The China Study

(Was this mentioned in Forks Over Knives? It sounds familiar...)

So...The China Study determines that those who consume a high amount of animal-based foods (versus those on a plant-based diet) are more likely to have to deal with chronic disease (including cancer). It also mentions that eating vegan can "minimize or reverse the development of chronic diseases". Wow! I think that means Matt will outlive us all. ;)

More Yummy Food

So of course, me & Andy ate the same things, but here're different pictures. Andy made portabello paninis with sun-dried tomatoes and feta cheese. Our bonus points? Quinoa sprinkled over a salad of red chard (something new), leafy greens and bell peppers. On the side was an assortment of crispy kale (paprika, chili powder, salt & pepper). It's quite odd how kale can taste just like potato chips! Yum!

And we had Indian food earlier in the week, which had some spicy lentil dish...can't quite remember the name. But it was delicious =)

Bonus Points

So here is how I satisfied the four requirements for this week:

1.  Pictured below (on the right) is a lentil dish from the Indian restaurant/market called Namastey in Buena Park.  The food was very aromatic and tasty!

 2. & 3.  Pictured below is a salad featuring green leaf lettuce, red chard (new healthy item), red and green bell peppers, and quinoa.  The quinoa adds a different texture to the salad, but was didn't pack a whole lot of flavor.  The dressing helped compensate though!

4.  Lastly, for kale, I had some kale chips.  These turned out really good, and I was so surprised to see the transition from the hearty, leafy kale to a delicious salty, potato chip-like state!  Kimberly should have a picture of them.



Thank you Seabirds!! =)

We went to the Great Park Farmers Market as a last minute romp with friends and happened on the Seabirds truck! =)  If you've never eaten here and you see the food truck around, it's sooooo worth a try.  And I got the rest of my bonus points without even trying!

Here are my greens in the form of "Dirty Rice with Spicy Kale".

My new healthy food is the romanesco.  It was super delicious mixed in with the cauliflower in this "Truffled Cauliflower" dish.

(Check out what it looks like when you buy it whole!!)

We also ordered the "Beer Battered Avocado Tacos" which are always fantastic and a strawberry vegan cupcake, also quite tasty =)...although Matt says the cupcake was freakin' awesome!!

Healthy Foods = 20 points!

Yep. Thanks to a certain Valentine's dinner, we were able to knock out dark leafy greens (arugula) and a healthy food we've never eaten before. As for the latter, we had coconut flesh, as well as a crust out of flax and buckwheat...and if those don't count, I'm sure there was something new in this:

Last night, I made (with Kace-O's help) Warm Quinoa Salad with Toasted Almonds and Red Lentil and Vegetable Soup. Next time I'd cut down on the ginger in the salad... And the lentils, despite having a weird texture once cooked, weren't too bad taste-wise.

Quinoa and Lentils =)

So...it's hard to get all 4 different things in during a week!  I'm giving up with just 2 healthy foods under my belt.

We ate quinoa a handful of days this week with the tofu stack...I think I cooked it too long, it looks like mashed potatoes in the photo!

I made moussaka and lentil soup on Wednesday which we've been eating a bunch as well.  The recipe had very few ingredients and was surprisingly pretty tasty!

Pasta, ice cream, and points, oh my!

Sorry, still have Wicked stuck in my head from a few weeks ago...

Anyways, for the bonus points, the first picture is a simple pasta dish: rotini noodles mixed with a vegetable marinara and topped with some shredded Parmesan cheese.



The second picture is a vegetarian delight: vanilla ice cream (from dinner at Flemings earlier tonight).  The vanilla ice cream was so good that even Kimberly, a self-proclaimed chocoholic, thought the vanilla was better than her chocolate ice cream.



Kimi's Bonus Points

I finally had my Veggie Grill fix! Presenting the All-American Stack =)
Yesterday, we had curry with tofu, peppers, onion, potatoes and eggs. Yes, it looks vomit, but it was actually pretty tasty!

Tofu Stack =)

Mmmmm...here's my blog post part 2 for my bonus points...just under the wire!!  We made a tofu stack today with lemon marinated tofu, quinoa, shredded tequila lime yams, spinach and a mango dressing. =)

2 Veggie Meals

 This one is called a Zucchini Marinara Sub and has zucchini, of course, and mushrooms, garlic, marina sauce and provolone cheese.

Super Bean Burrito is the name of this one.  It has rice, onion, garlic, green chilies and corn.  I know, it looks like dog food but bigdaddio really liked it!

I Want Bonus Points! ;)

Hopefully it's okay that I'm uploading my photos on one post...otherwise, that sucks. ;) So...earlier in the week I had to have my Albertacos fix. Though I REALLY wanted a California Burrito, I decided on the messy awesomeness of their bean tostada & cheese enchilada plate:

One night for dinner I made Veggie Tofu Fajitas (but I stuffed mine too much so they were more like tacos than fajitas:

And I know we only get credit for two photos, but I just had to share because it was absolutely delicious and MEATLESS...the scrumptious cappuccino mousse from Porto's Bakery:

3 Points for Lisa! =)

Lunch today was a simple sandwich...tofurkey, veganaise, cucumber, red pepper, lettuce, sun dried tomato, and pepperocinis.  =)

Food, Inc.

This was very interesting, it covered everything from animal to plants from beginning to end!  I must admit that the animal portion was hard to take.  The way they grow the chickens without them even seeing the sun, always cooped up in the chicken house until slaughter.  They actually show them slaughtering the chickens.  Gross!!! The cattle were all bunched together and knee-deep in manure (sp?) and they show them in the slaughterhouses. Yikes!!!  It really makes you wonder why you eat animals!!! 

Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead

Interesting film, could be worthwhile trying!  Although right now, at this place and time, I want to be able to EAT my food rather than DRINK it!!!  Also, maybe food coloring would help, the green looks disgusting!!!

Waving the Flag

Yesterday, viewed "Forks over knives".  Interesting movie.  So, eat meat, drink milk, pass on plant based food, and die!!  But I'll do so happy.  Eat plant based food and wave the flag longer, hum!  Bring on the plant based food.  Also, Matt, bring on the 10 bonus points please.

Raise the Roof Lasagna

Here's what we had for dinner tonight =)

Turns out the firefighters from the Forks Over Knives documentary knew what they were talking about when it comes to good cookin', this recipe is from them =).  No added oils, vegan, and still incredibly yummy!

A Beautiful Truth

Second documentary! =)  Hehe...this is what I do when Cora takes her longer afternoon nap.  A Beautiful Truth focused mainly on the Gerson method and the claim that it can cure cancers.  The method includes the norm that we tend to hear about improving diet (remove animal fats, juicing, eat organic and natural foods) but it also includes a daily coffee enema!!  That's not exactly how I enjoy taking my coffee ;).  I think Forks Over Knives has been the best documentary about health I've seen so far.  Good luck to those of you trying for bonus points...enjoy!! =D