Proud to eat healthy

[eclectic_one]

Oh, I also took a multi-vitamin and I'll probably eat a kiwi before I go to bed

[moochbabe]

Vaderesque, that all sounds so yummy! lol, i'm planning on having the same thing for dinner, i'd been thinking that's what i was gonna have all day...great minds, i'm telling u

[eve]

vaderesque, so you'll eat a kiwi before you go to bed? Here we call New Zealanders 'kiwis'!

[eclectic_one]

vaderesque, so you'll eat a kiwi before you go to bed? Here we call New Zealanders 'kiwis'!

Um, kiwi fruit, I don't eat people of any nationality no matter how sweet they might be

[Princess_Ava]

Why are New Zealanders called Kiwis? Does it have anything to do with the fruit?

[Poison Ivy]

Why are New Zealanders called Kiwis? Does it have anything to do with the fruit?

I always assumed it was from the Kiwi Bird, not the fruit

[Seaside]

I always assumed it was from the Kiwi Bird, not the fruit

Yeah, you're right, Poison Ivy. The Kiwi bird is New Zealand's national bird, I believe. Kiwi fruits come from China, and are also called Chinese gooseberries.

[Princess_Ava]

Yeah, you're right, Poison Ivy. The Kiwi bird is New Zealand's national bird, I believe. Kiwi fruits come from China, and are also called Chinese gooseberries.

Thanks - I was just curious - I didn't know about the kiwi bird

[Tigerlily]

I like kiwis.

[Roxy]

its okay roxy, i dont find it offensive. not many people do like vancouver. (my boyfriend didnt either!) and its true, you have to see the beauty of canada, but its hard to find when u live in a city. plus, i trust u. i bet if i saw australia, id never come back!!! it looks GORGEOUS there. (have you ever been to the island roxy?)

I visited the island for a few days, the first year I was in Canada. We visited Victoria and stayed at some bungalows just outside of Victoria, in Malahat. I visited the Fort Rodd just outside of Victoria and ate at a beautiful restaurant on a cliff top overlooking the water. (I wasn't vegan then).

We also went to the Butchart Gardens which were amazing and Craigdarroch Castle, which I am SURE is haunted!

We also drove around the bottom of the island and around to Port Renfrew which is absolutely gorgeous!

[Mystic]

B: smoothie made from mixed berries, banana & soymilk
S: apple, 4 dried figs & a box of almonds.
L: avocado & tomato sandwich. carrots.
D: dhal w/ basmati rice & salad

[LittleNellColumbia]

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[applepie]

breakfast: grapefruit, amaranth and oats with blueberries and soya milk
snack: 2 apples
lunch: few rice cakes, carrot sticks, celery, tomatoes, pepper, handful of pumpkin seeds
snack: banana
dinner: tofu stir-fry with sprouts (alfalfa, broccoli), mushrooms, broccoli, red cabbage, pepper, ginger
snack: orange, apple

[applepie]

breakfast: grapefruit, 2 kiwi fruit with soy yog and amaranth
snack: 2 apples
lunch: toasted buckwheat ginger bread, salad (lettuce, tomatoes, pepper, sweetcorn, mushrooms)
snack: banana
dinner: quinoa with greens and steamed carrots sprinkled with sesame seeds
snack: orange and 1 square of very dark choc (99%)

[applepie]

Where are you all? Am I the only one eating?

breakfast: grapefruit, 2 kiwi fruit, apple
snack: few nuts
lunch: salad (lettuce, tomatoes, carrot, mushrooms, pepper) and toasted rye bread with marmite
snack: orange
dinner: will be brown rice with caramelised onions and balsamic vinegar, and some beetroot salad

[eve]

I think we are all eating, applepie, but not posting. Anyway, mine for today was:
brekkie: bananas, cherries, topped with tahini, LSD, and flaxseed oil, plus soymilk.
lunch: left-over rice dish from yesterday, with brussel sprouts, carrots, and coriander.
snack: peanuts, raisins, cup of rooibos tea, a piece of dark chocolate by lindt.
I also had a few mouthfuls of a lovely mango and apple juice.

[Tigerlily]

Breakfast:
Bowl of iron-fortified cereal with soy milk
Cup of coffee

Morning Snack:
Apple
Crackers with hummous

Lunch:
Delicious salad: Mixed organic greens, broccoli, red pepper, tomato, cucumber, seasme seeds, organic italian dressing, dash of balsamic vinegar. See a picture: http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...cute_salad.gif
Oven fries with ketchup

Supper:
8 pieces of veggie sushi
Bowl of rice and peas

Dessert:
Few handfuls of cereal

It's only 5:05, I'm gonna have more tonight.

[foxytina_69]

yum that sounds great

[Tigerlily]

It was.

Mmm, I bought almond milk. I want some now.

[applepie]

Delicious salad: Mixed organic greens, broccoli, red pepper, tomato, cucumber, seasme seeds, organic italian dressing, dash of balsamic vinegar.

That looks absolutely yummy, Tigerlily!!!

My day:
breakfast: slice of buckwheat ginger bread with sugar-free blueberry jam, grapefruit, tea with soya milk
snack: apple, orange
lunch: soy yogurt, raw veggies (plum tomatoes, yellow pepper, carrots), handful of trail mix
snack: banana, kiwi fruit
dinner: "cabbage pie" - savoy cabbage leaves filled with shredded cabbage, tomatoes and mushrooms, and silken tofu flavoured with loads of herbs
snack: pear

[Tigerlily]

Breakfast:
Bowl of iron-fortified cereal with soy milk
Cup of coffee

Morning Snack:
Apple
Crackers with hummous

Lunch:
Delicious salad: Mixed organic greens, broccoli, red pepper, tomato, cucumber, seasme seeds, organic italian dressing, dash of balsamic vinegar. See a picture: http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...cute_salad.gif
Oven fries with ketchup

Supper:
8 pieces of veggie sushi
Bowl of rice and peas

Dessert:
Few handfuls of cereal

It's only 5:05, I'm gonna have more tonight.

Add to my day:

Crackers
Chocolate almond milk
Cup of tea
Tortilla chips with guac and salsa
Pop

[thecounterspark]

Breakfast
1 cup Muesli cereal with ½ cup soy milk
2 dates, 1 banana

Lunch
1 cup kidney beans, green peas, and corn
½ cup steamed broccoli
spinach salad with black olives, celery, cucumbers, tomatoes, shredded carrots, almonds
½ cup mixed fruit chunks: pineapple, honeydew melon, cantaloupe

Snack
7 mini sesame sticks, 3 mini rice cakes
bite of odwalla protein bar
1 date, 1 dried fig, 3 red grapes

Dinner
half roasted sweet potato
spinach salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, pine nuts, almonds, celery, green peppers, shredded carrots, black olives and garbanzo beans
3 strawberries

[Tigerlily]

Mmm, you got me craving olives in my salads. What do you dress your salads with?

[thecounterspark]

nothing, usually. the dressings they have in our cafeteria aren't vegan friendly. i'm not big on dressings anyway, for me, they take away the natural flavors of all my goodies in the salad itself. everything i put on them gives it enough juice and whatnot so it's not dry...
if i get a salad at subway, though, i'll get the sweet onion sauce- i could eat that stuff by the bottle, probably

[moochbabe]

finally i'm back from Mammoth (and less-than-ideal and triggering eating i think)
puffins peanutbutter and cinnamon cereal, almond milk, toasted pumpkin seeds, and banana; almonds and dried apricots (about a 1/4-1/2 cup each); 2 cashewbutter sandwiches and a large orange; keylime soyyogurt and an apple; a burrito made of wholewheat tortilla, mixed baby greens, radish sprouts, hickory baked tofu, and lots of salsa, and then steamed broccoli and eggplant; later tonight i think i'll have some more cereal with soymilk tonight

[Roxy]

What is Mammoth?

[moochbabe]

o, lol, sorry i forgot to explain it...it's mammoth mountain, a place that i go snowboarding, it was opening weekend, and i didn't get to ride but my dad did

[Roxy]

Wow Up in snowboarding country one day and riding your bike in shorts and flip flops the next day!

[moochbabe]

lol, that's what i was thinking when i got home yesterday cuz when i got home it was like 90 degrees and i went for a swim

[Tigerlily]

Breakfast:
Bowl of iron-fortified oatmeal (apple flavoured)
Glass of choco almond milk

Lunch:
Dandelion greens, onions, and mushrooms sauteed with olive oil and veg broth, drizzled with lots of lemon juice, eaten with pita bread
Banana

Afternoon drink with friend:
Large hazelnut coffee

Supper #1:
Homemade spaghetti
Piece of toasted French/Italian bread

Dessert #1:
1/2 cup of sweet cereal

Supper #2: (I got hungry again)
Medium-largish salad: Baby greens, romaine lettuce, tomatoe, cucumber, red pepper, lemon juice, organic italian dressing, calorie-reduced french dressing
Glass of appple juice

Dessert #2:
Cup of milky sweet tea

Edit to add:

Snacks:
Piece of toasted sprouted grain bread with pb and jam
Tomato
Small handful of chips

[LittleNellColumbia]

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[Yoggy]

Breakfast: cereal with almond milk
packed lunch: salad with organic roasted sesame dressing, fruit/veg drink box, some organic sandwich cookies, a granola bar, a pack of apple sauce (unsweetened!), an apple (LOL lots of apples today), and some raisins
Supper: will be a HUGE bowl of homemade cauliflower soup (which I've been craving for AGES) with whole wheat bread and salad.
Dessert: more sandwich cookies

[applepie]

breakfast: banana and 2 kiwi fruit with soy yog
at uni throughout the day: 2 apples, banana, carrots, ryebread sandwich with vegemite, lettuce and tomatoes
dinner: savoy cabbage leaves filled with millet, carrots, sweetcorn and shredded cabbage, served with tomato sauce (have to remember that one, it was yummy!)
snack: orange

[moochbabe]

let's see: shredded wheats with almond milk, banana, and almonds; cashews and figs; mixed baby greens with tahini stuffed into pita, and a large apple; like a 1/2 lb of carrots; steamed okra and snow peas with flax oil, and an amy's burrito; what should i have for a snack later?

[strawberry]

B, venti soy chai latte
L, 2 pieces of sprouted grain toast w/ raw almond butter & raspberry jam, bowl of red raspberries
D, stir fry made w/ a lil bit of canola oil & soy sauce (noodles, broccoli, pea pods, baby corn, carrots), half of a grapefruit
S, half bagel w/ "cream cheese", cup of hot chocolate and a half of a pear.

[Tigerlily]

Yummy day! I'm on my period so I'm craving fat but that's okay with me. Atleast it's all healthy. My grandmother from the Middle East sent my family some green olives which she 'pickled' herself and she sent us some zatar, which is an Arabic spice you eat with pita bread and olive oil. It's toasted seasme seeds and other spices you can't find in North America, I believe. Sooo yummy!

Breakfast:
Iron fortified oatmeal
Glass of soy milk

Morning snack:
Rice cake with jam
Banana

Lunch:
About 30 green olives
Pita bread dipped in olive oil dipped in zatar
Small glass of pomengrante (spelling?) juice

Afternoon-pick-me-up:
Small black coffee

Supper:
Oven-roasted potatoes, eggplant, zuccini, and carrots in a tomatoey sauce
Glass of orange juice

Evening snack:
Peanut butter and jam sandwich
Banana

I might have a cup of white tea but it's getting late and I don't want too much stimulants before bed-time.

[LittleNellColumbia]

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[thecounterspark]

I know as much about raw foodism as I have only reading random stuff online, but I don't think soy milk classifies as raw. admiration for trying, though, really! I've been giving it my best to cut out processed foods more lately and am trying to incorporate more raw foods in my diet, as well.

[moochbabe]

neither the soymilk nor the brown rice was raw, but kudos for the effort happy!
hmm for today: toasted cinnamon raisin bread with almond butter, a banana, and almond milk; shredded wheat with dried apricots; a HUGE salad of greens, radish sprouts, mushrooms, tomato, onion, snowpeas, cannelini beans, and sesame garlic dressing; strawberry soyyogurt; homemade nut loaf with sauteed onion, baby carrots, and snowpeas; later i think i'll have some soy milk and whole-wheat fig cookies

[applepie]

breakfast: grapefruit, porridge with grated apple, rasisins and cinnamon
snack: banana, orange
lunch: quinoa crackers, veggies (carrots, toms, cuc, celery, pepper), 2 apples
snack: Innocent blueberry smoothie, kiwi fruit
dinner: stir-fried tofu with lots of veg (cabbage, broccoli, sprouts, courgette, beans) sprinkled with sesame seeds
snack: too many dates - you can tell it's essay-writing time LOL

[thecounterspark]

neither the soymilk nor the brown rice was raw, but kudos for the effort happy!
hmm for today: toasted cinnamon raisin bread with almond butter, a banana, and almond milk; shredded wheat with dried apricots; a HUGE salad of greens, radish sprouts, mushrooms, tomato, onion, snowpeas, cannelini beans, and sesame garlic dressing; strawberry soyyogurt; homemade nut loaf with sauteed onion, baby carrots, and snowpeas; later i think i'll have some soy milk and whole-wheat fig cookies

gosh you had a VERY yummy day!

[moochbabe]

thank u!

[foxytina_69]

Today i tried to eat raw (im not sure what really classifies as raw yet)

fruit salad for breakfast

glass of soymilk (raw?)

platter of carrots, cucumber and celery with nutbutter

1 banana

salad with brown rice.

im really really not sure about raw foods so i hope i did it right

nor is nutbutter, unless it says its raw on the bottle (even than its not really that raw) the easiest way to figure out if things are raw or not, is to eat only things you would find in nature. for example, you wouldnt find soy milk in nature, only soy beans. you would find brown rice in nature, but in order to eat it, you have to cook it, so therefor its not raw. whenever you want to eat raw, just think "could i find this in nature? or has it gone through some kind of processing?"

[LittleNellColumbia]

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[applepie]

yesterday:
breakfast: grapefruit, mashed banana and blueberries mixed into soy yog
snack: orange, apple
lunch: salad (sprouted quinoa, lettuce, tomatoes, celery, mushrooms) sprinkled with broken nuts
snack: 2 apples
dinner: sprouts and chestnuts (feeling christmasy ) served with buckwheat and tofu stuffed into a huge portobello mushroom
snack: carrots

[moochbabe]

nor is nutbutter, unless it says its raw on the bottle (even than its not really that raw) the easiest way to figure out if things are raw or not, is to eat only things you would find in nature. for example, you wouldnt find soy milk in nature, only soy beans. you would find brown rice in nature, but in order to eat it, you have to cook it, so therefor its not raw. whenever you want to eat raw, just think "could i find this in nature? or has it gone through some kind of processing?"

although there r certain ways to prepare things that would normally need to be cooked such as soaking brown rice...

[Tigerlily]

Breakfast:
Bowl of oatmeal

Morning snacks:
Kiwi
A few handfuls of cereal
A few handfuls of nacho chips

Lunch:
Salad with romaine lettuce, tomato, red pepper, olives, and organic italian dressing
A few bites of this bean thing
Small glass of OJ

Afternoon pick-me-up:
16oz black coffee (half light roast, half decaf)

Supper:
Penne pasta with pasta sauce
2 pieces of toasted bread
Pink lemonade

Evening snack:
Green apple cooked with brown sugar and cinnamon

[moochbabe]

shredded wheats and grapenuts, banana, soymilk; grapes; salad of mixed greens, tomato, carrots, chickpeas, added spinach, and sesame garlic dressing, and orange; a lunabar; steamed pumpkin with tahini stuffed with spinach into pita, steamed red chard; soymilk and homemade pumpkin custard

[applepie]

breakfast: grapefruit, banana, 2 kiwi fruit, with a bit of soy yog and a sprinkle of toasted nuts
snack: 2 apples
lunch: cold cooked veggies (pepper, cauliflower, beans, broccoli, red cabbage) with a balsamic dressing and some quinoa crackers with hummus
afternoon: loads of carrots
dinner: red lentil dal with lots of ginger
snack: orange

[applepie]

breakfast: quinoa porridge with grated apple, raisins and cinnamon
snack: orange, apple
lunch: red lentil and pear soup, kiwi fruit
snack: lots of carrots, apple
dinner: roasted veg (beetroot, carrots, parsnips, swede, shallots) with balsamic vinegar reduction and sprinkled with sesame seeds, spelt pasta
snack: baby tomatoes, kiwi fruit