tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post6512892435909222697..comments2024-02-24T19:36:18.629-06:00Comments on Proverbs 31 Living: Do you ever wonder?Abbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01842277589160618685noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-33743827440409626942012-03-30T09:37:53.309-05:002012-03-30T09:37:53.309-05:00It seems calcium is the hardest mineral to digest,...It seems calcium is the hardest mineral to digest, which is why when I lack sleep calcium - rich foods make me terribly sick. <br />Calcium rich foods are: honey and pollen, carrots, most leaf veggies, broccoli and cauliflower, nuts and grapes or raisins, tap water (depending on your area),avocados, and milk products.<br />My calcium and mineral count is always right in the middle where it should be, strangely enough, because I purposely avoid many of the above mentioned foods.Lady Violetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-21890610785306462762012-03-21T07:53:04.034-05:002012-03-21T07:53:04.034-05:00oh I love the Little House books too! I want to l...oh I love the Little House books too! I want to learn how to be more self sufficient...I have such a long way to go though. Looking forward to learning from you and reading your blog. Thank you!<br />Followed over from Frugal tip Tuesday and Five Kids and an Acre :-DKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710629007170091862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-31661507903673694462012-01-17T22:07:46.830-06:002012-01-17T22:07:46.830-06:00Thanks so much to all of you for your encouragemen...Thanks so much to all of you for your encouragement and for the information you shared! It is fun to realize that I am not alone as Ken thought I might be in my thinking. :-)Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842277589160618685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-84290800205174052902012-01-17T21:11:05.147-06:002012-01-17T21:11:05.147-06:00I loved the Little House books and the Long Winter...I loved the Little House books and the Long Winter is among my favs!<br />I am sure you will learn a lot even if you only do this part way - living on what we have and wasting nothing is something to strive for!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129372114193004027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-13072618101504783032012-01-17T15:02:27.679-06:002012-01-17T15:02:27.679-06:00I adore Laura's books. I have a Little House O...I adore Laura's books. I have a Little House On The Prairie Cookbook that goes through all the books and gives historically accurate (or as close to possible) recipes (it even includes a recipe for black bird pie).Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418200517338216765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-14789253438048067112012-01-17T09:58:55.337-06:002012-01-17T09:58:55.337-06:00This is a cool idea! Brandy at www.theprudenthomem...This is a cool idea! Brandy at www.theprudenthomemaker.com has been forced to live off food storage for extended periods of time. She has amazing resources listed on her site for making this possible, both financially and for health.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026547037751878684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-44802113484318392062012-01-17T08:41:37.805-06:002012-01-17T08:41:37.805-06:00This is interesting and made me laugh. Just that ...This is interesting and made me laugh. Just that I don't have the energy to challenge myself to something like that.<br /><br />As for milk, my family doesn't drink a lot of it, but we do yogurt a lot (I usually make it) and cheese a few times a week, and then also get calcium through alternative "milks" and other foods too. My one daughter really doesn't like milk at all, so I give her two servings of yogurt a day (the amount recommended in the food guide). You don't have to drink the actual fluid milk to get milk products, and as other people said, you don't have to drink it at all...but I do think its harder to make sure you're getting enough that way.Nolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-65211113239169235852012-01-16T20:24:04.171-06:002012-01-16T20:24:04.171-06:00I don't drink milk, but after being vegetarian...I don't drink milk, but after being vegetarian without milk for a time, breaking my foot and being in the beginning stages of osteopenia at the age of 21, scared me. So, I did some studies and I take a liquid calcium/magnesium that really works and helps me a lot. It helps with cramps as well, if I take it all month. <br /><br />I love the Long Winter and often think those same things you did. I think one thing we need to learn is being satisfied. My husband is from an Eastern European country and I noticed when I am with his family and he can eat the same thing for three days straight. They don't have a ton of variety. We are spoiled here and say things like "I need such and such." Eating bread, potatoes, beans, and wheat would get tiring.....and I am sure they longed and needed other food,but that food kept them alive and helped them to survive. Sometimes when money has been tight, I do remind myself that we can survive on less than what we think is needed.Martha A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02426112535240400393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-52565461956104161862012-01-16T16:06:26.882-06:002012-01-16T16:06:26.882-06:00I didn't know you could do that with wild rice...I didn't know you could do that with wild rice! It sounds intriguing, and we will have to try it, since we do like both popcorn and wild rice.JoannaTopazThttp://joannatopazt.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-77378732148292358792012-01-16T15:08:57.598-06:002012-01-16T15:08:57.598-06:00Sounds like a great idea. This just put the incent...Sounds like a great idea. This just put the incentive for me to see how far I can go too. For milk I usually have goats milk from my goats but during their dry spell I'm going to try making soy milk. It takes 1 cup soybeans for a little over 1/2 gallon of milk. Sounds like that would be cheaper than feeding my goats! LOL.Allahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232546653792863966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-64461982982161798692012-01-16T12:52:49.297-06:002012-01-16T12:52:49.297-06:00I like that idea, and will be following you to see...I like that idea, and will be following you to see how it turns out. My husband and I are sort of survival/sufficiency-minded, and have done challenges to live on stored food for a month, but never longer than that. We had planned in advance, in a modern way, though so we had dried milk and things like that. <br /><br />For calcium, sesame seeds are extremely high in it, as are flax seeds; leafy greens like spinach, collards, turnip greens, arugla, kale, & swiss chard; brazil nuts and almonds; broccoli, celery, okra, soybeans, butternut squash, and sweet potatoes. Blackstrap molasses have it too, which may be how a lot of settlers got it if they didn't have cows, and cooking herbs are high in calcium to.Rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485916904448169533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-25250661390355577372012-01-16T12:02:41.998-06:002012-01-16T12:02:41.998-06:00I have never liked milk, even as a small child, an...I have never liked milk, even as a small child, and am not big on any dairy at all. I have finally decided that I'm probably just mildly lactose intolerant, but I don't know that for sure. Every time I have blood work, I am interested in my calcium levels. My calcium levels have always been great. I try to eat a generally healthy diet, but I have never tried to eat things specifically to replace anything I might get in dairy. Obviously, this is just my experience, but I wouldn't worry about not drinking milk.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09576874237914077289noreply@blogger.com