
It's been a few weeks since I've blogged (I do apologize!)...I finished up my first semester of graduate school and took a well deserved break from being attached to my computer daily!
As 2011 comes to a end I am excited to take on 2012! 2011 has been a great year but I am even more excited to see what 2012 has in store!
I'm blogged before about Vegan diets before- this is something I'm going to really try again for 2012. I don't really eat much meat to begin with but my real downfall will be cheese! Why am I doing this? In attempts to control my migraine headaches! I'm also cutting caffeine! (Kill me now) Vegan diets have been shown in research to help control symptoms! Dr. Barnard with
PCRM here in Washington, DC actually has a research study being conducted on migraines and vegan diets!
For the vegan diet there are four food groups- fruits, grains, vegetables, and legumes! http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/pplate/power-plate
Dr. Barnard suggest these be your grocery basics-
Fruits
Bananas Apples Berries (fresh or frozen) Raisins
Vegetables
Broccoli (fresh or frozen) Spinach (fresh or frozen) Lettuce Carrots
Cucumbers Canned tomatoes Marinara sauce
Grains
Rolled oats Loaf of bread (high-fiber or pumpernickel) Brown rice Quinoa Whole wheat pasta
Legumes
Soy, rice, almond, or plant-milk of choice Black beans (canned or dried) Garbanzo beans (canned or dried) Dried red lentils
Frozen edamame
Condiments
Apple butter Balsamic vinegar Cinnamon MustardSoy sauce
If you're scared you will not be able to get your calcium, iron, etc from this diet, I strongly encourage you to read Dr. Barnard or Dr. Fuhrman's books regarding these diets. You may discover that you'll be healthier eating vegan than your current diet.
While some vegan recipes contain a lot of scary and complex ingredients, I'm a girl on the go and I just don't have time for that. I'm going to play by the rules, but provide recipes via this blog that are easy vegan recipes! You may just decide for yourself that you like them too!!!
A few vegan blogs to check out:
http://www.thechubbyvegan.com/p/about-me.html
http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/
http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/
Stay tuned for next week's vegan recipe!!!
J