We are just eating "Differently"...

It's been about a week since I've posted anything, which is much better than 3 years. :-)

We moved from the juice fasting and into pretty much veganism. *Cringe* Michael and I have tried avoiding that word because we always get an opinion on it. In fact, I've only gotten 1 person who said, "Good for you!" Here's an example of a conversation yesterday (Her part of the conversation is bolded.) Are you getting enough protein? Why yes, I am. Did you know that one ear of corn has 10% of your daily protein needs? 2 cups of lentils has as much protein as a hamburger? I'm fine, thanks. I didn't know that. Oh, well I couldn't do that. I love burgers too much and cheese and ice cream. I know a woman who's a vegetarian and she is making her KIDS eat that way. That's not right. Actually, that's one of the best things that mother can do for her child... So how about the weather?...

I don't mean to be rude, but there's a bunch of huge misconceptions. I know I need to watch my protein, my B12, my zinc, my this and my that. We have bought vitamins and supplements. The crazy thing is though, I'm getting more protein and vitamins and minerals than I did before. I had a terribly unbalanced diet anyways. This is a huge step in the right direction. I'll be fine. I need to work on having more grace with people who are trying to just regurgitate the "facts" they've been taught their whole lives.

We watched Forks Over Knives. A fantastic movie. It was revolutionary. I guess I'm pretty much a conspiracy theorist when it comes to anything government and the movie provided a lot of steam. There's just too many questions I have... Why have they allowed foods, that in excess, lead to terminal illnesses? Why are pharmaceutical companies funding the FDA? Why does the public have to work really hard to investigate what's in our food (pink slime? GMO's?)? Why aren't there free gyms? Why aren't there free produce programs? Why, even though flouride is a neurotoxin, is it in our water and the majority of tooth pastes? Why is our country 1/3 obese? Why will 1/3 of all women and 2/3 of men get cancer in their lifetime? Why don't our doctors aim to heal us, instead of address a symptom? Why do most of the members of the USDA have financial links to the food groups they promote (Kraft, for instance)? Why aren't my children expected to outlive me? Why isn't Dr. Max Gerson's cancer work more widely known, where he cured cancer just by changing a person's diet?

Since the answer to most of those questions is that our government and the agencies meant to protect us aren't and won't because it's too profitable to have us sick, fat and nearly dead- I'm taking matters into my own hands. I've never felt better. I feel like my body is working at maximum capacity. Not to mention, I'm having a blast visiting fellow vegan's blogs, Farmer's markets, Organic food corners of the local grocery stores, and vegan recipe banks. I like that I now only purchase items that I know all the contents and ingredients. So, technically, while Oreos are considered vegan, we are also eliminating processed foods with ungodly chemicals.

Last night I made polenta by simmering 4 cups of water with 1 tsp of vegetable broth, then adding the polenta. Then I stirred in 3 tbsp. nutritional yeast (kinda cheesy flavored) and some jalapenos. Then I fried up an onion, portabella mushrooms, jalapenos, and Jamie peppers in olive oil. Mixed the two, added about a cup of vegan cheese, then stuffed that into red and green bell peppers. It turned out fantastic. I also rocked some asparagus in the oven. Michael loved it and so did I! I think we are gonna keep that one on the rotation!

Michael is fishing. I wanted to get up with him at 4:30 this morning, but couldn't. He's probably having a blast not worrying about me and if I'm enjoying myself or not. :-) It's better this way!

We leave for Florida this Sunday, return July 2nd, then head back out on perhaps July 3rd. We have some wiggle room. July 8th we are heading to Portland, OR! I'm so pumped. Since there will be wifi on the bus, I plan to blog our trip. Maybe I'll actually incorporate some pictures. Hah..

We haven't done our official measurements, but that will probably happen today. I'd like to post those. Maybe some before and after pictures. Eek!