Some take aways from those have been good. I do know that wheat truly does make my life more difficult - I have tried every way in the world for that not to be the case - but it is. I do know that sugar is not my friend (even though I love it so much) - and I am slowly coming to the conclusion that a Vegan diet isn't so bad.
In his book The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World John Robbins states:
Mostof the diets (fad diets) are deficient in major nutrients, such as dietary fiber and carbohydrates, as well as in specific vitamins, minerals, and protective phytochemicals.
Diet is a funny topic in groups. We are passionate about what we believe about food. For me I decided to do what I did when I wanted to be a teacher. I knew I had to go to college and gain the knowledge of teaching. My parents were teachers - that could have been enough for me to teach. But let's be honest - going to college gave me more opportunities to learn and more knowledge. Same with food. I went to college to learn. And while some may not agree with the science - I am confident that what I learned will not harm.
Some recipes to try:
Juicing is just simply fun. We have a a masticating juicer. I cannot always find organic apples that are good enough for juicing - so I juice all the other things (carrots & spinach pictured here) then add some store bought apple juice.
Fruit Crisp is so good this time of year. I love the pears, apples, and cranberries! This recipe was originally a peach crisp but it adapted quite well with the fruit I wanted to use. Complete recipe at the end of the blog.
This is a picture of roasted radishes!! Such a great way to eat a radish. Just slice, drizzle a little olive oil, some sea salt, and roast at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes - check to see if the radishes are turning pink. Really good on a burrito bowl too!
I cook beans every week. We have really enjoyed eating beans and they can certainly be cooked to perfection without animal protein! We use our spices & nutritional yeast plus many times I will add vegetable broth when cooking. I cook the beans in the Instant Pot.
There are many great things about eating a Whole Food, Plant Based Diet. It is worth a try. Our goal has been to cut our animal protein intake by 2/3. So now instead of eating animal protein 3x a day - we aim for 1x a day at the most. For me personally - I honestly feel physically better if I limit animal protein to 1x a week.
I will continue to share food and diet information within this Mimi4Three blog. After all it is because of those 3 and their families and future families that I started down this pathway. I simply want to be healthy and enjoy their families for a long, long time!
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Recipe:
Peach Berry Crisp (link is to the original recipe)
Mimi's Fall Crisp
Mix together & place in a greased 8x8 baking dish
5 cups of sliced pears, sliced apples, & cranberries
3 T pure maple syrup
2 T cornstarch
1 T orange juice
Mix together & pour on top of the fruit mixture
1 cup of old fashioned oats (I use gluten free)
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
1/4 cup brown sugar
4 T coconut oil (I used about 6T)
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 - 1 tsp cinnamon
Bake at 350 degrees for about 25-30 minutes until the oats are brown.
