what i eat

I shoot for a simple, plant-based diet of mostly unprocessed foods. I am vegan.

Foods:

• Grains: Steel-cut oats, quinoa, sometimes brown rice or sprouted-grain bread.
• Legumes: Black beans, lentils, red or pinto beans, soybeans or simple soybean products such as tofu, soymilk, tempeh (I eat fake meats sparingly).
• Veggies: Greens such as spinach, kale, chard, bok choy; avocados, green or red peppers, broccoli, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, cauliflower, garlic.
• Fruits: Berries, apples, pears, bananas, kiwis, mangoes, figs.
• Nuts & seeds: Raw almonds,walnuts, pumpkin seeds, ground flaxseeds.

Simple meals:

• Baked tempeh with a side of lentils and kale.
• Cooked steel-cut oats mixed with ground flaxseeds, raw almonds, berries, bananas, raisins, cinnamon (more).
• Tofu stir-fried with quinoa, onions, kale or other greens, carrots.
• Scrambled tofu with veggies (recipe).
• Black beans, veggies, quinoa or brown rice.
• Veggie chili with three types of beans, veggies (recipe).
• Big ass salad: greens, nuts, avocados, tomatoes, olives, fruit, beans, anything really.

What I drink:

• Mostly red wines. I prefer pinot noir, syrah, Malbec, Tempranillo, Cab Sauvignon, Italian and French reds, and others.
• Tea: from Samovar.
• Russian River beers.
• Speakeasy Prohibition.
• Any Belgium beers.
• Coffee: Blue Bottle, Ritual, Four Barrel.

Notes:

• I vary from the above list when I eat out.
• No, soy is not dangerous or unhealthy.
• I try to eat moderately, and slowly.

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