dry.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Depending on your dehydrator your drying setting and time-frame may differ, but generally it works to leave on medium setting overnight. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clint's mum made these for the picnic and I think she stuck to the recipe. They're so easy to make, simple ingredients and a delicious flavour :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also had a couple varieties of grain-free sausages from <a href="http://www.yandinabutchery.com.au/" target="_blank">Yandina Butchery</a> - chicken, pine nut and spinach, as well as beef, oregano and garlic. No flours are used!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Original recipe <a href="http://www.tessadomesticdiva.com/2013/06/dense-fudgey-chocolate-brownies-paleo-vegan-nut-free.html" target="_blank">here</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>My variation</u>: The recipe calls for quite a bit of honey or maple syrup - I use raw honey and I found using less is fine. 1/2 cup max in my opinion still ends up tasting terrific.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also when I made this the first time for Clint's birthday in December 2013, the amount you end up with after baking doesn't look like it'd feed 16 people as suggested in the recipe, and as you can see from the photo above mine don't look quite as high as the ones in the link. Sometimes I wonder where people get their serving quantity from because the recipes don't often make as much as large a quantity as stated. Which is the case with thsi recipe. If you're feeding 5+ hungry people I'd <u>make double</u>! For the engagement party I made a double batch and cut into bite-size squares so most people would get a try.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As for the <u>chocolate chips</u>, we don't seem to have the same brands as the American recipes suggest but you can find dairy-free chocolate at health food stores, and depending on what other ingredients you want to avoid, even in the supermarket. Sweet William is dairy-free but contains other nasties many paleo-followers would definitely avoid. It just depends on your preferences and also your budget! Shop around. But if you don't find any you're happy with, just use a bit of extra cocoa powder instead :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The photo above is frozen organic raspberries simmered then strained to remove the seeds. The measurement I find works best is 1 cup liquid to 2 tbsp gelatin. Any more gelatin and the lollies will become rock hard and unedible. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The orange 'jellies' (not 'lollies' because I didn't add enough gelatin so they were a bit softer than I'd have liked!) were a HUGE hit on the day! The kids were eating gluten-free lollies but they all liked my jellies as well, and the adults all commented on how good they were!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you'd like to join our <b>Great Lakes Gelatin Co-Op</b> to get your hands on the best quality gelatin powder, click <a href="http://www.primalinfluence.com/#!gelatin-co-op/c164b" target="_blank">here</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Original recipe <a href="http://www.theprimalist.com/coconut-macaroons-gluten-free-paleo/" target="_blank">here </a></span>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>My variation</u>: I left out the lemon and just used <u>shredded</u> coconut, raw honey, egg whites, salt and vanilla. I would use dessicated coconut next time though, but the shredded still tasted really good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't get a photo of my macaroons because they were snapped up pretty quickly on the day! But they looked almost exactly the same as the photo above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm definitely making these again - they're super easy to make, not too sweet and actually quite filling!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No photo sorry and these were totally my own creation. All I did was...</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did the same with chicken breast </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you find some of these recipes useful and they give you some inspiration in the kitchen, especially for parties! It's a great feeling to be able to provide healthy foods - the kinda foods we eat 95% of the time and are passionate about - to friends and family and they actually enjoy them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please feel free to share this post with friends so they too can make delicious and healthy party foods. And please let me know of any paleo/primal party food recipes you love to use! I'd really appreciate it :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take care,</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>Aimee</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Today my 5 grateful's are:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Mum wasn't more seriously injured when hit by a car yesterday</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Our engagement party was a huge success and lots of fun</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. The rain my garden received today</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Free strawberry runners a lovely lady from Facebook gave me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Our meetup group and all the wonderful people we meet through it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191507767508114537.post-64562884945001424172014-01-10T13:57:00.001+10:002014-01-10T13:57:43.716+10:00Slacklining - my new fave thing!<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Last Christmas I was lucky enough to receive a slackline as a gift from my wonderful folks. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">‘WTF is a slackline?!’ you may be asking? A friend once described it to me as “slacklining is something that hippies and lay-abouts do”! Well that’s a rather inaccurate description so here is the actual meaning…</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">slacklining is a practice in balance that typically uses nylon or polyester webbing tensioned between two anchor points. Many people suggest slacklining is distinct from tightrope walking in that the line is not held rigidly taut (although it is still under some tension); it is instead dynamic, stretching and bouncing like a long and narrow trampoline. The line's tension can be adjusted to suit the user and different types of webbing can be used to achieve a variety of feats. The line itself is usually flat, due to the nature of webbing, thus keeping one's footing from rolling as would be the case with an ordinary rope. The dynamic nature of the line allows for tricks and stunts. Slacklining has quickly become popular due to its simplicity and versatility and its ability to be practiced in a variety of environments. Those who participate in slacklining are often called "slackers". </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Where does this fit into our primal lifestyle?</span></b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This type of activity actually fits in perfectly! Why? Because the slackline is set up between 2 trees at a park, or even at the beach, which means we get to get outside!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, it’s very hard to slackline in shoes so walking it needs to be done barefoot and for most beginners the majority of time is spent on the ground which <b>provides earthing</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plus, the basic construction of the slackline takes us away from technology and into the realm of <b>simply playing and having fun</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The fitness benefits are amazing as well…</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The proprioception of slacklining helps your body with spatial awareness which is vitally important now and as you age because it will help reduce slips, trips and falls. Keeping your muscles under tension will also help <b>keep joints and ligaments strong and stable</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This fun activity is also a great workout that<b> targets almost every muscle in your body</b> as you try to balance and not fall off, allowing you to work muscles you can’t work in the gym. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Slacklining is a great way to escape the daily grind</b> as it’s almost impossible to focus on anything other than what you’re doing when you’re trying to balance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So as you can see, slacklining is a sensational piece of equipment to have on hand and a perfect excuse to get outside and have fun! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If there’s enough interest<b> I may organise a free Games Day</b> at a local park sometime soon. <u>Please leave a comment below if you’d be interested in coming along.</u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lastly, here’s a sample of what you can do on a slackline: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6WujgxcMys" target="_blank">click here</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Cheers,</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Clint</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 things I'm grateful for today are:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Catching fish using poppers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Slacklining</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. New clients</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Having a career that I love</span><br />
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exciting plans we have in store… <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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available and are of super high value with all the connections clients are
given within our Business Alliance. My
clients also get a <b>free photo shoot</b>
at the end of the program to celebrate their success and achievements!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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yourself when you can play with a friend?! <b>Partner
Sessions</b> are also available and help make it even more affordable to work
with a trainer. These sessions are
suitable for friends or couples and make the sessions even more fun with
someone extra to laugh and carry on with.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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who want to train within a group in a fun and supportive environment, <b><a href="http://www.primalinfluence.com/#!primal-group-training/c1v3e" target="_blank">Primal Group Training</a></b> is available. Classes are held at various parks and beaches and
allow a maximum of only 8 participants to ensure personal attention is still
provided.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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expert guidance? Then this program will
suit you. I chat with my Primal Online
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for those who need to reboot their lifestyle.
This full 30 day online program focuses on nutrition, movement and
mindset, mixed in with a tonne of other extra goodies. Endorsed by an integrated Naturopath and Nutritionist,
it’s the perfect way to get your health and fitness on track.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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all the training programs Primal Influence is offering, but 2014 will also be a
big year as we’re launching <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrnzvHbRPQO_kGQDTQzLNUg" target="_blank">Primal Influence TV</a>!</b> Please send in any health and fitness-related questions you
have and have them answered on our YouTube channel by us and a variety of relevant
experts spread across the country.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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currently in the process of teaming up with a cooking expert to bring you a<b> Paleo Movement and Cooking Workshop </b>early
in the year<b> </b>(don’t worry, I’ll be
running the movement part of the seminar not the cooking part!) so we’re pretty
excited about that.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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2014 is going to be a big year of <b>donations
</b>for our local charity <b><a href="http://www.specialolympics.com.au/sunshinecoast" target="_blank">The Special Olympics</a></b>.
Anyone who uses the <b><a href="http://www.primalinfluence.com/#!primal-trial-pack/cd0e" target="_blank">Primal Trial Pack</a></b> which is 3x 30min 1-on-1 intro sessions
with me is donating 100% of the $20 fee to this worthy charity, as are newbies
to the Primal Group Training sessions ($5 first class). We hope at the end of
this year we can announce a huge total was donated to them, they really need
it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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years and she said yes! So this year will no doubt involve a lot of wedding
planning! Aimee’s already in the process of planning our paleo-friendly
engagement doo!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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My personal goals for the year ahead include completing <b><a href="http://spartanrace.com.au/" target="_blank">The Spartan Race</a></b> in
Ipswich in March, which is apparently tougher than Tough Mudder. I’ll be
training for it using natural and primal movements, so I can show everyone
really just how beneficial this style of training is for overall strength and
fitness. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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all the support you’ve already shown us. We hope you continue to support us
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to check out our <b><a href="http://www.primalinfluence.com/#!" target="_blank">website</a></b> for lots of cool stuff (primal movement,
sustainability, organic gardening, program info and loads more) as well as
staying in touch via our <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/primalinfluence?ref=hl" target="_blank">Facebook page</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a successful year for EVERYONE!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Influence is not just about another personal trainer making you do sets and reps;
we pride ourselves on helping people simplify their lifestyle to make
everything easier”</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191507767508114537.post-75428444517526846432013-12-03T13:56:00.001+10:002013-12-03T17:29:42.371+10:00DYI Natural Foundation<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're conscious of using more natural beauty and body products you'll love this recipe for making 100% natural powder foundation!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made this on the weekend, it cost next to nothing, it took me about 5 minutes and I love the end result!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Pure arrowroot powder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Cocoa powder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Ground cinnamon </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You simply mix about 1 tbsp arrowroot powder with cocoa, starting with 1/2 tsp for light skin then see how that matches up to your own skin colour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you need to adjust the tone, just add in cinnamon and/or nutmeg or more cocoa until you reach the desired colour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I highly recommend you then spoon all of the mixture into a mortar and pestle and grind until very fine, as the cinnamon and nutmeg can often be a bit grainy. I had to do this and I'm glad I did!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's as easy as that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I no longer need to buy expensive brands just to get a completely natural product. With this recipe, I know exactly what's in it, I can make as much as I need it as often as I need, it's inexpensive, and my face smells delicious! LOL!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm now on the hunt for a DYI natural concealer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you make this please let me know how you go!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks,</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Aimee</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>My 5 Grateful's Today:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Beautiful sunny day outside</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. My first pumpkin that hasn't shriveled up after self-polinating seems to be going well!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Clint having a fun birthday on the weekend</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Drinking clean filtered water</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Family</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191507767508114537.post-23435662883160377922013-11-18T16:39:00.001+10:002013-11-18T16:39:40.307+10:00My new favourite kitchen gadget!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I totally love my Spirooli!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A spir... what?" I hear you ask! A Spirooli! It's only the coolest kitchen gadget I've ever seen!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These funky little doo-dads make vegetable spirals, or rather, noodles. So for anyone avoiding gluten and grains, the idea of being able to <b>make a healthy noodle or pasta dish</b> is quite exciting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Spirooli has 3 different slicing tools; a small noodle (my fave), larger noodle size and also a thin round slicing size.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Meeting Viki from MindBodyFood today</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. The rain we've had over the weekend</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For many people the word “exercise” conjures up images of spending hours at the gym sweating, endless amounts of crunches, sharing exercise equipment with the sweaty people before you, and just general discomfort. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well guess what? It doesn't have to be like that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All we need is our body and the natural world outside of gyms in order to be fit and healthy. What’s even better is that <i>nature is completely free</i> – there’s no joining fee or fortnightly direct debits! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Since you're probably new to this way of thinking and moving, here are some suggestions of fun and functional movements you can perform outdoors…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is an oldie but a goodie! For those who don't remember how to play this, the rules are simple…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The ground is lava! By using equipment and items nearby you have to navigate from point A to point B without touching the ground or you'll simply burn up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This game is great to play in a place where you have obstacles such as a playground or rocks to play on. The main benefit of this exercise besides needing to think is ‘mindful movement’ for the whole body. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What do I mean by mindful movement? Mindful movement is movement that requires you to think about it. Walking on a treadmill or riding a stationary bike for example is not mindful movement. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You also get the benefit of explosive movement as you jump from obstacle to obstacle, as well as flexibility as you duck, weave and move.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This game requires more than one person to participate, although I must admit it would look pretty funny trying to play this alone! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Once you have more than one person ready to play, start with 1 person being “it”. This person has to tag someone else in order to no longer become “it”. Then just keep going!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It’s a very simple concept but great cardiovascular interval training is a great workout. The reason for this is because you are constantly on the move. Sprints thrown in when someone tries to tag you adds to the overall benefit and fun! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do you want abs of steel but hate the thought of doing crunches? Then try some quadrupedal movements in your play time! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Crawling on all fours, monkey walks and ape walks will get every muscle in your body working hard as you transform back to our early evolutionary roots.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Choose one of your limbs - a leg or an arm - and play around with moving through a variety of obstacles without the actual use of that limb. For example, place one arm behind your back and attempt to climb a ladder at the playground.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Work together to move your heavy object from point A to point B. Pass the object to each other while each person takes turns to move forward or ahead. This game works really well at a children’s playground or in and around a rocky creek. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This exercise utilizes strength, balance, coordination, flexibility and mindfulness to achieve an objective.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Next time you're walking along the beach make a game of chasing the waves. It’s fun and incredibly effective!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As a wave heads back towards the ocean, sprint towards it as far as you dare. Then when it turns to come in again, sprint back so you don’t get wet. Repeat and after a few rounds you'll see why it’s great for fitness!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you're keen and quick try do some push ups in between each wave! This adds a whole new element to the game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now that I’ve given you these 6 awesome ideas to stop exercising and start playing I’d love to hear some of your suggestions and experiences. Leave a comment below with ideas you have or games you’ve played and enjoyed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you're feeling self-conscious, unsure, unconfident or would like other people to play with then feel free to join in on the <b><u><a href="http://www.primalinfluence.com/#!primal-group-training/c1v3e" target="_blank">Primal Group Training</a></u></b> sessions each week</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SunshineCoastPaleoPrimal?ref=hl" target="_blank">Sunshine Coast Paleo/Primal/Real Food Meet-up Group</a> meet-up this month was a 30 minute or so drive from Maroochydore to the pretty little hinterland town of Mapleton.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We'd had very little interest for people to attend this time around and a few cancels on the day, but we didn't mind, we knew we'd enjoy the morning anyway!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Clint and I drove to Mapleton Falls National Park and met up with Jenny, the owner of Mapleton Falls Luxury Accommodation guest house, and her partner Lucky, visiting from Sydney, for an easy 30 minute bushwalk. We then headed just a couple hundred metres down the road to the guest house where our mate and meet-up group member Ross joined us for a picnic on the back deck.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It was nice to catch-up with Jenny, who's a new friend of ours, and meet her partner Lucky. Ross had recently returned from a few weeks holiday overseas with his wife so it was great to hear about his adventures and also how he ate over in Asia. He said he enjoyed the non-Paleo cuisine but was glad to be back eating how he usually does - back to bacon, eggs, grass-fed meat and all that good stuff!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ross, the legend, brought along 6 amazing-looking delicious-tasting <b>Paleo chocolate cupcakes with chocolate icing</b>. OMG, they were so yum! Credit must go partly to his wife Danielle who helped make them - thanks guys, these were just so very yummy in our tummies!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do you wanna make these yourself? You totally can! Here are the recipes...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The cupcake recipe</span></b>: http://www.elanaspantry.com/paleo-chocolate-cupcakes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I always try to make a picnic food treat that's a little bit different. Not the usual paleo brownies or bacon-wrapped something-or-other. So the day before, I scrolled through my recipes which I save in my Gmail account for easy access pretty much anywhere I feel the urge to find something interesting to create, and found one for apricot cashew butter stuffed dates. The ingredients and method looked simple so I grabbed what I needed and off I went to prepare for the next day's picnic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I kinda changed the recipe around a bit, and made a slightly different date-stuffing mixture. Not only that but I accidentally made WAY more apricot mixture than I had dates to stuff them in. So, this is what I came up with...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">How yum do they look?! I knew the end result would be a winner. Cos I kinda, er, kept eating the mixture as I was going!! I couldn't help it, it was so good!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Recipe? Here tis! Keep in mind I'm known for not taking note of measurements as I'm busy creating magic in the kitchen, so this is a rough idea of numbers and you can feel free to play around with quantities. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 cup organic dried apricots </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 cups shredded or dessicated organic coconut (sulphite-free)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/4 cup organic coconut oil </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Roughly chop apricots then place in a food processor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. Add remaining ingredients to the food processor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. Pulse a few times to start to gently combine</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4. Leave on lowest setting until all ingredients are well combined and apricot is no longer chunky. If you need to add more coconut oil to get the mixture breaking down better you can</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5. Once the mixture is well combined - sticky, thick, gooey - you can do a couple of different things with it...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Stuffed Dates:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Grab a pitted date, open the slit a bit and use a teaspoon to place the apricot mixture inside.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Gently close the slit so the date it as closed as possible.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Place in the fridge so the coconut oil sets and the stuffed dates firm up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Grab some silicone cupcake moulds (or something similar) and spoon the mixture in so it's firmly packed into each mould.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These will set in the fridge and can easily be removed from the moulds.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Optional</b></span>: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Make some <b>raw choc</b> using cacao, coconut oil, stevia or raw honey and drizzle around the dates (place them in freezer for 30min first, so choc sets quickly when drizzled on) or drizzle onto cups for added flavour and deliciousness.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Keep refrigerated until serving time or you'll have a runny coconut oil and choc mess on your hands!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These little goodies are great as healthy snacks for the kids, taking to picnics and gatherings, or even as a healthy and yum snack for taking to work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">By the way, I realise the <b>inclusion of cashews</b> means this mixture isn't technically 'paleo', so before you get annoyed at me, please remember that the name of the meet-up group also includes the words 'primal' and 'real food' so it covers all bases, <b>not just strictly paleo-friendly foods</b>. Just had to clear that up :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So that was the food we enjoyed on the day but the best part of the meet-up was by far spending time and talking with Jenny, Lucky and Ross and just relaxing on the deck at the guest house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mapleton Falls Luxury Accommodation truly is a magnificent property so why not consider it when you're next after a relaxing Sunshine Coast getaway! We highly recommend it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Super fun shopping sprees with mum the last 2 weekends and all my op shop bargains</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. Enjoying a lovely lemongrass tea at Hot Pipis restaurant in Mooloolaba this morning - one of our awesome <b><u><a href="http://www.primalinfluence.com/#!our-community/cd7v" target="_blank">Business Alliance</a></u></b> members </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. Working from home and having flexible hours and a great work/life balance</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4. Our meet-ups and the wonderful people we meet</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5. Yummy primal food!</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191507767508114537.post-52453296431061194602013-10-21T10:24:00.000+10:002013-10-21T10:24:13.445+10:00Book review: 'Primal Cuisine - Cooking for the Paleo Diet' by Pauli Halstead<div>
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Before I started reading Primal Cuisine I was expecting to delve into a showcase of a variety of delicious primal recipes with perhaps a small amount of information about the foods and ingredients. But before I even reached the first recipe I was excited just reading the Preface. Pauli’s passion and enthusiasm for understanding the relationship between food and our emotions, global sustainability, and food for optimum health and wellbeing comes through strongly. I could tell just from reading the Preface that her own journey has been about a lot more than just creating tasty primal dishes, but has been a deep spiritual expedition to truly understanding how food nourishes us on all levels. She talks about Divine Love and God but not in a way that suggests we all need to believe in a particular religion. She talks about it in reference to the universal energy and love that exists in all living things and the role our food plays.</div>
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Pauli then goes on to talk about ‘Primal Body, Primal Mind’, a book written by Nora Gedgaudas, a nuerofeedback specialist and certified nutritional therapist. This book changed Pauli’s life and was the starting point for her education on the benefits of following a Palaeolithic diet. It’s interesting to read about the evolution of Pauli’s career as a chef and caterer both preparing and eating conventional ‘healthy’ foods, how her health suffered as a result and how incorporating paleo foods improved her health and completely changed her perception of what foods are actually ‘healthy’.</div>
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I particularly like how Primal Cuisine summarises knowledge sourced by famous evolutionary health experts such as Weston A. Price and Francis M. Pottenger and makes the information easy to understand, even for those not yet familiar perhaps with primal health. I also appreciated the general information provided for such areas as the ideal quantities of various nutrients for the general population, such as protein requirements, and believe this information will be very beneficial to many readers, as well as practical methods in which to source and use these nutrients. </div>
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My only criticism is that there isn’t a photograph provided for each recipe and that many recipes require your imagination as to what they will look like upon completion. On the other hand, the recipes are detailed and easy to follow. I’m looking forward to attempting to replicate many of them myself!</div>
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If you want to learn how to make a variety of delicious primal masterpieces in your own kitchen then you’ll find Primal Cuisine a handy edition to your recipe book collection. However if you want to go a step further and expand your knowledge to include our evolutionary heritage with regards to nutrition and health and the link between how our ancestors ate to becoming a guide for “the proper nutrition for modern humans” then you will thoroughly enjoy this read!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Purchase 'Primal Cuisine - Cooking for the Paleo Diet' </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://www.fishpond.com.au/index.php?ref=3641&affiliate_banner_id=48" target="_blank">here</a></u> </b></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191507767508114537.post-86442638857522605192013-10-20T18:36:00.004+10:002013-10-20T18:36:48.495+10:00Our meetup group and why we created it<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We created the <a href="http://www.primalinfluence.com/#!meet-up-group/c78k" target="_blank">Sunshine Coast Paleo/Primal/Real Food Meet-up Group</a> back in November 2012 after Clint had said a couple of months earlier "I reckon we should get a paleo meet-up group happening on the Sunshine Coast". So we did! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At that point he was very much into 'paleo' and I was still very new to it all. I think I was still like "You want me to leave the fat ON my meat? Are you kidding? That's crazy!" because I was so used to cooking lean meats and using very little fat in the kitchen, as so many people are. But as he was getting more into the lifestyle, I enjoyed learning about it and soon started to implement many aspects myself, so I was totally on board with the idea of creating the group.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When we decided to launch the meet-up group we chose to include the words "primal" and "real food" in the title because we didn't want to label it as strictly "paleo" and possibly exclude people who don't follow a 100% paleo lifestyle. We're really glad we made that decision because as our own health journeys have evolved we now call ourselves 'real foodies' and use paleo as more of a guide than as a specific <i>guideline, </i>and we know others do also. We understand that we're all at a different place with our health and how we live and that no one 'diet' is right for all of us, including paleo. Paleo isn't usually classed as a "diet" but it does have basic rules and outlines. However out of all of the diets out there, we feel it's definitely one of the most beneficial and useful. So basically we made sure it was obvious that<b> the group is there for anyone interested in <i>paleo</i>, <i>primal</i> and <i>real food</i>.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>If you're familiar with what paleo is then you'll be understanding and nodding your head as you read this. If not, feel free to read <b><u><a href="http://www.marksdailyapple.com/whats-the-difference-between-primal-and-paleo/" target="_blank">this post</a></u></b> from legend<b> Mark Sisson</b> of Mark's Daily Apple about the differences between paleo and primal.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">By the way, <b>when we talk about 'primal' it extends into movement and general lifestyle </b>and isn't solely about food. We personally implement primal methods into all aspects of our lives, so we're happy to share with others not just the food side of things but also movement and mindset. It really allows for a huge variety of people to be involved in the group which is great! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>So who can be a part of this group?! Basically it's for anyone wanting to learn about and share information on...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>* organic, spray-free, chemical-free, clean produce</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>* organic, grass-fed, chemical-free meat</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>* natural foods, fermented foods, fats etc</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>* where to buy good quality food from</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>* connecting people to local suppliers and farmers</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>* sharing recipes and kitchen successes (and failures!)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>* where to eat out</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>* how and where to exercise and move more</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>* natural and alternative therapies; educating on the benefits and connecting to good practitioners</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>* health concerns, remedies, ideas etc</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>* different illnesses, eating plans etc</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>and basically anything else that's relevant! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We enjoy hosting this meet-up group but it's been a bit quiet lately. We originally chose to base the group on Facebook as a Page and more recently a Group and not use meetup.com because it has a monthly fee that we can't justify paying. We're happy with the success and reach of the Page but it seems there's been a lot less interaction lately, in general from Likers and also notably from our local members. We've started to wonder if maybe Facebook isn't working in our favour and that followers just aren't seeing our posts. Or maybe people are simply losing interest in the meet-up group.We hope that's not the case! We've held a few successful meet-ups this year, have met some really lovely people from both the Sunny Coast and also Brisbane and hope to continue hosting events and catching up with the people we've already met and newbies as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We've been wondering if the slump in group interaction is perhaps partly due to members and followers finding their own journey is heading away from paleo and in other directions. If that's the case and that's you, then we want to let you know that we are still here for you. If you're still interested in anything relating to real, wholesome, healthy, nourishing foods that are positively imnfluencing your health, then you're absolutely welcome to interact and be a part of the group!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We have a sneaking suspicion it's also partly due to the Facebook Page posts not showing up in everyone's news feed because there's just so much on Facebook now, making it harder and harder to keep up with posts from the Pages we like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So <b>the Group page is the best place for interaction</b>. Members of that page receive notifications of new posts, events etc, it's not busy in there and the posts can't get lost because it's a separate section in your Facebook account.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you're not already a member and you live locally or nearby and want to interact with others about all things paleo/primal/real food then please feel free to join <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/scpprf/" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">HERE</a>. <i>Please read the page rules!</i> If you're already a member of the main page or the group page please feel free to chat to us in either; about foods you're making, troubles you're having, movements you're doing, questions you have, ideas you have... anything, just go for it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Clint and I are very passionate about helping people become more educated on how they can improve theirs and their family's health and well-being. We'd like to keep organising meet-ups for fun, education and interaction between like-minded people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>If we can connect folk to information, people and places that somehow positively influence their lives then that's brilliant!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>We're planning a Farm Tour in November</b> at <a href="http://cglbeef.com/" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">CGL Beef</a>, another picnic because they're easy and popular (probably Peregian like we tried to do once but cancelled due to bad weather), and we'd like to include fun things like park days where we play games, bush walk and things like that. But <b>we need interest from people in order for us to keep organising events.</b> If you have any suggestions for meet-ups please let us know. Also if you know anyone who's even remotely interested in learning about this stuff you're welcome to bring them along to doos :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thank you to everyone who's interacted on our pages, attended meet-ups, told people about the group, and who has supported is. We really appreciate it! We hope to catch-up up with you at a future meet-up or at least in the Facebook pages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/scpprf/" target="_blank">Click here </a></u></b>to visit the Facebook Group</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SunshineCoastPaleoPrimal?ref=hl" target="_blank">Click here</a></u></b> to visit the Facebook Page</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><u><a href="http://www.primalinfluence.com/#!meet-up-group/c78k" target="_blank">Click here</a></u></b> to visit the Primal Influence page including the newsletters we made for the meet-up group and photos from past events</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of the next blog posts will be about the meet-up we had today, so stay tuned!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My 5 gratefuls today are:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. spending time in the hinterland today with lovely people</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. shopping spree with mum yesterday</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. picking kale and herbs from my garden</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4. country music (do I always add that one?!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5. receiving help from Gavin Heward for my health goals</span><br />
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decided it’d be really cool to include videos and audio files. The only problem
was, I was making the videos and audios by myself, just me, no help, and as I’d
never done anything like this before, it was definitely going to push me
outside my comfort zone…. <i>way</i> outside!</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At first I was quite daunted by the task of creating
professional videos and audio files from scratch. But once I started I realised
how easy it actually is. With the constant evolution of technology, making
audios and videos these days is not such a big deal. Any caveman can do it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Since taking the first step and getting stuck into the
project, I’ve overcome what I was initially afraid of and I’ve had some time to
wonder, <i>‘what else is my comfort zone holding me back from achieving?</i>’. When I figure that out and I tackle some more
fears, I’ll let you know!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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outside your comfort zone and did something you were a bit scared of doing? </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If it’s been a while then I can help you make a start in
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">THE CHALLENGE</span></b>: For those of you who live near a lake, a
beach or a river I want you to go and jump into the freezing water! For those
of you who don’t have any of these options then turn your shower on to freezing
cold and hop under! This seemingly simple
exercise is still very challenging. And cold!
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191507767508114537.post-11570346994199401502013-10-09T18:05:00.001+10:002013-10-09T18:05:17.590+10:00Recipe: plantain and date muffins<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ever since Clint and I started eating paleo/primal we were always seeing <b>plantain</b> as an ingredient in many recipes. Not being familiar with what a plantain was, we eventually figured it out but realised because the recipes were mostly American we probably wouldn't be able to make them ourselves as we hadn't heard about them being available here in Australia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So when I saw plantain for sale at a fresh produce market literally a few hundred meters down the road from where we live (<a href="http://jeffersmarket.com/" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Jeffers Market</a> in Maroochydore), I just <i>had</i> to grab some and try cooking with them!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Plantain are similar to banana. There are a few differences, such as...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">* Not as sweet as banana, even when really ripe</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">* They are larger in size</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">* They can eaten green</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">* The flesh is a light orange colour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">* Sugar content is lower and overall nutritional makeup is better (see nutritional breakdown <b><u><a href="http://www.calorieking.com.au/foods/calories-in-fruit-fresh-plantain-raw-edible-portion_f-Y2lkPTQ5MzY5JmJpZD0xJmZpZD04MTM5MSZlaWQ9MTg2NzEzNzQxJnBvcz0yJnBhcj0ma2V5PXBsYW50YWlu.html" target="_blank">here</a></u></b>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I made a few different things with the first lot I bought but my favourite creation so far has been the plantain and date muffins I made to take camping last weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Typically plantain are meant to be used green, peeled, sliced and fried to make 'chips'. This time I decided to buy 2 ripened plantain and make muffins as you would with bananas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They turned out terrific and made a great snack (even cold!) while camping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's the recipe I made up...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Plantain & Date Muffins</span></u></b> (makes about 16 small muffins)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 tbsp baking powder (rice and gluten-free)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 ripe plantains</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">6 fresh medjool dates</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 tbsp coconut flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 large pastured eggs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 tsp bicarb soda</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">pinch Himalayan salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/2 tsp cinnamon and nutmeg powder together</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dash pure vanilla</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 tbsp melted coconut oil</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. Place all ingredients into a food processor</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. Mix for a few minutes until well combined. Use a spoon to scrape edges occasionally</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4. Grease muffin trays with coconut oil</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">6. Bake in the oven for about 35-45min depending on your oven</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">7. Check muffins at about 30 min using a skewer pushed through the centre of one muffin. If it comes out clean the muffins are done. If not, continue to bake</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So very easy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Note</u>: if the muffins turn brown, that's fine, it's just the sugars colouring. However try not to let them burn!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Alternatives</u>: replace dates with sultanas. Or use cacao nibs for a plantain choc chip effect!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I hope you enjoy this recipe! Please feel free to comment if you tried it, liked it, hated it or just have any questions or suggestions. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Aimee</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My 5 grateful's today:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Successful kitchen creations</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. Camping with family on the long weekend</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. Being able to exercise</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4. Kayaking and fishing at dawn with mist all over the water and seeing platypus swim by</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5. My partner Clint</span>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9191507767508114537.post-321258609370767412013-09-29T21:53:00.001+10:002013-09-29T21:53:18.094+10:00Time for a quickie... Raspberry lollies recipe<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love making lollies at home with good quality gelatin. They're fairly easy to make, you can choose a kazillion different flavours (ok maybe not that many! But lots anyway!), and gelatin is a major contender to be added to the sought-after lists of 'Superfoods' as it's so incredibly healthy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tonight I made <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">raspberry lollies</span></b>, to go with the AWSEOME grain-free mini burgers I made (<a href="http://loveyourguts.typepad.com/my-blog/2013/09/ham-sammy-on-a-2-minute-biscuit.html#comment-6a01901c5dae0e970b019affac5abd970d" target="_blank"><b>recipe here</b></a>)</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">. Tomorrow I'm returning to my ketosis journey after having been sick for two weeks and not worrying about eating for ketosis due to the raw honey I was consuming by the big jar load. So tonight was a nice dinner and dessert before a few weeks of mostly low-carb (30g or less per day!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Okay so these lollies were pretty darn good, even if I do say so myself!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's how I made them...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>INGREDIENTS:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>2-2.5 cups raspberry pulp</b> - which I got after simmering a whole pack of frozen conventional raspberries (don't judge me for not using organic berries, it's all I had in the freezer!), blending, straining through a sieve to remove most of the seeds, then blending again</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Stevia</b> - to your liking. Alternatively use organic honey</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>6 tbsp gelatin powder</b> (use Great Lakes or another grass-fed variety if you can)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>3 tbsp pure coconut milk</b> (I use Ayam from the supermarket)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>METHOD:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. In a large saucepan on medium heat, add the raspberry pulp, stevia and coconut milk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. While constantly whisking the warm liquid, slowly add in the gelatin, bit by bit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. Once all gelatin is mixed in well, add mixture to blender and blend well. I do this to ensure the gelatin is completely mixed in and doesn't leave lumps</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4. Pour mixture into flat square or rectangle shape containers and place in the fridge for 2-3 hours to set. If you use round containers the end shape is a bit odd!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4. Once set use a rounded knife (butter knife) to separate edges from containers, cut into strips, then carefully lift out each strip. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5. Cut the strips into small squares and there you have it... <b>DIY healthy lollies!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These lollies would be quite bitter if no stevia or sweetener of some kind was added. The coconut milk also helped reduce the intensity of the flavour and gave a slightly creamy taste. Clint and I ate most of this container - they're so moorish, so be warned!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Making yummy healthy food we love to eat</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. Going fishing yesterday at the lovely Ewen Maddock Dam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bone broth is a big part of our lives and we drink it regularly. I'm sure you're wondering why that is, so I'm going to tell you my story!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I first got onto the bone broth bandwagon late last year when a patient where I worked told me how good it was for bone and general health. The conversation sparked interest in me, mainly because I've had a degenerated intervertebral disc in my spine (between L4 and L5) for some time and it's caused me a heck of a lot of pain, stress and immobility When I learnt how bone broth can help improve bone and joint strength I knew I just had to try it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So I did some research. The info wasn't hard to find because I was already inside the 'paleo-sphere' and of course bone broth is big in the paleo/primal circles. When I read about how it can actually<b> put cartilage back into bones and joints</b>, that was it, I was trying it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In November I started making it at home and drinking it daily. <b>Within just 2 weeks I noticed less back pain</b>. Over the following weeks and months the pain reduced so much that it was non-existent for about 90% of the time! That was HUGE for me because up until then I was in pain every day. Some days I was in pain most of the day. I was loving this no pain thing, I can tell you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For the past few years I'd been experiencing pain at the site of the problem and also often down my right leg. <b>I was limited to how much exercise and general movement I could do. </b>I also had to be careful how I sat, and for how long. I couldn't even sit down casually with one leg underneath me for a couple of minutes or I'd quickly pay for it. The only exercise I was able to do for a long time was walking. Boring! I enjoy walking, I've always walked, but just walking gets kinda frustrating, especially when I used to do kickboxing, running and lifting heavy weights. I'd try and do some boxing or something else if I'd not had pain for a couple of days but the pain always came back really quickly and with more intensity as a result.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But I'm happy to report that <b>since drinking bone broth, my pain is almost gone</b>! It's not fixed but for most of the day and usually for days on end, I don't feel any pain whatsoever. I can now do more exercise and movement with no problem.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm still cautious and I don't overdo anything because I don't like pain and I don't want to feel more of it if I can help it! I still need to incorporate pain-prevention techniques and certain lifestyle factors to maintain my back but I can say with 100% certainty that bone broth has dramatically improved my back health.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now I don't drink it every day but I always have some in the freezer and I'd probably drink it about 2-5 times a week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Bone broth doesn't just reduce pain. It has many other health benefits. It really is amazing stuff!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>PLUS</b>: it's super easy to make, it's really cheap, it's easy to store, and it's <i>real food</i> and not a synthetic supplement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So now you're probably wondering how this weird-sounding concoction does such amazing things... right? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There's stacks of info about bone broth on the internet, but here's a great article given to me by Graeme Sait from <a href="http://www.nutri-tech.com.au/" target="_blank">Nutri-Tech</a>. Graeme has kindly allowed me to pass on this article to anyone who wants to learn about the beauty of bone broth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's a few pages in length but I strongly urge you to take a few minutes to read through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Download the article and recipe <a href="http://www.primalinfluence.com/#!about1/cfuj" target="_blank">here</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">1. Going for a walk on the beach this evening with Clint</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">2. Meeting really amazing and interesting people on the Coast, to be friends with and network with</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">So why did you get the idea to have a holiday in the first place? </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Today we met with Jenny, the owner of <b><a href="http://mapletonfallsluxuryaccommodation.com.au/" target="_blank">Mapleton Falls Luxury Accommodation</a></b> in the hinterland and felt so inspired by the beauty of her guest house and the surrounding area that <b>we were reminded of how important it is to get away to nice places</b> like this from time to time and to enjoy a relaxing and rejuvenating holiday.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">This is because we end up spending less time in nature, less time relaxing, less time just for ourselves and less time not thinking about work and life stressors. So of course this contributes to stress, sickness and just utter tiredness.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">By taking holidays to nice places, spending time relaxing and enjoying nature we can focus on recharging the batteries. Even if we love our lives and don't feel obviously stressed or drained, it's still<b> important to take time out for ourselves </b>once in a while. </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Enjoying lovely views that help you feel relaxed and at peace</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Taking part in recreational activities such as surfing lessons, kayaking, bushwalking, bike riding etc</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Experiencing new places - it's a big world and there are lots of amazing things to see</span></li>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Help improve your mood and your general health by taking holidays to beautiful locations and spending some time relaxing, unwinding, having fun, and soaking up the beauty around you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><b>Where will your next holiday be to??</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><b>Thanks</b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><b>Clint & Aimee</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Here are today's 5 gratefuls...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">1. Spending time out in the lovely hinterland today</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">2. Walks on the beach</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">3. Meeting wonderful people and networking </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">4. Fishing</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">5. Organic coffee! (Aimee)</span><br />
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