Ok I'll admit it. I have had (as far as I know) two indiscretions.
1. I forgot to say "no cheese" on veggie tacos at a restaurant. Eh. Scraping works.
2. Last weekend, the very weekend Jamie was partying it up, I was having dinner with friends before a concert. (A concert that rawked, by the way. Patty Griffin is amazing. But I disgress). Not wanting to be a pain in the butt, I ate cheese again at dinner. We were sharing things, the cheese was there...sigh. I explained to them our 90 Day Challenge, but then proceeded to "take" the "night" "off." This is purely weakness and the need to fit in on my part. All of you true vegans out there, I salute you. It's easy for me at home. I live by myself. No one thinks it's weird that I eat BocaBurgers for every meal. But somehow, the desire not to be the weirdo at the table causes concern for me.
I will say that later that weekend, I ate out AGAIN...and I did ok. I got tacos with corn tortillas filled with spinach and potatoes and peppers. After I had eaten half I realized the potatoes tasted kind of buttery. I never would have thought about asking about butter on the potatoes. It could have just been oil, who knows.
So I think that overall, for being almost 4 weeks in, 2 known mishaps is pretty ok. They probably shouldn't have happened at all, but as all of you lovely people have pointed out to Jamie...we just gotta move on.
I had the most fantabulous vegan dinner tonight, though, thanks to a friend who understands the challenge, haha (thanks, J!). She made pasta with pine nuts and a grapefruit and avocado salad which pretty much rocked my socks. J even checked the pasta ingredients for egg. :)
I am also thinking I will venture to the local co-op before my afternoon gig tomorrow for some vegan cornbread. It's supposed to rain tomorrow morning and cornbread and coffee sound about right. I am realizing with this experiment that even though lately I am too busy and tired to really cook, I am a foodie at heart and always will be. Veganism is allowing me to eat a lot of fresh, healthy, "colorful" foods, and I appreciate that quite a bit. I've had a heck of a time getting to the grocery store this week. That's kind of sad. I'm out of black beans.
Quick, people! What do you do for protein? I know PB has it but isn't that a different kind of protein? Do I just have to start putting beans in everything? Share. Thanks. :) Happy Saturday!
-- Jana, wishing she had the tequila, too.
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Jamie and Jana both have names that start with "J." They both have liberal arts degrees that confuse them. And they became an internet phenomenon while attending school in New Mexico due to a little something they like to call "Jamie and Jana's Weekly Update." Welcome to their Vegan Experiment.
About Jamie
Jamie comes from a long line of hearty meat eaters, dairy drinkers, egg crackers and gelitin slurpers. For this very reason she decided to take on the VEGAN CHALLANGE. She cares about animals and she once lived in a barn, she also would like to not be counted in the 3 out of every 5 women who die of heart disease. She just graduated with her B.A. in English from UNM and would like to find a job. Jamie is an aspiring playwright as well as a writer of other things, like vegan groccery lists, and would like to persue writing as a career.
About Jana
Jana is a singer/songwriter and paper shuffler in Austin, TX. Her interest in this project began in what she calls "The Great Depression of 2006," when she decided Austin would be a cool place to be but had no job and no money. Meat costs money. She quit buying meat. Presto! Texas is kind of not the place to be if you're vegan, but if there WERE a place in Texas to be vegan, Austin would have to be it.
2 comments:
Hey Girls. go here..
http://thepoliticsoffood.blogspot.com/2007/01/i-feel-need-to-post-this-information.html
http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/protein.htm
http://www.vegansociety.com/html/food/nutrition/protein.php
Lots of info…
The other thing is do you eat nutritional yeast flakes?? or tried them? They are basically a b12 vitamin.. They are kind of an acquired taste but, as a vegan it is important vitamin. You can usually find in the bulk food section. We shake them on our toast or popcorn and have many recipes that I sneak them into…
or try
"cheese" sauce
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1 tsp salt & garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
2 cups water
1 tsp prepared mustard
2 tbs. earth balance
Combine dry ingredients and water and heat until bubbling and thick. remove from heat add mustard and earth balance
I mix this w/ noodles and top w/ bread crumbs (watch labels) and bake or add to baked potatoes whatever...
take care and goodluck!
Julee
Congratulations on your efforts so far! The two of you are doing a great job, and I've had fun reading your blog.
As far as protein goes, I wouldn't worry about it too much (as long as you are eating enough calories, and a variety of foods, you're probably ok).
Illnesses caused by protein deficiency are practically nonexistant. Who created all this hype about protein anyway? Probably the people who are trying to sell high-protein products!
There is protein in everything: Even vegetables average about 1-5 grams per serving. Pasta and grains average about 5-9 grams per serving. And higher-protien plant foods include, nuts, beans, lentils, peas, tofu, tempeh...
As Dr. McDougall says, if there is enough protien in plants to grow an elephant, a hippopotamous, and other huge herbivorous creatures, surely there is enough to sustain a small human:
http://www.drmcdougall.com/med_hot_protein.html
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