randya

Fortunately, there's a very strong organic growers movement in Oregon, and much of the produce at the local farmer's market and at any of several natural foods stores is in fact certified organic or equivalent.

Also, I grow what I can myself, also organically. Of course, there's only so far you can go on a city lot, but I'll have eaten garlic, lettuce, squash, green beans, serrano peppers, parsnips, leeks, mint, carrots and chard from my garden by the end of the year...

elcabron

I'm a meat-a-tarian.
Carne asada, BBQ and carnitas tacos with great salsas are the universe's gifts to me.
I eat alot of great veggies and fruits, too.
I just eat (and cook) alot.

I think I'll go ride now.

Best,
El Cabron

TimArchy

I was huge into meat for most of my life. I ate hamburgers at every meal through high school and the first two years of college. Then I started tapering off the amout of meat I ate and I felt like i had so much more energy. I no longer need to take naps after I eat. I've been vegitarian for a year and a half or so and working on vegan. The worst part about going vegan is having to give up pre-packaged pasteries from the vending machines. I lived on those things. but just recently I found out that Mrs. Freshley's Honey Buns are dairy and egg free. So I can still get my fix until I give up honey and refined sugar.
As for commuting, I don't think I could do it if I still ate meat. I never had enough energy then.

tim

dobber

Damn, whats left to eat, twigs and leaves?

Chris L

Umm, it's a vine actually. I gave it a prune a couple of weeks ago. Apparently this stuff isn't supposed to grow in "winter".

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=55477

TimArchy

Twigs and leaves? Thats what the sugar companies want you to think.

tim

madpogue 

Oh, man, I didn't realize you meant it literally about the passionfruit. Oh, never mind. Just never mind. Sorry.

lala

Haahaa, that FUNNY. Poor madpogue.

Jean Beetham Smith 

I do eat fish about once a month, but basically I haven't eaten meat or poultry for 24 years. That doesn't mean I'm virtuous in any way, I eat too much fat, too many carbohydrates (I'm a sucker for anything that has been proofed and raised), and not enough of the green leafies. Partially because I tend to eat when I can, which isn't often and tends to be when I'm either too tired to cook or don't have time. I'll know I've retired when I actually eat 21 meals in a week. For all my bad eating I still seem to turn the wheels around on my commutes.

Chris L

I dunno, I'm still trying to figure out where this "carbs are bad" idea comes from. I can't get enough of them, yet I never seem to put on any weight.

SteelCommuter

Yeah, same here. I think that the idea is that processed carbohydrates that people snack on are unhealthy, because people often eat far too much. Somehow this observation has been distorted into the ridiculous idea that all carbs are bad for you.

Regarding the initial question that started this thread, bags of organic popcorn are a terrific vegan snack for cyclists, especially the herb flavor you can buy at many grocery stores. Pepitas (pumpkin seeds) and and other nuts are good, too. And of course, the traditional and unbeatable PBJ sandwich with all natural peanut butter, GOOD jam, and sprouted grain bread. Or, for a lunch, get said bread and put on some veganaise, alfalfa sprouts, veggie deli slices, a piece of tomato, and a slice of Follow Your Heart soy cheese. Or two.

Interesting thread. Oh yeah, if you want to write a confessional about how you're not a vegetarian and what kind of meat you eat, blah blah, start another thread. The question is about vegetarian foods, people.

hotwheels

I'm keeping food intake on the vegetarian side from now on. No problems with meat, I've just enjoyed a vegetarian diet more. Easy stuff. PBJ's Sprouted grain bread, PB -no salt added, and definately good jam. Salads that have fruit and nuts in them, pistachios, walnuts, pignolias, strawberrys, apples, peaches, gorgonzola, feta, and a ton of mixed greens, home made dressing olive oil and vinegar, a hard boiled egg sliced. Home made hummus with sprouted grain bread any kind of sprout and a slice of tomato and some baked tofu. ummmmmmm, baked tofu!!!Soak the tofu in (PLUG)Bragg Liquid Aminos(PLUG) and bake it 'til it has a tough outside -taste like salty jerky and is great in any vegetarian sammie. My friend makes a vegan chocolate cake once a month and I get a slice of it and oh sweet lord, find this type of recipe IT IS FREAKING PERFECT!!! I love Classico spicy pepper red sauce and Progresso Lentil soup.

Satyr

Any of you all on a raw/living food diet? I've been vegan for awhile and tried raw foodism for a few week. (The end of the diet had nothing to do with the food being raw, but my own bonehead mistake in preparing something. Still quite hard for me to stomach raw sprouted beans, six months later).

Anyway, I found I had even *more* energy eating raw foods than I did heavily cooked vegan dishes. I think this had mostly to do with how light most raw foods are. I could eat as much fruit and vegetable salad as I wanted, satisfy my hunger, but feel no heaviness in the stomach. It's an odd feeling to know you need not eat more, yet as spry as before you started eating.

borneo_cyclist

I am not vegetarian but I eat very little meat. My major food are noodle ! Because it is cheap and provide more energy !

jtg

I can't say Im a vegetarian, not by a long shot. I am a very avid hunter and fisherman.

gqsmoothie

I'm freegan-which means I'm vegan except if I dumpster dive a product containing animal products in it -I eat it. For ex. - I dumpstered a loaf of bread last night w/whey in it-I'm grubbing down on it. Or I sometimes come across some blocks of cheese, granola bars with milk chocolate in them, etc.

GQ

campkev

I always point people to this website whenever I can.....

https://www.admworld.com/eng/food/default.asp

It's enough to make me puke when I think about what they're feeding us.

gravel

Beans beans they're good for your heart.

Black beans, lima beans, Black eyed peas, Kidney beans, Garbonzo Beans, etc. Usually I take one day in the week, load up my oven with about 3 or 3 dishes, and cook the them all for about 4 hours with some seasoning (no salt!) at about 250 (no pre-soaking necessary).

Lima's are my new favorite, generally all meals go great with rice, which is good fuel for the ride home.

good for making wraps, adding to salads, or even sauces with pasta. Beans and rice provide a nutritional value together, that they lack seperately.

And all very inexpensive.

gonesh9

I'm not completely raw, but am vegan and have been concentrating on raw foods mostly lately. I hear you about having more energy when eating raw foods. It's pretty much common sense if you think about it: when you cook foods, even healthy foods, you are destroying the living enzymes within the food. When you eat whole foods in their natural state you are getting these essential enzymes which in turn contribute positively to your health. Another point is that cooked foods are much harder to digest than raw natural foods. Let's say a person eats a few pieces of fried chicken which has 5 'units' of energy. Your body uses 3 'units' of energy to digest it. You are left with a net gain of 2 units of energy. So, let's say another person eats a nice dish of raw organic dark leafy greens and maybe some radish and sprouts. That person gets the same 5 'units' of energy, but only uses 1 'unit' to digest it. Naturally, the second person will be enjoying a more energetic, healthier life while the first person is laying down on the couch watching a baseball game. Or maybe bass fishing. Or bowling. If they are feeling really energetic they might even turn on a basketball game.

It's so ironic that people who choose to eat smarter are often thought of as weaker.