Month: May 2022
Bulk Shopping
If possible buy in bulk to save $$. Perhaps you can team up with family, neighbors, church & social groups, etc and split the cost. I buy much of the following bulk items at:
And I store them in food grade buckets & inside (optional) mylar liners:
Here is a list of foods that work well in long-term storage:
- Rice
- Dried beans, lentils, or peas
- Protein bars, granola bars, or fruit bars
- Canned soups, fruit, and vegetables
- Peanut butter and jelly
- Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate
- Powdered drink mixes
- Nuts and dried fruits
- Fruit jerky
- Pasta
- Instant soup mixes
- Flour or pre-milled grains
- Baking essentials (such as baking soda, salt, and yeast)
- Sugar
- Pickled vegetables
- Dried fruit & veggies
- Trail mix
- Applesauce
- Comfort food (like cookies, candy bars, and chocolate)
- Powdered nuts to reconstitute as nut milks
- Crackers
- Grains (many varieties)
- Pancake mix
- Cereal (including hot cereals like Cream of Wheat)
- Vegetable bouillon cubes
- Liquid seasonings (including soy sauce, vinegar, and Sriracha)
- Liquid sweeteners (including honey, maple syrup, chocolate syrup, or agave syrup)
- Spices (such as salt, onion flakes, cinnamon, and ginger)
- Packaged foods (including macaroni and instant potatoes)
- Formula or baby food (for very young children)
Day 42 of Year 8 Low-SOS Vegan Plan
EXERCISE:
* Morning 5k jog
* Afternoon outdoors walk-about
* Face exercise
WATER: (3) × (25) = 75 oz
EATS:
* banana w/ cinnamon & raw almonds
* leftover white bean chili w/ avocado
* one sweet potato protein burger (sliced lengthwise in half) on Ezekiel toast w/ mustard, home-sprouted broccoli seeds, tomato & grated carrot
* fresh cherries, steamed broccoli & more leftover chile
* plain sparkling water w/ shot of soft XL-drink
* few mixed nuts & an apple
SUN HAS SET
Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food
Day 41 of Year 8 Low-SOS Vegan Plan
EXERCISE:
* Jog 4k outdoors
* Sunset walk-in-the-park
WATER: (3) × (25) = 75 oz
EATS:
* mung-egg omelet (scramble) w/ veggies, mushrooms, vit C powder, served w/ avocado, blueberries & blackberries
* white bean chili (delish!) served w/ avocado Ezekiel toast
* banana w/ almonds & pistachios
* plain sparkling water w/ shot of soft XL-drink
SUN HAS SET
Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food
Free Online Food for Healing Master Class
A free hour+ long online class from John Robbins. He rejected the wealthy way of life of his parents. He promotes the simple lifestyle in a very loving & compassionate way. Perhaps you could sign up for this free class, also. There are various time & date options. Take a look to see if it interests you. He has an intro video you can click on here:
BEANS: PRE-SOAKED & NOT PRE-SOAKED Pressure Pot Cooking Times
If you’re wondering how long it takes to cook beans in Instant Pot, refer to this easy cheat sheet for cook times. For each type of bean, they were soaked overnight, cooked at High Pressure, then the Instant Pot heat was naturally released.
Keep in mind that while you will set your cook time to the amount noted, actual cooking will take longer since the pressure cooker takes about 10 minutes to reach pressure.
Soaked Pressure Cook Time – (No Soak Time)
Chickpeas (Garbanzo) 15 minutes (40 minutes unsoaked)
Kidney Beans 25 minutes (45 unsoaked)
Black Beans 22 minutes (35 unsoaked)
Pinto Beans 15 minutes (30 unsoaked)
Lobia (Black Eyed Peas) 15 minutes (30 unsoaked)
Black Chickpeas (Kala Chana) 20 minutes (40 unsoaked)
Cooking Note: Beans take longer to cook when cooked with acidic ingredients, like tomatoes, vinegar, or lemon juice. For example, Chickpeas cooked in seasoned water are done in 15 minutes, but in a recipe like Chana masala, which contains tomato and other acidic ingredients, they take 45 minutes.
https://spicecravings.com/instant-pot-beans
For dried beans… add 4 cups water for every 1 cup of beans. Or cover rinsed beans with water by 3-4 inches.
For dried lentils… add 1 3/4 cups liquid (vegetable broth or water) for every 1 cup of lentils.
You can add seasonings before cooking.
Day 40 of Year 8 Low-SOS Vegan Plan
EXERCISE:
* Jog 5k
* Lift back, chest, shoulders
* Outdoor stroll
WATER: (3) × (25) = 75 oz
EATS:
* one Brazil nut & one prune
* mung-egg omelet w/ veggies, mushrooms, vit C powder, served w/ avocado, sauerkraut, blueberries & blackberries
* wautéed veggies (broccoli, carrots, green & red pepper, onion, mushrooms, arugula, etc) w/ some teriyaki sauce, then add cooked brown rice & avocado
* fresh apple & few raw almonds
SUN HAS SET
Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food
Instant Soup Recipes
Just need to substitute vegan ingredients for some items:
Day 39 of Year 8 Low-SOS Vegan Plan
EXERCISE:
* Jog 5k
* Afternoon outdoors powerwalk
* Lift biceps & triceps
WATER: (3) × (25) = 75 oz
EATS:
* two Brazil nuts, one prune & one piece of chocolate
* 1/2 cup oatmeal w/ steamed kale, mushrooms, blueberries, blackberries, peach, beet & pomegranate powder, pumpkin seeds, vitamin C powder, hot water & served w/ four bbq’ed soy/wheat XL-wings
* banana w/ cinnamon
* gorilla salad w/ chickpeas & sweet potato protein burger on Ezekiel bread w/ avocado, tomato, cabbage, lettuce, broccoli sprouts, mustard, served w/ fresh carrots
* fresh mango
SUN HAS SET
Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food
Day 38 of Year 8 Low-SOS Vegan Plan
EXERCISE:
* Happy dance workout
WATER: (3) × (25) = 75 oz
EATS:
* two Brazil nuts, prune & few pieces of 85% dark chocolate
* mung-egg omelet w/ avocado & salsa (so delish!)
* small dish of vegan spaghetti
* Moroccan stew w/ sweet potato, white potato, garbanzo beans, red lentils, fire roated tomatoes, blended cashews, lots of various leafy & root veggies (including baby kale) served w/ brown rice, sauerkraut & guacamole
* plain sparkling water w/ shot of soft XL-drink
SUN HAS SET
Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food