nourishment

Ital Food & Tsom Food

(repost from my Travel Blog at https://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Nicholas-John-Nakis/) In 2007, I learned about this thing the Rastas call “Ital”. Ital is an Iyaric (Rasta talk) word that means “vital”, but with the connotation of “I” (as in, “I am vital”, or “my vitality”). It can also mean, “I-Tall,” as in, “these are the things that makeContinue reading “Ital Food & Tsom Food”

Pumpkins Are For Food

I stand against the wasteful carving of pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns at Halloween. Every time I see a yard full of rotting pumpkins, I think about the people in our city streets without food, the working people whose families don’t have enough for all the hungry mouths, and those living in places of famine or foodContinue reading “Pumpkins Are For Food”

Make & Eat Food That You Like & Suits Your Goals

I just wrote a series of wordy, thinky blogs over the past week. Now it’s time to rely on my most popular and easy blog category: food pictures. My purpose in posting food photos is threefold: To encourage you to cook and eat your own food at home To reaffirm that healthy food can alsoContinue reading “Make & Eat Food That You Like & Suits Your Goals”

CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 7

This is the final article in my series responding to the October 2002 CrossFit Journal, now 17 years since I read it for the first time in the fall of 2003. You can read all the other articles here: CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 1 CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 2 CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 3 CrossFitContinue reading “CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 7”

CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 6

Honestly, I thought this would be one article with a few brief comments on the old CrossFit Journal. But, then… I had a lot to say. Here are the 5 blog posts leading up to this one, if you want to catch up: CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 1 CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 2 CrossFit HistoryContinue reading “CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 6”

CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 1

CrossFit hasn’t changed their core message in 18 years, but we who’ve been through it know better now. Here is the first in a series of blogs about it. This is a photo of a care package I sent to my brother in Iraq in the autumn of 2003. I had recently discovered this websiteContinue reading “CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 1”

Food Pictures, Some More

Two food picture posts in one week? I must be getting lazy! No, I just don’t have it in me to write a lot today and I’ve been piling up these food photos. So, here you go.

Food Pics Never Stop

My son shouts at me to “stop!” every time I take a picture of my food for Instagram, but food pictures never stop.

3 Big Problems, 3 Big Solutions

Dealing with all the events of this year led me to some observations about what’s wrong in the world and how to fix it. A handful of blogs explored my ideas about these ‘3 big problems’ and ‘3 big solutions’. 3 Big Problems and 3 Big Solutions Be Your Authentic Self Live Your Most Vigorous Life Eat YourContinue reading “3 Big Problems, 3 Big Solutions”

This week, I’m posting collections of my 130+ blogs. I’m collecting them into topics so that they’re easier for readers to locate. Today, it’s nourishment: blogs about nutrition. This is building off of yesterday’s collection of food pictures and recipes. Blood, Dirt, and Water Plan, prep, cook, and eat home-made meals with your family. EveryContinue reading “Nourishment”