Vegan/Vegetarian Thread (discussion, recipes, laughs)

[Dominique]

That was nice Greco.

Our bodies are something like 60% water. With the brain being 70%....

and fattier tissue does not hold as much water as lean tissue. I love water, and drink it all day long.
I loved the music in that posting too. I think we take water for granted.

Thinking of the countries that have been devasted recently by tsunami's, drinkable water has been a major problem.

I slept 9 hors last night, that is so rare for me. Felt good.

[Greco]

Hi Veggie Lovers,

YB, 9 hours sleep, your body know what it needs...I like sleeping when my body needs it...good for you for allowing yourself to get the rest your body wanted.

Imagine 70% of water for the brain...memory improves with hydration now I know why.

Today: green smoothie

avocado

blueberries (last ones)

strawberries

green powder

Vit C

Vit D3

H2O

Dinner:

sauteed spinach
in grape seed oil

w/garlic, onions
olives, sweet
roasted peppers

over romaine lettuce

good to cook again

Have a good evening, Greco

Originally Posted by Yellow band

That was nice Greco.

Our bodies are something like 60% water. With the brain being 70%....

and fattier tissue does not hold as much water as lean tissue. I love water, and drink it all day long.
I loved the music in that posting too. I think we take water for granted.

Thinking of the countries that have been devasted recently by tsunami's, drinkable water has been a major problem.

I slept 9 hors last night, that is so rare for me. Felt good.

[Greco]

Alright, why am I even still up?!
chills, that's why.

So, for breakfast, which for me will be soon enough:

green smoothie with

grapes, still sweet

grapefruit

banana

spinach

green powder

berry powder

vit C

vit D3

will freeze some, and take for
my day

with a zip lock baggie
of walnuts, with raisins.

Now about this dating thing

Think I'll wait a bit longer

Have a good evening Veggie Lovers

Greco

[nycfem]

Hey, Greco,

What is the Vitamin D3 for?

Also, how do you freeze your juices, and then do you just let them thaw out during the day?

BB broke in our blender this weekend with:

0% fat Greek yogurt

unsweetened soy milk

a pack of instant oatmeal (This was a breakfast smoothie.)

golden flax seed

a handful of rasberries

a banana

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Hy loved it!

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To all:

In your experience what ingredients for juices and smoothies make you feel full and stay full for the longest?

Thank you in advance!

[Greco]

nycfembbw,

Let me give you my answer to your question...I congratulate you both for blending smoothie for breakfast.

For me it is all about the greens, I use banana as a creamy base, then add lots of whatever green veggies your going to use...I use spinach,broccoli(frozen, organic, always its in expensive too), cilantro, dandelion and at times I combine two or three greens along with the apple or berries.

The important thing is that these get blended under "liquefy", in other words, I always blend, giving the blender a rest every 1.5 mins, until the greens are thoroughly liquefied...the banana, and other fruit like avocado make it creamy
and thick, satisfying, and filling.

I also add walnuts, almonds (these I soak the night before so their softer), and that adds a nice crunch for my day.

I use flax oil because the seeds are difficult to get blended unless you first ground them...frankly I don't want to go through all of that if the oil is available, organic, and delicious.

So, that's it for now. I recommend greens, fruit, don't worry about the fat content in the yogurt, your body will use the natural fat in it to help it absorb the nutrients. It will not add fat to your body.

I use regular soy milk, organic of course, these smoothies are delicious, and filling.

If the smoothie gets too thick just add filtered, spring water until its to your liking. That's it for now...congrats again.

Greco



To all:

In your experience what ingredients for juices and smoothies make you feel full and stay full for the longest?

[Dominique]

Welcome to the smoothie world BB....Jenn, I didn't see you say you had some...(?)

Oatmeal, was it cooked?

I never thought of that. I'd grind that first, and make it dust like.....(mmmm, I'm liking this idea)

nuts are a source of protein (I usually use almonds), sometimes a spoonful of beanut butter, excellent with bananna. Proteins make you feel full. So thats veggies,

Spinach is very mild (when mixed with a bananna). I like yogurt in my smoothies, i use low fat or full fat, you need some fat and the yogurt will make you feel full. I use ice cubes in the summer months. And always berries.

I made freezer packs, portion controlled sizes of berries....strawberries, blueberries and rasberries, to last me well into winter......(no, i do not have to much time on my hands). I'm going to try that oatmeal in the morning.....

Welcome to the wonderful world of smoothies.....loved seeing flax seed added to that.

[nycfem]

The oatmeal was not cooked. BB just found it online amongst some breakfast smoothie links I sent hym. Hy said it was delish

Hy's planning on a coffee smoothie tomorrow

And, no, I have not yet started myself yet. I'm very slow to anything new. I do a lot of lurking first

[nycfem]

*** also bumping this one ***

Originally Posted by nycfembbw

Hey, Greco,

What is the Vitamin D3 for?

Thanks, as always, to YB and Greco and others, for your sage ideas and information. These videos have been great!

[Greco]

nyc, here you go...this site has a lot of info which may interest folks.

the link will take you to a page where you can hear an hour long discussion
on D3.

Greco


http://truthandfreedom.podbean.com/m...edom011411.mp3

“The Miracle of Vitamin D3” with Rick Shalvoy

Rick helps us explore the amazing benefits of Vitamin D in its proper form and the threat posed to it by the FDA just because of its great healing properties. He is pioneering a great Vitamin D3 educational campaign with his colleague Dr. Albert Sanchez, www.worldschoiceproducts.com.

Rick Shalvoy completed his first Row for a Cure -- A Fight Against Cancer only to find himself diagnosed with malignant melanoma fighting for his own life.

He completed his second annual Row for a Cure in July, 1998, and three months later Rick achieved complete remission using Poly MVA and has remained cancer free since October 1998. Currently working as a health industry consultant/writer, Rick devotes most of his time to the fight against cancer and to helping other athletes utilize their respective sports for charity. Learn more at his website: http://CancerAssistanceCenter.org

[Dominique]

The filming of the new Batman movie wraps up this week end. Anne Hathaway (and two doubles) she disclosed, have been playing the part of Catwoman. During this interview, Anne talked about being a vegetarian and
surviving the heat and long hours in costume, during shoot, (in part) by drinking green smoothies made of kale, chard and assorted DUSTS.made me wonder what dusts.