SEVEN, IN VEGGIE HEAVEN
Congratulations! Your efforts this week have resulted in a
positive and important change in your health, the well-being of
animals, and the environment we all share.
You've taken the first steps towards what we hope will be a
life-long journey, making the world a better place for
yourself and all those around you.
DOSE OF NUTRITION ADVICE
WITH DR. JANICE STANGER
This last week may have been filled with both
delights and challenges. You may be realizing the unbeatable health
benefits of a whole foods, plant-based diet. Yet you are wondering how
to keep it up.
The Perfect Formula Diet is an eating plan that
will keep you satisfied, trim, and healthy for life. Here's a quick
outline of this easy-to-remember way of eating. By volume (such as a
cup, half cup, or whatever you life):
- One quarter of your food will be vegetables.
- One quarter of your food will be fruits.
- One quarter of your food will be beans, peas,
lentils, and/or potatoes in any proportion.
- One quarter of your food will be whole grains.
Eat flavorful foods with generous amounts of fresh
or dried herbs and spices. Add a handful of nuts or seeds four to six
days a week; or choose nut butter if you prefer. Don't forget your two
tablespoons a day of ground flax seeds. These inexpensive seeds are
your healthiest and most affordable source of omega-3 fatty acids. Be
sure to take a vitamin B12 supplement (while plants make most vitamins,
B12 is made by bacteria).
Foods to avoid include all animal foods (meat,
poultry, fish, dairy, eggs) and manufactured foods (such as white
flour, white rice, sugar, soda, margarine, and jarred vegetable oils).
You will find that food cravings fade as your body
is getting all the nutrients and calories it needs. Your tastes will
change as well, and this process takes only about three weeks. With one
week down, you are only two weeks from finding that whole plant foods
taste better to you than previous unhealthy food choices did.
Lentil Dal (serves 4)
- 1 cup red lentils
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil for frying
- 3-4 cups water
- 1-2 tomatoes, chopped (optional)
- Cinnamon stick (optional)
- 1 tbsp Indian curry paste
- Salt to taste
- Carefully sift through the dry lentils and
remove any tiny rocks.
- In a large pot, sauté onion with oil and curry
paste until softened.
- Add rinsed lentils, water and optional tomato
and cinnamon stick.
- Bring to a boil then simmer covered at a low
boil for up to an hour until the lentils become creamy.
- Salt to taste.
- Serve as a soup or over rice.
Veggie Rice (serves 2)
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 small stick of cinnamon
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1 cup mixed chopped vegetables (potato,
carrots, peas, beans, corn)
- 3 cups water
- Salt to taste
- Dash of coconut cream or coconut milk
chopped onions in oil.
- When golden brown, add cinnamon, bay leaf,
cumin, rice and vegetables.
- Sauté two minutes and add 3 cups of water.
- Bring to a boil, add salt, and coconut milk (if
using) and simmer covered over low heat.
- Cook for 20 minutes (35-40 minutes for brown
- Garnish with coriander leaves or sliced green
onions, and serve along with chutney or with dal.
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Veg Week Events
Walk For Farm Animals
Today, Sunday October 7
@ 7:30 am – 12 pm
Balboa Park, 6th Ave. and Quince St
Put on your walking shoes and
join us for a 2.5 mile walk to benefit Farm
Sanctuary. There will be food, raffle prizes, and
here or at the
event for $25.
Michael Greger, MD Lecture:
The Latest In Clinical Nutrition 2012
Today, Sunday October 7
@ 6:30 pm
Community Center (Hillcrest)
Cleveland Ave., 92103
Sponsored by Last
Chance For Animals. Enjoy delicious and healthy vegan
cuisine available for purchase from local vegan company Lighten
Up Food from 5:45 - 6:30. More info here.
can be powerful in preventing (and even reversing) diabetes! However,
dietary approaches have changed as we have learned more about the
The traditional approach
limiting refined sugars and foods that release sugars during digestion;
For example, starches, breads, fruits, and pasta.
new approach focuses more on fat. Fat is a problem for people with
diabetes. The more fat there is in the diet, the harder time insulin
has in getting glucose into the cells. Conversely, minimizing fat
intake and reducing body fat help insulin do its job much better.
Find out more here.
for detailed information on all aspects of a veg diet. The site
features nutrition info, recipes, tips, FAQs, and much more. You can
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modern egg-type hens each lay more than 250 eggs per year at their
peak, an output their bodies cannot long sustain. When their
productivity begins to decline, these hens are deemed “spent,” and
although they could live for many more years, they are slaughtered.
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Veg Week is a
project of the Animal Protection and Rescue League (APRL).
or call 858-202-0147 for information.