13 Apr 2011, 6:06 pm
^oooh coconut milk ice cream,mmm sounds delicious,been resisting buying it,now as it's hot I could eat half the thing in one go. 
Breakfast today: juice with water (didn't feel like almond milk),blueberries,strawberries,orange
Lunch (just ate an hour ago): grilled tempeh with swiss chard and spinach,flax seeds,avocado,and steamed carrots and broccoli
Snack will probably be something with chocolate almond milk or an orange
dinner will likely be soup (yesterday I made squash fennel with toasted quinoa) with more grilled tempeh,love it...love this brand..
13 Apr 2011, 11:02 pm
It is really easy to make.
Ingreadients:
1 tin coconut cream/ milk half and half
1 tin soy evaporated milk
Flavouring, eg Mango puree, crushed strawberries, toasted coconut, honey ect.
Mix until combined. Put in freezer container with lid. Freeze until half frozen. Blend. Back in freezer container and fully freeze.
Easiest desert known to man.
16 Apr 2011, 10:54 pm
22 Apr 2011, 7:41 pm
22 Apr 2011, 8:22 pm
I've been vegetarian for four years. I try to get as much protein as I can...usually from beans and nuts. I eat peanut butter on a toasted bagel every morning, and for lunch/dinner I'll try to include stuff like lentils, tofu, beans. Most dinners at home include fake meat made of soy protein with the sauce already on it (usually "chicken" which surprisingly really tastes like chicken, though I'll have "beef" occasionally) with a side of potatoes and a green or orange vegetable...often a spinach salad. They come in a variety of flavours too...my favourite is the dijon chicken. 
22 Apr 2011, 10:10 pm
24 Apr 2011, 4:16 pm
rissadc
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Gender: Female
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Location: Ashley Falls, MA
24 Apr 2011, 6:27 pm
25 Apr 2011, 6:00 pm
I went vegetarian at 18 and have eaten animal flesh only eight times since and seafood [generally green lipped mussles] a couple of times a year most years so I am not overly uptight about it [I have spent a fair amount of time homeless or living in the forest so sometimes needs must....]
My diet is based around whole grains and basmati rice and fresh vegetables, I generally only use olive oil and I avoid soy products except for soy sauce where possible and limit wheat intake. The reason for the avoidance of these two crops is that they are both high in phyto-estrogens and chemically intensive. I source most of my protein by food combining of rice with a bean or pulse eg pinto beans and rice or chick peas and rice etc...
My usual daily routine is pretty consistent on the grounds that ones metabolism gets used to things and becomes very efficient and this optimises my bodies use of what I take in.
This morning I got up and had had a cup of red bush tea [high in anti-oxidents] and four slices of a very rustic wholegrain/seed bread [rescued from a local gormet bakery wheelie bin], these were lightly toasted and devoid of any spreads although sometimes I indulge and drizzle a little extra virgin olive oil on them. Other days I may breakfast with a salted rolled oat porridge with just a little brown sugar - no milk or milk substitutes.
This evening I will have a nice red Thai curry of chick peas, broccolli, cauliflower and carrots with indian basamati rice.
This is a fairly typical day though the vegetables vary with season and taste, I endeavor to avoid processed foods for the most part and source as much as I can from as close as I can.
Veganism is easy, people make like it is a big deal but it is actually pretty easy if you adjust your palate and put money into raw ingredients instead of processed substitutes for what you have given up anyway.
My general health is pretty good, people generally take ten years off my actual age and my omnivore doctor has no concerns about my physical wellbeing [even encouraging my 'dumpster diving' as it seems to make me happier, eliminates some of societies waste and adds variety to my diet].
hope this was useful, peace j
You spent time living in the forest? How did that come to be? What was it like? I am intrigued.
I could just PM this response but perhaps others may find it interesting even if it is off topic.
Well I was kicked out of two schools and both my parents homes by 15 so as a streetkid I became kind of resourceful and comfortable that that was about as low as it got within my society.
Being Aspie [bear in mind I was not diagnosed at this point, I was seen as mad and rebelious] and having interface issues with regards to people and employment I proceeded to live life in acordance with what I percieved at the time as the most appropriate mode for me. I ended up living in a rural horticultural region working in seasonal employment and living always in temporary accomodation, I soon took to doing a lot of tramping in the nearby national parks between jobs as it took me away from people and all the attendant sensory issues, In nature and solitude I found peace and felt more grounded and less mad. I soon realised that 'natural' living was what worked for me, simple accomodations, tasks, diet, etc. I took to 'alternative' cultural options as much as possible informal WWOOFing [willing workers on organic farms], extending the tramping to ever longer periods.... Then one day I was asked to be part of a group living in some privately owned but near virgin forest on top of a mountain [Pikikarunga ridge/Takaka Hill] the intention was to develop a kind of crusty punk survivalist outpost, we were gambling on global warming being kind -
. I was one of the first up and the last out as I loved it so much, but winter was harsh and I was still only camped out in a bivy, by early June I had been unable to have a fire or cooked meal for several days and a snow storm was approaching so I gave up, packed my pack and left.
Since then I have been back and lived in a hut on nearby land but it is not a long term option, the ground will never feed anyone and our forest barely feeds a carnivore, I have accepted that the world is what it is and am continuing to adapt to it.
peace j
27 Apr 2011, 10:21 pm
^Hello,fellow WWOOFer!
Right now I am eating mainly raw foods,except the odd part of a chocolate bar dipped in peanut butter.Mmm. I have been having lots of coconut water,and dates,the rest is all local:strawberries,papaya,apple bananas,avocados,spinach,kale,arugula,baby swiss chard,carrots,celery in salads with olive oil and sesame seeds.I can't fully describe how different I feel,just so much lighter and bouncy and aware and chipper.It really is amazing.Everyone should try some raw food days.
mox
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Location: Theory. Because everything's better there.
28 Apr 2011, 12:35 am
I am at a loss for finding things that are pleasurable yet nutritional. Of coarse, fruit is good. vegetables are "okay" but some times "meh".. Often times to make a vegetable taste good it involves adding butter or a bunch of oil. Although, I mention that I wish to take those fatty sort of foods out, I also would like to hear about the not so nutritional foods vegetarians and vegans enjoy. At least it would be better than a steak or cheeseburger.
I ask the number of calories to eat because I can do anywhere from 1600-3000 without any problems, just differences in weight.
A typical breakfast for me is either a healthy muffin (made with whole wheat, flax, and nuts, and applesauce instead of oil) or homemade steel-cut oats (way easier to make than I expected) with a touch of sweetener, nuts, and dried fruit (raisins, dates, etc). I might also make a breakfast burrito with beans, onions, salsa, and scrambled egg.
Lunch and dinner vary widely, but I try to incorporate more veggies than any other food group for each meal. Veggie stir-fries with tofu, whole wheat pasta dishes with veggies and beans, brown rice/quinoa/couscous with veggies, baked potatoes with veggies and cheese... these are all easy quick week-day meals. If you eat beans (or nuts) and grains within the day, you will get your necessary "complete" proteins. That leaves you a lot of room to play, and find what you like.
Junkfood: popcorn with butter and salt. homemade cookies. cheesy dishes. I got really good at making veggie burgers and veggie "meat"balls. I stay away from processed soy in convenience foods - the only soy in my house is edamame (soybeans), sprouted tofu, and tamari (like soy sauce).
I use a good olive oil in my cooking. It provides the flavor and mouth feel we enjoy from fatty foods, and is a heart-healthy fat. The mediterranean diet is rather heavy on oil, and is considered a very healthy diet... you just have to be careful how you use your other calories.
01 May 2011, 6:17 pm
It's been super humid,so cooking is history.
Breakfast is usually fruit or fruit juice,lunch a big salad,same for dinner,last night I just had fruit and chocolate trail mix though.Super full today,all I had was fresh orange juice so far..
Bethie
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04 May 2011, 8:08 pm
Abso-freaking-lutely. Another thing is that as a vegan, I don't have a concept of a "main" food-
the vast majority of omnivorous dishes seem to be one or two afterthought obligatory vegetables centered around the "main" food- meat.
(It's potatoes WITH steak, not steak WITH potatoes.)
When I used to go out to eat, I'd be perfectly happy ordering sides, which I imagine some people would find strange. Every food had become equally as important in my conception of a meal.
Anyway, lately I've been losing weight by eating a salad (lettuce, cucumber, carrot, mushroom, jalapenos, sunflower seeds) with fat free Italian dressing, which is awesome for me (I have an anorexic-type eating disorder.) I be excited about my progress.
