Information from Last Thursday's meeting

The guest speakers were a chef, whose name I don't remember (oops) and his partner, Jim Martin, who is the owner of a CSA called "Compost in my Shoe." They talked about what comes in the CSA box and the chef talked about how to fix it.  Apparently, mustard is really great for a vinaigrette because it keeps the oil and vinegar together and keeps it from separating! They were energetic and shared A LOT of great information! Jim even let us try sugar snap pea tendrils and they were awesome and sweet! (Vegetable candy is what he called it). They are going to partner with MUSC HCC and set-up a share for us (we have to still pay, of course) that we can pick up at our meetings on Thursday nights! How awesome is that!!?? I will feel like I'm cheating on Ambrose Farms... but if they can make me a better deal, it would make more sense to switch... And I would still be supporting local!! :)

The website for compost in my shoe is: http://compostinmyshoe.com/

Other facts from the meeting via Judith the Dr. Nutritionist:
- Cholesterol is only in animals with a liver
- You should only have 2300 mg of Sodium per day - but once over 55, only 1500 mg!
- There are 2 servings per 1 can of soup (I knew that... BUT:) the "healty request" can is the same soup but with more servings per can!! They = 2.5 servings per can - so you're supposed to just eat less of it! Tricky, Tricky!!
- Potassium lowers your blood pressure
- You burn 7 calories for every 1 gram of fiber you eat and that goes into your toilet
- The only place you (or really I) should get our sugar from is fructose (fruit) and lactose (milk/dairy)
- Don't use Stevia or Truvia!! They haven't gotten the green light from the Mayo clinic yet!
- NO AGAVE - the same process is used to get the syrup from the agave/tequila plant as is used to get HFCS from corn!!
- I need to aim for 30 grams of protein/meal; 3-4 oz of meat = 30 grams; going over 30 grams per meal = FAT!
- Belly Fat = visceral fat = heart disease, heart attack, and diabetes
- Dark chocolate is awesome! Just watch portions and don't drink with milk!! Milk blocks the good stuff!!

Our team was in last place this past week :(  We ALL need to get back on the wagon!!