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“Review the menu for entrées and side dishes to identify those from which animal-based meat, cheese, dairy, and eggs might easily be removed.”

This is what Plant Pure Communities recommends. They have launched a Restaurant Campaign to help us navigate the menu.

Here is what they recommend:

“Items to look for:

Baked potato or sweet potato, brown rice, steamed vegetables, salads, veg soups, and plant-based protein options, such as tofu.

Create a meal out of appetizers and side dishes.

Ask for sauces to add flavor: balsamic vinegar, tahini, lemon and lime juice, miso, soy sauce (low sodium) and marinara (check that marinara is made without cheese).”

Many restaurants add oil (even to steamed vegetables!), sugar and salt to their food. Ask the manager to be sure.

Which chain restaurants do you frequent and what do you order?”

With this way of life I find I am washing lots more produce.

Exposure to water can be drying to skin and nails.

You might consider wearing gloves like these when you wash produce and dishes.

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According to Dr. Michael Greger of NutritionFacts.org, we should be exercising 90 minutes per day.

Before I changed over to this lifestyle, I began with a Zumba DVD. I barely made it through the beginner version. Over time, as I transitioned to this way of eating, Zumba was not challenging enough (if you don’t break a sweat, you are not working).

I now rotate through DVD’s like P90X, P90X2, Jillian Michaels, etc. I struggle with finding DVD’s which match my level of fitness and also keeping it interesting and new. If I do not exercise every day, I risk eliminating it totally. I rotate through weight lifting, cardio and yoga. I average 45 minutes of DVD workouts, 30 minutes walking the dog and of course house cleaning and yard work too.

I think the point of the 90 minutes is that we sit too much. If you don’t have access to a gym or DVD’s, you can deep clean your house, wash and vacuum your car, walk your dog, etc. If Possible, don’t sit for more than an hour.

4 cups cubed butternut squash (1 medium sized butternut squash peeled and seeded)
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 (26 oz.) container unsalted chopped tomatoes (Pomi)
1/2 (15 oz.) can salsa (Newman’s Own Mild)
2 (15 oz.) can no salt black beans
1 12oz bag frozen organic corn
4 cups unsalted vegetable broth (can be homemade in Insta Pot)
2 tablespoons cumin
1 medium onion, chopped
½ cup raisins
½ bag chopped kale or spinach

Set Instant Pot pressure cooker on manual for 12 minutes

Cook all ingredients except chopped kale or spinach which is added to wilt after cooking

Celery should be stored in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator. Put it in a plastic bag and wrap it in aluminum foil. Limp celery can be re-hydrated with cold water.

Store, unwashed Cauliflower in plastic bag, in crisper drawer of refrigerator.

Cut off brown spots.

Discard if surface is slimy.

Should you buy organic cauliflower? See my blog Do I really Need to Buy Organic?

This is from the Straight Up Food Website.

Love Cathy Fisher’s SOS Free recipe book Straight Up Food