Since last Friday, myself and other members of the map team (Alice and Mikki) have been partaking in the 100-mile diet. Today is the end of week one. Three more weeks to go. So far, it has reaffirmed my love for cooking. This diet makes you cook. If you don’t cook – you don’t eat. The only thing I’m really missing is a form of bread. But we will be learning how to make artisan bread soon from the lovely Angela at Food Connect. I’ve managed to make pizza dough with flour from Kialla Pure Foods (available at Wray Organic), eggs and water. My next challenge is gnocchi – to be made out of potatoes I bought from the Kelvin Grove Markets, which were grown in Greenbank, flour (Kialla) and local eggs, which are relatively easy to find. What I am finding from the diet, is that it lends itself to making Italian food. But coming from a diet that consisted largely of Asian food, I’m finding it tough living without noodles, rice and soy sauce. And I’m also struggling with the afternoon sugar craving. So basically, my findings from week one that could be easily incorporated into any diet are the following.
• Use Barambah Organics range of milk, cheese and yoghurt (check website for stockists)
• Buy your fruit and veges from local markets on the weekends – most veges are local but all you have to do is ask to find out. Be careful with fruits.
• For coffee addicts use Byron Bay Coffee Co. or Zentveld’s.
• Replace regular flour with Kialla’s range.
• Buy free-range chicken from Nerang Park Poultry at James Street Markets.
• Get creative with your cooking – for example cauliflower adds a creamy texture and flavour to soups, myo tomato sauce and use fresh herbs for making tea eg: mint leaves.
These are just some simple things that could easily be incorporated into any diet. There will be more to come.
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Loving this!
fantastic … sounds delicious and inspiring at the same time lizzy. Thanks for the great suggestions too as it makes me realise their are simple choices we can make regularly that have lasting impact.
I think this is a really worthwhile and interesting ‘experiment’ (for lack of a better word) that you guys are undertaking…I will be interested to read all the reflections/outcomes and many ideas/suggestions offered at the end of the month. I’m doing some research on climate change at the moment, and it seems that it will be ’simple’ measures such as this, that will ultimately contribute to the adaptive capacity of society and future sustainability.
Let me know if you want some very local (backyard styles) eggs for free, as I would be happy to contribute to your experiment. When our veggie garden is in full effect (hopefully soon) I will be able to offer you other locally grown fruit and veg…
C
Thanks for the support Carlito!
Love it Lizzy! You’re making me think already. Thanks so much. I recently visited Kangaroo Island and indulged in two days of gourmet cuisine sourced almost 100 percent from the island. They boast a thriving food scene driven by small-scale producers and farmers investing in quality not quantity. Enjoy the next three weeks of your diet education.