Merry Merry Month of May
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Hi - a bit calmer about the hair. Thank you all for the sympathy/empathy thoughts. Brooks said it was the worst haircut he has ever seen. My two girlfriends were like, yeah you look better in longer hair. One of them actually was trying to fix it after swimming and no luck.
So my karma must be off, besides the haircut I dropped my I phone in the wash...went through a whole cycle. Between the haircut and the I phone....I burst into tears...I am not usually a cry baby but it was the final straw. Brooks went and bought me a new phone...almost the cheapest I phone he could find which is what I wanted...right before Best Buy closed. Then today I had a great morning planned, girlfriends coming over, ride bikes 3 miles one way to the pool and then swim...they are going to do the summer triathlons with me. My mtn bike that I just took in last week for the tune up sprung a spoke that went into my derailor and bent it. I walked my bike home and jumped in car to swim. I hope that is it. I really feel like staying in bed today but need to clean house for mah jongg tonight. I texted Brooks about the bike and he actually texted back not to cry...I laughed at that but I am seriously wondering about my karma. Going to go take the big boy to dog park and for a walk. Wish me luck.
Carla - veggie fajitas sound wonderful. I did not know about ezekiel whole ground tortillas. I will have to look for them.
Cindy - welcome! My go to place when traveling is Subway... can always get a great salad made the way I like it and I carry around balsamic glaze, sun flower seeds & nuts to add. Love that they added avocados to the menu.
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Today is my Monday...does not go with me still feeling weekend-ish.
Taking ususal to work...
oatmeal
homemade soup
snack...rice cakes and pb
Joe's Mean Green
Just really wanted to wish you all a great weekend. Later, mates.2 -
Happy Friday
Well, Monday for you, @magic71755 ! I hope this kicks off a great week for you! And thanks for the video suggestion. I still need to listen to the Dr. Michael Klaper clip you suggested.
@bisky - I hope that walk went well, and that the dust in the rest of life has settled a bit.
@Carla_wfpb - Your link to CleanFoodDirtyGirl and their articles on travelling sent me exploring on that website! I made my teenager happy by trying this recipe for granola. I had some leftover coconut and chopped pecans to use up:
https://cleanfooddirtygirl.com/how-to-eat-well-when-you-travel-a-lot-coconut-vanilla-oil-free-granola/
I had a good ETL day yesterday:
B - spinach & blueberry smoothie with flax seed
L - cabbage, carrot & kale casserole (the Dr F recipe), steamed mushrooms, steamed spinach, black beans, pickled onions, apple slices
S - apples, blueberries, walnuts
D - huge salad (romaine, massaged kale, roma tomato, sweet baby peppers), dressing (tomatillo, cashew milk, nooch, spices), steamed red cabbage with spices, baked butternut & apple with cinnamon for dessert
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Hi Cindy, you are definitely welcome! Most of the WFPB plans align with Dr. F's life plan. His 6 week plan is more strict. I get a kick out of Jill McKeever so I'll see if I can find her IP video this weekend and work to overcome my fear!
Austin, I am reading Dr. Barnard's book on diabetes prevention. I am not diabetic but my last bloodwork (which admittedly was quite a few years ago) showed me on the high side of normal and my doctor cautioned me because there is some history of diabetes in my family. Just trying to keep myself aware of the issues I'm likely to encounter if I don't keep moving forward.
Carla, I have yet to try the quinoa and black bean falafel. I need to move that up the list.
Donna, hope your hair grows out quickly! I don't blame you for having a little cry. I tend to cry when I'm extra frustrated or angry about something. I think it's almost like releasing a pressure valve.
What soup did you make for the week, Magic?
I am meeting a friend for lunch today and then home to work on a few files, do laundry, etc. Then to the office tomorrow. We're going to interview someone this week and she sounds like she might be the right fit for our office. I sure hope so... I need help!
Plan for today...
B - oats with chopped baby spinach, berries, cinnamon, turmeric and black pepper
L - salad (restaurant so I'll just order balsamic on the side)
D - baked tofu, sauteed greens, onions and mushrooms
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My MIL is arriving any minute now and will be here for 10 days. Wish me luck sticking with my foods!
I made a double batch of falafel patties, 2 lbs of baked sliced tofu, and a batch of Holiday Soup for the soul. With that and some pre-made salads, I can throw together a meal quickly whenever I need to.
Hope you have a nice lunch with your friend, Mihani. And fingers crossed on the candidate for the office position. You so need the help!
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Hello all,
I made a slightly revised version of this lentil soup and it was a huge hit, surprisingly so, with my husband and son. So I am sharing the link for the next time you are looking for a new way to eat lentil and veggies. The spicing is really nice -- cumin, curry, red pepper, black pepper and thyme.
Revisions: no oil; to a half recipe, I added one small red potato (fine diced), one stalk celery (minced), used fire-roasted for the tomatoes; had lemon juice as on on-table option; also, I added some salt for this non-nutritarian audience1 -
Hi everyone! It rained most of the day so Hubby and I hung out at home.
I made a vegan omelette for lunch using chickpea flour. Hubby really liked it! I stuffed it with spinach and leftover chickpea salad. Dinner was brown rice topped with a mixture of black eyed peas and lots of veggies.
Mihani your dinner sounds delicious!
Austin I love lentils! Thanks for the link!
Carla best wishes sticking with your foods!
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Thanks for the lentil soup recipe, Austin. I saved it and it's in the queue for my next batch of soup.
The vegan omelette sounds good, Cindy!
Mihani, how was your lunch out? How suitable is the woman you guys interviewed for your office?
MIL is here and I've done good with my food so far. She is making her own meals when we aren't eating out. Her meals don't tempt me at all luckily. White bread, sliced meats, cheese, ground beef and cheezies. I picked up some lime Perrier so I have something when everyone else is snacking.
I'm going to suggest various walks and hikes throughout her visit and try to ramp up my activity level.
today
b - 2 cups coffee, blueberry greens smoothie
l - eating out - good veggie sandwich @ a local restaurant
d - salad with falafel patty &/or tofu, dressing
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Recipe sounds good, Austin. I will give that one a try.
The chickpea omelet sounds good too, Cindy. I've seen a number of recipes using chickpea flour but haven't tried any.
Carla, we will be interviewing the gal this week, but my boss has already talked to her on the phone and it sure sounds like she's exactly what we need. I sure hope so! I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but I can't help it a little bit.
I was in the office much later than I anticipated and still have to do some prepping and cooking for the week so I better get busy!
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A quick hello...my Friday. The soup I had made and froze was from Nutrition Refined. I love her YouTubes...amazing quality...and always an endearing taste taste at the end by her DH.
She is out of Cananda. In this recipe she does use on can of V8...totally optional. I did use it in mine...I wanted to follow her recipe to a T, with the exception of added oil and salt...I omitted both. I will say it turned out AAAAAAAAAmazing.
Here is the link to her website and the recipe: https://nutritionrefined.com/vegetable-soup/
Have a good Monday everyone. My weekend starts at approximately 2pm today. Yahoo!
Later, mates.
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Happy Friday, Magic! Thanks for the link & info.
Mihani, I am ready to have a virtual party to celebrate if that woman gets hired on! Heck, fly out here and we'll celebrate in person...you might even have time for a vacation once in a while.
Yesterday's food went pretty much as planned except it was a big sandwich with only pseudo healthy bread, so I had half for lunch and then half for dinner. It still raised my blood sugar too much after dinner, but it was pretty much the best I could do, at least for lunch. I should have thrown it out and had something else for dinner but next time. Doing okay for vacation mode with company over. Absolutely no snacks yesterday! Woot!
I have falafel patties, tofu, greens, and apples ready to go today, and my usual blueberry smoothie. Tomorrow we're heading out for Italian dinner in town. I know I can get something vegan, but I'm not sure how healthy it will be. I will eat half of whatever it is and someone else can have my leftovers.2 -
Glad your soup turned out so well, Magic. Happy "Friday"!
Carla, you're on! If we get help I'm definitely making the trip in the spring. Woohoo for no snacks! Have you been taking any fun excursions with your MIL?
I didn't get time to cook over the weekend so I came home tonight and started some things. I have quinoa cooking, made a big pan full of sauteed kale with garlic and onion, going to cook some broccoli in a skillet with coconut aminos, and I have a pot of lentil soup going. It's just a very basic soup that I threw together with onion, carrot, celery and I'll add some kale to wilt in when it's done. I don't remember what all spices I threw in so we'll see how it turns out.
B - oats with blueberries, chia seeds, a couple walnut halves, turmeric and pepper
L - steamer bag of broccoli with mustard and balsamic, a couple wasa crackers, a clementine
D - some of the soup when it's done, a salad, cantaloupe
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Hi all,
Austin - I just looked at the video of the Lentil Soup. I have all the ingredients so I am going to make it this afternoon. It looks very yummy.
Carla - great food prepping. I have questions about the baked Tofu. How do you bake it and how long does it last?
Cindy - Chickpea flour? sounds interesting. Has anyone tried or used oatmeal milk? Friends keep suggesting it for my coffee. I am happy with my Almond milk.
Mihani - did you hire someone to help in the office yet? How did the soup turn out.
Magic - after my walk this morning I am going to look at Nutrition Refined.
I had the best vegetarian black bean soup yesterday after swimming. I make a good black bean soup put this was amazing with poblano peppers. I found a vegetarian restaurant close by!
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Hello, all!
@Carla_wfpb - I hope the visit from your MIL is still going well! It sure sounds like you have done the work to keep yourself moving toward health this week. Impressive!
@Mihani - I have my fingers crossed that the woman you interviewed is a fit, and you end up with the help you need!
@bisky - I have not experimented with oat milk. It sounds like it should be fine. Your question sent me off looking at recipes. This makes it look so easy that I think I ill at least try a little one cup batch:
https://lovingitvegan.com/oat-milk/
@Cindy781 - It sounds like the weather where you are has been challenging. I am glad you and your husband are staying safe!
@magic71755 - I hope you are having a great weekend!
I had a good ETL day yesterday:
B - spinach, flax seed & blueberry smoothie
L - cabbage, carrot & kale casserole (Dr F recipe); steamed mustard greens and black beans with chopped roma tomato and pickled onions; raw sweet baby peppers and apple slices
S - apple slices and walnuts
D - big salad (massaged kale, romaine, minced zucchini, fire roasted tomatoes, broccoli sprouts), steamed mushrooms, steamed red cabbage), dressing (cashew milk, tomatillo, nooch, vinegar, spices), baked diced apple and blueberries
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Bisky - I have made oatmilk and love it, also put it in my coffee. I found the recipe on simplevegan.com. The key is to soak and rinse the oats before blending. I strain mine 3-4 times as well.3
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Afternoon all...just taking a lazy afternoon coffeebreak...from a being lazy. LOL Tonight I am stressing a bit...supervisor from our department is taking me out to a dinner theatre...I have looked over the menu options, and I think I do have choices to make it WFPB. Geez I hope so. This is why I hate going out.
Also, my sister invited me for dinner for next week. Last time she invited me, I was still eating fish, although, I did not say so. But this time, I am completely WFPB and well, I made it clear that I no longer eat meat, dairy, eggs and am WFPB*. I did offer to bring something. Actually, come to find out, we are going to Pita Jungle. Easy peasy there. Lots of Vegan options...and then I can just find something SOS free. http://www.pitajungle.com/
I have been making homemade almond milk for awhile now. LOVE IT. But next quart will be Oatmilk. I really love the Blue Jean Chef as far as what? as far as this recipe is concerned. LOL Now that I am WFPB...it's hard to find recipes from her. But she is great at explaining the why and where with alls for why you take certain steps when making Oatmilk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV7h3_jEu4A
Today's Menu:
raw organic GF oatmeal, ground flax, banana, frozen wild organic blueberries...almond milk
it's my usual.
ezekiel corn tortillas in the air fryer, slathered with fat free refried beans, tomatoes, onions, salsa
dinner out SCARY!
Hope everyone has a great day.
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Donna, interview is next week. I really hope it's a good fit. I love poblano peppers! I always forget about them. Oat milk is naturally a bit sweet (to me anyway) so really good for cereal and smoothies. Soup turned out great. Lentil soup is hard to mess up so I usually just throw it together, but I do use recipes sometimes. I like to add a little liquid smoke along with whatever spices strike my fancy.
Great day Austin! I'm glad you like that cabbage and kale casserole. It's a favorite of mine.
Hi Cindy!
Hello Magic, glad to hear you are going to have good options when you go out to eat. That's a good idea to air fry the corn tortillas. I don't have one though.
Two days back totally on track after a bit of a dive into junk food on Sunday. I am so glad I nipped that in the bud. I felt gross after eating chips and salty pretzels, but admit they tasted good at the time.
:huh:
B - oats with blueberries, chia seeds, a few walnut halves, turmeric and black pepper (I just take to work and add hot water when I get hungry)
L - quinoa, sauteed kale with onions and garlic, broccoli, cantaloupe
D - big ol' salad (spring mix, beets, carrot, pickled onion, steamed mushrooms, sunflower seeds, balsamic), bowl of lentil soup, a pear
ALL the GBOMBS!
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@Mihani - Your savory oatmeal with blueberries sounds really interesting! I will have to try those spices in my morning spinach and blueberry drink!0
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Austin, I've used the same spices in smoothies and like it. I try to get in 1/4 tsp of turmeric every day and black pepper helps with absorption (so I've read anyway) so throwing those in my oatmeal or smoothies is an easy way to make sure I get them. If I don't have breakfast I add to my salad at night instead. I usually add a little cinnamon to the oatmeal also but forgot yesterday. A cup or so of chopped baby spinach or other greens is good in oatmeal too.
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Morning all...had a really nice time last night...totally WFPB options. How special was that!
So smooth sailing for a long while...no social engagements until dinner with sister and BIL. And Pita Jungle is completely WFPB friendly.
@Cindy781 I tried locating the OatMilk recipe from simplevegan.com I like to see the various ways everyone makes theirs. But I do know...soaking and rinsing is important, like you said.
Today is lots of veggie day and let's work with whatever is in that fridg of mine.
Oatmeal breakfast of course
Joe's Mean Green
Lunch...more Ezekiel tostadas. (BTW, corn tortillas can be heated in oven as well. I did get a tortilla press, and after this pack of Ezekiels, I will attempt to make my own.)
Massaged kale salad
Veggie soup --use up what ever is in the fridge.
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@bisky Donna, this is the recipe I use https://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/perfect-oil-free-baked-tofu/
I now double it whenever i make it. I use it up within a week probably. I add 5 to 10 minutes baking time for each side to get a firmer, dryer texture. I eat it cold from the fridge as a snack sometimes!
Magic, glad you had a good time last night and got to stay WFPB!
Mihani, we've gone on 2 walks with my MIL so far, but not the kind of walking I like to do, much slower with lots of meandering. I'm determined to get us all to the ocean boardwalk to get in a longer walk. I'm hoping that once we get to the end of the path, the town ahead will be enticing and we'll get in a bunch of extra steps.
Yesterday we went into town and had Italian food. I had spinach ravioli with marinara sauce. Tasty but not ideal from a health standpoint. We met with others for drinks at their place, and I brought my own bottle of sparkling water to have instead of the sugary alcoholic drinks they were serving (Win!)
I've still got soup, tofu & falafel, so I'll mix that up with some greens and other random vegetables and cobble together a lunch and dinner. breakfast is the usual smoothie.
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Magic, I have done the tortillas in the oven but I hate turning the oven on in the summer. How did your veggie soup turn out?
Carla, I drink so much sparkling water. I think it helped me not miss my beer so much cracking open the can when I get home from work lol. It has been 5 months since I've had a beer now though, and I don't even want one at this point. Still like my wine now and again.
Today was a repeat of yesterday. Enough for one more lunch in what I cooked the other night and I will have to do some more cooking this weekend. Still a good amount of soup left so that and salads will get me through, plus I have some collards to cook maybe tomorrow night.
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Magic, I gave you the wrong website for the oat milk. Here it is: https://avirtualvegan.com/oat-milk/
Hope everyone has had a wonderful day!1 -
Magic, I gave you the wrong website for the oat milk. Here it is: https://avirtualvegan.com/oat-milk/
Hope everyone has had a wonderful day!
Thanks Cindy! I did check it out...looks very similar to Blue Jean Chef's directions. They both talk about how to avoid the slime. LOL
I love finding new blogger/youtubers...I am always looking for new and fun ways to make everything. Funny thing is...I pretty much stick to what I know so far. But today, I did buy some kimchi. Not bad. Also, ordered a sushi mat for making sushi. Something that would be great to take to work...if I can figure out the directions...the peeps on YouTube make it look so easy.
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Morning all...did not make my soup yesterday. It turned out to be not the greatest day. Not sure what is troubling me...but not myself.
Still a bit off this morning. Will definitely work on righting this ship.
I think I am just in need of a hot steamy bowl of vegan pho from my favorite Vietnamese restaurant.
Anyway, will be back later to check in.
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Hope you are feeling better Magic.
Today was another repeat day and I will be having the same tomorrow. This actually worked out really well to have a batch of soup, plenty of salad goodies, a huge batch of cooked greens with onions and mushrooms, and a cooked grain. With the berries and chia seeds in my morning oatmeal, I have hit all the GBOMBS every day this week. Woohoo! Think I'll plan something very similar for next week too. I will change things up on the weekends, but it sure made it easier to stay on track during the work week. I don't mind eating the same things every day for a period of time but it wouldn't work for people who want more variety.
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Sounds similar to what has been working for me, Mihani. I do need to get back on board with the mushrooms though. I've noticed that when you have a bunch of stuff ready to go and you can mix it up, it doesn't feel like the same thing every day.
Magic, I hope you get off to a good start to your week!
For some reason, I've been living my life with dumb wired ear buds that attach to my phone and get in the way when I'm working out. I finally caught on and bought some wireless ones. Wow. So much better. And if I'm watching a youtube vid or listening to music I can just pause it my touching the ear piece. I know y'all, not the most earth shattering news to anyone else on the planet, but a good upgrade for me
I'm still doing really good with my food while my MIL is over. She and Joe have been eating cheesecake & ice cream, and snacking on cheetos, but I've been strong. I think it has been so long since I've had something like that, that it doesn't have that same pull. It appeals, but I have the control to say no and not obsess on it (much).
Yesterday:
b - smoothie, 1 coffee
l - salad, green goddess dressing, tofu, falafel
d - taco salad bowl, cashews & dried apricots
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Agreed, Carla. That was one of the things that stuck with me after reading the Engine 2 Seven Day Rescue. Big into bowls and flats! Also having greens at every meal, even breakfast. They classified greens as leafies plus cruciferous and a couple others that I can't recall. I've been looking at wireless ear buds... which ones did you get?
Today I used up the last of the things I cooked on Monday. Worked out perfectly. I have some chard and collards in the fridge that I will cook tonight or tomorrow, and then I'll have to make a grocery run.0 -
Morning all...today is my Tuesday...happy bout that. Should be a nice weekend at work...we were busy yesterday...that 's a good thing...(receptionist at car dealership)...meals are ready to go.
Green smoothie...lots of spinach, pineapple, banana, almond milk
soup...veggie
potatoes and salsa
oatmeal with the usual suspects
rice cakes and pb after work, with tea
My oat milk did not work. It would not go through the milk bag. I am going to try a sieve next time. I am thinking because it is only blending for thirty seconds, maybe the particles are too big. I don't know. I have a vitamix, so it shouldn't have been a problem.
Made a quart of almond milk this morning, no problems.
I do know making ones own milk is the way to go. NOTHING in there you do not want. And so much cheaper.
Ok, then...off to the showers with me. Hope y'all have a good holiday weekend.
Lest we forget.
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@Carla_wfpb - Thanks for the baked tofu recipe! I just bookmarked that to try this weekend.
The wireless earbuds sound great! Please do share which ones you got.
Good for you for staying strong in the face of cheesecake and Cheetos. It's nice how those things become easier to resist, over time. I think as long as I related to them as just "not food," it's easier.
@magic71755 - Are you feeling better? I hope so!
I got in meal planning, a grocery run, and food prep yesterday, so feeling ready for the weekend. Also had a good ETL day, though I got in less exercise than I planned. This morning I got up early, got exercise, and now I am about to go to martial arts class, so better today.
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