I received a comment to the Chicken Stock post a couple weeks ago, with a question about bullion cubes. Chicken and vegetable broths are chock full of sodium, but what about those little cubes of flavor that dissolve into hot water to make soup? Those must be better, right? After all, they are so small. Well, the short answer is no. The censored, passionate answer is…well, let’s leave that one to the imagination. (more…)
I’m not suggesting that what your about to read is about health food. It doesn’t follow a raw diet, vegetarian or vegan diet, or even a fresh-fruit-and-veggie diet. But we all know kids like fun food and I’m a believer that “Fun Food” does not have to be synonymous with “Junk Food”. If we make smart choices about the ingredients we use, we can make fun “kid food” without all the chemicals, food dyes, refined sugars and well…junk. (more…)
Well, 2011 is officially here and we are now faced with endless possibilities for the upcoming year. In previous years my New Year’s resolutions had been pretty consistent, but this year they have finally changed. They used to include, “lose five pounds”, “exercise more” and “fit into those old jeans again”. This year, though I’ll keep my “exercise more” resolution, the purpose and direction of the rest of my resolutions directly follow the path I’ve been taking on this Out of the Box Food journey. These resolutions won’t necessarily get me to my old “lose five pounds” goal, but they will provide my family and I a healthier way of treating our bodies. (more…)