Feb
Tropical Life
Acid Akaline Balance
Dennis and I decided to do a cleanse before his heads to Mexico, so as we planned it out we figured we could go up to 9 days. My main goal was to eat more alkalizing foods and steer clear of acidic foods. Dennis was a healthier eater to begin with but was up for that challenge. His main goal was to use the cleanse to stop smoking and get back on track from all the unhealthy foods he was eating while here in Belize.
To prepare for our cleanse we did a lot of research, here is a good alkaline food list that we found – one of many. As we got looking various foods up, there were some that made it on both lists depending on which site we looked at, quinoa was one of those. I based my decision for keeping this one on the list based on information I found on the Sustainability and Raw foods blog. They say quinoa is a relative of amaranth, that it is technically not a true grain and is classified as an alkaline-forming food. It’s also extremely rich in nutrients – B vitamins, iron, phosphorous, and vitamin E. It has more calcium than milk and is a good source of protein. Looking to drop a few pounds? You can also see 35 Low-Calorie Nutritious Foods You Should Be Eating.
Of course as we lead up to our cleanse last week, we totally enjoyed ourselves and consumed all kinds of naughty foods as we counted down the days till we gave it all up. On the list was drinks, burgers and fries from El Divino a few times, homemade chocolate cookies, deep fried calamari at Aji restaurant and breakfast on the beach at Estel’s Dine by the Sea. Charles even tried to persuade us to start our cleanse today instead of Monday as they were doing a special barbecue contest yesterday at Estel’s. As temped as I was I knew that delaying the process would not help me any.
We saw double that sized bag today for about $46 bzd at Super Buy in town. I agree you better than splurging on junk and you could easily spend as much.
Probably GoNature could order more for you. I can’t remember what we used to pay in the US at our food co-op (in bulk), but I suspect it was less than half of what you paid here. Still, sometimes you have to splurge on healthy food — better than splurging on junk, right!?
Thanks Emily. You are both part of my inspiration as healthy role models. I did not think the price was too bad for the size bag, sadly I have not seen it again.
Good luck with your cleanse! We used to eat organic quinoa all the time in the states but found it too expensive for our budget here.
I got lucky at Super Buy South was a 2lb bag for something like $25 BZD do not remember exact price. Of course I am wishing I had bought it all now and hoping they get the same deal back again.
Green house sells it too but higher price for less.
Awesome!
Where’d you find quinoa?