Not exact matches
The recipes I found were all based on using red
wine but I was keen to avoid this in a communal wellbeing setting and so instead of the bottle of red
wine I replaced this with a carton of red grape juice and a 1/4 cup of red
wine vinegar (yes that does contain a
little alcohol but much
less overall).
I ate well, I detoxed my body, I felt good, I was cranky, I lost 7 pounds, I'm drinking
less wine, I re-developed good eating habits, I rebelled a
little, I lost the holiday bloat, I moved on.
I'm not following it exactly because I'm not ready to give up my Halo Top or my
wine but it's a boost of motivation to eat a
little more veggies and a
little less sugar.
One standard drink is either a 1.5 oz shot of 80 proof distilled spirits, 5 oz of
wine (a
little less than a yogurt container) or a 12 oz beer (a bottle or can).
Drinking
less than or equal to 20 grams per day of alcohol (that's a
little less than a serving of beer,
wine, or spirits) was associated with a 36 % lower risk of all causes of death and a 34 % lower risk of cardiovascular death.
Drinking a
little less than one glass of
wine a day is linked to a lower rate of cardiovascular death from all causes when compared to abstaining from all alcohol, according to a Dutch study.
I milk my own Jersey, eat my own eggs and meat beef, chicken goat; grow many of my own veggies year round, eat lots of cream and butter, the fat on my meat, bone broth; within the last year have given up vegetable oils except olive; gluten free for 2 years; very
little organic cane sugar say
less than 2 - 3 T. daily, many days none;
wine and cheese of my own making, mostly my own and daily; milk and / or water kefir daily; work at home is my exercise along with stretching; 90 % organix in everything.
It's important to monitor for yourself whether you feel more or
less stressed after a night binging, or if a
little tipple (like a half glass of
wine with dinner) helps you to relax and unwind.
This simple dressing of white
wine vinegar and Dijon can also be used on a salad, and if you want to reduce the amount of fat per serving, just drizzle on a
little less.
Because there's
less «research» to pay for — like trips to California to visit that refinery's headquarters (and a
little wine tasting... I mean, we're in the neighborhood...)-- index mutual funds generally have lower expenses.
And, judging from my own experience, families with children are apt to spend a lot
less on things like
wining and dining, movies, theatre, and weekend trips to Paris, largely because — at least when the kids are
little — we have no life.
If you fancy something a
little less energetic, head to the traditional trattorias of Rome for delicious homemade fare washed down with the house
wine.
Sources differ a
little on how many vineyards are included in the book: Selley quotes Unwin (J.
Wine Research, 1990 (subscription)-RRB- who records 46 vineyards across Southern England (42 unambiguous sites, 4
less direct), but other claims (unsourced) range up to 52.
I just wish it had reminded me to have a glass of water before bed so my mouth felt a
little less bottom - of - a-cocky's - cage from all the complimentary sparkling
wine this morning.