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Reducing Stew in a Slow Cooker?
Does anyone have any tips for reducing stew in a slow cooker? I'd like to "reduce" instead of "thicken," as I don't consume starches (cauliflower is the starchiest thing I consume . . . which is pretty non-starchy) or grains of any kind. The slow cooker I'm using is a basic analogue one, with "high," "low," and "warm"…
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Peak Yogurt! 18% MF!
I just made up some 18% yogurt. As I was trying to calculate the nutrition info, I stumbled across a company called "Peak Yogurt." Peak Yogurt is a company in the US that a has just finished a crowd funding campaign to bring their 18% MF yogurt to Northern California store shelves. :)…
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To strain or not to strain?
I'm on the fence about whether or not I should strain the 10% MF yogurt I'm making. I'm not making it in single serve jars, as I originally planned to strain it. If I strain it, I'll be left casein protein only: all of the whey protein will be removed. I'll get rid of some carbs, but I'll also lose a bunch of the cultures.…
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Taming the PMS carb munchie beast.
I just ate four squares of Lindt dark chocolate and sea salt (only 47% cacao . . . way below what I normally permit myself), and a half bottle of some sweetened tea junk. The chocolate was delicious. The tea didn't even really taste sweetened, so I'm feeling totally ripped off when I look at my 75 grams of carbs for the…
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Day 4 Paleo/Primal Hybrid Diet
I thought I would share some observations about what I'm experiancing. My mood is extremely blasé. I'm not having any "ups" but I am having "downs." I get angry and temperamental very quickly. I have to shoot a hockey game today, and I'm a little worried about how I'm going to deal with a bunch of 7 and 8 year olds…
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Shoes: How Many Sizes Bigger?
Hello, folks. :) I wear Fizik Women's M5 Donna shoes on my cross bike. The problem I have is that the shoes are the size I actually wear. I have insoles and wedges inside the shoes, and as a result I can only wear very thin socks. Even with thermal toe covers and insulated booties to go over my shoes, my toes still freeze…
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Cooking with wine: French Onion soup?
I'm wondering what the general consensus for cooking with wine is while eating paleo/primal. I don't drink wine (I don't drink any alcohol) but I've got French onion soup started in the slow cooker. I'm almost ready to add the liquids to it. Pre-paleo I would have added beer to it. I'm thinking wine might be a better…
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When to measure blood keytones?
Hi folks. :) I'm just wondering what the best time to measure blood keytones is, to ensure that I'm in ketosis. I don't want to measure more than once a day. A pack of ten strips costs $25. Ideally, I'd rather not measure everyday. Right now, after a sedentary day (I've been processing hockey photos all day), and after my…
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Day 1 of Paleo/Primal Diet
Yesterday I saw my physician about my chronic heartburn . . . I had no idea the can of worms I was opening. The conversation went from my heartburn, to my completely bipolar insulin levels (always a bit too high or a bit too low, and never close to "perfect"), to my chronically itchy skin, and then to the subcutaneous…
