EARTH DAY

Bon matin. In celebration of Earth Day, I am going 100% vegan, just for today, but it's my little way of doing more.

So, in accordance with my 24-hour diet, I thought I'd post my menu for the day and encourage you too to go animal-product-free today. :D

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Breakfast:

Smoothie:

* rice milk (preferable in smoothies)
* fresh papaya (stinky, but good)
* spirulina blend (powdered form)
* flax oil (Omega-3)
* frzn. strawberries
* frzn. pineapple
* frzn. mango

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Mid-Morning Snack:

Granola:

* rolled oats
* Golden Syrup (British sweetener)
* dried raspberries

Banana

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Lunch:

Salad:

* redleaf lettuce
* whole avocado
* half a Roma tomato

Dressing: "Liquid Gold"**

* 1/2 C flaxseed oil
* 1/2 C water
* 1/3 C lemon juice
* 2 T raspberry vinegar
* 1/4 C Bragg Liquid Aminos
* 1/2 C Red Star Nutritional Yeast***
* 2 t Dijon mustard
* 1 t ground cumin

** dressing courtesy of Becoming Vegan, an excellent resource book on veganism.
*** I buy my Nutritional Yeast in bulk at my local health food store, but this will work too.

Slice of my favorite bread.

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Mid-Afternoon Snack:

The Best Popcorn In The World (according to me :D )

* 1/4 C organic popcorn seeds
* 2 T Red Star yeast
* dash of Spike seasoning
* drizzle of warm veggie oil

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Dinner:

wholewheat rainbow pasta
tomato sauce (the usual: fresh garlic, bell peppers, basil, etc.)
vegan Parmesan cheese (Red Star yeast, whole sesame seeds - blend)

crook-neck squash
zucchini

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Voila! A day's worth of food that includes absolutely no cruelty! How about it? Wanna try it?