Some of you may remember the food challenge I did last year. Myself, and seven others, were only allowed to eat seven different things for seven days. It was a grueling challenge and I only lasted five days.
This time we have challenged ourselves to only eat non-processed foods for a week. I think things will be easier since the variety of choices is much greater. The hard part for this challenge is the sheer amount of preparation involved in making a meal. I think I may end up doing lots of small meals or even revert to grazing continually.
I forgot that we were getting started until yesterday and as such had hardly any of the correct kinds of foods on hand. I quick trip to the grocery store this morning got me going until I could make a big trip to secure a good portion of the products I would be consuming for the week. Same as last time, I got a box of oranges, a whole bunch of spinach and a dozen eggs. In addition I bought a wide range of fruits and veggies and will be using more of the brown rice I had from the last challenge. In keeping with the theme this time, I can only get animal products that are naturally raised. As I put it to a friend, only meat that has been well taken care of and read bedtime stories.
In the end, I think this challenge is one that I may be able to continue (to a degree) long after the week is up. Here is a list of the other contestants this time around:
Andrew
Becky
Mark G
Jordy
Remi
Geneva
Wish me luck!
UPDATE: I left out Paul from DTE, another contestant from last year. Sorry about that Paul.
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Nice job Mark! Have any secret recipes? I think you forgot about Paul, Paul is still representing DTE.
Nice job Mark! Have any secret recipes? I think you forgot about Paul, Paul is still representing DTE.
Secret recipes…I wish. I was thinking it would be cool for all of us to meet up during the week for a non-processed dinner somewhere like Mizuna.
Secret recipes…I wish. I was thinking it would be cool for all of us to meet up during the week for a non-processed dinner somewhere like Mizuna.
Ummm… You do realize that the Superbowl is on Sunday right?
Ummm… You do realize that the Superbowl is on Sunday right?
The challenge ends at midnight on Saturday, so I’ll be fine.
The challenge ends at midnight on Saturday, so I’ll be fine.
phew..
phew..
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