Hail to the Dinosaurs!
It's a cold, wet, windy day here in Louisville.
Not winter weather, and certainly not as wet
as the East Coast of the United States, but
certainly not summer weather.
Of course, that was no excuse to skip going
to the Farmer's Market.
We have a number of terrific farmer's
markets here in Louisville, and our favorite
market is open all year round. I've stood in
the snow and bought meat, eggs and locally
grown salad greens from some of our hardiest
local farmers and growers. (The greens were
from a grower who uses hydroponic beds in
a heated greenhouse during the winter.)
Anyhow, Trudi had to go to work today,
so I dropped her off and then swung over
the grab our food for the week.
We buy almost everything at the Farmer's
Market. It's fresh, local, seasonal, and real
world organic -- meaning it's drug-free,
chemical-free, hormone-free food.
And when you buy from local farmers and
growers you eliminate the middleman --
which means your food dollars go toward
the cost of the food, and nothing else.
That makes it surprisingly affordable.
In Knife, Fork, Muscle, I compare the cost
of a fast food dinner for a family of four
compared to a home-cooked dinner for the
same family using ingredients purchased
at the local farmer's market. I used the
actual prices for items I had purchased
that very day to do the math and make
the comparison.
And guess what?
The home-cooked meal with grass fed
beef, fresh veggies, and fresh fruit for
desert was LESS than the cost of the
fast food dinner!
As I said, when you buy direct from local
farmers and growers, you can buy high
quality fresh food at very reasonable
prices.
In any case, you would have laughed to
see me as I walked from one end of the
market to the next.
I ended up with four dozen eggs, a cooler
full of fresh meat, two bundles of kale,
three pounds of potatoes, a large butternut
squash, plenty of end of the season tomatoes,
garlic, two huge bags of salad greens, some
shitake mushrooms, one small pumpkin, and
two big bouquets of autumn flowers for Trudi.
I don't eat cheese, but Trudi does -- and she
buys local cheese at the Farmer's Market. But
we didn't need any today.
We also can get pickles, spices, herbs, peppers,
green beans, egg plant, cabbage, chard, collard
greens, apples, berries, whole grain bread and
other products, cornmeal, Indian corn, honey
and pretty much anything else we might
want for ourselves or for dinner guests.
The only thing we get at the grocery store is
fresh fish, olive oil, butter, cleaning products,
paper towels, cat food (we have two cats),
and one or two other small items. But most
of our food -- other than what we grow in
our garden -- comes from the Saturday trip
to the Farmer's Market.
I'll be training later today, and hitting it hard
and heavy. It's nice to know that I'll be getting
my post workout nutrition -- a/k/a dinner --
from fresh, healthy and delicious local
food.
As always, thanks for reading and have a
great day. If you train today, make it a good
one.
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. I cover diet and nutrition for strength
training, bodybuilding and lifelong health
in Knife, Fork, Muscle. Go here to grab the
little monster in hard copy:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_nutrition.html
We're also releasing Knife, Fork, Muscle in
a series of Kindle e-books. You can find
links to the first three books in the e-book
series right here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 2. Thought for the Day: "Train hard, eat
smart, and good things will happen."
-- Brooks Kubik
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