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Farm Fresh: The Traveling Macro

March 16, 2010 in Farm Fresh, Personal Health, Social Life by Andrew Lee | 3 comments

roadtripThis message is from Farm Fresh speeding across Texas, heading up to Louisville, Kentucky!  I’m in a car of serious theater-goers.  You know how some folks will drive across the state to see their favorite band?  This is the same thing, but with contemporary performance - we’re a car of four people heading across the country to see a show by the Rude Mechs in the Humana New Play Festival.  You’re thinking… what does that mean for AGAD?  Macro Road Trip!

Since going macro, one of the hardest things I’ve found to balance are my road trips - extended periods of travel without the comforts of my kitchen.  Macro roadtrips are something I’ve been exploring since the start of AGAD, and here are some things I’ve learned (and BONUS!  My macro packing list!).

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Road Trip Post Mortem: A Toast to 2009

January 10, 2009 in Reviews by Nicole Gurgel, B.A. | No comments

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We’re back! As of 3:30 AM this past Monday our monster road trip officially ended when we arrived in Austin. Including Andy’s trip from Virginia to Texas, we spent almost 25 days on the road, drove 5,000 miles and were filled to the eyeballs with more non-macro delicacies than I care to remember. Between the steak lunch that Andy’s parents held to send us off and the eggs florentine(s) that I couldn’t resist at numerous brunch dates (they are my personal breakfast weakness) and the ever-present, shape-shifting sucrose that met us at all stops on the trip – we were full up on non-macro foods and ready for some serious cleansing.

The first thing I notice each time I fall off or get back on the wagon (so to speak) is the intensity with which my body reacts.  Eating non-macro foods after a long stretch of sticking to macrobiotics brings about stomachaches, grogginess and a general thick, sludgy feeling. Moving from a non-macro habits to more consistent macro fare, usually gives me a two-day long headache and non-stop cravings for all the foods that were making me feel lousy the week before.
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Farm Fresh: Survive the Holidays!

December 23, 2008 in Farm Fresh by Andrew Lee | No comments

1111269_winter_morningNicole and I just outran a blizzard! We’re fresh off a steak dinner, driving through rural Minnesota on the way to rural Wisconsin.  Our holidays have us roadtrippin’ up from Texas and all across the Midwest.  There’s a good chance we’ll clock in a little over 5,000 miles by the time we get back. We just left the farm and you’re getting this from the road…. a snippet of conversation from us as soon as we got into the car as we pulled away from the farm.

A: Did you see how much steak was out on the table?
N: Three piles of steak!  Each an inch thick! – there were 8 steaks left after everyone finished eating.
A: And that’s including Uncle D, who swung by unannounced after hog chores.
N: So if J had come over to eat, would your mom have made more?
A: Naw, I think four packages steaks for lunch were enough!

Yikes!

Slowly but surely, I’m finding a way to be a part of my family celebrations but also maintain some semblance of macro eating.  Here’s how we made it through the weekend.

Seven Survival Skills from the Farm!

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Farm Fresh: Road Trip Update

August 11, 2008 in Farm Fresh, Personal Health, Social Life by Andrew Lee | 5 comments

Last week I wrote about the preparations for my first ever macrobiotic roadtrip. For two weeks, Nicole and I talked about what we’d pack in our cooler and bring along for snacks. Three days before we left, we started packing and buying groceries. It was 3am the night before leaving when we finished rolling the last bit of sushi.

Here’s our packing list:

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Farm Fresh: Macro Road Trip!

August 4, 2008 in Farm Fresh, Personal Health by Andrew Lee | 12 comments

I love roadtrips and I’ve got one just around the corner: 1200 miles from Austin, TX to Virginia in an unairconditioned Geo through the heart of the south in August. Hot mama! I’ve done this trip before and I love it.

Hundreds of hamburger stands along the freeway! Refreshers of beef jerky, sunflower seeds, coffee and Red Bull! An overnight stay in Memphis to eat at Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken! T’s generous “homemade” breakfast of straight-from-the-can biscuits and Jimmy Dean sausage gravy the next morning! The last time we took this trip, we would buy ice cream sandwiches and ‘artisan’ sodas at every gas stop to cool down. It was a gluttonous journey through roadside Americana.

In two days, we’re going to take our first macrobiotic roadtrip. For the past two weeks Nicole and I have been discussing our plan to make sure we stay healthy and avoid the temptations of fast food on the road. Here’s what we’ve come up with:

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