Dr. Bill Schindler's Eat Like a Human
It’s not about WHAT we eat, but HOW we eat it.
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.
Is scrapple healthy? 100% And, here’s why… Don’t let the greenish gray color fool you.Scrapple is literally a bone broth offal bomb and loaded with both flavor and nutrition! How could it not be? It is made by simmering the head, trotters (feet), skin, bones and meat of a pig in a pot until tender …
More than you can possibly imagine! Pizza is one of the most common foods in the world. And, it makes sense why – it is both delicious and incredibly versatile. The wide, flat dough is a blank canvas that can be topped with literally anything from sauce and cheese for a traditional, savory version to …
Salt is ubiquitous. It can be found in kitchens around the world and listed as an ingredient in practically every recipe ever created! But, despite its prevalence in our culinary repertoire, rarely do we stop and consider how to best make use of the many qualities that salt can provide our cooking. This blog post …
Our food is labeled more intensively than it ever has been. But, does that make it safer? It is not uncommon to see labels containing information such as: ingredients, use by/best by/sell by dates, nutrition information, lot numbers, level of pasteurization, and what it has been fortified with. I am not suggesting this information is …
Fast food and fast casual Mexican Restaurants such as Taco Bell, supported by their multimillion dollar advertising, marketing and social media campaigns, shape the reality of what Mexican cuisine is for many of us. And, its real power comes from the fact that even for most of us eating at one of these establishments is …
You should know by now we are a huge advocate of a complete nose-to-tail approach to incorporating animals in our diet. This includes meat, fat, organs, connective tissue, and, yes, skin. Should we eat skin? Absolutely. In fact, skin is not only incredibly nutritious but, when prepared properly, can also be delicious! That is why …
My mom used to tell me I had tunnel vision. And, I guess she was right. Throughout my entire childhood whenever I set my mind to something I was all in. No distractions. The goal was the only thing that mattered. Every step I took was made in an attempt to achieve what I set …
A meal ended with a lip While in college my teammates and I would pack a lip after we ate. This post meal ritual, while vile and disgusting, served an important role for us. By placing chewing tobacco (usually Copenhagen) in our mouths, we simultaneously forced ourselves to stop eating as it was practically impossible …
1 shared location. 1 synergistic goal. 2 different approaches. Okay, so how does it all work together? The entire second floor of 236 Cannon Street consists of the Eastern Shore Food Lab, our 501(c)(3) non-profit that houses all of our research, outreach and education and is fully funded on philanthropy. That means research into our ancestral …
Rise was the perfect distraction for our family while we navigated the early stages of COVID. We baked, and baked and baked. We developed new recipes and dialed in our processes. Christina and Brianna would roll sourdough crackers in the basement kitchen late into the night while listening to Elton John’s Rocketman Soundtrack. I would …
The disconnect is real. The number one thing missing in our food system, the very thing that can help heal our species and save the planet if we can reclaim it . . . is connection. The Last Hunter-Gatherers There are a small handful of humans left on the planet that obtain the majority of …
Vacation mode is a term our family uses when I get into a super silly mood during family vacations. And, while letting my guard down to that level is a very, very good thing for me it can be a little irritating to everyone else. But, for this blog post I would like to also use it …
The final installment of our three part blog! This one addresses the question, “What foods can satisfy my body’s nutritional needs?” This is an incredibly complex, nuanced, and difficult question to answer. Frankly, I do not have a direct answer; in fact, I don’t think anyone does. What I would like to do here instead …
In our second installment of our three blog post series focused on answering important questions concerning what human appropriate foods we will address the second question, “what is my body designed to eat?” This question is equally as interesting (and complicated) as the one we tackled last week, “What foods are ‘made’ for us humans …
I received an email recently that inspired this blog. In it, the author of the email asked me the question, “Isn’t cow’s milk meant for baby cows?” It’s a good question. This, and questions like it seem to be increasingly common as we seek to identify a diet that is not just nourishing, but also …
I eat meat. Well, more accurately, I eat animals since we practice nose-to-tail butchering, cooking and eating in our home and include more than just the meat from animals in our diet. I also hunt. In fact, I love to hunt and want to do everything I can to help preserve our access to hunting …
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and Diet Dictocrats has been my go-to kitchen resource for many years. Although it was published in 1995, I didn’t get my hands on a copy until about 5 years later. And, actually, that was a good thing. Are you ready to question contemporary nutritional thought? In 1995, …
How much of an impact do two slices of bread make on your health? Plenty! That is, if you make the decision to replace the slices of modern commercial bread you eat each day on your sandwich with slices of wild, long fermented sourdough bread. And, do it every day. Look, we all know that …
You know the saying, you should never judge a book by its cover? Well, that doesn’t hold true for food. In fact, you should ALWAYS judge a food by its cover. For some reason the culinary world has become complacent when it comes to what our food is encased in – and, we consumers have let …
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
