After eating a salad today for dinner I realised that I don't eat meat much. It's not that I don't like it, or I'm against the slaughtering of animals, I just want to be healthy. I can go about a week without eating any meat at all and not even notice.
First of all, I hate cows. They are smelly. Steak, gross. Burgers, gross. Ground beef, gross but I'll eat it. Roast beef, yummy. I guess I'm kind of a hypocrite, because I like roast beef (and those cantina steak tacos from Taco Bell), but I don't really care. I will eat what I like, I won't eat what I don't like, and I will speak of it all.
But that's nothing new, I have never liked steak or hamburgers. On hamburger day, my parents always made mac and cheese and hot dogs for us kids.
*Side note: I watched a show on how they made hot dogs. It was gross. Call me crazy, but I still eat them, they are yummy lol.
I would totally become vegetarian if I didn't like fish (any kind of seafood) so much. You could call me a pescitarian, but I also like chicken. That and pork are reasons I could never become a herbivore.
Yes I like pork. I like pork and I like ham. I don't eat much turkey, even at Thanksgiving. My grandma makes a bomb ham, so I'm usually eating that.
Back to cows. I don't like milk. I was forced to drink milk as a child, and I'm not saying that's a bad thing. Lots of people still like it, but for me, it's sooo gross. When I was around 6 or 7 years old, my daycare took a field trip to a dairy farm. Yeah, totally bad experience when we toured the cow milking building (whatever you call it). The stench was so horrible, I can still remember it. After that I continued to drink straight white milk until I discovered the wonderful world of chocolate syrup, and I never looked back. I also must be lactose intolerant, because dairy does some funky stuff in my tummy that probably shouldn't be discussed here due to the graphic nature of the subject..
I don't have much protein in my diet. I don't like peanut butter. I think it stems from working at Keva Juice, details being cleaning blenders and washing wet peanut butter down the drain. *Shudder* Sorry, gag. Not to ruin your experience or anything. Also, I don't like eggs. UNLESS they're in the form of hard boiled only. Which takes time, so I cook about half a dozen at a time. I don't sprinkle anything on them, just eat them plain. Yummy.
I don't have much of a sweet tooth. I get a slight tummy ache from half of a Krispy Kreme. Pathetic, right? To me it's a blessing. I have a decreased risk for Type 2 diabetes lol. Among other factors, but really, I'm not craving sugar or sweets all the time.
Caffiene. The 'big C'. I usually don't drink coffee unless it's from Starbucks, and even that's rare these days, since I'm all out of Starbucks money. Tea, I will drink. I love tea, and I have lots of it. One word: chocolate. Need I say more.
Bottom line: I don't think I could ever be vegetarian or vegan.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Spiked Salmon Salad Sandwich
This is just like a tuna salad, except with salmon. It's my own recipe, but I got the idea looking for something unique to make with avocados.
1 can of salmon (pink)
Mayo or Miracle Whip
Sweet Relish
Hard boiled egg whites
Dash of cayenne pepper
Toasted sandwich bread
1. Hard boil eggs -boil for 20 minutes.
2. Open can of salmon.
3. Dump can of salmon into bowl.
4. Give empty can to cat to lick clean -not required if you don't have a cat.
5. Add mayo to taste -I usually add enough, but not so much that it's not dry anymore.
6. Add sweet relish to taste.
7. Cut 1 or 2 hard boiled eggs in half and take out yolk.
8. Cut egg whites into cubes -I use a fork.
9. Mix all together.
10. Sprinkle cayenne pepper, stir, sprinkle more to taste.
You can start toasting your bread any time.
The only thing that I felt like it was missing was onions, but that's only because I really love onions.
1 can of salmon (pink)
Mayo or Miracle Whip
Sweet Relish
Hard boiled egg whites
Dash of cayenne pepper
Toasted sandwich bread
1. Hard boil eggs -boil for 20 minutes.
2. Open can of salmon.
3. Dump can of salmon into bowl.
4. Give empty can to cat to lick clean -not required if you don't have a cat.
5. Add mayo to taste -I usually add enough, but not so much that it's not dry anymore.
6. Add sweet relish to taste.
7. Cut 1 or 2 hard boiled eggs in half and take out yolk.
8. Cut egg whites into cubes -I use a fork.
9. Mix all together.
10. Sprinkle cayenne pepper, stir, sprinkle more to taste.
You can start toasting your bread any time.
The only thing that I felt like it was missing was onions, but that's only because I really love onions.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
H2O VS The Other Stuff
I know this isn't exactly a food blog, but it's how I've been feeling lately so I thought I'd share.
For the past 4 days, I have declared a strike against water, persay. Not because it's "boring" or "plain", but for an experiment. With the exception of early Saturday afternoon (I sat in the sun for an hour), I have only consumed tea, Propel, and Gatorade. (And a Keva Juice).
Things I experienced:
Bloating
Fatigue
Cramping -my period isn't due for another 2 weeks.
Scratchy throat
Dry mouth/cotton mouth
Charly horses in my calves
Just overall miserable
The reason I started drinking stuff like this in the first place is because I had a hangover both Saturday and Sunday (not regretting any of it, however), and I was told that drinking Propel and Gatorade would help since they have "electrolytes" in them, meaning they had "salt" or "sodium". Which basically means I was retaining water, thus was my reason for feeling extremely bloated. It was horrible, I felt like I was on my period PLUS having a gnarly hangover at the same time.
As for my hangovers, the electrolyte drinks hadn't worked as well as water had. Water flushes everything out instead of retaining it in.
And the only rearson I didn't drink water yesterday is because I forgot. I know, I know, it's a sad excuse. But I woke up late, didn't have a lunch, had a free Keva Juice, went to Sonic, then home. The first time I consumed water was this morning at 2am.
At least I'm doing better than Kevin. He jokingly blames being married for breaking his streak of not drinking soda. It's just the opposite for me, actually. I stopped drinking soda right before we met (about 3 years ago), and I haven't to this day (with the exception of an occasional root beer, and even THAT isn't often). To be honest, I LOVE the taste of Coca-Cola, but I tried to drink it a while ago, and I was sick to my stomach. I can't even handle Ginger Ale, which is ironic, because it's supposed to relieve stomach aches!
I'm so glad that he's finally realised he's been drinking too much soda, and has decided to cut down. But that's why we have the Gatorade. I think it's disgusting, and I have some bad memories with it (psychological issues-it's silly but I'll explain if you want).
Overall, now I'll just stick with water, and the occasional tea (hot or cold), and the even more infrequent Starbucks coffee/tea. It just makes me feel better physically, and mentally.
For the past 4 days, I have declared a strike against water, persay. Not because it's "boring" or "plain", but for an experiment. With the exception of early Saturday afternoon (I sat in the sun for an hour), I have only consumed tea, Propel, and Gatorade. (And a Keva Juice).
Things I experienced:
Bloating
Fatigue
Cramping -my period isn't due for another 2 weeks.
Scratchy throat
Dry mouth/cotton mouth
Charly horses in my calves
Just overall miserable
The reason I started drinking stuff like this in the first place is because I had a hangover both Saturday and Sunday (not regretting any of it, however), and I was told that drinking Propel and Gatorade would help since they have "electrolytes" in them, meaning they had "salt" or "sodium". Which basically means I was retaining water, thus was my reason for feeling extremely bloated. It was horrible, I felt like I was on my period PLUS having a gnarly hangover at the same time.
As for my hangovers, the electrolyte drinks hadn't worked as well as water had. Water flushes everything out instead of retaining it in.
And the only rearson I didn't drink water yesterday is because I forgot. I know, I know, it's a sad excuse. But I woke up late, didn't have a lunch, had a free Keva Juice, went to Sonic, then home. The first time I consumed water was this morning at 2am.
At least I'm doing better than Kevin. He jokingly blames being married for breaking his streak of not drinking soda. It's just the opposite for me, actually. I stopped drinking soda right before we met (about 3 years ago), and I haven't to this day (with the exception of an occasional root beer, and even THAT isn't often). To be honest, I LOVE the taste of Coca-Cola, but I tried to drink it a while ago, and I was sick to my stomach. I can't even handle Ginger Ale, which is ironic, because it's supposed to relieve stomach aches!
I'm so glad that he's finally realised he's been drinking too much soda, and has decided to cut down. But that's why we have the Gatorade. I think it's disgusting, and I have some bad memories with it (psychological issues-it's silly but I'll explain if you want).
Overall, now I'll just stick with water, and the occasional tea (hot or cold), and the even more infrequent Starbucks coffee/tea. It just makes me feel better physically, and mentally.
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