Monday, March 29, 2010

What's in a Vegan's Fridge?

I've decided to start the official detox on April 1st (no joke). A few updates: 1) I stopped keeping the food journal because other than being a pain in the ass, it was actually encouraging my binge eating, and when I stopped, I felt the pressure lift and I could just eat normally without focusing so much mental energy on every single thing I ate; 2) I've decided to see my therapist bi-weekly because I really don't like her all that much, she's expensive and I really hate therapy (did I mention that I don't like therapy?); 3) there are two self-improvement books I'm reading that are AMAZING, "Radical Acceptance" by Tara Brach and the national best seller "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey (I know, it has been around since '89, but I'm a little behind the curve).

So what exactly is in the fridge/cupboard of a vegan going on a sugar/fructose detox, you ask? Well, it's not all garbanzo beans and rice, people (those are in there though). What could a person possibly eat that doesn't include meat, gelatin, milk, cream, butter, eggs or any sugar (white table sugar, corn syrup, HFCS, honey, evaporated cane juice, sucrose, etc.)? No chocolate? No apples? No ketchup!?! Here's what I got:

Cupboard:
brown rice
whole wheat pasta
lentils, split peas
peanuts
dry roasted almonds
pumpkin seeds
garbanzo beans (chick peas)
black soy beans
onions
yams
potatoes
garlic
Bible Bread (crispbread)
Smucker's Natural no salt added peanut butter
Near East Spanish rice pilaf, falafel and couscous
Muir Glen organic salsa (unopened)
Full Circle Popcorn (salt, no butter)
Garden of Eatin' Yellow corn tortilla chips

On the Counter:
bananas
EVOO (What, you've never seen Rachel Ray? It's extra virgin olive oil.)
balsamic vinegar

Fridge:
strawberries
oranges
plums
grape tomatoes
tomatoes on the vine
carrots
red peppers
tomatillos
jalapeno peppers
broccoli
cucumber
spring greens
Bertolli tomato sauce
Green Mountain Gringo Salsa
Salsa Diablo (yes, I have a lot of salsa, I'm trying to find one I really like)
Sabra extra spicy hummus
Tribe sweet red pepper hummus
extra firm tofu
Organic Ville sesame tamari and sun dried tomato garlic vinaigrette (I'm so excited I found sugar-free salad dressing--it's not an easy thing to do!)
pickles
mustard
lemon juice
Eath Balance natural buttery spread (best vegan substitute of any kind of product, EVER!)
Silk soy milk (no sugar added)

Brita water pitcher (essential if you have soft water in your home)

Freezer:
Food for Life Sprouted wheat burger buns
Food for Life brown rice tortillas (wheat and gluten free)
Food for Life-Genesis 1:29 sprouted grain and seed bread
Food for Life-Genesis 1:29 sprouted grain and seed English muffins (I find it slightly ironic that I have so many biblical bread products considering I'm an atheist, but it's really hard to find dairy, egg, sugar and honey free bread)
Boca Burgers - original Vegan
stir fry veggies
corn
rhubarb
raspberries
cranberries (no sugar added, so hard to find!)
whole wheat waffle pancakes (made 'em myself)

Other cupboard that I forgot:
canola oil
cooking spray
white wine vinegar
salt, pepper
spices
vanilla
baking powder
oats
egg replacer
whole wheat flour
lots of sugar I'll have to hide... (brown sugar, agave nectar, powdered sugar, molasses)

So there you have it. It looks like I'm not going to starve to death after all. I left out some other things in the fridge that are not detox friendly (ie salad dressing, coconut, jam, apple butter, brown sugar cinnamon bagels), but I'll have to either finish them up before Thursday or stash them somewhere out of sight. I also didn't mention wheat germ, collard greens, wax worms and Carrot Nibblers, but those are for my pets and sugar-free or not, they are certainly not tempting by any means.






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