Forums: January 2010 Kickstart Forum Archive: Things I learned this week
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serenevannoy Joined: 12/28/09 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 294	Things I learned this week Posted Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 9:15 PM I posted this to my blog today, but I thought I'd put it up here and see if anyone else wants to list some things they learned in week one. It can be serious or silly (as you've probably figured out, I don't take things very seriously). Anyway, here's my current list: Things I've learned this week, while doing the vegan kickstart: 1) I need to trust my instinct on new recipes and make the changes I think need to be made 2) If you eat cold lasagna with a little vinaigrette, it tastes like pasta salad 3) No amount of blending will turn firm tofu into a dip 4) There is apparently no amount of salad that I can't eat, provided there's enough good fat-free dressing to put on it 5) The regular CSA box is just enough veggies for the week if I buy onions, and not quite enough fruit for the week and, most importantly, 6) It's as easy as I remember to eat vegan if I make sure there are lots of fruits and veggies in the house I'll be going into week 2 with a new CSA box tomorrow morning, so I'm going to try to use up the rest of this week's veggies tonight. I'll put the rest of the carrots into the stir-fry with the bok choy. I may make more soup out of the other butternut squash. I think that does it, if you don't count the eggplant and cucumber I bought last week (the cucumber will be salad tonight; the eggplant is for tomorrow's baba ganouj). Serene Vannoy, Oakland, CA -- My daily Kickstart blog: http://serenecooking.livejournal.com/tag/kickstart
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Susan Levin Joined: 12/26/09 Posts: 1189	RE: Things I learned this week Posted Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 9:22 PM I learned Kickstarters are very smart. Which is to say I've learned a lot from you guys and trying to write them here might be impossible! I'll have to think about this and post later. Susan Levin, MS, RD PCRM Director of Nutrition Education
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citykitty Joined: 01/03/10 Posts: 26	RE: Things I learned this week Posted Friday, January 8, 2010 at 10:48 AM I'm loving the lower grocery bill!
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best2bveg Joined: 01/08/10 Posts: 8	RE: Things I learned this week Posted Friday, January 8, 2010 at 12:08 PM I was vegetarian for 3 years now. I always wanted to go vegan but was afraid because of my love of cheese. And, there is a love affair there. But, after reading a couple of chapters of Alicia's book, I do not think that I could ever go back to dairy again. So, what did I learn this week, just how disguisting the food industry is to animals and what they do to food to keep us wanting more of the crap that they know is not good for us.
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shanna Joined: 12/30/09 Posts: 287	RE: Things I learned this week Posted Friday, January 8, 2010 at 3:02 PM 1. Quinoa for breakfast! 2. Oh, right, I know how to cook without olive oil. I put the sprayer back in the pantry. 3. Even if I drink a little wine and skip a whole week at the gym (rare, but it happens) I can still lose 2 lbs by limiting (but not eliminating) oils/nuts/avocados and focusing on fresh veggies. ...and...4. This forum is fantastic and you are all super helpful. Yay!
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