Creative Cooking & Protein Count for the kids.

Things are still good! We have been enjoying being creative in cooking our healthy meals. The other day Jhon whipped up a broccoli "beef" stirfry. He used a veggie beef, broccoli, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, mushrooms, little corns, and watercress with some sauces. We had it on rice. Pretty good!
Yesterday my friend came over and we made zucchini quinoa lasagna.  http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/zucchini-quinoa-lasagna/?utm_source=GlutenFree&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=GlutenFree.  It was really good.  Every one ate it pretty well!   

So, a few people have expressed concern that my children will not get proper nutrition, especially protein with a plant based diet.  I decided today to write down everything they eat, then add up their protein grams. I researced several places and with their heights and age, they need about 20 grams of protein. I adjusted each amount of protein by their portion size. For example, black beans is about 16 grams a cup, but they only had 1/4 cup, so 4.  So here was their intake today:

Breakfast:
smoothie-
almond milk                        .5
strawberries                         .5
frozen mango                       .5
kale                                       1

snack:
kale chips                              1
banana                                   1

lunch:
black bean & rice burrito
organic tortilla                      4
black beans                           4
veggie cheese                       3
rice                                        1

pool snack:
organic crackers                    3
juice                                       0

dinner:
zucchini quinoa lasagna
zucchini                               .5
quinoa                                  2
marinara                               1
almond milk                         1

So they got 24 grams of protein today, above the needed 20.  And it was all super healthy and balanced.


I have to go to the store more since I am using fresh fruit and veggies.  Today I was so happy loading every thing on the belt. I knew it was all so good for us.

I really for a few minutes today and yesterday wanted a diet soda.  But I haven't had one for 10 days.  I cleaned out the toxins, so I am not going to add so more again now!

My face has been breaking out a bit since we juiced and got rid of the animal products. I am sure it because my body is cleaning out the crap.  I hear that vegans are known for having great skin, so I am ready for that.

Here are some pics of the dinners I mentioned.