Last night's dinner at Sublime was beyond delicious, for both Mitch and I. If you think you don't like vegetables, you have really never tasted anything like their cauliflower appetizer. It's off the chain. Mitch and I shared some with our martinis and we couldn't decide which part made it so good, the soft and buttery inside, the crispy (no doubt deep fried) outside or the … [Read more...] about A Name Must Fit Like A Glove
Plant-based diet
I Yam What I Yam (and I Eat All My Spinach, Too!)
No one said it better than Popeye. And where did he get his iron from? Spinach, of course, and no one questioned it. But somehow, as adults, we become concerned about not getting enough iron if we opt for a plant-based diet. Ironically, when I still ate some animal products, I struggled with low iron and was sometimes turned down when I would try to donate blood. Since … [Read more...] about I Yam What I Yam (and I Eat All My Spinach, Too!)
On the Fields, Courts, Gyms and Streets.
So yesterday turned out to be not such a good one for the Miami Dophins, though that first quarter looked promising. It was a great day for Arian Foster, and it should be easy for everyone to see that if we pay attention to our nutrition, we definitely don't need to eat animal products to be strong, fast, or athletic. At one point the announcers joked about what Foster might … [Read more...] about On the Fields, Courts, Gyms and Streets.
Dirt Candy
Those of us that lean into or follow a plant-based diet (aka vegan) get asked the same couple of questions all the time. Where do you get your protein? Where do you get your calcium? and... Do you do it for your own health, or for the health of the animals? As for the protein question, I like to answer with specifics like beans, seeds, nuts and soy (the obvious) but also … [Read more...] about Dirt Candy
All Dressed Up
Tonight our big boys of Miami get all dressed up and go out for a dress rehearsal. Around our house, it's Publix, yard work and dinner at kickoff. Now that we have named our starting quarterback, let's see what our boy Ryan Tannehill can do. Yesterday, I found myself engaged in several conversations about nutrition and how what we eat effects us, and this morning I find … [Read more...] about All Dressed Up