I also picked up some "Big Sky" bread. Big Sky is an Oklahoma City company that makes completely organic breads, granolas, and other grain/seed based products that are just absolutely awesome. They ship their individually packaged loaves of bread and granolas all over and it just so happens they sell it at Akins, and I'm in love with it.
For comparison, here is a list of ingredients of Wonder Bread:
Whole wheat flour, water, wheat gluten, high fructose corn syrup, contains 2% of less of: soybean oil, salt, molasses, yeast, mono and diglycerides, exthoxylated mono and diglycerides, dough conditioners (sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium iodate, calcium dioxide), datem, calcium sulfate, vinegar, yeast nutrient (ammonium sulfate), extracts of malted barley and corn, dicalcium phosphate, diammonium phosphate, calcium propionate (to retain freshness).
Uh...What? Looked up some of this stuff. Most of it is fine, but some of these ingredients are used as preservatives, emulsifiers, artificial coloring agents, and agents that change the consistency of the dough to make processing easier and to extend the shelf life. Yuck.
Here's a list of ingredients in Big Sky organic local made bread:
Whole wheat flour, Water, Honey, Salt, Yeast. Now THAT is what I'm talking about. It's not artificially flavored or colored, it's not preserved, and it tastes FANTASTIC. So much better than Wonderbread or Sara Lee.It's sort of saddening - the less money you have to spend on organic foods, the more you'll buy cheaper processed foods. The more you buy cheaper processed foods, the more your health dwindles and your energy depletes. The more that happens, the more your quality of life goes down. It's almost like true evidence that "the rich live in luxury" and the "poor live in misery." Not looking to get into a debate or anything, but just something to think about - it's almost like a monopoly of money vs health.
Anyway. Feeling good. Trying to quit smoking, as I know that's 100% not good for my health. I'm already not a pack-a-day smoker or anything, just a few during the day, sometimes more, sometimes none! I started smoking last August, so only about 7 months, but I just don't want to be one of those people on the commercials that say "I smoked for 41 years, had liver cancer twice, I'm missing my right lung, and my wife divorced me...and after all that I realized I should quit." Hah -- noooo. It's sort of a strange thing. I promised my Fiance I'd quit by our wedding (just a few months away) and I can safely say that it will be no problem. I'm realizing that if I spent the extra $6 - $10 / week that I spend on Cigarettes on Organic Foods, it would probably seem less expensive since that's an extra $40 a month to spend on life changing foods rather than life inhibiting cigarettes.
UPDATE:
Dinner at Whole Foods with my lady. I really like that you weigh your food and that's how much it costs you - it really helps you see how much physical weight you are putting into your body. Plus, it's great to be able to go to a place and know that nothing they serve is processed. Really gives you a lot of options. I wish there was a Whole Foods closer to my house - had to drive 20 minutes to get there, and with these gas prices it's ridiculous.
Got a lot of great things at Whole Foods, including some food for me to eat tomorrow for lunch and dinner. I love that you can take away things from their salad bar in their containers. Very helpful to my diet and to people trying to live a healthy lifestyle in general.
Until next time,
K
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