The Last of March
“Fear of food isn’t health...it’s stress.”
Image by Mitchell Clark
Happy Wednesday!
I hope everyone is safe and dry! I know I am certainly looking forward to a dry Thursday! With the warm weather likely here to stay, let’s remember to stay hydrated!
This is the last week of National Nutrition Month and I wanted to talk a bit about intuitive eating. Intuitive eating means you normalize all foods in your eating routine. It requires a shift in thought about food. We have to stop thinking about food as “good” or “bad,” instead, we listen to our bodies and let it tell us what it needs. Intuitive eating is about acknowledging your hunger and honoring your body. There are a lot of diets out there. While there are books on intuitive eating, it is not a diet, but a way to unlearn a lot of diet culture.
I really like the term intuitive eating because it allows us to honor our bodies and our cultures through food, and empower ourselves by putting nutrition back in our hands. It allows us a new way of thinking about how we nourish our bodies. Food is a huge part of many cultures! It connects us to family when we share a meal. It allows us to celebrate a holiday when we prepare a dinner for that day. It allows us to remember our ancestors when we make our favorite dishes that our past loved ones have taught us to make. Diet culture erased that for many people. Intuitive eating allows us to be able to heal that part of ourselves. Intuitive eating is not about eating all the “unhealthy” foods without regard to one’s health, it is about trusting our bodies and listening to hunger cues and acting on those cues by feeding our bodies. Somedays will look different from others and that is okay!
Much of what I share here is generalized information, and if you have health concerns you should definitely consult your doctor about those concerns. If you have allergies, obviously do not eat things you are allergic to; if you have diabetes, follow your doctor’s plan for that. Intuitive eating is about making sure that you are safe and healthy, it is not about eating whatever you want if it is dangerous for you.
I love to learn through humor and through accessible platforms such as social media. Much of what I have shared this past month is from registered dieticians that I searched out on my personal journey. These women all share wonderful tips for intuitive eating on their social media and offer more individualized sessions privately. I wanted to share one dietician that I follow on social media that has the most hilarious videos about influencers. I laugh every time! Riley Laster is a dietician in a hospital and you can find her on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok. Her videos highlight how one should always research before blindly going along with what an influencer recommends. She highlights how dangerous this can be through humor, which I find often educates better than directly telling someone “no, don’t do that.”
If you are curious about intuitive eating, here is a good link to get you started:
https://www.intuitiveeating.org/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating/
Our vendors:
Mitchell from Buckwheat Farms will have various microgreens at his booth! XO Tigerlily has wonderful dried herbs and spices, teas, and more. We will have Bon Bon Bakery, Ms. Shirley, Marie’s Baked Goodies all there with wonderful sweet baked treats. Jams Jellies Jewelry and More and Rosa Ray’s Farm Fresh will also be out there with wonderful jams and jellies, breads, and teas. And we can’t forget about the arts! Prachi Henna art, A. Nicole Presents, Sonder Collective will be at the park along with Jump 4 Joy Creations and IMWE! Hank's Food Truck is a wonderful way to enjoy a late lunch or early dinner at the park! Mr. Porter will be there with his wonderful creations and he also has some beautiful produce for us as well! And to keep us all smelling delightful and our hands clean, Chemscentations has us covered!
Mitchell from Buckwheat Farms is teaming up with me to bring you some wonderful recipes for microgreens this week! You should stop by and chat with him, he has a lot of wonderful ideas and stories! This week he has some live plants to go along with beet, radish, and buckwheat micros.
Buckwheat Crepes
Ingredients
2 eggs
1/4 cup oat flour or almond flour
1 tablespoon ground wheat brand
1 tablespoon ground flax
1/2 cup buckwheat microgreens
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup water
Directions
Prep the night before. Combine and blend all ingredients until all of the liquid is absorbed. Cover and refrigerate until morning.
Add a bit of olive oil to a pan on medium-high heat.
Pour ¼ cup of batter onto the hot pan, swirling the pan to fill it with the batter.
Cook until the batter begins to bubble and the edges begin to brown.
Shake the pan to loosen the crepes and turn them. Cook for 10 seconds on the second side.
We suggest topping the Buckwheat Crepes with some delicious, pasture fed bacon. Grate some fresh, locally sourced cheese over the top (I like to add a few of Charlene’s pickled jalapenos).
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