Saturday, May 14, 2011

A Ten Ingredient Year

Any TIPers still out there? What a year it's been! When I announced my bloggy hiatus last summer, it was with more than a heavy heart; it was with a queasy stomach, too. I was newly pregnant! Morning sickness, strange cravings and a passion for whole foods make strange bedfellows. In nine months I went through a kiwi phase, a green bean phase, a frozen-peas-and-pickles phase, and a cream-poured-over-whole-grain-cereal phase. I ate a lot of weird stuff but I stuck to whole foods and my pregnancy was healthy and wonderful. Here I was about a week before delivery.
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And here, looking large, fixing up a ten ingredient plate of vegetables, homemade hummus and whole wheat pita.
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On March 25, 2011 I had my son, Darwin. Here he is at seven weeks old, the Honeycrisp of my eye.
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Since I'm exclusively breastfeeding my baby, eating whole foods is more important than ever. Nutrients and food flavors are transferred in breast milk, and I love that I'm setting up my son for a lifetime of healthy habits by giving him milk that both tastes and performs like the best foods on earth. That means I'm eating lots of unrefined fats like olive oil, coconut oil, butter and nuts; fresh vegetables like broccoli, sweet potatoes, spinach, celery, carrots, mushrooms and onions; luscious fruits like berries, apples, oranges, pears and pineapple; and whole grains like wheat, brown rice, oats and quinoa.

With this new little one, and the happiness of springtime, there couldn't be a better time to restart the TIP blog, to publicly celebrate the way of eating to which I owe so much. I hope you'll join me back for yummy recipes, shameless food porn and mutual inspiration. Happy eating, friends!

12 comments:

  1. I have been waiting for this post! Your little fella is so adorable and looks so much like the two of you! I miss you guys immensely and want to see lots of baby pics up here!

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  2. I was just thinking about you today and was going to encourage you to send a new post our way. I didn't know just how busy you've been! Congratulations. Your son is beautiful and looks so healthy. Yay, breastfeeding!

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  3. welcome back & congratulations! what a handsome little guy :)

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  4. Congrats!! Your son is adorable. :)

    Sarah

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  5. Congratulations! Darwin is so sweet. So glad you're starting up again!

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  6. Congratulations! Glad you are starting up again!

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  7. Just discovered your blog while at Vegetarian Times website. I love your idea of 10 ingredients. How simple and lovely. The photos I've seen so far make me drool! Beautiful, healthy food in it's simplest form.
    Looking forward to more...:)
    Congrats on your beautiful baby!

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  8. I'm so happy you're posting again! I've been checking back here periodically hoping to see a new post.

    Congratulations!

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  9. Congratulations! I was really hoping you would be able to blog here again, I was faithfully checking every week for something new! I look forward to your future posts.

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  10. I just saw your blog from vitaligo forum. It is
    very encouraging and inspiring. I am a vitaligo
    sufferer. Keep it up. Will try your diet. Looking forward for future post.
    Priya.

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  11. Okay Terita, I'm finally at a place where I can start incorporating your 10 ingredient project into my daily life. I'm super excited and am SO glad you have these recipes on here! That will make it so much easier to get started. I'm tired all the time, lethargic, and a tad overweight, so I know that following this program can't do anything but good. I'm going to try the green smoothies too!
    My only question, and maybe I've missed it here on your site somewhere, is about portion sizes, which I kind of have an idea of, but am not quite sure with a vegitarian diet. And also, if I'm drinking the smoothies and getting a fair share of kale (and other dark greens) intake, do I need to worry about getting enough protien in my diet?
    I've forwarded your site to a couple of my friends, I hope it's catching on! Your site is brilliant and very beautiful! The photos of the food alone make me want to eat what you eat! hahaha Hope all is wonderful for you, Scott, and little Darwin!! xoxoxo

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