Vegan/Vegetarian Thread (discussion, recipes, laughs)

[Greco]

Welcome Licious, and Good morning YB, Kat, nyc,

Looking forward Licious to your recipes. I have a recipe that sounds
good and its with yogurt (YB) so I'll post it as soon as I get home.

So, this weekend is my first "test run" at bar b queing

honorable nephew will do his thing with the meat and

I'll grill the veggies, thinking of grilling portobellos as well

at least one of the kids doesn't touch meat so I have
company.

Run this am was beautiful, Sun, birds, the road, and a sensitive
veggie boy with me I'm so glad I came up here I'm proud of
my nephew, and my grand-nephews

So this morning after fun run we juiced:

kale

red leaf lettuce (grand nephew's pick)

celery

apple

drank this diluted with H2O on the deck

I'm going to miss them all

later, for our green smoothie

we saved some of the juiced greens
to blend with

strawberries

raspberries

soy milk

walnuts

should be delicious

Kat, I do lots of greens and keep the sweet stuff minimal
and juicing is different from blending in that you don't
have the fiber of the greens or fruit.

When I'm home I save the fiber after I juice and put it
into my salads, saute it with other veggies, add it to
soups(this is always delicious)...

So, veggies folks have a great weekend!

Greco

Originally Posted by Licious

MMM.. I was a lacto ovo veggie for 10 years, vegan for a few as well. Though I seem to want to eat chicken from time to time, veggies and fruits and soy products have my heart. I can just about break down in tears when I see really fresh organic produce piled up... Subscribing... Will toss in any tried and true recipes if I can find them, lost a bunch on the last move. Meh.

[Greco]

Victoria Boutenko, author of Green for life, demonstrates how to make a delicious green smoothie.

Good to see a generously built veggie woman

I enjoy posting videos from time to time
and share information with you all

This am green smoothie made by grand-nephew:

avocado (ripe)

walnuts

red leaf lettuce

green chard

spinach

H2O

delicious I found it amazing that we didn't use any bananas
and it was good...the creaminess came from the avocado

living and learning, Greco, have a great Sunday

[Dominique]

Originally Posted by greco

Good to see a generously built veggie woman


living and learning, Greco, have a great Sunday

YES! Thats such a stigma, that we are all sickly anorexic

I'm certainly not.

PS. that smoothie sounded great, very mediterrian! (sp)

[Greco]

Hi Veggie People,

This evening's green juice:

celery

cucumber

apple

aloe vera

a detoxifying green juice
great for these hot days

preparing for a longer
detox in August
in hotter dryer clime/Home

Long and quiet drive back
here yesterday am

missing my honorable nephew
and grand-nephews, especially
veggie boy nephew

good to know who I'll give my
juicer and blender to when its
time smiling

So, detoxing its been happening since I began
my green juicing, and blending green smoothies
and stopped eating meat of any kind

Now I'm focusing on giving my digestive system a longer
period of rest and much more nutrients

Question if anyone is listening...How has being veggie/vegan
changed you? That's open-ended enough

Greco

[Greco]

Hi Veggie People,

Found this recipe and thought you may enjoy it,especially
those of you that enjoy Greek yogurt,

alas I will not make it until I find a substitute for
the yogurt so here it is:

omega-3 rich for breakfast or dessert

Ingredients:

1 cup
of quinoa, rinsed

1 cup of fresh, organic blueberries

2/3 cup of raw honey

1/4 cup of walnuts

1 teaspoon of nutmeg

2 cups of spring/filtered H2O (water)

1 cup of probiotic-rich organic Greek
yogurt

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

Directions:

In a medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Stir in the quinoa,
cover, and reduce heat and simmer for about 10-15 mins, or until
water is absorbed. Remove from heat and let cool, chill.

Mix together the honey, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.

Divide chilled quinoa into 6-8 servings.

Place blueberry-yogurt mixture on each serving. Drizzle
each serving with oney, cinnamon and nutmeg mixture.

Top with walnuts. Serve and enjoy.

This sounds delicious...any suggestions for yogurt
substitute?

Greco

[nycfem]

This sounds so delicious! What's funny is that I recently began eating Greek yogurt (maybe replace w/soy yogurt or apple sauce?) mixed with quinoa, and it just blew me away how much I liked it. The sour with the grainy taste is just so good. I've been making veggie chili and having that mixture on the side. Thanks for the breakfast idea. Everything you listed below is a favorite ingredient, and I would not have thought of that! Can't wait to try!

Originally Posted by greco

Hi Veggie People,

Found this recipe and thought you may enjoy it,especially
those of you that enjoy Greek yogurt,

alas I will not make it until I find a substitute for
the yogurt so here it is:

omega-3 rich for breakfast or dessert

Ingredients:

1 cup
of quinoa, rinsed

1 cup of fresh, organic blueberries

2/3 cup of raw honey

1/4 cup of walnuts

1 teaspoon of nutmeg

2 cups of spring/filtered H2O (water)

1 cup of probiotic-rich organic Greek
yogurt

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

Directions:

In a medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Stir in the quinoa,
cover, and reduce heat and simmer for about 10-15 mins, or until
water is absorbed. Remove from heat and let cool, chill.

Mix together the honey, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.

Divide chilled quinoa into 6-8 servings.

Place blueberry-yogurt mixture on each serving. Drizzle
each serving with oney, cinnamon and nutmeg mixture.

Top with walnuts. Serve and enjoy.

This sounds delicious...any suggestions for yogurt
substitute?

Greco

[Greco]

nyc,

Will experiment with the apple sauce, good suggestion, soy yogurt if I can find a brand that has not been genetically modified (GMO) I'll give that a try as well.

GMO soy is not labeled in this country as such, what is labeled is when it is not genetically modified so will give it a shot.

Thanks, Greco

Originally Posted by nycfembbw

This sounds so delicious! What's funny is that I recently began eating Greek yogurt (maybe replace w/soy yogurt or apple sauce?) mixed with quinoa, and it just blew me away how much I liked it. The sour with the grainy taste is just so good. I've been making veggie chili and having that mixture on the side. Thanks for the breakfast idea. Everything you listed below is a favorite ingredient, and I would not have thought of that! Can't wait to try!

[Greco]

Hi Veggie People,

Here's the next recipe with yogurt

0-3 Parfait
Serves 4

Ingredients:

1.5 cups sliced organic strawberries

1.5 cups organic blueberries

1.5 cups organic raspberries

1 12oz container of organic,
probiotic Greek yogurt

1Tablespoon vanilla

3Tablespoons honey

1 banana sliced

3 teaspoons flaxseed, ground

1,5 cups of organic granola with
walnuts, almonds, raisins, etc.

Directions:

In a separate mixing bowl, stir together
the Greek yogurt, vanilla, honey. Set aside.

In a large clear parfait bowl, layer 1/2 cup
strawberries, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1/2 cup
raspberries, 1 teaspoon of flaxseeds, 1/3
of the Greek yogurt mixture, 1/3 of the sliced
banana, and 1/2 cup of granola.

Repeat this process until your parfait is built
with the remaining ingredients.

Serve or refrigerate and serve later.

This sounds delicious, though I would lessen
the amount of honey. The fruit is sweet enough
for my taste, may leave the honey out all together.

And the yogurt, I'll try it with something else
perhaps soft tofu.

Enjoy it.

Greco, still detoxing and finding it not
so difficult

[Dominique]

Greco, what are you detoxing from?

Jen, I get the yogurt and the quinoa....(sort of like having a granola in there)

I made a huge produce/whole foods run today......gee was I eating anything? Filled the whole back of my smart car up. It was heavy rain today, was *forced* to use the car if I wanted to shop

I also won't put honey into parfaits. I like bear nature granola. just saying.

Back to the honey. Since I am allergic to bee stings, somewhere in time I got it into my head that honey wasn't any good for me, so I don't touch it. Honestly, I don't even know what it tastes like

Blue berries were .99 a qt. I bought ten guarts. I'm wondering if that's enough. I may only have one more week to decide. I have a whole shelf of the freezer in frozen grapes.....but I know that looks like more than it really is.

My special find was asparagas. At first I thought, gee isn't it early for that? But we are going into the second week of July, so No, it's not early. It's good eats.

Greco, thanks for sharing./yb

[Tommi]

Subscribing. Learned I can live without meat. Learning I can shop at the vegetable market.

Learning. Just bought it this week, and found I love Greek yogurt.

Learning. Bought bean soup mixes to cook, and added kale, carrots, barley, broccoli, and cauliflower.

Learning. Bought whole tomato's, onions, and made tomato sauce for pasta.

[Greco]

YB,

Detoxing from years of eating meat, and processed foods. I asked in a recent previous post, "How has being veggie/vegan changed you?"

I am sitting with that question for myself as well and the detox is assisting in my getting clearer about this change I've made to not participate in cruelty, even if unintentional, and other changes/decisions I am in the process of making.

And yes, honey I know is not necessary in these recipes, I use it rarely as the fruit really is sweet enough.

Have a great evening, Greco

Originally Posted by Yellow band

Greco, what are you detoxing from?

Jen, I get the yogurt and the quinoa....(sort of like having a granola in there)

I made a huge produce/whole foods run today......gee was I eating anything? Filled the whole back of my smart car up. It was heavy rain today, was *forced* to use the car if I wanted to shop

I also won't put honey into parfaits. I like bear nature granola. just saying.

Back to the honey. Since I am allergic to bee stings, somewhere in time I got it into my head that honey wasn't any good for me, so I don't touch it. Honestly, I don't even know what it tastes like

Blue berries were .99 a qt. I bought ten guarts. I'm wondering if that's enough. I may only have one more week to decide. I have a whole shelf of the freezer in frozen grapes.....but I know that looks like more than it really is.

My special find was asparagas. At first I thought, gee isn't it early for that? But we are going into the second week of July, so No, it's not early. It's good eats.

Greco, thanks for sharing./yb

[Greco]

Welcome Tommi. It is an incredible learning experience that is fun, and joyful, just wait until your energy starts to zoom!

As YB says, your body is going to love you for it!

Greco

Originally Posted by Tommi

Subscribing. Learned I can live without meat. Learning I can shop at the vegetable market.

Learning. Just bought it this week, and found I love Greek yogurt.

Learning. Bought bean soup mixes to cook, and added kale, carrots, barley, broccoli, and cauliflower.

Learning. Bought whole tomato's, onions, and made tomato sauce for pasta.

[Dominique]

I keep a structured lifestyle because I feel better, if I deviate too much from my norm, I am almost forced to eat foods that are processed, or precooked, even microwave=impurities

When I eat the way I eat, live, fresh, or as they call it today...raw. I feel more alive because I am in essence, giving life to all the live parts of my body, cells, tissues. This enhances my overall health and vitality.

I think I said it in this thread, if I feed my body correctly, it rewards me with good sleep.

What about you?



ETA:.....welcome Tommy!

[Greco]

Morning Veggie Lovers,

This morning went for my run. What an incredibly beautiful morning!
So many folks out early, all ages, races, and sizes; people loving themselves
enough to get out into Nature, and move their bodies, enjoy being with others.
I really enjoy seeing other people out there.

So today I'm returning to regular green smoothies, and while I know the
detoxing will go on, it will do so more slowly.

By the way, for anyone wanting to detox a bit I used

celery
cucumber
apple

now these fruit are quite sweet so I used lemon to cut the sweetness down
used H2O to dilute it. So, results so far:

clear headed, no fog head none

energy lots of it

clear dreaming

releasing emotions I didn't expect
this one, but it was necessary I can
see now


releasing stagnant stuff from previous
eating of meat, processed foods
I won't get graphic

skin looks smoother

and I was on the detox juice for about
a week only and I've seen the benefits

I'll be doing a longer one in the middle of
August for four weeks and end it before
the Autumn Equinox, that's the plan

So, returning today to regular green smoothies
and combine what celery apple cucumber I have
left this morning with :

spinach
banana
H2O
aloe vera

Overall, this change to a veggie/vegan way to
eat has brought positive results to my body,
mind, and spirit. I'm excited to see what further
changes will be taking place as I now understand
what YB is talking about when she says that she
gives all parts of her body live food (paraphrasing)

YB, I think about all the dead food I've eaten through
the years, and some that perhaps wasn't real food
at all...the body is so incredible that even with all
of this, it seeks to take care of us...got off the subject
a bit

I agree with you YB, live food nourishes, and nurtures
every cell of our bodies, helping them heal us on many
levels.

While watching "Earthlings" was hard to do, I am grateful
that the truth was shown about how animals are treated
before, and during slaughter. I just could not contribute
by living in denial of such pain, now that it was brought
to my attention.

There must be another way to respect the animals that
share our earth with us, even if one is going to kill them
for food.

My journey into this way of eating, live foods has been
surprisingly easy for me, mainly because I love the reality
of my not contributing to cruelty, the energy
it has given me, and the clarity on all levels.

live foods = life

So, have a wonderful Sunday everyone, Greco

[Dominique]

Hi Greco

It's always *refreshing* to read your well thought out posts.

Where I tend to be *hey, take it or leave it*

Have you seen any of the new studies they are doing for diabetics? They are putting them on the green smoothie diet (and only asking them to walk 10,000 steps a day)
and the results have been consistant, that within 30 days,
they have gone into *remission*

I'm not bragging, I'm just saying......I constantly hear *You don't look 53* and then I look around at 53 and think to myself, (right, I don't) While I admit, I am not perfect with
eating, every once in a while I eat something I dubb poison. Ice cream at the Pirate game flashes in front of me, and I paid for that. I couldn't sleep the whole night.

It's been miserably humid here. That ranks with wind chills as my two weather conditions I dislike the most. But hey, life goes on. I put extra celery in my smoothies and green tea drinks yesterday (celery is a natrural diuretic) and it's true, I've been eliminating fluid like crazy, from my body today. Maybe today I won't become mid day dizzy from the humid conditions and can enjoy baseball. Simply put, we are what we eat.

Eat garbage, feel like garbage. Eat live foods, feel alive.

Thanks Grego, glad I met you. I'm even more glad that you gave this a try and a chance to feel the changes. Then you were willing to talk about it.

You know, sometimes I feel like I'm in here doing that preaching thing......(it's just how I feel) if I'm not here telling you all the importance of good food, i'm someplace else telling people how great exercise is........

if you take care of your body, it'll thank you for it. Have a great Sunday. I'm having asparagas today. I'm hoping SOMEONE is envious of that. truth is, i'd love 4 to 6 giant cookies, but then i'd feel like shit half an hour after that, so its not worth it.....ya know?

YB

[Greco]

YB, yes I've not read the studies, but did view a youtube video where people with diabetes were put on live foods, and their diabetes was completely cleared in 30 days.
This doesn't surprise me because diabetes is a diet and lifestyle dis-ease, there is a diabetes that is genetic (I hesitate to say this now because I haven't researched this one), but the medical folks are saying so (which is why I definitely want to research it)...as is heart dis-ease, and other chronic dis-eases.
Anyway, they couldn't believe how easy it was, though they did go through all the detox cravings, they got to the other side of it. It was interesting to watch the addictive nature of the foods the majority of us eat, and how they went through withdrawal. I can certainly identify, but it doesn't last long.

The walking/moving is essential...it helps the body move the toxins out of the system.

By the way YB, celery is incredibly healing for the kidneys, so important in recovering from excess dead food.

You know YB, I appreciate your sharing information with us. I certainly have found it exceedingly helpful, and supportive, so keep it coming my friend. I do not think your proselytizing at all, info sharing for those of us who seek healing is what you do, that's how I receive it.

I also enjoy sharing my experience because no, I'm not wanting to change anyone, its simply not possible anyway, but I want for others who may want to change their lifestyle/eating/exercise to know that others are out here doing the same thing.

For me there are no judgments, I know how uninformed I was so to each their own life way.

YB, the not looking like 53 years old thing is a side benefit for those who care about these things...I'm 59 now and well, this is what 59 looks like when you treat your body, mind, and spirit well. And you are what 53 looks like when healthy in body, mind and spirit.

And by the way, there is no arrogance in feeling, and looking well.

Blessings to you YB, and Veggie Lovers, Greco

ps so how do you cook asparagus?

Originally Posted by Yellow band

Hi Greco

It's always *refreshing* to read your well thought out posts.

Where I tend to be *hey, take it or leave it*

Have you seen any of the new studies they are doing for diabetics? They are putting them on the green smoothie diet (and only asking them to walk 10,000 steps a day)
and the results have been consistant, that within 30 days,
they have gone into *remission*

I'm not bragging, I'm just saying......I constantly hear *You don't look 53* and then I look around at 53 and think to myself, (right, I don't) While I admit, I am not perfect with
eating, every once in a while I eat something I dubb poison. Ice cream at the Pirate game flashes in front of me, and I paid for that. I couldn't sleep the whole night.

It's been miserably humid here. That ranks with wind chills as my two weather conditions I dislike the most. But hey, life goes on. I put extra celery in my smoothies and green tea drinks yesterday (celery is a natrural diuretic) and it's true, I've been eliminating fluid like crazy, from my body today. Maybe today I won't become mid day dizzy from the humid conditions and can enjoy baseball. Simply put, we are what we eat.

Eat garbage, feel like garbage. Eat live foods, feel alive.

Thanks Grego, glad I met you. I'm even more glad that you gave this a try and a chance to feel the changes. Then you were willing to talk about it.

You know, sometimes I feel like I'm in here doing that preaching thing......(it's just how I feel) if I'm not here telling you all the importance of good food, i'm someplace else telling people how great exercise is........

if you take care of your body, it'll thank you for it. Have a great Sunday. I'm having asparagas today. I'm hoping SOMEONE is envious of that. truth is, i'd love 4 to 6 giant cookies, but then i'd feel like shit half an hour after that, so its not worth it.....ya know?

YB

[Dominique]

I drag out the oringinal george foreman, mine is white. I think the originals all were.

I spray the bottom slots with extra virgin olive oil (a good fat for your heart) Oh, plug in george.

then i lay one asparagas spear per slot, top of spear to top of grill. I don't care if the bottom parts cook, i'll be cutting them off. I grind fresh ground pepper over them...then I close the lid. I cook until el-dante. You'll know this when they turn bright green. I slide them off, onto a dish to cool.

repeat if you want to cook them all up, thats what I do. Then i can eat them cold, they are good cold, or i can put them into green smoothies.

[cane]

Originally Posted by Yellow band

I drag out the oringinal george foreman, mine is white. I think the originals all were.

I spray the bottom slots with extra virgin olive oil (a good fat for your heart) Oh, plug in george.

then i lay one asparagas spear per slot, top of spear to top of grill. I don't care if the bottom parts cook, i'll be cutting them off. I grind fresh ground pepper over them...then I close the lid. I cook until el-dante. You'll know this when they turn bright green. I slide them off, onto a dish to cool.

repeat if you want to cook them all up, thats what I do. Then i can eat them cold, they are good cold, or i can put them into green smoothies.

(To butt in...)
Yeah, would say that's the best way to cook asparagus, grilling them. A good tip is to shave some really nice parmesano reggiano over the asparagus, and with some freshly ground black pepper and some drops of lemon olive oil it will taste divine.

Cane (former chef)

[Greco]

Hi YB,

Thanks, this sounds delicious and easy!

Greco

Originally Posted by Yellow band

I drag out the oringinal george foreman, mine is white. I think the originals all were.

I spray the bottom slots with extra virgin olive oil (a good fat for your heart) Oh, plug in george.

then i lay one asparagas spear per slot, top of spear to top of grill. I don't care if the bottom parts cook, i'll be cutting them off. I grind fresh ground pepper over them...then I close the lid. I cook until el-dante. You'll know this when they turn bright green. I slide them off, onto a dish to cool.

repeat if you want to cook them all up, thats what I do. Then i can eat them cold, they are good cold, or i can put them into green smoothies.

[Dominique]

HA HA!!!

Later, as life went on, they kept coming out with different george foremans and more colors and bun warmers....blah blah blah. But none of those pretty ones seemed to get as hot as the original. Glad I kept the original, donated the second one I bought to good will.

The older one gets, less is more! There is no more asparagas in this house. Excellent.