Day 146 of Year 3 Low-SOS Vegan Plan

EXERCISE:
# Powerwalk outdoors 40 min
# Lift lunch sisters

WATER:
(3) × (25.4) = 76.2 oz

EATS:
* shredded wheat, rolled oats, ground flaxseed, peaches, almond milk
* banana
* applesauce
* Mexi-hash! (pinto beans, brown, red & wild black rice, lentils, chopped broccoli, kale, radicchio, carrots, celery, green and red cabbage, radishes, cauliflower all sauteed in salsa & topped w/ XL-avocado)
* bowl of pinto beans

… SUN HAS SET …

* peach cobbler

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

Day 144 of Year 3 Low-SOS Vegan Plan

EXERCISE:
# Bicycle ride 20 min

WATER:
(3) × (25.4) = 76.2 oz

EATS:
* oatmeal (dark) chocolate chip cookies (ground flax seed, rolled oats, oat flour, date paste, baking soda & powder, salt, almond milk, ripe banana, vegan chocolate chips, walnuts)
* peaches & banana
* burrito bowl (chopped broccoli, cabbage, kale, radicchio, pinto beans, brown jazmine rice, tomatoes, pepper, onion, corn, red & green salsa w/ XL-avocado)
* baked corn tortilla strips
* XL-sweet beverage

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

How to cook rice to remove the most arsenic

https://youtu.be/4LOVLoWqD7E

I cook rice the same way I cook pasta. I’ve been doing it for a year, not because I knew there was any arsenic in my rice – but because I am basically a lazy person! I don’t like bothering to measure, and I don’t like burning rice on the bottom of the pot. I put more water than required in the pot, set a timer, then scoop out (or drain) the finished product. Here are my tools.

I use a mesh colander to rinse and/or to drain my rice:

Or I use a simple mesh spoon to scoop cooked rice out of the pot of water:

From the article linked at the bottom of this post you will learn:

Where the arsenic is high and low

  • Basmati rice contains lower levels than other rice.
  • Brown rice usually contains more arsenic than white rice (because of the husk).
  • Growing rice organically doesn’t make a difference to levels.
  • Rice cakes and crackers can contain levels higher than in cooked rice.
  • The levels of arsenic found in rice milk far exceed the amounts that would be allowed in drinking water.

How to cook rice to remove the most arsenic

  • Soak your rice overnight – this opens up the grain and allows the arsenic to escape.
  • Drain the rice and rinse thoroughly with fresh water.
  • For every part rice add 5 to 10 parts water and cook until the rice is tender – do not allow it to boil dry.
  • Drain the rice and rinse again with hot water to get rid of the last of the cooking water.

https://www.treehugger.com/green-food/how-cook-rice-remove-most-arsenic.html

Day 143 of Year 3 Low-SOS Vegan Plan

EXERCISE:
# Lift lunch sisters
# Kickbox 45 min

WATER:
(3) × (25.4) = 76.2 oz

EATS:
* shredded wheat, rolled oats, peach, banana, ground flaxseed, almond milk
* build-a-yummy-bowl, as follows…

1st LAYER: raw shredded brussel sprouts, cabbage, kohlrabi, broccoli, carrots, kale

2nd LAYER: black beans, rice, raw cabbage, red & green salsa, onion, cilantro, XL-avocado, lemon juice

* XL-sweet beverage
* watermelon
* peach

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

NEWS: Top Experts Come Together to Address Nutrition Myths

At Blue Zones, we promote a plant-slant diet based on our own research in Blue Zones regions, where populations lived the longest, healthiest lives. It is naturally lower in saturated fat because it is much lower in meat products and processed foods. It also naturally lower in processed sugar and refined grains (white bread, white pasta, etc). Our research concurs with current nutrition and public health research that obesity and other chronic illnesses are multi-faceted:

  • excess calories,
  • excess intake of animal products,
  • excess intake of refined sugar,
  • physical inactivity,
  • cigarette smoking, and
  • other lifestyle factors

all play a role. It is not fat vs. sugar. It’s your overall dietary pattern and lifestyle that is important.

https://bluezones.com/2017/08/top-experts-come-together-to-address-nutrition-myths/?utm_source=Blue+Zones+Newsletter&utm_campaign=cd18e0d731-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9642311849-cd18e0d731-198966465&mc_cid=cd18e0d731&mc_eid=4b06e7563d