First, a big THANK YOU to Brandy (fellow vegetarian and Pepperdine Alumni) for sharing this with me. When she found out that I was officially vegetarian she past on a link to a wonderful summer treat. Ice cream.....made from frozen banana. The recipe is super simple and easy to adjust. First, peel a banana and then throw it in a ziploc into the freezer. Let it freeze overnight. When the kids got home from school Friday, we were ready for a treat. When you are ready to use the banana, throw it in a good blender or food processor until it is the consistency of your typical ice cream. Some cool variations that I did with the kids....for Tristan, added some vanilla extract to make it more like vanilla ice cream. For both girls, we added peanut butter. There are many options....try adding frozen blackberries, blueberries, mango, strawberries, etc. to get the flavor you want. You could even add chocolate to get chocolate flavored ice cream. Very simple and cool summer treat!! Thanks again, Brandy!
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I always love when others are having dieting or exercise success. Even more so, if they are on the same diet I'm on. When I stumbled on this diet, I was very excited and shared some of the information with my mom. I assumed that because of the extremes this diet goes to, she would not be interested. Boy was I wrong, the very next day, my mom decided to start the diet. She posted the following information on the "In The News...." section in response to the new story I posted there but I think it's important enough to share on the main page. Here's her comments:
"I am Todd's mom and I began this diet a day after Todd. The reason I became interested in it is because I was on cholesterol lowering medication and blood pressure medication. I read the information sheets that come with each medication and discovered that two of my medications (an antidepressant and the cholesterol lowering medication) can cause muscle pain. I was shocked when I discovered this because I had been having horrible pain in my muscles. I weaned myself off of the antidepressant and the cholesterol-lowering medication while changing my lifestyle and learning to eat this plant-based diet. It is fun to try different recipes and I must say most have been delicious! After 3 weeks I began to feel like a new person. I don't have any of the pain in my muscles that was causing me to have such a hard time walking. I hope to be off of the blood pressure medication by the time I go to my doctor in May. I am so excited about this change in my lifestyle because I was just accepting how I felt thinking it was just old age creeping in. Boy! Was I ever wrong. I don't have any numbers to share at this time but I will have after I see my doctor next month." Keep up the good work mom! And for any others out there that would like to share their success as a way of encouraging others, feel free to email me and let me know! I love trying new recipes because it's always an adventure. I grabbed this recipe because it looked quick and easy and I wanted some leftovers. This recipe is from the McDougall cookbook that has 100's of quick and easy recipes. Prep time was listed as 15 minutes with cook time about 20 minutes and that was pretty accurate. The bulk of the prep work is chopping up the onion, bell pepper and hot dogs (Smart dogs....no meat!). The only variation I made to the recipe is to double the cayenne pepper because I like a little kick in my food. Overall it was pretty good. The extra cayenne definitely gave it the kick I wanted. Flavor was pretty good and I'm looking forward to the leftovers. My dear bride even tried it and said, "I could eat that!" which I believe is a compliment to the food.....I think. Prep time: 15 min Servings: 6 Ingredients:
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Since a plant based diet requires you to eat a lot more veggies....there is nothing better than eating fresh vegetables out of your own garden. What?.....you don't have room? Not to worry, someone over at the instructables.com website has come up with an answer. The hanging vegetable garden.....check it out! When I tell people about my new diet, they always ask what I eat. Here are the rules:
1. No meat (not even chicken or white meat) 2. No fish 3. No dairy products (including milk, cheese and yogurt) 4. No eggs, not even egg whites 5. No oil, not even canola oil or virgin olive oil 6. No High Fructose Corn syrup When I share these rules with others, they always ask, "What CAN you eat?" and the answer is fruits, vegetables and grains. Yes, I know, it sounds boring but it has been an amazing experience learning to prepare vegetables, fruits and grains in new and exciting ways. I am never hungry, I don't have to worry about portions and the food is amazingly delicious! |
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