Nutrition is a Microcosm Series- Part One

When do we say enough is enough and get rid of all the things in our lives that no longer serve us?

This series will be about the various areas where we began to add through subtraction. By removing the physical constraints of modern society, we allowed room for our spirits to be enriched with the things that truly matter. God, Love, Family, and Connection.

For me that started in our home, within our family unit. Our awakening as a family stems from my wife’s and I’s skepticism about everything, (just to note skepticism, in small doses, can be healthy but it isn't necessary for the informed and intentional). When it was just the two of us, it was a lot of talking about how we feel and what we could do about the state of the world. On a macro-level, this is somewhat of a hopeless feeling. But once we found we were having a baby, we truly began to look inward and take actions with a micro-level approach.

We asked ourselves, what is the best way to bring our child into this world? My wife, having been born at home, was adamant about having a homebirth (thank God because I had no idea). Thus, began a deep dive down that rabbit hole. Homebirth or freebirth is just another microcosm of the whole, which I will talk about in this series. But this first part is devoted to nutrition because that is the microcosm we felt we could add to with our experience.

 So again I ask, when do we as intentional spirit based beings say, enough is enough, and remove the things from our lives that no longer serve us? For me and my family, there are 2 categories of foods; medicine and poison. All medicines are not created equal and the same goes for poison. Suffice it to say, that intention and the chef’s spiritual condition as they are preparing your food plays an enormous role in just how medicinal and/or poisonous your food is.

If you are reading this blog, you are probably well informed about the dangers of processed foods, the various compounds the FDA now allows food companies to call "Organic", and the so-called foods that aren't really food at all. You are likely aware of the fact that our once beautiful, rich, nutritious, American soil has been systematically poisoned with chemicals such as glyphosate and other hormone disrupting, cancer causing pesticides. If you are not informed, then click the link in this paragraph, and read a bit. Or you can simply ask us and we will gladly tell you.

The point is that the only way for us, as a community, to add to the solution of better health (spiritually and physically) for us and our children, is to get rid of these toxins to the best of our ability. Do not get me wrong, we still eat things that are processed, such as peanut butter, raw sugar, etc. but you will find no cheetos or chips ahoy in our home. Everything we have in our pantry has a purpose; to add peace to our lives. Mind you, it does not help to torture oneself fo the occasional guilty pleasure so DO NEVER feel guilty. Guilt is a subtraction.

Addition is a state of mind that has everything to do with intention and love. That is why we started Earth Mother Meals. We wished to invite loving spirits into your homes and heart one meal at a time. We, as a society, have long discounted the miracle that birth and motherhood are and we want, so badly, to bring back the honor it deserves. Our solution with regards to nutrition has been to source all of our food locally, use as many whole foods as possible, and to utilize ingredients from Regenerative Farms like Stemple Creek Ranch to get ingredients that we know are void of the harm.  

Most importantly, we pour love into everything we cook! There is no negative energy being trapped in our food and transferred to you because our experience, especially since having our baby girl, has been filled with Love! Let us share that love with you so we can grow this community. 

Be so blessed, 

Jeremie, Tori, & Chloe

Earth Mother Meals

Nutrition is a Microcosm- Part 2

  The truth is we live in a world of convenience and that is great in many ways. I mean, we practically have the entire world at our fingertips with the click of a button. We can fly across the world to experience new cultures. There are many things that make the modern world of progress a fantastic thing.

However, food, for our family is not something we seek out convenience in. “Processed convenience” is no longer for us. There are no cheap quick fixes for properly feeding your mind, body, and spirit, or those of your precious family members. Furthermore, the inconvenience of seeking out local, healthy, regenerative, and organic foods to cook a nice home meal is not about restriction or perfection–it’s about LOVE in its most primal form. 

The food we feed our babies, our families, and ourselves in the sacred window right before and after birth is about intention. Your baby, your husband, your family are all picking up on the signals and the language their mother is communicating. Your intention regarding food can speak volumes to who you are and where you are; it is said that the first 40 days after birth are not just a recovery period—they’re a second trimester of the soul. Your body has just performed a miracle. You have passed from maiden to mother and everything has changed. Your mind, body and spirit have absolutely expanded to accommodate the new life you have just welcomed into the world. Now, it asks for warmth, density, and deep nourishment

It is no wonder postpartum has the potential to be difficult.That is why we are here. It is so important that your whole self be revitalized and replenished so you can focus solely on resting and bonding with baby. 

Let us tell you a bit about our foods and why we use them: We ascribe to the Ancestral Postpartum Trinity:

Bone Broth – Simmered for 24+ hours with vinegar, herbs, and marrow bones. Collagen for tissue repair, glycine for calm nerves, minerals for milk supply.

Warm, Cooked Foods – Think congee, kitchari, stewed fruits with cinnamon. Cold salads? Save them for summer. Your digestion is reborn too.

Healthy Fats – Ghee, coconut oil, Tallow, avocado, egg yolks. These are the building blocks of breastmilk and baby's brain.

We also add in Red Meat for Iron, Beef Liver for B-12, Choline, and Copper, Sourdough with hand milled flour for Wheat Germ, Wheat Bran, Naturally occurring Probiotics for optimal gut health. We LOVE using Turmeric & Ginger which are know to be Anti-Inflammatory and lime & Lemon for Vitamin C.

On the sweeter side of things is Dark Chocolate (for Magnesium) in our home- made lactation cookies that also include our hand milled flour, Nutritional yeast, flaxseed meal, oatmeal, and walnut for milk production.

Our hope is that you will enjoy this food so much that, once healed, you will decide to carry on this ancestral tradition: not a diet, but a love letter written in bone broth and butter, passed from womb to womb, generation to generation.

Be so blessed,

Jeremie, Tori, & Chloe

Earth Mother Meals