Vegan/Vegetarian Thread (discussion, recipes, laughs)

[Linus]

Originally Posted by nycfembbw

greco,

when you make your juices, how do you decide how much to put in of ingredients or do you go by recipes? do they ever come out "not good"?

i've always been interested in juicing but it also has a mystique around it for me.

jennifer

I'm along the lines of greco. Basically, I wing it. If it tastes good, then yay! if not, try again.

I first started doing this based on what I read by Victoria Boutenko. She's pretty good about recommending experimentation.

[Greco]

jennifer here'e a video with the person you mentioned
yesterday she is very very inspiring

Linus she mentions the Boutenkos

I found the video kind of funny as well but in a sweet
way

Greco

[Dominique]

I buy paint strainer bags at home depot. They are about the size of the blender jar and pretty inexpensive like 2 for a dollar, you can rinse them out and use them a couple times making your blender a very useable juicer Jennifer. (after I squeeze the cloth paint bag out, I feed the contents to my worms, but thats for another thread) I also wanted to add, celery. It is salty......(this is an oximoron) but its a diuretic.......

I have never lost any weight when juicing or eating raw (I don't need to loose weight) I have a problem getting enough to eat, especially with exclusive juicing.

[Dominique]

a cup or so of homemade unsweetened apple sauce (it did cook with cinnamon sticks) it was cold from fridge

diced celery maybe a handful

a handful of bagged spinach (i pull the stems off)

a scoop of whey isolate

grated a litted ginger root

three ice cubes

tossed in some flax seed


No mess and it was delicious.



(homemade applesauce has to be the easiest thing to do) select what kind of apples you want, I usually use a mixture...who cares.....I core them and cook them with the skin on (the skins loosen and you scoop the apple out when done) I put them inside a crock pot/slow cooker on low and let them cook with a few cinnamon sticks, don't lift the lid! within 4 hrs, apples are super soft and done. I use my immersion blender after i spoon the apples out of the skins. Sprinkle with cinnamon if you like (or don't have cinnamon sticks)
simple, good for you and boy does you home smell great while this is cooking.

Immersion bleender just chopps the apple chunks up for a smoother texture, if you plan to use in smoothy, no need. I consider myself a juicing and smoothy queen.

[Greco]

Thought this will interest those of you into running
and/or exercise

Tim's website:
http://runningraw.com/

I am not a raw food vegan, though I am experiencing the
benefits of green juices, and smoothies all in their natural
raw state

But I also enjoy cooking food.

I am finding that I will stay with this Summer
80%raw, 20% cooked

This morning's smoothie

banana
green powder
raspberries
apple
Vit C
flax oil
crushed ice
and H2O

delicious

Enjoy your day, Greco

[Dominique]

[I am not a raw food vegan, though I am experiencing the
benefits of green juices, and smoothies all in their natural
raw state

But I also enjoy cooking food.

I am finding that I will stay with this Summer
80%raw, 20% cooked


Greco[/QUOTE]

YES! That pretty much sums it up for me too, I am not vegan either.....just vegetarian (since birth.....I didn't like meat as a baby) I will eat white fish if I don't have to smell it cook, and I won't cook it. Tuna and samon, no thanks.


What do you think of the new food plates? I used to laugh and make jokes about they pyramid...if I ate like food pyramid suggested, I'd look like it.....
ok, have a good day

[Linus]

Food plates?

[nycfem]

Thanks for this. And what a great bonus to learn how to make homemade applesauce!

I'm not familiar with whey isolate. Would you mind telling a little about this?

Thank you in advance.

Originally Posted by Yellow band

a cup or so of homemade unsweetened apple sauce (it did cook with cinnamon sticks) it was cold from fridge

diced celery maybe a handful

a handful of bagged spinach (i pull the stems off)

a scoop of whey isolate

grated a litted ginger root

three ice cubes

tossed in some flax seed


No mess and it was delicious.



(homemade applesauce has to be the easiest thing to do) select what kind of apples you want, I usually use a mixture...who cares.....I core them and cook them with the skin on (the skins loosen and you scoop the apple out when done) I put them inside a crock pot/slow cooker on low and let them cook with a few cinnamon sticks, don't lift the lid! within 4 hrs, apples are super soft and done. I use my immersion blender after i spoon the apples out of the skins. Sprinkle with cinnamon if you like (or don't have cinnamon sticks)
simple, good for you and boy does you home smell great while this is cooking.

Immersion bleender just chopps the apple chunks up for a smoother texture, if you plan to use in smoothy, no need. I consider myself a juicing and smoothy queen.

[Linus]

If I may add in:

Whey isolate, IIRC, is a protein powder that's often used by body builders and such to add additional protein to smoothies and such. Even those who are not body builders who are looking for additional protein can use this. However, it's not vegan (for those unaware) as it's a milk by-product (whey).

[Greco]

This morning's smoothie

2 bananas usually I have 1 want to
taste the difference

mango

less then one third green juice:
dandelion
kale
cilantro

aloe vera about 2oz

Vit C
and berry powder

have a great day

Greco