Thank you for such a nice reply. I think when we grow up around cooks we absorb their passion. We learn things that we could never learn in a culinary school. For the Italians in my family food equaled love. No matter what time of day I visited my grandmother or one of my aunts, they "made" you eat. You could not refuse! One time when I was a teenager and visited my grandmother with my boyfriend, she made us hot pepper sandwiches. And, she gave us glasses of whiskey.....We were only sixteen or seventeen years old. I think she was drunk that day.
I'm with you on the restaurant thing. That is tough work, and I once read that most restaurants fail within five-year's time. It's hard to find reliable help in that business, too. It sounds like you have the perfect set up. I need to check out your youtube channel. Your posts here always look awesome. Have a great night, and thank you, again.
I agree. Even though the love for creating food was alaways part of who I was, having people that shared the same passion at home and encouraged it was a huge part of the experience. Thats too funny about the sandwiches and whiskey. Sounds like my Mom's dad lol. My family all comes from the Canary Islands and they are the same way with food and drinks lol. Its part of their culture to have wine with like every meal. Since Nutrition, Health and Longevity has always been a huge part of my life and something that I loved studying and learning about, I find a lot of joy in combining the two in the kitchen with food. My never ending quest has been finding the perfect diet for myself and my family. I think that after many years I am very very close to sorting out all the wheat from the chaff and putting together something that works both functionally and health wise. I just need to figure out some final things on going more keto style or taking a chance with carbs. I have always gained weight with carbs, but there has always been animal fats there also. So I am undecided on going Keto/Vegetarian or just high carb/low fat Vegan I am conflicted because there is research that says that animal fat causes insulin resistance by clogging the insulin receptors. If that is the case it would be more beneficial to go high carb low fat vegan. But its just the total opposite of what I have always believed would be best for weight loss, so I need more research to jump on that. I know that moderate fat and low carb has worked great for me always. So thats why I feel more comfortable with starting with Vegetarian keto style diet getting most of my fats from plant sources and some from natural butter, eggs and cheese.
I know this for sure: The fact that you take the time to cook with fresh ingredients, and to put your creativity and positive energy behind what you do means that you are creating health and teaching your family and others a valuable skill. So few people truly cook or even take the time to make a fresh salad or chop fruits these days. I'm amazed at what I see. And, people are paying with their health and their kids' health. Your YouTube channel can show people how easy it is to put together a healthful dish.
Keto will definitely help people shed pounds, but it does not work long term. I follow Dr. Morse's way of eating. He has a YouTube channel. That guy is a wealth of knowledge. It was a progression for me though. I lost my weight on a keto type diet years ago. Then after time that way of eating killed my adrenal function. Luckily I was led to exactly what I needed to know. Ask and the Universe listens! Fresh organic fruits and vegetables are vital to our health. There's a lot of BS out there about fruits especially.
Can you believe my Italian grandmother was giving me wine diluted with gingerale when I was only 3 years old? Back then they had a different way of thinking and their intentions were good for sure. If anyone had given my kids alcohol when they were toddlers I would have been pissed! Things change.
Keep up the great work you're doing!
I am amazed how people live with out knowing how to cook. We may eat out once a month in our house for a special event, but that is about it. Everything we eat is freshly made with fresh ingredients either from our garden or the produce market, what ever is in season and organic as much as possible. I think Keto is great to get started for people to get going and motivated for the quick weight loss, and I actually have seen people thriving on it for many years. That is why I am convinced that genetics play a key role in what our diet should be like. For me keto made me lose weight initially and I felt great as far as my appetite went and energy was stable, but I looked really odd physically. I lost the weight but a lot of it was initial water then plateau and never got really lean from it. If you ever want to see an example of some one thriving on Keto. Look up steph the Keto Person on Youtube. She has not had a carb in over 9 years and is 57 years old, you would swear she is in her early 30's. Of course she is also extremely strict and you can tell has great genetics.
Interesting. I'll have to check her out. She hasn't even had a fruit or veggie carb?
Nothing. She does not touch carbs. Walks around with a 6 pack and does now work out a lot either. But she is incredibly strict with her diet. Everything is organic and uses no caffeine of any kind.
Very interesting. I'm going to check her out tonight.