Tonight I basically just threw together my dinner. In fact, that's how I cook most of the time. So I cut up 3 small green peppers and threw them in a sauce pan with a little salt, garlic and ginger. I covered it and let it sit for a few minutes and then added chicken breasts (always get no added hormones and antibiotics). I cooked it at medium temperature until the chicken was almost cooked all the way through and then added the asparagus and 1 chopped zucchinni and cooked that about 5 more minutes (or until chicken is cooked and asparagus is tender). I topped the dish with chives and served with the quinoa.
Still staying active with climbing and ultimate risbee. I also just got a pair of the Vibram FiveFinger KSO shoes so I am excited to take a run and try them out. I am realizing that a lot of my energy comes from being around nature and in the sun so I'm trying to be more outdoorsy.
"How you imagine the world determines how you live in it." David Suzuki.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Sun-Flax Original
So I was in Whole Foods picking out my Red Mill Gluten Free Rolled Oats that I like to eat for breakfast (with fruit, nuts, and cinnamon and a sprinkle of salt) when I ran across raw organic vegan bread. It is Love Force Sun-Flax Original, you can buy it online (although the price is kind of steep). It's gluten free and the only ingredients are: raw organic sunflower seeds, raw organic flax seeds, raw organic agave nectar, and raw organic celtic sea salt. It's good for a snack or to have along with a light meal like a salad.
My other recent purchase at Whole Foods (or like my brother says, whole paycheck) was Chia seeds. A friend of mine told me that they are super healthy for you and full of all sorts of vitamins and nutrients and that health nuts eat them. I couldn't wrap my head around eating a chia pet? Would a chia pet start to grow in my stomach?
I had baked a casserole of zucchini, squash, asparagus, and onions with quinoa (cooked the quinoa first) and brown rice bread crumbs (can be found at Whole Foods or Wegmans or most health food stores). The spices/herbs I added were oregano, salt, basil, rosemary, and dill. I baked it about 25 minutes on 400. I ate some leftovers for lunch today and sprinkled some chia seeds in it.
Lately I've been feeling pretty good because I've been active. I go rock climbing (my new love) about 2 or 3 times a week and play on an ultimate frisbee team. I'm trying to go running/hiking as much as I can as well. I'm trying to balance the cost of pricey foods that I eat (vegan bread, organic peanut butter, rice milk etc.) with buying fruits and veggies at the truck by my house or going to the produce junction instead of the grocery store.
Happy Friday!
I got troubles oh but not today, cause they're gonna wash away, they're gonna wash away... Joe Purdy
My other recent purchase at Whole Foods (or like my brother says, whole paycheck) was Chia seeds. A friend of mine told me that they are super healthy for you and full of all sorts of vitamins and nutrients and that health nuts eat them. I couldn't wrap my head around eating a chia pet? Would a chia pet start to grow in my stomach?
I had baked a casserole of zucchini, squash, asparagus, and onions with quinoa (cooked the quinoa first) and brown rice bread crumbs (can be found at Whole Foods or Wegmans or most health food stores). The spices/herbs I added were oregano, salt, basil, rosemary, and dill. I baked it about 25 minutes on 400. I ate some leftovers for lunch today and sprinkled some chia seeds in it.
Lately I've been feeling pretty good because I've been active. I go rock climbing (my new love) about 2 or 3 times a week and play on an ultimate frisbee team. I'm trying to go running/hiking as much as I can as well. I'm trying to balance the cost of pricey foods that I eat (vegan bread, organic peanut butter, rice milk etc.) with buying fruits and veggies at the truck by my house or going to the produce junction instead of the grocery store.
Happy Friday!
I got troubles oh but not today, cause they're gonna wash away, they're gonna wash away... Joe Purdy
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
If you are not sick of bloat talk read on...
I work from 8:30am - 5:00pm. I eat lunch around 12, 12:15ish and before working this lifestyle I would get the mid-day bloat beginning at about 3:30/4:00. By 5:00 I was wishing so bad that I could just snap my fingers and my sweatpants would be on because all of a sudden my pants were 2 sizes too small. Since I have been eating differently and staying active I have not had nearly as many problems but I still get the bloating from time to time. Sometimes I think my stomach has been permanently damaged but I don't see myself giving up anytime soon because I am a lot better than I was.
So my new thing: the after lunch walk. A group of ladies and I go for a 15-20 minute walk around the block after lunch. Now I know the excuses "I have too much work to do, I have to make a phone call, I don't have my walking shoes" but this has been a big help for me to cut down on the mid-day bloating.
I have accepted that sometimes my stomach will bloat and sometimes I may not understand why. I am ok with that. My first reaction now is to relax, then figure out what to do to not be in pain and uncomfortable. So yesterday, when I was feeling pain and all pregnanty after work I went for a walk for about 45 minutes. I came home, put the candles on and made dinner. I am reading that cayenne pepper is good for digestion and so I'm trying that out. I put about 2 tsps in a batch of pasta I made last night. Now 2 tsps is not for the faint of heart. My mouth was totally on fire. I followed up with lots of water, an apple and then my nice walk (in perfect 60 degree weather). I have been cooking with cayenne pepper a lot (but not nearly that large of an amount) so if you are not used to spicy foods try out just a sprinkle at first. Sometimes spicy food can irritate the stomach and digestive process (as many of you know) and I think black pepper and chili pepper does it for me so I stay away from that. So far no trouble with the cayenne pepper. Right now I am feeling great! It is only 1:23pm but I have a very good feeling about today.
Namaste everyone! The weather is warm :) At least where I am....
So my new thing: the after lunch walk. A group of ladies and I go for a 15-20 minute walk around the block after lunch. Now I know the excuses "I have too much work to do, I have to make a phone call, I don't have my walking shoes" but this has been a big help for me to cut down on the mid-day bloating.
I have accepted that sometimes my stomach will bloat and sometimes I may not understand why. I am ok with that. My first reaction now is to relax, then figure out what to do to not be in pain and uncomfortable. So yesterday, when I was feeling pain and all pregnanty after work I went for a walk for about 45 minutes. I came home, put the candles on and made dinner. I am reading that cayenne pepper is good for digestion and so I'm trying that out. I put about 2 tsps in a batch of pasta I made last night. Now 2 tsps is not for the faint of heart. My mouth was totally on fire. I followed up with lots of water, an apple and then my nice walk (in perfect 60 degree weather). I have been cooking with cayenne pepper a lot (but not nearly that large of an amount) so if you are not used to spicy foods try out just a sprinkle at first. Sometimes spicy food can irritate the stomach and digestive process (as many of you know) and I think black pepper and chili pepper does it for me so I stay away from that. So far no trouble with the cayenne pepper. Right now I am feeling great! It is only 1:23pm but I have a very good feeling about today.
Namaste everyone! The weather is warm :) At least where I am....
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Cinnamon Pancakes
So delicious
Ingredients:
1 c. quinoa flour (or brown rice flour)
1 T baking powder
1 c. rice milk
1 t. Orgran egg replacer powder to 2 tbsp water
1 tbsp cinnamon
3 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
Mix quinoa flour, baking powder, egg replacer powder, cinnamon and salt in a bowl and mix together and form a well. Slowly add oil, water and milk while mixing. Poor batter on electric skillet, heated to 325F. The size of the pancakes if up to you. Cook one side til golden brown then flip to the other side and cook until golden brown.
Ingredients:
1 c. quinoa flour (or brown rice flour)
1 T baking powder
1 c. rice milk
1 t. Orgran egg replacer powder to 2 tbsp water
1 tbsp cinnamon
3 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
Mix quinoa flour, baking powder, egg replacer powder, cinnamon and salt in a bowl and mix together and form a well. Slowly add oil, water and milk while mixing. Poor batter on electric skillet, heated to 325F. The size of the pancakes if up to you. Cook one side til golden brown then flip to the other side and cook until golden brown.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Steak, Pasta, and Leeks
Ingredients:
Tinkyada pasta shells
2 medium sweet potatoes
london broil (however big or small you want)
2 leeks
1 cup gourmet or cherry tomatoes
salt
pepper
olive oil
3 cloves garlic
Boil pasta 15 minutes. Chop garlic and cut sweet potatoes in half inch cubes. Put in saucepan with 2 tbsps olive oil and 1/2 cup watercover, and cook over medium heat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Put the steak on the grill or I have a grill pan I put on the stovetop, and cook until desired tenderness. I like mine medium rare. It might take about 5 minutes on each side depending on the thickness. Chop and add leeks* to saucepan, cover and cook until sweet potatoes are tender. Half tomatoes and add to saucepan cook about 3 minutes. You should have a little bit of a sauce by now. If it is too watery you can drain some or cook a little longer as long as it doesn't get too mushy.
When everything is ready add it all together. I like to finish it off with a sprinkle of cayenne pepper, as I do with everything, but you definitely don't have to if it is a problem. I am enjoying my meal with a bag of Terra Sweets and Beets potato chips which are made of sweet potatoes and beets (I bought them from Whole Foods, Wegman's sells them, too).
*To chop leeks: cut off each end by about 1 inch. Slice vertically down the middle so you have two long halves. Rinse thoroughly. Chop each half not including the white part Although you can throw in for the stock if you want.
Tinkyada pasta shells
2 medium sweet potatoes
london broil (however big or small you want)
2 leeks
1 cup gourmet or cherry tomatoes
salt
pepper
olive oil
3 cloves garlic
Boil pasta 15 minutes. Chop garlic and cut sweet potatoes in half inch cubes. Put in saucepan with 2 tbsps olive oil and 1/2 cup watercover, and cook over medium heat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Put the steak on the grill or I have a grill pan I put on the stovetop, and cook until desired tenderness. I like mine medium rare. It might take about 5 minutes on each side depending on the thickness. Chop and add leeks* to saucepan, cover and cook until sweet potatoes are tender. Half tomatoes and add to saucepan cook about 3 minutes. You should have a little bit of a sauce by now. If it is too watery you can drain some or cook a little longer as long as it doesn't get too mushy.
When everything is ready add it all together. I like to finish it off with a sprinkle of cayenne pepper, as I do with everything, but you definitely don't have to if it is a problem. I am enjoying my meal with a bag of Terra Sweets and Beets potato chips which are made of sweet potatoes and beets (I bought them from Whole Foods, Wegman's sells them, too).
*To chop leeks: cut off each end by about 1 inch. Slice vertically down the middle so you have two long halves. Rinse thoroughly. Chop each half not including the white part Although you can throw in for the stock if you want.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Chicken Noodle Soup
I just kind of threw this together today.
Ingredients:
Chicken tenders (6 strips)
1 tbsp chopped rosemary
3 tsp coriander
3 tsp basil
1 tsp salt
3 tsp garlic n' herb
2 medium sized red peppers
2 medium sized green peppers
2 small sweet potatoes
1/2 bag Tinkyada vegetable spiral noodles
1 medium yellow onion
*I like to add cayenne pepper. About 1 tsp for some spice. The soup will taste fine if cayenne pepper is a problem for you.
In a pot at 1.7 L water. Add chopped peppers, sweet potatoes, rosemary, coriander, basil, salt, garlic n' herb, cayenne pepper (if desired) and pasta and bring to a boil. You can cook the pasta separately if you want, I like to cook it in the broth. Boil about 5 minutes and add chicken and onion. Boil about 5-7 minutes or until chicken is cooked all the way through.
Ingredients:
Chicken tenders (6 strips)
1 tbsp chopped rosemary
3 tsp coriander
3 tsp basil
1 tsp salt
3 tsp garlic n' herb
2 medium sized red peppers
2 medium sized green peppers
2 small sweet potatoes
1/2 bag Tinkyada vegetable spiral noodles
1 medium yellow onion
*I like to add cayenne pepper. About 1 tsp for some spice. The soup will taste fine if cayenne pepper is a problem for you.
In a pot at 1.7 L water. Add chopped peppers, sweet potatoes, rosemary, coriander, basil, salt, garlic n' herb, cayenne pepper (if desired) and pasta and bring to a boil. You can cook the pasta separately if you want, I like to cook it in the broth. Boil about 5 minutes and add chicken and onion. Boil about 5-7 minutes or until chicken is cooked all the way through.
There are sick days and then there are sick days..
People with food allergies, or intolerances, I should say, tend to feel sick more often with stomach aches, headaches, fatigue, nausea, and more. But then we also have sick days, the regular kind of sick, the kind where you catch a virus or bacterial infection (or "bug" as my mom likes to call it). Yesterday I was home with a bad virus and today I am recovering from it. I am back at work but still trying to take it easy because I know my body is extra sensitive today. I am sipping on Traditional Medicinals Organic Ginger Aid tea to help calm my stomach and I also have with me Celestial Seasonings Sleepy Time tea (celestialseasoning.com for ingredients: Chamomile, spearmint, West Indian lemongrass, tilia flowers, blackberry leaves, orange blossoms, hawthorn and rosebuds, gluten free).
I remember before I found out that the yeast was what was causing all of my physical problems that people used to constantly be telling me that it was just stress and I just needed to exercise. This of course, made me very angry and frustrated. Imagine if you broke your ankle and someone said to you, "oh the pain is probably because you are stressed, you should just go exercise." After I found out about the yeast, I realized that stress, while not the cause of my problems, did in fact exacerbate the symptoms. So when I have days like today, where my body is not feeling up to par, I try to relax as much as possible, which basically means I am not going to take any of your bullcrap, I am going to remain calm and not get my energy up too high.
"Not today" is what I tell myself. I will not deal with the stress, the negative emotions, and the negative attitudes today, instead I will focus on creating a relaxed environment for my body, emotionally, phsyically, and spiritually. Tomorrow I can deal with the stress. In Bikram Choudhury's beginning Bikram yoga cd he says that no one can take your happiness from you. "If someone takes your happiness from you, you are the loser." I also think that if someone stresses me out too much then I am the loser.
So now it is the end of the day and I will be heading home for yoga, chicken noodle soup, and some olympics. Will post the recipe for the soup after I make it.
Namaste
"The body is a temple, the finest machine in the world. It's so sensitive, but if you treat it nasty for too long, of course it will backfire." Bikram Choudhury
I remember before I found out that the yeast was what was causing all of my physical problems that people used to constantly be telling me that it was just stress and I just needed to exercise. This of course, made me very angry and frustrated. Imagine if you broke your ankle and someone said to you, "oh the pain is probably because you are stressed, you should just go exercise." After I found out about the yeast, I realized that stress, while not the cause of my problems, did in fact exacerbate the symptoms. So when I have days like today, where my body is not feeling up to par, I try to relax as much as possible, which basically means I am not going to take any of your bullcrap, I am going to remain calm and not get my energy up too high.
"Not today" is what I tell myself. I will not deal with the stress, the negative emotions, and the negative attitudes today, instead I will focus on creating a relaxed environment for my body, emotionally, phsyically, and spiritually. Tomorrow I can deal with the stress. In Bikram Choudhury's beginning Bikram yoga cd he says that no one can take your happiness from you. "If someone takes your happiness from you, you are the loser." I also think that if someone stresses me out too much then I am the loser.
So now it is the end of the day and I will be heading home for yoga, chicken noodle soup, and some olympics. Will post the recipe for the soup after I make it.
Namaste
"The body is a temple, the finest machine in the world. It's so sensitive, but if you treat it nasty for too long, of course it will backfire." Bikram Choudhury
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