Category: Meatless Monday

  • A 100-year old nutrition professor’s key to a long and healthy life

    The youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iddFlIcxQi4 Dr John Scharffenberg’s advice for a long and healthy life: Eat at the proper time (no snacking), a variety of natural (not processed) food in quantities for ideal weight. The seven risk factors: Tobacco Alcohol Inactivity Being overweight – Exercise! Too much meat and sugar High blood pressure High blood cholesterol Nos…

  • Happy Meatless Tuesday from Jayden!

    The first thing that Jayden does every morning when he arrives at our house is… …to cut his toy fruits and vegetables! Jayden can already say the following words: Apple Strobri (strawberry) Rain (orange) Brinjol (bringjal) Nana (banana) Shroom (mushroom) Corn Chil (chilli) Bitgod (bittergourd) Onion Prape (grapes) And….chee cheong pun (chee cheong fun)!! A…

  • Happy Meatless Monday!

    No, I did not grow young suddenly…haha. This is an old photo taken at our old house many, many years ago. That’s Indy and Cleo eating on the kitchen counter. Now, this, below, is for today’s meals….in the making! A vegetable soup. And lots of leafy greens for calcium! Happy Meatless Monday, folks! Save the…

  • From lab-grown steak to plant-based solutions – the alternative meat industry

    Watch the youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ph44eitMVzw We support the alternative meat industry where lab-grown steak and plant-based solutions are sought for our food. Kudos to Israel for their initiative! It saves animal lives and saves the planet! We don’t know if these plant-based solutions will reach our shores, so let’s start by observing Meatless Mondays, shall…

  • Happy Meatless Sunday

    Any day is a good day to have a meatless meal! I’ve been making my own version of Asian-inspired minestrone soup lately. Minestrone soup is a staple diet of the Sardinia people, one of the Blue Zone communities. The base is sauteed garlic with oil and tomatoes. Then, just add in whatever vegetables you like…

  • Happy Meatless Monday!

    These delectable vegetarian dishes are from Ayaana at Nu Empire in Subang Jaya. Their food is made from dhal and has no preservatives. All family recipes. We wanted a light meal last Saturday and the manager recommended idlly and utthapam. The Idlly is a slightly savoury dhal cake. The Utthapam is a dhal pancake topped…

  • Happy Meatless Friday with homemade minestrone soup

    I was watching the documentary, Live to 100: Secret of the Blue Zones, on Netflix. It is extremely inspiring how the people in these Blue Zones remaining healthy, happy and active right up to their 90s and past 100. We know the renowned Blue Zones as Okinawa, Sardinia and Ikaria (and a few more). The…

  • Happy Meatless Saturday (at Ayaana, NU Empire)!

    Any day is a good day for going meatless! Chutney’s at NU Empire (formerly known as Empire Shopping Gallery in Subang Jaya) has expanded and is now known as Ayaana. Their interior is absolutely beautiful. Elegant and exquisite and yet, very welcoming. It was our first visit there because previously as Chutney’s, it was always…

  • Meatless Friday!

    There is no need to wait for Mondays to go meatless! Fridays are good too. This is my brunch for today. That’s capsicum, tomato, lettuce, to be made into an omelette. Boiled green peas and broccoli. Here’s my vegetable omelette with greens! Bon appetit! Selamat menjamu selera! I don’t use salt or seasoning because I…

  • Indonesian city, Tomohon, bans dog, cat and other exotic animal meat trade

    Let’s hope the ban is enforced and stays enforced. The news: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2023/07/21/indonesian-city-bans-dog-and-cat-meat-trade-after-activists039-campaign While we feel so sad that dogs, cats and so many other innocent animals are slaughtered for food, let’s all also do our part in embarking on a mostly plant-based diet. Every little bit helps.

  • Adopt a flexitarian diet

    As an alternative to Meatless Mondays, you can also adopt a flexitarian diet, which is what I do actually, ever since I needed to take fish oil capsules on a daily basis for my health. Here’s what it is all about: https://www.healthshots.com/healthy-eating/nutrition/know-what-is-flexitarian-diet-and-its-benefits/ Excerpts: A flexitarian diet is a flexible approach to eating what is primarily plant-based,…

  • Fungi made our world

    In conjunction with Meatless Monday today, we celebrate mushrooms! They not only provide us with nutrition; they made our world! From helping plants to colonize terrestrial earth to treating disease in humans, is there anything fungi can’t do? The amazing report: https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/features/fungi-are-responsible-for-life-on-land-as-we-know-it Fungi drove evolution on land and were once the tallest lifeforms on the planet!…

  • It’s Meatless Monday again!

    Another delicious meatless meal from Le Food Subang, my favourite meatless eatery! There is no fake meat; they use a lot of mushrooms and plenty of green vegetables. The Significance of Eating Plant-Based on Personal Health (even for just one day a week!) Reduce your risk of: heart disease and stroke because fruits and vegetables…

  • Seven protein-rich vegetables which are as good as eating eggs

    I know it’s not Meatless Monday, but I just saw this article and thought I should share it. Here it is: https://www.healthshots.com/healthy-eating/nutrition/7-protein-rich-vegetables-you-must-add-to-your-diet/ According to the article, these are seven protein-rich vegetables which are as good as eating eggs: Broccoli, Peas, Kale, Sweet Corn, Cauliflower, Spinach, Brussel Sprouts. So the next time you go marketing, do load…

  • It’s Meatless Monday!

    This was today’s lunch! That’s Basmathi rice, egg, garlic, French beans, carrot, pumpkin and seaweed. Going meatless once a week saves animals. It’s good for the animals, for your health and for the planet!