This lentil meat is very versatile and keeps well in the refrigerator for 7 days and will freeze well also. I have tried a few faux processed meats. They can be helpful as you transition to cooking vegan meals but they contain highly processed ingredients and I don’t like the tastes or textures. I challenged…
Category: Healthy Living
Whole Food Plant Based Menu
Menu planning is critical for success with any healthy eating plan and is particularly helpful with a vegan, whole food plant based diet. I see what’s in my CSA box and plan accordingly. Chic pea quiche with nut crust Caramelized Onion, garlic pizza. This pizza looks perfect but I want to add sun-dried tomato and…
The Whole Food Plant Based Diet Menu
I know, I know. Yes, I was on the BrightLine Eating Plan last month and now I’m telling you that I’m on a whole food plant based diet. I actually got a little obsessive about my eating on BrightLine so I stopped. I’ve lost 7 pounds with just the WFPB diet with no obsessing. Go…
Strawberry No Shortcake Oatmeal and Coconut Milk Yogurt
< I love breakfast! I eat oatmeal, ground flax seed, apple and berries almost every day. In combination with homemade coconut yogurt, today’s breakfast was Strawberry Shortcake Flavored Oatmeal.
BrightLine Pescatarian Menu
A Healthy Diet in Progress As you probably can guess, we eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables but in Mexico it seems as though we eat more meat too. Chicken, pork and beef are on the menu most weeks. We eat small portions, 4-6 ounces at dinner but I still think it’s too much…
BrightLine Menu, Maintenance
Recipes from the Web for inspiration: Thai Basil Chicken by Martha You can skip the sugar or throw in a squeeze of orange juice but I don’t think it’s necessary. Serve over cauliflower rice. Grilled Mexican Chicken Vegetable Kabobs These look perfect for a Baja inspired meal with chicken, cumin, cilantro, lime, zucchini, red peppers,…
BrightLine Eating and Perfectionism
Week 3 in BrightLine Bootcamp musings: I’m in Week 3 of BrightLine Eating and let me confess, I’m not perfect. In general I’m a perfectionist which was critical to get through medical school and an asset for a surgeon, but can torpedo my best intentions. The most successful BrightLiners claim to never break their lines…
BrightLine Eating, Bootcamp and Beyond
Bootcamp Week 2 I joined the BrightLine Bootcamp, which is a fee based 10 week online course. I was really successful in the BrightLine 14 day challenge, I lost 1-2 pounds a week without a lot of effort. I would like to lose another 20 pounds so I joined the Bootcamp for motivation. I like…
Brightline Eating Menu Ideas
How’s the lifestyle change going, Doc? It’s not really a diet so let’s call it a dietary lifestyle. Mmkay? I refuse to weigh myself but I’m wearing smaller jeans so there’s that. Overall, I’ve been successful with BrightLine Eating. It isn’t really difficult but I’m also not perfect. A coconut cake was baked and partially…
BrightLine Eating Menu, Low Carb Meal Ideas
Recipe Ideas: Cauliflower Pizza Crust I used this same recipe to make cauliflower tortillas for Chicken Fajittas Pork Egg Roll Bowls Rick Bayless’s Ceviche with fresh yellow tail jack or red snapper which I hope to catch on Saturday. (I will really be watching for blue and humpback whales while my husband fishes. If a fish…
What's for dinner, Doc? 