Veg*n out

How much of a hipster cliche is this breakfast with home-made gluten free bread and avocado sprinkled with maca powder?

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I feel like a Gwyneth wannabe poser.  Hashtag goals.

I’m attempting to help my hormones out by supplementing with maca at least a few times a week.  Basically when I remember or when it works in my meals.  I got some organic powder from nuts.com and it’s pretty easy to toss in smoothies or whatever.

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This is another fun way to eat it  😉

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Lots of raw stuff going on lately because I just bought a used dehydrator off a friend (she had an extra) so now I’m living out my hippie dreams making raw crackers from leftover juice pulp.

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Thus far, the kids have been way into it.  Sharing dehydrated beet crackers with my offspring is what hippie parent dreams are made of!

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This was quite the seedy delight.  I used the same home-made GF bread and added cashew butter and then every seed in the pantry (chia, hemp, pumpkin, sunflower…) and salt and maca powder.

My hormones have been super unstable lately and it’s because V just went from 4 nursing sessions a day to 2.  And my body is reeling (out of control) as it adjusts.  It’s one of the main reasons I went AWOL on the blog and only just now am returning.  I can’t say the maca is fixing everything, but I do feel like I’m slowly returning to myself.  It may just be that time is what I need.  It’s complicated.

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Per usual, I’m really into salads and nuts.  Kale and macadamias probably make up 80% of my diet and chocolate rounds out the remaining 20.  Ha.  I love raw food though.

And while I don’t have a label for the way I eat, it’s basically trying to stick with things that make me feel good while accommodating all the limitations of cooking for a family (allergies, time, number of teeth, etc.).  Sometimes I want things that I know aren’t the best for my bod and so I go for it (I’m looking at you challah bread french toast).

In reviewing my iPhone food pics, it seems I’ve been doing the plant based thing more than I realized lately.  I have always enjoyed veggie based meals more than animal ones which was why the VB6 approach has been working fine (dinner is our one meal that has animal products), but now that P has outgrown his tree nut, wheat and soy allergies, I find myself making more and more vegetarian family dinners.  And everyone has been cool with it.  Kyle doesn’t love tofu and P doesn’t love tempeh, but neither put up too big a fight.  They both, however, LOVE bacon (and all meat, really).  So there’s that.

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Kyle was out of town a lot of last week and I was worn out so I took a bit of a break from cooking family dinners.  I had plenty of bulk/prep done to feed the kids and then I just made myself quickie salads and grain bowls (from the same items).  Easy veg stuff.  However, I did splurge on a few fun vegan specialty items for myself.

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These products cost $$$ so they aren’t practical when feeding a family, and also, due to allergy stuff I still don’t trust much of anything processed.  Especially when I know that the same company makes products with sesame and/or other allergens.

Hodo Soy is a local company, though, and I remember trying their yuba strips a long time ago (before we knew about P’s allergies) and loving them.  So I went for it.

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I tossed the “noodles” with kale sautéed in tamari.  So.  Good.  Yuba strips are described here, fyi.  They are spicy and flavorful and really wonderful.  They aren’t at all like the fake squishy shiritaki noodles.  Crazy delish.

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Our nectarine tree is a week or two away from POUNDS of ripe fruit.  I. Can’t. Wait.

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Farmer’s market baby love. Swoon.  These two are so cute.

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I came home to eat though because it’s difficult to feed both kids and myself in a picnic setting (Kyle was still gone).  Also I had this delightful tofu waiting for me.  The sauce was made on a whim with a bunch of white miso paste, fresh minced ginger, tamari, almond butter, and maple syrup.  It was damn good if I do say so myself.

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I think it’s time to make seitan for me and P!

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Comments (6)

  1. Melissa

    That bread looks amazing! My daughter is about the same age as yours, and I’m hoping our new to us (also very used) dehydrator will encourage some veg intake.

    Do you add things like flax to your pulp crackers to bind them? In the past, my crackers have not been great. I hate how much pulp I have ended up wasting… My husband gags when he sees the stash ha
    I enjoy seeing your salad combos!

  2. Elise (Post author)

    I add flax – both whole and ground – and chia seeds to mine. Also sometimes I add almond flour. It depends on the amount of pulp I have (I’m still experimenting).

  3. Courtney

    Oh my goodness–you have a nectarine tree?!?! SO jealous! Yum 🙂

  4. Stephanie

    What are the benefits of maca with regards to your hormone level changes? My daughter just turned 1 and 4 days later quit nursing cold turkey. I’m trying to get back to normal too..!

  5. Ttrockwood

    Love meals like these!! I’ve always wanted a dehydrator but it’s a space issue… The best thing i ever had was dehydrated watermelon…!! It’s like watermelon jerky! My friend told me it took forever and ever to dry out but wow.
    The nursing adjustment sounds rough, hopefully your body readjusts sooner than later. I’ve only found the hodo tofu a few times anywhere here, and that baked tofu really is SO good!!

  6. Elise (Post author)

    You can google it and pick which sites you trust for reliable info but it’s “said” to work w the pituitary gland to help balance out hormones that are out of whack…I used it to help get my period both times when I was trying to get preggo…not sure if it has had any real effect on my physiology but it can’t hurt, right!?

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