Posts by mgrondin

Original Post by baboo4:

Oh dear, that post before was a mistake!

Well I've gotten terribly bored of my usual breakfast of buckwheat pancakes and a banana, so since I'm very poor I went out and bought some quinoa.

I make it with soya milk, cinnamon and some sort of fresh or dried fruit on top.

The added protein from the quinoa will be good to fuel your new muscles!

Quinoa really is a super food, good for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

Your HRM is not going to be accurate for this purpose.

I think you mean "abstaining from alcohol"

Original Post by liliren:

I am curious, christians who pray for people who may not be a Christian -

Would you be offended if I prayed to Odin or Frigga for you? Or if I did spellwork for you? To me spellwork is similar to a prayer.

Because a great deal of christians I have encountered are VERY threatened by this idea, enough that non-christians are shunned from inter-faith organizations, including the National Day of Prayer.

I hope its OK to jump in here...

As a Christian I wouldn't find it offensive, I would be flattered by your good intentions.  No offense but since I think your whole religion is false there's nothing to be threatened by in your spellwork, know what I mean?

It comes refrigerated and in a shelf-stable variety. Usually you see it in a little plastic tub with a clear-plastic top.

like this:

http://seaotter.phys.tohoku.ac.jp/private/pho to/tofu.JPG

Its processed soybeans.

You can usually get it somewhere in the produce section of a regular store, or else in the ethnic section.

You can eat it raw, put it in shakes, scramble it with eggs.... there are about a thousand ways to cook it.

Here are some great beginner tips and recipe ideas:

http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/vegetarian-rec ipes/basic-tofu.php

They only make it from sugar so they can say its "made from sugar".  They COULD make it from any variety of things.  It is a chlorinated sugar molecule and there has been very little long-term research into the safety.

I like agave nectar... tastes delicious and has a low glycemic response. I put a little in my black tea along with some lemon juice.

I also like a lot of herbal teas, usually I don't put anything in those.

OK, are you ready for THE GREATEST bean salad of all time????

Cooking Light All-Purpose Corn and Black Bean Salad

(the recipe calls for dried beans and a pressure cooker... typically I use rinsed canned beans instead.)

Ingredients

 Salad:
1 pound dried black beans
11 1/2 cups water, divided
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 teaspoons cumin seeds
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups fresh corn kernels
2 cups chopped seeded tomato
1 cup finely chopped Vidalia or other sweet onion
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
 
Dressing:
1/2 cup fresh lime juice (about 3 limes)
1 tablespoon chili powder
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons honey
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and minced
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation To prepare salad, sort and wash the beans. Combine beans and 5 1/2 cups water in a 6-quart pressure cooker. Close lid securely; bring to high pressure over high heat. Adjust heat to medium or level needed to maintain high pressure; cook 1 minute. Remove from heat; place cooker under cold running water. Remove lid. Drain beans; rinse with cold water. Drain and cool.

Heat 1 teaspoon oil in cooker over medium heat. Add cumin seeds and 2 garlic cloves; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Add beans and 6 cups water. Close lid securely; bring to high pressure over high heat. Adjust heat to medium or level needed to maintain high pressure, and cook 12 minutes. Remove from heat; place cooker under cold running water. Remove lid. Drain bean mixture; rinse with cold water. Drain and cool. Combine bean mixture, corn, tomato, onion, and bell peppers in a large bowl.

To prepare dressing, combine juice and next 7 ingredients (juice through jalapeños), stirring with a whisk. Stir in cilantro. Pour dressing over bean mixture; stir gently to combine. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.

Yield

12 servings (serving size: 1 cup)

writeNutrient(); Nutritional Information CALORIES 216(21% from fat); FAT 5g (sat 0.7g,mono 3g,poly 0.8g); PROTEIN 10g; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 65mg; SODIUM 408mg; FIBER 8g; IRON 2.8mg; CARBOHYDRATE 35.7g

Original Post by nenewa:

I'm not blaming anyone, but I vaguely remember someone on this site suggesting that a good prenatal vitamin is all you need as far as a good muliti-vitamin. Well I took the suggestion a few months ago along with b complex and fish oil and now I'm pregnant!! I know it's silly to say and I don't really believe that the vitamins were the only cause. I believe that everything I did together including eating healthier(most times) and exercising contributed too and lets not forget the absence of contraception!

I'm pretty sure sex without contraception is the reason you became pregnant, and the only one.

it certainly is true that they have created a really enjoyable environment in almost every Starbucks location.

there's this amazing stuff called "moleskin" for blisters that sort of shapes to your foot and sticks a lot better than bandaids.

yeah, that was the BS I was talking about.

grande nonfat two-pump vanilla latte... no trauma.

I would like to avoid protein powder, etc if I can.  I prefer to get my nutrients from naturally-occurring foods.

I do agree with the idea of avoiding simple carbs (although I do have a love affair with potatoes that has been hard to walk away from) and I think I can definitely be more aware of combining a protein with my carbs.

Yeah, I have used vanilla soy milk as well.  I wouldn't say it was a substitute for cream but it tastes good in its own right!