Another Friday of free pizza from my company avoided. Two more to go!
Day 8
Breakfast:
- Banana
- Apple sauce
Lunch:
- Rice
- Steamed okra
- Steamed spinach
- Black beans
Dinner:
- Quinoa
- Corn
- Black beans
- Spinach
- Tomatoes
- Hummus
- All on pita bread
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Today was the first day I’ve craved meat. I drove past Texas Road house after a long day and the waft of searing cow made me drool. I come home to scrape off tiny bits of left over chicken strips from my daughters meal into the garbage and think about snacking on one real quick. But I have to remind myself of the greater cause of why I’m doing this. Wait…why am I doing this? Dah well…if nothing else I’m a case study…for something…
Day 7
Breakfast:
- Banana
Lunch:
- Rice
- Steamed Red/Yellow bell peppers
- Kidney beans
Snack:
- Peanut butter & crackers
Dinner:
- Pasta & red sauce
- Spinach leaves
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Typically a cold for me drags out for weeks…I mostly recovered from this one within a few days. Maybe the vegan eating, maybe a weak cold…who knows. However a real impact I’ve noticed is that after lunch is not nearly as a drag as it had been with non-vegan meals. I’m able to more easily stay alert after lunch instead of feeling like I need to hibernate.
Day 6
Breakfast:
- banana
Lunch:
- Quinoa
- Green beans
- Carrots
Dinner:
- Potato
- Black beans
- Spinach leaves
Snacks:
- Carrots and hummus
- Almond milk
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I felt like crap this morning from my cold, so no breakfast…but much better by afternoon.
Day 5
Breakfast:
- not hungry
Lunch:
- PB&J on pita
- carrots & hummus
Dinner:
- Brown rice
- Beans
- Red pepper
Snacks:
- Blackberries
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Low energy today. Mostly unrelated to the vegan eating since I’ve been under the weather so my energy is already low with my eating habits being slightly off. Otherwise I haven’t noticed anything crazy except an excess of gas (Ry cracks up and blames mom whenever someone lets it rip…I don’t know where she picked that idea up)…and with that, what I ate today:
Day 4
Breakfast:
- Apple cinnamon oatmeal
Lunch:
- Pasta w/ red sauce
Dinner:
- Pasta w/ red sauce
- Salad
Snacks:
- Carrots & hummus
- Black olives
- Blackberries
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Day 3
Breakfast:
- Apple cinnamon oatmeal (made in crock pot overnight by the wife)
Lunch:
- PB&J on pita bread
- Carrots & hummus
Super Bowl Food/Dinner:
- Chips and home made guacamole
- Black olives
- Corn
- Blackberries
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I’ve managed to survive an entire day w/out eating any animal products…it’s a lot harder than I thought it would be. Checking whether something has any dairy product or animal by-product is sort of a pain. I had some candy popcorn which may have had a smidget of chocolate on it by accident…hopefully the vegan gods will forgive me.
Shopping for only plant based food is an interesting venture as well. Who knew almonds had nipples?!
The food for day two was as follows:
Day 2
Breakfast:
- Coffee
Lunch:
- Rice
- Steamed Red/Yellow bell peppers
- Kidney beans
- Mini flour tortilla
- Hummus
Snack:
- Baby carrots
Dinner:
- Pasta & red sauce
- Salad
- Carrots & hummus
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Vegan…what kind of ninny doesn’t eat animal products? For one month, I’m going to give it a shot. February being the shortest month is the best to give anything a try.
The most common question I get is…why? Well, there’s not many things that I could stop/start doing that would affect me (wow, that was a Chuck Norris “I’m so awesome” moment). This is something to give me pause, perspective and respect. Or just a really dumb idea…I’m not sure yet. Challenge is the only way you change. Well, unless you want to suck at life change, then you can do just about anything else. I do expect to gain more than just some mushed up yuppy reasoning though. Since veganism is a strictly plant based eating way of life, I should notice some changes in my body as well (thank you 5th grade sex ed for ruining that sentence for us all). An initial loss of energy from lack of meat may be the biggest drain I’ve read about. However, sources of plant protein such as Quinoa (14% by mass) and eating no processes food should increase my energy levels over the course of several weeks. One of the biggest challenges for me will be cooking, despite my excellent cooking skills. We also have cabinets full of free snacks and freezers full of delicious yummy treats that chant my name like Sirens (take that 10th grade Greek Mythology) at 4 o’clock each afternoon.
I’m looking for SuperBowl munchies. What’s your favorite vegan recipe (healthy snack)?
Day 1
Breakfast:
- Banana
Lunch:
- Quino
- green beans
- carrots
Dinner:
- PB & J
- Apples
- Salad w/ vinegar dressing
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You’re hosting Thanksgiving for the first time, or not traveling to be with an extended family here is a “how to host your own Thanksgiving” guide.
1. Buy a 12lb frozen turkey (for two and a half people) two days before Thanksgiving (because you had plans change last minute), pray it defrosts in time.
2. Drive to three different stores looking for one final ingredient for a recipe, make sure to bring your baby and/or toddler or pet (as it applies) to make the adventure more exciting.
3. Decide to potty train your toddler (or your new puppy!) during the Thanksgiving break. If you can’t be with your extended family for your dose of holiday drama, why not potty train your kid (or puppy), that’s sure to cause some family drama!
4. Eat all the food in your pyrex (the night before Thanksgiving) so you have baking and storage containers for the feast you’re preparing.
5. Stay up too late the night before, then toss and turn, and subsequently wake up an hour before your toddler or baby or pet wakes you.
6. Greet toddler (or new pet you’re house training) at your bedroom door to kick off potty training.
7. Sit with potty trainer and read books, cheer on her effort, and check the clock every minute to make sure you’ll get the turkey in the oven in time.
8. Watch twenty minutes go by and urine stream onto your couch.
9. Say an extra prayer as your unwrap your turkey that it defrosted and you won’t be serving salmonella with your dinner.
10. Prepare turkey, and check potty trainer’s whereabouts for wet spots.
11. Clean up pee, again.
12. Make sure your turkey fits in the oven, or remove oven racks as needed.
13. Scare the pee, literally, out of your potty trainer with an obnoxious kitchen timer.
14. Remedy the timer situation.
15. Continue to check for wet spots as your potty trainer moves about freely with no pee or poop catching apparatus.
16. Prepare the excessive amount of food you bought for two and a half people.
17. Check on more wet spots.
18. Lounge, relax and make a mental note to change out of pj’s before dinner is on the table.
19. Argue with your loved one about potty training on their “vacation”.
20. Give thanks and praise and enjoy your feast.
From our family to yours (all two and a half of us), may your turkey be moist, your potatoes be creamy and your blessings be many. Happy Thanksgiving.
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What if you had to pack up your fully furnished, decorated home and live without 80% of your belongings for several months, could you do it? And what would you bring? I’m not talking about OHMYGOODNESSTHEHOUSEISONFIREQUICKTAKEASMUCHASYOUCAN situation or the world is ending in 3 months what will you do/save/treasure situation, I’m talking about a conscious, educated decision to live on less, not suffer without, but live on the sentimental necessities and practical must haves.
Let’s be real, none of us need a keurig, it’s a luxury. I don’t need 50% of my kitchen or closet, but it’s comforting. My husband doesn’t need 3 computer monitors, but it’s convenient. My child doesn’t need baskets of toys, she’s happy with a book and playing outside in the dirt. But we collect and save and treasure and before we know it our lives are over run with stuff and things, stuff and things that are unnecessary, but comfort us in one way or another.
I’m working on my list…
What’s on your list?
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