Spring Break! I didn’t go anywhere special for vacations, so I’ve just been taking it easy, cooking eggs in the morning, and sleeping lots. I’ve also made a trip to Down to Earth, one of my favorite stores to buy healthy things. I got some soymilk, couscous, vegan peanut butter, tofu, sweet potato chips (so much better than greasy potato chips!), Greek yogurt, organic macaroni and cheese, pinto beans, gardenburgers (made from vegetables) and soy protein burgers (I plan on trying them both and writing the differences I find). This cost about fifty bucks, which is pretty expensive, but delicious and comes with no guilt about not eating nutritiously! I also got a Down to Earth summer roll, which are these amazing packed white bulbs stuffed with carrots, cucumbers, cold noodles, avocado, and sprouts. I’ve also tried sprouted Ezekiel bread this week too. I don’t ever eat white bread, but I’ve never heard of any type bread that didn’t even have flour in it before (check out this website if you don’t believe me http://mybloodsugar.net/foodforlife.htm )! It wasn’t bad and I ended up getting some at Costco to put with turkey and tomatoes for beach picnics. Another thing that I have learned from my Michael Pollan book is that foods that have been predigested by bacteria or fungi are necessary in a diet because they supply the mandatory nutrient, vitamin B12, which you cannot get from plants. These fermented foods like yogurt, soy sauce, sauerkraut, and sourdough bread most likely also contain probiotics, which aid digestion and the proper functioning of the immune system. As far as meat eating goes, I have adopted rule #23, which states that meat is for special occasions and is a treat. While necessary, no one should over-do meat (especially read meat which can link to heart problems). I am a vegetarian one day a week and then eat meat 3 times a week on the other six days. I usually used to eat meat every single day so this is actually a pretty big change for me. To think, ‘I already had meat, why don’t I skip that today’ is harder than I thought it would be. I love chicken, beef and breakfast meat (bacon, sausage etc.) on a Sunday morning! Alas, things are going well and I’m feeling good with my diet and the beautiful Hawaiian spring!
Vacaciones de primavera! No salí de las islas este año, entonces me estaba relejando, cocinando huevos en las mañanas, y durmiendo mucho. He visitado Down to Earth, mi tienda de comida sano favorito. Compré leche de soja, couscous, mantequilla de maní de vegetariano estricto, tofu, chips de batatas (tan mejores de papas!), yogur Griego, queso y macarrones orgánicos, frijoles pintos, hamburguesas vegetales, y hamburguesas con proteínas sojas (voy a tratar los dos y describir las diferencias). Todo esto cuestó cincuento dólares (un poco caro, pero vale la pena!). Las “summer rolls” de Down to Earth támbien están ricas (tienen zanahorias, pepinos, fideos frios, aguacate, y sprouts. Traté pan se llama Ezekiel este semana y fue interestante! Nunca como pan blanco, pero nunca me he oído de pan sin harina! Me gustaba y ahora tengo mucho para comer a la playa con pavo y tomates. Mi libro de Michael Pollan me dijo que necessito comer comidas que han comido por bacteria u hongo por que estos ofrecen la vitamina B12 que plantas no tienen. Me encantan yogur, masa fermentada, salsa de soja, y chucrut. Estos támbien contiene (muchas veces) probiotics, que ayudan los sistemas de inmunidad y digestivo.Que bueno! Además agregué las cambias de CARNE! Demasiado carne roja puede aumentar problemas de corazón y carne debe ser un regalo especial! Ahora, un día de la semana, no como ningun carne (soy vegetariana) y en los otros seis días solo como carne (de aves, ternera, puerco, etc.) tres veces. Este cambio fue y está tan difícil porque me encanta carne y necessito pensar de cada tiempo como pavo o jamón cuando normalmente no pensaría de estas cosas. Ay, cosas y mi régimen son buenas y hasta el próximo tiempo, besos de Hawai!
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