October 22, 2007
I should preface this post by saying that I am a Vegetarian foodie. If you are not aware, according to Slashfood,
a foodie is someone has an ardent or refined interest in food. I really enjoy creating unique and unusual dishes that few people would take the time and effort to cook. I generally do not use recipes to cook with nor do I usually remember everything I put into a dish when I am cooking. It is fun for me to never make the same thing twice.
While I get excited over things like Green Pea Flan accented with Cold Heirloom Tomato Soup, many people on VegWeb and VegSource are getting excited over a tater tot casserole. A lot of the posters use processed foods in the recipes they post online, which turns my stomach just thinking about it. Tater tots, canned food, and baked beans have never been and will never be a part of my diet. These people get excited about Tofurkey, which is really nothing more than tofu, gluten, beans, and some seasoning. Why not be creative?
I also fail to see how these people are eating a healthy diet if all they are doing is eating the Standard American Diet but using a meat substitute in the place of meat. That would mean that the diet they are eating is still high in saturated fat, calories, and low in fiber.
Why do people eat unhealthy & uninspired food?
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March 23, 2006
We tried the Yves “fauxturkey” and here are the results: Brian made himself a sandwich with the fauxturkey on it and he said it tasted like turkey. He told me to try a bite and I reluctantly bit off a small piece which I promptly regurgitated into Brian’s mouth (he said he wanted it back!) and he happily went on eating his fauxturkey sandwich. I still think it is just as nasty as when I bought the stuff for Jason but Brian seems to like it. Yuck. Brian says I should eat it because it is high in protein but that is NOT happening. I am up to 300 grams of protein per day, fun for me.
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March 18, 2006
We got back from the farmer’s market earlier today where we got a week’s worth of food for under $15 and I purchased a beautiful orchid, a cross of Lc. Trick or Treat ‘S&W’ and Lc. Gold Digger ‘Orglade’s Mandarin’ and I like it a lot. Brian just calls it “that orange flower” and ignores it. He says he likes plastic plants better. Too bad! I did acquire some new plants this week (nothing special) - hibiscus, anthurium, and some other random things. It helps to clean the air (this is the excuse I am using) but we do live in the city with some of the cleanest air in the world as Brian reminds me. But, I simply enjoy horticulture…
After the farmer’s market Brian fed me my second meal, 5 giant pancakes and a huge protein shake. We eat a lot around here. Brian has decided that being a powerlifting vegetarian food snob is very expensive. He is always teasing me and tells me I should get a hamburger because it has a lot of protein. Of course, he would not eat a hamburger anyway but he does think he is amusing and I do like to humor him. 
I also ordered some new multi-vitamins for Brian and some antioxidants for me (because of the powerlifting) so I think we are good for a while… Powerlifting is going well… My quads are killing me from last night’s workout and especially because we walked down to the farmer’s market and back (it is all uphill on the way back). Nothing terribly exciting going on, just beautiful Hawai’i weather and another perfect day in paradise…
Oh yeah, last night, we went to this natural food store (which I don’t like) and we bought Yves fake turkey. Brian said he would eat some - I think it looks nasty.
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