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In support of Ibby, hopefully somewhat inspiring her to sneak in some more produce, and also to answer the eternal question I get of "But what does your family eat?" So starting this morning (and this part is identical almost every single morning):

7:00 AM - 2 bananas, 1 cup of goat yogurt (from a local farm and fermented for 24 hours after pasteurization,) about 2 Tablespoons of honey. All in one bowl.

Does everybody get the same thing, even you and hubby? Does everybody eat out of one bowl, or does each person get 2 bananas, etc.? Is goat yogurt similar to Greek yogurt? Am I just a little too curious?:)

Not too curious at all; I do my best to shut up about food because I know it's a pretty major facet of my life. (Not a millstone around my neck, I keep telling myself, a facet of my life. Anyhoo...)

What I'm listing is just me and my food. The kids are on a very specialized regimen right now, with almost no variety. (Actually, there's been a lot of healing in the last six months, and they're just recently starting to ease back into a few fruits without a return of symptoms, so fingers crossed--but that's another story.) Mr. Clod usually skips breakfast.

Greek yogurt is just regular cow's milk yogurt that has been strained an extra time, and sometimes had more salt added. The straining removes more of the liquid portion of the milk, so the result is higher in protein (because it took more milk to make it) and lower in carbs/sugar (because the lactose is in the liquid, whch is being removed.) The result is less sweet to begin with, since there's less lactose, and then the added salt is just kind of a cultural flavoring thing, I think.

Goat yogurt starts with goat's milk, which has a very different nutritional profile from cow's milk. Just one comparison: cow's milk is roughly 86% casein (a protein people can have problems digesting,) while goat's milk is 2%. Human breastmilk is far more similar to goat's milk than cow's milk. Other than that, it's prepared the same way. Pasteurize the goat's milk, add in the good bacteria cultures, let them ferment. Grocery-store yogurts of either animal usually skip most of the fermentation and add thickeners--like chicory, inulin, guar gum, that sort of thing--because it's cheaper and faster than letting the bacteria thicken the yogurt the old-fashioned way. On the other hand, even the dirty hippies have limits to their patience, so a 24-hour ferment is the most you're likely to find from a local farm, and the result is still more drinkable than eatable.

Also, goat's milk is very tart, like goat cheese. Hence the honey to sweeten it.



And while we're at it:

10:00 AM - a pear, and several swigs of chocolate almond milk. I'm the only one in the house who drinks it, and I'm a busy woman, so yes, I just drink it out of the carton. Sue me.

What was in your breakfast that wasn't ok for the kids?

Bananas - Minifob reacts very badly to them. Sudden extreme hyperactivity, verbal stimming, no ability to focus... They've been on his no-no list for years. Minifobette can tolerate them, but they constipate her, which is an ongoing problem and we don't need to make it worse.

Yogurt - even 2% casein is no good for them. They have to be completely dairy-free. There are some kids in our same GI situation who are eventually able to tolerate goat yogurt after they're fully in remission, but so far that's not us.

Honey - they can both have honey.

If everybody drinking from a container is kissing each other,(not to mention adult stuff :blush:), what difference does it make? Mom's prerogative, I say.

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Twil and I had a great roadtrip this weekend where we had dinner with friends at a vegan restaurant, Herbivore, in Berkeley. The food, especially the roasted vegetables, was delicious. Twil's friend, M, a dedicated vegan of some years standing chose the restaurant and fielded many questions about the vegan life. In particular, I asked about several entries on the menu that said "chicken" or "beef". M said Herbivore was something of a starter experience for those easing into vegan life and items like this have absolutely no chicken or beef, but are named that way to give some frame of reference to the uninitiated who might not be familiar with seitan for example. The idea is that no animal products are used in the dish, though you might compare it to chicken or beef.

This aspect of veganism interested me and I asked about milk, since yogurt was also prominently featured on the menu. M said this was made with some other kind of milk, almond milk, cashew milk, soy milk, but was otherwise processed and treated the same way. Huh, no milk either. I wondered about babies and asked if veganism was an adult choice, since babies are made to thrive on breast milk. It is helpful to know that Twil, M, and S are all hardcore breastfeeding advocates. M handled the question and said, human breast milk is not considered contrary to veganism since it is consumed by humans and comes from humans. Ok, ok.

S, Twil's other friend at the dinner, started to say something, thought better of it, blushed and grinned madly. In this group that would not do. Out with it, and she did. The topic of "placenta parties" was what she was wondering about. M needed a bit of an explanation, but once she understood, she said she thought it was gross, but not a "violation" of veganism, (though it might be considered cannibalism). In support of her opinion, she gave the example of oral sex (just a mention, not a demonstration) as "kosher" for vegan consumption. :eek: :blush: :bj2: Up to then, I hadn't realize how vegan-friendly my lifestyle's been. :jig:

Like I said, dinner was great, and the food was delicious too. This was a lively, open-minded group and though I was the new guy, I felt right at home, right away. A great group of friends, and so educational!

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According to my ex-boyfriend whose father was a rabbi, semen is also literally kosher. [/thread drift]


1:00 - Leftover curry (rice, chicken, potatoes, red bell peppers, onions, coconut milk, plus spices.)

3:25 - Leftover chicken salad (chicken, celery, cranberries, pears, mayo)

...and a blowjob is a mitzvah (good deed). Not really.

Apparently some Jewish people are as adept at self serving interpretation of scripture as some Christian people.

Ask two Jews a question and you will get three opinions. Here is one:


http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/.../t-352612.html

5:00 PM - two almond flour cookies

8:30 PM - stir fry (rice, beef, mushrooms, cherries, hoisin-based sauce.)


7:30 AM - goat yogurt and honey on a banana (just one this morning, it was rather large... nyuck nyuck nyuck...)

10:00 AM - bowl of rice chex, blueberries, almond milk

1:30 PM - more leftover green curry

Yum, I like anything goat* and curries too.

(* except that goat butter has been disappointing tastewise)

Makes me wonder who was actually the one proselytizing... :rolleyes:

5:00 - more almond flour cookies, 2 small apples, raw peanut butter, honey.

8:30 PM - Jalapeno fried shrimp (gluten-free, from a frozen package,) green beans, french dressing


9:00 AM - banana, goat yogurt, honey

2:00 PM - leftover beef stir fry, 2 pears, maybe 4 almond cookies, and several swigs of chocolate almond milk.

Today is one of those days I keep forgetting to eat because there are too many other things on the schedule. Right now I'm trying to decide what else I can cram in before I go pick up Minifob from Tae Kwon Do. Maybe more pears--I ordered a 20 pound box from our produce co-op, and whatever I don't eat soon, I'll have to peel and core for the freezer, so the more I eat the less work I'll have in a few days.

6:30 PM - Lentil chips, salsa, and a small chunk of gouda.

9:00 PM - chicken enchiladas on corn tortillas with queso, salsa verde, guacamole, black beans, mexican rice, tortilla chips, and jalapeno ranch. (This was all from the TexMex restaurant down the street from us; I was planning to cook something but then I crashed hard in the early evening and Mr. Clod went out and brought me food instead.)


7:30 AM - banana, goat yogurt, honey

11:30 PM - 2 pears, leftover gouda mashed potatoes, 2 slices of leftover ham, french dressing.

5:00 PM - An avocado, french dressing

8:30 PM - pork chops, sauteed pears, peas, and a shallot/pear/cream sauce.

7:30 AM - banana, goat yogurt, honey

11:30 AM - leftover beef stir fry, chocolate almond milk, 2 dill pickle spears

5:00 PM - a couple of coconut macaroons, rice chips, salsa, more chocolate almond milk

8:30 PM - chalupas (corn tostadas, ground beef, tomatos, lettuce, guacamole), tortilla chips, salsa

7:30 AM - banana, goat yogurt, honey

12:00 PM - coconut Larabar

1:00 PM - big bowl of pinto beans, avocado, salsa

5:30 PM - handful of potato chips, mustard. (Yes. It's a habit I picked up as a teenager, and it's still awesome.)

6:00 - a pear.

Mr. Clod is out tonight with a group of special needs dads who get together once a month, so I already know that dinner is going to be miscellaneous crap. It's hard enough to bother cooking when there's someone else who needs to eat; when it's just me it really ain't happening.

Do you dip the chips in mustard?

I'm trying to picture that, and imagine it's kind of like salt and vinegar chips, which are really good. If I remember, I may try that the next time I have chips. We don't have chips very often though.

Yep, just like ketchup on fries, except it's mustard and potato chips. It is a lot like the salt & vinegar flavor, but way better.

8:00 PM - Banana, goat yogurt, honey, rice chex, blueberries, almond milk. Apparently last night was "breakfast for dinner" night.




7:00 AM - banana, goat yogurt, honey.

11:00 - two failed coconut muffins (attempted making them with an egg substitute because both kids are allergic, but the result was too soft. Still tasted good, but you have to eat them with a fork.)

12:00 - sandwich: roast beef, mayo, Dijon, tomato, and Wickles pickles. Also the last of the chocolate almond milk.

4:00 - a pear

8:00 - Eggs Benedict, cantaloupe.

I'm a mustard dipper, fries mostly, but I can totally see chips improved this way too.

FTFY

:rolleyes:

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This thread title makes me think of Bob Loblaw's Law Blog.