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Apr 17

Viv – 6 months Plant-Strong . . .

6 months today, hooray!

Today is my 6 month plant-strong anniversary and I forgot . . .

Guess where I went to eat?

My family called and invited me to go and eat at Brazilian grill. You know . . . a steady stream of speared meat, peeled away with tongs and devoured—antelope and a variety of beef to wild hog and chicken hearts . . . you can even get meat wrapped in meat—a veritable plant strong nightmare.  I went with the salad bar and was given a forest green placemat to alert meat bearers that I was not allowed in on the carnivorous fun.

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Feb 22

Retraction . . .

Come on over to fit3ways and see why the previous poster was
NOT WHAT I MEANT

but this one is . . .

You don't have to be buff to be healthy.

 

Feb 8

A little "magic" in lunch box can bring healthy rewards to kids.

School Lunch Magic

“Ora na azu nwa” -Nigerian Igbo culture

Which means, “It takes the community/village to raise a child.”

A little "magic" in the lunch box can bring healthy rewards to kids.

Today I got curious about what my daughter would be eating if she were in 1st grade this year. I went to my District’s website, pulled up the menu and wasn’t surprised. As a teacher I did not eat school lunch because I knew it wasn’t healthy, but as a busy teacher I never connected that it also was unhealthy for my students.

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Feb 1

Goodbye Scales . . .

As promised (click here) for a snapshot of when the plant strong lifestyle goes on vacation.  Here is an excerpt from the vacation post that I want to address . . .

“Yesterday I stepped onto the scale and . . . well, nothing happened — the scale had not budged.  As I stood there staring at that number I realized something, my goal of toning, because of my weekly “Weigh-ins” has turned to losing weight.  Over the last 12 weeks since this plant-strong journey began I have lost 22 lbs.  I used to plateau in weight loss at 178 or so, now it is at 158–that’s big, but all I could think about is that it’s not coming off anymore.  If I were on a regular “diet”  I can tell you what already would have happened, I would have jumped ship for a few days and thought to myself,

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Jan 29

“Read the Ingredients” . . .

“Don’t buy anything with ingredients your grandmother would not recognize.”

In the book, “Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease,” the recipe section is prefaced by Dr. Esselstyn’s wife Ann. In talking about packaged foods and selecting those that are “safe,” time and again she repeats the phrase, “Read the Ingredients.” Time and again you will see the same advice repeated on this blog, “Read the Ingredients.”

It’s some of the best advice you will receive.

A case in point is veggie burgers, as Viv points out,  some have eggs — who would’a thought? “Read the Ingredients.”

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Jan 26

Recipe Resources

Once I wrapped my head around the idea of becoming plant-strong my first question was, “What do I cook?”  As I talk to more and more people about making the same transition there seems to be a theme that without the meat in the spotlight it becomes difficult to visualize what will be on the dinner plate.

Once I wrapped my head around the idea of becoming plant-strong my first question was, “What do I cook?”  As I talk to more and more people about making the same transition there seems to be a theme that without the meat in the spotlight it becomes difficult to visualize what will be on the dinner plate.

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Jan 24

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Soup’s On! . . .

 

Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without

This little phrase has been around a long time. My daughter-in-law has it tacked up in her kitchen, and when my 11 year-old granddaughter saw it, she was fascinated by the concept and kept repeating it over and over again. This was the theme at work in my kitchen this morning.

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Jan 18

Here’s Viv!

Introducing Vivian, our Wednesday guest blogger — a shining model of what you can do on a plant-based diet, if you just eat the right foods  – that’s it.
Eat right and you can do it, too.  Here’s Viv!

Hello friend,

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Jan 17

Brown Rice is On the Menu

Did you know?

Rice is a symbol of life and fertility, which led to the tradition of throwing rice at weddings.

Today I want to share a great way to make brown rice because it is such a staple for me (and can be for you) on this diet. Not only is it delicious, but filling and very healthy. Whole grains are one of the Four Food Groups on a plant-based diet, and brown rice is one of those whole grains. Rather than create one long post with the recipe and all the details, I’ve posted the Easy Brown Rice in the Recipe section with the whys and wherefores of  Whole Grains in the Nutrition section. I hope you will read both. Understanding WHY whole grains are good for you just makes your choice a lot easier, and it lets you know what is and what is not whole grain. But here’s a little something extra about brown rice, specifically, and why we choose it (or other colorful rice varieties) over white rice.

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Jan 15

Why eat a plant-based diet?

Here is the short answer:

“People who eat the most animal-based foods get the most chronic disease. People who eat the most plant-based foods are the healthiest and tend to avoid chronic disease.” (T. Colin Campbell)

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