Vegan/Vegetarian Thread (discussion, recipes, laughs)

[nycfem]

Cold Radish soup sounds great! What recipe do you use? Thank you in advance!

[Greco]

Hi Veggie People,

A while back I asked the question, "How has being veggie/vegan changed you?"

I'll answer that question as much as I know myself tonight...First I'll say that I had no intention of stopping the eating of meat, no. What I remember is someone suggesting I see the video "Earthling". I did, and its changed my life.

Before watching this video, I thought I ate a healthy, little did I know that the way I ate meat also contributed to cruelty, and a completely unsustainable way of eating/life. Who knew?! I sure didn't.

I watched "Earthlings", and all the cruelty, pain, and unfairness I have ever personally known in my own life became clear, so very clear to me in the lives, and deaths of the animals that we kill so unmercifully.

So, I decided then and there that I would only eat veggies, and I have since then found clarity, some form of redemption in knowing the truth, the ugly truth of what is done to the other animals in the guise of making them our "food".

Personally, I had already been on a personal quest to survive a major loss (too personal to discuss here), and this realization of the cruelty and the unsustainablility of factory farming put, "the icing on the cake" for me.

This is a rather long story, and I won't bore you with it all, but suffice to say that as I return home, I return a changed person. A person that has known cruelty, taken and given, and a person who has stopped it, in all ways I am different.

Clarity brings with it responsibility. I leave on Monday with the goal of looking and revising the path of my life, as much as I have control over it, and of creating a life based on love for life, love for myself, and my family, friends.

The "work" I do in the World is changed as well...though remnants of my old life must be shown, the new images are here as well. Not a new life, new Self, but a Self new to this World. A World based on love.

This, I know sounds like I should be posting on "Listening...to..." thread, yet my words are most appropriate here, the thread where my new beginning took place.

I will be posting music, green smoothies, etc. as much as I feel right until Sunday night. Monday I leave for home and will be there for a long while.

I wish you all good health, and healthy eating, clarity of Self, and as my friend YB says, "Your body will thank you for it."

Greco

[Greco]

Good morning Veggie People,

While having my green smoothie am posting a video that may be
helpful to anyone who is beginning to, or wanting to begin juicing or
making green smoothies

This morning's green smoothie after my short run

organic, vegan protein powder
banana

green chard
broccoli

raspberries
strawberries

flax seed oil

Vit C

H2O


Enjoy your day, Greco



I do both, but have found that blending greens
help me to feel full, and I enjoy the creaminess
as well.

[Dominique]

Good Morning Greco

We will be heading to the farmers market soon, the weather is bearable today. Chard is *in season* and something I only see a couple weeks out of the year.

As you no doubt know, I am an extremely early riser (4:45 each day, my alarm kat became accumstomed to my prior occupation requiring me to start very early, and he likes every one up at this hour) I really do not mind. So I roasted my coffee beans for our deck ritual with the neighbors.
We were on the river with our kayaks as the sun rose. What a great way to start your day. I really need to get into the habit of carrying around my camera again. You'll love this. I took a thermos kayaking with us, and when we got to our spot where we *float* I whipped out the thermos. A. thought we were having coffee. I pulled out the frozen grapes...they were half frozen. Now guess who is loving the half frozen grapes

We were back home in plenty of time for coffee with the neighbors. They don't start getting up until 8:30 ish....

Another great video. I couldn't help but notice how the facilitator said her mom says over and over HOW SHE FEELS FANTASTIC. Having come from my death bed to a life full of life, and always looking for more information
on how to be 100% alive (look at Jack Lalane (sp) for example)....your signature line says it all. (very nice, by the way.)

I certainly will miss your informative posts and your deep thoughts. You may not know, that I secrectly stalk your music posts. I'm not exclusively a rock an roll lover. You can tell alot about a person, by their music. I think so, anyhow. As I love music, and I love art. Art has many forms. Music is a form of art.

Enjoy your Hiatus from the fast lane.....continue to take good care of yourself, your body will thank you for it. I find it very intriguing how you speak of mental clarity. You get yours while awake. I get mine, while asleep. That tells me clairity can come differently to any of us. I'm so grateful for peaceful sleep.

I'll look for your departing posts, Sounds like you are in a great place as you are heading home. I'm glad your work is done. Some people never get to say that.

Be well, I'll look forward to sharing smoothie blends when you return from hiatus!

YB

[Greco]

YB,

Your morning sounds wonderful, on the water, thermos (frozen grapes) in hand...another set of early birds you three...alarm Kat, you, and yours...I'm glad to think of you guys up when I'm out running, or at the gym...

and the green, and rainbow chard is out and beautiful it gives the green smoothie a sweet taste delicious

this woman has some very informative videos on youtube I recommend folks check them out if they care to

YB, I won't embarrass you by saying how sweet you are, no I won't...just know that you are...One of the qualities I admire most about you is that you teach by example...you are a power of example for me and others about how to live well, live fully, and have a great time doing it...I will miss you but I know that you will continue all you do so well and look forward to re connecting when I return.

and you can secretly stalk my music all you want...tonight I'm posting several so enjoy...smiling Greco

Originally Posted by Yellow band

Good Morning Greco

We will be heading to the farmers market soon, the weather is bearable today. Chard is *in season* and something I only see a couple weeks out of the year.

As you no doubt know, I am an extremely early riser (4:45 each day, my alarm kat became accumstomed to my prior occupation requiring me to start very early, and he likes every one up at this hour) I really do not mind. So I roasted my coffee beans for our deck ritual with the neighbors.
We were on the river with our kayaks as the sun rose. What a great way to start your day. I really need to get into the habit of carrying around my camera again. You'll love this. I took a thermos kayaking with us, and when we got to our spot where we *float* I whipped out the thermos. A. thought we were having coffee. I pulled out the frozen grapes...they were half frozen. Now guess who is loving the half frozen grapes

We were back home in plenty of time for coffee with the neighbors. They don't start getting up until 8:30 ish....

Another great video. I couldn't help but notice how the facilitator said her mom says over and over HOW SHE FEELS FANTASTIC. Having come from my death bed to a life full of life, and always looking for more information
on how to be 100% alive (look at Jack Lalane (sp) for example)....your signature line says it all. (very nice, by the way.)

I certainly will miss your informative posts and your deep thoughts. You may not know, that I secrectly stalk your music posts. I'm not exclusively a rock an roll lover. You can tell alot about a person, by their music. I think so, anyhow. As I love music, and I love art. Art has many forms. Music is a form of art.

Enjoy your Hiatus from the fast lane.....continue to take good care of yourself, your body will thank you for it. I find it very intriguing how you speak of mental clarity. You get yours while awake. I get mine, while asleep. That tells me clairity can come differently to any of us. I'm so grateful for peaceful sleep.

I'll look for your departing posts, Sounds like you are in a great place as you are heading home. I'm glad your work is done. Some people never get to say that.

Be well, I'll look forward to sharing smoothie blends when you return from hiatus!

YB

[nycfem]

BB had a smoothie for lunch today:

frozen blueberries (3/4 cup)
ice (4 cubes)
unsweetened soy milk (1/3 cup)
O% Greek yogurt (1 cup)
1 banana
golden flax seed (ground), 1-2 tablespoons

Thumbs up

BB has not yet achieved a delicious coffee smoothie, so, YB, if you ever figure that one out, let us know

[Greco]

Morning Veggie People,

Here's two videos for those of you who work-out, info on post-work out smoothies. Both these guys give valuable info on their channels on youtube if you want to see more.

My post-run smoothie this am:

strawberries
bananas

green chard lots
protein powder
berry powder
soy milk

Vit C
aloe vera
H20

refreshing, delicious

YB, way to go today! Keep doing what your doing my friend, Greco









ps I do not sell vitamixes, or anything else for that matter...smiling

[nycfem]

***Shamelessly bumping my question***

Originally Posted by nycfembbw

Cold Radish soup sounds great! What recipe do you use? Thank you in advance!