chili

 

I made the best chili ever last night.

I took one pound of ground beef...

One pound of ground pork...

You can use anything, really - 

It would be very difficult to mess this up!

Added an onion...

Large can of diced tomatos...

And a small can of tomato paste.

Cooked it on low for a few hours.

No added oils.... they are already in the meats!
I forgot to mention the spices....
Of course I added them!
Garlic, onion powder, cayenne pepper,
chili spices, and Celtic Sea Salt.

Used my trusty Cast-Iron Dutch-Oven.

The one kitchen item I didn't think I would ever use.

And yet - the only one I cook with now!

Lots of good stuff here in this mix.

LOW PUFA - that's good!

You really don't want to over-do the PUFA's.

Good amount of Saturated Fat - that's good, too!

And MUFA's are stellar, as well.

Most people think fats are "bad."

But we are learning to think about things.

Not just to swallow (pun intended) bad information

And blow smoke up our own kilts - 

And pretend that it's raining! (ok!)

Fats are essential to being healthy and alive.

The only "true" EFA (Essential Fatty Acids) are found

in the PUFA family - Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids.

The Omega 3 and 6's...

EPA and DHA (we know this) from the N3.

 LA and AA (20:4 n6) from the Omega 6's.

(For starters)

If you cut your fat intake too low,

your diet .... and your health will fail!

We need the Essential Fatty Acids.

Same with the Saturated fats.

If you get some of them in your diet,

your body won't have to spend energy converting it.

The heart and skeletal muscles use Saturated Fats.

So if you are tired alot, it might not be from

lack of carbs. There are NO minimum daily 

doses of carbs. Carbs are not essential in that way.

It pays to learn all we can!

We spend more time planning a vacation

then we spend planning a menu.

When we should be planning like our lives depend on it!

Cuz guess what - they do!