I’ll admit it, I’m a carb lover. I don’t think this is a bad thing at all. Brown rice, oats, quinoa, sweet potatoes, whole wheat, etc. – I think they are all part of a healthy, well balanced diet. So are fruits and vegetables. It’s hard to imagine a low-carb plant-based diet. How would that work exactly? Well, that’s the exact dilemma I was faced with last week (after failing my first GTT). While I was waiting to take my second GTT, I tried reducing my carb and sugar intake to see how it might… Read more >
Elise
November 2, 2012
apples, chocolate, Daiya, eggs, nutmilk, peanut flour, potatoes, protein powder, smoothie, suzanne's specialties, tempeh, the veggie grill, vegan meatballspregnancy
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Since I returned to eating eggs…a while ago…I no longer consider myself vegan. I’m basically a dairy free vegetarian. But that doesn’t mean I don’t like vegan food. I love it actually. I eat it often. And seeing as October was vegan mofo, I decided to recap some of my daily vegan eats. October 1: Spaghetti Squash with Marinara & Tofurky October 2: Quinoa & Seitan with Red Almond Sauce October 3: Mexican Layered Casserole October 4: Blue Plate’s vegan white bean soup and gardenburger salad October 5: Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie October… Read more >
Elise
November 1, 2012
Amy's, apples, Daiya, gardein, hummus, kale, lentils, mendocino farms, native foods, nooch, nutbutter, pancakes, potatoes, pumpkin, quinoa, seitan, soup, squash, sunbutter, tempeh, the veggie grill, tofu, tofurky, vegan meatballs, veggie burger
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This weekend Kyle and I visited my G-ma in Newport Beach, went to a friend’s baby shower in Fullerton, attended a wedding in Temecula, and stayed with Kyle’s parents in San Clemente. If you do the math, that’s over 300 miles of driving (6+ hours!!!). Check out how fun this looks. Just our luck – gas prices reached $5.50 per gallon this weekend! Isn’t that fabulous? Of course record breaking fuel prices would coincide with such a jam packed weekend on the road. Anyway. Sarcasm aside, it was pretty awesome to see so many family… Read more >
Elise
October 9, 2012
big salad, coconut, Daiya, eggs, Ezekiel muffins, juice, kale, kur, mexican food, native foods, sabra, tempeh
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Where oh where to begin. Last weekend was so full. On Thursday we drove home via the glorious I-5. If I had to guess how much of my life I’ve spent on that drive… So Thursday morning I got up early because I had a few things I wanted to get done before the commute home. First, breakfast. Another vegan tofu “scramble” with a sliced peach on the side (as if you couldn’t figure out what that fruit was). And my folate, DHA and iced tea. Naturally. After breakfast, I ran some errands, and then… Read more >
Elise
September 11, 2012
avocado, Daiya, eggs, nooch, oatmeal, patxi's, peaches, pizza dough, quinoa, tofu, whole foods
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Breakfast: toast with almond butter, banana, iced tea with almond milk After breakfast Lynn came over to the westside and we went on a walk. Even though I had an apple before we set out, by the time we got home I was starving. I had some leftover mac ‘n cheese, which was a little set in it’s way, until I added some plain almond milk. That helped transform it into the ooey gooey cheesy macaroni that vegans dream of. In truth, it reminded me a LOT of The Veggie Grill’s mac ‘n cheese,… Read more >
Elise
August 1, 2012
almonds, Daiya, nutbutter, pasta
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