Category Archives: Food and Drink
Hot Wing Substitute
Thanks to my amazing and supportive wife, I tasted the spicy awesomeness of hot wings on Superbowl Sunday. That’s right, she made me a substitute. Ready for this…. cauliflower! Simple really. She just made up the sauce as usual (which is already vegan) and soaked the veggies and baked for a few min. I was amazed … Continue reading
Veggie burger baby!!
Finally got around to making my own veggie-burger. I have to say that it was really fun!! I’ll have to experiment some more with recipes and techniques. Oh… and I decided to skip the bun this time. Instead I wrapped it in several layers of lettuce. It really brought out the flavor of the veggieburger. … Continue reading
MSG Obesity Induced Mice
MSG Obesity Induced Mice!!! REALLY?! YES. REALLY In the documentary “hungry for change.” Check it out on Netflix. “Loose bone mineral density due to the phosphoric acid it contains” – min 22:20 Continue reading
great and awful at the same time
I’ll turn 43 in a few more weeks. Four years ago I started experimenting with a vegan diet. After two years of off and on vegetarianism I came across “The China Study.” That rocked my world. Finally, something more than “eating meat is mean to animals.” You can’t argue with the China Study. No one … Continue reading
Nutition Program
This Nutrition education couse by Dr. Fuhrman looks great! Wish I had the time to get certified and serious. Continue reading
Cholesterol Matters!
Another strong motivator to go Vegan came over me as I read about Cholesterol, Heart Disease, and Strokes in Western society. What's interesting to me is how it appears "diet" is downplayed some, and listed as one of the factors, often mentioned last in a list. Perhaps it's just me. But here's one: "High blood … Continue reading
Three weeks and counting…
Well, I feel GREAT! I started this pure Vegan diet on 7/15/10 (and this blog on the same day) and I have now lost seven more pounds and have loads of energy. The kicker is I haven't had time to excersice… at all, even though I bought a new treadmill to get back into running … Continue reading
Sauted in Water?
I read the ideal is veggies sauted in water, not oil. So I gave it a shot this week and loved it. I cut up two yellow squash and a huge handful of okra. (or … it’s pronounced “okree” in many places ’round here.) I tried an experiment and cut the okra ends off then … Continue reading
Crazy Vegan Man 