Snail Mail

Can you imagine what it would be like if you received as much snail mail as you do email?

I think, at this point, that the world would be so full of snail mail, that we could just sled first to work, and then over to CFR on paper white mountains. Long sleeves and pants would be a must year round, no matter the occasion-can you fathom the paper cuts?!?

No, you can’t. Bless you. Only the ‘special’ ones like me think this way.

I get way too many emails. This is only because I have an email accounts for non-emails…you know, the emails that aren’t actually from people. The emails promising you a better deal than the same company’s email from 12 seconds ago…This way, when I check my REAL email, I can feel….depressed. Now that my friends and family know I refuse to respond to anything which seals either my fortune or my defeat…it’s a surprisingly void mailbox.

AND. I still check my ‘other’ email…because deep in the dark depths of said email, lay the (very few and far between) coupons. For something I actually use and do not just want. The FOOD coupons.

Another defeating action, beyond the lacking ‘real’ email, is clipping coupons. If you are a paleo lady or gent, there really are VERY few coupons that require your attention.  Since you are sticking to the standard perimeter scaenario at the grocery store, or hitting up the local farmers’ market,  coupons are either nonexistant or extremely few and far between.

If it is not already, the world wide web is about to become your friend for all kinds of paleo items. As promised, this week will chronicle where on earth (lol, get it?) to purchase your internet goods.

These goods can have you thickening paleo gravies and patting out pizza crust in no time. And for loads less than the dusty bags you may find on shelves in Carroll County.

**Disclaimer: please remember that a cupcake, is a cupcake. If body composition is the thing you complain, ahem…worry about, on a daily basis, then stick to REAL food. Why haven’t’ you seen paleo renditions of chicken parmesan or stromboli on here? Because until you figure out how to FUEL with food, it can be your worst frenemy. Tasting delicious, but waiting for you with a fake smile by  your locker filled with snakes. (That made no sense. But think 80′s movie and please say you understand me, friends?) Remember:if body composition is your current goal…Fill your plate with meats and green veggies. Have berries for dessert. The End**

I bring this to you in the spirit of the holidays….and know thing that for some of you (us) it just won’t feel like December if you can’t roll out some cookie dough or watch your kids dive headfirst into a cinnamon roll. If this is you, don’t succumb to your old ways…try something new which will help you better sustain the many changes you have made to your food since finding CFR. You aren’t going to stop going to the gym until January 1…so PLEASE don’t throw away the nutritional leaps and bounds you have made. (((ALWAYS AVOID ALL GLUTEN!!)))

Say Hello To My Little Friend

Coconut Flour- AMAZON.COM , Tropical Traditions (Coupons come from Topical Traditions! Flour and Coconut Oil!)

Blanched Almond Flour- Honeyville (Bob’s Red Mill is a great company but I would avoid his almond flour..it is closer to a meal than a flour and will lead to a texture your kiddos may question) (COUPONS , too!)

Almond Meal- Trader Joe’s $4.99 (canNOT be substituted in most baking recipes where almond flour is called for…it is too grainy and will yield icky results. Great for banana breads and coating things like pan-fried or baked chicken or fish)

Flax Seed Meal- Acts a ‘binder’ when baking. (Since we are anti-gluten!) AMAZON.COM, local grocers and many of your gourmet sections of stores like TJ Maxx, Marshalls will carry these for similar prices.

Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips- Chocolate chips sans dairy in any form. Currently almost half price ($2.99 vs regular $4.99) at Giant if you can get your hand on a bag…or 10!) AMAZON.COM (chips, chunks)

Coconut Flakes-Tropical Traditions, Bob’s Red Mill on Amazon (great buy!)

Coconut Sugar- Roots , MOM’s and Sonnewald’s in Hanover, PA all carry Coconut Secret (found from your living room on AMAZON)

Coconut Milk- look for one without any preservatives or stabilizers like guar gum. Found at specialty stores and online: Aroy-D. Let us know when you find a great buy, like the Grace Coconut Milk I was able to buy at Big Lots in Westminster for $1/can all summer (not there as of 12/1/12)

Honey- Local is best. Said to be great for allergies. Head to your farmers market, even in the winter, and grab some! Carroll County Farmers Market

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