Free Bird?
Evenin peeps.
I need to chillax, a bit of a stressful day here at IWITW. Without further adieu…
Dinner! Yesterday I sauteed all of these TJs Organic Free Range Chicken tenders, which, you’ll note, were also sustainably farmed and raised without antibiotics. This is an indicator that the chickens are, in fact, free range. Antibiotics are administered, preemptively to birds to ward off the horrid diseases they can contract from massive over crowding in wire battery cages in a traditional chicken processing plant. Free range birds, not subject to overcrowding (and the horrific treatment that goes along with that….crowded birds become mean to each other and I will let you envision the rest), don’t need antibiotics to be healthy. Also, don’t be fooled by labels that say “raised without hormones, or hormone free.” The use of hormones in raising chickens has been banned since the 1950s. But these producers are smart and know that this phrase makes people feel “good” about the chicken they’re buying. Don’t fall for it! Just a little bit of Ethical Eating trivia for today. I’ve created an Ethical Eating page up there at the top, where I’ll be posting my thoughts and snippets of info for y’all.
About 2 of those tenders went into making my latest crockpot wonder…Cashew Carrot soup with chicken, white beans, wild rice, broccoli, and sweet taters. Served with a side of locally baked whole wheat bastone with buttah. Look at this bowl of delish!
Oh, I forgot. I got my rings back on Saturday! I had them at the jeweler (for 2 weeks *cry*) to get re-rhodium plated and cleaned and checked for damage.
A little Hilly-Hubz wrestling goin down. Who says little dogs aren’t tough?
So, the blog title. At the store tonight, I found this FreeBird chicken. You can read the label, like I did, and see what you think. I need to do some more research about this company before I give them a good ranking from IWITW regarding Ethical Eating. I am hopeful they’re legit…but I need to check it out. Will get back to you. Or, let me know if you know anything about this company!
A little pre-workout snack. I had a GENerous handful. At the gym I ran for 30mins on the treadmill. I was a hawt mess afta, but man, I continue to be supa psyched at how long I’m now able to run!
Lunch. Today was my boss’ birthday, so there was a lovely homemade cake to celebrate. I couldn’t *not* enjoy with everyone else. :) Plus, I’m a sucker for homemade cake. Store cakes get the heave ho, but homemade puts a smile on my face. And ya know what, it was REALLY good!
- ham + American + lettuce on run-of-the-mill whole wheat
- organic sliced carrot
- cherries
- CAKE
I’ll leave you with a pic I snapped of the bag of farmers market goodies I took to my sister in Philly on Saturday. This bag cost me $4 and contained that yellow squash, 2 Jersey maters, and 4 ears of corn.
There are definitely farmers market perks to living in the Garden State, that’s fo sho.
Nite people!
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Tags: birthday cake, chicken, crockpot, ethical eating, Homemade, research, Trader Joes
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July 27th, 2009 at 9:46 PM
michelle says:That dog looks like a scrapper!
Food looks delish.
July 27th, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Marianne says:Will you come cook me one of your dinner creations? Seriously.
And I’m a cake snob as well - unless it’s from a proper bakery, store bought cake is ass. Especially the nasty icing. I’ll always scrape off the icing before even bothering to eat store bought cake.
July 27th, 2009 at 10:16 PM
coco says:Your ring is really beautiful!!!
Great info about free range chicken. I used to buy them in Tj’s too, but never looked into detail about it before
Nice page about Ethical Eating, very informative! I’ll answer your questions soon!
July 27th, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Rose says:I love your rings. They’re really classy and almost antique-looking. Where did your husband get them? Do you know?
(Not that I have any reason to be asking this…
July 27th, 2009 at 10:25 PM
Erin says:Rose, we used my Grandma’s stone and had it set in that leaf setting. We did this together at a local jeweler, after getting engaged. If you want something a bit different, definitely go to a local jeweler as opposed to a mall chain. Hubz proposed to me with a ring he had made using a blue topaz he bought for me years ago when he lived in Australia.
Coco, thx!
Marianne, I wish. But you’re SO far away!
Michelle, she is a scrapper!
July 27th, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Melissa says:That soup looks awesome(as does the homemade cake!!).
July 27th, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Lauren (athleat) says:Check out your bling! Your ring is beautiful!! And the crockpot creation sounds incredible.
July 27th, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Lynn (The Actors Diet) says:i need some of that free bird stuff! am always looking for chicken i don’t have to cook, since my hubby the vegetarian doesn’t like the way it stinks up the place
July 27th, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Angharad says:I don’t think I’ve ever said no to cake - it’s just not in my genetic make up to do so! Haha.
The farmer’s market stash looks so fresh and wonderful!!
July 27th, 2009 at 11:51 PM
Christina says:Gorgeous ring!
July 28th, 2009 at 12:18 AM
Priyanka says:I love your ring, it is beautiful!
The dinner looks delicious!
July 28th, 2009 at 12:57 AM
janetha says:pretty rings!!! love love love em. oh and why do i not have a TJ’s?! i am going to do some hunting for good buys this week on my grocery shopping. i have quite the amount of costco chicken to work through in the freezer but from here on out i know what to look for! have a great night, get some relaxing in!!
July 28th, 2009 at 7:14 AM
Lauren says:My friend and I were just having this conversation on free range chickens? She has decided to start raising her own chickens because she is completely disgusted with the whole idea of overcrowding and mal-treatment of chickens todays. I think it’s so great that you are so passionate about these things. I love getting advice and inpsiration from you and ethical eating!
Thanks so much for all of the great tips on Philly. I’m not sure what the plans are quite yet, but I know that I am definitely going to make a stop at the Art Museum.
Hope you had a wonderful time.
Take care girl!
July 28th, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Kailey says:wow that dinner sounds amazing
Especially that bread - holy smokes!!
and those cherries!? delicious!
July 28th, 2009 at 12:12 PM
K says:Oh my goodness, that bread is amazing! Gorgy ring
I’m convinced little dogs suffer from delusions of grandeur because they can be brutal sometimes!
July 28th, 2009 at 3:16 PM
Jessica says:Aww, thanks for the bling shot!! Love all the diamonds on your wedding band!
And yum! Cherries and peaches have been my latest addiction lately. I love summer fruit!
July 28th, 2009 at 4:22 PM
Sarah says:That soup looks super awesome. Would you be willing to post the recipe?
And… how come on the FreeBird package, the “natural” is always followed by an asterisk? What is there to justify?
July 28th, 2009 at 6:40 PM
katecooks says:ah i just missed out on the jersey corn season when i was home earlier this month! jealous of your bounty!!!!!
July 28th, 2009 at 7:22 PM
Graze With Me says:I love all your crock pot meals, you should post the recipes for some of your favorites, I would love to get my hands on them.
Your rings are so unique, I love that. I lost a diamond out of my engagement ring and we had to send it away for a month, it was torture…funny how you get used to having one huh?
I’m a little skeptical of the Free Bird brand, why is there an asterisk next to the word “natural”?? Hmm.
July 29th, 2009 at 1:14 AM
Rebeca says:Your rings are gorgeous… send me a piece of cake (and a doggy to babysit) wait, no… I’ll send you a WHOLE cake if you send me a doggy to babysit
July 30th, 2009 at 9:08 PM
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