The main area for change for me is diet. The changes has come about slowly. In June I developed a severe case of Bells Palsy and was unable to swallow and use the right side of my face. I now have the use of some of the muscles but it is a long slow slog! For the last 2 months I have only been able to eat mashed veges and soft scrambled eggs and fish. To say the least I dont want to look at another egg or steamed fish! One good thing about this is the amount of weight I was losing, but the doctors were worried that I was losing too fast and that I was not getting enough protein. (I am lactose intolent so that source was out for me) So they sent me to the hospital dietitian.
After looking at what I had eaten over the last week, he said you know you are practically vegan have you considered going vegan consciously? He felt that if I followed a proper vegan diet I would do well on it. I went home and gave it a lot of thought. I have vegan friends I spoke to them and they felt that I should give it a go.
They have given me the guidelines and I have been trolling the net looking for recipes that I could try. So this is now going to be the focus of this blog my stumbling to good health.
One of my vegan friend took me shopping yesterday and I purchased some of the essentials. Tofu, vegetable galore, grains and fruit.
Julie had given me a recipe for spinach quiche using tofu in place of eggs. Today I made it and it was divine, a lot lighter than traditional quiche and not so cheesy, but is fine by me.
With it I had a mushroom and barley soup that I had cooked in the slow cooker a very satisfying meal.
Tonight, I will have a fruit salad (fresh pineapple, bananas and oranges with a spoon of coconut yoghurt.
I have enough of the soup and quiche for a few days meals. So, over the next few days I am going to make a menu plan, well sort of really just a list of possible meals.
