What is The Vegan(ish) Experiment?

Our family (me, my husband D, and our four-year-old Molly) started 2009 with a mostly-vegan, macrobiotic-inspired diet (although I have to admit, the strict macro rules have pretty much gone out the window). I have seen a marked improvement in my chronic migraines, and I'm enjoying proving that we can make amazing, mouth-watering, memorable food without animal products. For a more in-depth intro, click here.

I stopped updating this blog quite awhile back, when life got in the way. I'm still keeping a mostly vegan kitchen, though, and loving it. Have fun browsing my recipes!

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Day -12: The 2-Year-Old Macrobiotic

I've started doing a little reading on macrobiotics, and a lot of it sounds very familiar. In fact, it sounds an awful lot like my 2-year-old Molly's preferences.

Molly...
  • ... is a vegetarian by choice - she does not like meat
  • ... loves miso soup, edamame, every type of bean she's ever tried, many vegetables, brown rice, quinoa, whole wheat couscous, whole wheat noodles, nuts, seeds
  • ... thinks raisins and other dried fruit are gummies. (We don't discourage this little self-deception ... she often asks for "raisin gummies" for dessert.)
  • ... thinks peeled cucumber slices are cookies (again, we don't discourage this, and "cucumber cookies" have become a treat since we discovered it)
  • ... doesn't like most nightshade fruits/vegetables (eggplant, peppers, tomatoes ... although she does like potatoes, which are nighshades)
Molly isn't vegan; she drinks skim milk and is a cheese lover. But it's still 12 days till our experiment starts, and she's far more than halfway there already!
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  1. C. BethDecember 20, 2008 at 8:33 AM

    Are you going to switch her to soy milk or rice milk or something?

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  2. beckiwithaniDecember 20, 2008 at 9:12 AM

    Beth - right now, I think we'll just stick with skim milk. If we ever decide to have a truly vegan-only kitchen, we'll reassess. For now, though, she'll still be getting animal-based products at day care (where breakfast and lunch are provided) and in her milk cup at home.

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  3. MikeDecember 20, 2008 at 11:17 AM

    That's really cute. Changing "cucumbers" to "cucumber cookies" really does make for some delicious imagery! I really want some now :)

    I couldn't imagine being a vegan though...I LOVE LOVE LOVE cheese!

    Mike
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  4. BeeDecember 23, 2008 at 8:11 PM

    Wow. I just came across your blog today while doing my daily One-Minute Writer, and this experiment sounds great--and healthy! I can't wait to see how it turns out. Good luck! :)

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