A Gathering of Food: A WFPB Journey

It's 100% easy for me to eat at home.  When I have to be away from home, there's a little more (A LOT OF) planning involved. Here's a sneak peek into one of my "away" work days... I had to work at one of the galleries, so it's all about preparing food for the day.  The food has to be easy to eat and relatively odor free. Meals 1 & 2 (fruit and stirfry): 40g apple (on the side... not mixed in with the stir fry) 170g baked tofu D 140g onion 125g celery 65g broccoli fresh 151g bok choy 85g mung sprouts 200g cooked millet Meal 3 (salad): 71g pomegranate 90g power greens 25g sunflower seeds 8 Kalamata olives (30g) 50g cooked millet Meal 4 (snack): 170g plain almond yogurt, Kite Hill 140g blueberries, Kirkland (1 cup) Meal 5 (salad): 45g power greens 15g sunflower seeds (~2 T) 45g white beans, Trader Joe’s Balsamic vinegar

My "stir fry" can vary and I rarely have tofu (maybe once every couple of months), so it's usually just veggies.  I was told this isn't technically stir fry because I'm sautéing my veggies.  That's fine.  I'm still gonna call it stir fry.  I'm stubborn like that. INGREDIENTS (for the stir fry) 111g onion 103g celery 65g broccoli fresh 90g bok choy w/ veg stock 85g mung sprouts 100g Brown Rice Mahatma (already cooked) 85g baked tofu D (¼ of a block... see below for recipe) 23g almonds STEPS  (for the stir fry) I start by chopping the onion and putting it into my pan with a wee bit of either water or veg stock and set the heat to high.  When the bottom of the pan starts turning brown, I deglaze by throwing in another splash of either water or veg stock.   If I were really ambitious, I'd add fresh garlic and fresh grated ginger to this dish but I rarely feel that motivated first thing in the morning.  Since my last meal is usually at 5pm, I'm pr...

How to find certain posts on my blog By Recipe (all whole foods, plant based, gluten free, oil free, nightshade free, sugar free) Cookies, Rice Amaranth Spice Crackers, Rice Amaranth Crackers Hummus Sauce, Alfredo with Pasta Soup, Bean and Veggie Soup, Longevity (my version) Stir Fry with Baked Tofu Stock, Vegetable   By Topic Before and after photos Daily food goals My Daily List Why I Have This Blog

So on my walk this morning (did the actual 3 miles... 50 minutes), I was thinking about lists.  I love lists.  My life is lists.  So this list was... if I had to describe the health things I strive for it would look something like this... Eat whole foods (not processed or refined foods) Eat plant based (no animal products) Walk daily (walks after each meal would be ideal) Do other bone-strengthening exercises (I'm still working on working those in to my life) Practice good posture (shoulders back and in a downward/relaxed position, head up, chin back) Limit sitting time and break up sitting time with movement Limit time looking down (like at a phone or when working) Breath through the nose, not the mouth  Float (this is a mental thing... it's a reminder for me to not stress and worry about everything) To see my recipes for anything listed here, check out my list of recipes .  Also, I'd be tickled to know anyone other than me is reading this blog so if you leave ...

It was a bit of a hectic day. Any day I have to leave the house is a hectic day. Ha ha ha! I don't leave the house without breakfast, so had that first, then went on a shorter walk (only 2 miles today). I strive for: Whole grain, greens, and fruit at every meal Beans and nuts at least twice a day 50% of my daily intake to be raw Most meals to be comprised of 50% veg, 25% whole grain, 15% lean protein, 10% fruit\ Less salt than I ever thought I'd be okay with Oh, here's something interesting.  My previous experience when trying on clothes at a department store is that for every 20 pieces of clothing I try on, one might be acceptable.   The weather has started to get a bit chilly so I decided to go clothes shopping since I had NO winter clothes that fit me.  I already had purchased a new summer wardrobe a few months back.  I also had to purchase all new underwear.   So here I am in the trying room and just gob-smacked because EVERYTHING I took into the t...

This blog leads with a beautiful image of beets and here's why...  There are two foods I loathe (three if you count cilantro).  They are beets and mushrooms.  But I know that both beets AND mushrooms have a lot of amazing health benefits.  So I'm TRYING to overcome my distaste. One of my "I'll meet you halfway" attempts at this relationship is that I put both beets and mushrooms into my stock broth.  BTW, what is the difference between stock and broth?  (That's a rhetorical question; if I really wanted to know, I'd google it.) Anyway, I think I just absolutely couldn't abide the odor of red beets.  I'm not even sure I hate the taste... it's the small I can't get past.  But golden beets are milder so that's where I started.  Yes, I can tell that my veggie stock has an earthy aroma, but I'm getting quite fond of it.  Yay! Another "BTW", the measurements of the veggies below are ballparks.  When I make veggie stock, I get ...