When a person decides on a particular diet, a number of factors are considered' The decision influen

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When a person decides on a particular diet, a
number of factors are considered. The decision
influences the physical, spiritual, emotional,
psychological and social well being of the person.
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Each person then must decide for his or herself
how important and feasible each factor is for
them.
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I try to do what I feel is best for me. I have
chosen to be a vegetarian, not consume sugar, and
eat fresh homegrown, homemade foods. But, school
and work put restrictions on my efforts. So in
order to survive, I found a way, a lifestyle,
that would facilitate my wishes.
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I live with a crazy group of people and we share
our resources and energy. I am happy with it.
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I would like to share with you our vegetarian
lifestyle. So come on in.
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The first stop is the pantry where we store the
goodies. We buy in bulk and do our own canning
and freezing. These help cut food costs.
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The garden is an invaluable food source. It
provides fresh food in its most nutritious and
tasty form.
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Combining our muscle power and knowledge make it
easier and more fun. The garden helps us get our
serving of Vitamin D too.
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All of us love to eat and fortunately, most of us
love to cook. So, we have lots of homemade stuff.
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Some of us get into the creative aspects,
inventing new concoctions or trying old
concoctions with new things.
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Others prefer to study up a bit and plan things
out. There are a wide variety of foods to play
with too.
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Grains and beans include wheat, rye, masa,
buckwheat, millet, cornmeal, kidney, garbanzo,
pinto, navy, and soy beans, lentil, pea and
peanut butter. The creative combinations are
endless.
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Walnuts, almonds, sesame and sunflower seeds are
rich nutrient sources we like to include in our
diet. Three tablespoons of sesame compare with
one cup of milk on a calcium to kcal ratio. You
have to remember to chew them well or grind them.
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For wonderful flavors, herbs and spices we have
in abundance. Whole seeds and fresh leaves.
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Kelp powder is an excellent salt substitute and
food addition, especially for iodine.
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But our major cry is for vegetables. Salad is a
must, fresh greens, spinach, sprouts, carrots and
whatever else the garden has to offer.
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Ground sesame or nutritional yeast loaded with B
vitamins and protein are great salad toppers.
Dressings of garlic, spices, ground seeds and
vegetables with oitl and vinegar are common.
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Fresh picked vegetables lightly steamed make a
great lunch. John, Eric and Lisa prefer to stir
fry the veggies with tamari and sprouts.
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Fruit, lots of it, natures energy, vitamin and
mineral storehouse.
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I wish we had an even bigger fruit bowl.
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Robbie likes to mix up a little granola for
breakfasts and snacking. Inside are oats, wheat
flakes, sesame and sunflower seeds, nuts,
coconut, spices and homemade applesauce to
sweeten it up.
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Sprouts, yogurt and bread are big items. Since
sprouts are seeds starting to grow, their
nutritional content has increased considerably.
Protein is even 2-4 grams per cup. Our favorites
are alfalfa, mung, lentil and wheat.
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Looks like Serge is down for a late night
inspection of his yummy yogurt.
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Yogurt and bread go really fast around here. The
bread is homemade with whole wheat flour.
Sometimes we add rye, oats, wheat berries, nuts
or seeds.
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Adding soy flour would balance the amino acid
ratio and leave a fuller protein. What we
usually do though is complement in other ways.
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Sandwiches made with lentil spread, soy butter,
pea soup or cheese make fine combinations
stuffed with sprouts and sweet carrots of course.
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But for some of u the peanut butter and sprout
usual is heaven. When Serge cooks.
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We feast on the tortilla and bean combo with hot
salsa and greens. Bob creates with garbanzo and
bulgar.
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We all have our favorites. Robbie would live on
carrots and peanut butter if she could. John and
tofu, Lissy and crackers. But,
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Enough! It is dinner time everybody.
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A big salad, soup, broccoli, lasagna and hot
bread tonight. Hope you enjoyed your visit.
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