Vegan Eats & Health
Our family chooses to eat a mostly whole-foods, plant based diet. This means we're basically vegans, avoiding many processed foods but not 100% of the time.
If that weren't complicated enough Damien's body is sensitive to gluten and corn foods. Which eliminates most foods sold on supermarket shelves.
The main reason for eating this way is because we want to give our bodies the best nutrition for longevity (and in Damien's case, not feel discomfort after meals) and raise our children to be healthy. Additionally, this diet is consistent with our values of sustainability, simplicity and stewardship of the earth's resources.
Here's a few posts about how and why we eat the way we do:
Healthy Food Philosophy:
- Our Family's Food Guidelines
- True Health Care Reform
- Economics of Eating Local
- Gluten Free ~ Kinda, Sorta
Menu Planning and Kitchen Work
- A Summer CSA Menu Plan
- Time I Spend Cooking
- Managing Your Kitchen and Your Child's Education (my post at Simple Homeschool)
But what people really want to know is what do you eat? Lots of good food. Here's a few recipes I've shared on the blog over the years. I hope to add more as time allows.
One-Pot Wonders
One pot meals are my modus operandi in the kitchen. Gourmet? No. But healthy, fairly easy and complete meals served in a bowl.
Cream of Broccoli and Potato Soup
Dessert (or Breakfast)
A healthy dessert can often be eaten for breakfast and vice versa.
All That's Good Chocolate Truffles
Smoothies & Slushies
Salads, Veggies & Sauce
Extracts & "medicine"
Vanilla Extract ~ An easy handmade gift
Garlic, the Medicine in your Kitchen
Trail Food
Once a week we're out hiking, camping or backpacking. You can find those recipes at Backcountry Recipes. Many of them work just as fine at home.
