Foodbuzz, for whom I am a featured publisher, is sponsoring a contest called Project Food Blog in which nearly 2,000 food bloggers are "competing in a series of culinary blogging challenges for the chance to advance and a shot at the ultimate prize -- $10,000 and a special feature on Foodbuzz.com for one year." Sounds like a pretty tasty reward to me! For the first challenge, bloggers are asked to write a post about "what defines you as a food blogger and why should you be the next food blog star."
My New Year's Resolution for 2010 was to eat fewer processed foods. For January, I made it a goal to not eat any processed foods at all (or in the very least, eat foods that were only minimally-processed) -- as the months have passed I have become a little more lenient in what I eat, but the goal remains the same -- to reduce the amount of processed foods in my diet and increase the number of natural ingredients that I use and eat each day. I decided to start my blog as a way to keep track of what I was eating and hold myself accountable to my resolution.
Here's my first post about my plan here:
I was a (lacto-ovo) vegetarian for about a decade. In the past few years, I have slowly (and conscientiously) added meat back into my diet. To learn more about my thoughts on eating meat, check out this post here:
Monday through Friday I post an article about a recent meal I've eaten -- either one I've eaten at a restaurant or one I've made from scratch (or nearly from scratch!). Here are a few of my favorite posts:
Local food, farmers markets, organic, free-range, and sustainable farming practices are just a few of the buzzwords floating around the foodie world these days. As it happens, these are all very important things that I take into consideration when deciding what to buy at the grocery store or what to order at a restaurant. As a food blogger, my hope is that I can make eating fewer processed foods a goal that can be easily attainable by any of my readers by showing what works for me, through the ingredients and tools I use and recipes I make. Thanks for visiting!
Thank you for sharing your life with me. I am really excited about hearing everyone's stories. I am going to publish my food buzz challenge tomorrow. If you get a chance stop by and check it out and let me know what you think. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteAshlee
www.ashandlewplus2.com
You and I are on similar wavelengths - I don't eat overly processed food either! I try to stick with minimally processed foods and without a lot of preservatives and junk in them. You have my vote! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI love your perspective - it is one I try to follow, myself!! I've found that food is so much better made from scratch anyways...and the feeling of health and satisfaction is so worth it :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Your photos are really lovely. You got my vote ! =)
ReplyDeletegood luck!
check out my PFB post: http://www.foodbuzz.com/project_food_blog/challenges/1/view/503
Looks delicious!! You've got a vote from me!! You can check out my entry http://tinyurl.com/2ec2hlq Thanks! Good luck!!
ReplyDeleteI love cooking from scratch! Can't wait to continue reading your recipes.
ReplyDeleteWe are on the same page with food. You have my vote and good luck with PFB!
ReplyDeleteGreat post!! So nice learning more about you through this competition!! Best of luck! Voted! :)
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to make more things from scratch lately, in the end it feels so much better. You've got a vote of ours!
ReplyDeleteLick My Spoon
what a great blog! glad i stumbled upon it via project food blog. good luck!
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to work out processed foods as well... and eat as local as possible. You've got another vote. I hope you check out my blog as well!
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