Today I came across a reference to me on a discussion forum. It went something like this: “I see Lani has gotten somewhat diety.”
Earlier, if you had peeped inside my kitchen you would have seen the following:
Sweet onions, bok choy, brussels srpouts, chick peas and cauliflower were being sauteed in veggie broth on the cooktop. Acorn squash and sweet potatoes were baking in the oven, giving their sweet fragrance to the air. Jasmine rice was bubbling, and cubes of local-made tofu were braising on the grill. While cooking, I actually said – out loud – “I love the way I eat!” And I served it all with a splash of sweet chilli sauce on the fluffy rice and we ate until we couldn’t any more.
Does this sound ‘diety’ to you? Are we ‘diety’ if we opt for whole, colorful foods in abundance rather than joining the ranks who succumb to the mindless drivel known as the Standard American Diet? If I decide to eat consciously and discriminate quality with what I put on my plate, into my body, and how I impact other sentient beings and the environment, does this translate to a disdainful ‘diety’?
Like I said, I love the way I eat. A toast to all my plant-powered buddies. Dinner’s ready. Coming over?
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yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee good response Lani, you go girl, that food you were cooking sounds awesome, wish i was there having lunch with you. I praise the yummy whole foods and you call that diety, he he NO WAY. I thank you every meal time for allowing me to feel great about my food choices with out having to darn well weigh and measure every morsell that you put in your mouth,nope not me any more all that changed when i met you, so keep up the fantatsic work and GO CARBS, cheers Anna
Thank you Anna! I’m so thrilled for your progress and projects!
I always love your posts ~ I often think, when serving up a HUGE bunch of fresh, lightly cooked, still super crunchy veggies over a hot bed of rice, this is a Lani approved dinner!! lol.
IF I could get tofu made locally, I would probably introduce it into our kitchen, but, I refuse to buy the ‘tofu’ at the grocery store. But, wow – your plate there looks YUMMYlicisous!
Grayce, glad to be present at your yummy dinners! And you’re right, not all tofu is created equal. The grocery store tub stuff can be like white paste. When people say that don’t like tofu, and I find out that’s what they’ve tried, I answer with’that’s not tofu! It only works with that stuff if you get the packages that can be blended into desserts. Chocolate mousse. Pumpking pie. Don’t get me started!
lol ~ yes, I agree. I would suspect that my local hfs has the real McCoy – just haven’t checked. My biggest issue is the texture, though my ONLY contact with it IS the store bought, which of course, goes back to your comment, and also how while ‘that’ may be tofu, it really isn’t what you want, nor does it have positive health benefits. okay, I’ll save ‘that’ for yet another blog!! lol
While I do think it’s easier to eat whole, unprocessed foods it still takes work. I don’t think it’s effortless, but it’s much easier than the alternative (counting calories, using will-power to eat much less than you really want to).
Call it a diet, or don’t, it’s a way of eating that people choose to say slim–I know that’s part of the reason I do!–and healthy.
Jeff Novick has said we shouldn’t be afraid to use the word diet. It’s not a dirty word! So I wouldn’t take offense to sounding “diet-y”
Janae, I said as much today on facebook with these words: ‘diet’ means exactly what it does in the dictionary: the foods eaten, as by a particular person or group. But we all know the connotations behind ‘diety’ which is a step beyond ‘diet’ – and that was the way in which the comment to which I refer was intended. It was to that specifically that I am referring, all semantics aside. The intention.
That is a riot! If this is “diety” sign me up for this diet for the rest of my life! I’d hate to see what those forum writers would have to say about an extended juice fast . . .
yea, I’m with you Wendy, my kind of diet ~ fills me up, keeps me going, keeps me slim!! (er).
Wendy, I know! Diety for sure on that one! Always glad to see you come by. I know you share the passion!
heheee doesn’t sound ‘diety’ to me – sounds delicious, healthful, mindful & animal friendly – invite me over any time! 🙂
Hi Sandy – glad you likey! Just finished dinner. Big spinach salad and veggie wraps with wholegrain lavash, refried beans, corn, and salsa. Excellent!
oh i love reading what all you veg heads have written, sure is inspiring, i LOVE the way we eat and yep i am with you call it what you like but i call it LIFE. How much easier can you get than eating whole unprocessed foods that are not animal, with out having to worry about portion size, caloire counting and measuring, no way wouldnt change that for anything, keep going gang and thanks to Lani we can all live and eat healthy , cheers Anna
Good morning Anna! Your message is the first thing on my desk as I rise this morning. Thank you!
I love it when folks say to me – so when are you going to start eating “real” food again. Really? I AM eating real food. The Real-est you can get. Thanks Lani
LOL, now THAT is something! You could say “As soon as I feel like having REAL weight gain, REAL indigestion, REAL bad blood profile, cause a whole lot of REAL suffering…for starters!