Organic Surfer Girl

As I've mentioned it's tough work being a clean eater. I have to constantly look up recipes, modify recipes, cook the recipes, look up places to obtain local food, vegetables, produce, dairy and meat, look up restaurants that serve local food. It's tough in the beginning, especially when I'm not sure where to go. There's no easy one stop for all on the island. As I progress, I'm going to add resources to the list on the side of my page. For now, here's a list of my resources and how I selected that particular one. First, let me start with produce. Now one would think, living on an island, it should be relatively easy to obtain local organic fruits and vegetables on a daily basis. It's not. I've had to go to Whole Foods. Why Whole Foods and not another supermarket, well honestly, Whole Foods has a bigger selection, plus it allows me to know where my food came from. The farms out east are not open during the winter and neither are the loca...

Ok so obviously no one is perfect. I haven't been 100% perfect. I find it difficult mostly when I'm out. I spend a lot of time at my parents house. I often either a. forget to bring my own food or b. just enjoy their food. My mom has been trying to eat better as well so its not like I'm eating junk food. I have continued to educate myself and improve habits here and there. Eating this way, living this life style requires a lot of creativity, time and energy. All of which I've had none recently. I've gotten sick numerous times over the past several months. It's not fun when you as the chef in the house are sick too. No desire to cook or anything. Having a sprained ankle means minimal exercise. I've had a ton of stomach problems recently too. I am contributing this to not being diligent about my diet. I've found that when I'm not strict, I have stomach problems. I become constipated. I get migraines. It's NOT fun. I don...

Over the past several months, there have been a slew of articles that I've been reading. Some I've posted on my facebook page and others I've just shared with my boyfriend. I wanted to share some of the following articles with you so you can continue to learn about our foods along with me 1. I'm glad I stopped eating Kashi back in September. I had also stopped eating Cascadian Farms. Goes to show just how much the food industry is in charge and not us. 2. The yellow goo at the top is margarine. The yellow goo at the left is "reduced fat margarine" The stuff with the ants all over it is butter. If the ants don't want to eat it, why should we??? DISGUSTING!!! 3. Are the foods we are eating killing us? - This article discusses just how much has changed in the foods, the hidden ingredients and the addictions 4. Does eating organic food turn you into a jerk? - This article was recently posted on my news feed today. It discusses how some people ask mul...

Between the past two weeks, I have been sick. Chicken Soup was called for. It made me feel better. This recipe is a combination of my mother's chicken soup and 100daysofrealfood.com chicken soup. I had leftover slow cooked chicken in the fridge so it was easy to pull out. The only thing I did not really like about the first time making this was the type of pasta I used. I was in a rush. Also, there really isn't too much of a selection of 100% whole wheat pasta in most stores. I'd used a different one next time I make it. Homemade Chicken Soup 9 cups chicken stock/broth 1 bag of whole wheat pasta - the really really tiny ones if possible 10 carrots, peeled and chopped 5 celery stalks, washed and chopped 2 cups cooked chicken , shredded Salt & pepper, to taste Directions Bring chicken stock to a boil Add dry whole-grain noodles to stock and set the timer according to pasta package directions. When there are 5 minutes left in the cooking time throw in the chopp...

Some of you may know, I am planning on converting all my cleaning products to homemade cleaning products. Why you may ask? Well if I'm not willing to put chemicals in my body, why should I inhale them? Why should I surround myself with chemicals especially since I try so hard to avoid putting them in my body. Between following certain blogs and pinterest, it wasn't quite hard to find a recipe. The question was, was it hard to find the products, was it difficult to make, and was it worth it. I discovered it was a lot cheaper to make my own soap then to replace it multiple times from the supermarket. I also discovered that it was fairly easy to make. I recently made this homemade dish soap from a recipe I found on www.frugalsustainable.com Recipe as followed: Homemade Liquid Dish Soap  Ingredients:  1 ½ cups hot water 1 tablespoon shredded bar soap (i.e. castile bar soap, ivory, or a homemade simple soap) 1 tablespoon white vinegar 1 tablespoon Super Washing So...

What do you eat for breakfast?? I posted up a granola recipe several months back. I also posted up waffles. I do also make whole wheat blue berry pancakes. (I'm thinking of starting a tab that indicates my recipes and easy access) I wanted to share with you these three quick recipes for breakfast. My mom made the following all the time, this with potatoes as well. I was craving it. You could eat this at anytime in the day. It also goes good on Italian bread too. (Yes I'm trying to find a recipe to make that whole wheat!) Egg Frittata with Asparagus . 4-6 Eggs Asparagus Salt and Pepper to taste Olive oil 1. Heat up pan with olive oil over med high heat 2. Chop up asparagus and place in plan 3. After asparagus have soften, place eggs (mixed in a bowl) in pan. 4. Wait until eggs have browned on the bottom and flip. 5. When eggs are done cooking, take off the pan and eat. *don't mind the mess in the picture. I didn't flip so well! Eggs with kale and red pe...

OW! Shin splints hurt. Badly. They also make it impossible to be mobile. As my ankle healed, I wanted to run. Plus the weather outside was getting nicer. I'm home during the day and should take advantage of this. However, I couldn't even get around the block without being in pain. I would end up hobbling home. Even if I walked and slowed down my pace! They still came, both legs, I could predict it. I would try to do 1 mile to 2-2 and half miles. "No way!" my shins screamed. In the past, I gladly used this as an excuse to say, "I'm simply not a runner", despite always wanting to at least complete a 5k. It was disheartening. This time around, I was determined to not make this the case again. I needed to change my mindset and my routine. Something had to give and this time, I wasn't going to stop running. So, what did I do? I went to the one person in my life that have been running her whole lives. My sister, Jackie, who has been r...