Today was a good day! I made several vegan dishes, mostly my own concoctions. I made a red cabbage slaw with carrots, apples, cranberries, cider vinegar and a few spices. I made baked bean chili with various other beans, tomatoes, corn, onions, peppers, and spices. I also made some bread in my bread machine and vegan chocolate chip cookies, which we took to our dinner with friends. Everyone liked both!!
I was really glad the bread and cookies turned out. It makes me feel like I am on track, and it will be "easy" to keep it up. Hopefully, I am right!!
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
Okay So Far....
Well, I made it through Day 1 of the Vegan Kickstart. I feel really good about it so far. I had oatmeal made with raisins, vanilla, cinnamon, light syrup, and light soymilk. Pretty easy, and full of flavor! For lunch, I had a Subway veggie delight sandwich and Baked Lays potato chips. I felt satisfied. Dinner was fun, because I had made a sweet potato dish with pears, whole cranberries, glazed pecans, orange juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. I also had a banana, spinach, and wheat thins (not all together!). I am tracking my nutrition through an online program (Nutrimirror) and I did not have too many nutrient deficiencies. I did a lot of walking at the mall (shopping with my mom), so I feel somewhat hungry...not sure if it is related to food choices or several hours of walking and more activity in general...
Tomorrow, we are going to eat dinner at some friends' house. They invited us over for beef and noodles...talk about temptation... I said I would bring a salad (something we can all enjoy). I think I will also make some bread in my bread machine and try making some chocolate chip cookies vegan style. I am pleased to find recipes with "normal" ingredients, as that helps my comfort level go up!! Plus, like I said, it is something we can all enjoy.
I am doing some reading about vegan/vegetarianism...and it can all be quite daunting. It is hard to separate the animal ethics from the general health benefits. Once you know something, how can you not make changes? I don't know yet what I will decide when this is all over, but it CHANGE of ANY kind can be pretty scary for me. It does help to have support from friends and family, though I don't think they all understand what I am doing!! Not quite sure if I fully grasp the meaning of all this, but I think it is important for me to find out...
Tomorrow, we are going to eat dinner at some friends' house. They invited us over for beef and noodles...talk about temptation... I said I would bring a salad (something we can all enjoy). I think I will also make some bread in my bread machine and try making some chocolate chip cookies vegan style. I am pleased to find recipes with "normal" ingredients, as that helps my comfort level go up!! Plus, like I said, it is something we can all enjoy.
I am doing some reading about vegan/vegetarianism...and it can all be quite daunting. It is hard to separate the animal ethics from the general health benefits. Once you know something, how can you not make changes? I don't know yet what I will decide when this is all over, but it CHANGE of ANY kind can be pretty scary for me. It does help to have support from friends and family, though I don't think they all understand what I am doing!! Not quite sure if I fully grasp the meaning of all this, but I think it is important for me to find out...
Happy New Year!!
Well, it has been awhile since I posted anything...it is amazing how time flies!! I will try to be a little better about blogging.
Maybe I should start off by mentioning my reasons to blog in the first place. First, I want to see if I can maintain this type of continuity and perhaps do it for work/money in the future. Second, I would like to establish my thoughts about health and nutrition more firmly and provide feedback to others if needed and when wanted.
Lastly, I have decided to finally jump in head first with trying out the vegan/vegetarian lifestyle. The whole mental process has been and will still be in progress for awhile, but I am starting a 21-day Vegan Kickstart today. I have tried it briefly before, but wasn't fully prepared with meals and ideas for making changes. This time, things just fell into place and I decided to give it a shot.
I do want to mention that I will NOT be super strict during this timeframe (like changing to vegan sugar or clothes or whatever). Mainly, I am avoiding all meat, dairy, eggs, and foods that are obviously not vegan (to the best of my RD food label reading skills). Just to break the mental and physiological ties to those foods. Later, I may decide to add a few things back in, but will wait to decide anything till I see what happens and how I feel!
Maybe I should start off by mentioning my reasons to blog in the first place. First, I want to see if I can maintain this type of continuity and perhaps do it for work/money in the future. Second, I would like to establish my thoughts about health and nutrition more firmly and provide feedback to others if needed and when wanted.
Lastly, I have decided to finally jump in head first with trying out the vegan/vegetarian lifestyle. The whole mental process has been and will still be in progress for awhile, but I am starting a 21-day Vegan Kickstart today. I have tried it briefly before, but wasn't fully prepared with meals and ideas for making changes. This time, things just fell into place and I decided to give it a shot.
I do want to mention that I will NOT be super strict during this timeframe (like changing to vegan sugar or clothes or whatever). Mainly, I am avoiding all meat, dairy, eggs, and foods that are obviously not vegan (to the best of my RD food label reading skills). Just to break the mental and physiological ties to those foods. Later, I may decide to add a few things back in, but will wait to decide anything till I see what happens and how I feel!
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