Yomom's Journal

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Yomom

Your mention of using up the produce from your fridge reminded me of a man named Joel MacCharles who was speaking at the Green Living Show the other day. He is NOT a McDougaller, or possibly even a vegetarian, but he is absolutely obsessed with eating whole, real food and with preserving food so nothing is wasted. Just as things are about at the end of their shelf life, he has a simple way to preserve them so they aren't lost, like making "instant" pickles. He has written a book which I didn't buy because I'm "downsizing" but I really like his attitude.

https://youtu.be/iLzmrahBWjU

Thanks, judynew. That's a good reminder to consider preserving again. I used to make wonderful apricot jam, from an old apricot tree in our backyard in Nevada.

B: oat groats, fruit and arugula
L: leftover chili served over brown rice
D: corn tortillas with hummus, tomatoes and arugula

E: weights class; am very sore from gardening yesterday, and arms are very scratched from rose thorns

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B: rolled oats with fruit & arugula
L: Engine 2 Morrocan stew (sold in a carton), two Engine 2 crackers plus fresh cherry tomatoes & grapes
D: fresh vegetable spring rolls, vegetable curry & rice

E: short walk

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B: Engine 2 Firehouse Chili (sold in a carton)
L: vegan quesadilla with sweet potato, beans, onion and red pepper
D: salad from a salad bar, with Kraft fat-free raspberry vinaigrette dressing; baked potato, steamed broccoli and grilled corn

E: 10mile hike in 80F temps; feeling sore, creaky and very tired tonight

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B: rolled oats & banana
L: one can of no-salt corn; cherry tomatoes and carrot sticks; trail mix; 1/2 blueberry Clif bar
D: beer; green salad with no-fat raspberry vinaigrette; pizza topped with plain tomato sauce, fresh tomatoes, roasted garlic, spinach and mushrooms

E: 10-mile hike with 2550 ft elevation gain, in low 80F temperatures; feeling very tired

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B: leftover veggie pizza
S: 1/2 granola bar; dried apricots
L: sweet potato, mushroom & onion tacos
D: beer; another veggie pizza; fruit crisp

E: 7 mile hike with only 800 ft elevation gain, however I am dragging, sore & tired. Inadequate conditioning.

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B: berry muffin; baked oatmeal with apple bits
L: leftover veg pizza; dried apricots
D: beer; green salad; quinoa black bean patties with steamed squash and rice; M&M candy

E: 8 mile hike - not too much vertical; feeling stronger after a couple of easy days; noticed cheekbones are appearing in my face - who knew I had those

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B: steel-cut oats & brown sugar; roasted potatoes
L: carton of Engine 2 Moroccan Stew
S: Engine 2 crackers; dried apricots & pears; Clif oatmeal granola bar
D: green salad; quinoa black bean corn tostada with rice and asparagus; beer

E: 12.7 mile hike with 3600 ft elevation gain; toughest hike of my life, and at age 60. Thanks, Dr. McDougall!

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B: whole-grain pancakes with maple syrup; orange juice
S: large pretzel; beer; Clif oatmeal granola bar
D: quinoa-black bean patty with onions and avocado, broccoli and carrots; beer

E: six mile hike at a fast pace; not much elevation gain; feeling pretty strong

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B: steel-cut oats, roasted potatoes, orange juice
S: trail mix; 1/2 oatmeal Clif bar
D: vegetable soup and green salad; soup contained potatoes & corn; salad contained garbanzo beans

E: 8 mile hike that included 2400 ft elevation gain; I am exhausted. In the last 7 days we have hiked 61.7 miles with a total elevation gain of 10,250 feet. Great vacation.

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B: steel-cut oats, roasted potatoes with salsa, toast
S: one Clif bar
S: can of wine, in a hot tub!
D: green salad; squash, mushroom, chestnut and tofu pho; wine

E: none

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B: Quinoa & oat mixture; hash browns; orange juice
L: two veggie tacos on corn tortillas plus rice & black beans
D: vegan mushroom risotto plus assorted steamed vegetables; wine

E: 1/2 day horseback riding; could hardly stand or walk afterwards

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B: hashbrowns & orange juice
L: leftover vegan risotto and steamed vegetables
D: improvised soup in Instant Pot, consisting of onion, garlic, celery, carrots, red lentils, broccoli, spices and vegetable broth. Just arrived home so have no potatoes. Added nutritional yeast to each soup bowl.

E: nothing.

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B: oat groats, blueberries & maple syrup; have no bananas as have not shopped yet
L; brown rice, peas, corn & garbanzo beans with improvised dressing based on PB2 (defatted dried peanut powder)
D: improvised cauliflower green pea garbanzo adobo "chili" made in the IP; added a jalapeño so boy is it hot! Served over brown rice.

E: none; still recovering from horseback riding

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B: oat groats, blueberries & maple syrup (still no bananas)
L: leftover chili to which I added corn, served over brown rice
D: vegan fresh spring rolls and brown rice veg sushi

E: dog walk. Finally did my post-vacation grocery shopping. Scored some local asparagus.

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B: skipped due to pressure of appointments & obligations
L: purchased fresh veggie spring rolls ...by this time I was "starving"...
S: Engine 2 seed crackers; I have developed a thing for these from our car trip...I can picture Jeff Novick shaking his head about their relatively high calorie density (being dry)
D: brown rice with assorted vegetables and arugula, with improvised dressing
S: this is bad - I made a batch of vegan chocolate pudding from recipe I found online - no tofu!! - (almond milk,cocoa powder, cornstarch, vanilla) and ate the whole thing...before it fully chilled.

E: back to my women's group weight-lifting class, three sessions of which I missed due to hiking vacation. Unfortunately my upper body strength has lessened and after today's class I was shakey and had trouble lifting my arms. Sigh. Obviously consistency of effort is very important at my advanced age.
Also did dog walks today, as well as some light gardening (of the bend & stretch sort), because a light rain made weed-pulling easier.