I am so excited about Donielle’s new Try it Tuesday challenge! (never mind that I’m nearly a week behind…) What great motivation to work toward a healthier family and healthier home.
Here are some things I’m trying this week.
- I’m trying to wrap my brain around the incredible, somewhat frightening information about food in the book Real Food for Mother and Baby: The Fertility Diet, Eating for Two, and Baby’s First Foods
(very interested in the fertility info, if you must know) You’ll be hearing more from me about this book. Brace yourself.
- I passed by the convenience of the grocery store this morning and drove first to check out our semi-local “farmer’s market” (a few people gathered in a church parking lot on Saturday morning to sell some stuff) to see if there was anything I might need. There was! A nice elderly man had some farm fresh eggs for me. I bought 6 dozen for only $1.50 per dozen. I still had to go to the store for other items, and the eggs at the store are cheaper, but the little bit of hassle and extra 50¢ per dozen for fresh eggs is so worth it!
- This isn’t exactly new, because I’ve done it once before, but I purchased wild salmon today. $3.50/lb. is great for salmon, but I’m not used to spending that much money on protein. Rich in omega-3 though, I’m having to shift my attitude about what’s a good buy. Salmon is excellent for us… we need the omega-3s… that makes it a good buy! I plan to grill it tomorrow. Any tricks/advice/recipes for me?
What have you been trying lately to improve your family’s health? Any ideas for my next Try it Tuesday?
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Looking forward to hearing more about that book!
If it helps at all, when you can’t find good deals on fresh salmon, check the canned food aisle. You can get canned wild Alaska Salmon (probably the healthiest, most sustainable fish you can find). It’s usually in larger cans, but the price per oz is similar to the price of tuna. It makes great salads!
I’m so excited to hear all you’re learning!
Blessings,
Michele
What a great price for farm eggs! Do make sure your salmon is Alaskan, not Atlantic.
Our easy and very tasty trick for fresh salmon is to drizzle it with olive oil, sprinkle with Kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, and dill (dried works fine if you don’t have fresh). Grill skin side down and gently remove the skin when you go to flip the fish.
that looks like a very interesting book, even though I am not having babies anymore, good health still matters.
I buy the frozen wild salmon in 1 lb bags at Wal-Mart fairly often. It is more expensive than chicken or ground turkey, but it is so good for us, and easy to prepare. My standard way to cook it is to make a little sauce of 2 T. soy sauce mixed with 2 T. melted butter…
brush the (thawed) salmon with it thoroughly and then sprinkly with lemon pepper seasoning. Either grill or bake at 375 (12-18 min) or broil, however you prefer. It is so delicious!