It’s not about WHAT we eat but HOW we eat it.
We believe the secret to true health is finding the perfect balance between nourishing both our biological and emotional needs while successfully navigating the demands of our modern lives. Eating like a human means that we are eating the safest, most nourishing, delicious and satiating food in powerful ways that connect us to ourselves, our family, our community and our environment.
THEY SAY YOU SHOULD NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER. BUT, WHAT ABOUT FOOD? SHOULD WE JUDGE FOOD BY ITS COVER? ABSOLUTELY. When you really think about it, there is nothing foundationally wrong with many of our most popular American comfort foods. Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Tacos, Pizza can be more than just delicious comfort …
I am so excited about this meal that I just have to share. Believe it or not it is a pasta dish. And, yes, the pasta is made from wheat! Oh, the blasphemy! But, hold on…read further. WHY HAVE CARBS BECOME THE NEW “F” WORD? Carbs have become taboo in most dietary discussions and almost …
Okay – so what’s the deal with sourdough? Over the past few months, home sourdough bread baking has reached epic proportions. This “trend” is far more than just a hobby. It represents empowerment. Ever since the pandemic hit there has been an increasing uncertainty over the resilience of our modern food system as certain shelves …
We need to get our heads out of the sand. It is NOT about meat. At least not just about meat. And, never has been… The war on meat waging before COVID seems to have reignited in the past few weeks. Once again headlines abound calling for the end of meat and instead advocate plant-based …
We shouldn’t waste food, right? Well, that all depends...
A current popular buzzword thrown around amongst environmentally conscious foodies is “zero-waste.” And, don’t get me wrong, for the most part this zero-waste trend is a very, very good thing. But, blindly following anything, even if well-intentioned, can have negative consequences. Like anything else, it is not that simple...
Labels matter...It is time to reDEFINE food
It was actually our oldest daughter, Brianna, who suggested it. She wanted to see what it felt like and Christina and I agreed because we wanted to experience what it would be like for our entire family to do it. Billy and Alyssa were less enthused. The trial was for two weeks – long enough …
“THOSE EARS, WHAT SPECIES ARE THOSE?” YES, THIS COMMENT WAS REFERRING TO ME. I know, I know. You are not supposed to pay attention to comments from internet trolls. But, sometimes it’s impossible not to – especially when the comments are personal. In fact, it’s almost addictive in a strange, self-deprecating way. About a month …
I like to use analogies. I always have. I use them in my teaching, in my writing, and in my parenting. I even use them with Christina when I try to convey to her some crazy idea that just popped into my head in order to help her visualize what in god’s name I am …
During difficult times it is important to carry on important traditions whenever possible. Traditions are traditions for a reason and, amongst other things, convey a needed sense of normalcy even during unprecedented times. As you know, over the past few years Ireland has become incredibly important to our family. Last night we celebrated St …
If you are like me you are not really sure how you feel about what is going on at the moment. Everything is strange right now, and it all happened so quickly. It was only last week we were watching news coverage on the epidemic taking place in distant countries. But, it didn’t take long …
PACKAGED MEAT. What we consider convenience in the modern day grocery store has actually distanced us from our food sources and resulted in devastating consequences for how we include animals in our diets. In fact, this “visceral insulation” has produced the least nutritious, ethical, and sustainable use of animals our diets have ever known. As …
CHRISTINA AND I JUST RETURNED HOME FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA, SO WE ARE A DAY LATE WITH OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER . . . As we pulled into our drive, we reflected on the strange week we just experienced and three things came immediately to mind: Stone tools, Sourdough bread and the Space shuttle. …
They are here, just like us, subject to the same evolutionary forces struggling to survive and produce viable offspring. In order to accomplish this they need to protect themselves. Most animals do this through physical defense mechanisms like strength, speed, claws, teeth, horns and antlers. Plants, on the other hand, cannot move and are forced …
I have been talking for months about the Modern Stone Age Diet approach and want to take this opportunity to tell you more about it. Let me be clear – this is not a diet. At least not in a traditional sense. Instead, this is an all encompassing approach to connecting with your food and, …
A few nights ago, I taught a cheesemaking class and some of the conversations during the class got my mind spinning… I know there is a lot of controversy over whether or not humans should be consuming dairy as adults. And, frankly, it is an absurd debate. Any dispute focused on what our digestive tracts …
FOOD IS POWERFUL. It is not just a vehicle for delivering nutrition and pleasure to our bodies. When approached properly it can also feed our souls. Our approach to food over the past 3.5 million years built us biologically and shaped us culturally. As a result, food is so intricately intertwined with everything that it …
I could just make out the silhouette of her carrying the goose decoys as the sun was setting in a brilliant display behind the tree line. I couldn’t have been more proud of her. Final bucket list item of 2019 checked, and, just in the nick of time for the New Year! Well, …
There are many approaches to prevent cheating on your diet during the holidays. And, most of them are destined for failure because they are too orthorexic. Even if whatever approach to your diet makes sense for you biologically, a black and white approach ignores something that is equally as important to us modern humans…our cultural …
Last night, we had a completely homemade spin on a Philly classic that Christina grew up on – South Philly Cheesesteaks. Instead of beef, we used thinly shaved venison from a deer that Billy shot last fall. I was shocked that it was a crowd pleaser for all 5 members of the family! We had: …
I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT WAS ACTUALLY HAPPENING… After spending months dreaming of taking it to the next level I was actually going to see her outside of work and school. We had met months earlier on the first day of the spring semester at The College of New Jersey and, perhaps serendipitously, it also happened …
A STAPLE IN OUR HOUSE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TACO NIGHT. HOWEVER, I GOT A PIT IN MY STOMACH EVERY TIME I READ THE BACK OF THE PRE-PACKAGED TORTILLAS AT THE GROCERY STORE. I knew that all these ingredients were not necessary in a real tortilla and didn’t want to feed that crap to my kids. …
I LOVE TO COOK FOR MY FAMILY. AND, I LOVE TO CREATE GRANDIOSE MEALS. Often, I labor all weekend to create an incredible, multi-course, Sunday evening meal entirely from scratch that I know the family will love. At the end of the meal, the kitchen is a mess. Stained cookbooks lay strewn around the room. …
Recently there is more polarizing dialogue over human diet and health than ever before, and as a result, navigating the modern human dietary landscape has never been more confusing. On one side of the argument a vegan diet is advocating an animal-free, wholly plant-based for health of the planet and our species. On the other, …
I have always been fascinated by the incredibly strange things that people have learned to eat through time in order to extract the maximum amount of nutrition from even the most desolate of environments. And, it has been rewarding to repeatedly attempt to shed myself of my inherent cultural biases that defines “normalcy” in …
