Chestnuts again

I don't count the obvious morning coffee, tea and other drinks. Obviously, it's a must. Way too few veggies today, got better on the bread thing. In the afternoon the hard mental work got the better of me and I gave in to some cookies instead to banana... regreted it soon after, as regular manufactured cookies are these days waaaay to sweet for my taste. It's amazing to see how much I have been addicted to sugar. I also cannot eat any regular chocolate spreads, chocolate bars and similar. Way too much sugar. I've cleansed my taste buds with raw foods during summer and I can now consume only home-made stuff that have almost no sugar in it and low-sugar products. Also coca-cola and similar. You can just feel the sugar stick to your teeth.

Tuesday, 18/10/2011
breakfast: 1 toast sandwich with vegan ham & vegan cheddar cheese & wholegrain seed bread, yum yum!
lunch: 1 cup broccoli soup, 2 thin slices wholegrain seed bread
snack: soy latte & some manner cookies
dinner: roasted chestnust, red wine, 2 raw carrots, some peanuts, some cookies again (I'm being brutally honest)


Since I've been avoiding all sorts of foods for the majority of this year, some may question my health and appearance. Let's me just tell you. You wouldn't say I'm almost vegan by looking at me, if you think vegans are walking skeletons with no soul and no passion in their eyes.

I'm glowing.

My hair & nails have never been prettier or stronger (ok, let's for a moment forget it's autumn and the hair is falling out as it does every year, but it's stopping now). I've always had problems with nails, since I couldn't grow them long before they broke. Now I have to cut them, cause they grow too long and I cannot type anymore. And still they wouldn't break.

My mind is, oh, so sharp! I have this passion for work as well, coming up with crazy ideas and getting more and more creative. I come home from work only to find myself longing for more and more projects, both personal and work-related.

I sleep like a baby. Not that I ever had much trouble sleeping, but still. Come 10 pm, I'm ready for bed!

My mom has seen the major change, since last winter she was seriously worried about me. I had absolutely no energy, just dragging and sitting around. Now I'm just going, be it walking, cleaning, cooking, walking the dog, running with the dog, doesn't matter. Bring it on.

Food is just so much more important than the majority thinks. I watch my partner stuffing himself with carbs & meat & dairy, sometimes going days without fresh veggies (well, not if I am cooking). And then having no will and being lazy. And me yelling at him for being lazy :-)

And then somebody dare tell me, vegetarianism/veganism is not healthy. I mean, just look at me. And I'll be doing it for as long as it will make me feel the way I feel today, which is simply GREAT with a very strong will to live and enjoy my life!! :-)

By the way, I simply had to Google it. Roasted european Chestnuts have an interesting nutritional data. 100 g provides 245 calories, but - what is more interesting - 43% of daily Vitamin C intake and 5% of iron intake! It contains only 3g of protein, but these protein are complete or high-quality protein. It also contains about 20% of daily fiber intake and a whole lot of other vitamins & minerals and even omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids! You can read more about it here.

So, roasted chestnuts are good for you. Enjoy them while they last!