Some Observations

April 13th, 2012

Here are some things I've learned over the course of the last 30 days or so of eating plants;

1. 30 minutes of exercise requires only 15 minutes of commitment; if you walk for 15 minutes headed away from your house, you'll walk another 15 minutes to get home whether you're committed or not.
2. Life long carnivores such as myself can be turned off by meat after not having it for a few weeks - both hot dogs, and taco meat, just don't smell quite right to me anymore and strangely enough I don't miss the orange grease slick on my plate.
3. You can get organic vegetable broth as a free bonus if you buy organic vegetables - just save all the cutting board scraps in the fridge for a week, then put them in a big pot of water, bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer for several hours. Done.
4. Oil and butter are absolutely unnecessary for cooking veggies in a pan. Tonight, the wife used veggie broth and some garlic to cook mushrooms and red peppers for our paninis and they were fantastic.
5. I have it on good authority from a certain pregnant woman that after skipping the ice cream for a month, a little goes a LONG way when you do indulge in a little. Imagine just not wanting more.
6. A thought for men....um, er, how to put this..okay, let's try this - keeping in mind the basic principle of 'you are what you eat' think about the....shoot...'flexibility' of, say, a big slice of pizza vs a carrot stick. in the performance department, what fuels your body absolutely has an impact.
7. It does not cause physical pain to skip meat and dairy for a month. Really. TRY IT.