Easy Soy-free Recipe

Hello, everyone! I haven't posted for a while since I've been busy with getting my yard and gardens up-to-par this spring and early summer. Remember...I am not in the medical profession. I am just trying maybe help someone else out there with my findings for myself. Nothing works the same on two different people, but if something I mention in my postings will help someone else, then I've done some good for the world.

I've been trying to get several people that I know, who have some major health problems, to look outside of the box when it comes to their health. They seem to go to an allopathic doctor for every little sniffle and sneeze. They may only need to adjust their eating habits a little to get relief from problems. I am having a hard time trying to convince them that their diet may be hurting them. It's too inconvenient for them to try to change. T hey are young and old and boy, are they stubborn! Fast food restaurants are a way of life for most of them. Don't get me wrong! We just went on vacation for a week. I still went to restaurants, but I made choices of the healthiest foods I could get with the least amount of additives and soy products. It's hard, but it only takes me 8 hours to a day to get my body back to feeling better after I've eaten junk.

Ridding myself of soy products has helped me tremendously. I have recently started getting rid of the additives in what I eat. This means no snacking on chips or things out of a box or package. I've been making everything I want and it's not that much of a bother. I also have been eating a lot of fresh and raw veggies with my small portion of meat and, guess what? I haven't been as hungry for junk food or a snack while I eat this way. If I eat white breads and chips and other 'junk' food, I get really hungry for more of the bad stuff. I can't afford to eat organic, or I probably would. Right now, I'm trying to hit farm markets for home-grown food. My neighbors have been sharing some vegetables with my family and they taste really great with no pesticides on them.

Here is how I've been eating.

My breakfast is late into the morning and consists of fruits or fresh orange juice. I have this at my desk at work.

For lunch, I have a bowl of homemade granola with milk or a small portion of meat and veggies.

For dinner, I eat the following way:
One-quarter of my meal is meat, the rest is fruit and veggies.
Or,
One-quarter of my meal is meat, one piece of starch (or 1/2 cup of starchy vegetables), the rest is fresh or cooked veggies.

Rarely, now, do I eat sweets. I LOVE sweets and it's killing me in my mind. However, my body loves me for not eating it!

Here is a recipe that I like to make when I don't have a lot of any one vegetable in my bin to fix. This tastes like homemade vegetable soup without the soup part.

Mixed Sauteed Vegetables
Take all of the veggies you have or that you like and clean and chop them into large bite-sized pieces. The more variety of veggies, the better. I even add leftover canned veggies left in the fridge.

Add some olive oil to a large pot or deep fry pan - about one or two tablespoons. There will be juice coming from the veggies to keep all from burning.

Add one-half of a large onion chopped into wedges. Add carrots, celery and anything else that takes a bit of time to soften. Add the rest of the veggies.

Sautee veggies only until they are tender-crisp.

Add one or two chopped tomatoes or one can of diced tomatoes (make sure it's not processed with soy oil!) and its juice.

Sprinkle with some dried or fresh oregano and parsley. Let dried items soak up some liquid to soften before serving.

Salt and pepper to taste.

Serve warm or hot.

*All of the veggies can be to your own taste. Use what you like or you won't eat it!

I hope all of you are having a great year. I hope I am helping someone in their quest to find health or the courage to ask questions of your doctor or healthcare specialist.

Remember...your options for healthcare are only limited to what you believe. If you look outside of the box, you may find a cure!

Regards.

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