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What I ate today day 7

One week in!

I just want to quickly mention the 2 vitamin I take every morning. The first is vitamin B12, which is only found in meat (and dirty vegetables some times, but you don’t want that). I have to take B12 regardless because my doctor said my B12 was low. Which I did, diligently, for a couple months…And so I am  back on B12.

The other is vitamin D. This one is a bitch to get. We get it from the sun, but if you live where I live, this time of year there is way less of it. It does all kinds of wonderful things for us, mostly to do with healthy strong bones. Omnivores are getting it in their milk, but only because it has been added. There is one other way: mushrooms.

Fungus, from USDA nutrient database (per 100 g):^[127]

• Mushrooms, portabella, exposed to ultraviolet light, raw: Vitamin D₂: 11.2 μg (446 IU)
• Mushrooms, portabella, exposed to ultraviolet light, grilled: Vitamin D₂: 13.1 μg (524 IU)
• Mushrooms, shiitake, dried: Vitamin D₂: 3.9 μg (154 IU)
• Mushrooms, shiitake, raw: Vitamin D₂: 0.4 μg (18 IU)
• Mushrooms, portabella, raw: Vitamin D₂: 0.3 μg (10 IU)
• Mushroom powder, any species, illuminated with sunlight or artificial ultraviolet light sources

Guess who doesn’t like mushrooms?

*******************************************************************************************************Breakfast: Toast, cashew butter, banana, huge chai tea

Lunch: Left over pasta (see day 6)

Dinner: Pimento grilled cheese (see previous post)

Dessert: Coconut chocolate chip cookie dough “ice cream”. 

Snack: Pita and hummus, left over chia pudding.

What I ate today, day 6

I can’t believe it hasn’t been a week yet!

Breakfast: I went out for brunch today with some family. We went to Imperial on bank st (ottawa). I go here fairly often with my vegan bestie because they offer a meat, a vegetarian and a vegan option. I had blueberry pancakes with coconut and banana,maple syrup, a tomato stuffed with baked beans, fruit, home fries and mushroom (which I did not eat cuz I don’t like ’em).

Lunch: Pasta with seitan sausage, olives, garlic, broccoli, red onion and chili flakes.  Arugula salad with cucumbers, cashew cheese and avocado dressing.

Snack: Coconut milk ice cream.

Dinner: Toast with cashew butter and bananas.

Snack: Chocolate chia pudding. I picked up the stuff I needed on my way to work so I could share this snack with a coworker. I topped it with kiwi and blackberries.

Snack: 3 Pieces of rye toast dipped in tomatoes sauce.

Still not having any luck with my coconut milk separating in the fridge. One day hot chocolate…One day.

Recommended films

As I have mentioned before, the film “vegucated” really had an impact on me and inspired me to take this challenge. I have seen 2 other documentaries since then that I found entertaining as well as eye-opening.

The first was “hungry for change.” This not a Veg*n film per say, but more about the hows and whys of eating. I learned a lot about cravings, our desire for rich fatty foods, and the effect it can have on us. You can find it on netflix.

The second was “forks over knives”. While this movie is very pro plant based diet, hardly ever if at all is the word vegan used. “Vegucated” shows you the world of the animal industry, “forks over knives” is purely about health. Amazing stuff. It was this film that moved my best friend to become vegan. I can’t believe it took me this long to not only watch it, but even ask him the films name!

Vegan food pyramid

There were quite a few of these available but I liked this one best. Strange, but I feel like because of all my limitations, the pyramid will be easier to accomplish than a “regular”one. I’ll post what I ate that day at the end of every day. We’ll see how close I come!