The most common question I received when people found out Jason and I were not eating dairy was, "how are you going to get calcium?" I wrote on this in a previous comment, but I thought this article from World's Healthiest Foods had an excellent in explanation of getting calcium from plants, the side effects of excess proteins on bone health, and the other vitamins/minerals needed for bone health. I'll leave out my ramblings about how the monopoly Dairy has on our society through advertising and "health" propaganda causes us to think milk is the only source of calcium, since I think I've mentioned that before a few times . . . and I wouldn't want to be repetitive. :)
PS. Though our month is officially over, this week we've mostly been sticking to the vegan diet. It's become pretty natural to me. I feel healthier, especially since it's mostly cut out desserts (my major weakness). The only downside is the inconvenience of trying to find vegan options when we travel. So, as of now my plan is to make mostly vegan meals, but when we're visiting people or going to a restaurant we just won't worry about it. The only other problem has been that our digestive systems still have not quite adjusted to all that fiber and beans (and I'll just leave it at that.)
Thursday, February 5, 2009
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Good stuff and good attitude. I've found over the last month that my vegan tastes really gravitate towards tex mex variations, and a lot of bean variety. Speaking of beans some natural digestive spices include cumin and bay leaf and I also use a pinch of asafoetida powder (not too much!). Slow cooking is also good. When we bake our beans (whatever variety) they don't even have to be presoaked. And I have Sanford genes which I know you know says a lot. I'm planning to make migas (tofu for me, egg for the rest of the family) this weekend. Wish you guys could join us!
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