76 Dangers of Sugar

I saw this on a friends blog and wanted to share it.

The single largest source of calories for Americans comes from sugar—specifically high fructose corn syrup. Just take a look at the sugar consumption trends of the past 300 years:[1]

• In 1700, the average person consumed about 4 pounds of sugar per year.
• In 1800, the average person consumed about 18 pounds of sugar per year.
• In 1900, individual consumption had risen to 90 pounds of sugar per year.
• In 2009, more than 50 percent of all Americans consume one-half pound of sugar PER DAY—translating to a whopping 180 pounds of sugar per year!

Sugar is loaded into your soft drinks, fruit juices, sports drinks, and hidden in almost all processed foods—from bologna to pretzels to Worcestershire sauce to cheese spread. And now most infant formula has the sugar equivalent of one can of Coca-Cola, so babies are being metabolically poisoned from day one if taking formula.

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Duck Feast

Saturday night my hunting buddies and I along with our families got together for a duck feast. We all brought the last of our duck which totaled about 30 birds. It was made into two casseroles (one with wild rice and the other with lentils) and served with cooked carrots, turnips, rolls, and salad. For those who didn't care for duck there was rice and meat balls.

Miss KJ, our cook, busy preparing the feast. Thank you for all your work preparing the duck and making the meal. You did a great job! It turned out well and everyone enjoyed it.

KJ read that turnips go well with duck. I haven't had them very much but they were very good!

Some of the decorations for our duck party.

Phil eating his goose leg which was prepared especially for him with the foot still attached. He had left it on when he cleaned and put it in the freezer.

Store Bought vs. Homemade Ice Cream

Click Here  for a good post on store bought vs. homemade ice cream.

Homemade Bread

I have to brag a little. For sometime our family has been getting surplus organic bread from a bakery. This has really helped us out financially and being organic is a plus. However, yesterday my sister Laura made some good homemade bread. I'd forgotten how good it was! That toast with my eggs this morning was the best I'd had in a long time! All morning I've been smelling the bread from my sandwiches in the sack by my computer. Fresh, homemade bread really is hard to beat! Thanks L!

Molasses on Pancakes

Well, I tried something new today! I've been trying to eat healthier but sometimes it's hard to find good substitutes. What to use in place of syrup?

Growing up I read stories of Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder who put molasses on their pancakes. I wonder how that would taste? With Laura teasing me about being a health freak I got out the molasses and began pouring it on.

I actually liked it! I'm not a big fan of the flavor, yet, but I do love strong flavor and by putting just a little on it tasted like maple syrup.

Making Applesauce