We are in a farming shoulder season in Baja. The market and grocery stores have only the basics; carrots, cabbage, onions, potatoes, iceberg lettuce, apples, pineapple, and of course peppers. I found mature tough spinach but no other greens. There were no bananas in town last week and all the produce is sad. š¢. Iām…
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WFPB Menu, First Week in Baja Sur, Mexico
Road Trip to Baja, Vegan Meals The vegan diet challenge continues in Baja. We drove for three days to our home in Mexico. I brought instant oatmeal with flax seed, sprouted whole grain bread, peanut butter, fruit spread, hummus, cut up apples, carrot sticks and bags of cooked quinoa, edamame, rice, roasted chic peas and…
Whatās for Dinner Doc? A Weekly Menu
I canāt believe that December is upon us. Iām watching snow videos sent from Nevada while enjoying mild temperatures in Baja. I do miss a good blizzard but only if I donāt have to go anywhere. I hope my menu gives you a few ideas to try this week. Planning is everything when youāre committed…
La Gringaās Weekly Menu, Mostly South Beach
Iām back in Baja and Sunday is our hunting and gathering day. The outdoor market is open and the vegetables were fresh. In the U.S. I create a weekly menu and then shop for the ingredients. In Mexico, I gather what I can find and then create a menu. Baja shopping tip: The winds have…
South Beach Diet Menu, Phase 2
Summer is winding down. I love the fall in No. Nevada. The evenings are cool but the daytime temperatures are in the 70-80ās. The weather is almost perfect. Iāve started packing for our trip south to Baja. Itās a little game I like to play, āHow much stuff can I stuff in the SUV, that…
South Beach Phase 2 Menu, Dealing with Boredom
Diet Boredom? Are you really bored on a low carb diet or are you just waiting until you can go back to your routine of grab and go high carb choices? If you are constantly thinking youāre on a diet then you arenāt really changing how you eat as a lifestyle. Essentially youāre always looking…
South Beach Diet, The Lost and Found Phase and Restaurant Tips
The South Beach Diet, Lost and Found Phase is my way of saying, āHey, you can wander off course but you can always adjust your sails and find a path back.ā I wasnāt really lost but I did take a detour and now with some planning Iām back on track. Thereās nothing like a lake house…
South Beach Phase 1 Menu
Another week on Phase 1, Feeling accomplishedĀ I reduced the red meat and cheeses this week and added a vegetarian day on Monday. I changed a few snacks to better fit my tastes. We are traveling to the lake house and that means lots of grilling, besides itās too hot to bake or cook inside….
South Beach Diet Menu, Phase 1
Following the South Beach Diet, Phase 1 Iāve said it many times, āPlanning your meals is essential for healthy eating!ā It is sooooo easy for me not to plan meals in the U.S. I can pop out to the market any and every day. Thereās a zillion choices of prepared foods, snacks and desserts at…
La Gringa’s Weekly Menu
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What's for dinner, Doc? 