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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

During Lent Orthodox Christians abstain from consuming animal products

lentils 4 lent then

good stuff & rich in lysine unlike other legumes

add garlic/thyme to the cooking pot

pair w/ rice and some browned onions

can be eaten pretty much daily

also the mighty garbanzo. i can run on a bowl of garbanzos + olive oil for the whole day. add spinach when reheating for nutrition.

when eating dark greens use some calcium to bind the oxalates (even though greens are rich in calcium). since dairy is not an option... maybe almonds or seeds (sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, etc.--or chia) or tofu? but no cuz these are high in oxalates too. i don't know.

good Mg++ in sunflower + pumpkin too.

for b12, "nutritional yeast"

for probiotics, sauerkraut (refrigerated not canned)

best wishes.

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ETA: i did a little research (was puzzled). ORANGES for the oxalates. at the end of the meal, like a chinese restaurant.

[schizophrenicroom]

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

During Lent Orthodox Christians abstain from consuming animal products

any at all? wow. i didn't know this.

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Yeah we like catholics but more hardcore but less straight edge

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it cracks me up when anyone over like, fourteen self describes as " straight edge." a faction of the diy/punk scene does here... mostly the under 21 crowd but still.

I had peanut butter and a banana as a post work out snack. still hungry.

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I grew up in the punk scene, new a lot of militant vegans and straightedge fucks (several whp were much older than 21) who would straight up sock a motherfucker for eating a a
Hamburger or offering them a beer!

In Orthodox we be drinkin

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the no caffeine crowd are quite miserable

(but mormons are okay)

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pork loin roast

...

with

roasted sweet potato

&

black beans

=

breakfast of champions

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oooh. i ate from a massive spread they had for the speakers in this study I'm part of. talking for an hour gave me a bagel, muffin, and some quiche. twas good.

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the $75 gift card helped too

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oatmeal, spinach, eggs, butter

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I'm kind of whirlwhind today but for breakfast I had Greek yogurt with a banana, and a plate of bacon

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Originally Posted by schizophrenicroom

I'm kind of whirlwhind today but for breakfast I had Greek yogurt with a banana, and a plate of bacon

that is a good combo!

i was ready some articles on nutrition yesterday-- they were saying carbs and protein w/ no fat will spike your sugar too much. actually they said-- carbs alone will spike your insulin, but with lean protein (e.g. whey) it will be even more.

butter is better.

my local walrats now sells irish butter. cheap too. a boon from the gods.

eta: read also that sugar-wise, if you ignore the vitamins and the potassium for a moment, eating a banana is just like eating a cookie. similar glycemic load/index apparently.

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yeah, i love fruit in all its beautiful forms but it's really a treat for me more than anything. i get so cranky and nasty when my blood sugar is high, worse than when it gets low.

what is irish butter?

i tried a low fat diet at some point and just felt awful

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low fat is for suckas and people from the 80s. you need fat for hormones, etc. plus it regulates your blood sugar. good fats are essential nutrients.

irish butter is just butter from ireland-- no special process or anything like cultured butter (though i'm sure there's cultured butter in ireland).

the beauty of it is that the the cows are pastured-- or so they say. well, the color & taste are fantastic so i believe it.

no feedlots, no weird grains or strange diets making their way into that sweet sweet cream. higher carotenes, higher omega 3s, CLAs, etc. altogether better.

there are american pastured butters but they are rarer. other countries that make pastured are new zealand (lots of grasses in their volcanic soil) or denmark or parts of france (e.g. normandy)-- but again hard to come by/expensive/etc.

kerrygold on the other hand exports massively to the US and can be had at prole prices. i can get a packet at the food coop for $5, at TJs for $4+, at walrats for i think $3.20 and at costco for $2.75 (but at costco i have to get a 3-pack and it must be salted).

walrats is near me while the other ones require a highway expedition. so i can buy a brick a week and use it judiciously and deliciously. the flavor & quality blow other supermarket butters out of the water.

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i should see if lucky's has it. lucky's is fucking awesome, you can buy a beer at the cafe and they have a space for it in your cart. and blood oranges .89 cents a pound!!!!

i like making garlic butter, but i'm a garlic nut.

yeah, i can kind of feel if i haven't eaten enough fat. i made a sandwich of just avocado and cucumber with salt/pepper/sriracha to eat at the computer trying to write this essay and ugh, so good.

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oh mang i haven't had a blood orange in a while

eating pork loin, broccoli, sweet potato, black beans, and an orange.

with black coffee (instant-- FTW-- srsly)

now i must face the computer monster again-- broken videos need repair. fuck!

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made an awesome stir fry w/ elk, pork loin, bacon, broccoli, scallions, hot pepper, rice, soy sauce. great with a ranger ipa. oooof!

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thanks!! gonna print that out.

that stir fry sounds incredible. i got home from seeing james franco give an interview on campus and my roommate was in the kitchen so i had to just steam some broccoli and cauliflower quick with some chili sauce and garlic butter. i'm hungry again.

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

with black coffee (instant-- FTW-- srsly)

!

That's not coffee

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

That's not coffee

it is just coffee, and in fact tastes better than most coffees you can get in most places

-it never gets rancid

-it doesn't need difficult cleanups

-it doesn't overbrew

-it doesn't need refrigeration, vacuum containers, etc

-the quality is consistent

-did i say it tastes better than ground coffee? ground coffee goes bad fast

-no special equipment

-doesn't generate as much trash as something like a keurig

-lets you take your own coffee everywhere

-costs less than 10 cents a cup instead of $2

-you're a closeminded mulehead

-forever & ever

-amen